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Pick Of The Week
An Evening With Wilco
Wednesday, July 1
8pm at Cain’s Ballroom
As you prep to stay up past a reasonable bedtime on a Wednesday this week, catch up on Matt Carney’s dispatch from one of Wilco’s most recent Tulsa stops, when they played 66 songs over two nights at Cain’s. —Alicia Chesser
Wednesday, July 1
Fiberworks Artist Demonstration
5pm at 108 Contemporary, 108 E Reconciliation Way
Crafts & Drafts
6pm at American Solera, 1702 E 6th St.
Head to Crafts & Drafts for a relaxed evening of creativity where you can bring any craft project and enjoy drinks while connecting with fellow makers. Check out the new Habit Mural Fest art while you’re at it. —Katie Wiehe
World Cup Watch Party
7pm at Mother Road Market, 1124 S. Lewis
Thursday, July 2
Queer Crafters Club
6pm at Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, 621 E 4th St.
Cocktail Class: Red, White & Boozy
6:30pm at The Vault, 620 S Cincinnati Ave.
Signature Symphony: America’s Birthday Bash Concert
7:30pm at TCC Southeast Campus, 10300 E 81st St.
Sunset Cinema: Swim Meet 2025 Screening
8pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.
Friday, July 3
First Friday Horticulture Tour
10:30am at Tulsa Botanic Gardens, 3900 Tulsa Botanic Dr.
Backyard BBQ Fridays
5pm at Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.
Exhibit Opening: “Collective Wisdom: First American Artists Collaborative Works”
Through July 25 at Tulsa Artists’ Coalition, 9 E Reconciliation Way
Exhibit Opening: Women’s Work
Through July 25 at Positive Space Tulsa, 1324 East 3rd St.
Curated by Claudette Torneden, this group show is a bold exhibition of artwork by women that questions and reimagines the spaces women are told they “should” and “should not” occupy, particularly amid the systemic inequalities of the art world environment.
Archer Creatives: First Friday on Archer
5pm at 10 E Archer St.
First Friday Pop-Ups
6pm at Cabin Boys Brewpub, 223 N. Main
July First Friday & Record Club: Cookout Edition
6pm at Guthrie Green, 111 Reconciliation Way
Stop by the Green on your way through First Friday’s art crawl for Record Club, which blends record collecting culture—for this edition, soul, funk, rock & roll, yacht rock, hip-hop, sing-alongs, and deep cuts—with the spirit of a neighborhood summer cookout.
First Friday: Craft Night
6:30pm at Magic City Books, 221 E. Archer St.
Whether you're new to needlepoint or already love to stitch, this drop-in event offers a chance to create a celestial-inspired needlepoint bookmark and take home the finished keepsake. — Katie Wiehe
Listening Room Sessions: Agalisiga “Chuj” Mackey
7pm at Palomino Books & Music, 2411 E. Admiral Blvd.
Kendall Whittier’s new multicultural bookshop launches its listening room with a concert from one of Tulsa’s best Indigenous-language musicians. Read Portlyn Houghton-Harjo’s story before you go!
Time To Pretend: Indie Dance Party
9pm at The Starlite, 1902 E. 11th St.
Saturday, July 4
Special Screening: 1776
3pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.
Red, White, & Brew Pub Crawl
4:30pm at Arnie’s Bar, 318 E 2nd St.
Folds of Honor FreedomFest
6pm at River West Festival Park, 2100 S. Jackson Ave.
Elvis: Back in the Building
6pm at Mabee Center, 7777 S Lewis Ave.
Rock the Rooftop
6pm at Mayo Hotel, 115 W. 5th St.
Fourth of July Rooftop Party
6pm at The Brut Hotel, 1840 S Boulder Ave.
Catch skyline views and the city's fireworks with live music, a buffet, and family-friendly fun from one of Tulsa’s best rooftop vantage points. — Katie Wiehe
Sacramento Republic FC vs FC Tulsa
7:30pm at ONEOK Field, 201 N Elgin Ave.
Sunday, July 5
Floating Sound Bath
8:30am at The Brut Hotel, 1840 S Boulder Ave.
Irish Music Seisíuns
2pm at Bishop Quigley, 1810 S. Cincinnati
Monday, July 6
Helmerich Library Summer Movie Club: Jurassic Park
2pm at Peggy Helmerich Library, 5131 E 91st St.
Dinosaurs. Adventure. Air conditioning. Cool off indoors with a big-screen showing of the Spielberg classic Jurassic Park. — Katie Wiehe
Boyband Karaoke
6pm at The Max Retropub, 114 S Elgin Ave.
Tuesday, July 7
Okie Film Night: Oklahoma
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.
Tulsa Drillers vs Springfield Cardinals
7pm at ONEOK Field, 201 N Elgin Ave.
Live Jazz Night
7pm at The Bend Mercantile, 810 E. 3rd St.
