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Who knows? You may get your first glimpse of the next Pablo Picasso or Robert Mapplethorpe at the 2013 Youth Impressions Juried Art Show. Presented by Fine Arts Institute of Edmond, the multimedia exhibition of works by first- through 12th-grade students premieres Saturday at the Edmond Downtown Community Center, 28 E. Main, and remains on display until Feb. 1. Call 340-4481 or visit edmondfinearts.com.

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Rock me, Amadeus! Brightmusic Society of Oklahoma welcomes guest flutist Craig Goodman from France for Bright Mozart. Featuring Mozart’s The Magic Flute and other works, the classical concerts are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Monday at All Souls’ Episcopal Church, 6400 N. Pennsylvania, and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, 127 N.W. Seventh. Admission is $10. Visit brightmusic.org.

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When it comes to divorce rates, you’re doing fine, Oklahoma. Perhaps that’s something we should work on? Greg and Erin Smalley host Fight Your Way to a Better Marriage, a free conference to strengthen the bond between couples in crisis, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at Metropolitan Baptist Church, 7201 W. Britton. Registration is free. Visit bettermarriageokc.com.

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HGTV Yard Crashers host Ahmed Hassan crashes the 31st annual Oklahoma City Home & Garden Show, taking place Friday through Sunday at Oklahoma State Fair Park, 3001 General Pershing. Admission is $11, or free for children younger than 12. Call 800-466-7469 or visit oklahomacityhomeshow.com.

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We’re not making this up: The Li’l Holi-Gay Hangover Show promises “a night of battling sperm, bouncing bisexuals ... and a devilish trip to gay hell.” The 21-and-up sketch collection stages at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday (and again Jan. 25-26), with dinner at 6 p.m. beforehand, at The Boom, 2218 N.W. 39th. Tickets are $15. Call 286- 9298 or visit tarsplace.com.

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Size doesn’t matter, as proven by the Sundance Institute’s 2012 lineup of short films. With subjects that include Somali pirates, sperm whales, texting teens and robot sex, this year’s crop of 10 can be seen at Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch. Screenings are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 5:30 and 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $5-$8. Call 236-3100 or visit okcmoa.com.

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In case you haven’t heard, the Oklahoma City Barons have been giving away something special every Saturday home game this season (use your best The Price Is Right voice now): a new car! Your next chance is 7 p.m. Saturday as the Barons face the Charlotte Checkers. The team plays the Checkers at 7 p.m. Friday, too, and the Texas Stars at 4 p.m. Sunday, all at Cox Convention Center, 1 Myriad Gardens. Tickets are $13.75-$45.25. Call 232-4625 or visit okcbarons.com.

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Yeah, you could sit at home and watch the Strikeforce title fights on Showtime, but why not see the bouts live at Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W. Reno? Three championship fights and the return of Oklahoma State University star Daniel Cormier highlight the night, which begins at 6 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $50-$150. Call 800-745-3000 or visit chesapeakearena.com.

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How to make your new year Pristine from the start: See classical violinist Ryu Goto as he joins the Oklahoma City Philharmonic to perform Pristine Visions by Dvorak and Beethoven. The young musician appears at 8 p.m. Saturday at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker. Tickets are $25-$52. Call 232-7575 or visit okcphilharmonic.org.

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Aim to see some fresh art? The new exhibit at JRB Art at The Elms, 2810 N. Walker, should hit the spot. Now showing through Jan. 27 is Pop Target, paintings by the internationally renowned Ford Beckman. Also on tap are his black-and-white Modern Thought and Spirit Paintings. Admission is free. Call 528-6336 or visit jrbartgallery.com.

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Live from Shawnee, it’s Saturday night! Three Saturday Night Live vets perform at the SNL Comedy Show, 7 p.m. Saturday at Grand Casino, 777 Grand Casino. They are Master Thespian, The Ladies’ Man and Mango ... er, Jon Lovitz, Tim Meadows and Chris Kattan. Tickets are $24-$59 — yeah, that’s the ticket! Call 964-7777 or visit grandshawnee.com.

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Ooh, that mean ol’ In Your Eye Gallery, 3005-A Paseo, forcing 13 artists to work almost exclusively in a black-and-white palette — what is this, 1952? (Editor’s note: No, it is not.) Feast your eyes upon tonal opposites nonetheless as the gallery hosts the Black & White multimedia art show, now through Jan. 27. Admission is free. Call 525-2161 or visit inyoureyegallery.com.

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From noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, meet two terrific comics artists for the price of none! Dave Johnson (100 Bullets, Detective Comics, Punisher MAX) and Dan Panosian (X-Men, Captain America, Red Sonja) will sign copies of their work at New World Comics, 6219 N. Meridian. Call 721-7634 or visit newworldcomics.net.

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Visitors to the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 N.E. 63rd, have until Sunday to glimpse National Geographic: Greatest Photographs of the American West. The exhibition showcases powerful images from the scientific institution’s 125-year collection, including canyons, critters and country folk. Admission is $5.75-$12.50. Call 478-2250 or visit nationalcowboymuseum.org.

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Parker Millsap topped our 2012 best local albums list with the disc Palisade, so get his 2013 off to a good start by showing up for his first local gig of the year. He’ll play at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Rodeo Opry, 2221 Exchange Ave. Tickets are $15. Call 297-9773 or visit ohfo.org.

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