What to do in Oklahoma on Nov. 8, 2009
Okemah-born singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie (The Oklahoman Archives photo)
Today’s featured event:
Hear a Tribute to Woody Guthrie at 7 tonight at the Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley.
For more information, go to www.bluedoorokc.com
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
-BAM
What to do in Oklahoma on Nov. 8, 2009
Okemah-born singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie (The Oklahoman Archives photo)
Today’s featured event:
Hear a Tribute to Woody Guthrie at 7 tonight at the Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley.
For more information, go to www.bluedoorokc.com
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
-BAM
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Weekend Warmup for Nov. 6-8, 2009
Rodney Atkins
Here is a list of events happening this weekend (Nov. 6-8) around Oklahoma. For more information, go to www.wimgo.com.
- NORMAN – Catch country star Rodney Atkins at 8 tonight at Riverwind Casino, 1544 W State Highway 9. Information: www.riverwind.com.
- SHAWNEE — Hear “American Idol” David Cook, who has Tulsa ties, at 7 tonight at Firelake Grand Casino, 777 Grand Casino Blvd. Information: 964-7263 or www.firelakegrand.com.
- Take in art, food and music at the sixth annual Girlie Show from 8 to midnight tonight and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at Farmers Public Market, 311 S Klein. Information: www.thegirlieshow.net.
Classical Mystery Tour
- Watch the Oklahoma City Philharmonic perform with Beatles tribute band Classical Mystery Tour at 8 tonight and Saturday at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N Walker. Information: 842-5387 or www.okcphilharmonic.org.
- TULSA and THACKERVILLE — Listen to country star Alan Jackson and up-and-coming band Gloriana at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the BOK Center, 200 S Denver. Information: (866) 726-5287 or www.bokcenter.com. Or catch Jackson in concert at 9 tonight at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville. Information: www.winstarworldcasino.com.
- See new art – from small works exhibits to a container show – during the monthly Paseo Gallery Walk in the Paseo Arts District. Hours are 6 to 10 tonight and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. Information: 525-2688 or www.thepaseo.com.
- Hear Chevelle with Halestorm and After Midnight Project at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S Eastern Ave. Information: www.diamondballroom.net.
Billie Letts
- SHAWNEE - Hear Tulsa author Billie Letts (”Where the Heart Is”) give the keynote address at the 2009 Red Dirt Book Festival on today and Saturday. Letts will speak at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Raley Chapel at Oklahoma Baptist University. Multiple writing workshops, special programs and panel discussions with authors and editors will be included in the two-day book festival that’s sponsored by Pioneer Library System. The festival opens at 9 a.m. today. Letts and other featured authors will close out the festival with a book signing at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Geiger Center on OBU’s campus. To register for the free festival (which is required) or get more information, go to www.reddirtbookfestival.org.
- Listen to Billy Joe Winghead, Bloody Ol’ Mule, the Starkweather Boys and more from noon Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday at “Drumming for Derek,” a benefit for Oklahoma City drummer Derek Dugger, who has brain cancer. The event will be at 66 Bowl, 3810 NW 39 Expressway. Information: 946-3966.
- MIAMI – Catch the Casey Donahew Band in concert at 7 tonight at Buffalo Run Casino. Information: www.buffalorun.com.
“Frankenstein”
- Watch Oklahoma Children’s Theatre and TheatreOCU’s production of “Frankenstein” at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. today, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in Oklahoma City University’s Burg Theatre, 2501 N Blackwelder. The production is recommended for middle school and high school students. Information: www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org.
- TULSA – Hear Rob Zombie with Nekromantix and Captain Clegg and the Night Creatures at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the Brady Theater, 105 W Brady Street. Information: www.bradytheater.com.
- See a Tribute to Woody Guthrie at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley. Also, hear Don Conoscenti at 9 tonight and John Fullbright at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Blue Door. Information: www.bluedoorokc.com.
- Watch Red Dirt Improv perform “Music, Mayhem, and Mamet” starting at 7 tonight at IAO Gallery, 706 W Sheridan. Information: www.reddirtimprov.com.
-BAM
Weekend Warmup for Nov. 6-8, 2009
Rodney Atkins
Here is a list of events happening this weekend (Nov. 6-8) around Oklahoma. For more information, go to www.wimgo.com.
- NORMAN – Catch country star Rodney Atkins at 8 tonight at Riverwind Casino, 1544 W State Highway 9. Information: www.riverwind.com.
- SHAWNEE — Hear “American Idol” David Cook, who has Tulsa ties, at 7 tonight at …
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What to do in Oklahoma on Nov. 6, 2009
SHAWNEE - Hear 2008 “American Idol” winner David Cook, who has Tulsa ties, play at 7 tonight at Firelake Grand Casino, 777 Grand Casino Blvd.
For more information, go to www.firelakegrand.com.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
-BAM
What to do in Oklahoma on Nov. 6, 2009
SHAWNEE - Hear 2008 “American Idol” winner David Cook, who has Tulsa ties, play at 7 tonight at Firelake Grand Casino, 777 Grand Casino Blvd.
For more information, go to www.firelakegrand.com.
For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.
-BAM
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Tickets go on sale Nov. 13 for Brad Paisley and Miranda Lambert’s Oklahoma City show
Brad Paisley (Associated Press photo)
As you saw here on BAM’s Blog last month, country superstar Brad Paisley, along with Oklahoma star Miranda Lambert and emerging artist Justin Moore, will play Jan. 8 at Oklahoma City’s Ford Center.
Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 13, the venue has announced. Friday, Tickets will be available …
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Tickets go on sale Nov. 13 for Brad Paisley and Miranda Lambert’s Oklahoma City show
Brad Paisley (Associated Press photo)
As you saw here on BAM’s Blog last month, country superstar Brad Paisley, along with Oklahoma star Miranda Lambert and emerging artist Justin Moore, will play Jan. 8 at Oklahoma City’s Ford Center.
Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Nov. 13, the venue has announced. Friday, Tickets will be available at all area Ticketmaster outlets or by phone at (800) 745-3000.
For more information, go to www.okfordcenter.com.
The reigning Country Music Association and Academy of Country Music Male Vocalist of the Year, Paisley is continuing his highly successful “American Saturday Night” tour into 2010. Special guests for the 19 added dates, including the Oklahoma City show, will be Lambert and Moore.
Paisley is a consummate singer, songwriter, guitarist and entertainer, which has earned him three Grammys, 12 ACM Awards and 11 CMAwards and is currently the most nominated for the upcoming CMA Awards with seven nominations. He will also co-host the show with Oklahoma native Carrie Underwood for the second year on Wednesday.
Paisley has released eight critically acclaimed studio albums that have accumulated sales of more than 10 million units, including twice-platinum 2005 ACM and CMA Album of the Year, “Time Well Wasted.” His most recent album, “American Saturday Night,” released on June 30, debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums sales chart. Paisley has 14 No. 1 singles – the last 10 consecutive – extending a streak already unmatched by any other country artist in the 19-year history of Nielsen BDS- monitored airplay. Paisley’s innovative and entertaining tours have consistently placed in the Top 5 in Pollstar for attendance.
Lambert recently started a “Revolution” with the No. 1 debut of her critically-acclaimed third album. “Revolution” joins her previous two releases that debuted at the top of Billboard’s Country Albums Chart, making her one of three artists in Soundscan history whose first three albums all landed the No. 1 spot out of the box (along with LeAnn Rimes and Gretchen Wilson). The two-time Grammy nominee and platinum-selling artist received rare perfect reviews from countless publications, including four stars from Rolling Stone and USA Today, an ‘A’ from Entertainment Weekly and exuberant praise from SPIN, NY Times, Washington Post and more. Many have claimed “Revolution” as the best album of the year in any genre. She is currently nominated as this year’s CMA Top Female Vocalist and has won ACM’s 2007 Best New Female Award and 2008 ACM Album of the Year.
Born and raised in Poyen, Ark. (population 272), Southern country stylist Moore embodies 
the soul and character of a kid from a small town with his tough-talking, straight-shooting brand of country. His single, “Small Town USA” recently topped both country charts, making Moore the only new artist to have a No. 1 hit in 2009, and the first solo artist to have a song from his/her debut album go No. 1 since Taylor Swift’s “Our Song” in December 2007. Moore has been profiled in The Washington Post, People Country, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Nashville Lifestyles, Chicago Daily Herald, Billboard, and Country Weekly. He’s been featured on NPR, WGN Midday News, Fox News Channel, AP, 2009 CMT Music Awards, Crook & Chase, GAC and Better Nashville. Moore has previously toured with Trace Adkins, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Hank Williams Jr.
-BAM
Oklahoma City Museum of Art presenting American Indian film showcase today-Sunday
Sterlin Harjo
In celebration of American Indian Heritage Month, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and the American Indian Cultural Center & Museum are presenting the “Native American Cinema Showcase” featuring new voices and new stories from Native America.
“Barking Water”
The weekend film series begins 7:30 tonight with “Barking Water” directed by Tulsa filmmaker Sterlin Harjo. Harjo’s second feature film is a heartwarming road trip across eastern Oklahoma with two people who have loved and lost over 40 years together.
Lead actor Richard Ray Whitman recently was awarded best actor for his role as Frankie at the American Indian Film Festival in San Francisco. The film premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and has screened at New Directors/New Films at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Venice Film Festival.
The film will have additional screenings at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art on at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, November. The Saturday screening includes a special appearance by Harjo and Whitman.
“Pearl”
Another feature film made in Oklahoma, with support from the Chickasaw nation, is “Pearl.” This is the biographical story of Pearl Carter Scott, a Chickasaw girl, who at 12 years old, became America’s youngest-ever pilot. Produced by David Rennke and directed by King Hollis, the film premiered at the 2009 AFI Dallas International Film Festival and was the opening night gala film of the 2009 deadCENTER Film Festival in Oklahoma City.
“Pearl” will be screened twice, at 5:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Sunday.
“Emerging Native Stories”
At 5:30 p.m. Saturday, the series will include a special presentation titled “Emerging Native Stories.”
This program consists of short works by native filmmakers with Oklahoma ties: The Potawatomi Tribal Documentary Series, a preview of Julianna Brannum’s documentary “LaDonna Harris: Indian 101,” and OETA’s Stateline documentary “The People” that explores efforts in Oklahoma to preserve native languages and culture.
Film admission is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and students and $5 for museum members.
For more information, call 278-8237 or go to www.okcmoa.com/film.
-BAM
Oklahoma City Museum of Art presenting American Indian film showcase today-Sunday
Sterlin Harjo
In celebration of American Indian Heritage Month, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art and the American Indian Cultural Center & Museum are presenting the “Native American Cinema Showcase” featuring new voices and new stories from Native America.
“Barking Water”
The weekend film series begins 7:30 tonight with “Barking Water” directed by Tulsa filmmaker Sterlin Harjo. …
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