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We're Back: The New Best of Midland, Plus 17 Things to Do This Week
Ryan Shewchuk
October 06, 2026
A note from Ryan & Terra Welcome to the new Best of Midland. We've been quiet for a while because we were rebuilding: a brand new website, a real events calendar, local guides from people who actually live here, and the podcast is back. This email is part of it too. It shows up every Tuesday morning with what's worth getting out for this week. Our first guest back on the show is Vik Gupta, who left oil and gas to buy the gym he worked out at. One of his favorite things in Midland, the Saturday farmers market, is on this week's list. In this issue
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The main event This Week in Midland Everything worth getting out for, Tuesday, Oct. 6 through Sunday, Oct. 11. 17 things on the list this week.
Tuesday · Oct. 6
Wednesday · Oct. 7
Thursday · Oct. 8
Friday · Oct. 9
Saturday · Oct. 10
Save the date · This month in Midland Wed, Oct. 14 Horror Movie Trivia Night· Tall City Brewing Fri, Oct. 16 Franco Escamilla: El Juicio· Wagner Noël Sat, Oct. 17 Cinema Under the Stars: Hocus Pocus· Wagner Noël Sat, Oct. 17 Knight to Remember· Bush Convention Center Sat, Oct. 17 Fall Plant and Seed Swap· Tall City Brewing Thu, Oct. 22 Roger Creager: Free Family Night· Centennial Park Tue, Oct. 27 United Way's Power of the Purse· Bush Convention Center Nov. 7 and 8 Gem and Mineral Show· Bush Convention Center
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Things To Do · The Feature  Your Midland Fall Calendar, All in One Place If you've ever found out about a festival the Monday after it happened, this one's for you. Chalk the Block, Día de los Muertos, Halloweenfest, trunk-or-treats and the shows worth booking now, in one guide.
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Midland guides Barbecue · Coffee · Breakfast & Brunch · Mexican · Steakhouses · New to Midland |
New episode · The podcast is back  He Left Oil and Gas to Buy the Orangetheory He Worked Out At Vik Gupta, Orangetheory Fitness Midland · 1 hr 19 min Seven years as a petroleum engineer, one cold LinkedIn message, and a gym he already loved. Vik walks through how he actually bought an existing franchise, what he changed first, and who shouldn't buy one at all.
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My Best of Midland Where Vik Sends Anyone New to Town Every guest shares their own Best of Midland at the end of the episode. Here are three of Vik's five.
His other two picks, and why he chose each one, are in the episode recap.
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Your turn What did we miss? Tell us the one Midland spot you'd send a friend to first. Just hit reply. We read every one, and the best answers end up in our guides. |
Thanks for sticking with us while we were quiet. See you next Tuesday, and go decorate a pumpkin at Fallapalooza. Ryan & Terra |
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