As heard every Friday morning on the KRMG Morning News with Joe Kelley, here's what to do in Tulsa this weekend.
Friday, Feb. 19
Tasha's Pick: Another Hot Oklahoma Night Book Signing (Blue Headings = Music Events)
Where: Ida Red Boutique, 3336 S. Peoria Ave.
Meet some of the 16 authors of this new book on the history of rock and roll in Oklahoma and hear live music from Jimmy Markham. Copies of the book with a bonus poster will be available for $29.95 - a bonus price, considering you'll meet the likes of Elizabeth Baxter, Scott Booker, Chris Brownsberger, Jerry A. Church, John Cooper, Wayne Coyne, Michael Dean, Angie Devore-Green, Hugh Foley, Stuart Hudson, Jimmy LaFave, Ryan LaCroix, Jeff Moore, Larry O'Dell, Steve Ripley and John Wooley.
Food Fashion Friday (Red Headings = Community Events)
When: 11:30am-1pm
Where: Center 1 on Brookside
Get an eye full of spring 2010 fashion from models wearing Abersons Womens and Mens, Black Optical and Baby Bump. All you have to do is pick where to have lunch - at KEO, Blue Moon Cafe, Center 1 Market or Caramel - and let the models come to you. Can you say swank?
National Rod and Custom Car Show (Orange Headings = Sports Events)
When: Friday, noon-11pm; Saturday, 10am-11pm; Sunday, 10am-6pm
Where: Expo Square, QuikTrip Center, 4145 E. 21st Street
Get everything from custom cars and motorcycles to monster trucks and the Texas Bikini Team at this be-all-end-all car show. Admission is $20 for adults, $15 for ages 13-16 and $10 for ages 9-12. Children 8 years old and younger get in free with one paid adult admission.
Green Country's Mid-South Tackle and Hunting Show
When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Where: Will Rogers Downs Event Center, in Claremore
Get your Bluegrass and country music, more than 400 exhibits, giveaways for adults and kids and contests, demos and more, all just 20 minutes from downtown Tulsa, all weekend long.
A Night to Remember: A Benefit for the People of Haiti
When: 6:30pm
Where: Living Arts, 307 E. Brady Street
Bring clothes, toiletries and non-perishable food items and get latin dance and music performances, Caribbean food, a full bar and your chance to win some seriously cool door prizes. Don't forget to stop by the silent auction, too. Cost to get into event, all of which is donated to Haitian relief, is $10.
Eric Joyner Book Signing and Reception
When: 7pm
Where: Dwelling Spaces, 119 S. Detroit Ave.
Author and artist Eric Joyner will be signing his book, Robots and Donuts. And, yes, Eric Joyner happens to be one of my most favorite artists ever. Look also for limited edition and signed prints, as well as two original paintings by Joyner. Squee!
Rocket and the Queen of Dreams (Green Headings = Stuff for Kids To Do)
When: Friday, 7pm; Saturday, 11am
Where: Tulsa PAC, 110 E. Second Street
Recommended for kids in kindergarten through third grade, this blend of shadow theatre, puppetry and live performance explores the way we dream. Tickets are $8.
Gospel Music Night with American Theatre Organ Society
When: 7pm
Where: Tulsa Technology Center, Broken Arrow campus, 129th E. Ave. and 111th Street
If you like church music - meaning, you know, the real stuff, like gospel, country, spirituals and hymns - on the radio, just wait until you hear it on a 1928 Robert-Morton Theatre Pipe Organ and a vintage Kimball grand piano.
Annie Get Your Gun (Purple Headings = Arts and Theatre Events)
When: Friday, 7:30pm; Saturday, 7:30pm; Sunday, 2pm
Where: Clark Theatre @ Henthorne Park, 4825 S. Quaker Avenue
Clark Youth Theatre will take audiences back to the Wild West of Sitting Bull, Buffalo Bill Cody and, of course, Annie Oakley. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and students.
I Love You Because
When: 8pm
Where: Tulsa PAC, 110 E. Second Street
Like Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, only less wordy. A foursome of 20-somethings are in search of love in the hustle and bustle of New York City. Warning: This one's not for the kids. Tickets are $25.
