Tulsa
Here you can find some useful information about opportunities to learn more about Tulsa, a vibrant green and hilly city of a half-million people in one of America’s youngest states. We will do all we can to make your visit as rewarding as your schedule will allow.
Hotel and Meeting Venue
TCFR speakers are usually housed at the Fairfield Inn and Suites, which is located in the Tulsa Arts District, only a few blocks from our usual meeting venue, The Summit.
Book Sales
Speakers who wish to promote (and autograph copies of) recently published books should inform the committee in advance. We are happy to make this opportunity available to our members.
University of Tulsa
If schedules allow, speakers are occasionally scheduled for an additional appearance, either formal or informal, before an audience at the University of Tulsa, which is a generous sponsor of TCFR.
Gilcrease Museum
Gilcrease Museum houses the world’s largest collection of art of the American West. The museum is named for Thomas Gilcrease, an oil man and avid art collector. Gilcrease currently finalizing a full rebuild of their gallery space and will be reopening in 2026.
Woody Guthrie Center
The Woody Guthrie Center is an interactive museum and archive that showcases Woody Guthrie’s musical instruments, original artwork, notebooks, lyrics and photographs. The WGC is located 2 blocks from the Fairfield Inn.
Philbrook Museum of Art
Philbrook Museum of Art is the former home of Oklahoma oil pioneer Waite Phillips and his wife Genevieve. The 1920s villa’s holdings include Italian art from the 14th-18th Century as well as 19th century Academic and Barbizon School paintings. Philbrook is located in historic midtown Tulsa.
Bob Dylan Center
Designed by Olson Kundig, the world-class Bob Dylan Center houses and exhibits exclusive cultural treasures created and owned by Bob Dylan over seven decades. These include handwritten lyric manuscripts to some of the world’s most treasured songs, previously unreleased recordings, never-before-seen film performances, rare and unseen photographs, visual art and other priceless items spanning Dylan’s unparalleled career as one of the world’s most important cultural figures.
Greenwood Rising
Greenwood Rising, is a museum—an award-winning, world-class history center—that tells the story of Tulsa’s Historic Greenwood District in a holistic, experiential way. Its approach is narrative-centered. Greenwood Rising educates people about Tulsa’s Historic Greenwood District, the Black Wall Street mindset, and America’s ongoing racial challenges.
Airport Transportation
TCFR speakers are personally met at the Tulsa International Airport by Director Robert Donaldson or by another TCFR member. Departure transportation may be arranged either by a TCFR member or via the complimentary shuttle from the hotel.