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Pick Of The Week
An Evening with Gillian Welch & David Rawlings
April 29 at 7:30pm, Guthrie Green
O, Brother Where Art Thou? soundtrack owners, this is your big night. Grab your folding chairs, portable coolers and kick off those Chacos for a sit-down in the cool grass at Guthrie Green with Americana icon Gillian Welch, whose style The New Yorker once described as "innovative and obliquely reminiscent of past rural forms." That’s an apt description, to which I would add that I just think she’s really good. Did I mention that this event is free? —Matt Carney
Wednesday, April 29
Drew Dunn
6pm at The Loony Bin, 6808 S Memorial Dr.
Books for Thought Series: John Baptiste Stradford
6pm at Greenwood Rising, 23 N Greenwood Ave.
Preview Night: Tulsa Ballet presents ‘Marilyn’
7pm at Lorton Performance Center, 550 S Gary Pl.
Paul McDonald & The Mourning Doves
7pm at The Venue Shrine, 112 E 18th St.
Queen Bess Centennial Aviation Arts Festival
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.
Percussion Ensemble and SteelBand Concert
7:30pm at Lorton Performance Center, 550 S Gary Pl.
Thursday, April 30
Graphex 57
6pm at Tulsa Central Library, 400 Civic Center.
Cindy Kaza
6pm at The Loony Bin, 6808 S Memorial Dr.
Violent Vira
7pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
Clark Conservatory Presents: Jane Eyre
7pm at Clark Youth Theater, 4825 S Quaker Ave.
Global Thursday: Chicago
9pm at St. Vitus, 112 S. Elgin Ave.
Friday, May 1
Carney Fest ‘26
Through May 2 at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
Germanfest Tulsa 2026
Through May 3 at the German American Society of Tulsa, 1429 Terrace Dr.
5x5 Show & Sale
6pm at Tulsa Artists’ Coalition, 9 E Reconciliation Way
May First Friday
6pm at Tulsa Arts District, 111 Reconciliation Way
WWE Smackdown
6:30pm at the BOK Center, 200 S Denver Ave.
Cinco de Mayo One Mile Fun Run
6:30pm at Dream Keepers Park, 1875 S Boulder Park Dr.
Adam Hood
7pm at The Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave.
The Friday Hang
7pm at Centennial Lounge at VFW, 1109 E 6th St.
Panhandle Playboys
7pm at The Vanguard, 222 N Main St.
Max Goen
7pm at The Venue Shrine, 112 E 18th St.
Cinco de Mayo 5K
7:15pm at Dream Keepers Park, 1875 S Boulder Park Dr.
Jeff Brown: At Large
8pm at Jackalope Theater, 3406 S Yale Ave.
Wolf Ugly | Beef | KikChik
8pm at The Whittier Bar, 2405 E Admiral Blvd.
Inspyral Fire Circus: The Traveler’s Atlas
8pm at Guthrie Green, 111 Reconciliation Way
Chris Combs Lil' Big Band
9pm at The Colony, 2809 S. Harvard Ave.
Fat Dracula | Stallone Cobras | Bell Wether Sirens
10pm at Soundpony, 409 N Main St.
Saturday, May 2
Tour de Tulsa 2026
8am at River West Festival Park, 2100 S Jackson Ave.
Urban Sketchers: May Meetup
10am at Mother Road Market, 1124 S Lewis Ave.
Stencil Making Workshop
1pm at Liggett Studio314 S. Kenosha Ave.
The Bloom Event 2026
5:30pm at Tulsa Botanic Garden, 3900 Tulsa Botanic Dr.
OK So: Grand Slam
6pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
Steve Schapiro: Being Everywhere
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.
45 Years of Ska
7pm at The Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave.
Playa Prom
7pm at The Venue Shrine, 112 E 18th St.
Tulsa Oilers Football vs San Diego Strike Force
7:05pm at the BOK Center, 200 S Denver Ave.
Live Music: China Blue | Valvetine | Ransided | Ice Blink
7:30pm at Noise Town, 2611 W 40th Pl.
My So Called Band
8pm at The Vanguard, 222 N Main St.
Self Solution | Southbound Sinners | Roots Traveler
8pm at The Whittier Bar, 2405 E Admiral Blvd.
The Wallflowers with Aaron Lee Tasjen
8pm at Tulsa Theater, 105 W. Reconciliation Way
Sunday, May 3
Round Table Discussion: “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides?”
4pm at Living Arts, 307 East Reconciliation Way
Okie Film Night: Barroom Heroes
5pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.
Becky Robinson
6pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
Creative Community Mixer
7pm at LaFortune Studio, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. 2nd St. S.
Monday, May 4
Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.
Daikaiju | Alligator Exhibit | Oceanaut
8pm at Belafonte, 306 S. Phoenix Ave.
Poetry for Thee Open Mic Poetry Swap
8:30pm at Noise Town, 2611 W 40th Pl.
Tuesday, May 5
Cinco de Mayo Street Festival
All day at Elote, 514 S. Boston
Opening Night: The Wiz
Through May 11 at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 101 E 3rd St.
Soundpony 20YR Anniversary
3pm at Soundpony, 409 N Main St.
Lukas Nelson
6:30pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
Honduh Daze | Pink Frost | Ivory Tusk
8pm at The Whittier Bar, 2405 E Admiral Blvd.
