As heard every Friday morning on the KRMG Morning News with Joe Kelley, here's what to do in Tulsa this weekend.
Friday, Feb. 26
Tasha's Pick: Akdar Shrine Circus
When: Friday, 2:30pm and 7pm; Saturday and Sunday, 10:30am, 2:30pm and 6:30pm
Where:Expo Square Pavilion, 1791 S. Louisville
The first Akdar Shrine Circus was first held in the Tulsa Coliseum in 1943, and now it's one of the longest-running annual events in Tulsa. This year's acts include the big cats' center ring performance, the seven-man, wire-walking pyramid, acrobatic high flyers and a grand finale featuring Guinness World Record holder David “Cannonball” Smith flying across the arena from the business end of a giant cannon. General admission tickets are available at area Warehouse Market locations, area Arby’s restaurants offer discount admission coupons and QuikTrip stores are packing free children's passes.Or, get your coupons and free passes to the Akdar Shrine Circus here. Otherwise, kids' passes are $6 and adult tickets start at $12.
Barenaked Ladies Tickets on Sale
When: 10am
Where: Reasor's, Starship Records, Protix.com
Pinch me, because Barenaked Ladies are coming to T-Town's Brady Theater June 1. Get your tickets in person, online (all online ticket orders include a copy of the new record and exclusive track) or by calling 866-977-6849. They start at $32.50, or $41.75 after service charges and fees.
Akdar Shrine Circus
When: Friday, 2:30pm and 7pm; Saturday and Sunday, 10:30am, 2:30pm and 6:30pm
Where:Expo Square Pavilion, 1791 S. Louisville
The first Akdar Shrine Circus was first held in the Tulsa Coliseum in 1943, and now it's one of the longest-running annual events in Tulsa. This year's acts include the big cats' center ring performance, the seven-man, wire-walking pyramid, acrobatic high flyers and a grand finale featuring Guinness World Record holder David “Cannonball” Smith flying across the arena from the business end of a giant cannon. General admission tickets are available at area Warehouse Market locations, area Arby’s restaurants offer discount admission coupons and QuikTrip stores are packing free children's passes.Or, get your coupons and free passes to the Akdar Shrine Circus here. Otherwise, kids' passes are $6 and adult tickets start at $12.
Single in the City - Tulsa
When: 6pm-10pm
Where: IVEY (formerly Jewel), 3340 S. Peoria Ave. on Brookside
Oklahoma Magazine presents Single in the City 2010 benefiting Make-A-Wish Oklahoma. Join us at Jewel on Brookside to mix and mingle with the Tulsa area's most eligible singles. Break out your credit card and bid to win an evening out with one of these hotties during the date auction. The event will also include a special fashion show by Saks Fifth Avenue and a live performance by Eric Himan. $20 in advance, $25 at the door.
TU Law Chilifest
When: 7pm
Where: Allen Chapman Activity Center, 440 S. Gary Ave.
Be part of a legendary event and get your fill of chili, too. Did I mention that it's free? Yeah, it is - plus, you can help decide who in Tulsa's legal community makes the best chili. I'm routing for the Tulsa DUI Guy.
Akdar Shrine Circus
When: Friday, 2:30pm and 7pm; Saturday and Sunday, 10:30am, 2:30pm and 6:30pm
Where:Expo Square Pavilion, 1791 S. Louisville
The first Akdar Shrine Circus was first held in the Tulsa Coliseum in 1943, and now it's one of the longest-running annual events in Tulsa. This year's acts include the big cats' center ring performance, the seven-man, wire-walking pyramid, acrobatic high flyers and a grand finale featuring Guinness World Record holder David “Cannonball” Smith flying across the arena from the business end of a giant cannon. General admission tickets are available at area Warehouse Market locations, area Arby’s restaurants offer discount admission coupons and QuikTrip stores are packing free children's passes.Or, get your coupons and free passes to the Akdar Shrine Circus here. Otherwise, kids' passes are $6 and adult tickets start at $12.
