What to Do in Tulsa This Weekend

As heard every Friday morning on the KRMG Morning News with Joe Kelley, here's what to do in Tulsa this weekend.

Friday, March 19



Tasha's Pick: The Contemporaries
When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 3pm
Where: Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 100 E. Second Street
Enjoy three works by three of the most intriguing living choreographers: Maninyas by Stanton Welch; Por Vos Muero by Nacho Duato (hey, a guy named Nacho can choreograph the ultimate portrayal of love) and This is Your Life by Young Soon Hue. Tickets start at $35.

Farm Week at Tulsa Zoo
When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 9am-5pm
Where: Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum, 6421 E. 36th Street North
Get an up-close-and-personal encounter with goats, sheep and other familiar farm animals in the contact area of the Children’s Zoo. See woodcarvers, weavers and sheep shearing, too. Catch keeper chats and meet and greet animals like Chachi the Llama.

German-American Society of Tulsa Spring Garage Sale
When: Friday, 9am-5pm; Saturday, 9am-3pm
Where: German-American Society of Tulsa, 1429 Terrace Drive (off of Cherry Street)
Don't miss this decidedly German-American garage sale. All proceeds benefit the educational and cultural activities of the Society throughout the year.

Broken Arrow Just Between Friends Sale
When: Friday, 9am-7pm; Saturday, 9am-2pm
Where: First Baptist Church of Broken Arrow, 100 W. Albany
Yeah, the Tulsa children's consignment sale event is over, but the Broken Arrow sale is just as econolicious. In fact, the pickin's can be even better, for the same reason why we all like to go garage sale shopping in communities like Broken Arrow and Jenks, if you know what I mean.

Scout Day at Oklahoma Aquarium
When: 10am-6pm
Where: Oklahoma Aquarium, 300 Aquarium Drive
If you live with a scout, be that a Boy Scout, Girl Scount, Camp Fire, 4-H, FFA and so on, you belong at the Aquarium this Friday. Members in uniform or carrying a membership card and one accompanying adult can be admitted to the Aquarium for $7 per youth and $10 per adult. They can also earn the Oklahoma Aquarium’s own Junior Biologist Badge. Bonus!

Safari Joe at Kaleidoscope Children's Museum
When: 10am
Where: Kaleidoscope Children's Museum, 6202 S. Sheridan Road
Does your child beg you to hold wild, exotic animals? I know mine does. Let it happen safely at Kaleidoscope with Safari Joe.

Coffee Cupping at Topeca Downtown
When: 10am
Where: Topeca Coffee, 115 W. Fifth Street
Don't know what coffee cupping is? Read this post. Watch the video. Then, head to this event. Your taste buds will thank you.

Behind Every Man: Nancy Cooper Russell
When: 1pm
Where: Gilcrease Museum, 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road
Author Joan Stauffer brings her first person monologue of Nancy Russell, artist C.M. Russell’s wife, to the Gilcrease stage as part of his birthday celebration. The presentation will be followed by cake and coffee in the Vista Room. Free with paid museum admission.

Tulsa International Auto Show
When: Friday, 2-10pm; Saturday, 10am-10pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm
Where: Expo Square QuikTrip Center, 4145 E. 21st Street
Get an eye full of your favorite makes and models of new cars and trucks in world-class factory presentations. This show features nearly 600 new models, dozens of pre-productions and a host of prototype and concept vehicles. Admission is $8; kids under 12 are free with a parent.

Kids Night Out at Bounce U
When: 5:30-9:30pm
Where: Bounce U, 8922 S. Memorial Road
Let your kid get his or her fill of games, pizza and, of course, bouncing while Mom and Dad get an evening off. Cost is $20 per child

John McCutcheon
When: 7:30pm
Where: Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 100 E. Second Street
McCutcheon isn't timid about expressing his religious and political convictions in his songs. Come see his mastery of traditional instruments on display, including his skills with a hammer dulcimer, in a variety of songs ranging from kids' songs to funny songs to love songs. Tickets are $28.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 2pm
Where: Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 100 E. Second Street
In Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning 1955 drama, a powerful Southern family gathers at a birthday celebration for their patriarch, Big Daddy, who doesn't know that he is dying of cancer. In a scramble to secure their part of his estate, family members hide the truth about his diagnosis from him and Big Mama. I just love these heart-warming tales of family life. Tickets are $15.

