Cat on a Hot Tin Roof July 18-Aug. 3 Jewel Box Theatre 321 NW 36th St. jewelboxokc.com $20-$25 Winner of the 1955 Pulitzer Prize for drama, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof features nine principal human cast members — all humans. No cats. Oklahoma City’s Jewel Box Theatre, 321 NW 36th St., will stage the […]
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Wave hello
By modeling for Gucci and running for city council in Amarillo, guitarist and recent Oklahoma City transplant Hayden Pedigo did music writers who don’t know enough music theory to intelligently write about his music the tremendous favor of giving us something else to talk about. Fortunately, Pedigo’s new album, I’ll Be Waving As You Drive […]
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Pride on 9th
Celebrate Pride on one of OKC’s most colorful streets! Factory Obscura and its Ninth Street neighbors invite you for Pride-themed dancing, art, music and more! All are welcome. Events include a Pride Artist Market featuring more than 25 local artist vendors (7-10 p.m.), and Ninth Street turns into a dance club with outdoor performances by […]
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Joyful chorus
Mama Pearl’s Special Edition Pride Show Sun., June 15, 7 p.m. Mycelium Gallery 2816 N. Penn Ave. www.myceliumgallery.com $10 Sing along if you know this one, or even if you don’t. Mama Pearl’s Sing-Along Drag Show returns to Mycelium Gallery, 2816 N. Pennsylvania Ave., 7 p.m. Sunday June 15 for a Special Edition Pride Show. […]
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Crushing it
David Archuleta at Oklahoma Pridefest Fri., June 27, 7 p.m. Scissortail Park 300 SW Seventh St. okpridealliance.org/pridefest Free Last year, David Archuleta returned to the American Idol stage to perform “Hell Together,” a song inspired by his mother’s response to his coming out as queer. “You said, ‘If I have to live without you, I […]
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Summer Breeze
Summer Breeze Every other Sunday June 15 – August 24, 7:30 p.m. Lions Park 1800 Northcliff Ave normandepot.com/summer-breeze Free Except for the random days when a wrathful god seems to be dispensing storm-based-justice on our state for any number of justifiable reasons, summer evenings are an ideal time for outdoor music, and The Depot’s Summer […]
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Proud city
By the time you read this, Pride will have been going strong in OKC for nigh on a fortnight and in the metro for more than a month thanks to Norman Pride in May. But whether you’re just getting started or getting your second (or third) wind, there are still plenty of loud and proud […]
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Still free
Juneteenth on the East Thursday, June 19-Saturday, June 21 NE 23rd St. between N. Hood Street and N. Kelham Avenue https://www.withloveokc.org/juneteenth Free Issued by President Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation freed people enslaved in the Confederate States — on paper at least. In reality, news of emancipation only traveled as fast as […]
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British invasion
Electric Sunrise at Paseo Arts Festival 5 p.m. Saturday, May 24 3024 Paseo thepaseo.org/festival Free Electric Sunrise at Core4 Brewing Company 7 p.m. Friday, May 30 Location 7 N. Lee Ave. 405-215-9671 core4brewing.com Free Booking gigs isn’t always easy. Sometimes it’s as simple as a venue returning a band’s email. Sometimes, or at least one […]
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Cowgirl blues
Megan Moroney with Charlie Worsham 7 p.m. Saturday, May 17 The Criterion 500 E. Sheridan Ave. 405-840-5500 criterionokc.com $39-$149 In case anyone’s concerned about the question posed by the title of Megan Moroney’s latest album, Am I OK?, the “Tennessee Orange” singer helpfully appended an answer to the deluxe version, Am I OK? (I’ll Be […]