Greater Tuna
When: Friday and Saturday, Dinner at 7pm, Show at 8pm; Sunday, Lunch at 1pm, Show at 2pm
Where: La Margarita Mexican Restaurant, 1215 New Sapulpa Road
Sapulpa Community Theatre presents this show as dinner theatre to raise funds to the theatre group. Tickets are $20 and include full buffet, soft drink and the show. Call (918) 227-2169 for reservations.
Dirty Penny
When: Doors at 7pm; Show at 8pm
Where: Cain's Ballroom, 423 N. Main Street
Featuring HECTOR backwoods and Firstryke. Tickets are $11 in advance, $13 the day of.
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.
Alice in Wonderland @ The Spotlight Theatre
When: Friday, 7:30pm; Saturday, 2pm; Sunday, 2pm
Where: Tulsa Spotlight Theater, 1381 Riverside Drive
A kid-friendly production directed by Joshua Branson Barker and Mindy Barker, who brought you The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, Narnia, Peter Pan, and The Wizard of OZ. Tickets are $8 for kids under 12 and $10 for adults.
New Genre: Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm
Where: Nightingale Theater, 1416 E. Fourth Street
This show examines larger themes of human isolation, fiction as a mode of cultural and psychic survival and skewers the bureaucracy of low-income mental health services. Somber subject matter, yes, but a funny show. Plus, it's part of the New Genre festival that takes Tulsa's art scene by storm each year. Tickets are $10, or $7 for members and students.
Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom
When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 2pm
Where: Tulsa PAC, 110 E. Second Street
Teenagers who live in a suburban subdivision with identical houses are addicted to an online horror video game starring, what else, zombies as they take over a subdivision with identical houses. Sound familiar? Tickets are $25.
A Song for Coretta
When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 3pm
Where: Tulsa PAC, 110 E. Second Street
People of all ages stood patiently for hours, waiting to say goodbye to the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when she died in 2006. The remaining few were the inspiration for five fictional characters in this play. Tickets are $15.
New Genre: Portico Dans Theatre at Contemporary Dance New Genre
When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm
Where: Liggett Studio, 314 S. Kenosha Ave.
Enjoy an evening of innovative dance. Along with performances from Living Water Dance Co. and artist Nina Madsen, PDT will preview Air, Earth and Water, excerpts from the "Elements" series at Living Arts. Seating is limited and is $10 for members and students, $12 for the general public.
Rahn Ramey
When: Friday, 8pm and 10:30pm; Saturday, 7pm, 9pm and 11pm
Where: The Loony Bin, 6808 S. Memorial Drive
Rahn's delivery, improv and one-liners have earned him several TV appearances, including HBO Comedy Relief, An Evening At the Improv, and the Comedy Club Network. He has appeared in the movies Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and Escape From New York, too. Plus, he has opened for musical acts like Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Randy Travis, and Smoky Robinson. Tickets are $10.
New Genre: Dear Nebulon
When: Friday, 10pm; Saturday, 10pm
Where: Nightingale Theater, 1416 E. Fourth Street
The band Recorder collaborates with Tulsa playwright John Cruncleton to stage their songs as a performance piece starring a local eccentric, frequenter of Orpha's Lounge and possible alien, Nebulon. Tickets are $10, or $7 for members.
Rahn Ramey
When: Friday, 8pm and 10:30pm; Saturday, 7pm, 9pm and 11pm
Where:The Loony Bin, 6808 S. Memorial Drive
Rahn's delivery, improv and one-liners have earned him several TV appearances, including HBO Comedy Relief, An Evening At the Improv, and the Comedy Club Network. He has appeared in the movies Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and Escape From New York, too. Plus, he has opened for musical acts like Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Randy Travis, and Smoky Robinson. Tickets are $10.
Midnight Movie @ Circle Cinema
When: Friday, Midnight; Saturday, Midnight
Where:Circle Cinema, 12 S. Lewis Ave.
The movie this month is Big Trouble in Little China. Don your PJs and snag some popcorn and Twizzlers for a midnight showing of 1986 film.
Saturday, Feb. 27
Tasha's Pick: Decopolis Deco Ball
When: 8pm
Where: ONG Building, 624 S. Boston Ave.
