Take a look back at the dystopian world fueled by sugar brought to life in an immersive art experience in Enid, Oklahoma. Several of the artists behind Sugar High reflect on the art installation and give a final tour.
Archiving Contemporary Art is my spin-off series from Uncovering Oklahoma to dive deeper into the creative minds of artists and art collectives from around the world. The first season is already available on The Show Starts Now. Those episodes are basically reformed from Uncovering Oklahoma stories, while the second season features new, extended, and exclusive interviews. New episodes from the second season will be released on Wednesdays, starting today with Sugar High, which I’ve made available for free on The Show Starts Now YouTube channel. Future episodes will be released exclusively on The Show Starts Now.
Be sure to keep an eye on Itinerant Immersive, the next art experience from the minds of Sugar High.
Sugar High is an immersive art experience, similar to Factory Obscura, Meow Wolf, or City Museum, about a dystopian world ruled by sugar. I interviewed artists romy ownes and Ben Ezzell about what visitors can expect at this limited exhibition. Admission to Sugar High is free, but they will only be open until May 8, 2022.
Visit Sugar for yourself at 220 North Washington in Enid and their website at sugarhighenid.com
Thanks to my superstar supporters, Revolve Productions, and the Keller-Kenton Family, as well as all of my supporters on Patreon. If you love what I’m doing, please join me on Patreon for bonus content, including early access to new episodes. Supporters will also get special access to an extended version of the Sugar High story for another series I’m producing. Be sure to visit my online store with various Oklahoma-themed merchandise.
Unbeknownst to Sam, Geoff has been researching other hauntings in Enid. The professor meets with Sam at the studio where he shares the stories he learned about a spirit that’s still trying to fix an elevator, an explosion sound that haunts a school, a boy trying to keep people away from a lake, and more.
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Under a full moon, Sam and Geoff arrive at the Enid Cemetery for the town’s annual Tombstone Tales event after receiving an invite from Visit Enid. The next day, the two meet Russ Frazee and Errol Wofford at Garfield Furniture to learn more about the town’s history and connection to John Wilkes Booth’s death there.
This episode of Tales Unveiled is brought to you by Visit Enid. No matter what you’re planning, Enid has plenty of fun things to do and lodging options ranging from popular chain hotels to historic bed and breakfast inns. Get suggestions on what to see, eat, and do at VisitEnid.org
We would like to thank Visit Enid for the travel accommodations and itinerary. Also, a thank you to Russ Frazee and Errol Wofford for sharing stories with us.
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Behind the Scenes Commentary (Spoilers)
I was invited by Visit Enid to spend a night in their town to do stories for both Uncovering Oklahoma and Tales Unveiled. This episode of Tales Unveiled was the main feature of the trip. Visit Enid provided dinner at Napoli’s Italian Restaurant (which was good by the way) and hotel stay at Country Inn & Suites (also nice).
The way Jeff and my schedule’s worked, we did the last Tombstone Tale on Saturday night for the season. As we commented in the cold open for the episode, we did have a full moon for the occasion. Since I didn’t have control over the tour, I had to be mobile and capture it from an audience perspective. I also switched from recording parts with my audio recorder and parts with my camera. In the episode, I featured three clips from the tour although I recorded more.
Visit Enid arranged the interview with Russ Frazee and Errol Wofford at Garfield Furniture that we did the next day. As discussed in the episode, what is now Garfield Furniture was the supposed place John Wilkes Booth died. After the interview, we got to see the recreated room where Booth stayed.
This was the first time I was invited by a tourism group to do stories about a city, so I hope I get to do more projects like this one.
Oklahoma’s first Grain to Glass brewery, I interviewed Brady Sidwell for Uncovering Oklahoma about the origin story behind Enid Brewing Company and what visitors can expect.
Visit Enid Brewing for yourself at 126 South Independence in downtown Enid or their website at EnidBrewing.com
I want to give a special thanks to Visit Enid for providing travel accommodations. If you’re planning to travel to Enid, be sure to check out the Visit Enid website to plan your Enid adventure.
