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The Sound of Music

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Photo by Steven Michael Hall. Courtesy Theatre Tulsa.
Photo by Steven Michael Hall. Courtesy Theatre Tulsa.
Photo by Steven Michael Hall. Courtesy Theatre Tulsa.

Opens Friday, May 16

Theatre Tulsa brings its production of one of musical theater’s favorite works to the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music includes songs that have become standards, including “Do-Re-Mi,” “My Favorite Things” and “Climb Ev’ry Mountain.” It doesn’t hurt that it also features a cast of cute, rambunctious kids and has at its center the story of a nun in training, who falls in love with a lonely widower. Set against the 1930s in Austria as it’s being overrun by Nazis, the musical has always been a winner on stage and in film and television. NBC’s live version, which broadcast on television during the holidays and starred Oklahoma’s Carrie Underwood, was jeered for its sets and acting, but it ruled in the ratings. Theatre Tulsa makes magic with its own production, which opens at 8 p.m. Friday, May 16, at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second St. The production continues through the weekend and from May 22-24. Tickets are $16-$20 at www.myticketoffice.com.

Mayfest

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Photo courtesy Mayfest.
Photo courtesy Mayfest.
Photo courtesy Mayfest.

Thursday, May 15-Sunday, May 18

Tulsa International Mayfest brings music, art and community to downtown Tulsa – along with a good number of fair food vendors and fun. Mayfest kicks off another year of entertainment and performance on Thursday, May 15, on Main Street between Third and Sixth streets. Hours are 11 a.m.-11 p.m. daily through Saturday, May 17. Hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, May 18. As always, Mayfest brings the best local talent along with major recording artists to its stages. The Paul Thorn Band plays the Williams Green Stage at 9:30 p.m. Thursday; Black Joe Lewis headlines at 9:30 p.m. Friday; and Bob Schneider sings at 9:30 p.m. Saturday. You’ll also see artists from all over demonstrate their skills and works, and performers from local theater and dance companies get in on the act throughout. There’s plenty to keep the kids busy, as well for this annual family festival. Mayfest is free and open to the public. For more, visit www.tulsamayfest.org.

Philbrook Wine Experience 2014 Cocktail Reception

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Philbrook Wine Experience 2014 Cocktail Reception

VIDEO: Philbrook Wine Experience 2014 Cocktail Reception

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Stilwell Strawberry Festival

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Saturday, May 10

As one of the oldest continuously running festivals in the state (a few others also make the claim), the Stilwell Strawberry Festival may take the definitive title of sweetest celebration in Oklahoma. What else could you say of a festival in which bowls of free strawberries and ice cream are passed out. The 67th annual Stilwell Strawberry Festival returns Saturday, May 10, with a parade, entertainment, the auction of prize-winning berries, arts, crafts, vendors and much more in the Adair County seat. For more, visit www.strawberrycapital.com.

Red Dirt Round-Up

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Courtesy Splash PR.
Courtesy Splash PR.
Casey Donahew Band. Courtesy Splash PR.

Saturday, May 10, 7 p.m.

Get your boots out for the BOK Center’s spring time Red Dirt Round-Up, an evening of folk rock straight out of red dirt country beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 10. The night features the Randy Rogers Band, the Casey Donahew Band, Kevin Flower and the Cadillac Three. Between them, these favorite regional acts have several Top 40 hits, and for one night, they play the BOK Center, 200 S. Denver Ave., with doors opening at 6 p.m. Tickets are $25-$30 at www.bokcenter.com.

Tabouleh Fest

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tabouli1Saturday, May 10

Unless you’re from the area, Bristow doesn’t exactly come to mind when you talk tabouli. But locals are keyed into the Creek County town’s Lebanese heritage and that more than 100 years ago, Bristow was home to a small community of Lebanese immigrants, who would gradually open flourishing food markets and factories. Tabouleh Fest remembers that past with a day of festivities on Saturday, May 10, on Bristow’s Main Street. You’ll find live entertainment, activities, karaoke, a rodeo, children’s attractions, a logging show, the Bubble Tower and vendors of all types of foods and goods. It wouldn’t be Tabouleh Fest without tabouli – that delicious salad of bulgar wheat, freshly chopped vegetables, lemon juice and olive oil – and this event has plenty of it. For more, see www.bristowchamber.com.

Sister Act

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Photo by Joan Marcus, courtesy Celebrity Attractions.
Photo by Joan Marcus, courtesy Celebrity Attractions.
Photo by Joan Marcus, courtesy Celebrity Attractions.

Opens Tuesday, May 13

The touring musical Sister Act brings laughs and great music to the Tulsa Performing Arts Center. Sister Act, based on the 1992 comedy film starring Whoopi Goldberg, opens Tuesday, May 13, at 7:30 p.m. Featuring original music by Oscar winner Alan Menken, the musical, like the film, is the story of Deloris, a sassy lounge singer who witnesses a crime and goes into hiding as a nun. Deloris, however shakes up the convent and its choir as she discovers something about herself. Tickets to the show are $20-$60, and Sister Act runs through Sunday, May 18, in the Chapman Music Hall at the Tulsa PAC, 101 E. Third St. The play moves to Oklahoma City the following week. For more, visit www.myticketoffice.com.

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey at 20

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Photo by Jeremy Charles.
Photo by Jeremy Charles.
Photo by Jeremy Charles.

Friday, May 9, 8 p.m.

You’re asking yourself, “Has it really been that long since Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey blasted its uniquely funky brass presence onto our consciousness?” Yep. The band that began with 16 members back in 1994, became a trio in 1999, a quartet in 2007 and a trio again is still exploring the outer reaches of jazz improvisation. Brian Haas, Chris Combs and Josh Raymer have kept up the momentum by consistently turning out new music – 2011’s Race Riot Suite showed the group’s ability to make powerful statements while moving forward artistically. JFJO brings more new work to the stage at the Guthrie Green, 111 E. Brady St. this weekend. The trio will play fan favorites from the past along with nine new songs beginning at 8 p.m. Friday, May 9. The outdoor show is free and leads into a weekend of music that includes the Savor the Sounds dining event on Saturday, May 10, all over the Brady District and Blues Day in the Park with the Blues Society of Tulsa, 2-6 p.m. Sunday, May 11. For more, visit www.guthriegreen.com.

1812 Overture Finale

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Courtesy Oklahoma City Philharmonic.
Courtesy Oklahoma City Philharmonic.
Courtesy Oklahoma City Philharmonic.

Saturday, May 10, 8 p.m.

The Oklahoma City Philharmonic ends its 25th season with a boom. Joined by the Canterbury Choral Society, the Phil and conductor Joel Levine put on a show featuring music sure to ring out at Oklahoma City Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N. Walker Ave. Beginning at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 10, the program includes Debussy’s La Mer, a selection from Borodin’s Prince Igor and a piece from Daphnis et Chloe by Ravel. The concert ends with the escalating Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. Tickets are $15-$45 at www.myticketoffice.com.

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