Grab your top hats and pearls for a fundraiser for the Tulsa Art Deco Museum and a glamorous night on the town. Think red carpet, antique cars, live jazz music, dance lessons, 20s and 30s costume prizes, deco art and artifacts, a silent auction, party games and some good old-fashioned, roaring good times. Oh, and Annie Ellicott will be there (swoon!). Be sure to dress true to the art deco era, and don't forget $25 for an admission donation.
Holland Hall Book Fair
When: 8am-5pm
Where: Holland Hall, Middle School building, 5666 E. 81st Street
It's the 50th anniversary of the Holland Hall Book Fair, so be sure to be part of the thousands headed to Southtown for tens of thousands of used books, including rare books, kids' books, games, puzzles, stuffed animals, CDs, videos and DVDs. Admission is $1 per person.
Grand American Arms Show
When: Saturday, 8am-6pm; Sunday, 9am-5pm
Where: Expo Square, QuikTrip Center, 4145 E. 21st Street
Guns, guns, guns - 2,200 tables of them, to be exact. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for vets, $3 for kids. Parking is free.
Impressionist Still Life in Oils
When: Saturday, 9am-4:30pm; Sunday, 1-4:30pm
Where: Gilcrease Museum, 1400 N. Gilcrease Road
Students will come away from this class, taught my artist Margaret Aycock, with new drawing skills, paint mixing and composition, and they'll learn the process of painting the Impressionist Still Life. Cost is $105, or $90 for museum members. The class is open to students aged 16 and older, and don't forget to pre-register.
African Violet Show and Sale
When: 9am-4pm
Where: Tulsa Garden Center, 2435 S. Peoria Ave.
It's that time of year again, Tulsa - time for the Tulsa Garden Center's African Violet Sale.
Oklahoma Thunder Tryouts
When: 9am
Where: LaFortune Park, 51st Street and Yale Avenue
Don't miss your last chance to be apart of Oklahoma's only outdoor minor league football team. The Thunder provide equipment, travel, food and lodging on the road, and medical insurance for all Thunder players. Only serious athletes need apply. Tryout fee is $40. For more information, call (918) 955-0085.
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.
Hank Williams Jr. Tickets On Sale
When: Saturday, 10am
Where: BOK Center, 200 N. Denver Ave.
Don't miss this country music icon when he visits Tulsa May 7. Tickets start at $27.
Bass Pro Shop's Free Fishing on Uncle Buck's Pond
When: Saturday, 10am-6pm; Sunday, 10am-6pm
Where: Bass Pro Shop in Broken Arrow, 101 Bass Pro Drive
Get a jump on the season by enjoying free catch and release fishing on Uncle Buck's pond each weekend of the Bass Pro Spring Fishing Classic! This stocked pond is great for kids and adults alike to enjoy catching fish and practicing their skills. Bring your own equipment and bait or purchase some of the inexpensive combo setups that available in the store. Don't forget to sign a release at the customer service desk prior to fishing, and release what you catch so everyone can continue to enjoy the pond.
New Genre: Master Class with Contact Improviser Jordan Fuchs
When: 10am-noon
Where: ORU Howard Auditorium Dance Studio, 7777 S. Lewis Ave.
Jordan Fuchs seeks to extend the expressive possibilities of live performance through explorations of form and formlessness, physical relationships at close quarters and experiments in staging and technology. Be part of this class and New Genre 2010 for a mere $5.
Express Championships Cheerleading Nationals
When: 10am-4pm
Where: SpiritBank Event Center, 10441 S. Regal Boulevard
Love cheerleading? This is the event for you this weekend. Admission is $12 at the door. Kids 5 and under get in free, and covered parking is free, too.
Akdar Shrine Circus
When: Friday, 2:30pm and 7pm; Saturday and Sunday, 10:30am, 2:30pm and 6:30pm
Where:Expo Square Pavilion, 1791 S. Louisville
The first Akdar Shrine Circus was first held in the Tulsa Coliseum in 1943, and now it's one of the longest-running annual events in Tulsa. This year's acts include the big cats' center ring performance, the seven-man, wire-walking pyramid, acrobatic high flyers and a grand finale featuring Guinness World Record holder David “Cannonball” Smith flying across the arena from the business end of a giant cannon. General admission tickets are available at area Warehouse Market locations, area Arby’s restaurants offer discount admission coupons and QuikTrip stores are packing free children's passes.Or, get your coupons and free passes to the Akdar Shrine Circus here. Otherwise, kids' passes are $6 and adult tickets start at $12.
