Welcome to Tulsa Picks, your weekly compilation of Tulsa's best food, arts and music events, as picked by us, the staff of The Pickup. Let's get to it!
Pick Of The Week
Tulsa LitFest
Thursday, April 24 through Sunday, April 27
Various locations
Tulsa's most epic literary festival returns with four days of reading, writing, and (trust us) fun. Highlights include headliner Reginald Dwayne Betts performing his "March Forth: An American Washi Tale," screenings of films by Yoruba Richen, a haiku battle, workshops, and a book fair. Stop by and see your Pickup buds at Friday's trivia night at Heirloom Rustic Ales!
Wednesday, April 23
Food Truck Wednesday
11am at Guthrie Green, 111 Reconciliation Way
Downtown Midweek Market
4:30pm at Chapman Green, 600 S. Main
Joelton Mayfield / Charlotte Bumgarner / Ramsey Thornton
9pm at Whittier Bar, 2405 E Admiral Blvd.
Thursday, April 24
Fly Fishing Film Tour
5pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave.
LEYA / WHITE BOY SCREAM x BASECK
6:30pm at Tulsa Artist Fellowship Flagship, 112 N. Boston Ave.
Mort & George Share an Hour: An Evening of Comedy and Music
7pm at The Colony, 2809 S. Harvard Ave.
Kitten Fest ft. Evan Hughes & Queerlandia
7:30pm at Vanguard, 222 N. Main St.
MSSV + Fat Dracula
8pm at The Venue Shrine, 112 E. 18th St.
Friday, April 25
HABIT Mural Festival (through April 26)
All day at 5 S. Iroquois Ave.
Rick’s Crawfish Boil
5pm at Marshall Brewing Biergarten, 1742 E. 6th St.
Pussy Riot’s Alina Petrova In Concert
6:30pm at Chimera Cafe, 212 N. Main
Wine & Hip Hop
7pm at Philbrook Museum of Art, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.
Evan Hughes Comedy Night ft. the TSAS Rock Band Club
7pm at Spotlight Theater, 1381 Riverside Dr.
Horton Records Presents The Friday Hang: Paul Benjaman
8pm at Centennial Lounge, VFW Post #577, 1109 E. 6th St.
Girl Talk + Third Space: Romantasy Improv Comedy
8pm at WOMPA / American Theatre Company Black Box, 3306 Charles Page Blvd.
Black Friday (Steely Dan Tribute)
9pm at Thelma's Peach, 2008 E. Admiral Blvd.
Saturday, April 26
TFA Tours: Swan Lake Stories
8:30am at 1596 Swan Dr.
Independent Bookstore Day
10am at Magic City Books, 221 E. Archer St.
Kendall Whittier Arts Festival
10am at Kendall Whittier Square, Admiral & Lewis
Orbit Arts Fest
10am at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. 2nd St. S.
Off the Cuff Concert: Sammy Rae & The Friends ft. Count Tutu
7pm at Guthrie Green, 111 Reconciliation Way
Compactor / Tick Suck / Bone Magic / Skotos Omon / Open Casket Soundsystem / Asa
7pm at Mixed-Use Space Tulsa, 2417 E. Admiral Blvd.
Tulsa Opera: Stabat Mater
7:30pm at Holy Family Cathedral, 820 S. Boulder Ave.
The 22nd Annual ‘80s Prom
8pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
Tracy La Louisianne: “The Role She Stole” Cabaret
8pm at Theatre Tulsa Studios, 5521 S. Peoria Ave.
Sunday, April 27
El Camino Pop-Up: Making Possums Fly
11am at American Solera
Sustainable Style: Upcycling with Dye from the Indigo Plant
12pm at Tulsa Garden Center, 2435 S. Peoria Ave.
Chamber Music Tulsa: Kenari Quartet
3pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. 2nd St. S.
Casii Stephan + Pizza Party
6pm at Queen Rose Art House, 843 N. Birmingham Pl.
Pussy Riot: Riot Days
8pm at Vanguard, 222 N. Main St.
Monday, April 28
SOMA: Nomadic Mondays (Southern Italian Menu)
5pm at Brut Hotel, 1840 S. Boulder Ave.
Desi & Cody Present: Raw Honey Mountain Apples
6pm at The Colony, 2809 S. Harvard Ave.
Tuesday, April 29
The Lost Weekend: The Photography of May Pang (ft. May Pang in person, through April 30)
1pm at Joseph Gierek Fine Art, 1342 E. 11th St.
