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Pick Of The Week
Rock-n-Folk-n-Chili Cookoff
November 8
5:30pm at Cain's Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
The 12th Annual Horton Records Chili Cookoff is dedicated to Leon Russell's Paradise Studio on Grand Lake, where in 2020, Tulsa musicians recorded the first album there since 1978. With artists like the Red Dirt Rangers and Amber Watson, among many, many others, and a host of eager chili cooks plying their flavors, there'll be a lot to enjoy.
Wednesday, November 5
Sunset Serenade with Poppa Foster
5pm at Soma, 1840 S. Boulder Ave.
Gilcrease Talk with Stephen Towns
7pm at Lorton Performance Center, 550 S. Gary Pl.
Dombrance
7pm at Vanguard, 222 N. Main St.