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Dubbed “Sesame Street meets South Park,” the raunchy, Tony-winning musical Avenue Q opens at 120 W. Harrison in Guthrie, aka The Pollard Theatre. While much of its cast is puppets, don’t bring the kids, lest they be exposed to puppet sex. In other words, a must-see! Running through May 18, Q begins at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $15-$25. Call 282-2800 or visit thepollard.org.

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Rep. Dennis Johnson, R- Duncan, might need to see a brain surgeon. The folds of his brain might be harboring a streak of anti-Semitism.

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The Odd Couple’s Felix Unger and Oscar Madison didn’t have anything on President Barack Obama and U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn of Muskogee. The Democratic commander-in-chief and the Republican lawmaker have nearly nothing in common politically, but the two have been friends since they were freshmen senators in 2004.

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Oklahoma Gazette and its sister magazine, okc BIZ, earned several honors this year from the Oklahoma pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The organization announced the awards Saturday at a banquet in Tulsa.

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Don’t mind us, we’re just sneezing 14 times in a row.

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“Oh, he’s a diva. I call him Sasha Fierce. On the court, he’s a fierce competitor. Off the court, he’s chilling in front of the mirror, making sure he got the right lip balm on.”

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Oklahoma artists J. Don Cook and Bert Seabourn are scheduled not for a duel, but a dual exhibition at Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno. On display through May 31, it opens with a free reception from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the south lobby of the Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory. Call 445-7080 or visit www.myriadgardens.org.

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So hard to believe, yet so true: Despite 41 years in existence, Oklahoma City Ballet never has staged a full performance of Swan Lake, one of the classic ballets of all time. That changes at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, when the 26-dancer troupe rewrites history at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker. Tickets are $33-$55. Call 848-8637 or visit okcballet.com.

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Virtuosi. No, not that stupid sci-fi movie with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. We mean the latest Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble concert with Tchaikovsky and Kodály, at 7:30 p.m. Monday at All Souls’ Episcopal Church, 6400 N. Pennsylvania, and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, 127 N.W. Seventh. Admission is $10. Visit brightmusic.org.

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Skewering the mommy-porn “literary” sensation known as Fifty Shades of Grey is Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody. The comedy promises to whip audiences into a laugh-filled frenzy at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, April 24 at Rose State Performing Arts Theatre, 6420 S.E. 15th in Midwest City. Tickets are $38.50. Call 297-2264 or visit okcciviccenter.com.

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If you prefer storms on canvas rather than hovering over your roof, head to the inaugural and international National Weather Center Biennale, opening Monday at the National Weather Center, 120 David L. Boren in Norman. On display through June 2, the 100 pieces depict weather’s impact on daily life. Admission is free. Call 325- 3095 or visit nwcnorman.org.

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What will college students do for Lollapalooza tickets? About 4.2 miles of humiliation! At Saturday’s Red Bull Land Rush along the Oklahoma River, participating teams will wear bonnets made of the state veggie, try their hands at lassoing, do the Harlem Shake, don 1800s-inspired mustaches and more, from noon to 4 p.m. Visit redbulllandrush.com.

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And we’ll all float on OK, when 10 a.m. marks the beginning of the 2013 89er Day Parade in Norman. With the theme of “Workin’ Up a Storm,” this year’s procession travels down Main Street, from Pickard Avenue to Crawford Avenue. Admission is free. Call 677-8711 or visit norman89er.com.

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Ever heard of an athlete having that “killer instinct?” As fans, we love it when our favorite team or player dominates the opposition and then stomps on their proverbial throats. (Just ask college football fans.) We want our faves to win, and it doesn’t matter how they do it.

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It's rock ’n’ roll chaos in Oklahoma. The state no longer has an official rock song.