The Walkmen

The Norman Music Festival is taking it outside today, the final day of the three-day indie-rock extravaganza.

The festival is free and open to the public and will take place on the 100, 200 and 300 blocks of historic Downtown East Main Street, east of the railroad tracks in the Arts District. The music starts at 11 a.m. today and continues into the wee hours of Sunday morning.

After two days of making music predominantly at indoor locations, today will feature the…

Elizabeth Trayah, 9, paints her clay pot Friday at the Festival of the Arts' Pottery Place. (Photo by Steve Gooch, The Oklahoman)




 

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A version of this story appears in Saturday’s The Oklahoman.

Pottery Place fires up fun at the Festival

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Today’s featured event:

Hear humorist and singer-songwriter Kinky Friedman at 8 p.m. today at the Blue Door, 2805 N McKinley. Information: 524-0738 or www.bluedoorokc.com.

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-BAM

Jane Monheit

Here are my picks for the top 5 events in Oklahoma this weekend. For more options, go to www.wimgo.com:

1. Celebrate the arrival of spring and the visual, performing and culinary arts at the annual Festival of the Arts from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Festival Plaza, around Stage Center, on Hudson Avenue and at the revamped Myriad Botanical Gardens in downtown Oklahoma City. Information: 270-4848 or www.artscouncilokc.com.

2. Hear humorist…

Katy Perry (AP file)

From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman.

Tickets for Katy Perry’s Tulsa show on sale Saturday morning.
The pop star will bring her “California Dreams Tour” to the BOK Center on Sept. 17.

TULSA — Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday April 30 for pop star Katy Perry’s fall tour stop at the BOK Center.

Perry announced last week the addition of eight new U.S. dates on her “California Dreams Tour,” including a…

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BAM column: The Moody Blues still experiencing success beyond their ‘wildest dreams’

Four decades after The Moody Blues began blending rock and orchestral sounds, their lush and lyrical sonic style has maintained a level of popularity beyond anyone’s “wildest dreams.”

For instance, the British rockers’ signature ballad, “Nights in White Satin,” is seemingly “never reaching the end” of its dramatic…

Eli Young Band

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Today’s featured event:

STILLWATER — Hear Eli Young Band, Randy Rogers Band, Josh Abbott and more as the 20th annual Calf Fry continues at 3:30 p.m. today at Tumbleweed Dance Hall, Lakeview and Country Club roads.

On Saturday, the lineup will include Charlie Robison, No Justice, Mike McClure and more. Gates will open at 3:30 p.m. Information: www.calffry.com.

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-BAM

Oak Ridge Boys

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TULSA – When the Oak Ridge Boys perform at 8 tonight at The Joint inside Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, the band will be joined by a special guest.

The Cherokee National Youth Choir will perform “The Star Spangled Banner” and “Lean on Me” on Thursday before the Oak Ridge Boys take the stage. The…

Leaders of the fourth annual Norman Music Festival are spreading their roots, working with the community in efforts to promote eco-friendly behavior.

“We want to encourage festival goers to use the blue recycle bins and urge their friends to do the same,” says Claire Malone, NMF green committee chairwoman, in a news release. “It’s small steps like these, when done together as a community, that can truly have a profound impact.”

The Norman Music Festival is today-Saturday. The festival is free and open to the public and will…

The Chainsaw Kittens perform at the 2008 Norman Music Festival. "Chainsaw Kittens: The Movie," directed by Paul Beesley, is a 30-minute, virtually unseen documentary made in 1991, will be shown tonight as part of the NMF and Dreamer Concepts' Films in the Alley Series. (Photo by Jaconne Aguirre, The Oklahoman Archives)

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NORMAN – Dreamer Concepts, an Art Space for Emerging…