Music
Phil Bacharach
Jimmy Eat World with David Bazan & Band
7 p.m. Saturday
Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S. Eastern
www.diamondballroom.net
677-9169
$22 advance, $24 door

Bite Size
Carol Smaglinski
Slow Food OKC will sponsor an evening of cocktails and a silent auction from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Saturday to benefit Eat Wise OKC.

Food and Drink Features
Carol Smaglinski

We’ve all had it happen at least once in our lives. You try to cut in half a garnet red beet, but instead send the firm root vegetable dancing off the plate onto the spotless white tablecloth or the floor.

Letters to the Editor
Brian Crain
State Sen. Josh Brecheen, R-Coalgate, doesn’t like Senate Bill 1712, last year’s legislation crafted to lessen the inhumane conditions found at “puppy mills” in our state. In fact, he dislikes it so much that he has introduced SB 15, which would repeal SB 1712.

OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Grab yourself a bite at Norman’s Jacobson House, 609 Chautauqua, for Indian Taco Tuesdays, through June 28.

Food and Drink Features
Matt Carney, Rod Lott, Jenny Coon Peterson
We passed through the gates of the Oklahoma State Fair with empty stomachs and one goal: Eat. Eat it all. Fried. On a stick. Covered in bacon. Fried a second time.

Letters to the Editor
Pamela Byrd
I can only hope that the photograph taken of Wilson Elementary School kids at lunch (“A Heavy Duty, Rachel Curtis, March 14, Gazette) is archival, or the Oklahoma Fit Kids Coalition really has its work cut out for it.

OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Drink martinis! Eat food! Hear live music! Win prizes! And oh, yeah: Raise money for the arts in central Oklahoma! Allied Arts’ annual Artini fundraiser is from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday at Farmers Public Market, 311 S. Klein, with original, local art up for silent auction. Tickets are $65-$75. Call 278-8944 or visit alliedartini.com.

Friday

OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
How much metal can you sink your teeth into? On Saturday, Diamond Ballroom hosts Decibel magazine’s tour of Cannibal Corpse pictured with Behemoth, Waitain, Exhumed, The Devil’s Blood, In Solitude, Arkaik and Abysmal Dawn — all you can rock for one price! The feast begins 3 p.m. at 8001 S. Eastern. Tickets are $22-$25. Call 677-9169 or visit diamondballroom.net.

Saturday