Thursday, June 12-Sunday, June 15

When filmmakers want to show their work to a diverse section of the public unfazed by the plastered pretentions often seen of the east and west coasts, they go to the bull’s eye. The deadCENTER Film Festival was named for its geography, but its reputation was built on the current of quality, independent films from all corners of the globe to venues around downtown Oklahoma City. Feature-length, shorts, documentaries and animated projects get the definitive thumbs up at one of the coolest film festivals in the world (proclaimed by MovieMaker magazine). This year’s deadCENTER begins with the opening night party at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art (one of the festival’s main screening venues) at 415 Couch Drive at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12. Between then and the closing night party on Sunday, June 15, expect to find food events, filmmaker discussions, Kids Fest and a packed screening schedule. For tickets, times and locations, visit www.deadcenterfilm.org.

Thursday, June 5-Saturday, June 7

The 28th annual Red Earth Festival of American Indian culture brings out the best in intertribal dance, art and tradition at Remington Park, 1 Remington Place, in Oklahoma City. The festival opens Thursday, June 5, with a 6:30 p.m. art show preview and performance by champion hoop dancer Lane Jensen. Festivities resume the following morning at 9 a.m. with the grand promenade of dancers, princesses, personalities and veterans in their regalia that is the downtown Oklahoma City parade. The core of the festival – featuring the art market, food booths, music and the powwow – then opens from 10-7 p.m. Friday, June 6. Special music and dance performances are scheduled throughout Friday and Saturday, June 7, at the park in addition to the main dance competitions and powwow events. Festival passes are $15 and $20. For more, visit www.redearth.org.

Friday, June 6-Sunday, June 8

C’mon, get happy this weekend for Tulsa Pride 2014 and all the fun in store for downtown Tulsa. The celebration of acceptance and tolerance begins at Club Majestic, 124 N. Boston Ave., in the Brady Arts District, with singer and songwriter Eric Himan’s show A Tribute to Eurythmics: Everybody’s Looking for Something at 10 p.m. Friday, June 6. Festivities continue Saturday, June 7, with the Tulsa Pride Celebration block party with entertainment from noon to 10 p.m. in and around the Dennis R. Neill Equality Center, 621 E. Fourth St. The Tulsa Pride Parade will start at 5 p.m. from 13th Street north on Boston Avenue and to Fourth Street and the equality center. Pride events resume Sunday, June 8, at 10 a.m. with the Rainbow Run 5k, which begins and ends at Centennial Park at the corner of Peoria Avenue and Sixth Street, where you’ll find the Tulsa Shock Picnic in the Park. For more information and a complete itinerary, go to www.tulsapride.org.

Thursday, June 5, 5:30-10:30 p.m.

Bikers are about to stop traffic for another year of Brookside Rumble & Roll, the motorcycle parade and street party on Thursday, June 5. Registration is $10 per person to participate in the bike parade that starts from the Donald W. Reynolds Center, 3208 E. Eighth St., at the University of Tulsa. Staging begins at 5:30 p.m. At 7 p.m., the route will meander to Cherry Street and then south to Brookside for the street party, taking place on Peoria Avenue from south 33rd and 36th streets. Live music and activities take place until 10:30 p.m. For more, visit www.rumbleandroll.com.