Momma's Saturday Book Club
When: 11:30am
Where: Joe Momma's, 112 S. Elgin Ave.
Take advantage of this chance to read a book and have a yummy lunch with your family. Plus, you could win a killer prize from this week's sponsor, Gaga-a-Gogo. Oh, and the kids learn to throw pizza dough, a very valuable skill in today's big, scary world.
Bass Pro Shop's Spring Fishing Classic
When: Saturday, noon-3pm; Sunday, noon-3pm; weekends through March 14
Where: Bass Pro Shop in Broken Arrow, 101 Bass Pro Drive
Learn how to be a more successful angler by taking advantage of the seminars and workshops at Bass Pro this weekend, next weekend and even the one after that. Seminars will feature pros like Gene Larew, Bobby Garland, Falcon Rods, Tommy Biffle, Rashawn Woods, Chris Torkleson, Royce Dennington, Shawn Clark, Dale Hightower, and others. Click here to check out this weekend's seminar topics.
OU Men's Basketball
When: 12:30pm
Where: Norman
Watch the Sooners take on Baylor.
An Afternoon with Mary Beth Cryan
When: 1pm
Where: Philbrook Museum, 2727 S. Rockford Ave.
Meet the princess of pop-up books, an award-winning paper engineer, illustrator and toy designer. Cran has designed pop-up books and greeting cards, many of which are sold at the Museum of Modern Art and Target, to name a few places. Learn how she got her start and make your own original pop-up card. An exciting event for the family.
An Urban Farm: Keeping Chickens
When: 1pm
Where: Zarrow Regional Library, 2224 W. 51st Street
Learn the ins and outs of keeping chickens from experienced chicken owners. For adults and teens. Especially the ones who like eggs.
Alice in Wonderland @ The Spotlight Theatre
When: Friday, 7:30pm; Saturday, 2pm; Sunday, 2pm
Where: Tulsa Spotlight Theater, 1381 Riverside Drive
A kid-friendly production directed by Joshua Branson Barker and Mindy Barker, who brought you The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, Narnia, Peter Pan, and The Wizard of OZ. Tickets are $8 for kids under 12 and $10 for adults.
PAWS for Reading
When: 2pm
Where: Zarrow Regional Library, 2224 W. 51st Street
Registered therapy dogs are excellent listeners, you know. Kids are invited to read their favorite book to a furry, four-pawed friend. Each reader receives a free book, too. Bonus! For kids aged 6-12.
TU Women's Basketball
When: 2pm
Where: Reynolds Center, 3208 E. Eighth Street
Watch the lady Hurricanes take on UCF.
Akdar Shrine Circus
When: Friday, 2:30pm and 7pm; Saturday and Sunday, 10:30am, 2:30pm and 6:30pm
Where:Expo Square Pavilion, 1791 S. Louisville
The first Akdar Shrine Circus was first held in the Tulsa Coliseum in 1943, and now it's one of the longest-running annual events in Tulsa. This year's acts include the big cats' center ring performance, the seven-man, wire-walking pyramid, acrobatic high flyers and a grand finale featuring Guinness World Record holder David “Cannonball” Smith flying across the arena from the business end of a giant cannon. General admission tickets are available at area Warehouse Market locations, area Arby’s restaurants offer discount admission coupons and QuikTrip stores are packing free children's passes.Or, get your coupons and free passes to the Akdar Shrine Circus here. Otherwise, kids' passes are $6 and adult tickets start at $12.
OSU Men's Basketball
When: 3pm
Where: Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater
Watch the Cowboys take on KU.
Sidewalk Astronomy at Bass Pro Shop
When: Dusk
Where: Bass Pro in Broken Arrow, 101 Bass Pro Drive
Meet the Astronomy Club of Tulsa by Uncle Buck's pond to gaze at the stars and learn about astronomy from their knowledgeable volunteers. Don't forget to ask to use the powerful telescopes available to see close-up images of the moon, planets, and other celestial bodies and phenomenon. Bring the kids!
