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Local Music   -   May 13, 2026 One Impromptu DIY Show. Now They Can't Stop.
Ivan Serrano, left, and Isa Edge smile behind the glass display counter at i&i Skateshop in Stillwater, with skate decks mounted on the wall behind them.

Isa and Ivan didn't set out to run a music venue inside their Stillwater vintage and skate shop. Then Garden Ants played, and everything changed.

Local Music   -   May 06, 2026 Stillystock 2026 raises $800 for youth musicians as Dreamsickle prepares for first Texas tour
Asa Thompson of Dreamsickle sings into a microphone on the Block 34 outdoor stage at Stillystock 2026 in Stillwater on April 18, 2026, with a guitarist visible to his left.

The fourth annual rock festival drew eight acts, a student band opening set, and headliner Ben Quad returning to Stillwater

Dreamsickle vocalist Asa Thompson sings into a mic at Velvet Fudge, surrounded by bandmates under blue and pink stage lighting.
Local Music   -   May 18, 2026 Before They Hit the Road: Dreamsickle's Send-Off at Velvet Fudge

The Oklahoma metal act played a hometown fundraiser before heading out on their first Texas tour

by Quincy Einstein
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Local Music   -   May 18, 2026 Before They Hit the Road: Dreamsickle's Send-Off at Velvet Fudge
Dreamsickle vocalist Asa Thompson sings into a mic at Velvet Fudge, surrounded by bandmates under blue and pink stage lighting.

The Oklahoma metal act played a hometown fundraiser before heading out on their first Texas tour

by Quincy Einstein
Local Music   -   May 13, 2026 One Impromptu DIY Show. Now They Can't Stop.
Ivan Serrano, left, and Isa Edge smile behind the glass display counter at i&i Skateshop in Stillwater, with skate decks mounted on the wall behind them.

Isa and Ivan didn't set out to run a music venue inside their Stillwater vintage and skate shop. Then Garden Ants played, and everything changed.

by Quincy Einstein
Local Music   -   May 06, 2026 Stillystock 2026 raises $800 for youth musicians as Dreamsickle prepares for first Texas tour
Asa Thompson of Dreamsickle sings into a microphone on the Block 34 outdoor stage at Stillystock 2026 in Stillwater on April 18, 2026, with a guitarist visible to his left.

The fourth annual rock festival drew eight acts, a student band opening set, and headliner Ben Quad returning to Stillwater

by Quincy Einstein & Chris Peters
Art & Culture   -   Apr 28, 2026 OSU art students bring Stillwater's sister city story to life on the walls of Chris Salmon Plaza
OSU student Jake Warner leans over a large fabric panel, painting with a fine brush in a studio classroom at the Prairie Arts Center, as classmates work in the background.

The collaborative project pairs OSU's visual thinking program with the city's ongoing investment in downtown public art

by Chris Peters
Local Music   -   Apr 14, 2026 'He's the one': Wyatt Flores' bandmates on the night of his surprise Hall of Fame honor
Wyatt Flores sings and plays guitar at center stage at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater on April 11, 2026, flanked by bandmates and a vintage pickup truck.

'No one in the band knew' — Flores and bandmates on the award, the debut of "Half the Man," and what it felt like to lean on each other

by Quincy Einstein
Local Music   -   Apr 13, 2026 Stillwater native Wyatt Flores honored with Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Rising Star Award
Wyatt Flores plays a sunburst guitar on stage at The Boys from Oklahoma concert at Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, April 11, 2026.

Flores joins Carrie Underwood, Blake Shelton, and The All-American Rejects among past Rising Star honorees.

by Chris Peters
City of Stillwater   -   Apr 12, 2026 Three OSU students presented competing designs for final Chris Salmon Plaza mural, all honoring Kameoka sister city relationship
Four colorful student-designed murals on the exterior wall of Chris Salmon Plaza in downtown Stillwater, with a blank panel at right reserved for a new mural to be unveiled April 24.

Reveal set for April 24 as city also seats new Public Art Committee

by Chris Peters
Local Music   -   Apr 09, 2026 Rare 50-year-old album connects two generations of Stillwater music and business
Henry Ramsay and Steve Irby stand together inside Velvet Fudge, holding the Moses Live album, with records displayed on exposed brick walls behind them.

When KICKER founder Steve Irby walked into Velvet Fudge with a sealed 1974 album, two Stillwater business stories found their common soundtrack

by Chris Peters
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