50 years of cheese, community, culture, and tradition! In this special episode of Watonga Community Corner, host City of Watonga and producer BrandLogix Mobile Marketing, Teresa France celebrates a major milestone the 50th Annual Watonga Cheese Festival. Teresa sits down with Lisa Seitter, Watonga Cheese Festival organizer, and Ramona TallBear, coordinator of the Plains Collective Indigenous Art Festival, for a conversation about what makes this longtime Oklahoma tradition so special. Lisa shares what visitors can expect from the 50th anniversary celebration, including local vendors, family activities, entertainment, the famous cheese tasting line, food and art competitions, the Great Rat Race 5K, parade, and the people who have kept this festival going for five decades. Ramona takes us inside the Plains Collective Indigenous Art Festival, celebrating Native artists, culture, and living traditions through Indigenous art exhibitions and vendors, fashion shows, discussion panels, food demonstrations, a fry bread contest, Native dancers, and the Sunday powwow at Watonga Legion Park. More than an event, the Watonga Cheese Festival is a homecoming; a celebration of the people, traditions, cultures, and community spirit that make Watonga special. Still Sharp After 50 Years! Guests: Lisa Seitter & Ramona TallBear
Host & Producer: Teresa France
Watonga, Oklahoma
A BrandLogix Mobile Marketing production Come for the cheese. Stay for the art, culture, history, and community.
