Announcements

Please take note of our new hours. We are now open on Mondays.

Monday-Saturday: 10:00-5:00

Sunday: 12:00-5:00

Also, the Aaimpa' Cafe has new operating hours:

Monday-Friday: 11:00-3:00

Saturday: 11:00-4:00

Sunday: 12:00-4:00

(Drinks and cookies are sold until 4:00 every day.)

Closed on the following Holidays (this is a new schedule for 2013)

New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Piomingo Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.

2013 Special Events

Tuesday Night Movies

The Cultural Center is now showing Tuesday evening movies at 6:00 p.m. See some of your movie favorites on a 40-foot tall screen!

Tickets are $2 for children, $3 for adults or you can choose a combo package for $5, which includes a ticket, popcorn and a soda.

May 14: Jurassic Park 3

May 21: Rocky

May 28: The Amazing Spider-Man

June 4: WALL-E

June 11: Old Yeller

June 18: Grown Ups

June 25: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

July 2: Cinderella

July 9: Casablanca

July 16: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

July 23: Pitch Perfect

July 30: Back to the Future

Lecture Series

The Division of History and Culture are pleased to announce the debut a new lecture series taking place at the Chickasaw Cultural Center. So far the lectures have featured:

- Dr. John P. Dyson discussing "Early Chickasaw Village Names"

- Chickasaw Nation Cultural Resource Specialists Brad Lieb and LaDonna Brown speaking on “Chickasaw Homelands Prior to Removal”
- Richard Green, Chickasaw Nation Tribal Historian, whose lecture covered "Chickasaw Removal"
- "Traditional Games," hosted by the Chickasaw Nation Cultural Resources Department

On May 18 the lecture will be "Chickasaw Presence in the Ancient Southeastern Native American Past." It will consist of seperate lectures all day in the Anoli' Theater and culminate with a reception after the last presentation. The schedule:

10:15: LaDonna Brown

10:40: Kevin Smith

11:05: George Sabo

11:30: Brad Lieb

12:00: Break

12:35: Robert Sharp

1:00: Richard Green

1:25: Mason Cole

1:50 Kent Reilly, III

2:00 Closing Remarks

These lectures are free and open to the public. Future dates are tentatively scheduled for June 12 and 15, June 26 and 29, July 10 and 13, and July 24 and 26. Check back soon for more details.

Chickasaw Nation employees are eligible for IDP credit if they participate in the lecture. If you would like to enroll for credit, please visit My Chickasaw University. For more information, contact Chenae Lippard at extension 60514.

The Cultural Center will be hosting special celebrations on the following weekends:

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Armed Forces Day
- Active military and veterans receive free admission into the Chikasha Poya Exhibit Center
- Active military and veterans receive a 10% discount in the Aaimpa' Cafe
- Active military and veterans receive a 10% discount in the retail shops
- Stomp dance to honor military personnel
- All Day in the Anoli' Theater: "Chickasaw Presence in the Ancient Southeastern Native American Past" presentations

Saturday, May 25, 2013
Memorial Day
- Traditional Village Activities:Language, fingerweaving, pottery, hide tanning, archery, and more.
- *The 1750s village activities will take place every weekend throughout the summer.
- Special showing of the film documenting Mike Larsen's Arrival statue, 1:00 p.m. in the Anoli' Theater.
Saturday, June 15, 2013

Father's Day

- Fathers receive free admission to the Chikasha Poya Exhibit Center
- Fathers receive free cookies in the Aaimpa' Cafe
- Stomp dance to honor fathers (Saturday)
- Special sales in the Gift Shops

Also, make plans to attend our annual Children's Festival on Saturday, July 6.

Join The Chickasaw Cultural Center Chipota Movie Club

Membership fee is $6 per child (must be 12 or under) and includes:

- Movie Club t-shirt
- Membership card
- One free movie pass
- Receive $1 discount to children's feature films

Membership is valid for one year from date of purchase.