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Pick Of The Week
The Nutcracker Opening Day
Sunday, November 7
1pm & 6pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. 2nd St. S.
Dancers as poinsettia flowers in wide-brimmed gauzy hats? Delightful. A golden coach drawn by hawks? Here for it. Tiny children as holly berries bouncing up and down? Amazing. A split-jumping Golden Driller? Nowhere else you can see that. Tulsa Ballet’s Nutcracker is everything your holiday self needs: it’s thrilling, zany, magical, a little bit traditional, a little bit 21st-century. Sparkling sets, costumes, and projections turn this family classic into a wonderland. Performances run through December 21. —Alicia Chesser
Wednesday, December 3
Queer Women's Collective December Meet-Up & Ugly Sweater Party
5:30pm at The MAX Retropub, 114 S. Elgin Ave.
Open Mic Night
6:30pm at Loony Bin, 6808 S. Memorial Dr.
Queer Ball + Author Talk with George M. Johnson & Leah Johnson
6:30pm at Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, 621 E. 4th St.
Danielle Nicole
7pm at Vanguard, 222 N Main St.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
7pm at BOK Center, 200 S. Denver Ave.
Starlite Movie Night
8pm at The Starlite Bar, 1902 E. 11th St.
Thursday, December 4
Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award: Hernan Diaz
5:30pm at Central Library, 400 Civic Center
First Thursday Art Show
6pm at Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, 621 E. 4th St.
Keller Williams
7pm at Vanguard, 222 N. Main St.
A Christmas Carol (through December 23)
7:30pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. 2nd St. S.
Starlite Trivia Night
8pm at The Starlite Bar, 1902 E. 11th St.
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Friday, December 5
Christkindlmarkt (through December 7)
10am at German-American Society of Tulsa, 1429 Terrace Dr.
Nutcracker Festival (through December 6)
10am at EXPO Square, 4145 E. 21st St.
Exhibition Opening: "Ancestors and Spirit Guides"
5pm at Liggett Studios, 314 S. Kenosha Ave.
Exhibition Opening: "Silent Voices In Sacred Spaces"
6pm at Living Arts of Tulsa, 307 E. Reconciliation Way
Exhibition Opening: "The State of Craft 2025"
6pm at 108 Contemporary, 108 Reconciliation Way
Exhibition Opening: "Hidden in Plain Sight"
6pm at Tulsa Artists’ Coalition, 9 E. Reconciliation Way
Lights On: Glow on the Green
6pm at Guthrie Green, 111 Reconciliation Way
First Friday Art Crawl
6pm at Tulsa Arts District, 1 E. Reconciliation Way
SANCTUM: Damion Shade + Petty Fox Loop
7pm at Materia, 2421 E. Admiral Blvd.
The WATT Festival (Writers Alternative Trial Theatre), through December 7
7pm at TCC Southeast Campus, 10300 E. 81st St.
RockAnthem
7pm at Venue Shrine, 112 E. 18th St.
Perseus
7pm at Vanguard, 222 N. Main St.
The ‘25 Christmas Show
7pm at Chimera Cafe, 212 N. Main St.
A Soulful Christmas: A Tulsa Holiday Concert (repeats December 6)
7:30pm at Tulsa Little Theatre, 1511 S. Delaware Ave.
Zingo
8pm at Venue Shrine, 112 E. 18th St.
Tulsa Fresh Showcase
8:30pm at The Colony, 2809 S. Harvard Ave.
Bambi + Friends
10am at Soundpony, 409 N. Main
Saturday, December 6
Tulsa Farmers Market Yuletide Market
8am at Whittier Square, 1 S. Lewis Ave.
Jingle Bell Run 5K
9am at River West Festival Park, 2100 S Jackson Ave.
Wreath Making Workshop
9:30am at Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.
TFA Tours: Deco in December
9:30am at TFA Center for Architecture and Design, 633 S. Boston Ave.
Crochet & Glaze Mug Cozy Workshop
1pm at 108 Contemporary, 108 Reconciliation Way.
Clothing Swap
1pm at Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, 621 E 4th St.
Art in the Park
5pm at Guthrie Green, 111 Reconciliation Way
Exhibition Opening: "Unreal" + Jacquelyn Strycker Artist Talk
6pm at Positive Space, 1324 East 3rd St.
Oklahoma Premiere Screening: The New Wave Documentary
6:30pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave.
Jackie Myers Trio
6:30pm at LowDown, 10 N. Detroit Ave.
Tulsa People's Orchestra Chamber Season Showcase
6:30pm at 101 Archer, 101 E. Archer St.
OK So, Tulsa Presents: Risque
7pm at Living Arts, 307 East Reconciliation Way
Rushadicus the Infamous Cello Goblin
8pm at Belafonte, 306 S. Phoenix Ave.
The 66 Kicks: Merry Kicksmas Improv Show (repeats December 13)
8pm at Cody Mayo Studios, 317 S. Trenton Ave.
Tulsa Night Live
8pm at Jackalope Theater, 3406 S Yale Ave.
Silverada
8pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N Main St.
Rave on Main
9pm at Vanguard, 222 N Main St.
Dead Disco Saturday Night Dance Party
10pm at The Starlite Bar, 1902 E 11th St.
Pony Disco Club
10pm at Soundpony, 409 N Main St.
Sunday, December 7
Festival Film: Elf
3:30pm at Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.
American Aquarium
6:30pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
Brother Rabbit Christmas Show
7pm at Vanguard, 222 N. Main St.
Author Talk: "The Water Remembers" by Amy Bowers Cordalis
7pm at Magic City Books, 221 E. Archer St.
Monday, December 8
Jason Eady
7pm at Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave.
Karaoke Monday
9pm at Whittier Bar, 2405 E. Admiral Blvd.
Tuesday, November 9
Third Eye Blind
6pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
Soma Winds
7:30pm at Lorton Performance Center, 550 S. Gary Pl.
