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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.
Acid Mother’s Temple
7pm at Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave.
Thursday, November 6
The Colors of Comedy
6pm at Venue Shrine, 112 E. 18th St.
Kody West
7pm at Vanguard, 222 N. Main St.
Trish Suhr
7:30pm at Loony Bin, 6808 S. Memorial Dr.
Uncle Lucius
6:30pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
Ivory Tusk
9pm at the Whittier Bar, 2405 E Admiral Blvd.
Friday, November 7
Texas Hippie Coalition
6pm at Venue Shrine, 112 E 18th St.
First Friday Art Crawl
6pm at Tulsa Arts District
Art Market After Dark
6pm at Guthrie Green, 111 Reconciliation Way
"Facing Solitude" Opening Exhibition
6pm at Tulsa Artists’ Coalition, 9 E. Reconciliation Way
Channeling Our Ancestors
6:30pm at Tulsa PAC, 110 E. 2nd St.
Taker & Friends: Part Two
7pm at The Vanguard, 222 N. Main St.
Screening: "The Breakfast Club"
7pm at Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.
ASLUT + Tyler Thrasher
7pm at Mixed Use Space Tulsa, 2417 E. Admiral Blvd.
Tulsa Oilers vs Allen Americans
7:05pm at BOK Center, 200 S. Denver Ave.
Scribe the Verbalist
10pm at Soundpony, 409 N. Main St.
Saturday, November 8
Queens Village: Rest, Relax, Repower Conference
8am at 1010 E. 36th St. N.
Artisan Market + Community Meal by Autumn Star Catering
10am at Positive Space Tulsa, 1324 E. 3rd St.
Generations Celebrations: Retro Remix
10am at Hardesty Regional Library, 8316 E. 93rd St.
Riverbend Arts Festival
12pm at Riverbend Arts District on historic Charles Page Blvd.
Goth Garage Sale
12pm at Alchemy Haircraft, 1530 S. Harvard
Lager Land Festival
12pm at Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.
Trueson Daugherty + Nathan Wright: Invocation
12pm at The Parlour, 2647 E. 15th Pl.
Recent Black Oklahoma Cinema: A Film Festival
2pm and 4:30pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave.
McNellie’s Pub Run
3pm at McNellie’s Pub, 418A E. 2nd St.
WOMPA Bazaar Holiday Market
5pm at WOMPA, 3306 Charles Page Blvd.
Rock-N-Folk Chili Cook Off
5:30pm at Cain's Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
Tiger 7
6:30pm at LowDown, 10 N. Detroit Ave.
Tulsa Symphony Orchestra: Holst’s The Planets
7:30pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 101 East 3rd St.
The Unscripted Comedy Show
8pm at Jackalope Theater, 3406 S. Yale Ave.
Knipple
10pm at Soundpony, 409 N Main
Sunday, November 9
Riverside Studios + ONE AUX Clean Up Day/Performance
1pm at Riverside Studios/Spotlight Theater, 1381 Riverside Dr.
GARDN MARKET: An Outdoor/Indoor Flea Market
2pm at Foolish Things Coffee Company, 1001 S. Main
Yung Halloween
4pm at Mixed-Use Space Tulsa, 2417 E. Admiral Blvd.
Paul McDonald & The Mourning Doves
6pm at Venue Shrine, 112 E. 18th St.
Erin Kinsey
6pm at The Vanguard, 222 N. Main St.
Jeff Tweedy
6:30pm at Cain's Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
Monday, November 10
Travis Linville
6pm at Brut Hotel, 1840 S. Boulder Ave.
NYU Native Studies Forum Speaker Series: An Evening With Yatika & Tom Fields
6:30pm at NYU Tulsa, 36 E. Cameron St.
Shoshana Walter
7pm at Magic City Books, 221 E. Archer St.
Noirvember with Josh Fadem
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave.
It's Giving Tulsa: An Evening To Benefit Tulsa Families
7pm at Spotlight Theater, 1381 Riverside Dr.
Tuesday, November 11
Tulsa Veterans Day Parade
11am at Corner of 3rd & Cincinnati
David Tromblay
7pm at Magic City Books, 221 E. Archer St.
Sisters of Cinema
7pm at Living Arts, 307 E. Reconciliation Way
