What to do in Oklahoma on Nov. 1, 2009
Today’s featured event:
Watch Lyric Theatre’s staging of the Stephen Sondheim favorite “Sweeney Todd” at 3 p.m. today at Lyric at the Plaza, 1725 NW 16.
For more information, call 524-9312 or go to www.lyrictheatreokc.com.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
-BAM
What to do in Oklahoma on Oct. 30, 2009
Margaret Frankenstein (Elyana Rodzon) plays with The Creature (Robby Gibbons) in the Oklahoma Children’s Theatre/Theatre OCU production of “Frankenstein.”
Today’s featured event:
See Oklahoma Children’s Theatre and Theatre OCU’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel “Frankenstein” at 11 a.m. or 7:30 p.m. today at Oklahoma City University’s Burg Theatre, 2501 N Blackwelder Ave. The play is recommended for children older than 12 years of age.
Performances continue at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday and then resume Thursday-Nov. 8.
For more information, call 951-0011 or go to www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
-BAM
Weekend Warmup for Oct. 23-25, 2009
Bob Dylan (Associated Press photo)
Here is a list of events happening around Oklahoma this weekend (Oct. 23-25, 2009). For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
- TULSA — Hear legendary singer-songwriter Bob Dylan at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Brady Theater, 105 W Brady Street. Information: (918) 582-7239 or www.bradytheater.com.
- Browse a vast array of antiques, collectibles, clothing and more at “An Affair of the Heart.” The arts and crafts show will be from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday in seven buildings at State Fair Park, NW 10 and May. Information: (800) 755-5488 or www.aaoth.com.
- Hear Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers at 8 tonight at the Wormy Dog Saloon, 311 E Sheridan. Or listen to Jackson Taylor with Back Porch Mary at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Wormy Dog. Information: www.wormydog.com.
Emily Skinner (Mrs. Lovett) and Jeff McCarthy ( Sweeney Todd) head the cast of the Lyric at the Plaza production of “ Sweeney Todd.” (Photo by Wendy Mutz)
- Watch Lyric Theatre open its 2009-10 season with “Sweeney Todd” at 8 tonight, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Lyric at the Plaza, 1725 NW 16. Information: 524-9312 or www.lyrictheatreokc.com.
- Listen to … And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead with Future Of The Left and Callupsie at 8 tonight at The Conservatory, 8911 N Western. Information: Information: www.conservatoryokc.com.
- NORMAN — Venture into the world of Sasquatch when forensic artist Harvey Pratt participates in a lecture, book signing and art exhibit opening reception titled “They Walk Among Us — Bigfoot: Bewitched and Bedeviled” from 7 to 10 tonight at Tribes 131 Gallery, 131 24 Ave. NW. Information: 329-4442.
- MIAMI – Hear Jack Ingram at 7 tonight at Buffalo Run Casino. Information: www.buffalorun.com.
Alfonso Martin and Karina Gonzalez head the cast of the Tulsa Ballet production of “ Dracula.”
- See the Tulsa Ballet’s performances of “Dracula” at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Civic Center, 201 N Walker. Information: (918) 749-6030 or www.tulsaballet.com.
- Listen to Built to Spill with Dinosaur Jr. and Lou Barlow & the Missing Men at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S Eastern Ave. Information: www.diamondballroom.net.
- Celebrate Halloween with “light not fright” at the annual Magic Lantern Celebration from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday in the Paseo Arts District, between NW 28 and Walker and NW 30 and Dewey. The family event includes costume making, a costume parade, live music and dancing. It is free but donations will be accepted. Information: 525-2688 or www.thepaseo.com.
Hundreds of torch-bearing skeletons walk in the 2008 “Ghouls Gone Wild” Halloween parade in downtown Oklahoma City. (Photo by Jaconna Aguirre/The Oklahoman Archives)
- See The Flaming Lips’ “March of 1,000 Skeletons” and other spooky spectres in the third annual “Ghouls Gone Wild” Halloween parade, which will begin at 7 p.m. Saturday in downtown. After the parade, Stardeath and White Dwarfs will perform a free outdoor show at about 9:30 p.m. across the street from TAP Architecture, 415 N Broadway Ave. Information: www.ghoulsgonewildokc.com.
- TULSA – Catch Drive-By Truckers with James McMurtry in concert at 7 p.m. Sunday at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N Main. Or hear Mute Math with Tall as Lions at 7 p.m. Saturday at Cain’s. (Mute Math and Tall as Lions will play the Diamond Ballroom in OKC on Tuesday as well.) Information: www.cainsballroom.com.
