# Event Details - **Event Name**: Tulsa LitFest Closing Night Festivities - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: Send off LitFest 2026 with live music by Damion Shade and a reading by author Sarah Thankam Mathews at Chimera Café!About this EventMingle with your fellow readers, authors, artists, and filmmakers one final time before LitFest 2026 becomes enshrined in memory. Join us for an after-hours event at Chimera Cafe where mulit-talented musical guest Damion Shade will perform and author Sarah Thankam Mathews will read from her work. Provided in partnership with NYU Tulsa. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/cb455bf0-3232-11f1-9977-69abb8414888-rimg-w740-h740-dc010101-gmir.jpg Damion Shade is a creative and social justice force in Tulsa. By day, he works on public policy, championing a wide array of progressive social causes. By night, he raps, sings, and plays multiple instruments across a variety of bands and musical projects. He’s also a featured artist on the Fire in Little Africa project, which celebrates the Legacy of Black Wall Street, and the recipient of a Tulsa Artist Creative Fund grant. As a writer, he dabbles in many genres, and his work has been published in numerous magazines and journals. He’s presently working on a collection of poems and short stories and has plans to develop a novel in late 2026. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/cb817a90-3232-11f1-88de-4b8b8967f1af-rimg-w503-h740-dc090709-gmir.jpg Sarah Thankam Mathews is the author of All This Could Be Different, which was shortlisted for the the Discover Prize, the Aspen Words Literary Prize, and 2022 National Book Award in Fiction. Mathews' debut novel was also a New York Times Editor's Choice and named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, Vogue, Vulture, Los Angeles Times, TIME, Slate, and Buzzfeed. Mathews grew up between Oman and India, immigrating to the United States at seventeen.Read more about Sarah and her work here.Tulsa LitFest is brought to you by the Center for Poets and Writers at OSU Tulsa, Tri City Collective, and Magic City Books. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/cbba8bf0-3232-11f1-88de-4b8b8967f1af-rimg-w1200-h688-dc000000-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/cbe8eef0-3232-11f1-9977-69abb8414888-rimg-w449-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tulsa/tulsa-litfest-closing-night-festivities/100001986850191407 - **Event Categories**: Art, literary-art, Music, Entertainment - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Tulsa - **state**: OK - **country**: United States - **location**: Chimera Cafe - **lat**: 36.1587694 - **long**: -95.99412219999999 - **full address**: Chimera Cafe, 212 North Main Street, Tulsa, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Tulsa LitFest Closing Night Festivities - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/f6d8ae25a57c689f2cfb82a475a220c595b6107ecae639e405f4ccf2c3b9dc17-rimg-w1200-h1200-dc010101-gmir.jpg?v=1775569017 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Tulsa LitFest Closing Night Festivities being held? - **A:** Tulsa LitFest Closing Night Festivities takes place on Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Sun, 26 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm at Chimera Cafe, 212 North Main Street, Tulsa, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Tulsa LitFest Closing Night Festivities? - **A:** Tulsa LitFest Closing Night Festivities is organized by Tulsa LitFest. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Tulsa LitFest Closing Night Festivities is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Tulsa, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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