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Mainsite Contemporary Art’s current exhibition, Entre Huellas y Arenas, translates to Hoofprints in the Sand. That detail, however, is not as important as that time is running out to view its 37 photographs exploring Peruvian horse culture. The gallery at 122 E. Main will host a closing reception from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, but the works remain on display through March 16. Admission is free. Call 360-1162 or visit mainsite-art.com.

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The folk-driven artist Dana Falconberry swoops into The Conservatory, 8911 N. Western, on Friday. Hailing from Austin, Texas, she’ll headline a 9 p.m. show of her stripped-down chamber pop. Opening are Seth Sherman and the metro’s own Jordan Herrera (Young Readers). Tickets are $7. Call 607-4805 or visit conservatoryokc.com.

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They say the Timed Event Championship of the World is a testament of a true cowboy. Some of pro rodeo’s most rugged will compete Friday through Sunday at the Lazy E Arena, 9600 Lazy E Drive in Guthrie, in five categories that include tie-down roping and steer wrestling. Tickets are $20-$37. Call 800-595-7433 or visit lazye.com.

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While many use ledgers to track accounts receivable, Tribes 131, 131 24th Ave. N.W. in Norman, uses them to keep a 19th-century artistic tradition alive. Through April 20, the gallery showcases the best examples in its annual Love of Ledger Art: History in Pictures exhibit. Admission is free. Call 329-4442 or visit tribes131.com.

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Considered a landmark of independent film, 1964’s Nothing but a Man tells the story of an African-American railroad worker living in the racist South. Added to the Library of Congress’ U.S. National Film Registry for its cultural and historical significance, the drama screens at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch. Tickets are $5-$8. Call 236-3100 or visit okcmoa.com.

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World-renowned cellist Zuill Bailey joins the Oklahoma City Philharmonic for Force of Destiny, 8 p.m. Saturday at the Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker. Concert selections include works by Verdi, Haydn and Brahms — not the ice cream store (although a San Francisco publication wrote of Bailey’s sound, “rich, like dark chocolate.” Tickets are $15-$65. Call 842-5387 or visit okcphilharmonic.org.

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From the creators of The Last Exorcism, The Frankenstein Theory comes alive — alive! — on Friday in only 15 theaters nationwide, including AMC Quail Springs Mall 24, 2501 W. Memorial. In found-footage fashion, the indie horror pic goes on a hunt for the monster assumed to be anything but fictional. Call 755-2466 or visit amctheatres.com. And read our review!

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Sin it to win it by catching Sister Sin, whose Now and Forever album is being hailed as one of metal’s best of the year. The Swedish rockers will headline a 7 p.m. Thursday concert at The Chameleon Room, 3034 N. Portland. Local acts Rev Jones Band and Happy Tuesday open. Tickets are $10-$13. Call 537-8136 or visit ticketstorm.com.

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Although In Your Eye Gallery, 3005-A Paseo, plays host to The Dog and Pony Show, visitors won’t have to worry about stepping in something, because all the animals are on canvas. Opening with reception from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, the exhibition displays the circus-inspired works of local artists Diana J. Smith and Kristen Vails and runs through March 31. Admission is free. Call 525-2161 or visit inyoureyegallery.com.

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Until your home requires more square footage, one never can own too many books or videos. So buy some more from among more than 600,000 items available at the 34th annual Friends of the Metropolitan Library System Booksale! It’s open from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at State Fair Park’s Oklahoma Expo Hall, 3001 General Pershing. Admission is free. Visit mlsfriends.org.

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Feel the need for knead? okcBIZ magazine’s Free Fitness Fair features free chair massages as part of its inaugural lineup, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday on the second floor of the Skirvin Hilton, 1 Park Ave. Also on tap are free spine assessments and products and information from more than a dozen vendors. Admission is, duh, free. Call 528-6000 or visit okc.biz.

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“Let’s Do It,” and by “it,” we mean join the Oklahoma City Philharmonic for Cole Porter Songbook: Anything Goes! At 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, the iconic American composer of such standards as “Night and Day” and “I Get a Kick Out of You” gets his due in a Broadway-style revue. Tickets are $15-$65. Call 842-5387 or visit okcphilharmonic.org.

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Irish eyes are smiling on Wandering Boundaries, an art exhibition inspired by a recent trip to Ireland by Fulbright Scholars Joan Phillips and Erin Treacy. On display weekdays through March 7, it debuts with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the University of Oklahoma School of Art & Art History’s Lightwell Gallery, 520 Parrington Oval in Norman. Admission is free. Call 325-7370 or visit art.ou.edu.

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Not your average 5K, Saturday’s Fight for Air Climb is all vertical, as participants traverse the 34 floors of Cotter Ranch Tower, 100 N. Broadway, to reach the finish line at the top! Scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to noon, the event benefits the American Lung Association. Call 748-4674 ext. 206 or visit fightforairclimb.org.

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George Bernard Shaw’s classic Pygmalion gets a groovy update as The Stage Door, 601 Oak in Yukon, transplants the time period from 1912 to 1969. Witness all the flower-girl power as the rom-com concludes its run at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $9-$12. Call 265-1590 or visit stagedooryukon.com.

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