- EL RENO - Hear Stone Temple Pilots at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Lucky Star Casino Concho, 7777 N Highway 81, El Reno. Information: www.luckystarcasino.org.
- Take in ’50s-inspired music and fashion at the “Rockabilly Weekend,” which begins tonight at the Oklahoma History Center, 2401 N Laird Ave., as part of an ongoing series of events recognizing the state’s rock ‘n’ roll roots. Doors open at 7 tonight. Performances will begin with The Beltline and then the Stark Weather Boys, who also will perform with headliner Clyde Stacy. A ’50s fashion show will be presented by The Velvet Monkey Salon. At 10 a.m. Saturday, a classic car show will take place outdoors, and games for children such as hula hoops, jump rope and bubble-blowing will be offered inside. People who want to register a car can call the center and get a free ticket for tonight’s concert. Information: 522-0780.
-BAM
Ghostlight Theatre Club staging “Fat Pig”
Cristela Carrizales performs in a scene of Ghostlight Theatre Club’s production of Neil LaBute’s “Fat Pig.” (Photo by Victoria Stahl)
From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.
Local actress Cristela Carrizales is thrilled to play the title character in Ghostlight Theatre Club’s latest production — even if the play is titled “Fat Pig.”
Or rather, because it’s titled “Fat Pig.”
“I was so excited about the opportunity to do it because I really liked the script. And I really thought it was realistic and really true to even some of the experiences I’ve had as a plus-size person all my life,” she said.
“Sizeism is so prevalent in society today, and it’s actually one of the accepted forms of bigotry. You know, people can still make the fat jokes and not get the job because they’re heavy … and I’ve been passed up for roles. It’s such an issue.”
Written by American playwright and filmmaker Neil LaBute, “Fat Pig” explores modern-day attitudes towards beauty as it delves into the romance between Tom Sullivan (Jeff Burleson), a handsome, successful 30-something businessman, and Helen Bond, a funny, smart and sexy librarian who happens to be plus-size. After a chance meeting at a cafeteria, Tom and Helen begin dating, to the dismay of Tom’s colleagues Carter (Patton Graves) and Jeannie (Bonnie Montgomery).
“They’re very much blatant about their disapproval of this relationship, that she’s a fat sow as Jeannie says,” Carrizales said. “So, Tom’s torn. He finds himself very attracted to this woman and she makes him happy, and yet he is basically getting mentally beat up at work about this relationship. …
“I play the heavyset person, but it’s really Tom’s journey. Helen is a catalyst to his journey; that is, do you follow society or do you follow your heart.”
The Ghostlight Theatre Club will stage its final two performances of “Fat Pig” at 8 p.m. today and Saturday at the club’s theater space in the Paseo Arts District. The comedy will make you laugh, squirm and think, Carrizales said.
Last year, Ghostlight performed LaBute’s “The Shape of Things” in its inaugural season. “The Shape of Things” and “Fat Pig” are two installments in LaBute’s trilogy of shows about America’s obsession with physical appearances. Ghostlight Artistic Director Lance Garrett hopes to stage the third, “reasons to be pretty,” in the future.
He said the production of “Fat Pig,” directed by Emily Etherton, has earned strong positive responses from audiences.
“It’s kind of a controversial subject,” he said. “People in the audience really genuinely connect with Cristela. … It is a role, I think, that she was born to play because she treats it with such tender emotion.”
For Carrizales, the play brings up issues that aren’t just personal but timely. TV shows such as “Drop Dead Diva,” “Dance Your A– Off,” “Ruby” and “More to Love” are showcasing curvy women. Glamour magazine earned the praise of thousands of readers after photographing model Lizzi Miller, 20, who wears a size 12 to 14, with her belly hanging over her bikini panties. The response was so enthusiastic, the magazine followed up with a photo shoot featuring Miller and several other plus-size models.
“It’s becoming so much more obvious that there are woman of size — and I say of size, that can vary from like size 12 to size 32 and plus — and there are more and more quote-unquote plus-size women in life and yet it still seems to be this huge issue when we put them on television,” Carrizales said. “This play really looks at … the reality of it.”
LaBute’s play puts the heavyset character not only in the title role, but also in a romance.
“It’s refreshing to have a character who is not traditionally played like the fat funny friend or the person who eats all the time,” she said. “She does make self-deprecating fat jokes but … she’s probably one of the most normal characters in the play.”
