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Beats Antique beats boredom. We’d expect nothing less from a band that bills itself as “live electro-acoustic, heavy bass, belly dancing and roots music.” In advance of its forthcoming album, the aptly titled Contraption Vol. 2, the group cranks up its Animale Mechanique Tour at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12, at the Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S. Eastern. Tickets are $17-$19. Call 677-9169 or visit diamondballroom.net.

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September just got here, but Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre is on November. David Mamet’s recent Broadway hit takes a satiric stab at the Oval Office, so expect as many laughs as F-bombs. Running through Sept. 23 at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker, November stages performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday, 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $30- $35. Call 848-3761 or visit cityrep.com.

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“I can has high-five?” this bear seems to ask. Can he? Dunno, but the photo is part of Expanding Our Horizons, a mixed-media exhibit spotlighting the work of 10 Cotton County Art Council members. It opens with a reception Friday from 6 to 10 p.m., with artist demos from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, all at Adelante! Gallery, 3003 Paseo. Admission is free. Call 214-587-7686 or visit adelantegallery.com.

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Without argument, the best movie from this summer’s deadCENTER Film Festival whose poster featured a hand flipping the bird was Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry. Missed it? Catch up with the critically acclaimed documentary about the Chinese artist and activist when Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch, brings it back at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $5-$8. Call 236-3100 or visit okcmoa.com.

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This is no bull: The nation’s top 35 bull riders face the fiercest bucking bulls — be careful saying that phrase quickly — on the planet at the WinStar World Casino Invitational, at 8 p.m. Friday and 7 p.m. Saturday in Thackerville, featuring performances by Randy Rogers Band and Kevin Fowler. Tickets are $15-$45. Call 800-745-3000 or visit winstarworldcasino.com.

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Twenty-five years in business makes for a lot of flowers. To celebrate, New Leaf Florist owner Greg Davis hosts an anniversary art show at the Midtown location, 2500 N. May. Running through Sept. 30, the exhibition features local artists Ron Ferrell, Lynn Mallett, Brian Palmer and Susanne Mears. Admission is free. Call 842-2444 or visit newleafokc.com.

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It likely has nothing on The Price Is Right’s Plinko, but no game turns 20 years old without being fun. With the educational Brain Quest series hitting that anniversary, it’s set to make a 5 p.m. Tuesday stop at Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 Northwest Expressway, to stage a quiz show. Whether you want to play or watch, admission is free. Call 842-2900 or visit fullcirclebooks.com.

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Lita Ford knows what she likes, and she knows she likes dancin’ with you. The ’80s big-hair guitar goddess is back with a new album, Living Like a Runaway, and a 5:30 p.m. Friday date to rock the Zoo Amphitheatre, 2011 N.E. 50th. Also on the bill: Poison and Def Leppard. Tickets are $49.50-$125; it ain’t no big thing. Call 364-3700 or visit zooamp.com.

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Opening Friday at the Edmond Library, 10 S. Boulevard in Edmond, is an exhibition that tells the history of Oklahoma Land Run families, schools, churches and more through the medium of quilts. Yes, quilts. See period clothing and photos of our 89ers in scrapbook form, running daily through September. Admission is free. Call 341-9282 or visit metrolibrary.org.

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Okie-bred singer-songwriter Susan Herndon brings a slice of Red Dirt-flavored folk to Midway Deli, 601 W. Eufala in Norman. She’s set to appear from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday to kick off the second season of the Midway Concert Series. Admission is $10. Stephen Rickey Lee is also on the menu — er, bill. Call 321-7004.

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Thankfully free of wannabe actors’ résumés, Headshot collects prints by various American artists, including a University of Oklahoma printmaking professor and recent graduate. The exhibition is on display daily through Sept. 10 in the Lightwell Gallery of the OU School of Art & Art History, 540 Parrington Oval in Norman. Admission is free. Call 325-7370 or visit art.ou.edu.

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In our backyard, we find dog poop. In Margaret Aycock’s backyard, she finds inspiration. For beautiful proof, attend the artist’s exhibit of oil paintings, Oklahoma, the Place Where I Call Home, on display daily through Sept. 16 in the Governor’s Gallery of the Oklahoma state Capitol, 2300 N. Lincoln. Admission is free. Call 521-2931 or visit arts.ok.gov.

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Celebrating all cultures and genres, the Oklahoma Black Museum hosts its inaugural Performing Arts Festival at Memorial Park, 1150 N.W. 36th. From 2 to 10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, enjoy food, art, films, gospel music, kitemaking for the kiddos and even a basketball tourney. Admission is free. Call 213-8077 or visit facebook.com/artinthecityfestival.

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Update: This event has been postponed due to illness.

Tenor saxophonist Denny Morouse blows into the UCO Jazz Lab, 100 E. Fifth in Edmond, for a concert at 8 p.m. Thursday. The man has been Stevie Wonder’s bandleader, the musical arranger for the Saturday Night Live band, and performed on the soundtracks to Animal House, Fame and Flashdance. In other words, it’s safe to say you’ve heard him. Tickets are $12. Call 359-7989 or visit vinerygroup.com.

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Five Finger Death Punch is just one of many metal bands with scary-sounding names at Friday’s Kattfest: Battlecross, Killswitch Engage, Pop Evil, Trivium, God Forbid — see what we mean? Gates open at 3:30 p.m. at OKC Zoo Amphitheatre, 2011 N.E. 50th. Tickets are $36.25- $75.25. Call 364-3700 or visit zooamp.com.

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