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Pick Of The Week
Mdou Moctar
September 19, 8pm
Guthrie Green
The Nigerien guitar legend lands in Tulsa this Friday, touring in support of his new album Funeral for Justice. Last time we caught a glimpse of Moctar around here was on the big screen in 2021, when Tulsa Noise and Foxy Digitalis brought his Tuareg-language film Akounak, an homage to Purple Rain, to the Admiral Twin in the depths of the pandemic. Tulsa's Seth Lee Jones opens this free show with some legend-level shredding of his own.
Wednesday, September 17
Black History Class with Kristi Wlliams
6pm at Vernon A.M.E. Church, 311 N. Greenwood Ave.
Hip-Hop Happy Hour + Damion Shade Residency
6pm and 9pm at The Colony, 2809 S. Harvard Ave.
Sasquatch & the Sick-A-Billys
7pm at Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave.
Nite | Immortal Girlfriend | Nuns
9pm at Whittier Bar, 2405 E. Admiral Blvd.
Thursday, September 18
Fulton Street’s Five-Year Anniversary + Adult Book Fair
11am at Fulton Street Books & Coffee, 21 N. Greenwood Ave.
Pärlā Citywide Creative Festival (through September 21)
11am at various locations
Screening: “Spacewoman” with Eileen Collins
1:30pm at Tulsa Air and Space Museum, 3624 N. 74th E. Ave.
918 Day Festival 2025
4pm at Chapman Green, 600 S. Main
918 Film Fest (through September 20)
5pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave.
Sunset Social Hour
6pm at the Gathering Place, 2650 S. John Williams Way
Lecture: “Mapping Time and Space: Indigenous Knowledge, Calendars and Geography" with Professor Mark Palmer
7pm at 101 Archer, 101 E. Archer St.
Joe Fenti
7:30pm at Tulsa Loony Bin, 6808 S. Memorial Dr.
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Friday, September 19
Creative Mornings: Andres Copland
8:30am at TCC Center for Creativity, 910 S. Boston Ave.
Photography Exhibit Opening: "Cowboys & Queens" by Jane Hilton
6pm at The Hulett Collection, 1311 E. 15th St.
Tulsa Fringe Festival (through September 20)
6pm at Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, 621 E. 4th St.
SPARK with Barron Ryan: A Candlelight Concert
6:30pm and 9pm at LowDown, 10 N. Detroit Ave.
Tulsa Ballet: Creations in Studio K (through September 28)
7pm at Tulsa Ballet Studio K, 1212 E. 45th Pl. S.
Wade Forster
7pm at Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave.
First Jason
7pm at Venue Shrine, 112 E 18th St
Soulbody Cyphers: The Crowned Collective
7pm at Circle Cinema, 10 S. Lewis Ave.
World Stage Theatre Company: “The Importance of Being Earnest” (through September 28)
8pm at Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. 2nd St. S.
The 66 Kicks
8pm at Cody Mayo Studios, 317 S. Trenton Ave., #B
Bryan Hassle Shennanigan Show
8pm at Jackalope Theater, 3406 S Yale Ave
Tulsa Fresh Showcase
8:30pm at The Colony, 2809 S. Harvard Ave.
Saturday, September 20
Exquisite Corpse: A Surrealist Art Game
8am at Mixed-Use Space Tulsa, 2417 E. Admiral Blvd.
TFA Tours: Boulder on the Park
8:30am at Pony Coffee, 1623 S. Main St.
Fall Papermaking 101 Workshop
9am at Liggett Studios, 314 S. Kenosha Ave.
Flower Arranging Workshop
9:15am at Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.
Tulsa Parks Handmade Market
10am at Veterans Park, 1028 E. 6th St.
The Bison Bash
5:45pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
Tulsey Town Two-Step
7pm at VFW Post 577, 1109 E. 6th St.
Tulsa Symphony Orchestra Unplugged: Brahms String Quartet No. 2
7pm at 101 Archer, 101 E. Archer
25 Years Of Parachutes: A Coldplay Tribute
8pm at Guthrie Green, 111 Reconciliation Way
Hell Snake
8pm at Jackalope Theater, 3406 S. Yale Ave.
Black Queer Tulsa: Denim & Diamond Ball
9pm at THE STUDIO, 2221 E. Admiral Blvd.
Sky Run Roger
10pm at Soundpony, 409 N. Main St.
Sunday, September 21
PhilBark Dog Days
9am at Philbrook, 2727 S. Rockford Rd.
Red Fork Equinox Festival
12pm at Historic Red Fork District, 2615 W. 40th Pl. S.
Oklahoma Movement: "Haunted"
2pm at Flyloft, 117 N. Boston Ave.
20 Questions
6pm at Tulsa Loony Bin, 6808 S. Memorial Dr.
Drew DeFrance
10pm at Soundpony, 409 N. Main St.
Monday, September 22
Poppy
6pm at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.
Vintage Jazz Night
8pm at Vintage Wine Bar, 324 E. 1st St.
Tuesday, September 23
Tuesday Talks: "So You Want To Be A Writer" with Steve Gerkin
5:30pm at Brut Hotel, 1840 S. Boulder Ave.
Sinister + Master
7pm at Vanguard, 222 N. Main St.
Tonkin’ Tuesday with Jacob Tovar
8pm at Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave.
North by North | Labadie House | Some Hearts | Pluto Rogue
9pm at Whittier Bar, 2405 E. Admiral Blvd.
Gooseberry
9pm at Hunt Club, 224 N. Main St.