Carrizales, who is Mexican-American, hopes “Fat Pig” will encourage the theater community to take risks and cast performers who aren’t rail-thin or musclebound in lead roles, even when those parts don’t call for a heavyset actor.
“Twenty years ago, it was putting a black person playing Romeo with a white person as Juliet and we thought, ‘Ooh, that’s breaking ground,’” she said. “Now, I think, if all else is the same, why can’t we reflect onstage what’s in life. We’re very diverse people. I don’t think that it has to be a Gap ad every time we go to see a play.”
On stage
Ghostlight Theatre Club’s “Fat Pig”
When: 8 p.m. today and Saturday.
Where: Ghostlight Theatre Club, 3110 N. Walker.
Information: 286-9412 or www.ghostlightokc.com.
-BAM
Weekend Warmup for Oct. 16-19, 2009
Photographers Robert Henry and Dirk Hooper collaborated on this art piece included in the exhibit “Out of Sight” at IAO Gallery.
Here is a list of Oklahoma activities happening this weekend (Oct. 16-18). For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
- Feel and see the artwork in “Out of Sight,” an exhibit designed to be appealing to visually impaired and sighted art lovers alike. The exhibit opens with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at IAO Gallery, 706 W Sheridan. Information: 232-6060 or www.iaogallery.org.
- NORMAN — Hear Unmarked Cars and Rainbows are Free at 10 p.m. Saturday at The Deli, 309 White Street. Information: www.thedeli.us.
- MOORE — Watch Yellow Rose Dinner Theater perform the musical show “Motown Gold: A 50-Year Tribute to Motown’s Greatest Hits” at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday at the theater, 1005 SW 4. Dinner will be at 6:30 p.m.; the pre-show at 7 p.m. Information: 793-7779 or www.yellowrosetheater.org.
U2 (Associated Press photo)
- NORMAN – Hear U2 and Black Eyed Peas at 7 p.m. Sunday at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on the University of Oklahoma campus. Information: www.gotickets.com.
- Listen to Red City Radio and Jack Fowler at 10 p.m. Saturday at VZD’s, 4200 N Western. Information: 524-4203 or www.vzds.com.
- Share “Spooky Stories” when OKC StorySlam and Istvan Gallery present their monthly story slam tonight at the gallery, 1218 N Western. Registration starts at 7; storytelling at 7:30. Information: 831-2874 or okcstoryslam@yahoo.com.
The Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre kicks off its 2009-10 season tonight with a production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” Heading the cast are, from left, front row: Haley Jane Pierce, Matthew Bergman and Erin Clemons; back row: Terren Wooten Clarke, Renee Anderson and Michael Jones. (Photo by Wendy Mutz)
- See Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre’s production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at 8 tonight, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Civic Center, 200 N Walker. Performances continue through Oct. 25. Information: www.cityrep.com.
- MIAMI – Hear Junior Brown at 7 tonight at Buffalo Run Casino. Information: www.buffalorun.com.
- See Carpenter Square Theatre’s opening performance of the comedy “Murderers” at 8 tonight and Saturday at Stage Center, 400 W Sheridan. Performances continue through Nov. 7. Information: www.carpentersquare.com.
- Watch Reduxion Theatre Company’s staging of the Greek tragedy “Antigone” at 8 tonight and Saturday at City Arts Center, State Fair Park. Performances continue through Oct. 24. Information: www.reduxiontheatre.com.
- Catch the last two performances of Ghostlight Theatre Club’s production of “Fat Pig” at 8 tonight and Saturday at 3110 N Walker. Information: www.ghostlightokc.com.
- THACKERVILLE – Hear Texas singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen at 9 tonight at WinStar World Casino. Or listen to Charley Pride at the casino at 8 p.m. Saturday. Information: www.winstarworldcasino.com.
- Celebrate the opening of the new exhibit “Arte en la Charrería: The Artisanship of Mexican Equestrian Culture” with a Museum Fiesta! from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63. The event will include a mariachi band, Mexican folk dancers, guided exhibit tours, children’s activities and more. Information: www.nationalcowboymuseum.org.
-BAM
What to do in Oklahoma on Oct. 10, 2009
Cristela Carrizales and Jeff Burleson perform a scene from Ghostlight Theatre Club’s production of “Fat Pig.”