Akdar Shrine Circus
When: Friday, 2:30pm and 7pm; Saturday and Sunday, 10:30am, 2:30pm and 6:30pm
Where:Expo Square Pavilion, 1791 S. Louisville
The first Akdar Shrine Circus was first held in the Tulsa Coliseum in 1943, and now it's one of the longest-running annual events in Tulsa. This year's acts include the big cats' center ring performance, the seven-man, wire-walking pyramid, acrobatic high flyers and a grand finale featuring Guinness World Record holder David “Cannonball” Smith flying across the arena from the business end of a giant cannon. General admission tickets are available at area Warehouse Market locations, area Arby’s restaurants offer discount admission coupons and QuikTrip stores are packing free children's passes.Or, get your coupons and free passes to the Akdar Shrine Circus here. Otherwise, kids' passes are $6 and adult tickets start at $12.
Rahn Ramey
When: Friday, 8pm and 10:30pm; Saturday, 7pm, 9pm and 11pm
Where:The Loony Bin, 6808 S. Memorial Drive
Rahn's delivery, improv and one-liners have earned him several TV appearances, including HBO Comedy Relief, An Evening At the Improv, and the Comedy Club Network. He has appeared in the movies Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and Escape From New York, too. Plus, he has opened for musical acts like Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Randy Travis, and Smoky Robinson. Tickets are $10.
Rob Lake: A Night of Magic
When: Doors at 6:30pm; Show at 7:30pm
Where: Mabee Center, 7777 S. Lewis Ave.
He's a native Oklahoman, and he's also the youngest person in history to win the prestigious Merlin Award for International Magician of the Year (at the age of 16 - wow). See him work his magic right here in T-Town this weekend. Tickets start at $30.
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.
Rigoletto
When: 7:30pm
Where: Tulsa PAC, 110 E. Second Street
One of the most oft-performed operas, Rigoletto is a tragedy of betrayal, abduction and vengeance. Verdi tried to keep a large part of this opera under his hat in order to see it performed, but the songs proved so catchy his effort was for naught. Scandalous, I tell you. Tickets start at $22.
Fiddlefest!
When: 7:30pm
Where: Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center, 701 S. Main Street in Broken Arrow
Despite her petite size, fiddle player Janna Jae is said to be a whirlwind on stage. Her pure, clear voice, showmanship and down-home sense of humor combine to make one dynamite performance. Tickets are $20.
Military Night with Tulsa Oilers
When: 7:35pm
Where: BOK Center, 200 N. Denver Ave.
Hey there to you men and women in uniform. Get in to Saturday night's Oilers game for cheap with your military ID. Don't miss the jersey auction after the game.
Old 97s
When: Doors at 7pm; Show at 8pm
Where: Cain's Ballroom, 423 N. Main Street
Tonight I've got a question for you - hear it at Cain's this weekend. Telegraph Canyon opens. Tickets are $19 in advance, $21 the day of.
Greater Tuna
When: Friday and Saturday, Dinner at 7pm, Show at 8pm; Sunday, Lunch at 1pm, Show at 2pm
Where: La Margarita Mexican Restaurant, 1215 New Sapulpa Road
Sapulpa Community Theatre presents this show as dinner theatre to raise funds to the theatre group. Tickets are $20 and include full buffet, soft drink and the show. Call (918) 227-2169 for reservations.
New Genre: Wong Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm
Where: Nightingale Theater, 1416 E. Fourth Street
This show examines larger themes of human isolation, fiction as a mode of cultural and psychic survival and skewers the bureaucracy of low-income mental health services. Somber subject matter, yes, but a funny show. Plus, it's part of the New Genre festival that takes Tulsa's art scene by storm each year. Tickets are $10, or $7 for members and students.
Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom
When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 2pm
Where: Tulsa PAC, 110 E. Second Street
Teenagers who live in a suburban subdivision with identical houses are addicted to an online horror video game starring, what else, zombies as they take over a subdivision with identical houses. Sound familiar? Tickets are $25.
A Song for Coretta
When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 3pm
Where:Tulsa PAC, 110 E. Second Street
People of all ages stood patiently for hours, waiting to say goodbye to the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when she died in 2006. The remaining few were the inspiration for five fictional characters in this play. Tickets are $15.
