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Stop worrying about what to do! And start making plans to see Stop Staring at My Prints!, an exhibition of prints created by students at the University of Oklahoma School of Art & Art History. Through Jan. 22, 2013, the work can be seen from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at the school’s Lightwell Gallery, 520 Parrington Oval in Norman. Admission is free. Call 325-2691 or visit art.ou.edu.

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If Dec. 21 indeed turns out to be the day that wipes humanity away, at least you can go out with ears ringing. Beginning at 7:30 p.m. Friday, The Chameleon Room, 3034 N. Portland, presents an End of the World concert of local metal bands Anti-Mortem, Earth Shook Run, Killer Gandhi, Dark Ascent, Anialas, Area of Effect and pictured Everybody Panic! Admission is free. Call 537-8136.

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No longer “A Thousand Miles from Nowhere,” Dwight Yoakam gets pretty darn close to arm’s reach when he plays 8 p.m. Saturday at WinStar World Casino, 777 Casino Ave. in Thackerville. The country music artist is touring on the most critically acclaimed album of his long career, 3 Pears, which streeted in September. Tickets are $25- $45. Call 800-622-6317 or visit winstarworldcasino.com.

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Making downtown Edmond chillier for a second year, the Edmond Outdoor Ice Rink has returned! Located at Festival Market, 30 W. First, the rink is open daily through Jan. 6, 2013. Tickets are $5 for kids 5 and under, $5 for adults bringing their own skates, and $8 for those big people who don’t. Call 274-1638 or visit expressice.com.

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With Hitchcock hitting theaters Friday (read our review), see how another legendary director paid tribute to the master of suspense at Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch. At 5:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, it screens The Bride Wore Black, Francois Truffaut’s 1968 thriller about a wedding-day widow taking revenge on the five men who killed her hubby. Admission is $5-$8. Call 236-3100 or visit okcmoa.com.

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One of the more beloved loud-country acts of the aughts, Cooder Graw has re-formed for a reunion tour that will hit the Wormy Dog Saloon, 311 E. Sheridan, at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. For fans, a special-edition compilation CD/DVD will be available. Casey Berry and the Live Texas Mosquitoes will get things started. Tickets are $15. Call 601-6276 or visit wormydog.com.

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Former Blazers enforcer Ron “The Ice Man” Aubrey ushers in his new nightclub, Gecko’s at 5810 S. Western, with a fight night at 6 p.m. Thursday. Twelve pro boxers will take the ring, including undefeated lightweight Herbert Acevedo and heavyweight Ty Cobb (not the baseball player, in case you were wondering). Tickets are $20-$25. Visit ticketstorm.com.

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Celebrating the Christmas season and the end of the world (so say those silly Mayans) is Navidad Espectacular!, an outstandingly outlandish art exhibit at Bomb Shelter, 1609 N. Blackwelder. With an opening reception from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, it runs through Dec. 31 ... er, unless those pesky Mayans prove correct, in which case, Dec. 21. Admission is free. Call 628-2689.

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For seven performances starting Wednesday, Dec. 19, the Cirque du Soleil troupe brings Dralion to town. Inspired by ancient Chinese circus traditions, the acrobatic musical spectacle will unfold inside Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W. Reno, through Dec. 23. Tickets are $35-$150. Call 800-745-3000 or visit chesapeakearena.com.

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Visitors to Science Museum Oklahoma, 2100 N.E. 52nd, may have noticed a genuine 1929 Pullman parlor train car near the southwest corner of the first floor. Now through Jan. 6, 2013, they can tour it, too! Free guided tours will take place open to close, Thursdays through Sundays. Museum admission is $9.95-$11.95. Call 602-6664 or visit sciencemuseumok.org.

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Now, gawking at animals is healthier than ever! The Oklahoma City Zoo, 2101 N.E. 50th, recently unveiled nine newly mapped walking trails. Ranging in distance from .32 miles to 2.87 miles, the trails provide scenery and safety. Park admission is $5-$8. Call 424-3344 or visit okczoo.com.

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A mammoth wearing a Santa hat? Mr. and Mrs. Claus mingling with dinosaurs? And yet, visitors to the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History at 2401 Chautauqua on Thursday will see just that. The Norman venue’s annual Holiday Happening happens from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., with live holiday music, crafts, storytelling and more. Admission is free. Call 325-4712 or visit snomnh.ou.edu.

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Perhaps this meets with your Approval: Local author Judy Savage will sign her children’s book, Rossi the Approval Poodle, from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Full Circle Bookstore, 1900 Northwest Expressway in 50 Penn Place. Call 842-2900 or visit fullcirclebooks.com. And then from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12, she’ll also sign at the gift store of Integris Baptist Medical Center at 3300 Northwest Expressway.

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For a unique, handmade holiday gift, consider the items at City Arts Center’s 15th annual pottery sale. Located at 3000 General Pershing, the venue has bowls, platters, mugs, teapots, ornaments and more, all benefiting the center’s ceramics education program. Through Dec. 21, the sale runs from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Call 951-0000 or visit cityartscenter.org.

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Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City’s annual poinsettia sale just isn’t the same this year — for the better, that is! Appropriately enough, the color orange has been added to the traditional holiday array, all available at $9 per pot at the campus’ John E. Kirkpatrick Horticulture Center, 400 N. Portland. The sale continues from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today through Friday, then 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Call 945-3358 or visit osuokc.edu/agriculture.

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