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You may have heard Judy Kuhn and not even known it! Now you can hear and see the three-time Tony nominee and the voice behind Disney’s Pocahontas. She sings with the Young Voices of Edmond, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the University of Central Oklahoma’s Mitchell Hall Theater, 100 N. University in Edmond. Tickets are $25. Call 974-3375 or visit uco.edu/cfad.

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Shark Week? Pshaw! That’s kids’ stuff. For OMG, holy-crap, pee-your-pants action, real men and women open wide for Jaws, the 1975 blockbuster that forever changed the movies. At 2 and 7 p.m. Thursday, Cinemark Tinseltown, 6001 Martin Luther King, unleashes a digitally restored print of Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning classic. Tickets are $4-$6. Call 424- 0461 or visit cinemark.com.

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Calm down, Ayn Rand devotees — it’s not that kind of tea party. The University of Oklahoma School of Art and Art History invites the public to its fourth annual Tee Party, starting at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Fred Jones Art Center, 540 Parrington Oval in Norman. Bring a T-shirt, tote bag or pillowcase to be printed with exclusive designs; watch printmaking demos; and enjoy pizza and soda while you’re at it. Admission is free. Call 325-2691 or visit art.ou.edu.

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We think this year’s Best of OKC winners deserve recognition beyond last week’s issue, so we decided to throw a party, and invite you, too! Come celebrate with Oklahoma Gazette from 6:45 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday at Toby Keith's I Love This Bar & Grill in Lower Bricktown. We’ve roped in The Damn Quails to provide live music, with singer-songwriter Gabriel Kelley opening. Admission is free, because we love our readers!

Thursday

Hey! Read This:
• Best of OKC 2012 results  
• The Damn Quails interview   

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The master would not approve. But we do! RiffTrax Live is back on the big screen to revisit the worst movie they tackled on Mystery Science Theater 3000: 1966’s Manos: The Hands of Fate, of course. Watch the misbegotten horror thriller get ripped a new one, 7 p.m. Thursday at AMC Quail Springs 24, Cinemark Tinseltown USA and Norman’s Hollywood Spotlight 14. Visit fathomevents.com.

Thursday

Hey! Read This:
• Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXIII review   

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From graffiti to tattoos, street art is in now more than ever. Istvan Gallery, 1218 N. Western, dedicates a whole installation to it featuring dozens of artists, on display through Oct. 28. It opens with a public reception from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday; activities continue noon to 10 p.m. Saturday with live art, outdoor tent sales and more. Admission is free. Call 831-2874 or visit istvangallery.com.

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Like big ideas in not a lotta time? Then reserve your spot for Best in Ten 2012, a benefit for Carpenter Square Theatre, 800 W. Main. Beginning at 7:10 p.m. Saturday, the evening includes staged readings of 10-minute plays, in addition to a wine pull, a silent auction, a not-at-all-silent auction, a cash bar and food from area eateries. Tickets are $30. Call 232-6500 or visit carpentersquare.com.

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Get worldly without leaving your yoga mat, as Japan-based musician Shibaten visits the Ashtanga Yoga Studio, 120 E. Tonhawa in Norman. He’ll play the didgeridoo at 7 p.m. Sunday during a 90-minute meditation workshop, as well as give a regular ol’ performance of his original world music at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission for each is $30. Call 503-7779 or visit ashtangayogastudio.com.

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His locks may not be as free-flowing, and actress Linda Evans is no longer at his side, but Yanni still has that contemporary-classical instrumental thing all sewn up. Touring on last year’s No. 1 New Age album, Truth of Touch, the world-famous pianist performs at 7:30 p.m. tonight at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker. Tickets are $45-$125. Call 297-2264 or visit okcciviccenter.com.

Wednesday

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Let your heart race — again! — at Remington Park, 1 Remington Park, as the venue opens its live thoroughbred racing season at 6:30 p.m. Friday. With expectations to set an all-time attendance record this year, the season continues Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 18, then Wednesdays to Saturdays through Dec. 9. Admission is free. Call 424-1000 or visit remingtonpark.com.

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The collective creative space known as The Society, 1609 Blackwelder, turns one year young with an anniversary party from 7 p.m. to midnight Friday. The fun includes music from Jabee, Josh Sallee, Mont Lyons, Jumpship Astronaut, Tele Mori and An Airbag Saved My Life; live painting from Bunky Echo-Hawk; beer from Mustang Brewery; and much more. Admission is free. Visit thesocietyokc.com.

Friday

Hey! Read This:
• Tele Mori's Sounds from a Broken Music Box CD review  

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Apparently, people love reading about vampires. That’s good news for bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon, who specializes in urban fantasy with hits like The Dream-Hunter and Bad Moon Rising. She’ll read from and sign copies of her brand-new, 22nd novel, Time Untime, 7 p.m. tonight at Barnes & Noble, 6100 N. May. She also promises “plenty of prizes.” Call 843- 9300 or visit bn.com, and read our interview with Kenyon at okgazette.com.

Wednesday

Hey! Read This:
• Sherrilyn Kenyon interview

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Make love, not war. Also, Make Art, Not Trash, according to the women behind the Fringe gallery, 4027 N. Classen Blvd. The environmentally conscious art show features works using materials that normally would be discarded. See how junk can become gems, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, through Aug. 18. Admission is free. Call 698-0278 or visit fringeokc.com.

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Hey! Read This:
• Fringe feature

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Pleased with the reception deadCENTER audiences gave his 2009 film, Weather Girl, actor/ writer/director Blayne Weaver returns to town with his R-rated follow-up, 6 Month Rule. Starring Natalie Morales (TV’s Parks and Recreation), Martin Starr (TV’s Party Down) and Kids in the Hall alum Dave Foley, the indie rom-com screens exclusively at 7:30 p.m. Monday at AMC Quail Springs Mall 24, 2501 W. Memorial. Visit tugg.com/events/1099.

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Represent, Norman! On the heels of last year’s Guitar Slinger hit album, homeboy Vince Gill returns for a 9 p.m. Friday concert at WinStar World Casino, 777 Casino in Thackerville. The country superstar has earned more Grammys than any male artist in his genre — 27! — so we understand he’s pretty darn good. Tickets are $40-$60. Call 800-622-6317 or visit winstarworldcasino.com.

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