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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.
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.
