Weekend Warmup
Maestro Joel Levine of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic
A look at some of the entertainment options for this weekend:
Arts
- Oklahoma City Philharmonic performance: Listen as the Oklahoma City Philharmonic presents “Reinventing the Past: Part I,” featuring the music of Beethoven, Respighi and Dvorak at 8 p.m. Saturday sat the Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N Walker. For more information, call 842-5387 or go to www.okcphilharmonic.com.
- Plaza District Festival and Plaza Music Fest: Take in paintings, jewelry, ceramics and other visual arts, along with fair food, hands-on art activities, children’s games and a variety of live entertainment from noon to 7 p.m. Saturday at the 2008 Plaza District Festival in the Plaza District, at NW 16 between Classen and Penn. After the arts event, the Plaza Music Fest from 7 to 11 p.m. will include live music from Map the Sea, the Sherree Chamberlain Band, The Non and The City Lives. For more information, call 642-0318 or go to www.plazadistrict.org.
“Miracle at St. Anna”
Movies
- “Eagle Eye”: Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan are recruited by a shadowy conspirator in “Eagle Eye,” directed by D.J. Caruso (“Disturbia”).
- “Miracle at St. Anna”: Spike Lee examines a true World War II story in which members of a “buffalo soldier” division find themselves separated from their unit in Tuscany while trying to save a young boy.
- “Nights in Rodanthe”: “Unfaithful” stars Diane Lane and Richard Gere in an adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ book.
- “The Lucky Ones”: Three soldiers on leave (Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams and Michael Pena) face the difficulty of coming home.
- “Choke”: A sex-addicted con-man (Sam Rockwell) pays for his mother’s hospital bills by playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death, in this adaptation of the Chuck Palahniuk.
- “Fireproof”: Kirk Cameron (TV’s “Growing Pains,” the “Left Behind” films) plays a firefighter experiencing martial problems in this Christian film.
Charley Pride
Music
- Country legends: See a pair of country legends this weekend at Riverwind Casino, 1544 W State Highway 9. Texas singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen plays at 8 tonight, and crooner Charley Pride performs at 8 p.m. Saturday. For more information, call 322-6464 or go online to www.riverwind.com.
- Robert Plant and Alison Krauss Hurricane Ike benefit concert: See the remarkable duo, who created the terrific 2007 album “Raising Sand,” tonight at the Zoo Amphitheatre, 2101 NE 50. The show also features T. Bone Burnett. Doors open at 6; show starts at 7:30 p.m. For more information, go to www.zooamp.com.
- Lindsey Buckingham: Hear the brilliant Fleetwood Mac guitarist tonight at the Brady Theater, 105 W Brady Street in Tulsa. The show is part of his tour in support of his new solo album “Gift of Screws.” Doors open at 7 p.m.; music starts at 8. For more information, go to www.bradytheater.com.
Neko Case
- Neko Case and Giant Sand: Hear alternative-country singer-songwriter Neko Case with Giant Sand at 8 tonight at the Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S Eastern. Doors open at 7. For more information, call 677-9169 or go to www.diamondballroom.net.
- “Hootenanny at the Harn”: Taste barbecue, wine and beers; participate in a horseshoe tournament and live auction; and hear live music from Camille Harp, Bryon White and Pinebox Serenade from 7 to 11 p.m. today the fourth annual “Hootenanny at the Harn.” The event is a fundraiser at and for the historic Harn Homestead Museum, 1721 N. Lincoln Blvd. For more information, call 235-4058 or go to www.harnhomestead.com.
Tulsa State Fair
Statewide
- Tulsa State Fair: Take in the fair food, midway games, carnival rides, livestock shows, craft exhibits and more at the Tulsa State Fair, which started Thursday and runs through Oct. 5 in Tulsa Expo Square. For more information, go to www.tulsastatefair.com.
-BAM
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