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Whether you’re walking or running, the 26th annual Renaissance Run begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Midwest City Community Center, 200 N. Midwest Blvd. Too early for you? Perhaps this phrase will change your mind: “concludes with a pancake breakfast.” Thought so. Registration is $30. Call 739-1293 or visit signmeup. com/84804.

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Turns out there’s a reason 1979’s Skatetown, U.S.A. has never hit VHS or DVD: It really sucks. The alleged comedy starring Scott Baio and Patrick Swayze will get a live, Mystery Science Theater 3000-style beating from The Movie Clubbed, whose members include a few Oklahoma Gazetteers, at 8 p.m. Saturday at Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch. Also to be skewered: a 1972 short by the OKC Urban Renewal Authority. Tickets are $5-$8. Call 236-3100 or visit okcmoa.com.

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Hey! Read This:
• Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXIV DVD review    

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Festival alert! From noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, the 17th annual Mesta Festa takes place in Perle Mesta Park, 1900 N. Shartel, with a chili cookoff, OKC Thunder Girls, OKC Barons Ice Girls, street hockey, hands-on science experiments, local food vendors, live music, children’s activities ... and oh, yeah: local microbrewery beer tastings! Admission is free. Visit mestapark.org.

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Festival alert! From noon to 10 p.m. Saturday at the 1700 block of N.W. 16th, it’s the Plaza District Festival, with live music, more than 40 artist booths, hourly dance performances, Kidapalooza art projects, a live mural painting, a Velvet Monkey Salon fashion show, food vendors, three beer tents, a Bigfoot calling contest ... and oh, yeah: shopping! Admission is free. Call 367-9403 or visit plazadistrictfestival.com.

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Violinist Gil Shaham joins the Oklahoma City Philharmonic at 8 p.m. Saturday at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker, to present Songs of Land and Sea to our landlocked ears. A little Brahms is good for the soul, and a free concert preview an hour beforehand can’t hurt, either. Tickets are $25-$52. Call 842-5387 or visit okcphilharmonic.org.

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News
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On Saturday, Oct. 27, Gazette’s Halloween Parade again marches through Midtown and Automobile Alley celebrating artistry and creativity. This year’s parade will feature 53 entries.

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I can’t this fight this feeling any longer: I’ve gotta tell you that REO Speedwagon rolls into Shawnee for a 7 p.m. Saturday concert at Grand Casino, 777 Grand Casino. (Beyond that, they’re still going to keep on lovin’ you, ’cause it’s the only thing they wanna do.) It’s going to be a good show; we heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend who heard it from another. Tickets are $49-$84. Call 964-7777 or visit grandshawnee.com.

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Here’s hoping the stars come out Saturday night for this party: the 7 p.m. one celebrating International Astronomy Day. The Oklahoma City Astronomy Club invites the public to check out their telescopes (not a euphemism) to see Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus (again, not a euphemism). Head to the park on Old Lakeshore Drive at Lake Hefner’s northeast corner, just south of Hefner Road. Admission is free. Visit okcastroclub.com.

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Features
Moose Tyler
Woofness on Wheels
Saturday-Sunday
various locations
midnightwoofness.org
286-1229
$25 to adopt

Dogtober
Saturday and various dates through Oct. 31
Various locations
okc.gov
297-3100
$25 to adopt

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We like this art show for the name alone: Holi-Day of the Dead. We love it because it benefits the art department of the low-income Emerson High School. Starting at 7 p.m. Saturday and running daily through Nov. 23, Holi-Day features works inspired by various big days of the calendar. See ’em at Six One Six Studios, 616 N.W. Fifth. Call 306-0343 or visit sixonesixstudios.com.

Saturday, ongoing