Ben and Noelle Kilgore at Joe Momma's
When: 8pm
Where: Joe Momma's, 112 S. Elgin Ave.
Grab a pizza and listen in for the sweet sounds of this Tulsa-based duo.

Ben Creed at The Loony Bin
When: Friday, 8pm, 10pm; Saturday, 7pm, 9pm and 11pm
Where: The Loony Bin Tulsa, 6808 S. Memorial Drive
Take a guided tour of life as seen through Ben’s eyes: A night in an urban emergency ward, broken romances, nicotine addiction and fear of flying. He makes the world we live in funnier. See him and hang out at The Loony Bin for $10.

Panic!
When: 9pm
Where: Electric Circus, 1st and Detroit downtown
Get your monthly indie, electro, dance rock and disco fix right here at the newest dance club in town.

Ben Creed at The Loony Bin
When: Friday, 8pm, 10pm; Saturday, 7pm, 9pm and 11pm
Where: The Loony Bin Tulsa, 6808 S. Memorial Drive
Take a guided tour of life as seen through Ben’s eyes: A night in an urban emergency ward, broken romances, nicotine addiction and fear of flying. He makes the world we live in funnier. See him and hang out at The Loony Bin for $10.


Saturday, March 20

Tasha's Pick: Siesta Fiesta with Tulsa Flash Mob
When: 12:30pm
Where:TBA (Watch this Facebook page and this blog post for the announcement)
Looking for yet another fun way to do Tulsa? Be part of the Tulsa Flash Mob for this sudden siesta. Everyone shows up about 10 minutes before the event (again, location is to be announced) acting casually, like any passerby. At 12:30pm everyone sits down, lays down, or spoons a friend and takes a small siesta. The group will nap for 5 minutes and then its members can go about their day's plans. Just remember to be respectful of property and ready to have a good time. Photo above from the Tulsa Flash Mob page on Facebook.

TATUR's Six/Three Hour Snake Run
When: 9am
Where: Turkey Mountain Urban Wilderness Area
This unique race will be a timed run taking place on mostly flat, rock and root free, single track trails on the western side of Turkey mountain. These trails are some of the smoothest and easiest ones on the mountain. Race officials have taken great pains to remove all of the larger snakes from the course. I kid, I kid. Actually, the snake trail gets its name because it winds around like a snake, not because of an infestation of slithery reptiles.

Spring Vegetable Gardening Extravaganza
When: 9am-3:30pm
Where: Tulsa Garden Center auditorium, 2435 S. Peoria Ave.
Learn about growing cool and warm season vegetables, soil improvement, disease and insect control. Participants will receive three new varieties of potted tomato plants, seed and fertilizer packets, veggie growing literature and a boxed lunch. Instructors include Wayne R. Pianta, Jessie Atchison, Sabrina Childs, Janet Curry of Ball Horticultural Company, Barry Fugatt with Tulsa Garden Center and Joe Ward of Southwood Nursery. Cost is $20, or $15 for TGC members.

German-American Society of Tulsa Spring Garage Sale
When: Friday, 9am-5pm; Saturday, 9am-3pm
Where: German-American Society of Tulsa, 1429 Terrace Drive (off of Cherry Street)
Don't miss this decidedly German-American garage sale. All proceeds benefit the educational and cultural activities of the Society throughout the year.

Farm Week at Tulsa Zoo
When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 9am-5pm
Where: Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum, 6421 E. 36th Street North
Get an up-close-and-personal encounter with goats, sheep and other familiar farm animals in the contact area of the Children’s Zoo. See woodcarvers, weavers and sheep shearing, too. Catch keeper chats and meet and greet animals like Chachi the Llama.

Super Shows Gun and Knife Show
When: Saturday, 9am-5pm; Sunday, 10am-4pm
Where: Expo Square Exchange Center, 4149 E. 21st Street
Guns, guns, guns - oh, and knives and ammo, too. Be there.

Broken Arrow Just Between Friends Sale
When: Friday, 9am-7pm; Saturday, 9am-2pm
Where: First Baptist Church of Broken Arrow, 100 W. Albany
Yeah, the Tulsa children's consignment sale event is over, but the Broken Arrow sale is just as econolicious. In fact, the pickin's can be even better, for the same reason why we all like to go garage sale shopping in communities like Broken Arrow and Jenks, if you know what I mean.

