Friday, July 11-Sunday, July 13

To the casual observer, an event like Tokyo in Tulsa invites curiosity and comment. To comic book, animation and gaming fans, it’s a beacon to play, dress-up and flex the imagination. Tokyo in Tulsa: Worlds Collide returns Friday, July 11, to Sunday July 13, at the Cox Business Center, 100 Civic Center, in downtown Tulsa. Fans of Japanese pop culture, comics and animation (anime) will spend the weekend in game tournaments, shopping the vendors, listening to live music and dressing as their favorite genre characters for cosplay. And because anime is rampant with stories, those casual observers will get an eyeful. Day passes are $35 each. Weekend passes start at $55. For more, visit www.tokyointulsa.com.

Wednesday, July 9, 7 p.m.

UPDATE (07/09/14): THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED. REFUNDS AVAILABLE AT POINT OF PURCHASE.

When you put a musical institution like Willie Nelson on stage with a superb act like Alison Krauss and Union Station, you know you’re in for an unforgettable night. Nelson and Krauss join forces for a tour that has drawn praise from fans and critics spellbound by the co-headlining banner. Nelson and his Family band are certain to play some of his best and best-known work along with music from his new album. Band of Brothers has been called his best album in more than a decade. Krauss, one of the most honored musicians in Grammy Award history, is one of the foremost bluegrass artists recording and performing today. Their Wednesday, July 9, show opens at 7 p.m. with special guests Jason Isbell and Jerry Douglas at the Zoo Amphitheatre, 2101 N.E. 50th St., in Oklahoma City. Tickets, which start at $39.50, are available at www.thezooamphitheatre.com.

Sunday, July 13, 7 p.m.

Just as more hair and metal bands of yesteryear are riding the concert wave of ‘80s rock nostalgia, Mötley Crüe is saying farewell to touring. Fans, however, will have a chance to see the boys on stage again for The Final Tour: All Bad Things Must Come to an End. , which kicked off this month with stops scheduled across the U.S. and Canada. One of the first will be this weekend’s show at the BOK Center, 200 S. Denver Ave., Tulsa. Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars and Vince Neil along with special guest Alice Cooper bring rock mayhem to the stage at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 13. Tickets are $49.50-$125, available at www.bokcenter.com. Press reports that the band plans to retire when the tour concludes next year, but as we’ve seen before, fans may yet get more chances to rock out to “Kickstart My Heart” in years to come.

Starts Thursday, July 10

If ever there was a more quintessentially American horse breed, it is the Pony of the Americas, which draws from a melting pot of heritage much like the continent it celebrates. The 2014 Pony of the Americas National Congress brings some of the best of the breed to Expo Square, 4145 E. 21st St., in Tulsa for the annual gathering and show of the Pony of the Americas Club. The show begins Thursday, July 10, at Expo Square’s Built Ford Tough Livestock Complex and is expected to include competitions in a variety of rider and show categories, the futurity sale, vendor market and more. The POA National Congress continues through July 18. For more information and a complete show schedule, visit www.poac.org.

Ends Sunday, July 13

In his timeless lyrics, Woody Guthrie wrote, “This land was made for you and me.” The sentiment is pretty much the same at the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival, and the 2014 edition is filled with music and happenings in which everyone is invited to participate. Woodyfest kicks off Wednesday, July 9, at 7:30 p.m. with the Pete Seeger Sing-Along at the Crystal Theater, 401 W. Broadway St., in Okemah. The night’s roster includes Annie Guthrie, Tim Easton, David Amram, Larry Long and many others who played at the festival preview in Tulsa on Tuesday. Shows continue through Saturday, July 12, at the theater and at other local stages. Look for John Fullbright, Arlo Guthrie, Rebecca Loebe, Monica Taylor, Michael Fracasso, Terri Hendrix with Lloyd Maines, Ellis Paul, Susan Herndon, Wink Burcham and many others over the weekend. The festival, which also includes special concerts, theatrical shows and lectures also on Saturday, will conclude with Hoot for Huntington’s, the finale festival concert benefiting the Huntington’s Disease Society, from noon-2 p.m. Sunday, July 13, in the Crystal Theatre. Tickets to the Wednesday sing-along show are $15. For more information and schedules, visit www.woodyguthrie.com.

Monday, July 7-Sunday, July 13

They don’t come much bigger than the U.S. Senior Open for men’s senior golf, which means Edmond is about to become the center attraction in the golf world. Pros of the sport such as Bob Tway, Scott Verplank, Gil Morgan and Willie Wood head for Oak Tree National, Edmond’s nationally renowned golf course, for the 2014 U.S. Senior Open golf tournament, which runs Monday, July 7, through Sunday, July 13 – the big finale. The event is expected to attract 156 players, pros and amateurs, along with more than 120,000 spectators, creating an economic boon of more than $15 million for the area and community. The 2014 tournament will be the first time the open has been played in Oklahoma in its three-decade-plus history. Past champions include Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player. Local fans are sure to cheer on Scott Verplank, a PGA veteran and Edmond resident. For more, go to www.oaktreenational.com.