Friday, Aug. 1, and Saturday, Aug. 2

There isn’t much to keep entertainer Michael Bublé from doing his job. At his concert last Sunday in Milwaukee, the Canadian vocalist went through his live show after having just heard that his grandmother died. No doubt, her memory will still be at the front of his mind when he performs in Tulsa and Oklahoma City this weekend. The performer, who has won multiple awards – including four Grammy Awards – for his jazz and standards covers as well as original works, is on tour for his album To Be Loved, his fourth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 Chart. Here’s betting that Bublé has left room on his set list for a few of his late grandmother’s favorites. The Tulsa show at the BOK Center, 200 S. Denver Ave., starts at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1; and tickets are $56.50-$101.50 at www.bokcenter.com. His show at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W. Reno Ave., in Oklahoma City starts at 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2. Tickets to that show are $65-$120 at www.chesapeakearena.com.

Opens Friday, Aug. 1

The artists whose works will go up in the annual Art Gone Wild exhibition have few words to say. Instead, the animals of Oklahoma City Zoo let their art speak for them. Art Gone Wild opens Friday, Aug. 1, at the a.k.a. gallery, 3001 Paseo St., in the Paseo Arts District of Oklahoma City. Tortoises, sea lions, elephants, flamingos, chimpanzees, cheetahs and grizzly bears are among the animals represented in this show. Using nontoxic paints and canvas, zookeepers help the animals “paint” with their snouts, fins, paws, flippers and hooves. And if that image wasn’t adorable enough, the artwork is on exhibition and for sale at the gallery through Aug. 31. Art Gone Wild benefits zoo conservation and enrichment programs. For more information or to purchase a piece, call 405.425.0262. Pieces can also be viewed online at www.okczoo.com.

Saturday, Aug. 2, 7 p.m.

Actor and stand-up comedian Sinbad takes the stage at Osage Casino this weekend. The star of 1990s films Necessary Roughness and Jingle All the Way as well as several television comedies and HBO comedy specials will perform his live show at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at the casino’s Osage Event Center, 951 W. 36th St., in Tulsa. Doors open at 6 p.m., and tickets are $25. For more, visit www.osagecasinos.com.

Begins Friday, Aug. 1

Teens have their day in the show arena at the AQHYA World Championship Show 2014, starting Friday, Aug. 1, at Oklahoma State Fair Park, 3001 General Pershing Blvd., Oklahoma City. The American Quarter Horse Youth Association event brings out the best riders, 18 and under, from around the world for a week of competition in halter, English and western riding disciplines with 35 world championships up for grabs. With more then 2,500 entries from the U.S., Australia, Brazil, New Zealand and more anticipated, there’s sure to be a lot of boot traffic happening through Aug. 9. To see a complete schedule, visit www.aqha.com/youthworld.

Opens Friday, Aug. 1

A beautiful chandelier brings together art and function in perfect balance. When that balance is disrupted, you get the fascinating Chandelier & Other Luminous Objects, Living Arts of Tulsa’s exhibition of original artworks that create their own light. Three dozen chandeliers and art objects are part of this second annual show featuring work by artists from the Tulsa and Oklahoma City areas and beyond. Chandelier includes a pre-opening talk at 5:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1. The opening reception follows from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. At 8 p.m., Rachel Bruce Johnson will present a dance performance piece as her contribution to the show. Admission is free. Chandelier runs through Sept. 25. For more about this show and the John Kelley video exhibition, Harmless (Aug. 1-28), visit www.livingarts.org.

Opens Tuesday, Aug. 5

Stephen Sondheim’s delightful musical A Little Night Music ushers in Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma’s final stop of the summer musical season on Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 7:30 p.m. Based on Ingmar Bergman’s 1955 Swedish comedy film Smiles of a Summer Night, the musical about couples caught up in romance and a weekend jaunt in the country features such famous songs as “Send in the Clowns.” The show is set to run for six performances through Aug. 9 at the Oklahoma City Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker Ave., in Oklahoma City. Tickets are $35-$74, available at www.myticketoffice.com. For more about Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, visit www.lyrictheatreokc.com.

