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You could see a future gold medalist — and, therefore, potential Wheaties box model — when the Oklahoma River plays host to the 2013 U.S. Canoe/ Kayak Flatwater Sprint Team Trials on Friday and Saturday at the Boathouse District, 725 S. Lincoln. Call 552-4040 or visit oklahomariverevents.org.

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Sordid Lives’ Del Shores is back with Southern Baptist Sissies, now being staged at The Boom, 2218 N.W. 39th, as a dinnertheater production. As the title suggests, the play follows four homosexual boys growing up in the church. On Friday and Saturday, dinner starts at 6 p.m., with the show at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15. Call 286-9298 or visit tarsplace.com.

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This isn’t your average day at the races. Camels, ostriches and zebras will invade Sunday at Remington Park, 1 Remington Place, for the fourth annual Extreme Racing event, starting at 1:30 p.m. In addition, the day features a 21-inch miniature horse and pig races on the plaza — oh, and normal-size horsies, too, for your betting pleasure. Admission is free. Call 424-1000 or visit remingtonpark.com.

Sunday

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Because art tells a story, the University of Central Oklahoma showcases an exhibition full of them in Storytellers. Now on display through May 5, the mixed-media works can been seen in the Donna Nigh Gallery of the UCO Nigh University Center, 100 N. University in Edmond. Admission is free. Call 974-5201 or visit uco.edu/cfad.

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Dubbed “Sesame Street meets South Park,” the raunchy, Tony-winning musical Avenue Q opens at 120 W. Harrison in Guthrie, aka The Pollard Theatre. While much of its cast is puppets, don’t bring the kids, lest they be exposed to puppet sex. In other words, a must-see! Running through May 18, Q begins at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tickets are $15-$25. Call 282-2800 or visit thepollard.org.

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Rep. Dennis Johnson, R- Duncan, might need to see a brain surgeon. The folds of his brain might be harboring a streak of anti-Semitism.

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The Odd Couple’s Felix Unger and Oscar Madison didn’t have anything on President Barack Obama and U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn of Muskogee. The Democratic commander-in-chief and the Republican lawmaker have nearly nothing in common politically, but the two have been friends since they were freshmen senators in 2004.

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Oklahoma Gazette and its sister magazine, okc BIZ, earned several honors this year from the Oklahoma pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. The organization announced the awards Saturday at a banquet in Tulsa.

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Don’t mind us, we’re just sneezing 14 times in a row.

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“Oh, he’s a diva. I call him Sasha Fierce. On the court, he’s a fierce competitor. Off the court, he’s chilling in front of the mirror, making sure he got the right lip balm on.”

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Oklahoma artists J. Don Cook and Bert Seabourn are scheduled not for a duel, but a dual exhibition at Myriad Botanical Gardens, 301 W. Reno. On display through May 31, it opens with a free reception from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the south lobby of the Crystal Bridge Tropical Conservatory. Call 445-7080 or visit www.myriadgardens.org.

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So hard to believe, yet so true: Despite 41 years in existence, Oklahoma City Ballet never has staged a full performance of Swan Lake, one of the classic ballets of all time. That changes at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday, when the 26-dancer troupe rewrites history at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker. Tickets are $33-$55. Call 848-8637 or visit okcballet.com.

Friday-Sunday

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Virtuosi. No, not that stupid sci-fi movie with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. We mean the latest Brightmusic Chamber Ensemble concert with Tchaikovsky and Kodály, at 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.

Monday-Tuesday

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Skewering the mommy-porn “literary” sensation known as Fifty Shades of Grey is Spank! The Fifty Shades Parody. The comedy promises to whip audiences into a laugh-filled frenzy at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, April 24 at Rose State Performing Arts Theatre, 6420 S.E. 15th in Midwest City. Tickets are $38.50. Call 297-2264 or visit okcciviccenter.com.

Tuesday-Wednesday, April 24

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If you prefer storms on canvas rather than hovering over your roof, head to the inaugural and international National Weather Center Biennale, opening Monday at the National Weather Center, 120 David L. Boren in Norman. On display through June 2, the 100 pieces depict weather’s impact on daily life. Admission is free. Call 325- 3095 or visit nwcnorman.org.

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