Fools
When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 2pm
Where: Charles Page High School Auditorium, Park and Adams Road in Sand Springs
A town has been cursed with Chronic Stupidity for 200 years and it's up to a new teacher in town to break the curse. Ahem. Tickets are $12, or $10 for seniors and students.
Saturday, Feb. 20
Tasha's Pick: George Strait in Concert
When: Doors at 6pm; Show at 7pm
Where: BOK Center, 200 N. Denver Ave.
As if I even need to tell you the details about this concert, but here we go anyway: Performances by Reba McEntire and Lee Ann Womack will be featured alongside the granddaddy of No. 1 country music hits. This show is sold out, so if you have tickets, you're one of the lucky ones.
Drillers Job Fair
When 8am-2pm
Where: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 100 E. Second Street
Opening night of the 2010 season for Tulsa Drillers is fast approaching, and more than 200 part-time gameday positions are open. Find them, ranging from servers and bartenders to ticket takers and cashiers, at this job fair.
All You Can Eat Breakfast
When: 8am-10am
Where: VFW Post 577, 1109 E. Sixth Street
Get a full belly and support our veterans at the same time. Get your scrambled eggs, sausage, potatoes, biscuits, gravy and pancakes for a mere $5.
Gardening Info Fair
When: 9am-3pm
Where: Tulsa Garden Center, 2435 S. Peoria Ave.
Gardeners, it's time to get ready for spring. Head to the Tulsa Garden Center for a plethora of free information on how to get your grow on. Don't miss the great soils lecture, starting at 10am. While the fair is free, the cost for the seminar is $15.
Half-Price Weekends at Tulsa Zoo
When: 9am-5pm Saturday and Sunday
Where: Tulsa Zoo, 6421 E. 36th Street North
Beat cabin fever this winter with Tulsa Zoo's half-price weekends.
National Rod and Custom Car Show
When: Friday, noon-11pm; Saturday, 10am-11pm; Sunday, 10am-6pm
Where: Expo Square, QuikTrip Center, 4145 E. 21st Street
Get everything from custom cars and motorcycles to monster trucks and the Texas Bikini Team at this be-all-end-all car show. Admission is $20 for adults, $15 for ages 13-16 and $10 for ages 9-12. Children 8 years old and younger get in free with one paid adult admission.
Green Country's Mid South Tackle and Hunting Show
When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Where: Will Rogers Downs Event Center, in Claremore
Get your Bluegrass and country music, more than 400 exhibits, giveaways for adults and kids and contests, demos and more, all just 20 minutes from downtown Tulsa, all weekend long.
Scout Day at Tulsa Air and Space Museum
When: 10am-3pm
Where: Tulsa Air and Space Museum and Planetarium, 3624 N. 74th E. Ave.
Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and Campfire kids are invited to attend this event, which packs a variety of activities for those kids in our lives who are always prepared. Admission is $3 for scouts, $4.50 for adults.
Garden Talk
When: 10:30am
Where: Philbrook Museum, 2727 S. Rockford Ave.
Learn about the newest and the greatest plants, planting techniques and yummy veggies. Don't miss out on the giveaways, from plants and seeds to tickets to Philbrook's Summer Film series (one of my very favorite things to do when Tulsa turns steamy). Cost is free with paid museum admission or membership.
Rocket and the Queen of Dreams
When: Friday, 7pm; Saturday, 11am
Where: Tulsa PAC, 110 E. Second Street
Recommended for kids in kindergarten through third grade, this blend of shadow theatre, puppetry and live performance explores the way we dream. Tickets are $8.
Polar Plunge
When: 11am
Where: The Pond at Bass Pro Shops, 101 Bass Pro Drive in Broken Arrow
Dive into an ice-cold pond to raise money for Special Olympics.
Momma's Saturday Book Club
When: 11:30am
Where: Joe Momma's, 112 S. Elgin Ave.
Wanna hear me read Harry and Horsie? Then grab the kids and head to the Blue Dome District for some fun, food and prizes based on the book.
