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Friday, March 21, 8 p.m. Any band featuring a banjo and mandolin at its heart is welcome to Tulsa. As the Yonder Mountain String Band knows, the heart of Western swing beats to more than one kind of rhythm. The band that had its beginnings at Harvard University (the founding members met there) is back on the road with its...

The weekend If you feel fortune on your side, share or show a little green this weekend. Whether you’re making a donation or sporting the colors of the Irish, the St. Patrick’s Day Run on Saturday, March 15, is where you’ll find runners (and pets) of all fitness levels in outrageous costumes ready to raise money for Special Olympics of...

Sunday, March 16, 7 p.m. She had humble beginnings in Claremore, but Clara Ann Fowler became the best-selling recording artist of the 1950s as “The Singing Rage, Miss Patti Page.” Watch her story, based on personal interviews with Page through the years and told through 28 hits, in the stage production Flipside: The Patti Page Story. Show is at 7...

Opens Friday, March 14 Who knows the number of young people who have been part of the Oklahoma Youth Expo since it first passed out ribbons for best in show in 1915? Such longevity leads to family traditions, lasting even into the 21st century for a state that is still largely agricultural. So, it’s no wonder that the Oklahoma Youth...

Opens Saturday, March 15 Even if you’ve never been to the Grand Canyon, Yosemite National Park or Canyon de Chelly, you know what they look like. The majesty of these and other natural treasures of the American West have been photographed and filmed for decades, and Ansel Adams set the standard. Perhaps the most recognized name in landscape photography (perhaps...

Thursday, March 6-Sunday, March 9 Sometimes, you just need to make a change, and spring is the perennial season to make updates and renovations to your house and living areas. The Greater Tulsa Home & Garden Show – Thursday, March 6-Sunday, March 9 – is back with 500 exhibitors all focused on making change happen for you. Exhibitors in everything...

Tuesday, March 11, 7:30 p.m. Brian Stokes Mitchell isn’t the first actor to conquer multiple media in entertainment, but he might be the only one to become more successful and progressively popular. Remember the TV series Trapper John, M.D., or Frasier Crane’s nemesis, Cam Winston on Frasier? What about his appearances on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Glee? Throughout...

  Some folks are naturally gifted at everything they do; NBA-player-turned- studio-artist Desmond Mason is one of them. At just 36, he has already found great success in not one but two careers. An All-American in college who later averaged 12.1 points per game in the NBA, Mason, today, showcases his paintings and art all over the world. He’s also a nice...

It's an East Coast dream, that bare-bones, serious-eating place hard by the wharf where you sit at long, communal tables and mingle with the fishermen who brought the catch in. Melville features such a place in Chapter 15 of Moby Dick along with a recipe for chowder, and a man named Joseph Mitchell discovered one (the Fulton Fish Market)...

“Going green” is terminology that has been around for more than a decade, but exactly what it means can be confusing. While there are consumers who believe sustainable choices are all about expensive self-sacrifice, creating an “eco-conscious home” is more about improving your quality of life by saving money and creating a healthier home environment. Insulate Your Interests The basic suggestion...