The Breeders 8 p.m. Oct. 3 Diamond Ballroom 8001 S. Eastern Ave. diamondballroom.com 405-677-9169 $26.50 In the quarter century between Last Splash and All Nerve, Breeders guitarist Kelley Deal stopped worrying about breaking stuff in the studio. “Last Splash wasn’t my first recording, but it was still like a big mystery to me,” Deal said. […]
Jeremy Martin
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Lit up
Whiteout Oct. 11-March 31 Campbell Art Park 1146 N. Broadway Ave. oklahomacontemporary.org 405-951-0000 Free Relocating from New York City to Oklahoma City requires some adjustment, even for a configuration of LED lights embedded in transparent white spheres suspended from a grid of steel poles and cabling. Erwin Redl’s Whiteout, the latest exhibition at Campbell Art […]
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Ballet buddies
Two University of Oklahoma students are finding out what it’s like to play in the big leagues, so to speak. Michael Bearden, director of the OU School of Dance, used a sports analogy to describe the school’s new collaboration with Oklahoma City Ballet. “Let’s say I’m the football coach at OU,” Bearden said, “and what […]
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Star tech
Thanks to an anonymous donor, the stars in the sky are shining brighter at Science Museum Oklahoma’s (SMO) Kirkpatrick Planetarium. The planetarium, which closed to the public on Aug. 6, will reopen with upgraded technology and equipment on Saturday. Before the recent renovations, the museum had been using the same equipment, manufactured by the Minolta […]
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Flowering fiestas
Fiestas de las Americas 10 a.m. Sept. 29 Historic Capitol Hill SW 25th Street and S. Harvey Avenue historiccapitolhill.com 405-632-0133 Free International globetrotting can be expensive and time-consuming, but you can share experiences from several of the countries on the North and South American continents and even get a passport stamp without leaving OKC’s Capitol […]
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Fall Guide: Big cats
The Meadows family photo albums have some standout photos. Bill Meadows, director of Tiger Safari Zoological Park, 963 County St. 2930, in Tuttle said one of the zoological park’s former residents was tame enough for his children to sleep with. “When it got bigger, my kids rode it like a horse, and I’ve got the […]
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Youth: Touching science
Tinkerfest 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 29 Science Museum Oklahoma 2020 Remington Place sciencemuseumok.org 405-602-6664 Free Of the many cars expected at Science Museum Oklahoma for this year’s Tinkerfest, two will be completely taken apart. Clint Stone, vice president of programs at the museum, said the free event, now in its second year, is designed to […]
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Unpredictable music
An Unpredictable Evening With Todd Rundgren 8 p.m. Sept. 27 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $35-$78 Todd Rundgren’s massive discography contains certified hits, cult oddities and classic rock anthems, and when he takes the stage in Oklahoma City on Sept. 27, he might play any or none of them. It’s not billed […]
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Added texture
Voilà: Viola! 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 St. Paul’s Cathedral 127 NW Seventh St. brightmusic.org Free-$20 What’s the difference between a radio and a viola? A radio plays music. How do you know there’s violist at the door? They can’t find the key and don’t know when to come in. What’s the definition of “perfect pitch”? […]
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Lighter lyrics
Travis Meadows 8 p.m. Sept. 19 The Blue Door 2805 N. McKinley Ave. bluedoorokc.com 405-524-0738 $20 If you went to see Travis Meadows in Oklahoma City in the ’90s, he was probably delivering a sermon. “Way back in the preacher days,” Meadows said, “I used to speak at some churches out that way, but it’s […]