Friday, Aug. 8, 8 p.m.

It’s been a while since songs like “Blue Skies” and other catchy compositions by Irving Berlin and his like have seen their hey-day. It’s fortunate for Tulsa, however, that hometown artists such as supreme vocalist Janet Rutland are still interpreting these gems for today’s audience. The singer and actress demonstrates her charming way-with-a-tune on Friday, Aug. 8, at 8 p.m. on the Guthrie Green stage, 111. E. First St. Stardust: Janet Rutland is a summer concert of music presented by the Oklahoma Center for Poets and Writers and the Tulsa Town Hall for the Tulsa Reads program. The music in the concert is all from 1927, the year chronicled in the nonfiction book One Summer by Bill Bryson, the center’s 2014 Tulsa Reads guest author. In Rutland and company’s hands, the music is truly timeless and evocative of a memorable season of a memorable year. The show is free. www.poetsandwriters.okstate.edu

Friday, Aug. 9-Saturday, Aug. 10

The Oklahoma City Obedience Training Club holds its Summer Sizzler obedience and rally trials event this weekend in the Modern Living Building at Oklahoma State Fair Park, 3001 General Pershing Blvd., Oklahoma City. Pets and their owner put their training and skills to the test at this annual show and judged event. One thing’s for sure, the display of patience and practice will drive obedience school training up. The event takes place from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, and Saturday, Aug. 10. For more, visit www.okstatefair.com.

Saturday, Aug. 9, 8 p.m.

The band Earth, Wind & Fire has had so many genre labels placed on its resume that it’s not always easy to sum up that sound. When you hear “Shining Star,” however, you hear all the elements of rock, R&B, disco, soul, gospel and then some come together in unmistakable fashion. Fans of the celebrated band and its hits can see co-founding members Philip Bailey, Verdine White and Ralph Johnson at the Brady Theater, 105 W. Brady St., Tulsa on stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9. Tickets are $55-$89, available at www.bradytheater.com.

Continuing

Living Arts of Tulsa continues it’s month-long look at the art of John C. Kelley with the video exhibit Harmless. Described as a “suite of short, looping films” dissecting the structure of narrative storytelling, the casual passerby might take Harmless for a series of excerpts from a horror flick. That’s because Kelley, who teaches art at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark., explores through those devices familiar to fans of suspense. Yet, it’s up to observers to search out the paths Kelley sets down and find their own conclusions in the mix of sound and images – even when what you think is about to happen never does. On another level, what you think could happen just may say something about you. Harmless continues at Living Arts of Tulsa, 307 E. Brady St., through Aug. 28. For more, visit www.livingarts.org.

Saturday, Aug. 9, 1 p.m.

The 2014 Mustache Bash Pub Crawl is a team event, and it’s about to take off on Saturday, Aug. 9. The annual fundraiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s local chapter goes from 1-5 p.m. at bars and establishments in downtown Tulsa’ Blue Dome District. How does it work? Eight people form a team and each member receives a beer cup and T-shirt after everyone has paid the $50 registration ($100 each for VIP access). Teams will receive a route and get to sample beer and atmosphere at each location. The day wraps with an after-party at Legends Dance Hall on Second Street. Read all about the event that helps children and adults living with cystic fibrosis and their families at tulsa.cff.org.

Friday, Aug. 8-Sunday, Aug. 10

The title alone promises great competitive dancing, and the IICOT Powwow of Champions has never failed to deliver. The annual weekend event of the Intertribal Indian Club of Tulsa is back for the 2014 edition of arts, crafts, food, drumming and singing at the Mabee Center 7777 S. Lewis Ave., in Tulsa. The 37th annual powwow opens Friday, Aug. 8, with an evening of contests in junior divisions. The powwow continues Saturday, Aug. 9, with more regalia-clad dancers and events, including women’s shawl, cloth and jingle dance competitions and a chicken dance special in the evening. The event winds down Sunday, Aug. 10, with men’s categories (straight, traditional, grass and fancy dance). Tickets are $7 per person per day or $15 for the entire weekend. For more visit www.iicot.org.

Continues through Aug. 31

UPDATE: Theatre Tulsa has extended the play’s run past Aug. 24. Additional performances have now been scheduled for Aug. 28-31.

Theatre Tulsa opens its 2014-14 season of musicals and plays with the timeless epic Les Misérables. Based on Victor Hugo’s novel of the same name set against the French Revolution, the musical opens Friday, Aug. 8, at 8 p.m. in the John H. Williams Theatre of the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second St. Featuring some of Tulsa’s best established veterans as well as rising talent, Les Misérables continues through Aug. 24. Tickets are $28, available at www.myticketoffice.com. To learn more about Theatre Tulsa’s new season, read all about it at www.theatretulsa.org.

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The Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art continues the exhibit Oil and Wood: Oklahoma Moderns George Bogart and James Henkle in its Nancy Johnston Records Gallery. The collection of work by Bogart and Henkle – both distinguished professors emeriti of the University of Oklahoma School of Art & Art History – opened in June to reveal the rich careers of both artists outside of the classroom. Henkle’s furniture designs take a sculptural turn, while Bogart’s paintings explore expression through abstraction. Together, the works of these artists present a view of art in Oklahoma that is ever exploratory and relevant. Oil and Wood continues through Sept. 14. For more, visit www.ou.edu/fjjma.

Saturday, Aug. 2, 4 p.m.

The Turnpike Troubadours invites fans to get Down in the Dirt for a special concert starting at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Zoo Amphitheatre. The Red Dirt band from Oklahoma plays the outdoor venue at 2101 N.E. 50th St., in Oklahoma City with special guests Wade Bowen, Cody Canada & The Departed, the Dirty River Boys and Holy Moly. Fans are welcome to bring blankets and lawn chairs (minus head and foot rests) to the show. Tickets are $31.50-$51.50 (some fees applied), available at www.thezooamphitheatre.com.