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8/18/25
What's Up Edmond
August 18, 2025
Good Morning Edmond! Whether you spent the weekend dodging the heat, hitting a brewery, or binge-watching Netflix “just one more episode” at a time… we’ve got your guide to what’s coming up this week.
Now let’s dive into the week’s best local events 👇
DAILY TRIVIA
What was the original purpose of bubble wrap when it was first invented?
A) Wallpaper
B) Insulation
C) Packing Material
D) Greenhouse Covering
Answer at the bottom of the newsletter
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Monday 8/18
Storytime
Where: Edmond Library
Starts: 9:30-10am/ 10:30-11am
Cost: Free (Registration Required)
Acrylic Landscape Session
Where: Edmond Fine Arts Institute
Starts: 11:30am-1:30pm
Cost: From $130
Hot Mat Pilates
Where: U Power Yoga
Starts: 5:30pm
Cost: $20 Drop In
Star Wars Legion
Where: Edmond Unplugged
Starts: 6-11pm
Volleyball All Skills Clinic
Where: Score OKC
Starts: 6:30-8:30pm
Cost: $15 Registration
Tie-Dye a Summer Reading Tote (Sessions 1, 2, & 3)
Where: Edmond Library
Starts: 6-6:45pm/ 6:45-7:30pm/ 7:30-8:15pm
Cost: Free (Registration Required)
Singo
Where: Frenzy
Starts: 7-9pm
Cost: Free
Beginning West Coast Swing
Where: Dance Makers
Starts: 7:30pm
Cost: $15 Per Person
Tuesday 8/19
Storytime
Where: Edmond Library
Starts: 9:30-10am/ 10:30-11am
Cost: Free (Registration Required)
Anniversary Day!
Where: Cowboy Chicken Edmond
Starts: 11am-9pm
Cost: Meal for $3.89*
Business Growth Bootcamp
Where: 3500 S. Boulevard St.
Starts: 1-3pm
Uncommon Ground Sculpture Fundraising Night
Where: Ted’s
Starts: 5-9pm
Coffee with a Counselor: Thriving Through the Empty Nest
Where: Wellspring Counseling Center
Starts: 6-7:30pm
Cost: Tickets from $21.80
“Falling Into Place” Book Launch with Allison Ashley
Where: Best of Books Edmond
Starts: 6pm
Cost: Free
Red Coyote Run Club with CEP
Where: Red Coyote
Starts: 6-7:30pm
Cost: Free
Children Reading to Dogs Session 1/ Session 2
Where: Edmond Library
Starts: 6-6:30pm/ 6:30-7pm
Cost: Free (Registration Required)
Line Dancing Group Class
Where: Dance Makers
Starts: 6:45-7:30pm
Cost: $15 Per Person
Open Mic Night with Steve Brann
Where: Frenzy
Starts: 7pm
Cost: Free
Team Trivia!
Where: Eddie’s
Starts: 7pm
Cost: Free
Wednesday 8/20
Farmer’s Market
Where: Mitch Park
Starts: 8am-1pm
Cost: Free
Baby & Me
Where: Community Motherhood
Starts: 9:30am
Cost: $10
Speaker: Lindsay Robertson, OU College of Law
Where: St. Luke’s
Starts: 12pm
Cost: *Message to join as Guest
Colored Pencil Drawing Skills with William Lentz Sessions
Where: Edmond Fine Arts Institute
Starts: 1-3pm
Cost: From $155
Geeks Who Drink
Where: Frenzy
Starts: 7pm
Cost: Free
Trivia Night
Where: American Solera
Starts: 7pm
Cost: Free
Open Mic Night
Where: The Gin
Starts: 7pm
Cost: Free
D&D Roan Ridge
Where: Edmond Unplugged
Starts: 7pm
Cost: $5 Per Person
Singo Wednesday
Where: The Frosted Mug
Starts: 7:30pm
Cost: Free
THE WRAP UP
Trivia Answer: A) - Wallpaper (In 1957, it was marketed as textured wallpaper before becoming packing material.)
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