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Pick Of The Week
Killing The Negative: A Conversation In Art & Verse
February 22, 2pm
Philbrook Museum of Art, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.
Since 2019, Tulsa Artist Fellowship alum Joel Daniel Phillips has been working with "killed negatives"—hole-punched photographs that originated from the Farm Security Administration (FSA), a government agency that sent photographers across the U.S. to document widespread poverty during the Great Depression. With poetry by Quraysh Ali Lansana, written in response to these photos, and Phillips' meticulous drawings, "Killing the Negative" considers discarded images, erased histories, and the power of reclaiming human stories. This afternoon of readings and discussion marks the opening of the exhibit, on view through May 24. —Alicia Chesser
Wednesday, February 18
Screening: “Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming A Space”
6pm at Rudisill Regional Library, 1520 N. Hartford
Lunar New Year Wine Dinner
6:30pm at Duet, 108 N. Detroit
Screening: “Among Neighbors”
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.
Open Mic
7pm at New Story Brewing, 601 E 4th St.
A Beautiful Noise
7:30pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E 2nd St.
Something Is Waiting | Merlin Mason | Surus
9pm at Whittier Bar, 2405 E Admiral Blvd.
Thursday, February 19
Third Thursdays in Kendall Whittier ft. Art Show by Kathleen Neeley
5pm at Mixed-Use Space Tulsa, 2417 E. Admiral
Third Thursday Jazz Night
5:30pm at Tulsa Club Hotel, 115 E 5th St.
American Mahjong Open Play + Birdy Basics Beginner Lesson
6pm at Fetch Social Club, 728 S. Wheeling Ave.
Tulsa Choral Resistance Sing
6:30pm at All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S. Peoria Ave.
Celebrating the Music of One Tree Hill
7pm at The Vanguard, 222 N Main St.
Psychic Medium: Travis Holp
7pm at Bricktown Comedy Club, 5982 S Yale Ave.
Matt Axton
7pm at The Colony, 2809 S Harvard Ave.
North by North
9pm at Whittier Bar, 2405 E Admiral Blvd.
Friday, February 20
Creative Mornings: “CAMINO” with Jackie Broussard
8:30am at TCC Center for Creativity, 910 S. Boston Ave.
Vintage Tulsa Show
Through Feb. 22 at Tulsa Expo Center, 4145 E 21st St.
Philbrook 101: Behind the Camera
5:30pm at Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.
Homegrown Artists + Open Mic ft. Josh Wann and Jes McCutchen
6pm at Inheritance Juicery, 10 S. Detroit Ave.
Thunderwof & DJ noname
6:30pm at Riverside Studio, 1381 Riverside Dr.
Drag Race Watch Party
7pm at Rabbit Hole, 116 S. Elgin
Author Talk: Summer Lee
7pm at Magic City Books, 221 E. Archer St.
Fondue & Raclette Supper Club
7pm at The Meat and Cheese Show, 1306 E 11th St.
Fiona Cauley
7pm at The Loony Bin, 6808 S Memorial St.
Jesus Christ Taxi Driver
8pm at Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave.
Dumpster Fire
8pm at Jackalope Theater, 3406 S Yale Ave.
Organbreath
8pm at Thelma’s Peach, 2008 E Admiral Blvd.
Sooner or Later: An All-Star Concert Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of “Blonde on Blonde”
8pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N Main St.
Queerlandia
10pm at The Starlite, 1902 E. 11th St.
Saturday, February 21
Tulsa Farmer’s Market: Winter Market
8am in Kendall Whittier, 1 S Lewis Ave.
Tulsa Women’s Expo ft. Author Meet & Greet
10am at Expo Square, 1701 S Sandusky Ave.
Life Drawing: Long Pose Saturdays
10am at Carson House, 1401 S. Carson Ave.
I Can’t Play Harmonica
10am at Thomas K. McKeon Center for Creativity, 910 S Boston Ave.
I Can’t Draw a Face
11am at Thomas K. McKeon Center for Creativity, 910 S Boston Ave.
Best of Brunch 2026
11am at Agora Event Center, 1422 E 14th Pl S.
Champagne & Chocolate Fundraising Gala: Avant Garden
7pm at Living Arts, 307 E Reconciliation Way
A Night of Sinister Minds
7pm at The Venue Shrine, 112 E 18th St.
Pecos and the Rooftops
7pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
Losing Connection + Friends
7pm at The Vanguard, 222 N Main St.
Heller Theatre Company: 25-Hour Play Festival
7:30pm at WOMPA, 3306 Charles Page Blvd.
Theatre North: “Nat Turner in Jerusalem” (through March 1)
8pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. 2nd St. S.
Tulsa Night Live
8pm at Jackalope Theater, 3406 S Yale Ave.
The Funktion Comedy Showcase
8pm at LowDown, 10 N. Detroit Ave.
Sky Run Roger
10pm at Soundpony, 409 N Main St.
Sunday, February 22
Galentine Brunch
12pm at Courtyard by Marriott, 415 S Boston Ave.
Vintage Bazaar Sale
12pm at Riverside Studio, 1381 Riverside Dr.
Stuff Dreams Are Made Of: Collage Workshop
1pm at Liggett Studios, 314 S. Kenosha Ave.
Jack & Jill Living Museum
2pm at Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.
Route 66 Series: “Baghdad Cafe”
3pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.
Winter Jam
5pm at BOK Center, 200 S Denver Ave.
Available Light Cinema Club
6pm at Drifters Theater, 1305 W. Cameron
Jazz Night
6pm at Belafonte, 306 S. Phoenix Ave.
Jordie Lane
6pm at The Colony, 2809 S Harvard Ave.
Monday, February 23
Deadly Prey Ghanaian Movie Posters Pop-Up
6pm at Mixed-Use Space Tulsa, 2417 E. Admiral
Noir Nights with Josh Fadem
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.
Karaoke Monday
9pm at Whittier Bar, 2405 E Admiral Blvd.
Mojohand
10pm at Soundpony, 409 N Main St.
Tuesday, February 24
Randy Brumley
12pm at The Church Studio, 304 S Trenton Ave.
Messy Art Club: Winter Tissue Paper Collage
6pm at Zarrow Regional Library, 2224 W 51st St.
Author Talk: Emily Nemens
6pm at Tulsa Artist Fellowship, 205 E Archer St.
Carvin Jones
6:30pm at The Venue Shrine, 112 E 18th St.
Sisters of Cinema: February 2026
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S Lewis Ave.
Author Talk: Roger Deakins, “Reflections on Cinematography”
7pm at Magic City Books, 221 E Archer St.
