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Last week’s season premiere of The Walking Dead drew a record 10.9 million viewers. We’re expecting significantly fewer people at Saturday’s sixth annual Gazette’s Halloween Parade, but we promise more zombies! Beginning at 7 p.m., it marches through Automobile Alley and Midtown. For all the details, see the official program! Admission is free, because we love our city. Call 528-6000 or visit okgazetteparade.com.

Saturday

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• Gazette’s Halloween Parade 2012 official program  

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Kicking off Armstrong Auditorium’s third season at 7:30 p.m. Thursday is Nathan Gunn. On the stage at 14400 S. Bryant in Edmond, the Grammy-winning baritone will perform songs of Gustav Mahler and Samuel Barber, as well as American standards like “Over the Rainbow.” Tickets are $28-$68. Call 285-1010 or visit armstrongauditorium.org.

Thursday

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Happy birthday, Istvan Gallery! To celebrate turning 6, the venue at 1218 N. Western hosts an exhibition including the art of local glass masters Rick and Tracey Bewley. It opens with a free reception from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, and continues through Jan. 27, 2013. Admission is free. Call 831-2874 or visit istvangallery.com.

Friday-Sunday, ongoing

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With work ranging from the vampiric 30 Days of Night to the award-winning Sweets: A New Orleans Crime Story, comics scribe and artist Kody Chamberlain will sign copies of his floppies and graphic novels from 2:30 to 4 p.m. today at New World Comics, 6219 N. Meridian. Call 721-7634 or visit newworldcomics.net.

Wednesday

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While Mom stresses about stuffing various things into a bird’s behind and whatnot, why not escape? From 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. Thanksgiving morning, Skate Galaxy, 5800 N.W. 36th, hosts a free Skate Jam. Or come back later for Skate Your Turkey Off, from 6 to 10 p.m. for $10, skate rental included. Call 605-2758 or visit skategalaxyokc.com.

Thursday

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• Roll on: Not just something Americans did in the fabled ‘good ol’ days,’ roller skating remains a fun way to stay active

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A mammoth wearing a Santa hat? Mr. and Mrs. Claus mingling with dinosaurs? And yet, visitors to the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History at 2401 Chautauqua on Thursday will see just that. The Norman venue’s annual Holiday Happening happens from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., with live holiday music, crafts, storytelling and more. Admission is free. Call 325-4712 or visit snomnh.ou.edu.

Thursday

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For seven performances starting Wednesday, Dec. 19, the Cirque du Soleil troupe brings Dralion to town. Inspired by ancient Chinese circus traditions, the acrobatic musical spectacle will unfold inside Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W. Reno, through Dec. 23. Tickets are $35-$150. Call 800-745-3000 or visit chesapeakearena.com.

Wednesday, Dec. 19, ongoing

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Art moves with Art Moves, the continuing series of free performances and creative demonstrations during the noon hour throughout downtown OKC. Today, A Shade of Blue covers the jazz soundtrack of A Charlie Brown Christmas at Chase Tower, 100 N. Broadway. And next Wednesday, Dec. 26, the Mark Giammario Quartet brings the bebop to Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch. Call 270-4848 or visit artscouncilokc.com.

Wednesday, ongoing

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Visitors to the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum, 1700 N.E. 63rd, have until Sunday to glimpse National Geographic: Greatest Photographs of the American West. The exhibition showcases powerful images from the scientific institution’s 125-year collection, including canyons, critters and country folk. Admission is $5.75-$12.50. Call 478-2250 or visit nationalcowboymuseum.org.

Wednesday-Sunday

Music
Joshua Boydston
Tiger Lily with So Called Savages, Forever Young, At Long Last and more
6 p.m. Saturday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$8-$10