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Tulsa Shootout

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Starts Wednesday, Dec. 31

Get ready for the fastest micro sprint cars in the world at the 2015 Speedway Motors Tulsa Shootout. The 30th annual race event begins Wednesday, Dec. 31, at the River Spirit Expo at Expo Square, 4145 E. 21st St., in Tulsa. This precursor to the Chili Bowl Nationals midget car racing event draws competitors and fans from around the world. Practice rounds start Wednesday morning, but heat races takes place evenings through Jan. 3. Tickets start at $15 each day, and information is available at www.tulsashootout.com.

New Year’s Eve Sobriety Powwow

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Opens Saturday, Dec. 31

The countdown to 2015 beats to the rhythm of a center drum. The 14th Annual New Year’s Eve Sobriety Powwow starts at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, at the Cox Business Center, 100 Civic Center, in downtown Tulsa. Hosted by the Friends of Sobriety, the powwow will feature gourd dancing until 4:30 p.m. followed by a supper break. Gourd dancing resumes at 6 p.m. followed by the grand entry of American Indian dancers at 7 p.m. Look for dance competitions in multiple categories throughout the night. The event is free and open to the public.

19th Annual Red Dirt Christmas

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Tea Leaf Green. Photo by Jay Blakesberg.
Tea Leaf Green. Photo by Jay Blakesberg.
Tea Leaf Green. Photo by Jay Blakesberg.

Saturday, Dec. 20

Get ready to jam for the holidays with San Francisco-based band Tea Leaf Green, Tulsa’s own Red Dirt Rangers and the Mike Hosty Duo from Norman. The 19th Annual Red Dirt Christmas brings rock, Americana and Red Dirt sounds to the stage at Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St., in downtown Tulsa. The show starts at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, and tickets are $18-$33, available at www.cainsballroom.com.

Frontier to Foundry

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"Medicine Whip," bronze, by Charles M. Russell. Image courtesy Gilcrease Museum.
"Medicine Whip," bronze, by Charles M. Russell. Image courtesy Gilcrease Museum.
“Medicine Whip,” bronze, by Charles M. Russell. Image courtesy Gilcrease Museum.

Opens Sunday, Dec. 21

Gilcrease Museum opens a new exhibition created to showcase some of its smaller, yet significant works. Frontier to Foundry: The Making of Small Bronze Sculpture in the Gilcrease Collection will include pieces by such artists as Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell among others. The display will also reveal the history of and advances American artists made in the field of bronze casting craft in the latter half of the 19th century. Frontier to Foundry opens on Sunday, Dec. 21, at Gilcrease, 1400 N. Gilcrease Museum Road, in Tulsa. The exhibition remains up through March. For more information about it and special tours scheduled on Jan. 17, Feb. 8 and March 3, go online to www.gilcrease.utulsa.edu.

Beyond the Battlefield

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"Cemetery," 1946, by Edmund Lewandowski. Image courtesy Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.
"Cemetery," 1946, by Edmund Lewandowski. Image courtesy Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.
“Cemetery,” 1946, by Edmund Lewandowski. Image courtesy Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art.

Opens Monday, Dec. 22

War and conflict as seen through the eyes of artists is the subject of a new art exhibition opening Monday, Dec. 22, at the Fred Jones Jr. Museum or Art. Beyond the Battlefield: Depictions of War reveals visions of war as heroic and valorous as well as tragic and absurd in a show presented in conjunction with the University of Oklahoma School of Drama. In April, three performances have been scheduled of the one-act play Eliot, a Soldier’s Fugue, but until then, guests will be able to view paintings, prints and photos delivering a variety of perspectives on the subject. The museum is located at 555 Elm Ave., Norman, on the OU campus. Beyond the Battlefield continues through May 10. For more information, visit www.ou.edu/fjjma.

2014 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship

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Photo courtesy muzsy/Shutterstock.com.
Photo courtesy muzsy/Shutterstock.com.
Photo courtesy muzsy/Shutterstock.com.

Thursday, Dec. 18, and Saturday, Dec. 20

The 2014 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship brings big competition to the Chesapeake Energy Arena on Thursday, Dec. 18, and Saturday, Dec. 20. The NCAA Big 12 Conference and Oklahoma City All Sports Association host the tournament to decide the best teams of women’s college volleyball. Matches are set to begin at 6 p.m. Thursday between the University of Texas and Brigham Young University and between Pennsylvania State University and Stanford University. The winning teams will then meet for the final at 6:30 p.m. Saturday. On Friday, Dec. 19, at 8 p.m., the top high school volleyball players in the U.S. unite for the 2014 Under Armour All-America High School Volleyball Match, also at the arena, 100 W. Reno Ave., in Oklahoma City. For tickets and other information, go online to www.chesapeakearena.com.

Dave Chappelle

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Thursday, Dec. 18, and Friday, Dec. 19

Stand-up comic Dave Chappelle is set to deliver three big shows in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The mastermind of Comedy Central’s hit Chappelle Show says he’s back after a self-imposed exile from show business to focus on family. He will take the stage on Thursday, Dec. 18, at 7 p.m. at Rose State Performing Arts Center, 6000 Trosper Road, in Midwest City. Then, on Friday, Dec. 19, he’ll do two shows at Brady Theater, 105 W. Brady St., in Tulsa at 7 p.m. and again at 9:30 p.m. Tickets for the Midwest City show are $65, available at www.myticketoffice.com. Tickets for his performances at the Brady Theater are $52.50 at www.bradytheater.com.

The Black Keys

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Photo by Danny Clinch.
Photo by Danny Clinch.
Photo by Danny Clinch.

Saturday, Dec. 20

The Black Keys are back in Tulsa to rock the BOK Center all over again. The driving rock duo behind the hits “Fever” and “Gold on the Ceiling” bring their world tour to town for a show at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20. Alt-rocker and Tulsa native St. Vincent is the the night’s special guest at the BOK Center, 200 S. Denver Ave. Concert tickets are $35-$69.50, available at www.bokcenter.com.

A Ceremony of Carols and Gregorian Chant with Jazz

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Courtesy Tulsa Oratorio Chorus.
Courtesy Tulsa Oratorio Chorus.
Courtesy Tulsa Oratorio Chorus.

Friday, Dec. 19

The Tulsa Oratorio Chorus brings together two works for the holidays in a single evening of joy. A Ceremony of Carols and Gregorian Chant with Jazz will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19 at the Cascia Hall Performing Arts Center, 2520 S. Yorktown Ave., in Tulsa. First performing the Benjamin Britten holiday favorite A Ceremony of Carols, the chorus presents this masterwork accompanied by a single harp. The men of the chorus will then be featured in a series of Gregorian chants, also accompanied by harp and some improvisation. Tickets are $5-$20. For more information and tickets, go to www.myticketoffice.com.

Debby Boone

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Debby-Sept

Friday, Dec. 19

Singer Debby Boone will light up the Broken Arrow Performing Arts Center on Friday, Dec. 19, at 7:30 p.m. Best known for her 1977 hit song “You Light Up My Life,” the entertainer, who has also broadened her recording career into live musical theater, will bring a special holiday show to the venue at 701 S. Main St., in Broken Arrow. Tickets to the performance are $20-$40 at www.myticketoffice.com. For more about the show and venue, go online to www.brokenarrowpac.com.

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