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MISSION:      To preserve and develop African-American traditional music(s)  through education and entertainment.
 



Friends of Rentiesville Blues Inc.
F.O.R.Blues
701 D.C. Minner Street
Rentiesville, OK 74459
(918) 473-2411
dcminner@windstream.net 
www.dcminnerblues.com 

FOR Blues brings you the Dusk til Dawn Blues Festival and the fundraisers 
- the Blues on the Green Golf Tournament, Poker Run etc., 
which help fund the Festival and our other programming. 
Photos: Vick and hole-in-one Mustang, golfers getting ready to play


 

Selby Minner, Ex. Dir

Board:
Harry Williams,
Marsha Whalen
Cecil Cunningham-Starks

Committees:
LJ Starks,
Peggy Hill

David Wicks
Domenica Lovera,
Sheila Huntington

Pat Moss
Julie Moss
Tiki Urbach-Teague
Sheila Huntington
Patrick Duffy
DW DeWayne Moore

Open for tours by appointment. 




       

Blues in the Schools (BITS) logo!

    
off to play golf!

   RENTIESVILLE 
       JAM BAND
Ongoing music education by KBA (Handy) Blues in Education Award Winners D.C. and Selby with the help of F.O.R. Blues Inc. .....
The Rentiesville Jam Band is a learning opportunity which is free and meets in the Blues Club SECOND and FOURTH (new) Saturdays, usually, from 4-6 pm. Free, for kids of all ages! Bring your axe, come sing, whatever!
Call before you drive (918) 473-2411

 Lessons also availablem, usually on Mondays, by appointment at the blues club - $15 / lesson with Selby. 918-855-0978.

   

         

  • Current home of OK Blues Legend D. C. Minner and his club
    The Down Home Blues Club
  • Dusk til Dawn Blues Festival every Labor Day Weekend, Fri - Sat - Sun 5 pm til 5 am
  • Please check: 
    the Home Page FOR- Battle of the Blues Bands, Golf Tournament, AND for DC and the band's gigs 
 
CULTURAL TOURISM CONTACT  '69 Corridor' Symposium 2004

This list is the attendees at the 69 Corridor Cultural Development Symposium held in Rentiesville on Feb. 24, 2004 by Selby Minner, Pam Sharp, Janie Teague-Urbach, Domenica Lovera, Patrick Whelan, DW and Carrie Moore and the board of
Friends of the Rentiesville Blues (FOR Blues Inc.), with assistance from the OK Arts Council at the Down Homes Blues Club (918) 473-2411
This listing may ve soemwhat out of date, but
All references here are highly recommended members of our community!

 

LODGING & CAMPING

Cabins on the Cove/Lake Eufaula
Jim & Lori Batchelor
Rt 2 Box 1911
Checotah, OK 74426
Tel: 918-689-2141
www.cabinsonthecove-ok.com
 
KOA Checotah, Meeting Rooms
Jan Phillips
HC 68, Box 750
Checotah, OK  74426
Tel: 918-473-6511
chekoa@ipa.net
 

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Lake Eufaula State Park
Sue Hughart
HC60 Box 1340
Checotah, OK 74426
Tel: 918-589-5311
lesp@lakewebs.net 
www.touroklahoma.com/Pages/stateparks/parks/fntspbig.html
Nature Center
Lorraine Richmond
Tel: 918-689-4607
naturecenter@lakewebs.net
 

 

MUSEUMS, MULTI-PURPOSE STOPS
Five Civilized Tribes Museum
Beth Seim, Native American Art & History
Agency Hill - Honor Heights Drive
Muskogee, OK 74401
fivetribes@azalea.net 
www.fivetribes.org 
M-Sat 10-5 / Sun 1-5
Tel: 918-683-1701 ext 4
Toll Free: 877-587-4732
 
Katy Depot Center
Friends of Honey Springs
Emily Stidham
PO Box 756
Checotah, OK 74426
Tel: 918-473-6377
http://www.ohwy.com/ok/k/katdepce.htm 
 
Krebs Heritage Museum
Steve DeFrange
PO Box 1519
Krebs, OK 74554
Tel: 918-426-0037
Fax: 918-423-7191
krebsmuseum@yahoo.com 
www.krebsmuseum.com 
 
McAlester Building Foundation, Inc.,
14 historical sites (schools, museums), meeting rooms
Jo Ann Tiemann
200 E Adams
McAlester, OK 74501
Mailing Address: PO Box 1846
McAlester, OK 74502
Tel: 918-432-2932

 
Battle of Honey Springs Historical Site,
OHS, Ralph Jones, Superintendent
Tel: 918-473-5572
Howard McKinnis, walking tours
1863 Honey Springs Battlefield Rd.
Checotah, OK 74426-6301
Tel: 918-685-0749
Fax: 918-473-5613
howardmcK@ok-history.mus.ok.us 
http://www.ok-history.mus.ok.us/mus-sites/masnum02.htm 
 
