Things to Do in Sapulpa

In 1926, oilman Waite Phillips commissioned a Renaissance-style villa on his 23 acres of Tulsa land. Finished in 1927, the structure served as his home until 1938, when Phillips decided to focus on a different kind of oil: oil painting. He converted his 72-room mansion and all 23 acres into the Philbrook Museum of Art, which houses an extensive collection to this day.

Its international pieces range from African word sculptures and an 18th-century Chinese porcelain docai vase to funerary objects flanking an Egyptian mummiform coffin. From its homeland, the Philbrook showcases Native American basketry and paintings spanning the 18th through 21st centuries, including 15 works by Andrew Wyeth. Outside, the museum's remaining acreage hosts a lush garden whose trails run alongside native Oklahoma plants and plants that relocated to Oklahoma after college.

Along with permanent and rotating exhibitions, the Philbrook stakes its claim as a cultural hub with interactive, enlightening programs and events. In the summer, these include daytime art camps for six- to 12-year-olds and a nighttime film series that screens features in the garden.

All the waltzes and grapevines in yesterday's dance closet are covered with mothballs and dust. Spirited Latin moves knock moths out and turn any humble dance closet into a svelte dance armoire. Fedora's lead, Jennifer Hatfield, will unlock the passion trapped in your stiff hips with a key of style and step-by-step instruction. In a supportive, encouraging environment, you'll sop up grace like a paper towel sops up spilled orange juice, and with classes scheduled two to three times a week in the afternoon and evening, it won't be long before find yourself sashaying down the sidewalk and dipping strangers in your arms.

Check out the seating chart and call ahead to reserve the best available seats. Your two tickets will be waiting at will call on the date of your chosen performance.

The Gift Garden tends a diverse patch of trinkets, apparel, gift baskets, and more to resolve any tricky coefficient that confounds your gifting formula. Colorful candles line the store's bright walls. Because scent is hard-wired to memory, grab an Original Man Candle ($9.99) to attach the fragrance of bacon, french fries, or football to your thought bubble, or craft your own signature aroma at the bath and body Scenting Station, where any mixture of 150 scents can be branded into bath and body wares. Bequeath a fashionable gambler with the Lolita Bunco Game ($24.99), which outfits the classic game with a feather-boa bell and pink dice. Babies and their bearers go gaga for The Gift Garden's onesies and Pacimals, which join medical-grade pacifiers with soft stuffed animals to help boost an infant's coordination and promote giraffe relations ($19.99). The microfiber, monogrammable quilted tote bag ($21.99) looks elegant with a purse hanger ($8). Upon completion of your gifting journey, The Gift Garden's friendly staff will provide a decorative gift bag free of charge.

Strictly Ballroom's staff of friendly, experienced instructors schools steppers of all skill levels in the art of ballroom dance. The introductory dance package offers three half-hour one-on-one lessons, one group lesson with a handful of couples, and one studio party, during which newly be-lessoned ballroom dancers can freestyle without fear of the teacher's eye's judicious gavel. Within the elegant, mirrored confines of Strictly Ballroom's gleaming hardwood dance floor, you'll have plenty of room to acquire the confidence and grace of a bipedal swan, and plenty of chairs and tables from which to observe other swannabes. Afterward, in your shoe bin, your shoes will have stories to share with the high-heeled alligator-skin brogues you haven’t worn since last year’s home fumigation.

My Little Dollhouse’s team of playtime experts creates a pastel-hued paradise for kids. A hand-painted stage is the focal point of the playroom and provides a spot for kids to model princess costumes as music plays and a disco ball glints and shimmers. Little ones can also play in and out of playhouses or receive manicures at the nail-painting station.

In addition to open playtime, My Little Dollhouses also hosts themed birthday parties during which guests have access to the center’s cache of costumes and accessories in a private party room and can put on a fashion show or dance. Staff members take all the guesswork out of setting up and cleaning up, and they furnish partygoers with baked treats, balloons, and party favors.