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Best Bets for May 18-20, 2012: “Impending Rupture of the Belly,” Brave Combo, OKC Philharmonic & Armed Forces Day Parade

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on May 18, 2012 at 8:28 am

Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Here are the Best Bets for this weekend, from Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. For more entertainment options, go to www.wimgo.com.

1. Watch the final performances Ghostlight Theatre Club’s production of “An Impending Rupture of the Belly” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the theater, 3110 N Walker. Information: 286-9412 or www.ghostlightokc.com.

2. NORMAN — Hear Grammy-winning polka band Brave Combo play at 7 p.m. Sunday in conjunction with the third annual Luncheon on the Grass arts festival at Lion’s Park, 450 S Flood Ave. The festivities will include hands-on art activities and the unveiling of two public artworks from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Information: 307-9320 or www.thepas.org.

3. Listen to noted pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet play with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic for its season finale concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Civic Center, 201 N Walker. Or take your children to see “Hosedown: A Firefighter Fable,” the philharmonic’s season finale Discovery Family Concert, at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Civic Center. Information: 842-5387 or www.okcphilharmonic.org.

4. DEL CITY — Watch the annual Armed Forces Day and Shriners Parade at 10 a.m. Saturday in downtown. Tinker Air Force Base will present an AWACs flyover at 10:45 a.m. Information: 671-2831 or www.cityofdelcity.com.

-BAM

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Best Bets for May 11-15, 2012: “Sense and Sensibility,” Song Swap, LIVE on the Plaza & St. Vincent

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on May 11, 2012 at 8:33 am

St. Vincent

From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

1. Watch Reduxion Theatre’s world premiere production of “Sense and Sensibility,” a modern adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic story, at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at its Broadway Theater, 1613 N Broadway Ave. Information: www.reduxiontheatre.com.

2. NORMAN — Hear Oklahoma singer-songwriters Samantha Crain, Camille Harp, Parker Millsap and John Calvin take turns performing at a Song Swap at 9 p.m. Friday at The Opolis, 113 N Crawford. Information: www.starlightmints.com/opolis.html.

3. Dress in Oklahoma City Thunder gear, participate in Horse and Rock Paper Scissors contests and donate to the Regional Food Bank during the monthly LIVE on the Plaza block party from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday in the Plaza District, NW 16 between Indiana and Blackwelder. Information: www.plazadistrict.org.

4. TULSA — Hear Tulsa-born singer/songwriter/guitarist Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent, perform at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N Main. Doors open at 7 p.m. Information: www.cainsballroom.com.

-BAM

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Best Bets for May 4-6, 2012: Cinco de Mayo river cruise, Cowboys of Color Rodeo, “Fiddler on the Roof”

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Cleo Hearn, founder of Cowboys of Color Invitational Rodeo, coming Saturday to State Fair Arena. Photo by David McDaniel, The Oklahoman Archives

A version of this story appears in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. For more events happening in Oklahoma this weekend, go to www.wimgo.com.

1. Watch the national touring production of the beloved musical “Fiddler on the Roof” at 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N Walker. Information: (800) 869-1451 or www.celebrityattractions.com.

2. See the bronc-busting, bull-riding, steer-wrestling action at the Cowboys of Color Rodeo at 7 p.m. Saturday at State Fair Arena, NW 10 and May. Information: (800) 511-1552 or http://cowboysofcolorrodeo.com.

3. Get your adolescent some culture at the Teen Night Rooftop Party 2.0 from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Friday at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive. The event will include interactive art in the galleries plus live performances by Friskee Collective, Balcum-Rancum Puppetry, Lauren Zuniga and Black Magic Animals. Information: 236-3100 or www.okcmoa.com.

4. Partake of Mexican appetizers and cocktails and dance the evening away during a 90-minute Cinco de Mayo Cruise on the Oklahoma River. The cruise sets sail at 7 p.m. Saturday from the Meridian Landing, 4345 S 15, but the party starts dockside at 5:30 p.m. Information: 702-7755 or www.okrivercruises.com.