New Genre: Portico Dans Theatre at Contemporary Dance New Genre
When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm
Where:Liggett Studio, 314 S. Kenosha Ave.
Enjoy an evening of innovative dance. Along with performances from Living Water Dance Co. and artist Nina Madsen, PDT will preview Air, Earth and Water, excerpts from the "Elements" series at Living Arts. Seating is limited and is $10 for members and students, $12 for the general public.
Josh Roman
When: 8pm
Where: TCC Van Trease PACE, 10300 E. 81st Street
Since its founding, the Signature Symphony has celebrated young musicians from Oklahoma. For this concert, they offer one of the truly bright stars on the classical music scene. Cellist Josh Roman from Oklahoma City, former principal with the Seattle Symphony, returns home to play the Miklos Rozsa Cello Concerto.
Mustache Party at Joe Momma's
When: 9pm
Where: Joe Momma's, 112 S. Elgin Ave.
It's been mustache month all February long at Joe Momma's downtown, and now is your chance to show off a month's worth of growth. Don't forget to enter your 'stache into the mustache competition to win prizes and bragging rights.
Rahn Ramey
When: Friday, 8pm and 10:30pm; Saturday, 7pm, 9pm and 11pm
Where:The Loony Bin, 6808 S. Memorial Drive
Rahn's delivery, improv and one-liners have earned him several TV appearances, including HBO Comedy Relief, An Evening At the Improv, and the Comedy Club Network. He has appeared in the movies Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and Escape From New York, too. Plus, he has opened for musical acts like Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Randy Travis, and Smoky Robinson. Tickets are $10.
New Genre: Dear Nebulon
When: Friday, 10pm; Saturday, 10pm
Where: Nightingale Theater, 1416 E. Fourth Street
The band Recorder collaborates with Tulsa playwright John Cruncleton to stage their songs as a performance piece starring a local eccentric, frequenter of Orpha's Lounge and possible alien, Nebulon. Tickets are $10, or $7 for members.
Rahn Ramey
When: Friday, 8pm and 10:30pm; Saturday, 7pm, 9pm and 11pm
Where:The Loony Bin, 6808 S. Memorial Drive
Rahn's delivery, improv and one-liners have earned him several TV appearances, including HBO Comedy Relief, An Evening At the Improv, and the Comedy Club Network. He has appeared in the movies Planes, Trains, and Automobiles and Escape From New York, too. Plus, he has opened for musical acts like Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Randy Travis, and Smoky Robinson. Tickets are $10.
Midnight Movie @ Circle Cinema
When: Friday, Midnight; Saturday, Midnight
Where:Circle Cinema, 12 S. Lewis Ave.
The movie this month is Big Trouble in Little China. Don your PJs and snag some popcorn and Twizzlers for a midnight showing of 1986 film.
Sunday, Feb. 28
Tasha's Pick: Facebook Fan Free Day @ Philbrook
When: 10am-5pm
Where:Philbrook Museum, 2727 S. Rockford Ave.
If you're one of the 10,000+ fans of Philbrook Museum on Facebook, then you can get into the museum this Sunday without paying a dime. Be sure to swing in to see the new Hans Hofmann exhibit while you're there. It's kind of a big deal.
Grand American Arms Show
When: Saturday, 8am-6pm; Sunday, 9am-5pm
Where: Expo Square, QuikTrip Center, 4145 E. 21st Street
Guns, guns, guns - 2,200 tables of them, to be exact. Tickets are $12 for adults, $8 for vets, $3 for kids. Parking is 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.
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.
Bass Pro Shop's Free Fishing on Uncle Buck's Pond
When: Saturday, 10am-6pm; Sunday, 10am-6pm
Where: Bass Pro Shop in Broken Arrow, 101 Bass Pro Drive
Get a jump on the season by enjoying free catch and release fishing on Uncle Buck's pond each weekend of the Bass Pro Spring Fishing Classic! This stocked pond is great for kids and adults alike to enjoy catching fish and practicing their skills. Bring your own equipment and bait or purchase some of the inexpensive combo setups that available in the store. Don't forget to sign a release at the customer service desk prior to fishing, and release what you catch so everyone can continue to enjoy the pond.
