Best Bets for Aug. 19-21, 2011: Hear “Smooth Jazz Under the Stars,” see “1934,” get Black Canyon’s new album

Here are my top 5 picks for events happening around the Oklahoma City metro this weekend, as listed in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. For more events happening around the state, go to www.wimgo.com.

1. Hear YouTube phenom Greyson Chance, 14, of Edmond at 6 p.m. Friday at Frontier City, 11501 N Interstate 35 Service Road. Information: www.frontiercity.com.

2. See the traveling exhibit “1934: A New Deal for Artists,” which originated at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, before it closes Sunday at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive. Information: 236-3100 or www.okcmoa.com.

3. Listen to “Smooth Jazz Under the Stars” featuring Al Jarreau, David Sanborn and Boney James at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Zoo Amphitheatre, 2101 NE 50. Gates open at 6 p.m. Information: 364-3700 or www.zooamp.com.

4. Celebrate Enid band Black Canyon’s new album “Battlefield Darlins” with a CD release show, featuring special guests Ryan Lawson and Blue Valley Farmer, at 10 p.m. Friday at VZD’s, 4200 N Western. Information: 524-4203 or www.vzds.com.

5. EL RENO — Catch ‘80s pop star Tiffany and Nashville, Tenn., singer-songwriter Billy Dawson in concert at 8 p.m. Friday at Gilmores Pub and Barefoot Bar, 112 S Choctaw Ave. Information: 295-1996.

-BAM

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