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Pick Of The Week
Doing It Wrong: Celebrating Lee Roy Chapman
Thursday, November 20
7pm at Cain's Ballroom, 423 N. Main
You've gotten to know Lee Roy Chapman's work through our coverage of The Lowdown. Now find out more about the man himself with a Center for Public Secrets documentary film premiere, plus special sets by BRONCHO and the Red Dirt Rangers to celebrate this Tulsa truthstorian's legacy. Use the code DOINITWRONG to get $5 off your ticket price at checkout.
Wednesday, November 19
The Moth Mainstage ft. The Pickup contributor John Paul Brammer
6:30pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
The Knockout Tour: Violet vs. Gottmik
7pm at Vanguard, 222 N. Main St.
Not Our First Rodeo
7:30pm at Tulsa Loony Bin, 6808 S. Memorial Dr.
Derek Dames Ohl | Larrissa
8:30pm at Thelma’s Peach, 2008 E. Admiral Blvd.
Thursday, November 20
Banjolais Day
4pm at Vintage Wine Bar, 324 E. 1st St.
Sunset Social Hour
5pm at Gathering Place, 2650 S. John Williams Way
Third Thursday Jazz Night
5:30pm at Tulsa Club Hotel Hilton, 115 E. 5th St.
Sweet Repetition: A Reading by Poet Cynthia Cruz
6pm at Tulsa Artist Fellowship Project Space, 205 E. Archer
A Day To Remember + Yellowcard
6:15pm at BOK Center, 200 S. Denver Ave.
Homegrown Artists Open Mic
6:30pm at Inheritance Juicery, 108 S. Detroit Ave.
Smile Empty Soul
7pm at Venue Shrine, 112 E. 18th St S.
Open Play Improv
7pm at TCC Center for Creativity, 910 S. Boston
Friday, November 21
How To Fight Fascism With Art
4pm at Mass Movement Community Arts, 1217 E. Admiral Blvd.
Launch the Lights Festival
5:30pm at Tulsa Raceway, 3101 N. Garnett Rd.
Music on the Patio: Cornelious Johnson
5:30pm at Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.
Facing Solitude: Closing Reception & Artist Talk
6pm at Tulsa Artists’ Coalition, 9 E. Reconciliation Way
Lights On at Marriott
6pm at Marriott Tulsa Southern Hills, 1902 E. 71st St.
Inheritance Wine Dinner
6pm at Inheritance Juicery Downtown, 108 S. Detroit Ave.
Star Party with Tulsa Artist Fellowship
6:30pm at Eastside Rise, 1801 S. Garnett Rd.
Rat Pack
7pm at Studio 308, 308 S. Lansing Ave.
Let’s Go: A Tribute to The Cars
7pm at Venue Shrine, 112 E. 18th St.
Tulsa Oilers vs. Utah Grizzlies
7:05pm at BOK Center, 200 S. Denver
Maxwell Quartet
7:30pm at LowDown, 10 N. Detroit Ave.
United We Dance: The Ultimate Rave Experience
8pm at Vanguard, 222 N. Main St.
The 66 Kicks Comedy Sketch Improv
8pm at Cody Mayo Studios, 317 S. Trenton Ave.
Saturday, November 22
Route 66 Marathon
Through Nov. 23 at Guthrie Green, 111 Reconciliation Way
Team Soundpony Presents: Cranksgiving 2025 Alley Cat Race
11am at 1521 S. Main
Mack’s Book Bazaar
11am at Meadow Gold Mack’s, 1306 E. 11th St.
OKEQ Annual Community Meal
12pm at Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, 621 E. 4th St.
Bourbon & Blues
5pm at Mayo Hotel, 115 W. 5th St.
Autumn Ragland
6:30pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
Book Talk: Chef Sean Sherman, "Turtle Island"
7pm at Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, 1304 N. Kenosha
The Dull Drums
7pm at Thelma’s Peach, 2008 E. Admiral Blvd.
Mama’s Broke | Chris Acker
7pm at Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave.
Getting Stuffed
8pm at Jackalope Theater, 3406 S. Yale Ave.
Punk Prom
8pm at Chimera, 212 N. Main St.
Shakedown Strings
8pm at Venue Shrine, 112 E. 18th St.
Sunday, November 23
Fall Festival
10:30am at Wisteria Lane Events, 8216 E. 41st St.
LABRYS Live Album Recording
2pm at Sunset Club Records/JustArts, 320 S. Trenton Ave
Sweater Weather: Sugar Cookie Decorating Workshop
2:30pm at Cabin Boys Brewery, 1717 E. 7th St.
Rhett Miller
6pm at Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave.
Say Anything | Motion City Soundtrack
6pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
Being Dead | LABRYS
9pm at Whittier Bar, 2405 E. Admiral Blvd.
Monday, November 24
Generations Celebrations: An Art Experience with Philbrook
4pm at Bronson Brookside Library, 4607 S. Madison Pl.
Raw Honey Mountain Apples Happy Hour
6pm at The Colony, 2809 S. Harvard Ave.
Tuesday, November 25
Tunes at Noon
12pm at The Church Studio, 304 S. Trenton Ave.
New Talent Tuesday
6pm at Bricktown Comedy Club, 5982 S. Yale Ave.
Artist Council
7pm at Central Library, 400 Civic Center
The Rubber Chicken Factory Improvisational Comedy Troupe
7pm at TCC PACE Studio Theatre, 10300 E. 81st St.
Rez Film Club Presents: Native Cringe—A "Twilight" Interactive Screening
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave.
