Explore Lawton's New Children's Play Center Opening November 14

Great news for parents, grandparents, and especially little kids in Lawton! Curiosity Avenue will officially open in downtown Lawton this Friday.

Last month, Curiosity Avenue announced the indoor play center would open this November. Now we have an official date! Children will be able to explore Curiosity Avenue starting Friday, November 14.

Curiosity Avenue will have a ribbon cutting this Friday.

Curiosity Avenue is located in downtown Lawton in the old Sadler's building on C Avenue. The indoor recreation center will host a ribbon cutting with the Lawton Fort Sill Chamber of Commerce at 4 p.m. Friday. After which, Curiosity Avenue will be officially open!

Curiosity Avenue offers an miniature city for children.

Lawton residents have been getting sneak peeks of Curiosity Avenue on the indoor recreation center's official Facebook. Curiosity Avenue will feature a little city for children to explore.

Curiosity Avenue will also have areas for babies to play and even amenities for the parents and grandparents! Kids can play while the adults watch a football game. There's also an area for adults and kids to browse and buy used books.

Children can officially play at Curiosity Avenue after Friday.

For those who want to jump in on the action at Curiosity Avenue, they can purchase their play passes before the center's ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. Friday. After noon on Friday, parents can swing by Curiosity Avenue to get their child's $5 play pass so their kid can immediately enjoy all the fun right after the ribbon cutting.

For more information about Curiosity Avenue, visit the indoor recreation center's official Facebook page.

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Gallery Credit: Kelso

Where to Find the many murals by Justin Hackney's Spreading PAINT in Lawton, Fort Sill.

If you've driven around town you've probably seen all the murals we have in Lawton, Fort Sill. If you take the time to look you'll notice that they're everywhere. We're lucky to have so many talented artists that share their work with us regularly by painting murals. One name you've probably heard before is Justin Hackney and Spreading PAINT. His work of masterful murals can be found all over town. He's done some of the very best and has painted everything from rock stars to celebrities and everything in between. He has a style all his own and has painted murals in full color, vivid transposed negative style, and in black and white. Be on the lookout for his latest mural masterpiece he's going to keep painting them so long as people want them and there's wall space. Looking forward to seeing his next one! Check out the gallery below of Justin Hackney's Spreading PAINT murals and where to find them. We'll continue to add to the gallery as he paints them.

Gallery Credit: Don "Critter" Brown

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