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A guide to local arts offerings available this season in Tulsa.
Music
If you are a music lover, there are many opportunities to pursue this area of the arts in the Tulsa area this season. Symphony, pops, big band, rock ’n’ roll — the choices are practically endless.
BOK Center 200 S. Denver Ave. Visit www.bokcenter.com.
Feb. 25, Winter Jam
March 2, Eric Clapton
March 20, The Black Eyed Peas
April 13, Bon Jovi
April 24, Nickelback
Brady Theatre Various times. 105 W. Brady St. Call 582-7239 and 582-5239 or visit
www.bradytheater.com.
March 5, Norah Jones
Cain’s Ballroom Various times. 423 N. Main St. Call 584-2306 or visit www.cainsballroom.com.
Jan. 2, Hot Club of Cowtown
Jan. 10, Punk’d at Cain’s
Jan. 14, Franke Lee, Johnny LaRue, Fly Me Anywhere, Faded, StArBoX, Dave Scott and guests
Jan. 19, Never Shout Never
Jan. 22, Reverend Horton Heat
Jan. 24, The Fiery Furnaces
Jan. 27, Yo La Tengo
Jan. 29-30, Eli Young Band
Feb. 1, The Used
Feb. 2, The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Feb. 3, That 1 Guy
Feb. 6, Corey Smith
Feb. 9, WakaWinterClassic
Feb. 11, Crash Kings
Feb. 15, RjD2
Feb. 17, Badfish, a Tribute to Sublime
Feb. 21, Yonder Mountain String Band
Feb. 23, Killswitch Engage
Feb. 27, Old 97’s
March 3, moe.
March 4, BoomBox
March 5, STS9
March 6, Bob Wills Birthday Celebration with The Texas Playboys
March 15, Flogging Molly
March 21, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
April 2, G. Love & Special Sauce
April 21, Rogue Wave
April 27, NEEDTOBREATHE
Chamber Music Tulsa 3 p.m. John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second St. Call 596-7111 or visit MyTicketOffice.com.
Jan. 17, Emerson String Quartet
Feb. 21, Paris Piano Trio
March 14, Borealis String Quartet, with guest pianist Jean-Francois Latour
April 11, Cavini String Quartet
Evenings at the Bernsen 7:30 p.m. Bernsen Community Life Center, 700 S. Boston Ave. Sponsored by First Presbyterian Church. $10 at the door. Call 584-4701 or 388-4720 or visit www.firstchurchtulsa.org.
Jan. 15, SCORE, with Chuck and Sandy Gardner
March 19, Salsa Rhythm Project
April 16, Redekopp and Edwards, duo-pianists, Wheaton College
Expo Square 4145 E. 21st St. Call 744-1113 or visit www.exposquare.com.
Feb. 14, “Disney Live! Rockin’ Road Show,” Pavilion, various times, 1701 S. Louisville Ave.
Feb. 25-28, Akdar Shrine Circus, various times, Pavilion.
March 12-14, Dennis Reis, “No Dust Tour,” various times, Super Duty Arena Barn.
Living Arts of Tulsa Various times. 307 E. Brady St. Call 585-1234 or visit www.livingarts.org.
Jan. 23, Body Image: a performance event
Feb. 5, 24-Hour Video Race kickoff party
Feb. 6, 24-Hour Video Race day
Feb. 13, Love and Lust, a spoken-word event
Feb. 18, 24-Hour Video Race screening (at Philbrook Museum of Art)
Feb. 20, Winter Drum Circle
Feb. 22-26, Kristina Wong, performing artists’ residency
Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame 111 E. First Street. Call 281-8600 or visit www.okjazz.org. $15, adults; $10, seniors, college students, members; $5, students; $20 per person/tables.
Jan. 22-23-May 28-29, “Jazz: Born and Raised in America” weekend series, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 24-May 14, Sunday Night Concert series, 5 p.m.
Osage Event Center Osage Million Dollar Elm Casino, 951 W. 36th St. N. Call 699-7600 or visit www.milliondollarelm.com.
Feb. 6, Joan Rivers, 7 p.m.
Jan. 22-23 — Oklahoma Music Educators Association Various times. Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 108 E. Third St. Call 596-7111 or visit www.tulsapac.com.
Jan. 22, OMEA Honor Band, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 23, OMEA Choirs, 12:15 p.m.; OMEA Orchestra, 2:30 p.m.
Signature Symphony 8 p.m. VanTrease Performing Arts Center for Education, 10300 E. 81st St. Call 595-7777 or visit www.tulsacc.edu.
Classics Series:
Jan. 23, Piotr Sulkowski
Feb. 27, Josh Roman
March 27, Signature Symphony and Chorale
Pops Series:
Feb. 12-13, Big Band
April 11-12, Doug Cameron
SpiritBank Events Center 10441 S. Regal Road, Bixby. Call 369-9360 or visit
www.spiritbankeventcenter.com.
