Weekend Warmup for June 18-20, 2010
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly over the 2008 Star Spangled Salute at Tinker Air Force Base. (Photo by Paul Hellstern/The Oklahoman Archives)
Here is a list of events happening around Oklahoma this weekend (June 18-20), which includes Father’s Day on Sunday. For more activities, go to www.wimgo.com.
- See the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and other thrilling aerial and static displays, live music and more at the free Star Spangled Salute Air Show Saturday and Sunday at Tinker Air Force Base. Gates open at 9 a.m. both days. Information: www.aerospaceokc.com.
- Kick-off your summer at “Hootenanny at the Harn” from 5:30 to 10:30 tonight at Harn Homestead, 1721 N Lincoln Blvd. The musical event under the stars will feature performances by the Stringents and Reverb Brothers, food from Rococo’s and Deep Fork Grill, and games for the kids. Information: www.harnhomestead.com.
- Recognize the state’s diverse culture heritage with live music, traditional dance, craft demonstrations and more at the free Oklahoma Folklife Festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive. Information: 522-5207 or www.okhistory.org.
Drive-By Truckers
- TULSA – Hear Drive-By Truckers with Mayola at 7 p.m. Saturday at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N Main. Information: www.cainsballroom.com.
- CONCHO — Hear Morris Day and The Time at 8 tonight at Lucky Star Casino, 7777 N U.S. 81, El Reno. Information: 262-7612 or www.luckystarcasino.org.
- BARTLESVILLE — Celebrate the music of Mozart at the OK Mozart Festival today and Saturday. The 26th annual festival will close at 8 p.m. Saturday at Bartlesville Community Center, 300 SE Adams Blvd., with “An Evening of Gershwin,” featuring the Amici New York Orchestra performing “American in Paris,” “Rhapsody in Blue” and more. Information: (918) 336-9800 or www.okmozart.com.
The Oklahoma City Museum of Art is one of the many metro area attractions offering free admission to dads Sunday for Father's Day. (Photo by Steve Sisney/The Oklahoman Archives)
- Take Dad to the Oklahoma City Zoo, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, American Banjo Museum, National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History in Norman or another attraction offering free admission for dads Sunday, which is Father’s Day. Information: www.wimgo.com, search “Father’s Day.”
- Celebrate American Indian culture at the 24th annual Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival today-Sunday at the Cox Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City. Information: 427-5228 or www.redearth.org.
-Watch Jewel Box Theatre’s production of “Annie” at 8:30 tonight and Saturday at the Jewel Box’s outdoor amphitheatre, 3700 N Walker. Information: www.jewelboxtheatre.org.
- NORMAN – Watch the 1955 Rodgers and Hammerstein movie musical “Oklahoma!” for free Saturday evening on the giant video screen at OU’s Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, 180 W Brooks. Gates 1, 5, 7 and 11 will open at 5 p.m., with pre-movie programming scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. followed by the movie at 6:30 p.m. Patrons may sit in the stands or bring a blanket and sit on the Owen Field turf. No lawn chairs or other types of seating will be permitted on the field. Information: www.wimgo.com.
- NORMAN – Take your kids, along with their pillows and sleeping bags, to the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History tonight for the monthly Movie Night at the Museum. This month’s movie will be “Alice in Wonderland.” People can come dressed as their favorite “Alice” character for the Mad Mad Costume Contest; winners will be chosen by audience response at 8:15 p.m. Museum galleries are open from 7 to 8:30 tonight, and the movie begins at 8:30. The museum is at 2401 Chautauqua Ave. on the University of Oklahoma campus.
- TULSA – See the new exhibit “To Live Forever: Egyptian Treasures from the Brooklyn Museum,” opening Sunday at the Philbrook Museum of Art, 727 S Rockford Road. Information: www.philbrook.org.
- NORMAN – See the premiere of Oklahoma filmmaker Mickey Reece’s mockumentary “Country Singer” at 9 p.m. Saturday at The Opolis, 113 N Crawford. The event will feature performances by Ali Harter, Kenny Wayne and Roy Mason. To read my colleague Nathan Poppe’s story on the film, click here. Information: www.starlightmints.com/opolis.html.
- Hear Austin, Texas, guitarist/singer/songwriter Ian Moore at 9:30 tonight at VZD’s, 4203 N Western. Information: www.vzds.com.
- NORMAN — Listen to Grammy-winning country star Ronnie Milsap at 8 p.m. at Riverwind Casino, 1544 W State Highway 9. Information: 322-6464 or www.riverwind.com.
-BAM
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