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Celebrate the National Day of the American Cowboy at — seriously, where else? — the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 N.E. 63rd. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, entertainment includes music, the Miss Rodeo Oklahoma pageant, kids’ activities, roping demonstrations, screenings of the James Garner Disney comedy The Castaway Cowboy and more. Admission is $5.75-$12.50. Call 478-2250 or visit nationalcowboymuseum.org.

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Oklahoma native Pearl Mesta (née Skirvin) was the D.C. socialite of the ’50s — so much so that Irving Berlin based the musical Call Me Madam on her. With five performances scheduled between today and Saturday, Lyric Theatre stages the production on “The Hostess with the Mostes’” at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker. Tickets are $33- $74. Call 297-2264 or visit okcciviccenter.com.

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Eyesores can be beautiful. At least when seen through the lens of photographer Cody Lee Dopps, whose shots of old houses and buildings constitute Of Our Land, his new exhibition on display daily through Sept. 2 in the North Gallery of the Oklahoma state Capitol, 2300 N. Lincoln. Admission is free. Call 521-2931 or visit arts.ok.gov.

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Hear two stellar singer-songwriters for the price of one — twice! — when Jessica Campbell and Hannah Miller take over Bricktown on Friday. They’ll play at 3:30 p.m. at Guestroom Records’ newest location, 25 S. Oklahoma, and at 6 p.m. at Put a Cork in It Winery, 115 E. California. Visit guestroom-records.com and putacorkinitwinery.com.

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You guys give up yet? Or are you thirsty for more? Movies, that is, like the 1990 comedy smash Home Alone. Screening at 8 p.m. Thursday in the great outdoors, the John Hughes production is part of Dive-In Movie Nights at Pelican Bay Aquatic Park, 1034 S. Bryant in Edmond. Park admission is $5. Call 359-4630 or visit edmondok. com/parks, and keep the change, ya filthy animal!

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Imagine baseball legend Ted Williams came back to life to play for the Boston Red Sox in 2092. Or just let Bruce E. Spitzer do it for you, in his new novel, Extra Innings. He’ll read from the book, field questions and sign copies at 5:30 p.m. Friday at Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 Northwest Expressway. Call 842-2900 or visit fullcirclebooks.com.

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Self-described as “the greatest show in Hell,” the Hellzapoppin sideshow revue pops into The Conservatory, 8911 N. Western, for a night of out-there entertainment. Starting at 8 p.m. Friday, you’ll see Zamora the Torture King, seductive sword-swallower Maryanne Madgdelen and more — even Mr. Buggles the Wonder Dog! Tickets are $8-$10. Call 607-4805 or visit conservatoryokc.com.

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“This is going to be huge,” swears Rodney Berryhill, owner of Norman’s Oklahoma Motorsports Complex, 3501 S. Interstate Drive. He’s talking about the Grand National Championship Motocross his venue will host for seven days starting Sunday, uprooting it from its usual home in Ponca City. (Eat our dust, Ponca City!) Call 951-587-9805 or visit nmamx.com.

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A few months ago, we described local band Junebug Spade as “all lazy licks and sexual angst.” It’s up to you to determine how on-the-nose we were when the garage rockers invade the city’s iconic Hi-Lo Club, 1221 N.W. 50th, Saturday night, with Sonic Violence by their side. Call 843-1722 or visit hiloclub.net.

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Remember when you stayed up late Sunday nights to catch that new show called Star Trek: The Next Generation? (Jeez, you were a nerd!) That was 25 years ago, but at 7 p.m. Monday, you can see two popular first-season episodes on the big screen in a silver-anniversary event at AMC Quail Springs Mall 24 and Cinemark Tinseltown USA. Visit fathomevents.com.

Monday

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Jeepels creeples, where’d ya get Grant Peeples? As of 8 p.m. tonight, you can answer, “At The Blue Door, 2805 N. McKinley, silly goose!” Because that’s when Peeples, the rootsy singer-songwriter from sunny Florida, performs in support on his folkin’ great new album, Prior Convictions. Tickets are $10. Call 524- 0738 or visit bluedoorokc.com.

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PETA can chill, because at no time during Saturday’s Bowling for Rhinos will anyone actually hurl a bowling ball at a rhino. That’s because they can’t fit through the doors of AMF Boulevard Lanes, 3501 S. Boulevard in Edmond. If you can, the Oklahoma City Zoo invites you to its 18th annual event to benefit rhino conservation. Admission is $25. Call 424-3344 or visit okczoo.com.

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With The Dark Knight Rises arriving in theaters Friday, the big question isn’t “Will Batman die?” but “Can your arse withstand about eight straight hours of the caped crusader?” Beginning at 6 p.m. Thursday, Harkins Bricktown Cinemas, 150 E. Reno, hosts The Ultimate Dark Knight Marathon, screening Batman Begins and The Dark Knight before Rises, well, rises at midnight. Tickets are $20. Call 231-4747 or visit harkinstheatres.com.

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Anything can go at Anything Goes, Cole Porter’s classic high-seas musical comedy. It’s being staged by the landlocked Summerstock Productions, Friday-Sunday through July 29 at the University of Central Oklahoma’s Mitchell Hall Theatre, 100 N. University Drive in Edmond. It’s de-lovely. Tickets are $15-$20. Call 974-3375 or visit summerstockok.com.

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Insert whinny sound here. Now you’re in the proper mood for Horses, the latest exhibition at JRB Art at The Elms, 2810 N. Walker. Galloping through July 28, the art is created by Oklahoma artists Joe Andoe, Jean Richardson, Brent Learned and Jennifer Cocoma Hustis.

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