Akdar Shrine Circus
When: Friday, 2:30pm and 7pm; Saturday and Sunday, 10:30am, 2:30pm and 6:30pm
Where:Expo Square Pavilion, 1791 S. Louisville
The first Akdar Shrine Circus was first held in the Tulsa Coliseum in 1943, and now it's one of the longest-running annual events in Tulsa. This year's acts include the big cats' center ring performance, the seven-man, wire-walking pyramid, acrobatic high flyers and a grand finale featuring Guinness World Record holder David “Cannonball” Smith flying across the arena from the business end of a giant cannon. General admission tickets are available at area Warehouse Market locations, area Arby’s restaurants offer discount admission coupons and QuikTrip stores are packing free children's passes.Or, get your coupons and free passes to the Akdar Shrine Circus here. Otherwise, kids' passes are $6 and adult tickets start at $12.
Bass Pro Shop's Spring Fishing Classic
When: Saturday, noon-3pm; Sunday, noon-3pm; weekends through March 14
Where: Bass Pro Shop in Broken Arrow, 101 Bass Pro Drive
Learn how to be a more successful angler by taking advantage of the seminars and workshops at Bass Pro this weekend, next weekend and even the one after that. Seminars will feature pros like Gene Larew, Bobby Garland, Falcon Rods, Tommy Biffle, Rashawn Woods, Chris Torkleson, Royce Dennington, Shawn Clark, Dale Hightower, and others. Click here to check out this weekend's seminar topics.
Just Between Friends Sale
When: Sunday, 1-7pm; through March 6
Where: Expo Square, 21st and Yale
This, my friends, is the mother of all consignment sales. We're talking infant, kids' and maternity clothing. And cribs. And changing tables, swings, Port-a-cribs, strollers, toys, bassinets, high chairs, movies, exersaucers/walkers, books, games, and furniture, all in one place at one time. If you haven't been to a Just Between Friends sale, you haven't lived. I buy 90 percent of my son's clothing at the Tulsa JBF Sales (there's one for spring like the one this weekend, and there's one for fall), and if you give a hoot about value, you will, too. See you there.
Impressionist Still Life in Oils
When: Saturday, 9am-4:30pm; Sunday, 1-4:30pm
Where: Gilcrease Museum, 1400 N. Gilcrease Road
Students will come away from this class, taught my artist Margaret Aycock, with new drawing skills, paint mixing and composition, and they'll learn the process of painting the Impressionist Still Life. Cost is $105, or $90 for museum members. The class is open to students aged 16 and older, and don't forget to pre-register.
Greater Tuna
When: Friday and Saturday, Dinner at 7pm, Show at 8pm; Sunday, Lunch at 1pm, Show at 2pm
Where: La Margarita Mexican Restaurant, 1215 New Sapulpa Road
Sapulpa Community Theatre presents this show as dinner theatre to raise funds to the theatre group. Tickets are $20 and include full buffet, soft drink and the show. Call (918) 227-2169 for reservations.
Sundays in Studio K: Susan Ford Bales
When: 2pm
Where: Studio K, Tulsa Ballet, 1212 E. 45th Place
Hear Susan Ford Bales, daughter of former President Gerald Ford, in this lecture and music series hosted by Tulsa Ballet. Bales is an accomplished author, photo journalist and the chairman of the board for the Betty Ford Center for alcohol and drug abuse. Bales now lives in Tulsa (surprise!). Tickets to the talk are $25.
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.
Alice in Wonderland @ The Spotlight Theatre
When: Friday, 7:30pm; Saturday, 2pm; Sunday, 2pm
Where: Tulsa Spotlight Theater, 1381 Riverside Drive
A kid-friendly production directed by Joshua Branson Barker and Mindy Barker, who brought you The Jungle Book, Beauty and the Beast, Narnia, Peter Pan, and The Wizard of OZ. Tickets are $8 for kids under 12 and $10 for adults.
Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom
When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 2pm
Where: Tulsa PAC, 110 E. Second Street
Teenagers who live in a suburban subdivision with identical houses are addicted to an online horror video game starring, what else, zombies as they take over a subdivision with identical houses. Sound familiar? Tickets are $25.
