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Fairgrounds Household Pollutant Collection

Saturday, April 13-Sunday, April 14

At this very moment, your home could be a hazardous materials site, or more likely, you just have a lot of consumer products that shouldn’t be hauled to landfills. Those half-used cans of stain for the patio, old pool chemicals, too-dim fluorescent light bulbs, drained batteries, automotive fluids, old medications, bags of pesticide and household cleaners stacked in some corner of your abode have to go somewhere, but the toxins they contain make them unsuitable for the environment and regular disposal methods. Instead, take them to the Fairgrounds Household Pollutant Collection, at Expo Square’s Gate 7, 15th Street and Sandusky Avenue. From 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, April 14, the Metropolitan Environmental Trust will organize a drop-off to take these and other pollutants off your hands for proper disposal. The event is for residents of Tulsa County. Go to www.metrecycle.com to find a list of items that are accepted and those that are not. You’ll also find smart tips for the next time you purchase chemicals.

SpringFest Garden Market & Festival

Friday, April 12-Saturday, April 13

Your flower beds are begging for your attention. If they could talk to humans, they’d tell you that it’s time again for the SpringFest Garden Market & Festival, the two-day gardening, arts and foodie event at the Tulsa Garden Center, 2435 S. Peoria Ave. The market and festival is open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Friday, April 12, and Saturday, April 13. Whether the goal is to go green or just plant it, experts will be on hand to advise you in those first steps. Admission is free. For more, go to www.tulsagardencenter.com.

"Angelina Ballerina, the Musical"

Friday, April 12-Saturday, April 13

What’s a girl to do when all she wants is to become a famous ballerina? If you’re Angelina the mouse, you practice, practice, practice and pay attention to your teacher, Miss Lily. Angelina Ballerina, the Musical, comes to the Tulsa Performing Arts Center’s John H. Williams Theatre for two shows this weekend – 7 p.m. Friday, April 12, and 11 a.m. Saturday, April 13. Based on the PBS Kids’ animated series Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps, this special touring production is brought to Tulsa through the Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust and its Imagination/I-Squared Series for children. Tickets are $10 at www.myticketoffice.com. Show will be at 110 E. Second St., Tulsa.

Miranda Lambert and Dierks Bentley at the BOK Center

Saturday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m.

Just when you thought Miranda Lambert’s fabulously busy life couldn’t get more demanding, the country music firecracker has just signed on with Rich Footwear Group to launch a line of women’s shoes including sandals, casual and, yup, boots. On her next tour, those sexy dust kickers she’s been known to sport might be her own – label, that is. More immediately, she’s headed to Tulsa’s BOK Center, 200 S. Denver Ave., for the Locked and Reloaded Tour Lambert co-headlines with pal Dierks Bentley. Show is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13, and tickets are $27-$51.75, available at the BOK Center box office and online at www.bokcenter.com. So, what will you wear?

Back to the Ballpark

This week

Take yourself out to the ball game for the first home games of the Tulsa Drillers’ and the Oklahoma City RedHawks’ 2013 seasons. The RedHawks officially opened in Memphis last week, but the team revs up to play the Redbirds again, this time hosting at 7:05 p.m. Friday, April 12, at the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark, 2 N. Mickey Mantle Drive, in downtown OKC. The MLB Triple-A affiliate team goes against Memphis through Monday, April 15, before its next challenge in Okie Territory against the Round Rock Express. Game tickets are $5-$25 each at www.okcredhawks.com. The Drillers bring it home in its Tulsa opener against the San Antonio Missions at 7:05 p.m. Thursday, April 11, at ONEOK Field, 201 N. Elgin Ave. The team challenges the Missions through the weekend before taking on the Corpus Christi Hooks beginning Sunday, April 14. Tickets are $5-$25 per game at www.tulsadrillers.com.

"Leonard Bernstein’s Mass"

Saturday, April 13, at 8 p.m.

There’s nothing traditional about Leonard Bernstein’s Mass. Commissioned by Jacqueline Kennedy in 1971 in remembrance of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, the work is unlike anything before its creation. Already known for his brilliant West Side Story with its rich syncopations and unorthodox arrangements, Bernstein gave the mass a treatment in jazz and rock – a composition on the human condition for the new world in a new time. The Canterbury Choral Society undertakes a massive effort to bring Bernstein’s mass to the Oklahoma City Civic Center Music Hall stage with elements of theater, opera, dance and concert. A reflection of struggle, celebration and awe, Leonard Bernstein’s Mass gets a one-time performance at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 13, through the combined talents of the Canterbury Choral Society and Oklahoma City University School of Music. Tickets are $20-$35, available at the music hall box office, 201 N. Walker Ave., and online at www.canterburyokc.com.

Easter Island Festival

Thursday, April 11-Saturday, April 13

When you attend the Easter Island Festival, you’re not just getting three days of great live music, you’re getting a retreat with other like-minded people escaping winter’s hibernative (is that a word?) state. Camp out, cook, discuss issues, make art and find a culture at this annual grassroots and camping festival at Valley Park Sports Complex, 23996 S. Keetonville Road, in Claremore. Hosted by the Moai Broadcast, you’ll hear these great bands: The Floozies, Milkdrive, the Paul Benjamin Band, the Nadis Warriors, Jon Wayne & the Pain, Montu, American Beauty and more. Tickets are $20-$30 per day. Get them and the band schedule at www.easterislandfestival.com.

Herb Day in Brookside

Saturday, April 13

You’ll find more vendors than ever at this year’s Herb Day in Brookside, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, April 13. If you thought you had to have a green thumb to take advantage of everything you’ll find at the northeast corner of 41st Street South and Peoria Ave., you’ll be glad to see experts ready to lend you their best advice for growing the most potent herbs, fullest blooms and healthiest plants. Browse a little more, and you’ll find vendors with gift and homemade items, honey, birdhouses, locally made wines and other products. Learn more at www.facebookcom/herbdayinbrookside.

Super Saturday with Wayne White

Saturday, April 13

How can you hear about an event called “Super Saturday” and not be super interested? This day of activities takes place at the wonderful Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology, 1801 E. Fourth St., in Okmulgee. Known for its highly sought arts and sciences and culinary arts programs, OSUIT invites the world to see what it’s all about. That includes a full day of demonstrations in the kitchen, a trade show of Okmulgee merchants and a visit from Emmy Award-winning artist and puppeteer Wayne White. White’s inspiring art has been seen in music videos and on television (Pee-wee’s Playhouse). He will speak at 2 p.m. in the Reynolds Center Pavilion of the campus. Activities, including a morning run, begin at 7 a.m. and run through 4 p.m. Admission is free. Read more at www.osuit.edu/super.

Roy Clark’s 80th Birthday Bash

Friday, April 12 at 7 p.m.

Apparently, Roy Clark doesn’t believe in the word “retirement.” Why would he want to end a long career playing, touring and delighting audiences? Play on, Roy! The veteran of radio, television and stage still gives his best on the eve of his 80th birthday. The River Spirit Casino, 8330 Riverside Parkway, invites all to Clark’s biggest birthday bash ever. Show is at 7 p.m. Friday, April 12 on the casino’s event center stage. Tickets are $20-$40 each, available at www.riverspirittulsa.com.