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Happy 10th birthday, Blue Seven! To celebrate, the locally owned boutique at 7518 N. May is throwing itself a party, and you’re invited! Outside, that means a dog-adoption event; inside, a trunk show, a photo booth and — yum — egg rolls, cupcakes and milk. Be there from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. Call 463-0604 or visit myblueseven.com.

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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.

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Fresh from its Academy Award win for Best Foreign Language Film, Austria’s feel-bad hit Amour tells a powerful story of a longtime married couple and one unpredictable pigeon. The drama unspools 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.

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Y’know, those Bridesmaids were onto something: the undeniable power of Wilson Phillips. Ever wanted to see the ’90s pop trio live? Well, “Hold On,” because Wendy Wilson, Carnie Wilson and Chynna Phillips will appear at 7 p.m. Friday at Grand Casino, 777 Grand Casino. Yes, “The Dream Is Still Alive.” Tickets are $29-$64. Call 964-7777 or visit grandshawnee.com.

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Experience Russian Enchantment — no worries, it’s legal — when Russian pianist Olga Kern joins the Oklahoma City Philharmonic at 8 p.m. Saturday. Works by Stravinsky (also Russian) and Rachmaninoff (yep, Russian) will fill the Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker. For ticketholders (Russian, Prussian or whathaveyou), a free concert preview will be held at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15-$52. Call 232-7575 or visit okcphilharmonic.org.

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Catherine Adams’ haunting black-and-white photos of Paris are part of Dreams and Memories, opening with a reception from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at JRB Art at The Elms, 2810 N. Walker. On display through April 29, the exhibition of visual narratives also showcases the work of ceramic artist Bernadette Esperanza Torres and married painters Sara and Shane Scribner. Admission is free. Call 528-6336 or visit jrbartgallery.com.

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Metal madness strikes Firehouse Art Center, 444 S. Flood in Norman, with a new exhibition of metalwork and jewelry by master goldsmith Charles Lewton-Brain and metalsmith Charleen Weidell. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday; the pieces remain on display through May 31. Admission is free. Call 329-4523 or visit normanfirehouse.com.

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Based on Chaim Potok’s 1972 novel, My Name Is Asher Lev is the latest production of Carpenter Square Theatre, 800 W. Main. The drama of a Jewish painter forced to make a choice between his art and his faith stages at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The show ends its run on April 27. Tickets are $16- $21. Call 232-6500 or visit carpentersquare.com.

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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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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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