Akdar Shrine Circus
When: Friday, 2:30pm and 7pm; Saturday and Sunday, 10:30am, 2:30pm and 6:30pm
Where:Expo Square Pavilion, 1791 S. Louisville
The first Akdar Shrine Circus was first held in the Tulsa Coliseum in 1943, and now it's one of the longest-running annual events in Tulsa. This year's acts include the big cats' center ring performance, the seven-man, wire-walking pyramid, acrobatic high flyers and a grand finale featuring Guinness World Record holder David “Cannonball” Smith flying across the arena from the business end of a giant cannon. General admission tickets are available at area Warehouse Market locations, area Arby’s restaurants offer discount admission coupons and QuikTrip stores are packing free children's passes.Or, get your coupons and free passes to the Akdar Shrine Circus here. Otherwise, kids' passes are $6 and adult tickets start at $12.
A Song for Coretta
When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 3pm
Where:Tulsa PAC, 110 E. Second Street
People of all ages stood patiently for hours, waiting to say goodbye to the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. when she died in 2006. The remaining few were the inspiration for five fictional characters in this play. Tickets are $15.
Oilers v. Bossier-Shreveport
When: Doors at 2:30pm; Game at 4pm
Where: BOK Center, 200 N. Denver Ave.
Hey, kids, don't forget to stay after the game for a skate around the rink with the Tulsa Oilers. Tickets start at $12.
Black Heritage Musical
When: 4-6pm
Where: Lacy Park, 2134 N. Madison Place
Local church choirs and individuals alike are invited to sing or dance at Lacy's Annual Black Heritage Musical. For ages 18 and older. This is a free event.
TU Jazz Combo and Jazz Singers
When: 5pm
Where: Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, 111 E. First Street
Enjoy the next generation of all-star jazz musicians from the music school at the University of Tulsa. Tickets start at $15.
Afton Live Presents
When: Doors at 6:15pm; Show at 6:30pm
Where: Cain's Ballroom, 423 N. Main Street
Hear Of Minds, The Composition, La Moustache, Orange Light, StArBoX, JC Madison, Quiet Place, Mark Sherwood, TripleDogDare!, Daniel Dew and other guests. Tickets are $9 plus fees.
Akdar Shrine Circus
When: Friday, 2:30pm and 7pm; Saturday and Sunday, 10:30am, 2:30pm and 6:30pm
Where:Expo Square Pavilion, 1791 S. Louisville
The first Akdar Shrine Circus was first held in the Tulsa Coliseum in 1943, and now it's one of the longest-running annual events in Tulsa. This year's acts include the big cats' center ring performance, the seven-man, wire-walking pyramid, acrobatic high flyers and a grand finale featuring Guinness World Record holder David “Cannonball” Smith flying across the arena from the business end of a giant cannon. General admission tickets are available at area Warehouse Market locations, area Arby’s restaurants offer discount admission coupons and QuikTrip stores are packing free children's passes.Or, get your coupons and free passes to the Akdar Shrine Circus here. Otherwise, kids' passes are $6 and adult tickets start at $12.
Movies
Cop Out
When: Opens Friday
From Yahoo! Movies: Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan are NYPD partners who find themselves up against a merciless, memorabilia-obsessed gangster. No word on if the Morgan's mantourage is part of the cast.
The Crazies
When: Opens Friday
From Yahoo! Movies: A picture-perfect American town is infected with a mysterious toxin that transforms the population into blood-thirsty killers. I think this toxin is probably Starbucks. Rated R.
Midnight Movie @ Circle Cinema
When: Friday, Midnight; Saturday, Midnight
Where: Circle Cinema, 12 S. Lewis Ave.
The movie this month is Big Trouble in Little China. Don your PJs and snag some popcorn and Twizzlers for a midnight showing of 1986 film.
Tar Creek
When: Through Sunday, Feb. 28
Where: Circle Cinema, 12 S. Lewis Ave.
A film that really hits home, Tar Creek is the story of the nation's worst environmental disaster and the Oklahoma lives it has affected. Click here for show times.
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The Holland Hall book sale is amazing. Definitely a MUST if you like books!
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