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
Margaret Cho: Live & Livid
Wednesday, April 9
8pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
Trailblazing comic Margaret Cho roars into Cain's this weekend as part of Twisted Arts' fifth birthday bash. Her "Live & Livid" tour reflects Cho’s unique brand of comedy—raw, angry, and darkly humorous—challenging cultural taboos while offering an empowering message about survival and resilience.
Wednesday, April 9
Nakatani Gong Orchestra
7pm at Tulsa Artist Fellowship Flagship, 112 N. Boston Ave.
Thursday, April 10
Friends of the Helmerich Library Used Book Sale 2025
5pm at Helmerich Library, 5131 E. 91st St.
Author Talk: "The State of Sequoyah" by Donald L. Fixico
6pm at the Helmerich Center for American Research, 2501 W. Newton St.
Serenity In Structure: The Towers Of Minoru Yamasaki
7pm at 101 Archer, 101 E. Archer St.
Pembroke Players: “Two Gentlemen of Verona” (through April 13)
7:30pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. 2nd St. S.
Comedy Night At Vanguard Hosted By Evan Hughes
8pm at Vanguard, 222 N. Main St.
Friday, April 11
70th Annual SpringFest at Woodward Park (through April 12)
9am at Tulsa Garden Center at Woodward Park, 2435 S. Peoria Ave.
Exhibit Opening: "Caterpillar Juice" by Caleb Burgess and Rochelle Hardman
5pm at Liggett Studio, 314 S. Kenosha
Second Friday: Art Crawl on 66
6pm at 4077 Southwest Blvd.
Ok So Story Slam: 11th Annual Grand Slam
7pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main
Theatre Tulsa: “Hello, Dolly!” (through April 20)
8pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. 2nd St. S.
Here to Pee: Trans Comedians Raising Funds To Fight Anti-Trans Bathroom Bills
8:15pm at The Starlite, 1902 E. 11th St. S.
Tiger 7 + Bishop Marsh Quintet
9pm at The New Gallery, 2308 E. Admiral Blvd.
Saturday, April 12
Magic City Book Bash
10am at Magic City Books, 221 E. Archer
Native Plant Weekend
10am at Philbrook Museum of Art, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.
Nigerian Food Pop-Up
11am at Mother Road Market, 1124 S. Lewis
Pop-Up Exhibit: "Obtuse Social Cues" by Aaron “Elvis Cow” Smith
2pm at The Bird House (contact organizer in link for address)
So Nice To See You... ft. DJ Heartwerk
7pm at Heirloom Rustic Ales, 2113 E. Admiral Blvd.
Tulsa Symphony Orchestra: Dvorak & Strauss
7:30pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. 2nd St. S.
Mike Cameron Collective + Bishop Marsh Quintet
9pm at The Colony, 2809 S. Harvard Ave.
Sunday, April 13
Saturn Room's 10th Birthday
12pm at Saturn Room, 209 N. Boulder Ave.
Black Box Theatre: “Views From the 11th” by Webster Wortham
4:30pm at WOMPA, 3306 Charles Page Blvd.
Heller Theatre Company: Second Sunday Serials
7pm at Studio 308, 308 S. Lansing Ave.
Monday, April 14
Jazz Night
8pm at Vintage Wine Bar, 324 E. 1st St.
Tuesday, April 15
Author Talk: Elise Paschen
7pm at Tulsa Historical Society, 2445 S. Peoria Ave.
Back to the Future: The Musical (through April 20)
7:30pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. 2nd St. S.