Third Tuesday, Jazz at Gilcrease 5:30-7:30 p.m. Vista Room, Gilcrease Museum, 1400 Gilcrease Museum Road. Co-sponsored by Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame. $8; free, members. Call 596-2758 or visit www.gilcrease.org.
Jan. 19, Feb. 16, March 16, April 20, May 18
Tulsa Oratorio Chorus Various times and locations. Call 728-8600 or visit www.toconline.org.
Feb. 20, “Epic Stories in Song” and more. 7:30 p.m., Holy Family Cathedral, 122 W. Eighth St. With Tulsa Symphony Orchestra.
March 27, “Daphnis et Chloe” and more. 7:30 p.m. Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 108 E. Third St. With Tulsa Symphony Orchestra.
May 21-23, “Carmina Burana,” Carl Orff. 8 p.m., Friday, Saturday; 3 p.m., Sunday. Chapman Music Hall. With Tulsa Ballet and Tulsa Symphony Orchestra.
Tulsa Symphony Orchestra 7:30 p.m. Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 108 E. Third St. Call 584-3645 or 596-7111 or visit www.MyTicketOffice.com.
Jan. 16, England
March 27, France
May 1, From Spain to Latin America
The University of Tulsa Concerts with Commentary 7:30 p.m. Tyrrell Hall, University of Tulsa, 800 Tucker Drive. Presented by TU Music faculty. Free. Call 631-2262.
Feb. 11, “To Cross the Wild Atlantic,” Crossroads, TU faculty: Dana Maher, Celtic harp, percussion and vocals; Melissa Schiavone, flute, whistle, concertina, vocals; Julia Harris, fiddle, viola and hammered dulcimer
March 11, “Schumann’s Dichterliebe, A Poet’s Love: A Critical Analysis,” Kim Childs, tenor, and Anna Norberg, piano
April 8, “Into the Gates of Glory, An Explanation of the Minimalist Solo Piano Works of John Adams”
Feb. 2 — Lisa Williams: Messages From Beyond 7:30 p.m. Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 108 E. Third St. Presented by Mills Entertainment. Call 596-7111 or visit www.tulsapac.com.
April 23 — National Fiddler Hall of Fame Gala 7 p.m. John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second St. Call 596-7111 or visit www.tulsapac.com.
Galleries and exhibits
Who is your favorite visual artist? From classics painted by the masters to contemporary works, Tulsa museums beckon you to visit.
Alexandre Hogue Gallery 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. Phillips Hall, The University of Tulsa, 2930 E. Fifth St. Call 631-2202.
Through Jan. 7, Mayo Visiting Artists
Jan. 21-Feb. 18, Rebecca Hutchinson: “Bloom Dynamics”; Jan. 15-21, ceramic installation with TU students; Jan. 21, lecture and opening reception
Feb. 25-March 18, Master’s Thesis Exhibition; Feb. 25, opening reception
Feb. 25-May 14, Aaron Lee Benson, New Genre Artist
March 25-April 15, 42nd annual Gussman Juried Student Competition
April 1-30, Sedrick Huckaby, painter
April 22-May 6, Senior Show; April 22, opening reception
Gilcrease Museum 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday; closed Mondays. 1400 Gilcrease Museum Road. Free, Gilcrease members, University of Tulsa students with ID, school tours and sponsors, children 18 and under, all visitors on the first Tuesday of the month. Regular admission, $8, adults; $6, seniors, active-duty U.S. military members; $5, college students with ID. Call 596-2700 or visit www.gilcrease.org.
Through Jan. 10, “Thomas Gilcrease and the Making of an American Treasure” and “Emissaries of Peace: the Cherokee and British Delegations”
Through March 21, “Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family”
Feb. 6-May 2, “The Masterworks of Charles M. Russell: A Retrospective of Paintings and Sculpture”
Feb. 6-Sept. 12, “The West of Olaf Seltzer“
April 15-July 11, Rendezvous 2010
Living Arts of Tulsa 5-8 p.m., Thursday; 1-4 p.m., Saturday. 307 E. Brady St. Call 585-1234 or visit www.livingarts.org.
Jan. 8-28, “Ravens and Berries” by Whitney Forsyth, Liggett Studio, 314 S. Kenosha St.; “Artwork” by Joni Herzog and Dixon/Parsons
Feb. 25, Installation by Aaron Benson
Feb. 25-March 7, New Genre XVII Festival featuring Mondo Bizarro, Emily Johnson, Kristina Wong and many others
Philbrook Museum of Art 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday; until 8 p.m., Thursday. 2727 S. Rockford Road. General admission, $7.50, adults; $5.50, seniors, students; free, members, children; free admission, second Tuesday of each month. Call 749-4941 or visit www.philbrook.org.