Oil Capital Cat Club Cat Show
When: 9am-4pm
Where: Tulsa Convention Center, 100 Civic Center
Meow - Tulsa's Oil Capital Cat Club hosts the CFA All Breed Cat Show in T-Town this weekend. Vendors will be there with cat furniture, cat food, supplies, jewelry, clothing and, you guessed it, more. Admissions is $5, or $3 for seniors and kids 6-12.

Tulsa International Auto Show
When: Friday, 2-10pm; Saturday, 10am-10pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm
Where: Expo Square QuikTrip Center, 4145 E. 21st Street
Get an eye-full of your favorite makes and models of new cars and trucks in world-class factory presentations. This show features nearly 600 new models, dozens of pre-productions and a host of prototype and concept vehicles. Admission is $8; kids under 12 are free with a parent.

The Bead Market
When: Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, 10am-4pm
Where: Expo Square Central Park Hall, 4503 E. 21 Street
Get beading classes and a wide array of gemstones, pearls, buttons, glass, tools, seed beads and more. Admission is free.

Read to Your Sock Monkey
When: 10:30am
Where: Central Library, 400 Civic Center
Celebrate the 100th birthday of sock monkeys with an exhibit and family stories. Be sure to bring your sock monkey for show-and-tell. For all ages.

Momma's Saturday Book Club
When: 11:30am
Where: Joe Momma's downtown, 112 S. Elgin Ave.
Grab the kids and head downtown for story time and a slice of cheeseburger pizza. Don't miss out on the dough tossing demo and the door prizes, kids. The book this week is The Very Hungry Caterpillar. A classic, sponsored by the Humane Society of Tulsa.

Family Art Workshops
When: 1-2:30pm
Where: Gilcrease Museum, 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road
Experience Gilcrease with teaching artists as they guide visitors through the galleries of the museum. Then, create your own artwork. For kids 5-15. Admission is free.

Mixed Media Collages
When: 1-3pm
Where: Philbrook Museum, 2727 S. Rockford Ave.
Hang out with guest artist Andrea Wamble and make some art of your very own. Cost is $7, or $5 for members.

Coach JC's Book Signing: The Secret to Real Weight Loss Success
When: 1-4pm
Where: Borders, 81st and Yale location
Jonathan Conneely has firmed the hineys of the likes of former Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor, and he wants to whip you into shape, too. Buy his book and get it signed by Coach JC himself at the same time at this book event.

TU Softball
When: Saturday, 1pm and 3pm; Sunday, 12pm
Where: Hardesty Complex, 800 S. Delaware Ave.
Watch the Hurricanes take on East Carolina in three games this weekend.

PAWS for Reading
When: 2-3pm
Where: Martin Regional Library, 2601 S. Garnett Road
Registered therapy dogs are excellent listeners, you know. Kids are invited to read their favorite books to a furry, four-pawed friend. Each reader gets a free book, too. For ages 5-12. Call 669-6349 to sign up.

PAWS for Reading
When: 2-3pm
Where: Zarrow Regional Library, 2224 W. 51st Street
Registered therapy dogs are excellent listeners, you know. Kids are invited to read their favorite books to a furry, four-pawed friend. Each reader gets a free book, too. For ages 5-12.

TU Softball
When: Saturday, 1pm and 3pm; Sunday, 12pm
Where: Hardesty Complex, 800 S. Delaware Ave.
Watch the Hurricanes take on East Carolina in three games this weekend.

KC and the Sunshine Band
When: 7pm
Where: Osage Event Center, 951 W. 36th Street North
Tickets are $35 - and that's the way I like it, uh-huh, uh-huh.

Salon Classical House Concert
When: 7pm
Where: Available upon RSVP
Violin, piano, cello and voice in a home-like setting - literally, this concert takes place in someone's (a very hospitable someone) house. Seating is available to the first 30 reservations, so call (918) 495-1245 ASAP.

Ben Creed at The Loony Bin
When: Friday, 8pm, 10pm; Saturday, 7pm, 9pm and 11pm
Where: The Loony Bin Tulsa, 6808 S. Memorial Drive
Take a guided tour of life as seen through Ben’s eyes: A night in an urban emergency ward, broken romances, nicotine addiction and fear of flying. He makes the world we live in funnier. See him and hang out at The Loony Bin for $10.

