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One might think that after 123 years, the Oklahoma City Police Department would have a lot of history to share. It does! Now on display from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays at City Hall, 200 N. Walker, is just that, with photos, documents and historical items, including a bomb suit and robot from the 1980s, an armored vest from the 1930s and a saddle used by the Mounted Patrol division. Admission is free. Call 297-2391.

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]]> <![CDATA[Flush it - ]]> The Namron Players go to the toilet for their latest stage production, Flush, swirling at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Stash Annex, 412 E. Main in Norman. Steward Savage’s original comedy about a longtime relationship takes place in a bathroom on New Year’s Eve; food poisoning ensues. Tickets are $7-$10. Visit namronplayers.com.

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]]> <![CDATA[Folk it - ]]> Touring on their acclaimed debut album of Canadian folk pop, Over Land and Sea, Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk play at 7 p.m. Friday at Farmers Public Market, 311 S. Klein. Exclaimed Exclaim magazine, Mann “proves that songs don’t have to be angry, whiny or sniveling to be compelling.” Tickets are $6. Call 232-6506 or visit okcfarmersmarket.com.

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]]> <![CDATA[Paseo it - ]]> A Memorial Day weekend tradition returns as the Paseo Arts Festival fills the the Paseo Arts District from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday. More than 80 visual artists will be featured, as will children’s entertainment, a food court and two stages of live music that includes Beau Jennings, Jumpship Astronaut, Parker Millsap and more acts than your ears have wax. Admission is free. Call 525-2688 or visit thepaseo.com.

Saturday-Monday

Hey! Read This:
• Beau Jennings interview    
• Jumpship Astronaut interview  
• Parker Millsap interview

]]> <![CDATA[Rock it - ]]> Headbangers should plan on spending Friday through Sunday at Rocklahoma, 1421 W. 450 Road in Pryor, lest they miss Guns N’ Roses, Alice in Chains, Korn, Bush, Cheap Trick, Bullet for My Valentine, Papa Roach pictured, Ratt, Dokken, Clutch, The Sword and pretty much every band whose logo once adorned a locker mirror. Single-day tickets are $69. Call 866-310-2288 or visit rocklahoma.com.

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]]> <![CDATA[Slim it - ]]> With the album Bull Goose Rooster due next month, Okie blues legend Watermelon Slim and the Workers headline the Edmond Jazz & Blues Festival. Also featuring food, drinks and family-friendly fun, the event stages from 4 to 10 p.m. Saturday and from 2 to 10 p.m. Sunday at Stephenson Park, at the corner of Fifth Street and South Boulevard in Edmond. Admission is free. Visit edmondjazzandblues.org.

Saturday-Sunday

]]> <![CDATA[Wet it - ]]> Need 198 ways to get cool? The Wild West Water Works at Frontier City, 11501 N. Interstate 35 Service Road, offers them all! At five stories tall, the state’s largest family aqua-activity structure includes eight slides, a 1,000-gallon tipping bucket and one big ol’ lounging deck. Romp free with park admission, which is $22.99-$34.99. Call 478-2140 or visit frontiercity.com.

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]]> <![CDATA[Hear it - ]]> Brightmusic Society of Oklahoma offers four scoops of Schubert with its spring festival, Schubert & Friends. The first two shows, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m Sunday, are at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, 127 N.W. Seventh, while the last two, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 21, and Thursday, May 23, are at All Souls’ Episcopal Church, 6400 N. Pennsylvania. Admission is $10. Visit brightmusic.org.

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What’s better than a free concert? Two free concerts! And what’s better than two free concerts? Two free concerts featuring two singer-songwriters! That’s what you’ll get when Aaron Peace and Chalet Shalom’s Vince Colbert pictured play 2 p.m. Sunday at Beans & Leaves, 4015 N. Penn, and 9:30 p.m. Monday at JJ’s Alley, 212 E Sheridan. Admission is free, which we already told you, like, four times. Geez. Call 604-4700 or 605-4543, respectively.

Sunday-Monday

]]> <![CDATA[Dance it - ]]> Water Won’t Wait sounds like a city conservation effort. Instead, it’s an all-new, original production of Perpetual Motion Dance, staging Friday-Sunday at Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center, 3000 General Pershing. Through the local troupe’s signature visuals and ingenuity, the performance explores “the unalterable current of time.” Tickets are $10-$18. Call 206-2843 or visit perpetualmotiondance.org.

Friday-Sunday

Hey! Read This:
• Perpetual Motion Dance interview   

]]> <![CDATA[Ignite it - ]]> Porn! And now that we have your attention, know that IgniteOKC 5 takes spark at 6 p.m. Thursday at Will Rogers Theatre, 4322 N. Western, in which local “thought leaders” talk topics with a five-minute time limit. Scheduled for presentation are public health, virtual learning, yoga, business plans, The West Wing, small-market success and — oh, yeah — food porn. Tickets are $15. Visit igniteokc.com.

Thursday

]]> <![CDATA[Rock it - ]]> Paul McCartney is playing Bricktown! Well, sorta. At 7 p.m. Thursday only, Harkins Bricktown Cinemas 16 at 150 E. Reno screens 1980’s Rockshow. The classic concert film depicts McCartney and Wings’ 1975-76 world tour. The 141-minute film includes 30 live songs and an exclusive 12-minute interview with the former Beatle himself. Tickets are $5-$9. Call 231-4747 or visit rockshowonscreen.com.

Thursday

Hey! Read This:
• James McCartney interview   

]]> <![CDATA[Freak it - ]]> We’re guessing not every release party entails hanging by hooks and lying on broken glass. Of course, not everybody is The Captain’s Sideshow. The local group celebrates its own DVD with a shindig from 9 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday at Voodoo Lounge, 530 S. Broadway. Special guests include Gunpowder Junkies, Gog and Cutthroat Freak Show. Call 237-2803.

Saturday

Hey! Read This:
• The Captain’s Sideshow interview    

]]> <![CDATA[Ride it - ]]> White Water Bay just got White Water Bayier (is that a thing?) with its largest expansion in more than 20 years. New this season to the park at 3908 W. Reno is not one tube ride, but two: The Cannon Bowl and The Pipeline Wave. We’re talkin’ corkscrew exits and banked curves here. The season begins 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Admission is $22.99-$26.99. Call 943-9687 or visit whitewaterbay.com.

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]]> <![CDATA[Run it - ]]> 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.

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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.

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]]> <![CDATA[Emerge it - ]]> 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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]]> <![CDATA[Fest it - ]]> 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.

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]]> <![CDATA[Mambo it - ]]> 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.

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]]> <![CDATA[Opera it - ]]> 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

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