Oklahoma City alternative radio station “The Spy” goes back on air today, reports my colleague, Assistant Entertainment Editor George Lang.

Five years ago, 105.3 FM was replaced by a Spanish language station. Now Ferris O’Brien, the morning disc jockey on The Spy, has bought the station from Citadel Broadcasting and plans to return The Spy - complete with its deep-alternative format – to the airwaves today.

“I’ve been working on this at least since March — actually physically working on this deal,” he told George. “But in all actuality, this has been…

For the Atlantic

Today’s featured event:

Hear For The Atlantic with Party Like Summer, Hold’em High and The Gunpowder at the Thanksgiving Throwdown at 6 tonight at The Conservatory, 8911 N Western.

Go the show dressed as a Indian or Pilgrim in support of Thanksgiving and get a $2 discount on tickets at the door.

For more information, go to www.conservatoryokc.com.

For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

-BAM

“Roman Fountain with Cattle and Figures,” by Nicholaes P. Berchem, from the exhibit “The Dutch Italianates”

Today’s featured event:

Take in hands-on art activities, face painting, live performances from the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and more at the Fall Family Festival celebrating the special exhibit “The Dutch Italianates” from noon to 4 p.m. today at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive.

For more information, call 236-3100 or go to www.okcmoa.com.

For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

-BAM

The RiffTrax team is, from left, Kevin Murphy, Bill Corbett and Michael J. Nelson.

The RiffTrax team of Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett will bring a Christmas rendition of their bad-movie-directed quips back to theaters this holiday season – and special guest “Weird Al” Yankovic will join them.

“RiffTrax LIVE: Christmas Shorts-Stravaganza!” will be broadcast to movie theaters nationwide at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 16. The performance will be recorded for an encore event Thursday, Dec. 17.

Former “Mystery Science Theater 3000″ stars Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy (Tom Servo)…

Today’s featured event:

NORMAN – Hear Norman indie pop singer-songwriter Jacob Abello at 9 tonight at The Opolis, 113 N Crawford.

For more information, go to www.starlightmints.com/opolis.html.

For more information, go to www.wimgo.com.

-BAM

Elton John and Billy Joel

The Billy Joel and Elton John Face 2 Face concert originally scheduled for Nov. 25 at Oklahoma City’s Ford Center has been rescheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 25.

All tickets currently held for the originally scheduled Face 2 Face concert on Nov. 25 at the Ford Center will be valid for the rescheduled Feb. 25 concert. If necessary, refunds are available at point of purchase.

For more information, go to www.okfordcenter.com.

- BAM

From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

Rock

Trans-Siberian Orchestra “Night Castle” (Atlantic Records)

Trans-Siberian Orchestra makes its theatrical return to new music with the double-album “Night Castle,” a rock opera about hope and hate, love and war, redemption and forgiveness.

Since the symphonic-rock holiday harbingers have continued to tour often, especially around Christmastime, it may seem that TSO never left. But “Night Castle” is the orchestra’s first new album since its 2004 best-seller “The Lost Christmas Eve” and its first non-holiday offering since 2000’s “Beethoven’s Last Night.”

For diehard fans, the long-awaited “Night…

Wanda Jackson (Associated Press photo)

Here is a list of events happening around Oklahoma today-Sunday (Nov. 20-22, 2009). For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

- Hear Wanda Jackson, Brian Dunning and the Rock & Roll Trio Saturday at the 50th anniversary celebration for 66 Bowl, 3810 NW 39 Expressway. The party goes on from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, 59 cent specials on bowling, shoes, hot dogs, soft drinks. Doors reopen at 7 p.m. for the 8 p.m. concert. Information: 946-3966.

- Take in hands-on art activities, face painting, live performances from the Oklahoma City Philharmonic…

Today’s featured event:

Hear Austin, Texas-based singer-songwriter Michael Fracasso at 9 tonight at the Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley.

For more information, call 524-0738 or go to www.bluedoorokc.com.

For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

-BAM

Oklahoma City’s first IMAX theater will become operational Friday, showing the high-tech holiday adaptation “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” reports The Oklahoman Business Writer Jennifer Palmer.

One of the 24 auditoriums in the AMC theater at Quail Springs Mall has been converted to an IMAX theater, complete with a larger, curved screen, the latest sound system and digital projector. To convert the auditorium, several rows of the front seats also were removed, reducing capacity from about 525 to 450.

Tickets will cost $4 for IMAX films than for regular movies, Jennifer reports. Movies shown in…