Weekend Warmup for March 5-7, 2010
Norah Jones (Associated Press file photo)
Here is a list of events happening around the state this weekend (March 5-7, 2010). For more activities, go to www.wimgo.com:
- TULSA — Hear Norah Jones and special guest Sarah Jaffe at 8 tonight at the Brady Theater, 105 W Brady Street. Doors open at 7 p.m. Information: (918) 582-7239 or www.bradytheater.com.
- Catch John Mayer and special guest Michael Franti & Spearhead in concert at 8 tonight at the Ford Center, 100 W Reno. Information: (800) 745-3000 or www.okfordcenter.com.
- Listen to the Oklahoma City Philharmonic perform “Cinema Classics,” featuring excerpts of iconic scores penned by John Williams and other movie maestros, at 8 p.m. today and Saturday at the Civic Center, 201 N Walker. Information: 842-5387 or www.okcphilharmonic.org.
Pam Tillis
- SHAWNEE & TULSA – Hear Lorrie Morgan and Pam Tillis perform an acoustic show at 7 tonight at Firelake Grand Casino, 777 Grand Casino Blvd in Shawnee. Information: www.firelakegrand.com. Or hear the pair of country crooners at 7 p.m. Saturday at Osage Event Center at Million Dollar Elm Casino, 951 W 36 Street N in Tulsa. Information: www.milliondollarelm.com.
- Hear singer-songwriter Jimmy LaFave at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley. Information: 524-0738 or www.bluedoorokc.com.
- See new art during the monthly Paseo Gallery Walk in the Paseo Arts District. Hours are 6 to 10 tonight and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Information: 525-2688 or www.the paseo.com.
- Celebrate the opening of the exhibit “Momentum: Art Doesn’t Stand Still” tonight and Saturday at the exhibit space on the second floor of the Goodwill Industries warehouse, 410 SW 3. “Momentum: Downtempo,” with live music from Jonbear Fourtet, New Plains and An Old Timepiece, is from 8 to midnight tonight. “Momentum: Full Speed,” with music from The Mean Spirits, Ghosts and DJ Kelly Trance, will be from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday. Information: 879-2400 or www.momentumoklahoma.org.
From left, Mollie Armour, Lydia Mackay and Sarah Murray star in City Rep’s production of “Lysistrata.” (Photo by Wendy Mutz)
- Watch Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre, in partnership with Oklahoma City University’s TheatreOCU, stage one of the oldest comedies in history, “Lysistrata.” Written by Greek playwright Aristophanes, it follows one woman’s ingenious plan to end the endless Peloponnesian War. Performances are at 8 p.m. tonight, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in Civic Center Music Hall’s Freede Little Theatre, 201 N Walker. For mature audiences. Information: www.cityrep.com.
- THACKERVILLE – Listen to Smokey Robinson at 9 tonight at Winstar World Casino. Or catch George Thorogood & the Destroyers at 8 p.m. Saturday. Information: www.winstarworldcasino.com.
- TULSA – Honor the King of Western Swing at the Bob Wills Birthday Celebration at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N Main. The event will feature The Texas Playboys, The Round-Up Boys and Oklahoma Stomp. Information: www.cainsballroom.com.
Eric Church
- TULSA – Hear country singer Eric Church with Josh Thompson at 7 p.m. Sunday at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N Main. Information: www.cainsballroom.com.
- Hear pianist Wayne McEvilly perform Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Ronald J. Norick Downtown Library, 300 Park Ave. Information: www.metrolibrary.org.
- Watch Ghostlight Theatre Club’s production of “The Real Thing,” by playwright/screenwriter Tom Stoppard (“Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead,” “Shakespeare in Love”) at the Paseo theater, 3110 N Walker. The production opens with shows at 8 p.m. today and Saturday, with performances continuing through March 27. Information: www.ghostlightokc.com.
NEEDTOBREATHE
- Hear NEEDTOBREATHE with Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers and Oklahoma City singer-songwriter Graham Colton at 7:30 tonight at the Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S Eastern Ave. Information: www.diamondballroom.net.
- NORMAN – Listen to Satori with John Calvin at 9 p.m. Saturday at The Opolis, 113 N Crawford. Information: www.starlightmints.com/opolis.html.
- TULSA & OKC – See urban-contemporary artist David Garibaldi perform action-packed “Rhythm and Hues” art performance at 7 and 9 tonight in the Grand Lobby of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, I-44 and 193rd E Ave in Tulsa. Information: www.hardrockcasinotulsa.com. He then perform March 6 at the annual Red Tie Night charity gala at 6 p.m. Saturday Oklahoma City’s Cox Convention Center. Red Tie Night benefits the Oklahoma AIDS Care Fund. Information: http://okaidscarefund.com/RedTieNight/tabid/1302/Default.aspx.
- Check out a variety of vehicles at the Oklahoma City International Auto Show in three buildngs at State Fair Park. Hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Information: www.okcautoshow.org or www.wimgo.com.
- Laugh out loud as Oklahoma City-based Red Dirt Improv at 9 tonight at the Individual Artists of Oklahoma Gallery, 706 W Sheridan. The theme for tonight’s show is Boob Tube Review, AKA TV night. Information: www.reddirtimprov.com.
- NORMAN, OKC & TULSA – Hear Lucy Kaplansky at 7 p.m. Sunday at the historic Santa Fe Depot, 200 S Jones Ave. The show will close the Performing Arts Studio’s Winter Wind concert series. Information: www.thepas.org. While in Oklahoma, the New York singer-songwriter also will play at 9 tonight at the Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley. Information: www.bluedoorokc.com. And she will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at All Soul Acoustic Coffeehouse, 2952 S Peoria Ave. in Tulsa. Information: www.allsoulcoffeehouse.com.
-BAM
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