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You know what they say: Those who wear hats make more bank. Aight, so they don’t say that, but it will hold true for a few lucky ones covering their noggins at the annual Kentucky Derby hat contest, from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at Remington Park, 1 Remington Place. Winners will take home anywhere from $100 to $500, but all can enjoy the tea party. Call 424-1000 or visit remingtonpark.com.

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Celebrate nine cultures at Asia Society of Oklahoma’s 26th annual Asian Festival, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Sheraton Oklahoma City Hotel, 1 N. Broadway. 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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With a name like Jean-Yves Thibaudet, we have no doubt he is worthy of being hailed as “one of the best pianists in the world.” At 8 p.m. Saturday, the French prodigy joins the Oklahoma City Philharmonic in its season finale, tackling the compositions of Ravel, Respighi and George Gershwin. Tickets are $15-$65. Call 842-5387 or visit okcphilharmonic.org.

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Most famous for taking flight in 1983 with “The Wind Beneath My Wings” and then topping Billboard’s country charts with the likes of “Baby Bye Bye” and “I’ll Never Stop Loving You,” singer-songwriter Gary Morris makes a tour stop at 7 p.m. Saturday at Sooner Theatre, 101 E. Main in Norman. Red Dirt duo Curtis & Luckey open the show. Tickets are $20- $45. Call 657-7765 or visit garymorris.com.

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Take a step — or many, really — to fight a disease that affects thousands of Oklahomans, with Oklahoma City’s third annual National Kidney Foundation walk. The walk begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, with check-in two hours prior, at Stars and Stripes Park at Lake Hefner. Call 401-1729 or visit donate.kidney.org.

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Hit the pavement, will ya? And by that, we mean participate in the inaugural Chalk the Walk Festival, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the south parking lot of Bass Pro Shop, 200 Bass Pro Drive. All ages are invited to chalk their hearts out for a good cause (the Parents Assistance Center). Cost is $20 per square. Call 232-8226 or visit pacok.org.

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The man who once sang, “Well, I never been to heaven / But I been to Oklahoma” ... well, he probably still sings it, atrocious grammar and all. He’s Chuck Negron, co-founder of Three Dog Night — y’know, “Joy to the World,” “An Old Fashioned Love Song,” “Mama Told Me (Not to Come)” — and he performs free Saturday at Newcastle Casino, 2457 Highway 62 Service Road in Newcastle. The show starts at 7 p.m. with opening act Outlaw Son. Call 387-6013 or visit mynewcastlecasino.com.

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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.

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