OSU Men's Basketball
When: 12:30pm
Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater
Watch the Cowboys take on Baylor.
An Urban Farm: Homegrown Garden
When: 1pm
Where: Zarrow Regional Library, 2224 W. 51st Street
Learn how to grow an organic veggie garden in the first of a series of programs on creating an urban farm in your own backyard.
Family Art Workshop
When: 1pm
Where: Gilcrease Museum, 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road
Get a guided tour of the museum and then create your own artwork. The theme for this week's workshop is Sculptural Interpretations, Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family. For ages 5-15. Admission is free.
Social Crafternoon with make:Tulsa
When: 2pm
Where: Kaffe Bona, 4785 East 91st Street
Bring whatever portable project you have going right now and do some communal crafting.
TU Men's Basketball
When 3pm
Where: Reynolds Center, 3208 E. Eighth Street
Watch the Hurricanes take on UTEP.
OU Men's Basketball
When: 5pm
Where: Norman
Watch the Sooners take on Kansas State.
Winter Drum Circle
When: 7pm
Where: Living ArtSpace, 307 E. Brady Street
Bring your drums (or use the ones at Living ArtSpace) and a dish for a potluck dinner and enjoy Tulsa's best drumming community. Cost is $3.
ORU Women's Basketball
When: 7pm
Where: Mabee Center, 7777 S. Lewis Ave.
Watch the lady Golden Eagles take on Centenary.
Slide
When: 7:30pm
Where: Tulsa PAC, 110 E. Second Street
Get geared up for St. Pat's early this year with music that's as Irish as it gets. Tickets are $28.
Annie Get Your Gun
When: Friday, 7:30pm; Saturday, 7:30pm; Sunday, 2pm
Where: Clark Theatre @ Henthorne Park, 4825 S. Quaker Avenue
Clark Youth Theatre will take audiences back to the Wild West of Sitting Bull, Buffalo Bill Cody and, of course, Annie Oakley. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and students.
Miss Broken Arrow Pageant
When: 7:30pm
Where: Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center, 701 S. Main Street in Broken Arrow
Cash scholarships will be awarded at this one-day pageant of 17-year-old Broken Arrow babes. Tickets are $10.
I Love You Because
When: 8pm
Where: Tulsa PAC, 110 E. Second Street
Like Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, only less wordy. A foursome of 20-somethings are in search of love in the hustle and bustle of New York City. Warning: This one's not for the kids. Tickets are $25.
Taffetas
When: 8pm
Where: Robson Performing Arts Center, 101 E. Stuart Roosa in Claremore
Don't miss this music journey through the fabulous fifties. Tickets start at $25.
Fools
When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 2pm
Where: Charles Page High School Auditorium, Park and Adams Road in Sand Springs
A town has been cursed with Chronic Stupidity for 200 years and it's up to a new teacher in town to break the curse. Ahem. Tickets are $12, or $10 for seniors and students.
Sunday, Feb. 21
Tasha's Pick: Hometown Ho-Down with Green Country Rollergirls
When: Doors at 6pm, Bout at 7pm
Where: Broken Arrow Roller Sports, 551 W. Oakland Street
Watch the Green Country All Stars put the smack down on the River Valley Rollergirls of St. Smith at the this 2010 season opener. Admission is $12, or $10 in advance from brownpapertickets.com. Kids 12 and under get in free.
Half-Price Weekends at Tulsa Zoo
When: 9am-5pm Saturday and Sunday
Where: Tulsa Zoo, 6421 E. 36th Street North
Beat cabin fever this winter with Tulsa Zoo's half-price weekends.
National Rod and Custom Car Show
When: Friday, noon-11pm; Saturday, 10am-11pm; Sunday, 10am-6pm
Where: Expo Square, QuikTrip Center, 4145 E. 21st Street
Get everything from custom cars and motorcycles to monster trucks and the Texas Bikini Team at this be-all-end-all car show. Admission is $20 for adults, $15 for ages 13-16 and $10 for ages 9-12. Children 8 years old and younger get in free with one paid adult admission.
