Ends Saturday, March 23

As Tulsa’s longest-running theater group, Theatre Tulsa hasn’t dabbled much in musical theater until recently. That makes its production of Oliver! a real treat. The musical based on Charles Dickens’ classic novel about a workhouse orphan plays into its second weekend at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center’s Liddy Doenges Theatre, 110 E. Second St. Shows are at 8 p.m. Thursday, March 21-Saturday, March 23; and tickets are $14-$18 at www.myticketoffice.com. Yes, sir. You may “hav sue moor," but act fast. Last weekend's run sold out each night, and this weekend's should go quickly, too.

Want to read more about Theatre Tulsa? Check out the exhibit Theatre Tulsa: 90 Years in the Spotlight on display at the Tulsa Historical Society, 2445 S. Peoria Ave., through Aug. 31. More at www.tulsahistory.org.

Saturday, March 23-Sunday, March 24

Why is it that the slight, whispery utterance of “hot pockets” still brings to mind Jim Gaffigan with a microphone? The comedian, actor and writer who turned his home life, career and mental wanderings into running commentary making audiences guffaw is back in town. Look for him on the “White Bread Tour” at the Brady Theater, 105 W. Brady St., on Saturday, March 23. Tickets are $37.25-$47.25 and doors open at 7 p.m. Buy them at www.bradytheater.com. Gaffigan calls on Oklahoma City the following night when he plays two shows at the Rose State Performing Arts Center, 6410 S.E. 15^th St., in Midwest City. Show times are 7 and 9:30 p.m. Sunday, March 24. Tickets are $39.75-$49.75, available at www.myticketoffice.com.

Friday, March 22-Sunday, March 24

The days when you can leave your potted plants outside 24 hours a day (instead of lugging them back and forth indoors) are almost here. But wouldn’t that philodendron look great in a bright, new container this year? The OKC Home & Outdoor Living Show opens Friday, March 22, with all that you could possibly need for your home living spaces both indoors and outside on your patio. Whether you’re remodeling, renovating or restoring, this show has it all, including a chance to meet Top Chef: Texas’s Chris Crary from Bravo. See what you’ll find at Oklahoma State Fair Park, 3001 General Pershing Blvd., OKC. The show runs through Sunday, March 24, and admission is $9 for adults. Learn more at www.homeshowokc.com.

Saturday, March 23, at 7:30 p.m.

You can make your own rhythm, too, after you’ve seen what the dancers of Step Afrika! can do. The high-energy percussive dance style that uses kicks, stomps, claps and chants has a tradition going back to African culture as well as a hold in contemporary America, particularly with historically black fraternities and sororities on college campuses. Watch these dancers bring it at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center’s John H. Williams Theatre, 110 E. Second St. Show is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 23. Tickets are $28, available at www.tulsapactrust.org.

Saturday, March 23, at 7 p.m.

The finale of the 2013 International Crescendo Music Awards happens at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 23, and you could be there to see it. Which gifted student musicians will be honored at this 15^th annual event hosted by the Rotary Club of Tulsa? Whoever they are, these classical artists will win cash prizes, opportunities for scholarships for summer study and the competition gold medal in the categories of voice, strings, piano and brass and woodwinds. There’s a lot on the line for these hopefuls. Watch and keep your fingers crossed for them all at the VanTrease Performing Arts Center for Education on the Tulsa Community College Southeast Campus. Tickets are $25 each. Visit www.crescendomusicawards.com for details.

Friday, March 22, at 8 p.m.

Considering the title of its latest album, Maroon 5 is hardly about to run for seclusion. Overexposed, released last summer, was hailed as the Los Angeles band’s best yet, and it continues the same vein of dance pop as the band's mega hit Moves Like Jagger, which brought Maroon 5 back to the forefront of radio play. The “Overexposed Tour” moves on to the BOK Center, 200 S. Denver Ave., this weekend. Show is at 8 p.m. Friday, March 22, and tickets are $29.50-$75.50. Guest acts Neon Trees and Owl City open at 7 p.m. For all the details, check out www.bokcenter.com.

Thursday, March 14-Sunday, March 17

Walk into the 2013 Tulsa International Auto Show and you may end up driving out. The big show of new cars and trucks just out of the factory also includes dozens of pre-production models and prototypes as well as custom and concept cars that are the stuff of dreams to any motorhead. Tickets are $8 for adults. Children 12 years and under are free with a paid adult. Look for it at the Expo Center at Expo Square, 4145 E. 21^st St., and online at www.exposquare.com.

Sunday, March 17, at 7 p.m.

Old is new again in the eyes and ears of the young, and the dapper young Pokey LaFarge has rediscovered Southern-flavored American roots music’s rowdy, toe-tapping heart for his own generation and the rest of us, too. He and his South City Three ensemble of Joey Glynn on bass, Adam Hoskins on guitar and Ryan Koenig (harmonica, washboard, snare) head to Bartlesville as guests of the ever spontaneous OK Mozart for its House-Concert Series. The musical duo Loves It opens for LaFarge at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 17 at the Frank Phillips Club at the Kress Building, 206 S.E. Frank Phillips Blvd., in Bartlesville. Tickets are $20 (advance)-$25 (day of show) and price includes beer, wine and light appetizers. Purchase yours at www.okmozart.com.

Thru May 17

As a rock star, Bryan Adams has met dignitaries, artists, actors, musicians, socialites, models, authors, the famous and infamous from everywhere. As a photographer, he has used those connections to build a portfolio that would give any freelancer shutter envy. But subjects aside, Bryan Adams: Exposed is better representative of the artist’s discerning ability behind the lens. Oklahoma Contemporary Arts Center (formerly City Arts Center) recently opened the exhibit of portraits, which features Lindsay Lohan, Mick Jagger, Amy Winehouse and Ben Kingsley. Show will run though May 17. The gallery at 3000 General Pershing Blvd., OKC, is open 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. For more, check out cityartscenter.org.

Opens Saturday, March 16

Maybe it’s the idea of a world yet unblemished by the yoke, fences or income taxes, but for some of us, the frontier of a centuries past sounds like the sort of place where you could find yourself living a simpler and quieter life. The truth, however, is that living on the edge of familiarity was hard work and even dangerous. The 1840s Mountain Man Camp at Woolaroc Museum and Wildlife Preserve brings out the gentler side of that era Saturdays throughout the spring beginning Saturday, March 16. You’ll see people dressed in period clothing, tents and tipis and demonstrations of skills used by American Indians, mountain men and other dwellers of the frontier. When you’ve had enough of whittling your own toothpicks, you can leave for your air conditioned home and cable TV. No wonder the camp has become Woolaroc’s most popular event attraction. Woolaroc is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. Admission is $10 adults, $8 for over 65. Children 11 and younger are free. Wollaroc is located at 1925 Woolaroc Ranch Road outside of Bartlesville. Visit www.woolaroc.org for more.