Friends don’t let friends give bad gifts. Don’t be that person shopping for t-shirts at the On Cue on the way to Christmas Eve Mass. Part Four: The Lumberjack

On Day 3 of our gift-giving guide we’re taking you to The Plaza. Christmas is three weeks (we repeat, THREE WEEKS) away and hopefully you’re getting into the shopping spirit. Awaken your inner free spirit and drift down the Alley Walls to Bison Shop to grab a few perfect gifts. 

Part Three: The Free Spirit

We don’t break the fourth wall often, but here’s the story behind the story for anyone who’s curious. In early October we jumped into help Cookie’s Thanksgiving with social media and public relations.

In a nondescript building on the northwest side of Oklahoma City is a safe haven for the HIV/AIDS community called Other Options. Since 1988, Other Options has worked to provide fresh food, services and dignity to an oft-ignored part of our city. Other Options was started by Cookie Arbuckle, a legendary social worker, who saw the carnage of the AIDS epidemic and refused to stand by silently.

You know them. You’ve sat near them at something. The WAFTI Show boys are everywhere. Dead Center Film Festival, The Wheeler Wheel, ACM@UCO, The Paseo Amphitheater, 48-hour Film Festival, Pump Bar. If it’s moving in OKC, the WAFTI Boys are there, probably recording, documenting and celebrating the action. Stephen Tyler, along with twin brothers John and Aaron Souders, are passionate about the progress in OKC.