OKGazette.com - OKG7 things to do http://www.okgazette.com/oklahoma/articles.sec-138-1-okg7-things-to-do.html <![CDATA[Hear it - ]]>

Look, Vince Gill isn’t going to appear on just anyone’s album, so Shannon McNally must be doing something right. Fresh from Small Town Talk, a disc co-recorded with Dr. John, the singer-songwriter has an 8 p.m Sunday appointment to knock on The Blue Door, 2805 N. McKinley. Tickets are $20. Call 524-0738 or visit bluedoorokc.com.

Sunday

]]> <![CDATA[Crow it - ]]> If all you wanna do is have some fun, I got the feeling you’re not the only one. A change would do you good, so go see Sheryl Crow! If it makes you happy, the chart-topping Grammy winner plays at 8 p.m. Saturday at WinStar World Casino at 777 Casino Ave. in Thackerville. Tickets are $45- $75. Call 800-745-3000 or visit winstarworldcasino.com.

Saturday

]]> <![CDATA[Fit it - ]]> Celebrity fitness expert Basheerah Ahmad headlines UCO Health and Fitness Day, from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at the University of Central Oklahoma Wellness Center, 100 N. University Drive in Edmond. The event features kickboxing, boot camp, Zumba classes and other things that are not watching Game of Thrones. Registration is $50. Call 974-2320 or visit ucowellnesscenter.com.

Saturday

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If anyone can beat ovarian cancer, our money’s on the Oklahoma Victory Dolls. The team hosts a double header of roller derby to benefit the nonprofit organization Heels for Hope at 6 p.m. Saturday in the Centennial Building of State Fair Park, 3001 General Pershing. Doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $10-$15; kids 12 and under get in free. Visit oklahomavictorydolls.com.

Saturday

]]> <![CDATA[Swing it - ]]> That lord of the jungle, Tarzan, swings into Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker, for six performances of Lyric Theatre’s production of the Disney/Phil Collins Broadway musical. One of Lyric’s 50th-anniversary shows, Tarzan begins at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and ends its run June 29. Tickets are $35-$68. Call 524-9312 or visit lyrictheatreokc.com.

Tuesday-Wednesday, June 26; ongoing

Hey! Read This:
• The Tarzan Collection Starring Jock Mahoney and Mike Henry DVD review    

]]> <![CDATA[Anime it - ]]> Past films of Hayao Miyazaki have featured a goldfish princess, forest spirits and a giant rabbit. From Up on Poppy Hill, however, features the strangest creatures of all: teenagers! The family-friendly drama from Studio Ghibli screens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 5:30 and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch. Tickets are $5-$8. Call 236-3100 or visit okcmoa.com.

Thursday-Sunday

Hey! Read This:
• Castle in the Sky/Kiki's Delivery Service/My Neighbor Totoro DVD reviews   
• Ponyo film review    

]]> <![CDATA[Believe it - ]]> Hidden the corpse of a secret lover you killed? If so, do not attend An Enchanted Evening, 8 p.m. Friday (and again June 28) at La Baguette, Bakery & Café, 1130 Rambling Oaks Drive in Norman! Magician and mentalist William Rader will probe personal thoughts for the entertainment of all. Impossible, you say? Don’t say we didn’t warn you, soon-to-be convicted felon. Tickets are $25, which includes desert and wine. Visit williamrader.net.

Friday, ongoing

]]> <![CDATA[Psych it - ]]> I’m sensing someone here who had an uncle who passed when he was hit on the head with a 40-ounce can of Chef Boyardee Beefaroni. I’m also sensing that world-renowned psychic and spiritual teacher Sylvia Browne will conduct live readings at 7 p.m. Saturday at Grand Casino, 777 Grand Casino. Tickets are $30. Call 964-7777 or visit grandshawnee.com.

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Are you the best slot player in the nation? You have three chances to prove it when the 20-state TournEvent of Champions makes stops today at Newcastle Casino, 2457 U.S. 62 in Newcastle; Saturday at Riverwind Casino, 1544 State Highway 9 in Norman; and next Wednesday at Remington Park, 1 Remington Place. Someone’s going to win $250,000; why not you? Visit tournevent.com.

