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I’m sensing someone here who had an uncle who passed when he was hit on the head with a 40-ounce can of Chef Boyardee Beefaroni. I’m also sensing that world-renowned psychic and spiritual teacher Sylvia Browne will conduct live readings at 7 p.m. Saturday at Grand Casino, 777 Grand Casino. Tickets are $30. Call 964-7777 or visit grandshawnee.com.

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Are you the best slot player in the nation? You have three chances to prove it when the 20-state TournEvent of Champions makes stops today at Newcastle Casino, 2457 U.S. 62 in Newcastle; Saturday at Riverwind Casino, 1544 State Highway 9 in Norman; and next Wednesday at Remington Park, 1 Remington Place. Someone’s going to win $250,000; why not you? Visit tournevent.com.

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What do you get when clarinetists converge on the University of Oklahoma’s Catlett Music Center, 500 W. Boyd in Norman, for three days? Three nights of concerts, that’s what! At 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 7:30 and 9 p.m. Saturday, respectively hear soloists Gregory Raden, David Shifrin, Charles Neidich and József Balogh. Tickets are $8-$12. Call 325-2081 or visit ouclarinetsymposium.ou.edu.

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The biggest burlesque production the state ever has seen busts out with the inaugural Oklahoma City Burlesque Festival! At 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Oklahoma Contemporary, 3000 General Pershing, lovely ladies like Mosh, Ruby Joule, Adéle Wolf and Lula Houp-Garou pictured strut their stuff. Belly dancers, magicians and more fill out the bill. Tickets are $25-$40. Visit okcburlesquefest.com.   

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The Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation Department’s community spraygrounds are a blast — quite literally! With dump buckets, water cannons, geysers and more, the 17 metro locations are a free way to keep kids cool this summer, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through Sept. 2. Call 297-2211 or visit okc.gov/parks.

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When Chris Hardwick isn’t hosting The Nerdist podcast or AMC’s The Talking Dead show, he’s doing stand-up comedy. Like at 7 p.m. next Wednesday at the University of Oklahoma’s Donald W. Reynolds Performing Arts Center. Admission is free. Visit cas.ou.edu.

Wednesday, June 19

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Drawing comparisons to Lyle Lovett (aural, mind you — not visual), indie-folk rocker Jay Nash visits The Blue Door, 2805 N. McKinley, at 7 p.m. Thursday, opening for David Ramirez. Nash’s brand-new album is Letters from the Lost, and critics suggest you’ll not want to mark them “return to sender.” Tickets are $15-$20. Call 524-0738 or visit bluedoorokc.com.

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Rankin Twin powers, activate! Form of a country duo! Shape of a sister act! With a debut album now out in Moonshine & Maybes, The Rankin Twins blend country, bluegrass and pop. The Texas-based siblings open for Curtis Grimes at 9:30 p.m. Friday at Wormy Dog Saloon, 311 E. Sheridan. Tickets are $6. Call 601-6276 or visit wormydog.com.

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Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park kicks off its summer season with the Bard’s Measure for Measure. About the battle between morality and immorality, the play stages at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, through June 22, at the Myriad Botanical Gardens Water Stage, 301 W. Reno. Tickets are $10-$15. Call 403-1750 or visit oklahomashakespeare.com.

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Something Intangible is happening at Carpenter Square Theatre, 800 W. Main: namely, the comedy-drama about brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney in 1940s Hollywood. The play finishes its run at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $16-$21. Call 232-6500 or visit carpentersquare.com.

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The question is neither “Who’ll Stop the Rain?” nor “Have You Ever Seen the Rain?,” but “When will Creedence Clearwater Revisited possibly sing those rock songs at Newcastle Casino, 2457 Highway 62 Service Road in Newcastle?” The answer: 8 p.m. Thursday.” Nicnos opens at 7 p.m.; gates open at 6 p.m. Call 387-6013 or visit mynewcastlecasino.com.

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Some incredible athletes of all ages will compete in cycling, archery, powerlifting, volleyball, basketball, track and field events and more, Thursday through Sunday at the University of Central Oklahoma’s Endeavor Games. Held throughout Edmond, it’s the nation’s largest multisport event for physically disabled athletes. Call 974-3160 or visit ucoendeavorgames.com.

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An Edmond family is among the 20 featured in The United States of Autism, a documentary about how autism affects American life across all faiths, colors and cultures. Oklahoma City’s own Graham Colton is featured on the soundtrack, too. The film has an exclusive, one-time-only screening at 7 p.m. Thursday at AMC Quail Springs Mall 24, 2501 W. Memorial. Tickets are $10. Visit tugg.com/events/3825.

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• Graham Colton interview   

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Hailing from Austin, Texas, “the crazy, thinking man’s blues band” known as Churchwood brings its musical mojo at 9 p.m Thursday at VZD’s Restaurant & Club, 4200 N. Western. The act is better at playing than it is at thinking up album titles, the latest being Churchwood 2. Opening are Oklahoma City garage rockers Fire Bad! Call 524-4203 or visit vzds.com.

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The legacy of Oklahoma City’s jazz pioneer Charlie Christian endures in the annual fest bearing his name, beginning Tuesday and ending June 8. Events, times, locations and admission vary, but the Charlie Christian International Music Festival features performances by Joe McBride, Grady Nichols, Kirk Whalum and above smoothjazz saxophonist Najee. Call 524-3800 or visit charliechristianfestival.com.