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The Best Tulsa Events: April 15-21

Big Bite, big bands, a big arts festival, and more plans for your week

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Pick Of The Week

Big Bite
April 18 at 5pm in Downtown Tulsa, 223 N Boulder Ave.

Tulsa’s big ol’ food fest returns this year with a Saturday night dive into Okie food and drink with more than 35 vendors, plus hands-on workshops on everything from truffles to pizza dough to vagina cupcakes. —Alicia Chesser


Wednesday, April 15

Downtown Midweek Market
4:30pm at Santa Fe Square Plaza, 415 E. 2nd St.

Dumpling Fest
5pm at BaoBao Dumpling and Ramen, 7037 S Memorial Dr.

Poetry Reading with Carol Rose Little and Charlotte Friendman
5pm at Meadow Market Books, 1514 E. 15th St.

Hip Hop Happy Hour
6pm at The Colony, 2809 S. Harvard Ave.

Your Inner Landscape: A Beginner’s Guide To Mindful Expressive Art Making
6pm at Belafonte, 306 S. Phoenix Ave.

Evan Honer
6:30pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.

Drillers vs Travelers
7pm at ONEOK Field, 201 N Elgin Ave.

Drew & Ellie Holcomb
7pm at Tulsa Theater, 105 W Reconciliation Way

Dead Shred: A Grateful Dead Tribute
9pm at The Colony, 2809 S. Harvard Ave.


Thursday, April 16

World Stage Theatre Company: “Frankie & Johnny in the Clair de Lune”
Through 4/26  at World Stage Studio, 1130 S. Harvard Ave.

Pinch Pot Workshop: “I Talk With My Hands” by Regina Dao
5pm, 6pm, and 7pm at Addis Ceramics, 2212 E. Admiral Blvd.

Third Thursdays On Admiral Blvd.
5pm at various locations in Kendall Whittier, 1 S. Lewis Ave.

Sunset Social Hour
6pm at The Gathering Place, 2650 S John Williams Way

Molly Tuttle
6:30pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.

Huser Brother Band
7pm at The Vanguard, 222 N Main St.

Duncan Trussell
7pm at Bricktown Comedy Club, 5982 S Yale Ave.

Rez Film Club: “Endless Cookie”
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.

University of Tulsa Jazz Band
7:30pm at Lorton Performance Center, 550 S Gary Pl.

Starlite Trivia
8pm at The Starlite Bar, 1902 E 11th St.


Friday, April 17

Seedling Symphony with Signature Symphony at TCC
10:30am at Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.

Friday Social: Vinyl Lovers Sip & Spin
5pm at Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.

Sip & Stroll: A Garden Night Out
5:30pm at Tulsa Botanic Garden, 3900 Tulsa Botanic Dr.

Benjamin Tod & The Inline Six
6:30pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.

The Free Samples
6:30pm at LowDown, 10 N. Detroit Ave.

Documentary Screening: “Down Home Blues” by Evan Clayburg
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave.

Exhibit Opening: “I’m Good. How Are You?” by Zach Litwack
7pm at Belafonte, 306 S. Phoenix Ave.

BC & The Big Rig 
7pm at Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave.

Bo Johnson
7pm at The Loony Bin, 6808 S Memorial Dr.

John Waters’ 80th Birthday Screening: “Polyester”
7pm at Dennis R Neill Equality Center, 621 E 4th St.

Carson Jeffrey
7pm at The Vanguard, 222 N Main St.

Tulsa Oilers vs. Kansas City Mavericks 
7:05pm at BOK Center, 200 S Denver Ave.

Author Talk: Sheinelle Jones
7:30pm at All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S Peoria Ave.

Organbreath
8pm at Thelma’s Peach, 2008 E Admiral Blvd.

Bubble
10pm at Soundpony, 409 N Main St.


Saturday, April 18

Tulsa Farmers Market
7am at Kendall Whittier Square, 2205 E. Admiral Blvd.

Workshop: The Artisan Page
Through 4/19 at Liggett Studio, 314 S. Kenosha Ave.

Orbit Arts Festival
10am at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E 2nd St S.

Tulsa Film Collective Workshop: Picture’s Up!
12pm at Tulsa Artist Fellowship Flagship, 112 N. Boston Ave.

Indian Territory Film Fest: Short Films
3pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.

Secret Dance Party
6pm at Soundpony, 409 N Main St.

Poppa Foster | Micaela Young | John Langdon
7pm at Drifters Theater, 1305 W. Cameron St.

West Texas Exiles
7pm at Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave.

Tulsey Town Two-Step
7pm at VFW Post #577, 1109 E. 6th St.

American Theatre Company: “Les Liaisons Dangereuses”
7pm at WOMPA, 3306 Charles Page Blvd.

Indian Territory Film Fest: “Nika & Madison”
7pm at Circle Cinema. 10 S Lewis Ave.

An Evening With Count Tutu
7pm at Guthrie Green, 111 Reconciliation Way

Tulsa Oilers Football vs Fishers Freight
7:05pm at BOK Center, 200 S Denver Ave.

Chamber Music Tulsa: WindSync
7:30pm at University of Tulsa Lorton Performance Center, 550 S. Gary Pl.

Tulsa Night Live
8pm at Jackalope Theater, 3406 S Yale Ave.

High Desert Queen | Gran Moreno | Medicine Horse
9pm at The Whittier Bar, 2405 E Admiral Blvd.

Brandon Clark
9:30pm at The Hunt Club, 224 N. Main


Sunday, April 19

PhilBark Dog Days
9am at Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.

Invocation at The Parlour ft. Trueson Daugherty, Zia Daugherty, and Nathan Wright
12pm at The Parlour, 2647 E. 15th Pl.

Boulevard Trash 12th Birthday Celebration
12pm at Boulevard Trash, 1545 S. Harvard Ave

Bluegrass Brunch
12pm at Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave

Oklahoma Fashion Alliance x Create Tulsa Clothing Swap
12pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center Norman Theatre, 110 E. 2nd St. S.

“Magic City Myths: Tulsa, the Klan, and the Massacre"
12:30pm at All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S. Peoria Ave.

Route 66 Film Series: “The Outsiders”
3pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.

Tonya and the Hardings | The Suzzies | Puncher
9pm at Whittier Bar, 2405 E Admiral Blvd.

Late Show with Soup
9pm at The Hunt Club, 224 N. Main


Monday, April 20

Taylor Austin Dye
7pm at The Vanguard, 222 N Main St.

Okie Tokie: 420 Show
7:30pm at The Jackalope Theater, 3406 S Yale Ave.


Tuesday, April 21

Sisters of Cinema: “The Gleaners & I”
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.

Artist Council
7pm at Central Library, 400 Civic Center

Author Talk: Gwenna Laithland
7pm at Magic City Books, 221 E Archer St.

Jacob Tovar 
8pm at Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave.

Marlon Funaki
7pm at The Vanguard, 222 N Main St.

Full Album Tuesday
9pm at The Hunt Club, 224 N. Main

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