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Pick Of The Week
Latch Fest
August 8-10
The Whittier Bar, 2405 E. Admiral Blvd.
Latch Fest honors a local stray cat named Latch whose arrival at Whittier Bar in 2021 inspired this annual fundraiser. Proceeds benefit T-Town TNR, a Tulsa nonprofit focused on humanely reducing the stray cat population through trap, neuter, vaccinate, and return programs. The festival features three days packed with live music from a variety of bands and vendor tables throughout Kendall Whittier highlighting creative local makers. —Katie Wiehe
Wednesday, August 6
Queer Women’s Collective August Meetup
5:30pm at The Starlite Bar, 1902 E. 11th St.
Adult Spelling Bee
5:30pm at Fulton Street Books & Coffee, 21 N. Greenwood
Inspyral Circus Jam
6:30pm at Guthrie Green, 111 Reconciliation Way
Sunset Serenade with Tom Pevear
6:30pm at Brut Hotel, 1840 S. Boulder Ave.
Open Mic Comedy Night
8pm at The Hunt Club, 224 N. Main St.
Glowing Brain | Dirty Work | DICED
9pm at The Whittier Bar, 2405 E. Admiral Blvd.
Thursday, August 7
IPA Day
4pm at American Solera, 1702 E. 6th St.
Summer Bash
5pm at Guthrie Green, 111 Reconciliation Way
Art & Advocacy Event for Children’s Advocacy Centers of Oklahoma
6pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave.
Behind the Scenes with Blue Whale Comedy Festival
6pm at American Solera, 1702 E. 6th St.
Sound Bath
7pm at Flyloft, 117 N. Boston Ave.
Trinity Gospel Concert Series: John Fullbright & Band
7pm at Trinity Episcopal Church, 501 S. Cincinnati Ave.
The Cabin Boys Hooley ft. Socks in the Frying Pan
7pm at Cabin Boys Brewery, 1717 E. 7th St.
Brit Floyd: Wish You Were Here
7pm at Tulsa Theater, 105 W. Reconciliation Way
Comedy Night Hosted By Evan Hughes
8pm at Cherry & Bark, 1732 S. Boston Ave.
Friday, August 8
Ok So Story Slam: "Hold My Beer"
7pm at Living Arts of Tulsa, 307 Reconciliation Way
TPAC Produces: "Ragtime" (through August 24)
7:30pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. 2nd St. S.
Caleb Caudle
8pm at Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave.
The Dangerous Summer
8pm at Venue Shrine, 112 E. 18th St.
Tulsa JUMBO Variety Show
8pm at Studio 308, 308 E. Kenosha Ave.
Damion Shade & The Boom Bap Chorus + Manta Rays
9pm at Thelma’s Peach, 2008 E. Admiral Blvd.
Tame Impala Night
9pm at Vanguard, 222 N. Main St.
Saturday, August 9
TFA Tours: Tulsa Underground
9am at Hyatt Regency Hotel, 100 E. 2nd St.
Oklahoma Comic Con (through August 10)
10am at Cox Business Convention Center, 100 Civic Center
Gayest Dog In Tulsa Pageant
11am at WOMPA, 3306 Charles Page Blvd.
Back to School Block Party
11am at Lacy Park, 2134 N. Madison Pl.
Bookstore Romance
12pm at Magic City Books, 221 E. Archer St.
Global Gatherings: World Festival
4pm at Gathering Place, 2650 S. John Williams Way
Jazz on the Green
6pm at Guthrie Green, 111 Reconciliation Way
Bingo Loco
6pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
Screening & Conversation: “WAKE”
7pm at Drifters Theater, 1305 W. Cameron St.
Shawn Pittman | Mike Morgan | Anson Funderberg
7pm at Venue Shrine, 112 E. 18th St.
Gay Ole Opry
7:30pm at Lynn Riggs Theater, 621 E. 4th St.
Offbeat Musical Improv’s Last Day of Camp
8pm at Jackalope Theater, 3406 S. Yale Ave.
Okra & The Universe
8pm at Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave.
Whirligig
9pm at Thelma’s Peach, 2008 E. Admiral Blvd.
My So Called Band
9pm at Vanguard, 222 N. Main St.
Sunday, August 10
Back to School Festival
11am at ONEOK Field, 201 N. Elgin Ave.
Old Dog x Elisi Pop-Up
12pm at Heirloom Rustic Ales, 2113 E. Admiral Blvd.
K9 Splash
12pm at Reed Park, 4223 S. Yukon Ave.
Sunday Song Swap
5pm at Hunt Club, 224 N. Main St.
SOUSE Juneteenth: Family Ties
6pm at Living Arts of Tulsa, 307 Reconciliation Way
Sunday Salsa on the Green
7pm at Guthrie Green, 111 Reconciliation Way
Monday, August 11
5th Annual Greenwood Film Festival (through August 14)
Various times at OSU-Tulsa, 700 N. Greenwood
Indigenous Milk Medicine Celebration
5:30pm at Four Mothers Collective, 1306 E. 11th St., Suite C
Monday Night Jazz
8pm at Vintage Wine Bar, 324 E. 1st St.
Tuesday, August 12
Café en Comunidad: Conversations with Mayor Monroe Nichols
9am at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave.
Tunes @ Noon: Red Dirt Rangers
12pm at The Church Studio, 304 S. Trenton Ave.
Author Talk: Caleb Gayle, "Black Moses"
6:30pm at All Souls Unitarian Church, 2952 S. Peoria Ave.
Joseph Allred | tiny amazing camera | L.A.Z.I.E. | Nathan Alexander Pape
8pm at Drifters Theater, 1305 W. Cameron St.
Monsoon | Fat Dracula | Earslips
9pm at Soundpony Lounge, 409 N. Main St.
