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Want dance? Music? Comedy? Drama? Hell, why not all of the above? You can with Mixology: A Live Performance Sampler, from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday at City Arts Center, 3000 General Pershing. The new event showcases 12 innovative and local artists, including Lindsey Allgood, Grupo Afrocaribe and Perpetual Motion, plus a live set by The Spy DJ Katie Wicks. Tickets are $10. Call 951-0000 or visit cityartscenter.org.

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One day, downtown will be a thriving hub of weekend activity. From 6 to 10 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Better Block OKC offers a preview of that near-future, transforming N.W. Seventh and Hudson Avenue into an urban delight of art, culture, pop-up businesses, bike racks, planters, cafe tables, street food vendors, a newsstand — even a dog park! Visit betterblockokc.com.

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Last call for Julie Heffernan’s Infinite Work in Progress! The artist’s 20 colorful paintings with sensual, Grimm undercurrents closes its run on Sunday at Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch. After that, you’re out of luck, so don’t come crying to me. Admission is $10-$12. Call 236-3100 or visit okcmoa.com.

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Isn’t it about time for a Big Kahuna? You bet it is, now that White Water Bay, 3908 W. Reno, is open for that swelterin’ season called summer. The Big Kahuna is the state’s largest family-friendly raft ride, but get wet in the lazy river, the waterslides or the 500,000-gallon wave pool.

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Ten balloon targets, Old West single-action revolvers, horses and high speeds — hell, why is cowboy mounted shooting not an Olympic sport? We’ll make do with the Central U.S. Championship, firing off today through Saturday at the Lazy E Arena, 9600 Lazy E Drive in Guthrie. Kapow! Call 282-7433 or visit lazye.com.

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Look, if your kids pass gas at the dinner table, at least make it educational by sending them to the Bright Night of Grossology at Science Museum Oklahoma, 2100 N.E. 52nd. From 6 p.m. Friday to 8:30 a.m. Saturday, they’ll learn all about snot, pet hissing cockroaches and — maybe, just maybe — catch a few hours of shut-eye. Admission is $45 for each kid, plus $20 for an accompanying adult. Call 602-3760 or visit sciencemuseumok.org.

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No way would I ever stick my bare arm into a hole underwater — I’ve seen Jaws: The Revenge. And yet every year, as they will Saturday, the bold and the brave converge on Pauls Valley City Park in (yes) Pauls Valley, to do just that at the world-famous Okie Noodling Tournament. Watch, marvel, eat. Admission is free. Call 238-6491 or visit okienoodling.com.

Saturday

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus still bills itself as “the greatest show on earth.” OKG7 may be inclined to agree, since the five Fully Charged performances scheduled between Thursday and Sunday at Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W. Reno, include something called The Human Fuse, 4-ton elephants, a “Mongolian strongman duo,” and clowns changing a light bulb. Tickets are $24-$72. Call 800-745-3000 or visit chesapeakearena.com.

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Let your heart race — again! — at Remington Park, 1 Remington Park, as the venue opens its live thoroughbred racing season at 6:30 p.m. Friday. With expectations to set an all-time attendance record this year, the season continues Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 18, then Wednesdays to Saturdays through Dec. 9. Admission is free. Call 424-1000 or visit remingtonpark.com.

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