Archive: Switchyard Festival 2023
Schedule
Tuesday, May 30
Noon – Twenty-First Century Book Bans: A Conversation with PEN America
1:30 p.m. – Open to All: Fighting Book Bans in Oklahoma
3 p.m. – Free Speech on Campus: A Discussion with PEN America and FIRE
5 p.m. – Rebecca Makkai, “Researching into the Voice: The Great Believers and Approaching History as an Outsider”
Sponsored by TU’s Department of English and Creative Writing
6:30 p.m. – An Evening with Art Spiegelman
In Conversation with Ted Genoways, Editor, Switchyard Magazine
Sponsored by Switchyard Magazine
8 p.m. – Willi Carlisle and Jaimee Harris Live at Cain’s Ballroom
10:30 p.m. – Pilgrim Live at the Horton Records Stage
Hyatt Hotel
Wednesday, May 31
9 a.m. – Art Spiegelman Meet and Greet (VIP)
10 a.m. – Mutant as Metaphor: X-Men at 60
Noon – Alex Marzano-Lesnevich
2 p.m. – What Was Lost: Constructing a 3D Portrait of 1921 Greenwood at the New York Times
5 p.m. – Ilya Kaminsky
7 p.m. – Maia Kobabe, “Gender Queer: A Memoir”
8 p.m. – Jeff Slate & Friends Live at Cain’s Ballroom (with special guests)
10:30 p.m. – Saugeye Live at the Horton Records Stage
Hyatt Hotel
Thursday, June 1
10 a.m. – Katie Farris
11:30 a.m. – On the Inside with Poetic Justice: Art and Stories by Incarcerated Women
World of Bob Dylan Begins
1 p.m. – World of Bob Dylan Panel Sessions A1-3
3 p.m. – World of Bob Dylan Panel Sessions B1-3
5 p.m. – Reginald Dwayne Betts, Felon: An American Washi Tale
Sponsored by TU College of Arts and Sciences
7 p.m. – Natasha Trethewey, “Ground Truth” (free)
Presented at the Greenwood Cultural Center
Sponsored by the Black Wall Street Legacy Festival and Fulton Street Books
7:30 p.m. – Rodney Crowell with Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley Live at Cain’s Ballroom
10:30 p.m. – Jacob Tovar at the Horton Records Stage
Hyatt Hotel
Friday, June 2
9 a.m. – World of Bob Dylan Panel Sessions C1-4
11 a.m. – Keynote: Cass Sunstein, “Museums Are Vulgar: Bob Dylan and Dishabituation”
Sponsored by TU’s Department of Political Science
1:30 p.m. – World of Bob Dylan Panel Sessions D1-4
3:30 p.m. – World of Bob Dylan Panel Sessions E 1-4
5 p.m. – Reception: Switchyard Magazine Launch
Hyatt Promenade Ballroom
6 p.m. – First Friday at 101 Archer (free)
6:30 p.m. – An Evening with Margo Price
In Conversation with Jeff Slate
8 p.m. – John Fullbright Live at Cain’s Ballroom
10:30 p.m. – Seth Lee Jones Live at the Horton Records Stage
Hyatt Hotel
Saturday, June 3
9 a.m. – World of Bob Dylan Panel Sessions F 1-4
11 a.m. – Greil Marcus, “The Only Thing Missing Was Gloria Grahame: Noir Tones in 21st-Century Dylan”
1:30 p.m. – World of Bob Dylan Panel Sessions G 1-4
3:30 p.m. – Book Launch: Stevan Weine in Conversation with Holly George-Warren about Best Minds: How Allen Ginsberg Made Revolutionary Poetry from Madness
5:30 p.m. – Happy Traum, “Coming of Age in the Greenwich Village Folk Revival, 1954-1971”
8 p.m. – Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams, and Robbie Fulks Live at Cain’s Ballroom
10:30 p.m. – Paul Benjamin Live at the Horton Records Stage
Hyatt Hotel
Sunday, June 4
9:30 a.m. – World of Bob Dylan Panel Sessions H 1-4
11:30 a.m. – World of Bob Dylan Panel Sessions I 1-3
1:30 p.m. – Valeria Luiselli, “Echoes from the Borderlands”
Sponsored by TU College of Arts and Sciences
Tracks
Choose from one of five routes through the Switchyard experience.
Full Festival Pass
Admission to all events at Switchyard and the World of Bob Dylan, including keynotes, book signings, panel discussions, film screenings, special receptions and five days of music featuring more than 30 bands.
$300
Ideas Track
Heavily discounted admission to all Switchyard keynote speakers and panel discussions from May 30-June 1, plus the special closing session on June 4 featuring Valeria Luiselli.
$50
Music Track
Admission to all acts, including local and national artists on the main stage of the historic Cain’s Ballroom, with folk, Americana and blues bands playing late into the evening at the main conference venue.
$150
2023 World of Bob Dylan
Explore all aspects of Dylan’s work from Theme Time Radio Hour to Philosophy of Modern Song with a robust set of keynote speakers, panels, roundtables, art exhibitions, and more.
$250
VIP Passes (limited)
VIP passes let you avoid the lines, get guaranteed premium seating at all events, exclusive merchandise, a book signed by the speaker of their choice and a free subscription to the new Switchyard magazine.
$500
Daily Music Pass
Single-day admission to music acts at the historic Cain’s Ballroom.
$40 per day
Book Your Stay
Get exclusive room rates at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Tulsa from $129/night and enjoy:
- Pet friendly rooms
- King and double-sized beds
- On-site restaurant, fitness center, pool and more
- 10-minute walk to Greenwood and Tulsa Arts District
Register by May 2, 2023 with code G-BODL to claim your reduced rate.