Friday, Aug. 1, 8 p.m.

The Queen of Rock, Wanda Jackson holds court Friday, Aug. 1, at Vanguard Music Hall, 222 N. Main St., in Tulsa. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2009, Oklahoma-born Jackson made her first major impression on American music as a preteen with her own daily show on KLPR radio in Oklahoma City and later as a rockabilly recording artist touring with Elvis Presley in the 1950s. As the “sweet lady with the nasty voice,” whose gritty vocal style and hard rocking guitar shocked listeners, Jackson became the Queen of Rockabilly. After a life in music, Jackson has risen to become one of the most respected musical artists around. As the title of her 2011 album with Jack White makes clear, The Party Ain’t Over for Wanda Jackson. Special guest act Loaded Dice opens for Jackson. Show time is at 8 p.m., and doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets, $20-$50, are available at www.thevanguardtulsa.com.

Thursday, July 31-Sunday, Aug. 3

The Tulsa Country Free Fair is back, displaying all the talents and hard work of Tulsa County residents at Expo Square, 4145 E. 21st St., Tulsa. Exhibits on arts, culinary arts and crafts open from 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, July 31, at Expo Square’s Exchange Center. The day also includes antique appraisals ($10 per item), the Old Country Store, fitness activities, a petting zoo, cooking demonstrations and more. Activities resume Friday, Aug. 1, at the same times with community resource presentations and the Old Fashioned Ice Cream Festival. Indoor exhibits (including prize-winning pies, photos, quilts, ceramics, produce, etc.) will be released the next day from 10 a.m. to noon.

The 2014 Tulsa Country Fair 4-H and FFA Livestock Show also takes place in the Exchange Center during the free fair beginning Thursday with a youth dog show at 10 a.m. and a rabbit show at 3:30 p.m. The poultry show takes place at 3:30 p.m. Friday. Also Friday, the 2014 Tulsa County Fair Junior Livestock Show runs between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. and features swine, sheep, goat, beef and cattle shows through the day in the Expo Square Pavilion. The horse show starts at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3. For more, and to see a complete schedule, visit www.oces.tulsacounty.org.

Tuesday, July 29-Thursday, July 31

The Rifftime on Route 66 Linear Music Festival took to The Mother Road this past weekend beginning a 16-day festival that’s about to hit Oklahoma in a big way. From Santa Monica, Calif., to Chicago, some of the country’s most swinging, western- and jazz-inspired bands have been playing hot spots along Route 66 in a mass celebration of Americana musical invention.

In July, Oklahoma Magazine’s “The Insider” columnist John Wooley introduced us to festival organizer Bruce Forman of West Coast-based fiddle-boogie band Cow Bop (www.okmag.com/2014/06/25/festival-on-wheels/). Forman explained the concept that led to this event bringing music lovers from all over the globe together through live events and live streaming media. As the beat reaches Oklahoma this week, visit route66.rifftime.com to check out his blog posts about the festival along with those by participating musicians.

Rifftime on Route 66: Oklahoma

Tuesday, July 29

Band Cow Bop and trio Duchess at the Coleman Theatre, 103 N. Main St., in Miami, Okla. Begins at 6 p.m., and tickets are $10 at www.okjazz.org. Live streaming access for this event will be available at route66.rifftime.com/events.

Wednesday, July 30

Jack Cimo at Coleman Theatre, 103 N. Main St., in Miami, Okla. Begins at 10 a.m., and donations will be accepted.

Cow Bop at The Blue Door, 2805 N. McKinley Ave., in Oklahoma City. Begins at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7:30 p.m.), and tickets are $20 at www.bluedoorokc.com.

Thursday, July 31

Band Cow Bop and trio Duchess at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, 111 E. First St., in Tulsa. Begins at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.), and tickets are $10 at www.okjazz.org. Live streaming access for this event will be available at route66.rifftime.com/events.