Today’s featured event:
Watch Ghostlight Theatre Club stage the timely play “Fat Pig” at 8 p.m. today at the club’s Paseo theater space, 3110 N Walker.
Here is the synopsis:
Cow. Slob. Pig. How many insults can you hear before you have to stand up and defend the woman you love? Tom (Jeff Burleson) faces just that question when he falls for Helen (Cristela Carrizales), a bright, funny, sexy young woman who happens to be plus-sized – and then some. Forced to explain his new relationship to his shallow friends, finally he comes to terms with his own preconceptions of the importance of conventional good looks. Neil LaBute’s sharply drawn play not only critiques our slavish adherence to Hollywood ideals of beauty but boldly questions our own ability to change what we dislike about ourselves.
Additional performances will be staged at 8 p.m. Oct. 15, 16 and 17 if you can’t make it tonight.
For more information: go to www.ghostlighttheatreclub.com.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
-BAM
Theater review: Reduxion Theatre Company’s “Antigone”
From left, Aimee Crowther plays Antigone, Hannah Broom plays her sister Ismene and Will Gardner plays Creon in the Reduxion Theatre production of “Antigone.”
Oklahoma City’s Reduxion Theatre Company opened its second season Thursday night with the classic Greek drama “Antigone.”
Though it was depicting a heartbreaking tragedy, strong performances and sharp staging made the production a triumph.
Written around 440 B.C., Sophocles’ play still has great relevance, touching on issues such as family loyalties, religious beliefs, civil disobedience and gender inequity. Reduxion’s production stays true to the the ancient dialogue and context of the drama while subtly emphasizing those universal themes.
The mythical drama is set in the ancient city-state of Thebes, where civil war has just been waged. Brothers Eteocles and Polyneices, the sons of Oedipus, have fought and died on opposite sides.
The new King of Thebes, Creon (Will Gardner), decrees that Eteocles be buried with honor, but he denies burial for the rebel Polyneices, leaving his body on the battlefield for the wild dogs and carrion birds.
As the play opens, Eteocles’ and Polyneices’ sisters meet in secret to discuss the king’s harsh ruling. Ismene (Hannah Broom) insists that they have no choice but to obey Creon’s order. But Antigone (Aimee Crowther) refuses to leave her dead brother’s body in shame. She plots to bury Polyneices, even though Creon has said the punishment for defying his decree will be death.
As Creon meets with the elders of Thebes, who also serve as the play’s chorus (Brytanie Holbrook, Monica Gonzalez and Laura Stephenson), a terrified watchmen (Madison Niederhauser) reports that Polyneices’ body has been buried. The enraged king demands that the messenger find out who broke his law or face death.
Shortly, the messenger returns with the violator: Antigone, who argues passionately that Creon’s ruling is not only unjust but goes against the laws of the gods. Their run-in is complicated by family ties: Creon is not only Antigone’s uncle, he also is the father of her fiance, Haimon (Addison Miller).
The cast puts in uniformly powerful performances, and director Susan Shaughnessy, a drama professor at the University of Oklahoma, stages the play with great professionalism. Performing in the round, the actors managed to divide the action evenly among the different angles of seating so no part of the audience was excluded from the performance.
The production also looks wonderful: The small stage features a triangle motif and varying heights and levels so that the actors seemed to literally dance around each other as they argued essential issues of the human condition.
And Jennifer Cozens costume designs deserve particular praise for suggesting the time period without depending on the typical tired togas and laurel crowns. Plus, the contrast between the soft, beautiful, toga-like dresses of the women and the staunch military dress of the men sharpens the gender divide. (If I had a lovely taupe and purple gown like Antigone’s, I would add a little bit of ancient Greece to my regular wardrobe.)
The company is performing the Greek drama at 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays through Oct. 24 at City Arts Center, State Fair Park.
For more information, go to www.reduxiontheatre.com.
-BAM
What to do in Oklahoma on Oct. 9, 2009
Today’s featured events:
See Reduxion Theatre Company’s great production of the Greek tragedy “Antigone” at 8 p.m. today and Saturday at City Arts Center, 300 General Pershing Blvd., Oklahoma State Fair Park. Performances continue Thursdays-Saturdays through Oct. 24.
Reduxion’s Managing Director Erin Woods and cast members Will Gardner (who plays Creon) and Hannah Broom (Ismene) visited the NewsOK studios Thursday and talked to host Angi Bruss about the production; check out the video posted above.
And I’ll have a review of Thursday’s opening night production up on the blog later today.