Wednesday; Saturday; Wednesday, June 19

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What do you get when clarinetists converge on the University of Oklahoma’s Catlett Music Center, 500 W. Boyd in Norman, for three days? Three nights of concerts, that’s what! At 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 7:30 and 9 p.m. Saturday, respectively hear soloists Gregory Raden, David Shifrin, Charles Neidich and József Balogh. Tickets are $8-$12. Call 325-2081 or visit ouclarinetsymposium.ou.edu.

Thursday-Saturday

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The biggest burlesque production the state ever has seen busts out with the inaugural Oklahoma City Burlesque Festival! At 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Oklahoma Contemporary, 3000 General Pershing, lovely ladies like Mosh, Ruby Joule, Adéle Wolf and Lula Houp-Garou pictured strut their stuff. Belly dancers, magicians and more fill out the bill. Tickets are $25-$40. Visit okcburlesquefest.com.   

Friday-Saturday

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The Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation Department’s community spraygrounds are a blast — quite literally! With dump buckets, water cannons, geysers and more, the 17 metro locations are a free way to keep kids cool this summer, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through Sept. 2. Call 297-2211 or visit okc.gov/parks.

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When Chris Hardwick isn’t hosting The Nerdist podcast or AMC’s The Talking Dead show, he’s doing stand-up comedy. Like at 7 p.m. next Wednesday at the University of Oklahoma’s Donald W. Reynolds Performing Arts Center. Admission is free. Visit cas.ou.edu.

Wednesday, June 19

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Drawing comparisons to Lyle Lovett (aural, mind you — not visual), indie-folk rocker Jay Nash visits The Blue Door, 2805 N. McKinley, at 7 p.m. Thursday, opening for David Ramirez. Nash’s brand-new album is Letters from the Lost, and critics suggest you’ll not want to mark them “return to sender.” Tickets are $15-$20. Call 524-0738 or visit bluedoorokc.com.

Thursday

]]> <![CDATA[Twin it - ]]> Rankin Twin powers, activate! Form of a country duo! Shape of a sister act! With a debut album now out in Moonshine & Maybes, The Rankin Twins blend country, bluegrass and pop. The Texas-based siblings open for Curtis Grimes at 9:30 p.m. Friday at Wormy Dog Saloon, 311 E. Sheridan. Tickets are $6. Call 601-6276 or visit wormydog.com.

Friday
]]> <![CDATA[Shake it - ]]> Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park kicks off its summer season with the Bard’s Measure for Measure. About the battle between morality and immorality, the play stages at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, through June 22, at the Myriad Botanical Gardens Water Stage, 301 W. Reno. Tickets are $10-$15. Call 403-1750 or visit oklahomashakespeare.com.

Thursday-Saturday, ongoing]]> <![CDATA[Play it - ]]> Something Intangible is happening at Carpenter Square Theatre, 800 W. Main: namely, the comedy-drama about brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney in 1940s Hollywood. The play finishes its run at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $16-$21. Call 232-6500 or visit carpentersquare.com.

Thursday-Saturday
]]> <![CDATA[Rock it - ]]> The question is neither “Who’ll Stop the Rain?” nor “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?,” but “When will Creedence Clearwater Revisited possibly sing those rock songs at Newcastle Casino, 2457 Highway 62 Service Road in Newcastle?” The answer: 8 p.m. Thursday.” Nicnos opens at 7 p.m.; gates open at 6 p.m. Call 387-6013 or visit mynewcastlecasino.com.

Thursday

]]> <![CDATA[Sport it - ]]> Some incredible athletes of all ages will compete in cycling, archery, powerlifting, volleyball, basketball, track and field events and more, Thursday through Sunday at the University of Central Oklahoma’s Endeavor Games. Held throughout Edmond, it’s the nation’s largest multisport event for physically disabled athletes. Call 974-3160 or visit ucoendeavorgames.com.

Thursday-Sunday]]> <![CDATA[Film it - ]]> An Edmond family is among the 20 featured in The United States of Autism, a documentary about how autism affects American life across all faiths, colors and cultures. Oklahoma City’s own Graham Colton is featured on the soundtrack, too. The film has an exclusive, one-time-only screening at 7 p.m. Thursday at AMC Quail Springs Mall 24, 2501 W. Memorial. Tickets are $10. Visit tugg.com/events/3825.

Thursday

Hey! Read This:
• Graham Colton interview   
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