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Despite the show’s title, a whistling rendition of “Sweet Georgia Brown” will not be part of A Globetrotter’s Guide to the Orchestra. But since it’s the season finale of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic, you can expect “Adagio for Strings,” and that’s pretty catchy in its own right. You be the judge at 8 p.m. Saturday at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker. Tickets are $15- $52. Call 842-5387 or visit okcphilharmonic.org.

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Not a blind date, we swear, although hors d’oeuvres and beverages are involved: Istvan Gallery, 1218 N. Western, would like to introduce you to five emerging artists with a reception from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday. The art of Björn Bauer pictured, Scott Henderson, Ashley Smith, Tanner Frady and Tony Westlund will be debuted and on display through July 28. Admission is free. Call 831-2874 or visit istvangallery.com.

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Celebrate 10 cultures at Asia Society of Oklahoma’s 27th annual Asian Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Langston University’s Oklahoma City campus, 4205 N. Lincoln. The Miss Asia, Junior Miss Asia and Little Miss Asia pageants will take place while attendees enjoy food from Grand House China Bistro, entertainment and arts and crafts. Admission is free. Visit aso-okc.org.

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Pegged as being “as punk as the Sex Pistols” is Y La Orkesta, the indie-mambo act of Calexico and DeVotchKa member Sergio Mendoza. Combining Latin styles with psychedelic-tinged rock, the band grooves at 8 p.m. Friday at The Conservatory, 8911 N. Western, to play tracks from its debut album, Mambo Mexicano. Tickets are $8. Call 607-4805 or visit conservatoryokc.com.

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Can’t go to London for the opera? Oh, well, let the opera come to you. At 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, The Metropolitan Opera’s production of Handel’s Giulio Cesare screens at Cinemark Tinseltown USA, 6001 N. Martin Luther King. The story of Cleopatra and Julius Caesar runs an epic 275 minutes ... until the fat lady sings, we presume. Tickets are $14- $20. Call 424-0461 or visit cinemark.com.

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What draws you toward DNA Galleries, 1709 N.W. 16th, from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday? Instinct! Or, rather, Instinctive Turns, an exhibition of 13 new pieces of artwork by Jessica Beethe and Keegan O’Keefe. Admission is free, but $5 gets you a raffle ticket to possibly win one of three limited-edition prints valued at $200 each. Call 525-3499 or visit dnagalleries.com.

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It’s not unusual to be loved by anyone. It is unusual to be loved by everyone, and such is the The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. Based on Henry Fielding’s classic novel, Reduxion Theatre’s sexy, bodice-ripping adaptation opens 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Broadway Theater, 1613 N. Broadway, and runs through May 25. Tickets are $17-$20. Call 651-3191 or visit reduxiontheatre.com.

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What’s Muse Art Expo? It’s more like, what’s not Muse Art Expo? From 6 to 10 p.m. tonight, Muse Art Tattoo Company at 1206 N. Penn celebrates tattoo culture with the summer release of Houston Boy’s Eighty84 Clothing, art sales, half-priced tats, music, food, drinks and more. All proceeds benefit charity. Call 601-9669.

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As if you couldn’t see the spittin’-image resemblance, James McCartney is the son of ex-Beatle Paul McCartney, but he’s also his own talent, which must be why he’s named his debut album Me. Pop-rock goodness runs in the blood, as those at The Blue Door, 2805 N. McKinley, at 8 p.m. Thursday will hear. Tickets are $20-$25. Call 524-0738 or visit bluedoorokc.com.

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At 6 p.m. Friday, the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, 555 Elm in Norman, gets Notorious. Not the Biggie Smalls biopic, but Alfred Hitchcock’s 1946 classic spy thriller starring Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains and One Very Important Key. Admission is free. For more information, call 325-3272 or visit ou.edu/fjjma.

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Betcha can’t guess where the 34th annual Downtown Edmond Arts Festival will be held. Give up? Downtown Edmond! More than 100 artists will showcase their works, with plenty of food and live entertainment to keep visitors hopping from booth to booth, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Call 249-9391 or visit downtownedmondok.com.

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More than 7,000 people in our community suffer from the debilitating nerve disease known as multiple sclerosis. Help find a cure by stepping out at Saturday’s annual Walk MS at Oklahoma City Zoo, 2101 N.E. 50th. Registration begins 7 a.m. for the 8 a.m. walk. Participants can enjoy the zoo for free afterward! Call 800-344-4867 or visit walkmsok.org.

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Jewel Box Theatre, 3700 N. Walker, encourages audience members to boo and hiss at its current production, Dirty Work on the Trail. A golden-era melodrama about a villain out to disgrace the Pony Express, defraud the railroad and steal the heroine’s money, it finishes its run at 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $5-$10. Call 521-1786 or visit jewelboxtheatre.org.

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Although Earth Day officially has passed, that’s not stopping Oklahoma State University–Oklahoma City from going green with its fourth annual Earth Day Fair, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the 900 N. Portland campus. Outdoors at the Student Center, attendees can enjoy free food, music, prizes and more. Admission is free. Call 947-4421 or visit osuokc.edu.

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I can haz cat show? You can indeed, when the ThunderKatz club presents Cat-A-Palooza, its annual championship and household pet cat show. With 200 felines scheduled to compete, the event skulks into the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds’ Centennial Building, 608 Kiamichi Place, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $5, or free for kids 12 and under. Call 213-5612 or visit thunderkatz.org.

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