Sunday 19 May
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Crazy talk
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All things considered, 2012 was a pretty decent year for former University of Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones: He had the highest completion percentage (66.1 percent) and threw the fewest interceptions (11 – OK, still not great) of his career.
Lady ‘Gag’-a
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Carrie Underwood has acquired quite a few roles: American Idol, country music superstar, Grammy winner, advertising spokesperson.
Run it
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Watching 5K runners is kinda boring. Watching 5K runners being pelted with rainbow powder every five minutes, however? Son, that’s surefire entertainment. This year benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Color Me Rad bursts into vibrancy at 9 a.m. Saturday at State Fair Park, 3001 General Pershing. Visit colormerad.com.
Saturday
Hear it
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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.
Saturday
Emerge it
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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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Fest it
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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.
Saturday
Mambo it
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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.
Friday
Opera it
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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.
Wednesday, May 15
Art it
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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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Lil' Wayne wants back in the 'Peake
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Lil’ Wayne is officially returning to Chesapeake Energy Arena. This time, presumably, he will be admitted entry.
Speak for the trees
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Dedicating all your bedtime prayers to rain lately? Well, you're not alone. And professionals are here with help and encouragement.
Reject to wed
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Stillwater native Tyson Ritter, part-time actor and full-time front man of pop-rock sensation The All-American Rejects, recently got engaged to actress Elena Satine.
Cherryh picked
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Good news for lovers of homegrown sci-fi/fantasy lit. Oklahoma-born-and-bred author C.J. Cherryh’s four-part series The Morgaine Stories is primed for a jump to the big screen. Luckily, the transformation from book to movie doesn’t require a secret spell or potion.
School daze
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The Sooner State did itself right proud on US News & World Report’s 2013 ranking of the nation’s best high schools. Upon review of more than 21,000 U.S. public high schools, 111 Oklahoma schools made the cut.