For more information, go to www.reduxiontheatre.com.
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The O’s
NORMAN – Hear Norman-based country-rock band Mama Sweet and Dallas duo The O’s at 10 tonight at The Deli, 309 White Street. I saw The O’s playing this morning on KFOR’s “Rise and Shine Oklahoma,” and really enjoyed their folksy-bluesy bluegrass sound.
For more information, go to www.thedeli.us.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
-BAM
Weekend Warmup for Oct. 9-11, 2009
Kevin Welch
Here is a list of events happening in Oklahoma this weekend (Oct. 9-11). For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
- Hear singer-songwriter Kevin Welch at 9 tonight at the Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley. Information: Information: 524-0738 or www.bluedoorokc.com.
- Shop for gourmet foods, clothing, gifts and more at the Junior League of Oklahoma City’s annual Mistletoe Market at the Travel and Transportation Building at State Fair Park. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Information: 843-5668 or www.jloc.org.
- Check out the Student Film CD release show featuring The Pretty Black Chains, Mayola and Cameron Buchholtz at 8 p.m. Saturday at VZD’s, 4200 N Western. Information: 524-4203 or www.vzds.com.
“The Wizard of Oz”
- See a free screening of the classic movie “Wizard of Oz” at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the activity plaza at Myriad Botanical Gardens in downtown. The film concludes this season of the Myriad Gardens Foundation’s Screen on the Green film series. Information: 297-3995 or www.myriadgardens.com.
- Watch Ghostlight Theatre Club staging of Neil LaBute’s “Fat Pig” at 8 p.m. today and Saturday at the club’s Paseo theater space, 3110 N Walker Ave., Suite A. Information: 286-9412 or www.ghostlightokc.com.
- View the new special exhibit “The Dutch Italianates: 17th-century Masterpieces from Dulwich Picture Gallery, London” at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive. Information: www.okcmoa.com. (See my feature on the exhibit Friday.)
Joss Stone (Associated Press photo)
- TULSA – Hear Grammy winner Joss Stone at 9 p.m. Saturday at the BOK Center, 200 S Denver. The concert will cap the inaugural River Rush event celebrating Tulsa’s River Parks. Information: www.bokcenter.com.
- See Reduxion Theatre Company’s production of the Greek tragedy “Antigone” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at City Arts Center, 300 General Pershing Blvd., Oklahoma State Fair Park. Performances continue Thursdays-Saturdays through Oct. 24. Information: www.reduxiontheatre.com.
- Laugh along and take some Oklahoma-Texas rivalry when Oklahoma City’s Red Dirt Improv engages Texas rival ComedySportz Austin in comedic battles at 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday at IAO Gallery, 706 W Sheridan. Information: www.reddirtimprov.com.
Reckless Kelly
- Hear Reckless Kelly at 11 p.m. Saturday at the Wormy Dog Saloon, 311 E Sheridan. Information: www.wormydog.com. The band also will play at 8 p.m. Friday at Buffalo Run Casino in Miami. Information: www.buffalorun.com.
- THACKERVILLE – Listen to country singer Clay Walker at 8 p.m. Saturday at WinStar World Casino. Information: www.winstarworldcasino.com.
- Take in “Radiant Music” when the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and violinist Corey Cerovsek perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Civic Center, 201 N Walker. Also, the Philharmonic will play a family concert titled “Something Spooky at the Symphony” at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Civic Center. Information: www.okcphilharmonic.com.
Creed
- TULSA – Hear the reunited Creed with Staind at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the BOK Center, 200 S Denver. Information: www.bokcenter.com.
- NORMAN – Catch Johnny Rivers in concert at 8 p.m. Friday at Riverwind Casino, 1544 W State Highway 9. Information: 322-6464 or www.riverwind.com.
- NORMAN – Get in the swing of things when Asleep at the Wheel performs at 8 p.m. Friday at Sooner Theatre, 101 E Main Street. Information: www.soonertheatre.com.
-BAM
Weekend Warmup for Oct. 2-4, 2009
Jason Aldean
Here is a list of activities happening in Oklahoma this weekend (Oct. 2-4). For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
- STILLWATER — Check out Orange Peel 2009 with Jimmy Fallon and Jason Aldean at 7 p.m. Saturday at Gallagher-Iba Arena at Oklahoma State University. Information: (877) OSU-PEEL or www.osupeel.com.
- THACKERVILLE – Also, hear Jason Aldean at 9 tonight at WinStar World Casino. Information: (580) 276-4229 or www.winstarworldcasino.com.
