A decorative illustration of a goose with a green bow around its neck, standing among gold coins, a key, a small chest, and a cup. The goose is surrounded by a laurel wreath with the text 'The Emerald Goose' at the top and 'Golden Treasures' at the bottom.

Pull Up a Chair, You Belong Here

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The Emerald Goose is Oklahoma City's gathering place for real connection,

hands-on creativity, and community that actually feels like community.

Mark your calendars for these upcoming gatherings - there's a seat waiting for you.

On the Calendar!

retro craft club presents: booked and bloomed 🌸
$22.00

this one's for the readers with a tbr list that never ends.

join us at novel optical in midtown on july 18th for a bookish craft afternoon.

here's what you'll make:

🌸 a pressed flower tbr jar filled with your current tbr list to pull from whenever you need your next read
🌸 a pressed flower bookmark to take home
🌸 bonus: bring a book to swap with a fellow reader

july 18th
1pm to 2:30pm
Novel Optical (1006 N Hudson Ave #101, Oklahoma City, OK 73102)

$22 per person

retro craft club presents: dear me, a zine for you🌈
$20.00

a love letter to yourself, zine style. pride month edition.

join us at ok cider co for a crafty, creative, celebratory evening hosted by retro craft club. this june we are making playing card journals filled with collage art, personal prompts and all the self love energy you can handle.

here's what's included with your ticket:

❤️ a 25 card playing card journal bound with rings
🧡 full collage supply station (magazines, washi tape, stickers, markers and more)
💛 25 personal prompts, one per page (totally optional, use them or don't)
💚 everything you need to make something that is completely and unapologetically yours

💙 beginner craft friendly. ok cider co will have their delicious ciders available! 🍺

this one is for everyone who is still becoming, always growing and deserves a little love letter from themselves 🌈

saturday june 20th
1pm to 3pm
$20 per person
OK cider co
705 W Sheridan Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73102

shell yeah, let's be friends 🐚
$35.00

find your beach bestie? in oklahoma? shell yeah!

join us at sailor & the dock for a night of speed friending, crafts, coastal vibes, and good drinks because summer is better with a bigger friend group.

here's what's included with your ticket:

🐚 a welcome cocktail (or mocktail)
🐚 beach bestie bingo to kick things off
🐚 a full speed friending round (yes, like speed dating but make it platonic)
🐚 seashell decoupage craft station
🐚 snacks & treats
🐚 all the coastal girlie energy you can handle

coastal wear encouraged (linen, wicker hats, shells, blue and white)

spots are limited to 40 so grab yours while you can!

sailor & the dock
6/27 from 2pm - 4pm
$35 per person

chapter one: meet cute (a bookish speed friending night)
$40.00

romance readers, this one was written for you.

join us at ever after events venue and studio on july 24th from 6 to 8:30pm because every great love story starts with a meet cute. come for the speed friending, stay for the bookish trivia, the crafts, and the people who get why you have 47 unread books on your kindle.

here's what's included with your ticket:

🌹 a main character card to fill out on arrival (yes we want to know your tropes)

🖤 speed friending rounds because the meet cute has to start somewhere 

❤️ bookish trivia

🌿 pressed flower bookmark craft to take home 

🌹 a book exchange (bring a book, leave with a new one) 

🖤 the happily ever after mocktail with a build your own skewer bar 

❤️ girl dinner style charcuterie snacks

whether you're a dark romance girlie, a forced proximity era, or strictly enemies to lovers only, you belong here 🌸

friday july 24th
6pm to 8:30pm
$40 per person

ever after events venue and studio
3812 N MacArthur Blvd SUITE B, Warr Acres, OK 73122

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Golden Treasures & Gathered Friends

We started The Emerald Goose because we kept meeting people who felt the same way - new to the city with no built-in community, long-time locals craving deeper connections, families looking for experiences beyond the usual weekend routine. Whether you're joining us for a makers' night, solving a murder mystery over dinner, or picking up one of our curated seasonal finds, you're not just showing up to an event or buying a product. You're becoming part of something we're building together.

Ways to Gather