Reporter

May Day. Tulsa International Mayfest is currently accepting applications from visual and performing artists for the 2011 festival to be held May 19-22.

The annual festival features approximately 100 fine visual artists and 20 craftspeople during this four-day event. Entries are professionally judged according to strict guidelines through a blind jury process. Many participants over the last several years have seen record sales and because of that, the competition for booth space Mayfest is increasing as well.

Mayfest showcases over 75 performers on three outdoor stages each year. Musicians have the opportunity to receive exposure and recognition from over 350,000 attendees during the four-day festival.

To apply as a visual artist, visit tulsamayfest.org zapplication.org by Jan. 28. The application fee is $35. For more information, email the visual artist chair at vachair@tulsamayfest.org.

Performers can apply at tulsamayfest.org or www.sonicbids.com, where bands create an electronic press kit. Applications are due by Jan. 28th and there is a $10 application fee.

For questions regarding the application process, email comments@tulsamayfest.org or call the Mayfest office at 918-582-6435.

ADA Ideas? Tulsa residents are invited to a public workshop to comment on the City of Tulsa's Americans with Disabilities Act Self-Evaluation & Transition Plan. The meeting will be held 6-7:30pm Tuesday, Jan. 18, in the Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges gymnasium, 815 S. Utica Ave.

The meeting will include a presentation that explains the City of Tulsa's process over the past 10 months to perform a self-evaluation and update its transition plan for ADA compliance, and the current status of the project. Citizens are encouraged to comment about priorities for City of Tulsa compliance.

Tulsa's update of its ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan includes a citywide inventory of public facilities, programs and services to evaluate where modifications are needed for ADA compliance. The City will implement changes to remove accessibility barriers identified through the evaluation.

The City of Tulsa completed its original ADA Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan in 1992. Since then, the city has experienced significant changes in population, physical size, streets, sidewalks and curb cuts, as well as added city facilities and programs.

These ADA requirements extend not only to physical access at City of Tulsa facilities, programs and events, but also to policy changes that governmental entities must make to ensure that all people with disabilities can take part in, and benefit from, the programs and services of the City of Tulsa.

For more information about the City of Tulsa's ADA project, visit cityoftulsa.org/community-programs/human-rights/accessible-tulsa.aspx