Weekend Warmup
Wanda Jackson (Photo by Paul B. Southerland/The Oklahoman)
Here is a preview of Oklahoma events happening the weekend of July 10-12:
- NORMAN- Watch Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and Oklahoman Wanda Jackson perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Andrews Park, 201 W Daws. The show is part of the Summer Breeze Concert Series. Information: 307-9320 or www.thepas.org.
- OKEMAH – Take in songwriting workshops, a documentary screening and performances by Jimmy LaFave, John Gorka, Ellis Paul and more as the 12th annual Woody Guthrie Folk Festival continues today-Sunday at various venues in Okemah. Information: www.woodyguthrie.com.
- Listen to the country-rock music of Junior Brown and his “guit-steel” double-neck axe “Big Red” at 10 p.m. Friday at the Wormy Dog Saloon, 311 E Sheridan Ave. Information: 601-6276 or www.wormydog.com.
- TULSA – See the documentary “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” and participate in a Q&A with the band Friday at Circle Cinema, 12 S Lewis. Opening-night screenings will be at 7 and 9 p.m., with the Q&A at 8:30. Information: (918) 585-3456 or www.circlecinema.com.
Tosha Fischbach forms glass with a flame during the Firehouse Arts Center’s 2008 Midsummer Night’s Fair in Norman. (Photo by Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman Archives)
- NORMAN - Take in art, live music, children’s activities and more at the 33rd annual Midsummer Night’s Fair at Lion’s Park, 400 block of S Flood. Hours are 6 to 11 p.m. Friday-Sunday. Information: 329-4523.
- MIAMI – Hear Oklahoma country singer Shawna Russell at 8 p.m. Friday at Buffalo Run Casino, 1000 Buffalo Run Blvd. Information: www.buffaloruncasino.com.
- Catch country trio Lady Antebellum at 8 p.m. Saturday at Frontier City, 11501 N I-35 Service Road. Information: www.frontiercity.com.
Graham Colton (The Oklahoman Archives)
- Hear Oklahoma City singer-songwriter Graham Colton and celebrate his new EP release at 9 p.m. Friday at the Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley. Doors open at 8 p.m. Information: 524-0738 or www.bluedoorokc.com.
- PRYOR – See RATT, Night Ranger, Twisted Sister, Nelson, Anthrax, Skid Row and many more bands perform at Rocklahoma 2009 today-Sunday at the Catch the Fever festival grounds near Pryor. Information: www.feverfest.com.
- NORMAN – Hear R&B star Brian McKnight at 8 p.m. Friday at Riverwind Casino, 1544 West Hwy 9. Information: www.riverwind.com.
Oklahomans Jonathan Beck Reed (Harold Hill) and Teri Bibb (Marian Paroo) head the cast of Lyric Theatre’s 2009 season opener, Meredith Willson’s “The Music Man.” (Photo provided by Wendy Mutz)
- Watch Lyric Theatre’s production of “The Music Man” at 8 p.m. today and Friday and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday at the Civic Center, 201 N Walker. Information: www.lyrictheatreokc.com.
- Hear Balthazar, Red City Radio, The Anchor and Negative Negative at 9 p.m. Friday at The Conservatory, 8911 N Western Ave. Information: www.ticketstorm.com.
- Catch the final weekend of Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park’s production of “As You Like It” at 8 p.m. today-Saturday at the Myriad Gardens Water Stage in downtown. Information: www.oklahomashakespeare.com.
Kevan Rupp Lunney’s “Pod” from the exhibit “Modern Materials: The Art of the Quilt.”
- See “Modern Materials: The Art of the Quilt,” an exhibit of contemporary quilt art, at [Artspace] at Untitled, 1 NE Third. The opening reception will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday; a free lecture with quilt artist Pam RuBert is set for 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Information: 815-9995 or www.artspaceatuntitled.org.
- Hear Toadies with special guests Willowz and Welcome the Silence Friday night at the Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S Eastern Ave. Doors open at 7 p.m. Information: www.diamondballroom.net.
- Scoot over to Individual Artists of Oklahoma Gallery for Rally on the Alley, IAO’s second annual fundraiser and celebration of classic scooters and scooter-related art. The event is set for 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the gallery, 811 N Broadway. Information: www.iaogallery.org.
-BAM
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