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When it comes to divorce rates, you’re doing fine, Oklahoma. Perhaps that’s something we should work on? Greg and Erin Smalley host Fight Your Way to a Better Marriage, a free conference to strengthen the bond between couples in crisis, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at Metropolitan Baptist Church, 7201 W. Britton. Registration is free. Visit bettermarriageokc.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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What do we want? Art! When do we want it? Now! From 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, Art Now debuts at City Arts Center, 3000 General Pershing with a gala event of food, drinks and live music. Tickets are $75. The annual exhibition itself, however, runs through Feb. 8, showcasing 25 top Oklahoma artists. Call 951-0000 or visit cityartscenter.org.

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Admirals, we salute you! Half a year later, the Stillwater band’s self-titled debut still rings in our ears and alt-rocks our hearts, so imagine what Admirals could achieve live! Better yet, imagine no more. They appear in the flesh at 9 p.m. Friday at Blue Note Lounge, 2408 N. Robinson. Local electro-rock act Jumpship Astronaut opens. Call 600-1166 or visit thebluenotelounge.com.

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• Admirals album review   

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Starting Friday, if you’re Seeing Red, you must be at In Your Eye Gallery. That’s when the venue at 3005-A Paseo debuts the exhibit devoted to that color with a free reception from 6 to 10 p.m. Featuring 12 artists working in a variety of media, Seeing Red runs through Feb. 24. Admission is free. Call 525-2161 or visit inyoureyegallery.com.

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An Affair of the Heart, one of the largest craft exhibitions in the U.S., will set up for its 28th annual show Friday through Sunday at State Fair Park, 3001 General Pershing. The craft show features more than 1,000 booths showcasing homemade arts and crafts. The exhibition runs 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $7. Call 800-755-5488 or visit aaoth.com.

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Seeking a hard dose of heavy metal? Seek no further than The Parish, 1757 N.W. 16th. At 5 p.m. Friday, the venue hosts DIY Dallas act Seeker. This sample lyric from “Pale Death” proves their head-banging cred: “I’ll rip it out and feed it to the beast / Now your body will lay lifeless.” Told ya. Tickets are $8. Call 474-1783 or visit theparishokc.com.

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Irish eyes are smiling on Wandering Boundaries, an art exhibition inspired by a recent trip to Ireland by Fulbright Scholars Joan Phillips and Erin Treacy. On display weekdays through March 7, it debuts with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the University of Oklahoma School of Art & Art History’s Lightwell Gallery, 520 Parrington Oval in Norman. Admission is free. Call 325-7370 or visit art.ou.edu.

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Despite working in polar-opposite genres, Oklahoma musicians John Fullbright pictured and Jabee are the subjects of the documentary short Skywriters. Directed by Danny Marroquin, the film debuts with showings at 6:30 and 7:15 p.m. Friday at The Paramount OKC, 701 W. Sheridan. Jabee takes part in a Q-and-A with Marroquin at 8 p.m. before performing at 9 p.m. Admission is free. Call 517-0787 or visit theparamountokc.com.

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• Chicken-Fried News: Jabee   
• John Fullbright interview   

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The folk-driven artist Dana Falconberry swoops into The Conservatory, 8911 N. Western, on Friday. Hailing from Austin, Texas, she’ll headline a 9 p.m. show of her stripped-down chamber pop. Opening are Seth Sherman and the metro’s own Jordan Herrera (Young Readers). Tickets are $7. Call 607-4805 or visit conservatoryokc.com.

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• Young Readers interview