“Honey and Harmonicas” by Samantha Lamb

Today’s featured event:

View artwork by Oklahoma photographer Samantha Lamb in the exhibit “Lion, Light, Lamb: The Perpetual Picnic Part II,” on view in the North Gallery of the state Capitol.

While photographing throughout the state for the Oklahoma Agritourism Program, Lamb has captured the beauty and peace of rural life. Having grown up around farms, Lamb is deeply rooted in the agricultural life. She incorporates the beauty of the farm in her photographs with imagery of bluebonnet fields, meadow grass and Oklahoma sunrises.

“Lion, Light, Lamb: The Perpetual Picnic…

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Oklahoma City’s Kevin Durant (35) goes up for a shot during a recent Thunder home game. (Photo by Steve Sisney/The Oklahoman Archives)

Today’s featured event:

Watch the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Houston Rockets at 6 p.m. today at the Ford Center, 100 W Reno.

For more information, call (800) 745-3000 or go to www.thunder.nba.com.

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-BAM

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The Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre continues its 2009-10 season with a production of the comedy “A Tuna Christmas.” The second part of Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard’s “ Tuna Trilogy,” “A Tuna Christmas” centers on the town’s annual competition for the best outdoor lighting display.

Today’s featured event:

See Oklahoma City Repertory Theater stage the popular two-man show “A Tuna Christmas” at 4 and 8 p.m. today at Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N Walker. Performances continue through Dec. 13.

For more information, call 848-3761 or go to www.cityrep.com.

For more events, go…

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Oklahoma painter Linda Tuma Robertson received the Cynthia Post Buyers’ Choice Award for her oil painting “Frosty Cimarron” at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum’s “Small Works, Great Wonders” Winter Art Sale. Remaining art from the show is available for view and purchase through Sunday. (Photo by Chris Landsberger/The Oklahoman Archives)

The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum played host to more than 100 artists at the fourth annual “Small Works, Great Wonders” Winter Art Sale on Nov. 19. The event included 245 Western paintings and sculptures by some of the…

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Willie Nelson (Associated Press photo)

It may be the weekend after Thanksgiving, but there are still many activities planned around the state. For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

- NORMAN and THACKERVILLE — Hear country legend Willie Nelson at 8 tonight at Riverwind Casino, 1544 W State Highway 9. Information: 322-6464 or www.riverwind.com. Or catch Nelson in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville. Information: www.winstarworldcasino.com.

- Bring food or money to donate to the Regional Food Bank at Oklahoma City singer-songwriter Graham Colton’s benefit concert at 8 tonight at Farmers Public Market, 311…

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Graham Colton (Photo by Nate Billings/The Oklahoman Archives)

Hear Oklahoma City singer-songwriter Graham Colton, along with Christopher Wray and The City Lives, play a Thanksgiving benefit show for the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma at 8 tonight at the Farmers Public Market, 311 S Klein.

For more information, go to www.grahamcolton.com or www.regionalfoodbank.org.

For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

-BAM

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Caleb Forsythe, 10, hangs on as he takes a ride Tuesday during media day at Chesapeake Snow Tubing inside the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark, part of Downtown in December. (Photo by Nate Billings/The Oklahoman)

Oklahoma City’s eighth annual Downtown in December celebration starts Friday at various venues in downtown. The wintertime festivities include an outdoor ice rink, snowtubing at the Bricktown Ballpark, water taxi rides down the Bricktown Canal and more.

Below is a list of the Downtown in December attractions. For more information, go to www.downtownindecember.com.

Devon Ice Rink

Ice skate in the shadow of…

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Jason Boland and the Stragglers

Happy Thanksgiving! Today, you have two featured events to consider:

Hear Jason Boland and the Stragglers with Whiskey Myers at 8 tonight at the Wormy Dog Saloon, 311 E Sheridan.

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Brave Combo

NORMAN – Listen to Brave Combo at 9 tonight at The Deli, 309 White Street. Doors open at 7 p.m. For more information, go to www.thedeli.us.

For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

-BAM

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The Uglysuit

Today’s featured event:

Hear The Uglysuit, Deerpeople and O Fidelis play a benefit show for Positive Tomorrows at 9 tonight at The Conservatory, 8911 N Western. Doors open at 8 p.m.

Positive Tomorrows is a great cause that provides private, free education for Oklahoma City homeless children in kindergarten through fifth grade. For more information on the charity, go to www.positivetomorrows.com.

For more information on the show, go to www.conservatoryokc.com.

For more events, go to www.wimgo.com.

-BAM

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Graham Colton opens for John Mellencamp in July 2008 at the Ford Center. (Photo by Nate Billings/The Oklahoman Archives)

Oklahoma singer-songwriter Graham Colton, left, and New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker, both Heritage Hall alumni, bag food at the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. Colton is playing a benefit show for the food bank Friday at the Oklahoma City Farmers Public Market.  (Photo by Chris Landsberger/The Oklahoman Archives)

From Tuesday’s Life section of The Oklahoman.

Oklahoma’s Graham Colton enjoying ‘Best Days’

Singer-songwriter Graham Colton considers Thanksgiving the “Best Days” to spend in his home state.

“I love…

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