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Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park kicks off its summer season with the Bard’s Measure for Measure. About the battle between morality and immorality, the play stages at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, through June 22, at the Myriad Botanical Gardens Water Stage, 301 W. Reno. Tickets are $10-$15. Call 403-1750 or visit oklahomashakespeare.com.

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Something Intangible is happening at Carpenter Square Theatre, 800 W. Main: namely, the comedy-drama about brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney in 1940s Hollywood. The play finishes its run at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $16-$21. Call 232-6500 or visit carpentersquare.com.

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The question is neither “Who’ll Stop the Rain?” nor “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?,” but “When will Creedence Clearwater Revisited possibly sing those rock songs at Newcastle Casino, 2457 Highway 62 Service Road in Newcastle?” The answer: 8 p.m. Thursday.” Nicnos opens at 7 p.m.; gates open at 6 p.m. Call 387-6013 or visit mynewcastlecasino.com.

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Some incredible athletes of all ages will compete in cycling, archery, powerlifting, volleyball, basketball, track and field events and more, Thursday through Sunday at the University of Central Oklahoma’s Endeavor Games. Held throughout Edmond, it’s the nation’s largest multisport event for physically disabled athletes. Call 974-3160 or visit ucoendeavorgames.com.

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An Edmond family is among the 20 featured in The United States of Autism, a documentary about how autism affects American life across all faiths, colors and cultures. Oklahoma City’s own Graham Colton is featured on the soundtrack, too. The film has an exclusive, one-time-only screening at 7 p.m. Thursday at AMC Quail Springs Mall 24, 2501 W. Memorial. Tickets are $10. Visit tugg.com/events/3825.

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Hailing from Austin, Texas, “the crazy, thinking man’s blues band” known as Churchwood brings its musical mojo at 9 p.m Thursday at VZD’s Restaurant & Club, 4200 N. Western. The act is better at playing than it is at thinking up album titles, the latest being Churchwood 2. Opening are Oklahoma City garage rockers Fire Bad! Call 524-4203 or visit vzds.com.

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The legacy of Oklahoma City’s jazz pioneer Charlie Christian endures in the annual fest bearing his name, beginning Tuesday and ending June 8. Events, times, locations and admission vary, but the Charlie Christian International Music Festival features performances by Joe McBride, Grady Nichols, Kirk Whalum and above smoothjazz saxophonist Najee. Call 524-3800 or visit charliechristianfestival.com.

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For his latest exhibition, Invisible Eve, local photographer Yousef Khanfar took black-and-white portraits of women behind bars for nonviolent crimes. Their personal messages appear beside the photos, which go on display at Gaylord-Pickens Oklahoma Heritage Museum, 1400 Classen Drive, beginning with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday. The exhibit runs through Sept. 7. Call 235-4458 or visit oklahomaheritage.com.

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For the second straight season, the Oklahoma City Barons have advanced to the Western Conference Finals! Hockey fans, that means your support is needed to cheer them onto victory! Games 3 through 5 will be hosted by the Barons at 7 p.m. tonight, Friday and, if necessary, Saturday at Cox Convention Center, 1 Myriad Gardens. Tickets start at $11. Call 232-4625 or visit okcbarons.com.

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It’s Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma’s 50th anniversary, but you’ll receive the presents. To celebrate, Lyric invites the public to a free concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno. The program includes a performance by above Julie Johnson and previews of the summer musicals Tarzan, The King and I, The Will Rogers Follies and Big River. Call 524-9312 or visit lyrictheatreokc.com.

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Attention, fans of The Sandlot: You’re officially old! The 1993 baseball comedy enjoys quite a cult following, which is why its 20th anniversary is being celebrated with a 16-city nationwide tour. At 8 p.m Saturday, see it at Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, 2 S. Mickey Mantle, with writer/director/narrator David Mickey Evans in attendance for a Q-and-A. Tickets are $7 (or $20 for four). Call 218-1000 or visit okcredhawks.com.

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Last year’s inaugural Oklahoma City Pro-Am Classic must have been a success, because this year’s cycling event has doubled to two full days of high-speed, high-energy racing Saturday and Sunday throughout Automobile Alley and Film Row. More than $20,000 of prizes is up for grabs in amateur and elite competitions. Visit okcpac.com. 

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Norman’s annual arts picnic, aka Luncheon on the Grass, begins at 4 p.m. Sunday at Lions Park, 450 S. Flood. Bring your own food and drinks, and the event will supply the art activities, the free snow cones and continuous live entertainment, including tunes from DJ Nexus and concluding with a 7 p.m. concert by Austin, Texas-based alt-country band The Gourds. Admission is free. Call 325-4938 or visit normanarts.org.

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One might think that after 123 years, the Oklahoma City Police Department would have a lot of history to share. It does! Now on display from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at City Hall, 200 N. Walker, is just that, with photos, documents and historical items, including a bomb suit and robot from the 1980s, an armored vest from the 1930s and a saddle used by the Mounted Patrol division. Admission is free. Call 297-2391.

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The Namron Players go to the toilet for their latest stage production, Flush, swirling at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Stash Annex, 412 E. Main in Norman. Steward Savage’s original comedy about a longtime relationship takes place in a bathroom on New Year’s Eve; food poisoning ensues. Tickets are $7-$10. Visit namronplayers.com.

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