-BAM

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Best Bets for April 27-29, 2012: Festival of the Arts, Joe Bonamassa, Red Dirt Rangers, Greg Jacobs and The Black Keys

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The Red Dirt Rangers

Here are my picks for the Best Bets in entertainment happening around Oklahoma this weekend. For more options, go to www.wimgo.com.

1. Celebrate the visual, performing and culinary arts at the annual Festival of the Arts from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday in downtown Oklahoma City. Information: 270-4848 or www.artscouncilokc.com.

2. Listen to blues-rock guitarist/singer/songwriter Joe Bonamassa at 8 p.m. Sunday at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N Walker. Information: 297-2264 or www.myticketoffice.com.

3. Hear Oklahoma red dirt musicians Greg Jacobs at 8 p.m. Friday and Red Dirt Rangers at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley. Information: 524-0738 or www.bluedoorokc.com.

4. TULSA — Catch The Black Keys with special guest Arctic Monkeys in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the BOK Center, 200 S Denver. Doors open at 7 p.m. Information: (866) 726-5287 or www.bokcenter.com.

-BAM

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Best Bets for April 20-22, 2012: Record Store Day, Cake, “Wizard of Oz” and Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

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The Oklahoma City Ballet closes its 40th anniversary season this weekend with "The Wizard of Oz."

Here are my picks for the Best Bets happening in the Oklahoma City area this weekend, as listed in the Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

1. Celebrate Record Store Day 2012 with live local music from Student Film, Jacob Abello, Brother Bear and more starting at 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Guestroom Records’ three locations: 3701 N Western, 25 S Oklahoma Suite 101 in Bricktown and 125 E Main in Norman. Information: www.guestroom-records.com.

2. Hear Cake at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S Eastern. Information: 677-9169 or www.diamondballroom.net.

3. Watch Oklahoma City Ballet’s special 40th anniversary production of “The Wizard of Oz” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N Walker. Information: 848-8637 or www.okcballet.com.

4. NORMAN — Listen to the Grammy-winning Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, with special guests John Calvin, Parker Millsap and Justin Jack, at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Sooner Theatre, 101 E Main. Information: 321-9600 or www.soonertheatre.org.

-BAM

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Best Bets for April 13-15, 2012: Film Preservation Festival 8, Yolanda Kondonassis, “These Shining Lives,” Luke Dick & George Ensle

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Yolanda Kondonassis

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

1. Watch film noir classics including “The Maltese Falcon,” “Double Indemnity” and “Sunset Boulevard” Friday-Sunday during the Oklahoma City Museum of Art’s Film Preservation Festival 8 at the Noble Theater, 415 Couch Drive. Information: 236-3100 or www.okcmoa.com.

2. EDMOND — Listen to Grammy-nominated, Norman-born harpist Yolanda Kondonassis and flutist Eugenia Zukerman 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Armstrong Auditorium, 14400 S Bryant. Information: 285-1010 or www.armstrongauditorium.org.

3. See Carpenter Square Theatre’s production of the fact-based comedy-drama “These Shining Lives” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 800 W Main. Information: 232-6500 or www.carpentersquare.com.

4. Hear country-rocker Luke Dick, who hails from Cogar but now lives in New York, and Texas singer-songwriter George Ensle at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley. Information: 524-0738 or www.bluedoorokc.com.

-BAM

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Best Bets for April 6-10, 2012: Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, HOPabaloo, Reckless Kelly and Carlos Mencia

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on April 6, 2012 at 11:42 am

Carlos Mencia

Hear are my picks for the top events happening in Oklahoma City over the next few days, as listed in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

1. NORMAN — Laugh at comedian Carlos Mencia at 8 p.m. Saturday at Riverwind Casino, 1544 W State Highway 9. Information: 322-6464 or www.riverwind.com.

