Fort Gibson Historic Site will partner with the Friends of Fort Gibson for Bake Day on Saturday, March 28, at 10 a.m. The aroma of fresh baked bread will fill the air on Garrison Hill as Fort Gibson staff and volunteers bring a bake house to life. This living history presentation is a fundraiser and educational event that depicts one aspect of army life after the Civil War. Rory Montgomery will explain the process of baking bread in an old wood-fired stone oven. Guests can enjoy bread baking demonstrations and sample the finished product. Visitors can also bring their own bread to bake in the oven at Fort Gibson. For more information please call 918-478-4088 or email fortgibson@okhistory.org.

Spring has sprung, and the Oklahoma History Center Museum Store is in the springtime spirit. It is time to open the doors and windows, air out the house and get rid of the clutter. Visit the History Center Museum Store for its Spring Cleaning Sale on Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28. Special offers include an extra 10 percent off regularly marked merchandise and markdowns on many items throughout the store.

The Museum Store has many products that are great gift ideas or great additions for the home. There are a wide range of gifts made right here in Oklahoma, from foods to décor. Just in time for Easter, there are baskets made by Pauline Asbury of Oklahoma City's Habasketry. The store also offers Oklahoma-made pens, dish towels and food products, to name a few of the great Made in Oklahoma line.

For the kids, there is a wide selection of classic vintage-style toys. All the best toys that continue to delight and amaze, such as Slinky, Silly Putty and classic versions of popular board games are also available. The wide selection of vintage candies makes great basket fillers for Easter. 

Call or stop by for these and many other unique products. The Oklahoma History Center Museum Store is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Please call 405-522-5214 with any questions about these or any of the Museum Store's other great items.

On Thursday, April 23, in conjunction with the 2015 Oklahoma History Conference, the Oklahoma Museum of Popular Culture (OKPOP) will present a concert titled "Music of South Central Oklahoma" in Sulphur. The music of Kay Starr, Lowell Fulson, Wayne Bennett and Gene Autry will be featured. Walter Taylor and his Taylormade Jazz Band will play the music of Bennett and Fulson. Dr. Greg White and selected performers from his new musical "Rising Starr - Kay Starr, A Life in Song" will provide Starr's signature songs. Concert tickets are $10.

Lowell Fulson, raised in Ada, met bluesman Texas Alexander in Ada and played with him regionally in 1940 and 1941. After World War II Fulson migrated to California and helped develop the "Uptown Blues," a style of Blues that added a horn section. He had hits with "Every Day I Have the Blues," "Reconsider Baby," "Three O'Clock Blues" and several more.

Blues and jazz guitarist Wayne Bennett of Sulphur, collaborated with Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker and Willy DeVille. Bennett also influenced Duane Allman. Bennett's best known work was with Tennessee's Bobby "Blue" Bland. The guitarist is featured on the recordings of "Stormy Monday Blues" and "Turn on Your Love Light."

Born Kathryn LaVerne Starks in Dougherty, Kay Starr changed her name when she starred on WREC radio's Saturday Night Jamboree. She became a huge success in the 1940s and 1950s, with hits such as "Wheel of Fortune" and "Rock and Roll Waltz."

Like Will Rogers, Gene Autry was a megastar who had his own radio show, scored big hits with his recordings and was a big draw in movies. He owned a ranch near Berwyn, Oklahoma, in Carter County. The town changed its name to Gene Autry in November 1941.

The "Music of South Central Oklahoma" concert is open to the public and will be held at the Chickasaw Cultural Center's Anoli' Theater at 867 Charles Cooper Memorial Road in Sulphur. Tickets to the concert are $10. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. and popcorn and soft drinks will be provided. To reserve seats, contact the Oklahoma Historical Society at 405-522-0317 or email scrynes@okhistory.org.