Music
Joshua Boydston
Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13
Opolis
113 N. Crawford, Norman
opolis.org
820-0951
free

Features
Jenn Scott
Tom Haverford, played by Aziz Ansari on TV’s Parks and Recreation, was onto something with his catchphrase, “Treat yo’self!”

Drama
Rod Lott
It’s curious that the Internet Movie Database (among other sources) has classified The Loneliest Planet as a “thriller,” since the film forgoes not just all that genre’s trappings, but narrative altogether.

Food and Drink Features
Greg Elwell
Takeout Tuesdays
5:30 p.m. Tuesdays
Uptown Grocery Co.
1230 W. Covell, Edmond
uptowngroceryco.com
302-6763
$15

Little Big Chef
2 p.m. Sundays
Uptown Grocery Co.
1230 W. Covell, Edmond
uptowngroceryco.com
302-6273
$15

OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
The time has come for Science Museum Oklahoma, 2100 N.E. 52nd, to switch out the documentary film at its 70-foot diameter Dome Theater. So long, Tornado Alley! Hello, Rescue! Beginning Saturday and running for one year, it chronicles the efforts of those who save lives during natural disasters, by air, sea and land. Tickets are $6.95- $8.95. Call 602-6664 or visit sciencemuseumok.org.

Saturday, daily, ongoing

OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near? That question and many more will be answered at the Oklahoma City Philharmonic’s Yesterday Once More: A Tribute to the Carpenters. Boasting such smashes as “We’ve Only Just Begun” and “Rainy Days and Mondays,” the iconic sibling pop duo of the 1970s gets its due at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker. Tickets are $15- $65. Call 232-7575 or visit okcphilharmonic.org.

Friday-Saturday

Restaurant Reviews
Greg Elwell
Nic's Grill
1201 N. Pennsylvania
524-0999

What works: The food. Seriously. It’s uniformly good.
What needs work: Specials ought to last a little longer than just before noon.
Tips: Nic’s is cash only. If you go without cash, don't go without cash.

CFN
Gazette staff
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.