- Hear Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers, Ali Harter and Sheree Chamberlain at 10 tonight at 51st Street Speakeasy, 1114 NW 51. Information: 463-0470 or www.myspace.com/51speakeasy.
Kings of Leon (Associated Press photo)
- Listen to Kings of Leon, who have Oklahoma ties, play at 8 p.m. Saturday at Ford Center, 100 W Reno. The concert will be the first event in the Ford Center since the latest phase of renovations was completed. Information: www.okfordcenter.com.
- Experience music, art and more from 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Plaza District Festival, 1700 block NW 16. Information: www.plazadistrictfestival.com.
- YUKON – Take in a carnival, parade, craft booths, music, dancing, singing and food at the Oklahoma Czech Festival from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Yukon’s Czech Hall, 205 N Czech Hall Road. Information: www.oklahomaczechfestival.com.
Dave Matthews Band
- TULSA — Hear Dave Matthews Band with Willie Nelson & Family at 7 tonight at the BOK Center, 200 S Denver. Information: (866) 726-5287 or www.bokcenter.com.
- NORMAN – Listen to Glen Campbell at 8 tonight at Riverwind Casino, 1544 W State Highway 9. Information: 322-6464 or www.riverwind.com.
- CHICKASHA — Take in art, films and more from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today and Saturday at the Rock Island Arts Festival in downtown. Information: www.rockislandartsfestival.org.
WorldFest (Photo by Jim Beckel/The Oklahoman)
- Shop for handcrafted items from around the world and enjoy international food and live entertainment at the sixth annual WorldFest fair trade market. Hours are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. The event raises funds for Oklahoma City-based nonprofit World Neighbors. Information: www.wn.org.
- Hear Zac Brown Band, Eli Young Band, Mama Sweet and Southern Ground artists Nic Cowan, Levi Lowrey and Sonia Leigh when The Breaking Southern Ground Tour comes Sunday to Zoo Amphitheatre, 2101 NE 50. The music starts at 4:15 p.m. Sunday. Gates open at 3 p.m. Information: 364-3700 or www.zooamp.com.
- Take in new artwork, wine tastings and other refreshments during the monthly Paseo Gallery Walk. Gallery walk hours are 6 to 10 tonight and noon to 6 p.m. Saturday in the Paseo Arts District. Information: www.thepaseo.com.
Jason Boland & the Stragglers
- MIAMI – Listen to Jason Boland & the Stragglers at 8 tonight at Buffalo Run Casino. Information: www.buffalorun.com.
- Watch Ghostlight Theatre Club stage the provocative play “Fat Pig” at 8 p.m. today and Saturday at its Paseo theater space, 3110 N Walker. Performances continue through Oct. 17. Information: www.ghostlighttheatreclub.com.
- TULSA - Hear The Decemberists with Laura Veirs & the Hall of Flames at 7 p.m. Sunday at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N Main. Information: www.cainsballroom.com.
“Day Out With Thomas”
- Spend a “Day Out With Thomas 2009: The Hero of the Rails” today-Sunday at the Oklahoma Railway Museum, 3400 NE Grand Blvd. Families can ride Thomas the Tank Engine starting at 9 a.m. those days; train rides depart every 50 minutes through 5 p.m. Information: www.oklahomarailwaymuseum.org
- Listen to Clutch with Wino and Lionize at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S Eastern. Information: www.diamondballroom.net or 677-9169.
- See the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association Annual Exhibition and Sale this weekend at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 NE 63. The exhibit continues through Dec. 6. Information: www.nationalcowboymuseum.org.
“Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs”
- NORMAN – See the movie “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” and tour the galleries tonight at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua Ave. Doors will open at 7 tonight, and visitors can tour the galleries until 8:30 p.m., when the film starts. Information: www.snomnh.ou.edu.
- TULSA – Check the Sci-Fi & Horror Weekend, including “The Rocky Horror Show” live and a “The Return of the Living Dead” reunion, at Tulsa Convention Center, 100 Civic Center. Hours are 3 to 10 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday with an after-party from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Sunday. Information: www.scifihorrorweekend.com.
- MIDWEST CITY - Celebrate all things French at Rose State College’s Global Oklahoma Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the college, 6420 SE 15. The free, family-friendly event features live entertainment, cultural exhibits, children’s activities and food from many countries. Information: www.rose.edu/commfriend/globok.
-BAM
