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
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
Friday, March 7 & Saturday, March 8 at 8pm
LowDown, 108 N. Detroit Ave.
Founded 30 years ago as a funky octet of Tulsa high school and college musicians, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey's career has been an odyssey for sure. JFJO returns to their hometown in trio form this weekend for two 30th anniversary celebration nights at LowDown. Read our review of their 2024 homecoming show and prepare for the unexpected.
Wednesday, March 5
Exhibit Opening: “Drift///Hold”
5pm at ARCO Building, 116 E. 6th St.
Live Lit Night
7pm at Heirloom Rustic Ales, 2113 E. Admiral Blvd.
Drinks and Dialogues
7pm at Belafonte, 306 S. Phoenix Ave.
Thursday, March 6
Books for Thought: “Under the Skin: The Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation”
5:30pm at Tulsa Regional Chamber, 1 W. 3rd St.
Sounds of Hope: A Live Performance with Patricia Wolf and Brad Rose
7pm at 101 Archer, 101 E. Archer St.
Friday, March 7
Tulsa Irish Fest (through March 9)
5pm at Dream Keepers Park, 1875 S. Boulder Park Dr.
Exhibit Opening: Women Who Inspire, Educate & Create
5pm at Royce Myers Gallery, 1706 S. Boston Ave.
Exhibit Opening: She Makes Art
5pm at Liggett Studio, 314 S. Kenosha Ave.
Exhibit Opening (For Members): SAMURAI
6pm at Philbrook Museum of Art, 2727 S. Rockford
Exhibit Opening: Black Gold In Oil Town
6pm at 101 Archer, 101 E. Archer St.
Paul Benjaman's European Tour Send-Off Show
7pm at VFW Post 577, 1109 E. Sixth St.
Vox Pop: Mama Said String Band
7pm at Vox Pop (location shared with ticket purchase)
Theatre Tulsa: “[title of show]” (through March 9)
8pm at Theatre Tulsa Studios, 5521 S. Peoria Ave.
Drag Me To The Movies: “Clueless”
8:30pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave.
Saturday, March 8
TFA Tours: Brothels, Bootleggers & Beyond (Blue Dome District)
9:30am at Ross Group, 510 E. 2nd St. S.
Exhibit Opening: “WORK/WEAR” by David Bizzaro
10:30am at OKPOP, 422 N. Main St.
Experimental Film and Video Workshop Series with Kalup Linzy (weekly through March 29)
11am at Queen Rose Art House, 843 N. Birmingham Pl.
Screening: “Black Barbie: A Documentary”
2pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave.
Exhibit Opening: Geraldine Hart: A Retrospective by Jes McCutchen
5pm at Positive Space Tulsa, 1324 E. 3rd St.
Frail Talk
7pm at Belafonte, 306 S. Phoenix Ave.
Snobug: Echoes From The Cave
7pm & 8:30pm at a secret midtown location
Sunday, March 9
Creative Smartphone Photography Workshop
1pm at Liggett Studio, 314 S. Kenosha
Doves All The Way Down: Remembering Joe Brainard
6pm at Center for Public Secrets, 573 S. Peoria Ave.
Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys
8pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
Paisley Fields + Jess Dipesa + Josie Winett
9pm at Whittier Bar, 2405 E Admiral Blvd.
Monday, March 10
Nomadic Mondays: Flavors Of New Orleans With Live Music By Chris Combs
4pm at SOMA, 1840 S. Boulder Ave.
“Too Close Reading” With New Yorker Critic Merve Emre
7pm at 101 Archer, 101 E. Archer
Noir Nights With Josh Fadem
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave.
Tuesday, March 11
Tunes At Noon: Patti Steel
12pm at The Church Studio, 304 S. Trenton Ave.
Author Talk: Moths & Butterflies & Much More with Rachel Ignotofsky
6pm at Gathering Place, 2650 S. John Williams Way
