Every year, just as the weather begins cooling down, the Tulsa State Fair makes an appearance for 11 days, bringing along livestock shows, craft and food competitions, concerts, rides and, of course, food.

The fair will begin Sept. 29 through Oct. 4, and is at the Tulsa Fairgrounds on Yale between 15th and 21st.

The weather is starting to cool down, which means you can finally walk outside without looking like you’ve just finished a marathon.

Celebrate by attending one of these fantastic cultural festivals - good food, dancing and wares for sale!

Lacey Russ of Cordell, Oklahoma was Miss America’s Outstanding Teen 2011 winner.  Throughout high school she was active in a well rounded variety of activities such as, serving on Cordell High School’s student council, a member of the cheerleading squad, first chair flute player of the honor band and ranked number 1 in her class for academics. Currently, Lacey is attending ORU as a freshman and has plans to major in communication.

Like any institution, ORU has many aspiring and talented musicians learning and perfecting their craft each day in classes. However, some ORU students have taken the step forward to become recording artists.

Will Retherford, junior marketing major, first picked up the guitar in sixth grade and has been writing songs and playing music ever since. He wanted to get together enough songs for his very own album for a long time and finally in December over Christmas break in 2010 his dream became reality.