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An opus is, say, a thick Leo Tolstoy novel that sits unread on your shelf. But capital-O Opus is Allied Arts’ big biennial fundraiser, and the latest happens from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Friday at Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club, 7000 N.W. Grand. Enjoy a gourmet buffet, a live auction and music by The Pink Flamingos. Tickets are $200. Call 278-8944 or visit alliedartsokc.com.

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Also known as “the Red Rose of Texas,” Dallas’ lovely Blaze storms into Oculus Gallery, 518 N.W. 23rd, for Adéle Wolf’s Burlesque and Variety Show. Scheduled for 9:30 p.m. Friday, the event also features the dangerous curves of Donna Denise, belly dancing, a costume contest and more! Tickets are $20-$30. Call 524-4599 or visit adelewolf.com.

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• Adéle Wolf interview  

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Red Dirt renegade Cody Canada returns to town with his new band, The Departed, for a 7 p.m. Thursday outdoor concert at Pepe Delgados, 786 Asp in Norman. Formerly the front man of the Yukon-based Cross Canadian Ragweed, Canada and company are touring in support of their forthcoming album, Adventus, due Nov. 13. Uncle Lucius opens. Admission is $5. Visit thedepartedmusic.com.

Thursday

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• Cody Canada interview  

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Last week’s season premiere of The Walking Dead drew a record 10.9 million viewers. We’re expecting significantly fewer people at Saturday’s sixth annual Gazette’s Halloween Parade, but we promise more zombies! Beginning at 7 p.m., it marches through Automobile Alley and Midtown. For all the details, see the official program! Admission is free, because we love our city. Call 528-6000 or visit okgazetteparade.com.

Saturday

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• Gazette’s Halloween Parade 2012 official program  

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You know how all the waiters at Mexican restaurants act like the plates they bring you are scalding? As if! Now, molten iron? That sucker’s hot, as in 3200 F. See it be poured from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at the University of Oklahoma School of Art and Art History’s annual Fuego Friday, at the corner of Congress and Preble in Norman. Admission is free. Call 325-2691 or visit art.ou.edu.

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We like this art show for the name alone: Holi-Day of the Dead. We love it because it benefits the art department of the low-income Emerson High School. Starting at 7 p.m. Saturday and running daily through Nov. 23, Holi-Day features works inspired by various big days of the calendar. See ’em at Six One Six Studios, 616 N.W. Fifth. Call 306-0343 or visit sixonesixstudios.com.

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Last call to see Carol Beesley’s colorful paintings at JRB Art at The Elms! Through Saturday, the Paseo gallery at 2810 N. Walker features the work of Beesley, the paintings and sculpture of John Wolfe, and the leather masks of Patrick Riley — Oklahoma City artists all! Admission is free. Call 528-6336 or visit jrbartgallery.com.

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It’s alive! It’s alive! Or rather, it will be, beginning Thursday. That’s when Oklahoma City Theatre Company unwraps its production of Frankenstein at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker, where it runs through Oct. 27. OKCTC artistic director Rachel Irick promises a Frankenstein for “a new generation,” including a techno score. Tickets are $10-$20. Call 297-2264 or visit okctc.org.

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Described as “honest songwriting delivered in a hauntingly beautiful yet gritty, neo-traditional Americana wrapper,” the East Nashville duo known as Doug and Telisha performs 8 p.m. Thursday at The Blue Door, 2805 N. McKinley, in support of their current album, Ghost of the Knoxville Girl. Tickets are $15. Call 524-0738 or visit bluedoorokc.com.

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Prog rockers Coheed and Cambria like to do things different, and their brand-new release, The Afterman: Ascension, is not only a concept album, but the first half of a double album. (Got that?) Who knows what to expect when they play Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S. Eastern, at 7 p.m. Tuesday? The Dear Hunter and Three open. Tickets are $24. Call 866-977-6849 or visit diamondballroom.net.

Tuesday

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I can’t this fight this feeling any longer: I’ve gotta tell you that REO Speedwagon rolls into Shawnee for a 7 p.m. Saturday concert at Grand Casino, 777 Grand Casino. (Beyond that, they’re still going to keep on lovin’ you, ’cause it’s the only thing they wanna do.) It’s going to be a good show; we heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend who heard it from another. Tickets are $49-$84. Call 964-7777 or visit grandshawnee.com.

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The 38th annual OKPEX Stamp Show isn’t called the state’s “biggest stamp collector” event for nothing: From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, attendees can view approximately 2,000 exhibit pages on display, and visit 13 dealers from seven states, at the Express Event Center, 8512 Northwest Expressway. Admission is free. Visit okcsc.org.

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Here’s hoping the stars come out Saturday night for this party: the 7 p.m. one celebrating International Astronomy Day. The Oklahoma City Astronomy Club invites the public to check out their telescopes (not a euphemism) to see Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus (again, not a euphemism). Head to the park on Old Lakeshore Drive at Lake Hefner’s northeast corner, just south of Hefner Road. Admission is free. Visit okcastroclub.com.

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At 7 p.m. Tuesday, the time will be 3. Confused? Allow us to explain: The Philly-born, self-described “classically trained garage band” known as Time for Three returns by popular demand to Oklahoma City Community College, 7777 S. May, to perform its blend of classical, country, hip-hop, gypsy and jazz music. Tickets are $10-$25. Call 682-7579 or visit occc.edu.

Tuesday

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Kids these days: Who knows what crazy things they’ll come up with? You, provided you attend The Spectacle: A New Media Collective Exhibition, showing from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through Oct. 18 in the Fred Jones Art Center, 520 Parrington Oval in Norman. It’s full of film, video, tech art and — from the looks of Tania Khouri’s photo below — goo-smearing women! Admission is free. Call 325-7370 or visit art.ou.edu.

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