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As clockwork as owing taxes is the Oklahoma Pastel Society’s annual Small Works show — always a big deal! With pretty li’l pieces from 20 members, this year’s exhibition begins with a 6-10 p.m. Friday reception at Adelante! Gallery, 3003 Paseo, and is viewable thereafter Thursdays through Saturdays until Sept. 1. Admission is free. Call 214-587-7686 or visit adelantegallery.com.

Friday-Saturday, ongoing

Visual Arts
Susannah Waite
Picasso exhibition
opening 7 p.m. Friday
Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art
555 Elm, Norman
ou.edu/fjjma
325-3272
$3-$5

News
Clifton Adcock
The city of Oklahoma City has created a new arts and cultural affairs liaison to help coordinate public art projects.

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Make love, not war. Also, Make Art, Not Trash, according to the women behind the Fringe gallery, 4027 N. Classen Blvd. The environmentally conscious art show features works using materials that normally would be discarded. See how junk can become gems, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, through Aug. 18. Admission is free. Call 698-0278 or visit fringeokc.com.

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Hey! Read This:
• Fringe feature

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From graffiti to tattoos, street art is in now more than ever. Istvan Gallery, 1218 N. Western, dedicates a whole installation to it featuring dozens of artists, on display through Oct. 28. It opens with a public reception from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday; activities continue noon to 10 p.m. Saturday with live art, outdoor tent sales and more. Admission is free. Call 831-2874 or visit istvangallery.com.

Friday-Saturday, ongoing

Thriller
Rod Lott
Headhunters
8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
415 Couch
okcmoa.com
236-3100
$5-$8

Drama
Phil Bacharach
Elena
7:30 p.m. Thursday, 5:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday
Oklahoma City Museum of Art
415 Couch
okcmoa.com
236-3100
$5-$8

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In our backyard, we find dog poop. In Margaret Aycock’s backyard, she finds inspiration. For beautiful proof, attend the artist’s exhibit of oil paintings, Oklahoma, the Place Where I Call Home, on display daily through Sept. 16 in the Governor’s Gallery of the Oklahoma state Capitol, 2300 N. Lincoln. Admission is free. Call 521-2931 or visit arts.ok.gov.

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