Kerr Overstreet Historical Farm
29186 Overstreet-Kerr Rd, Keota OK, 74941
Maura McDermott
Tel: 918-647-9123
okhfarm@crosstel.net 
www.kerrcenter.com 

 
Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame
Holly Rosser Miller, Executive Director
401 S 3rd Street
Muskogee, OK 74401
Mailing Address:
PO Box 3221
Muskogee, OK 74402-3221
Tel: 918-687-0800
friends@azalea.net 
www.oklahomamusichalloffame.com 

 

Muskogee Memorial Museum & War Park
USS Batfish
Wren Stratton, Treasurer, BOD
Tel: 918-687-1450
animal@mynewroads.com 
www.batfish.org 

 

Three Rivers Museum
200 Elgin St.
Muskogee OK 
(918) 686-6624
www.3riversmuseum.com 

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ARTISTS

Flying Heart Theatre
(Puppet theatre, costumes, kids entertainment)
Joann McMillan
RT 5, Box 210
Eufaula, OK 74432
Tel: 918-689-3570 Cell: 918-707-3000
joannmcmillan@hotmail.com 
 
Glenna McBride, Blues Art, prints
River Oaks Studio
RT 5, Box 243
Eufaula, OK 74432
Tel: 918-617-1689
rtstglena@yahoo.com 
 
Jeanne Rorex-Bridges, Painting
Rorex-Bridges Studio
5905 W 103 St
Oktaha, OK 74450
Tel: 918-683-9366
Toll Free: 800-681-9366
gallery@intellex.com 
www.rorex-art.com 
 
Karen Steele, Dance & Yoga
121 NBK 1750 RD
Stigler, OK 74462
Tel: 918-799-5553
 
Yusuf Etudaiye Studio; African potter
Tel: 918-423-8808
PO Box 1463 McAlester OK, 74502
yusuf@etudaiye.com 
www.etudaiye.com 
 
Muskogee Arts Guild
(Lunch & Night Owl Meetings)
Betty Accord & Marcie Smith
Tel: 918-687-1450
Keith Birdsong, Paintings
4300 Columbus Av, Muskogee, OK
Tel: 918-683-1288

keithbirdsong@netzero.net
Ruth Cole, Gourd Art, toys, jewelry, Décor, etc.
Ruth Cole Studio
RT 2 Box 386
Wagoner, OK 74467
Tel: 918-485-5100
www.gourds4you.com 
Ron Wood
Roundhouse Studios, Stained Glass /TUVA Observatory
Tel: 918-474-3275

maura@oklatel.net
www.tuvaclub.com
 
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PERFORMING ARTISTS / MUSIC

Selby Minner, Blues on the Move;
D.C. Minner Special Guest; Band
(918) 473-2411, 701 DC Minner St,
Rentiesville OK 74459
www.dcminnerblues.com 
dcminner@lakewebs.net 

 
Dusk til Dawn Blues Festival
Labor Day weekend
Fri, Sat, Sun,
5pm – 5 am
See Friends of Rentiesville Blues Inc, non-profit

 
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SITE SEEING /  FOOD

Belle Starr Buffalo Co.
Dennis Garrett
Rt 6 Box 360
Eufaula, OK 74432
Tel: 918-689-5837
dgcpa@lakewebs.net 
www.bellestarrbuffalo.com 
Lovera's Grocery
Sam Lovera, Sausage & Cheese Factory

PO Box 313
Krebs, OK 74554
Toll Free: 800-854-1417
lovera@gxmi.com 
www.iloveitalian.com 

 
Rockin L-H Asparagus Farms
Big River Emporium/Cast Iron Kettle Cookout Prod.
21 Asparagus Lane, Eufaula OK 74432
Henry Lee
Tel: 918-689-5086, 918-689-3881
Fax: 918-689-5558
bellyup@benjacklarado.com 
www.benjacklarado.com 
The Castle
Jeff Hiller

3400 Fern Mtn. Rd
Muskogee, OK 74401
Tel: 918-687-3625
Toll Free: 800-439-0658
thecastle@thecastle.org 
www.okcastle.com 
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SHOPPING

Angel Annie's Craft Mall
Mary Baugher

105 S Main
Eufaula, OK 74432
918-618-4866
9am-5:30 pm M-Sat
Old Town Tourism Assn./Antique City
Gerald Gray

2325 N. First St
McAlester, OK 74501
918-423-7337
918-389-4498
Winston Emporium (Antiques, area artists’ work)
Deb & Rick Gibbens
918-689-5944
PO Box 859
Eufaula, OK 74432
R_gibbens@hotmail.com 
 