Black Eyed Peas
When: Doors, 6:30pm; Show, 7:30pm
Where: BOK Center, 200 N. Denver Ave.
Fergalicious! Check out this three-time Grammy Award-winning recording group at Tulsa's own BOK Center. Tickets start at $49.50.

Randy Travis in Concert
When: 8pm
Where: Hard Rock Casino and Hotel, 770 West Cherokee Street in Catoosa
Get your tickets quickly, folks - the seats at this show are hot.

The Contemporaries
When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 3pm
Where: Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 100 E. Second Street
Enjoy three works by three of the most intriguing living choreographers: Maninyas by Stanton Welch; Por Vos Muero by Nacho Duato (hey, a guy named Nacho can choreograph the ultimate portrayal of love) and This is Your Life by Young Soon Hue. Tickets start at $35.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 2pm
Where: Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 100 E. Second Street
In Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning 1955 drama, a powerful Southern family gathers at a birthday celebration for their patriarch, Big Daddy, who doesn't know that he is dying of cancer. In a scramble to secure their part of his estate, family members hide the truth about his diagnosis from him and Big Mama. I just love these heart-warming tales of family life. Tickets are $15.

UnBirthday Costume Party and Art Show
When: 8pm
Where: Nightingale Theater, 1416 E. Fourth Street
ArtBeat Magazine presents an Alice in Wonderland-insired costume party and art show, specifically for Oklahoma artists and art lovers. Don't miss performances by Portico Dans Theatre and improv skits by Wonderland characters. Come in costume and enter Wonderland for free, or pay $10 at the door.

Night of the Living Nude
When: 8pm
Where: FlyTrap Music Hall, 514 E. Second Street
It's that time of year again, Tulsa. John Stirling will be doing bodypainting and F/X makeup at the only juried erotic art event and Tulsa's largest erotic art show. By the way, you don't have to just look - you - yes, you - could be one of John's models. Tickets start at $15.

Kevin Fowler
When: Doors at 8pm; Show at 9pm
Where: Cain's Ballroom, 423 N. Main Street
Tickets are $17 in advance, $18 at the door.

Ben Creed at The Loony Bin
When: Friday, 8pm, 10pm; Saturday, 7pm, 9pm and 11pm
Where: The Loony Bin Tulsa, 6808 S. Memorial Drive
Take a guided tour of life as seen through Ben’s eyes: A night in an urban emergency ward, broken romances, nicotine addiction and fear of flying. He makes the world we live in funnier. See him and hang out at The Loony Bin for $10.

Rsun Party with Algebra, Revival, Nutter and the Bassmeant Crew
When: 9:00pm
Where: Crystal Pistol, 417 N. Main Street
Rsun live w Algebra.
Party goes all night with DJs Revival, Nutter and The Bassmeant Crew. Free show.

Black Eyed Peas Official After Party
When: 9pm
Where: The Ivey (formerly Jewel), 3340 S. Peoria Ave.
This 500-person-max capacity party is the official afterparty for the BEP after their concert at the BOK (see above). Look for a special exclusive DJ set by members of the Black Eyed Peas. Yeah, OMG is right. Get your tickets here.

Ben Creed at The Loony Bin
When: Friday, 8pm, 10pm; Saturday, 7pm, 9pm and 11pm
Where: The Loony Bin Tulsa, 6808 S. Memorial Drive
Take a guided tour of life as seen through Ben’s eyes: A night in an urban emergency ward, broken romances, nicotine addiction and fear of flying. He makes the world we live in funnier. See him and hang out at The Loony Bin for $10.


Sunday, March 21

Tasha's Pick: Midnight Social Club Revue
When: 5pm
Where: Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, 111 E. First Street
Get out and see my friends Rebecca Ungerman and Pam VanDyke Crosby and the third in their trio, Cindy Cain as they transport the audience to the hotbed heydays of jazz. Written by P. Casey Morgan with the fantastic Scott McQuade, Bill Crosby and Tony Yohe providing music.Tickets start at $15.

