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If Dec. 21 indeed turns out to be the day that wipes humanity away, at least you can go out with ears ringing. Beginning at 7:30 p.m. Friday, The Chameleon Room, 3034 N. Portland, presents an End of the World concert of local metal bands Anti-Mortem, Earth Shook Run, Killer Gandhi, Dark Ascent, Anialas, Area of Effect and pictured Everybody Panic! Admission is free. Call 537-8136.

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Making downtown Edmond chillier for a second year, the Edmond Outdoor Ice Rink has returned! Located at Festival Market, 30 W. First, the rink is open daily through Jan. 6, 2013. Tickets are $5 for kids 5 and under, $5 for adults bringing their own skates, and $8 for those big people who don’t. Call 274-1638 or visit expressice.com.

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Attention, brides and bridezillas: Don’t get married! At least not until you attend the Oklahoma Bridal Show at noon Sunday at Cox Convention Center, 1 Myriad Gardens. There, you can meet wedding experts, see spectacular fashions, get ideas, taste cakes and win prizes, ’til death do you part. Tickets are $10.99-$13. Call 602-8500 or visit okbride.com.

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Now in its 41st year, Asleep at the Wheel returns to town as lively as ever. The Grammy-winning kings of Texas swing take the stage at Sooner Theatre, 101 E. Main in Norman, at 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $40-$50. Call 321-9600 or visit soonertheatre.org.

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HGTV Yard Crashers host Ahmed Hassan crashes the 31st annual Oklahoma City Home & Garden Show, taking place Friday through Sunday at Oklahoma State Fair Park, 3001 General Pershing. Admission is $11, or free for children younger than 12. Call 800-466-7469 or visit oklahomacityhomeshow.com.

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Size doesn’t matter, as proven by the Sundance Institute’s 2012 lineup of short films. With subjects that include Somali pirates, sperm whales, texting teens and robot sex, this year’s crop of 10 can be seen at Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch. Screenings are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 5:30 and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $5-$8. Call 236-3100 or visit okcmoa.com.

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It’s a happy 25th birthday for the Myriad Botanical Gardens, yet the gift is all yours: From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, enjoy free admission to its Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory, 301 W. Reno! This offer is good on the 25th for every month this year through November, but why wait? Act now! Call 297-3995 or visit myriadgardens.org.

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Before you acquire the ol' ball and chain, best attend The Ball & Chain, an unconventional wedding show to be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Plaza District's PhotoArt Studios and Coin Laundry, 1734 N.W. 16th. Curated by Gibson Events, the event will feature more than 40 local creative vendors. Like a wedding, the B&C includes a ceremony and reception, followed by a dance party. A separate “groom’s lounge” will be available, complete with video games and a signature whiskey cocktail. Tickets are $30. Visit ballandchainok.com.

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Come 7:30 p.m. Monday, world-renowned German pianist Alexander Schimpf adds Armstrong Auditorium, 14400 S. Bryant in Edmond, to his ever-growing list of venues played. Schimpf has taken top honors at several prestigious competitions ’round the globe, and he’s only 29! (OKG7, by comparison, recently plowed through several episodes of American Horror Story stacked up on the TiVo.) Tickets are $20- $35. Call 285-1010 or visit armstrongauditorium.org.

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Wes Anderson fans know him as Bottle Rocket’s Kumar, Rushmore’s Mr. LittleJeans or The Royal Tenenbaums’ Pagoda (he of the pink pants above). But on Saturday at Ashtanga Yoga Studio, 120 E. Tonhawa in Norman, Kumar Pallana is just Kumar Pallana. The 94-year-old will conduct a two-hour yoga workshop at 3 p.m. for $35, followed by a 7 p.m. magic performance for $10 (free for kids 12 and under). Call 503-7779 or visit ashtangayogastudio.com.

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