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First Friday, Black Rodeo & A Red Dirt Boogie: The Week’s Best Tulsa Events, February 5-11

7:00 AM CST on February 4, 2025

Welcome to Tulsa Picks, your weekly compilation of Tulsa's best food, arts and music events, as picked by us, the staff of The Pickup. Let's get to it!

Pick Of The Week

First Friday Art Crawl
Friday, February 7
6:00pm in the Tulsa Arts District (and beyond)

It's a great First Friday for art that makes you think. Scroll down for a handful of this month's exhibit openings, which range from relief paintings to unexpected sculpture to collages made from materials found around the world. The inspiration extends into First Saturday, too, with a Black History Month edition of Edison Studios' open studio sessions and a group show at Positive Space Tulsa.


Wednesday, February 5

Queer Women’s Meetup
5:30pm at Fassler Hall, 304 S. Elgin Ave.

National Theatre Live: Macbeth starring David Tennant and Cash Jumbo 
7:30pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave.
(repeats February 9 at 3:30pm) 

Thursday, February 6

Center for Heterodox Economics Conference (through February 8)
5:00pm at 101 Archer, 101 E. Archer St.

Fulton Street Presents: An Evening with Donovan X. Ramsey⁠
6:00pm at Fulton Street Books & Coffee, 21 N. Greenwood Ave.

Lecture: “Why Read Boethius?” 
6:00pm at the TU Lorton Performance Center, 550 S. Gary Pl.

Tracing Ancient Journeys into Underground Spaces with Dr. John Hawks
7:00pm at 101 Archer, 101 E. Archer St.

Red Dirt Boogie: A Concert Tribute to Jesse Ed Davis
8:00pm at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. 2nd St.

Friday, February 7

Exhibit Opening: Wordplay by May Yang 
5:00pm at The Gallery at Liggett Studios, 314 S. Kenosha Ave.

Exhibit Opening: Alien Worlds
6:00pm at 101 Archer, 101 E. Archer St.

Exhibit Opening: Mapscapes by Candacee White
6:00pm at TAC Gallery, 9 Reconciliation Way 

Exhibit Opening: Backstories by Doug Cannell 
6:00pm at 108 Contemporary, 108 Reconciliation Way

First Friday Founders Market
6:00pm at Build in Tulsa, 124 Reconciliation Way

Black-Owned Businesses Vendor Market
6:00pm at Flyloft, 117 N. Boston Ave.

Whistlebridge: A Regency Comedy
8:00pm at Jackalope Comedy Theater, 3406 S. Yale Ave.

Saturday, February 8

TFA Tours: The Tulsa Tunnels
9:00am at Hyatt Regency Downtown, 100 E. 2nd St.

Open Studio Hours: Black History Month Edition
12:00pm at Edison Studios, 4040 W. Edison St.

Oklahoma Invitational Black Rodeo
1:00pm and 7:00pm at Expo Square, 4145 E. 21st St.

Exhibit Opening: 4C's: Cultivating, Crafting, Collecting, Community by Leticia R. Bajuyo, Cassidy Frye & Christyn Overstake
5:00pm at Positive Space Tulsa, 1324 E. 3rd St.

Sunday, February 9

Chamber Music Tulsa: Escher Quartet
2:00pm at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. 2nd St. 

Monday, February 10

Nunslaughter | Desolus | Demiser | Black Devotion
8:30pm at The Whittier Bar, 2405 E Admiral Blvd.

Tuesday, February 11

Mix and Master: Accounting Essentials for Musicians
5:30pm at Cabin Boys Brewpub, 223 N. Main St.

“Clue: A New Comedy” (through February 16)
7:30pm at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. 2nd St.


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