Through Jan. 10, “Northern Renaissance Prints from Philbrook’s Collection”
Through July 12, “Villa Philbrook”
Sherwin Miller Museum of Jewish Art 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday; 1-5 p.m., Sunday; closed all Jewish holidays. 2021 E. 71st St. $5.50, adults; $4.50, seniors; $3, students. Call 492-1818 or visit www.jewishmuseum.net.
Through Jan. 24, “Moshe Frumin: Ancient Instruments”
Through Jan. 25, Recent artwork acquisitions of Marc Chagall, Salvadore Dali, Chaim Goldberg, Anatoly Kaplan, Leon Azoulay, Zvi Livni, Reuven Rubin, Jacques Lipschilz and more
Feb. 28-May 2, fourth annual Purim Mask Invitational
February-June, Michael Knigin: “Remembrance 2000” and “Anne Frank Series”
Tulsa Artists’ Coalition Daytime, by appointment; 6-9 p.m., Thursday-Saturday. 9 E. Brady St. Call 592-0041 or visit www.tacgallery.org.
Through Jan. 2, “Frost on Winter: A Juried Art Exhibit”
Jan. 8-30, “Form in Flux: Paintings by Kristal Tomshany”
Feb. 5-27, “The House of Maps,” Yiren Gallagher
March 4-7, Installation of works (to be announced), in conjunction with Living Arts’ “New Genre Festival”
March 13-27, Individual Artists of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition traveling exhibit, “24 Works on Paper”
April 2-24, “Motherland,” Kristy Lewis Andrews
May 5-22, Annual “5 x 5” exhibit and fund-raiser
Tulsa Historical Society 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday. Travis Mansion, 2445 S. Peoria Ave. Free admission. Call 712-9484 or visit www.tulsahistory.org.
Through Jan. 16, “Faces of Tulsa: Portraits by Pat Vestal”
Through Jan. 18, “Your House, My House: An Interactive Children’s Exhibit,” co-presented by Tulsa Children’s Museum
Through Feb. 13, “Seidenbach’s: A Tulsa Specialty Store”
Through March 31, “Zebco: Changing the Face of Fishing”
Ongoing, “Life of a House: The History of the Travis Mansion”
Festivals
Nothing is more fun than kicking back and attending a festival for a good dose of culture, live entertainment and food.
May 1-2, 7-9, 15-16, 22-23, 29-31 — Renaissance Faire, The Castle of Muskogee 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. 3400 Fern Mountain Road. Call (918) 687-3625 or visit www.okcastle.com.
May 13-16 — Tulsa International Mayfest 11 a.m.-11 p.m., Thursday-Saturday; 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday. South Main Street, downtown Tulsa. Call 582-6435 or visit www.tulsamayfest.org.
May 14-16 — Blue Dome Arts Festival South First Street and East Elgin Avenue. Visit
www.bluedomeartsfestival.com.
Lectures
Nationally known speakers, politicians, authors and educators make regular appearances in Tulsa on the lecture circuit.
Tulsa Town Hall 10:30 a.m. Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 108 E. Third St. By subscription only. Call 749-5965 or visit www.TulsaTownHall.com.
Jan. 8, Harm de Blij, “The United States and the Geopolitics of the Second Decade”
March 19, Amy Tan, “A Morning with Amy Tan”
May 14, Dr. J. Rufus Fears
Performing arts
Theater
Need a good laugh? Or your heart stirred by classical theater? How about seeing a live ballet, modern dance or opera? You can do it all in the Tulsa area this season.
American Theatre Company 8 p.m., Friday, Saturday; 2 p.m., Sunday. John H. Williams Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second St. Call 596-7111 or visit www.MyTicketOffice.com.
March 5-13, “The Immigrant”
May 7-15, “Twelve Angry Men”
Celebrity Attractions Various times. Chapman Music Hall, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 108 E. Third St. Call 596-7111 or 477-7469, or visit www.MyTicketOffice.com or www.celebrityattractions.com.
Jan. 5-10, “Legally Blonde: The Musical”
March 9-11, “Tuna Does Vegas”
March 30-April 4, “Rain”
May 11-16, “Cirque Dreams Illumination”
June 15-20, “The Wizard of Oz”
Choregus Productions 7:30 p.m. John H. Williams Theatre, 110 E. Second St. Call 596-7122 or visit
www.MyTicketOffice.com.
Jan. 26, Ballet Folklorico de Mexico
Feb. 9, Shen Wei Dance Arts
April 13, Rioult
Heller Theatre 8 p.m., Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m., Sunday. Henthorne Park, 4825 S. Quaker Ave. Call 746-5065 or visit www.hellertheatre.com.
