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Donuts from Holey Rollers - photo by Dennis Spielman

Holey Rollers

What started as a food truck, Holey Rollers now has a permanent home in Oklahoma City’s Paseo Arts District. While still rolling around Oklahoma in their vintage trailer, Holey Rollers is known for their artisan vegan and gluten-free donuts.

Out of all of my coffee photos, this one from Holey Rollers stands out to me

Owner and founder Andrea Koester started Holey Rollers in 2015 as a food truck that sold baked, vegan donuts, eventually expanding to wholesale and catering. The emphasis on “sensible sweets” continues in the new location. Holey Rollers ingredients are natural, dairy free, and dye free with gluten-free options with ingredients sourced as locally as possible.

Inside Holey Rollers - photo by Dennis Spielman

As part of the expansion, Holey Rollers has introduced new food items to their menu. These include “grab ‘n’ go” breakfast items like English muffin sandwiches made with local, cage-free eggs, house-made yogurt and other health-conscious options.

Holey Rollers location in the Paseo offers a full line of coffee drinks, and vegan milk made from oats prepared in-house to accompany the coffee.

Donuts from Holey Rollers - photo by Dennis Spielman

On the subject of sweet, it would be sweet of you if you became a patron. There are some treats for you if you do!

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The Silo - photo by Dennis Spielman

The Silo

The Silo is the backdrop to several businesses in the Farmer’s Market District of OKC, which include The Okay See, Brandon Snider Photography, and Corbishley Violins. Blake Behrens and Arsenios Corbishley talk about their shops in this collaborative retail space.

Yes, this is a bonus video. I filmed these interviews the same day as I also filmed Blake to talk about the Deluxe Winter Market, which that event took place on Saturday. I still do have a video planned for Thursday’s regular release, which I plan to edit tomorrow and share early for my patrons.

Wednesday is going to be crazy busy. Basically, at the beginning of every hour from 9 to 6, I’ll be at a different place filming segments for a video about having a solo adventure in Oklahoma City. I’m looking forward to it! I’ve been getting everything all scheduled for it today.

Deluxe Winter Market

Deluxe Winter Market

Returning for its tenth year, the Deluxe Winter Market is an annual marketplace featuring handmade gifts and wares from mostly Oklahoma-based makers and artists. Deluxe Winter Market is a one-day only event, Saturday, November 25, 2017, from 11 am to 5 pm, held inside Leadership Square in downtown Oklahoma City. My wife and I go every year, usually getting several gifts for friends and family there.

The event will feature gifts for everyone on your list, all handmade by local and national artists and makers in what has become an Oklahoma City holiday shopping tradition. The Market stands out from the other holiday shopping experiences in OKC because of the opportunity to connect with makers, as well as find unique items, such as a photo studio offering authentic ambrotype and tintype photos. No resellers are allowed, and all items are handcrafted or artist-made.

In my video, I interviewed Co-Founder and Director, Sara Cowan; and vendor, Blake Behrens. I was supposed to have a third person, which I was going to interview today, however, they got sick and I didn’t have time to reschedule another interview. With tomorrow being Thanksgiving, I went ahead and finished the video for release today.

If you’re supporting Small Business Saturday, I wrote this local deals guide on the subject.

Have a great Thanksgiving!

Factory Obscura's Shift Opening - photo by Dennis Spielman

Factory Obscura​’s SHIFT

Factory Obscura’s SHIFT is a fully-immersive, experiential art installation that challenges the participant to physically explore the full-sensory environment at Current Studio in Oklahoma City. Factory Obscura is a collective of artists and community builders who formed earlier this year to produce large-scale installations that require new forms of audience engagement, with Shift being their first project.

In this video for Uncovering Oklahoma, Tiffany McKnight, Tammy Greenman, Laura Massenat, and Thomas Thompson discuss Factory Obscura, their favorite aspects, and what people can except (spoiler: expect awesomeness).

This is the follow-up interview from my personal tour last week. One thing I want to note is that this video does include behind the scenes footage of the artists building the installation, which is something I haven’t shown before.

Wizards on Western

Wizards on Western 2017

Wizards on Western is a non-profit, volunteer ran community festival celebrating Harry Potter and the adventures of reading in Oklahoma City. Previously known as the Harry Potter Festival, Wizards on Western is a free, family-friendly event with wizard related activities and games, along with food trucks and vendors.

Wizards on Western

Wizards on Western

I went to this once a year event on Sunday, November 12, 2017, which was held along the streets of Western Avenue from 39th Street to 44th Street. Last year, festival organizers only planned for about 5,000 people turning up and got over 20,000. They received feedback for improvement and greatly improved things for this year. The second year of this festival not only promised to be fun for all ages but also looked to make a meaningful difference in the community. They had more than 16 non-profits that participated this year and hosted their magical activities. Many of these booths had ‘make-and-take’ craft stations.

Wizards on Western

Wizards on Western

Wizards on Western

In my vlog, I talked with Aaron and Maddie about what they thought of the festival. I captured a ton of footage, which I’ve included some of it throughout the video. I plan to make a video next year for Uncovering Oklahoma that will feature interviews with event organizers.

Wizards on Western was a magical festival worth visiting for Harry Potter fans.

Wizards on Western

Wizards on Western

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