2. Listen to Texas country band Reckless Kelly at 9 p.m. Saturday the Wormy Dog Saloon, 311 E Sheridan. Doors open at 6 p.m. Information: 601-6276 or www.wormydog.com.

3. Celebrate Easter with “HOPabaloo,” featuring brunch, bunny encounters and Easter egg scrambles, at 10 a.m. Sunday at Oklahoma City Zoo, 2101 NE 50. Information: 424-3344 or www.okczoo.com.

4. MIDWEST CITY — Hear the original Grammy-winning lineup of Bela Fleck & The Flecktones at 8 p.m. Tuesday at Rose State College Performing Arts Theatre, 6420 SE 15. Information: 297-2264 or www.myticketoffice.com.

-BAM

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Best Bets for March 30-April 1, 2012: Doobie Brothers, “Spring Awakening,” “The Magic of Music” and Jason Boland & The Stragglers

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

1. NORMAN — Let your children march in a Disney costume parade and hear University of Oklahoma students perform selections from “Fantasia,” “Fantasia 2000” and more at “The Magic of Music” multimedia concert at 1:45 p.m. Sunday at Catlett Music Center, 500 W Boyd. Information: 325-4101 or www.ou.edu/fjjma.

2. Listen to Harrah native Jason Boland & The Stragglers at 9 p.m. Saturday the Wormy Dog Saloon, 311 E Sheridan. Doors open at 6 p.m. Information: 601-6276 or www.wormydog.com.

3. Watch Lyric Theatre stage the Oklahoma premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical “Spring Awakening” at 8 p.m. Friday and 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday at Lyric at the Plaza, 1725 NW 16. Performances continue through April 14. Information: 524-9312 or www.lyrictheatreokc.com.

4. NORMAN — Hear The Doobie Brothers at 8 p.m. Friday at Riverwind Casino, 1544 W State Highway 9. Information: 322-6464 or www.riverwind.com.

-BAM

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Best Bets for March 23-25, 2012: Alison Krauss & Union Station, “Sherlock Holmes,” Pink Martini and Shrine Circus

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on March 23, 2012 at 6:26 am

Pink Martini

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

1. Hear Grammy-winning, multi-platinum-selling bluegrass greats Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Civic Center, 201 N Walker. Information: 297-2264 or www.okcciviccenter.com.

2. Solve the mystery as Jewel Box Theatre stages “Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at 3700 N Walker. Information: 521-1786 or www.jewelboxtheatre.org.

3. Enjoy a cocktail of eclectic musical styles when Oregon-based ensemble Pink Martini performs with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N Walker. Information: 842-5387 or www.okcphilharmonic.org.

4. Take in the antics of clowns, tigers and elephants Friday-Sunday at the 69th annual India Shrine Circus at State Fair Arena, NW 10 and May. Information: 947-3311 or www.indiashrinecircus.com.

-BAM

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Best Bets for March 16-18, 2012: “Stomp,” George Thoroughgood, St. Patrick’s Day Parade and “Gypsy”

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George Thorogood

Here are my picks for the Best Bets for entertainer in Oklahoma this weekend, as listed in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

1. Feel the noise when the international hit “Stomp” returns for an encore engagement at 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday at the Civic Center, 201 N Walker. Information: (800) 869-1451 or www.celebrityattractions.com.

2. Get in an Irish mood for the annual Oklahoma City St. Patrick’s Day Parade at 1 p.m. Saturday at Fifth and Broadway. Information: www.okcstpatsparade.com.

3. CONCHO — Hear George Thorogood and The Destroyers at 8 p.m. Friday at Lucky Star Casino, 7777 N U.S. 81. Doors open at 7 p.m. Information: 262-7612 or www.luckystarcasino.org.

4. Watch Oklahoma City Theatre Company’s production of the musical drama “Gypsy” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Civic Center’s Freede Little Theatre, 201 N Walker. Information: 297-2264 or www.okctheatrecompany.org.

-BAM

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