Jan. 23, “Bricks,” staged reading
Feb. 5, April 16, Heller Laughing Matter Improv, 8 p.m. $5.
March 12-13, 18-21, “The Clean House”
May 14-15, 20-23, “The Good Woman of Setzuan”
Living Arts of Tulsa 7 p.m. Liddy Doenges Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second St. Call 596-7111 or visit www.tulsapac.com.
March 5-6, “Flight”
Odeum Theatre Company 8 p.m., Friday, Saturday; 2 p.m., Sunday. Various venues, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second St. Call 596-7111 or visit www.MyTicketOffice.com.
Feb. 25-28, “Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom,” Charles E. Norman Theatre
May 20-30, “The Trojan Women,” John H. Williams Theatre
Oral Roberts University theater department 8 p.m., Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m., Sunday. Howard Auditorium, 7777 S. Lewis Ave. Call 495-6000.
March 4-7, “Songs for a New World”
April 21-23, “The Viewpoints Project”
The Playhouse Theatre 8 p.m., Friday, Saturday; 2 p.m., Sunday. Liddy Doenges Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second St. Call 596-7111 or visit www.MyTicketOffice.com.
Feb. 12-20, “I Love You Because”
March/April TBA,
“House and Garden
May 7-15, “Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse”
Theatre North 8 p.m., Friday, Saturday; 3 p.m., Sunday. Liddy Doenges Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second St. Call 596-7111 or visit www.tulsapac.com.
Feb. 26-28, “A Song for Coretta”
Theatre Tulsa 8 p.m., Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m., Sunday. Liddy Doenges Theatre, 110 E. Second St. Call 596-7111 or visit www.MyTicketOffice.com.
Jan. 8-16, “What the Butler Saw”
March 19-27, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”
May 21-29, “On Golden Pond”
Tulsa Community College theater department 8 p.m., Thursday-Saturday; 2 p.m., Sunday. Studio Theatre, VanTrease Performing Arts Center for Education, 10300 E. 81st St. Call 595-7777 or visit www.tulsacc.edu.
Feb. 12-14, 18-21, “The Last Five Years”
April 16-18, 22-25, “The Cripple of Inishmaan”
Jan. 26-31 — “August: Osage County” 1 p.m., 7 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Mature audiences only. Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust. Chapman Music Hall, 110 E. Second St. Call 596-7109 or visit www.MyTicketOffice.com.
Ballet
Tulsa Ballet
Feb. 12-14, “The Sleeping Beauty”
March 19-21, “The Contemporaries”
May 21-23, “Carmina Burana” with “The Vertiginous Thrill of Exactitude”
Sundays in Studio K 2 p.m. Tulsa Ballet headquarters, 1212 E. 45th Place. $25.
Feb. 28, Susan Ford Bales, interviewed by Becky Dixon
Jan. 29-31 — “Momentum: A Body in Motion” 8 p.m., Friday, Saturday; 2 p.m., Sunday. Chapman Hall, Kendall Theatre, 800 S. Tucker Drive. Presented by The University of Tulsa dance department. Call 631-2567.
April 16-18 — Oral Roberts University Dance Concert 7:30 p.m., Friday, Saturday; 2 p.m., Sunday. Liddy Doenges Theatre, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second St. Visit www.MyTicketOffice.com.
Opera
Tulsa Opera 8 p.m., Friday, Saturday; 2:30 p.m., Sunday. Chapman Music Hall, 108 E. Third St. Call 596-7111 or 582-4035, or visit www.MyTicketOffice.com or www.tulsaopera.com.
Feb. 27, March 5, 7, “Rigoletto”
April 17, 23, 25, “Don Quichotte”
Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust
Venues: Chapman Music Hall, Kathleen Westby Pavilion, 108 E. Third St.; John H. Williams Theatre, Liddy Doenges Theatre, Charles Norman Theatre, 110 E. Second Street. Call 596-7109 or visit www.MyTicketOffice.com.
Brown Bag It 12:10 p.m. Kathleen Westby Pavilion. Free.
March 10, 17, 24, 31; April 7, 14, 21, 28
Music @ 2nd and Cincinnati 7:30 p.m. John H. Williams Theatre.
Jan. 23, April Verch Band
Feb. 20, Slide
March 19, John McCutcheon
April 17, Alison Brown
May TBA, Tommy Emmanuel
Imagination Series 7 p.m., Friday; 11 a.m., Saturday.
John H. Williams Theatre.
Jan. 22-23, “The Hobbit”
Feb. 19-20, “Rocket and the Queen of Dreams”
12 Series, Twice the Age, Twice the Imagination 7 p.m. John H. Williams Theatre.
Feb. 12, Buffalo Soldier
April 16, Tomas Kubinek: Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible
