WINDOW SHOPPING

Breakout Games to open at Quail Springs

Breakout Games, a company that offers customers the chance to play escape games, is opening at Quail Springs Mall on Thursday.

Its website says Breakout is for those who would rather solve mysteries than watch someone else have all the fun.

Customers can choose from different rooms and unique story lines, and have 60 minutes to escape within the adventure they choose by cracking codes, solving puzzles and following clues.

The Oklahoma City store is inside the mall, at 2501 W Memorial Road, in Suite 227. Go to breakoutgames.com/ oklahoma-city for more information.

Pritchard Wine Bar launches Magnolia Club

The Pritchard Wine Bar, 1749 NW 16, recently launched a program called the Magnolia Club that up to 50 customers can join to give them access to membersonly events, it has announced.

A release stated membership is limited to 50 guests. Club memberships will include monthly wine tastings and seminars, private tastings with winemakers from around the world and access to a private wine list available only to Magnolia Club members.

Plus, the club’s top three wine purchasers during the year will have an opportunity to win a tour of one of the nation’s top wine regions (airfare and accommodations not included), the release noted.

Program teaches financial literacy basics

JA Finance Park, a program dedicated to educating middle and high school students on the basics of financial literacy, will be held in Oklahoma City and Tulsa this month and next, organizers have announced.

The Oklahoma City event will be held March 29 through April 7 at the Francis Tuttle Technology Center’s Reno Campus, 7301 W Reno.

The Tulsa event will be held April 10-21 at Tulsa Tech’s Peoria campus, 3850 N Peoria.

Organizers said JA Finance Park educates students about budgeting, investing and managing risks by bringing together teachers, local businesses and community and corporate volunteers to offer classroom lessons and activities, a budgeting simulation and a debriefing for students after they’ve completed the simulation activities.

Sponsors include Bank of Oklahoma, Chick-fil-A and Cox Communications, Inc. Volunteers are needed. Contact Robyn Brown at 918-663-2151 for more information.

Turner Falls wins best destinations contest

More than 100,000 votes were cast in Chickasaw Country’s annual competition on what the best tourism destinations are within its 13 counties in south-central Oklahoma, organizers have announced.

This year’s best attraction was Turner Falls Park, the organization said, while other selections were made in 13 other categories including barbecue, boutiques, overall dining, family-friendly venues, festivals, lodging and others.

Paige Williams Shepherd, director of corporate development and tourism for the Chickasaw Nation, said the number of fan votes continues to increase each year.

She said that shows that awareness of Chickasaw Country as a travel destination continues to grow, and said the competition’s intent is to showcase its offerings to visitors.

The competition started in January. For the full list of 2017 winners and nominees, go to chickasawcountry.com/bocc2017winners.