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TOWNS/CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

Eufaula Chamber of Commerce
Sally Ashby

321 N Main
Eufaula, OK 74432
Eufaula, OK 74432
Tel: 918-689-2791 Fax: 918-689-3046
chamber@eufaulachamberofcommerce.com
McAlester Chamber of Commerce
Mary Helfenbein, Executive Vice President

10 S 3rd Street
McAlester, OK 74501 PO Box 759
McAlester, OK 74502
Tel: 918-423-2550 Fax: 918-423-1345
maryh@mcalester.org
Checotah Chamber of Commerce
Lloyd Jernigan
 201 N Bdwy, Chec.,  74426
918 -473-2070
Eufaula Chamber of Commerce/AARP
Sarah M. Odom

China painting, sketching, crafts
PO Box 856
Eufaula, OK 74432
Tel: 918-452-3828, 698-0831
Checotah Main Street
Linda Burns

P.O. Box 96, 316 W. Gentry
Checotah, OK 74426
Tel: 918-473-4178 Fax: 919-473-4579
cmainst@lakewebs.net 
 
 

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RESOURCES

TOURISM - PROFESSIONAL

City of Guymon/OAC Circuit Rider
Melyn Johnson

219 NW 4th St
Guymon, OK 73942
Tel: 580-338-5838 Fax: 580-338-1854
Toll Free: 800-339-7109
melyn@ptsi.net
Muskogee Convention and Tourism Bureau
Ervalene Jenkins,
Director
Cassandra Gaines,
Multi-Cultural Events Coordinator
Black Towns Tours

PO Box 2361
Muskogee, OK 74401
Tel: 918-684-6363 Fax: 918-684-6364
Toll Free: 888-687-6137
tourism@azalea.net 
www.azalea.net/tourism 
Oklahoma Dept. of Tourism
Hardy Watkins, Tourism Director
Tel: 405-521-3983
Toll Free: 800-652-6552
hardy@travelok.com 
Oklahoma Dept. of Tourism
Barbie Elder, Tour Bus Coordinator

15 N Robinson, Room 8001
OKC, OK 73152-2002
Tel: 405-521-3983 Toll Free: 800-652-6552
barbie@travelok.com
Lake Eufaula Assoc. (LEA) - marketing
Donna Pearce, Connie Morris, Joe Ward
PO Box 792, Eufaula OK, 74432
918-689-7751 
lea@cwis.net
www.lakeeufaulaassoc.org 
 
 

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WRITERS & PUBLICATIONS

Elaine Warner, freelance travel writer
Columnist, Edmond Sun
Tel: 405-341-0765
Lake Eufaula Publishing
Wayne Wade
editor1@lakeeufaulapublishing.com/editor1@cwis.net
McAlester News Capital
Tel: 918-423-1700
editor@mcalesternews.com 
Muskogee Phoenix
Leilani Roberts-Ott

P.O. Box 1968 Muskogee OK, 74402
Tel: 918-684-2908
lott2@muskogeephoenix.com 
 

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ARTS COUNCILS, NON-PROFITS

Les Brelsford
Eastern OK State College/OK Arts Council Circuit Rider
Tel: 918-465-2361 ext 334
Fax: 918-465-4456
1301 W Main/ Mitchell 207
Wilburton, OK 74578
lbrelsford@eosc.edu 
www.eosc.edu 

Georgia Williams
Oklahoma Arts Council

PO Box 52001-2001
OKC, OK 73152-2001
Tel: 405-521-2931 ext. 228
www.arts.state.ok.us 
Georgia@arts.state.ok.us

Friends of Rentiesville Blues
701 DC Minner Street
Rentiesville,OK 74459
Tel: 918-473-2411
Selby Minner, President
Pam Sharp, Vice President

psharp@rosenbluth.com
dcminner@lakewebs.net 
www.dcminnerblues.com 
Muskogee Area Arts Council
Linda Callaway, President

Wren Stratton, Founder
4409 Girard
Muskogee, OK 74401-1542
Tel: 918-682-3038
Tel: 918-682-6944
animal@mynewroads.com 
Inner City Productions
Meredith and Jesse Harris, Arts Consultant
PO Box 695
McAlester, OK 7450918-426-3167 (also fax) mert_@yahoo.com  
linda.callaway@abc.global.net

Eufaula Area Arts Council
see Glenna McBride under "Artists"
 

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COMMUNITY SERVICES

Narcanon/Arrowhead Drug Rehabilitation & Education Services
Peggy Bunda, Dir. Of Community Relations

HC 67 Box 5
Canadian, OK 74425
Tel: 918-339-4800
Fax: 918-339-5836
pegbunda@yahoo.com 
www.stopaddiction.com 
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