Welcome to the Traffic Jam 1-5 p.m. Mondays-Fridays through Oct. 31 Inasmuch Foundation Gallery Visual and Performing Arts Center Oklahoma City Community College 7777 S. May Ave. occc.edu Free Alexis Austin stood in a gallery filled with her paintings, looking at them. “It’s just me doing all this,” she said. Welcome to the Traffic Jam, […]
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Are children electric?
Gary Numan 8 p.m. Monday Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com 405-708-6937 $27-$30 Gary Numan’s at his best when he’s looking toward the future. Recording the self-titled 1978 debut for his punk band Tubeway Army, Numan became so fascinated with a synthesizer in the studio that he rewrote his guitar parts for it. The […]
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Operatic sci-fi
Rigoletto 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14, 2 p.m. Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 Freede Little Theatre Civic Center Music Hall 201 N. Walker Ave. paintedskyopera.org 405-594-8300 $35-$45 Drawing inspiration from a 1927 silent film and a 21st-century young adult sci-fi novel, Painted Sky Opera will present a controversial 19th-century Italian opera based on a banned […]
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Painting people
A Few of Our Favorite Things 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday Red Earth Art Center, 6 Santa Fe Plaza redearth.org 405-427-5228 Free Rather than rain-coated roses or bristly kitten noses, Red Earth Art Center is pairing some of its long-held works with new acquisitions for an exhibition titled A Few of Our Favorite Things. “Within […]
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Laugh hard
Hannibal Buress 10 p.m. Sept. 12 Tower Theatre 425 NW 23rd St. towertheatreokc.com $35 To preview his Sept. 12 appearance at Tower Theatre, we conducted a phone interview with Hannibal Buress — we think. In addition to his work on 30 Rock, Broad City and The Eric Andre Show, the stand-up comic, actor and podcast […]
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Lids off
Bad Bad Hats 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through June 30 7:30 p.m. Sept. 9 89th Street — OKC 8911 N. Western Ave. 89thstreetokc.com $10 If Kerry Alexander had gotten her first choice, there might not be any Bad Bad Hats. The band, which plays Sept. 9 at 89th Street — OKC, 8911 N. […]
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Croc pot
It’s 1 a.m. on a Tuesday morning. You’re in Taos, New Mexico. Ethereal music drifts from the radio speakers until an electronically altered bass voice says this: “Did you hear that change in tempo? You must’ve heard it. It slid right in there. What’s going on around here? You probably fell asleep with your radio […]
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So Scandalous
Scandalous Tales: LGBTQ Speed Dating 6-9 p.m Aug. 29 Michael Murphy’s Dueling Piano Bar 25 S. Oklahoma Ave. facebook.com/scandaloustales $20 The Facebook post that inspired Scandalous Tales wasn’t particularly salacious. Writer-director Alexandria Carr began working to create the show after her name came up in the comments section of a post lamenting the lack of […]
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Wild scenes
Wild & Scenic Film Festival 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday The Mercury 426 E. Main St., Norman earthrebirthnow.org 405-358-3565 $15-$20 Environmental issues can be scary, but documentaries about them don’t have to feel like horror movies. Wild & Scenic Film Festival, advertised as “a festival by activists for activists,” showcases films about nature and the environment, […]
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Deliberate Words
Annie Oakley CD release 8 p.m. Friday The Blue Door 2805 N. McKinley Ave. bluedoorokc.com 405-524-0738 $10-$15 They just turned 21 this month, but the Babb sisters have been making music together for about as long as possible. “I remember singing with her very early, even in our cribs,” said Sophia about her twin sister […]