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Pick Of The Week
Opening Day at Tandy Pavilion
Saturday, May 9 at 9am
Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.
When my kids were little, they used to pretend that the Philbrook gardens were an extension of our own backyard. Who was I to contradict them? Tulsa’s most elegant outdoor space just got a major upgrade with a new pavilion and patio, and it opens to the public on Saturday with all-day activities like a Giant Spirograph and a dance party with Hot Toast Music Co. —Alicia Chesser
Wednesday, May 6
Opening Day: Wednesday Farmers Market
8am in Kendall Whittier, 1 S Lewis Ave.
Queer Women’s Collective
5:30pm at Mercury Lounge, 1747 S Boston Ave.
Open Mic Night
6:30pm at The Loony Bin, 6808 S Memorial Dr.
Thrown Out Bones | Madame Zeroni | Liberal Media | Marlee Vox
7pm at Thelma’s Peach, 2008 E Admiral Blvd.
“The Wiz” (through May 10)
7:30pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. 2nd St. S.
Open Mic Comedy
8pm at The Hunt Club, 224 N. Main
Thursday, May 7
Bands & Blooms
5pm at Tulsa Botanic Garden, 3900 Tulsa Botanic Dr.
TFA Tours: Tulsa’s Offbeat Tales, Downtown Edition
6pm at Tulsa Foundation for Architecture, 633 South Boston Ave.
HR & The Human Rights Movement
7pm at The Venue Shrine, 112 E 18th St.
Jake Worthington
7pm at The Vanguard, 222 N Main St.
Micky Dolenz
7pm at Tulsa Theater, 105 W Reconciliation Way
Friday, May 8
Exhibition Opening: Contemplation on Earth, Air, Water
5pm at Liggett Studio, 314 S. Kenosha Ave.
Mother’s Day at Moonbeam
5pm at Moonbeam Conservatory, 2421 E. Admiral Blvd.
YST 2nd Chance Prom
6:30pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N Main St.
From Oakland to Greenwood: Radical Cinema and Black Cultural Imagination with Boots Riley
7pm at Tulsa Artist Fellowship Flagship, 112 N. Boston
Odie & I | Balcony | Savannah Lindsay
7pm at Thelma’s Peach, 2008 E Admiral Blvd.
The Dose: A Psychedelic Comedy Show
7pm at The Vanguard, 222 N Main St.
Jim Bachmann
7pm at VFW Post 577, 1109 E 6th St.
Remarkably Bright Creatures Watch Party
7pm at Good Cause Brewing, 221 E. Archer St.
Tulsa Peoples’ Orchestra Karaoke Concert
7:30pm at Guthrie Green, 111 E Reconciliation Way
Horse | May This Sunday By My Last | Hypnosis
8pm at Noise Town, 2611 W 40th Pl.
Jabee
9pm at Whittier Bar, 2405 E Admiral Blvd.
Saturday, May 9
Oddities & Curiosities Expo (through May 10)
10am at EXPO Square, 4145 E. 21st St.
Turkish Food & Art Festival
11am at Raindrop Turkish House, 4444 W Houston St, Broken Arrow
UGH Exhibition: Connection
1pm at Underground Gallery House, 1331 S. New Haven Ave.
Free Drawing Workshop
1pm at Positive Space, 1324 East 3rd St.
Exhibit Opening: "Small Time" by Antonio Andrews
1pm at Jones Coffee, 2446 E. 11th St.
Clothing Swap
1pm at Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, 621 E 4th St.
Mother’s Day Popups: Les Blooms, Patched Hat Co., Needle Little Love
2pm at American Solera, 1702 E 6th St.
2026 Asian American Festival: K-Pop Demon Hunters Fest
2pm at Hardesty Regional Library, 8316 E 93rd St.
Speak
3pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.
Common Chords: Rachel Maxann
6:30pm at Woody Guthrie Center, 114 N Boston Ave.
Arkansauce
7pm at The Venue Shrine, 112 E 18th St.
Smells Like Nirvana
7pm at The Vanguard, 222 N Main St.
Babies on a Halfpipe | A Date with Iris | LaserEye | Moon
7:30pm at Chimera, 212 N Main St.
Carrelle
9pm at Whittier Bar, 2405 E Admiral Blvd.
Sunday, May 10
Music & Mimosas Mother’s Day Brunch
7:30am at Prospect Local Bar & Kitchen, 121 S Elgin Ave.
Mother’s Day Brunch 2026
9am at The Bellview, 1336 E 15th St.
The “Mothers of TMACS” Mother’s Day Brunch
12pm at The Meat and Cheese Show, 1306 E 11th St.
Docent-Led Tour: The Philbrook Gardens, Then & Now
1pm at Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.
Jazz Night+
6pm at Belafonte, 306 S. Phoenix Ave.
Samantha Fish
6:30pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
Monday, May 11
2026 Asian American Festival: Japanese Boro Mending
1:30pm at Schusterman-Benson Library, 3333 E 22nd Pl.
Midnight Release: A Parade of Horribles
5pm at Magic City Books, 221 E. Archer St.
‘26-’27 Opera Season Launch Party
6pm at Tulsa Opera, 1610 S Boulder Ave.
Frawg
7pm at Chimera Cafe, 212 N Main St.
Tuesday, May 12
2026 Asian American Festival: Yoga for Every Body
6pm at Central Library, 400 S Civic Center
Keep Flying
6:30pm at The Venue Shrine, 112 E 18th St.
Circle Cinema Sandbox May 2026
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.
Whose Live Anyway?
7:30pm at Tulsa Theater, 105 W Reconciliation Way
Soul & Sip
8pm at 473, 2224 E Admiral Blvd.
