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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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Despite working in polar-opposite genres, Oklahoma musicians John Fullbright pictured and Jabee are the subjects of the documentary short Skywriters. Directed by Danny Marroquin, the film debuts with showings at 6:30 and 7:15 p.m. Friday at The Paramount OKC, 701 W. Sheridan. Jabee takes part in a Q-and-A with Marroquin at 8 p.m. before performing at 9 p.m. Admission is free. Call 517-0787 or visit theparamountokc.com.

Friday

Hey! Read This:
• Chicken-Fried News: Jabee   
• John Fullbright interview   

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Seeking a hard dose of heavy metal? Seek no further than The Parish, 1757 N.W. 16th. At 5 p.m. Friday, the venue hosts DIY Dallas act Seeker. This sample lyric from “Pale Death” proves their head-banging cred: “I’ll rip it out and feed it to the beast / Now your body will lay lifeless.” Told ya. Tickets are $8. Call 474-1783 or visit theparishokc.com.

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On Saturday, Olympic gold medalists Bart Connor and Nadia Comaneci invite the public to live healthier lifestyles at their 2013 Bart & Nadia Sports & Health Festival at the Cox Convention Center, 1 Myriad Gardens. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the indoor activities include archery, sitting volleyball and a fun run through The Underground downtown tunnels. Admission is free. Visit bartandnadiafestival.com.

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Thursday’s Art from the Heart is more than an art sale to benefit University of Oklahoma art school scholarships. It’s also a delicious luncheon of grilled cheese sandwiches and homemade soups, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Lightwell Gallery, 520 Parrington Oval in Norman. Eat all you want for $10; take home a piece of art for a mere $5 more. Call 325-2691 or visit ou.edu/art.

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Earplugs ready? Good, because Monster Jam roars into Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W. Reno, for three big ol’ shows: 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday Sunday Sunday! Tickets are $8-$28. Call 800-745-3000 or visit chesapeakearena.com.

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Optical illusions, 3-D art and the abstract conspire to blow your mind as the Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, 555 Elm in Norman, goes Into the Void. Opening Saturday and running through July 28, the exhibition of optical art is curated by University of Oklahoma students. Admission is free. For more information, call 325-3272 or visit ou.edu/fjjma.

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Two saxophonists and one drummer combine to make Moon Hooch, an out-of-this-world brew of indie jazz and math rock. The instrumental trio joins local band Montu to open for Lotus at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Ballroom, 8001 S. Eastern. Tickets are $15-$19. Call 677-9169 or visit diamondballroom.net.

Thursday

Hey! Read This:
• Lotus interview
• Montu's Bloom album review 

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Through a partnership with Peach Crest Farm, OKC Beautiful is gifting pear and green apple trees to local elementary schools. The problem? Volunteers are needed to help plant them, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. C’mon — a little shoveling would do you good! Call 525-8822.

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