Green Country's Mid South Tackle and Hunting Show
When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Where: Will Rogers Downs Event Center, in Claremore
Get your Bluegrass and country music, more than 400 exhibits, giveaways for adults and kids and contests, demos and more, all just 20 minutes from downtown Tulsa, all weekend long.
Super Shark Sunday
When: 10am-6pm
Where: Oklahoma Aquarium, 300 Aquarium Drive in Jenks
Kids have the chance to sleuth out a shark secret and turn in their discovery for a drawing of prizes ranging from shark teeth souvenirs to an annual family membership (!) on the last Sunday in February. Oklahoma Aquarium's own Shark Man will be hanging around to help with clues.
Perfect Wedding Guide Bridal Show
When: 12-4pm
Where: Hard Rock Casino and Hotel, 777 S. Cherokee Street in Catoosa
Planning a wedding? Or just looking for a place to snag all the free hors d'oeurvres and cake samples you can eat? Then don't miss this wedding show. Cost is $10.
Fools
When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 2pm
Where: Charles Page High School Auditorium, Park and Adams Road in Sand Springs
A town has been cursed with Chronic Stupidity for 200 years and it's up to a new teacher in town to break the curse. Ahem. Tickets are $12, or $10 for seniors and students.
Annie Get Your Gun
When: Friday, 7:30pm; Saturday, 7:30pm; Sunday, 2pm
Where: Clark Theatre @ Henthorne Park, 4825 S. Quaker Avenue
Clark Youth Theatre will take audiences back to the Wild West of Sitting Bull, Buffalo Bill Cody and, of course, Annie Oakley. Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and students.
Hans Hofmann
When: Sunday, 2pm
Where: Philbrook Museum, 2727 S. Rockford Ave.
Join curator Catherine Morris in an exploration of abstract artist Hans Hofmann and a pivotal year in the history of art. Cost is free with museum admission.
Oilers v. Bossier-Shreveport
When: Doors, 2:30pm; Game, 4pm
Where: BOK Center, 200 N. Denver Ave.
Kiddos, be sure to stick around after the game for a skate around the rink with the Tulsa Oilers. Tickets start at $12.
Paris Piano Trio
When: 3pm
Where: Tulsa PAC, 110 E. Second Street
A violinist, a cellist and a pianist walk into a bar. No, this isn't some corny joke - this is the latest presentation of Chamber Music Tulsa that highlights the work of three French soloists. Tickets are $25.
Jazz Keyboard Concert
When: 5pm
Where: Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, 100 E. First Street
A collaboration between OJHF and the Tulsa Jazz Society brings the annual Jazz Keyboard Concert, hosted by Chuck Gardner. Featuring Cheryl Bocanegra, Scott McQuade, Amy Cottingham and Rick Fortner. Tickets start at $15.
Oklahoma Cloud Factory
When: 8pm
Where: Blue Jackalope Groceries and Coffee, 306 S. Phoenix Ave.
Looking for some good music in an intimate setting? Here's your best bet.
Yonder Mountain String Band
When: Doors at 8pm, Show at 9pm
Where: Cain's Ballroom, 423 N. Main Street
So you say you like bluegrass, huh? Get your fill of some fine pickin' on Sunday in Tulsa's own historic music hall. Tickets are $23.
Movies
Shutter Island
When: Opens Friday
From Yahoo! Movies: Leonardo DiCaprio is a U.S. marshall investigating a murderer's mysterious disappearance from a hospital for the criminally insane. Rated R for rrrawr.
Oscar Shorts
When: All weekend long (check the Circle Cinema site for specific times)
Where: Circle Cinema, 12 S. Lewis Ave.
Catch shorts in just about every category you can care about of movies that have been nominated for an Oscar this year. Tickets are $8.25 for adults, $5 for kids.
Sunday Matinee Films - The Iron Horse
When: Sunday, 1:30pm
Where: Gilcrease Museum, 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road
Get in on this three-part series on the steam train and its impact on the terrain of the American West. Dr. Joseph Kestner, director of Film Studies at The University of Tulsa, will provide pre-film commentary and will lead the audience dialogue after the screening.
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