Farm Week at Tulsa Zoo
When: Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 9am-5pm
Where: Tulsa Zoo and Living Museum, 6421 E. 36th Street North
Get an up-close-and-personal encounter with goats, sheep and other familiar farm animals in the contact area of the Children’s Zoo. See woodcarvers, weavers and sheep shearing, too. Catch keeper chats and meet and greet animals like Chachi the Llama.

Tulsa International Auto Show
When: Friday, 2-10pm; Saturday, 10am-10pm; Sunday, 11am-6pm
Where: Expo Square QuikTrip Center, 4145 E. 21st Street
Get an eye-full of your favorite makes and models of new cars and trucks in world-class factory presentations. This show features nearly 600 new models, dozens of pre-productions and a host of prototype and concept vehicles. Admission is $8; kids under 12 are free with a parent.

Super Shows Gun and Knife Show
When: Saturday, 9am-5pm; Sunday, 10am-4pm
Where: Expo Square Exchange Center, 4149 E. 21st Street
Guns, guns, guns - oh, and knives and ammo, too.

The Bead Market
When: Saturday, 10am-5pm; Sunday, 10am-4pm
Where: Expo Square Central Park Hall, 4503 E. 21 Street
Get beading classes and a wide array of gemstones, pearls, buttons, glass, tools, seed beads and more. Admission is free.

TU Softball
When: Saturday, 1pm and 3pm; Sunday, 12pm
Where: Hardesty Complex, 800 S. Delaware Ave.
Watch the Hurricanes take on East Carolina in three games this weekend.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 2pm
Where: Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 100 E. Second Street
In Tennessee Williams' Pulitzer Prize-winning 1955 drama, a powerful Southern family gathers at a birthday celebration for their patriarch, Big Daddy, who doesn't know that he is dying of cancer. In a scramble to secure their part of his estate, family members hide the truth about his diagnosis from him and Big Mama. I just love these heart-warming tales of family life. Tickets are $15.

The Contemporaries
When: Friday, 8pm; Saturday, 8pm; Sunday, 3pm
Where: Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 100 E. Second Street
Enjoy three works by three of the most intriguing living choreographers: Maninyas by Stanton Welch; Por Vos Muero by Nacho Duato (hey, a guy named Nacho can choreograph the ultimate portrayal of love) and This is Your Life by Young Soon Hue. Tickets start at $35.

Mod of the Moment II - Southern Gardens Neighborhood
When: 5-7pm
Where: 1546 E. 60th Street
Modern Tulsa is set to host its second mod of the moment. Get drinks, refreshments, music and modern design at a 1956, Jack Hudson-designed mid-century modern home. The best part? You could own this house. See it, love it, own it, as they say.

John Lee Hooker Jr.
When: 7pm
Where: Flytrap Event Center, 514 E. Second Street
Dustin Pittsley Band performs, too. Tickets are $12.

End-of-the-Season Party with the Oilers
When: 7-9pm
Where: Dirty's Tavern, 2nd and Elgin
Here's your last chance this season to party with the players and Ice Girls. Get drink specials, beer pong and more.

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
When: Doors at 7pm, Show at 8pm
Where: Cain's Ballroom, 423 N. Main Street
Band of Skills and The Pretty Black Chains open. Tickets are $21 in advance, $23 at the door.

OU Women's Basketball
When: 8:30pm
Where: Norman
Watch the Sooner ladies battle it out in the NCAA first and second rounds.


Movies

The Bounty Hunter
When: Opens Friday
A bounty hunter, played by Gerard Butler, learns that his next target is his ex-wife, played by Jennifer Aniston, a reporter working on a murder cover-up. Sexual tension ensues. Rated PG-13.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
When: Opens Friday
Meet the kid who made "wimpy" cool in a family comedy motion picture based on the best-selling illustrated novel, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney. Rated PG.

Repo Men
When: Opens Friday
Set in the near future when artificial organs can be bought on credit, it revolves around a man who struggles to make the payments on a heart he has purchased. Starring Jude Law. Rated R.

Tulsa Festival de Films: A Town Called Panic
When: Friday-March 25
Where: Circle Cinema, 12 S. Lewis Ave.
The madcap misadventures of Cowboy, Indian and Horse continue in this feature film from the creators of the Belgian TV series of the same name. The first stop-motion film event to be selected for the Cannes Film Festival, a lighthearted and wacky romp, it is sure to entertain the child in (and with) each of us.