Great events to check out this week around OKC include:

American Idol winner and native Oklahoman, Carrie Underwood, will be at the Ford Center this Wednesday night. Don’t miss this “Entertainer of the Year”, who will be performing along with Billy Currington. Tickets can still be purchased for just $33.50. Or, if you aren’t in the mood for country music, go see Papa Roach and Skillet on Wednesday night at the Diamond Ballroom or Tony Bennett this Friday night at Riverwind Casino.

There are several events in the theater this week, including Reduxion Theatre Company’s production of Macbeth at the City Arts Center Theater, the Rocky Horror Show at Lyric on the Plaza and Dracula at the Jewel Box Theatre. Tickets prices and links can be found on wimgo.

Cheer on the OKC Thunder this Thursday night when they host the New Orleans Hornets for the final preseason game. Tickets start at $10 and tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Ford Center. The Oklahoma City Barons are also home this week on Tuesday and Friday night at the Cox Convention Center.

Ladies – this one’s for you. Don’t miss one of the biggest shopping events around, An Affair of the Heart, this Friday through Sunday at State Fair Park. Admission is only $6. Other events to check out include Built to Spill at the Diamond Ballroom on Sunday and the Bleu Edmondson CD release party at the Wormy Dog Saloon, also on Sunday.

If you’ve been wanting a pet, now is the time to get one! Don’t miss the Midnight Woofness this Friday through Sunday. In this event, the Central Oklahoma Humane Society has a goal to have 400 pets adopted in 48 hours! There will also be face painting for kids, goodies for the pets and lots of fun for the people. Go and find a new companion and help save pets’ lives!

Did I miss anyhing? Let me know & have a great week!

-Wendy with wimgo

Seriously. There are a million events happening this week in the Oklahoma City area. Okay, I may be exaggerating just a teensy tiny bit, but there’s so much to do this week that I double-dog- dare you to try and do just a third of the events. Just try.

Okay, first up is a mondo dose of live music. Check out Drew Andrews and the Spectral Cities at The Conservatory on Tuesday, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists at The Opolis on Wednesday, Suicide Silence at the Diamond Ballroom on Friday night and The Toasters, The Paper Flowers and Classy San Diego at The Conservatory on Sunday. English rockers, Muse, will be at the Ford Center this Friday night (tickets are still available for $43) and don’t miss Sugarland and Little Big Town at the Zoo Amphitheater on Thursday or the Randy Rogers Band at the Wormy Dog Saloon on Saturday night for some good-ole country music. Check out wimgo for links to buy tickets.

The Oklahoma River has quickly become one of Oklahoma City’s main attractions with Olympic qualifying events and celebrations, international competitions, river cruises and more. This Wednesday celebrate the opening of the Devon Boathouse at the blū Party. The event has live entertainment, food, wine tasting and cruises down the river and proceeds benefit youth outreach and athlete development programs. Another event on the Oklahoma River is the Oklahoma Regatta Festival this Thursday through Sunday where more than 1,000 rowers from across the country will compete. The festival includes an art show, food booths, live music, a children’s area with inflatables, a wine garden, and more.

I’m a master procrastinator. I usually finish my Christmas shopping around December 23. If that sounds like you, try to make a change this year and head out to the Mistletoe Market at State Fair Park this weekend. The three-day holiday shopping extravaganza features unique merchandise from more than 100 vendors from Oklahoma and across the country. Here you can shop for clothing, gourmet foods, gifts, children’s items, jewelry and more. Now…just to find time to wrap those darn gifts!

Other events at State Fair Park include Buchanan’s Vintage Flea Market this Saturday and Sunday and the OKC Gun Show on Saturday and Sunday as well.

The weather looks nothing short of blissful this weekend, so don’t miss The Plaza District Festival this Saturday and Sunday. This annual art event highlights a wide array of local performing artists, visual artists, musicians and provides interactive art education for the community. Another festival is the Deep Deuce Music Festival on Saturday. The free public concert will feature over 10 local bands of all music genres on 2 performance stages.

Hockey fans – get excited! The Oklahoma City Barons have their home opener on Saturday at the Cox Convention Center versus the Houston Aeros. Don’t miss the chance to see the brand new team and the newly renovated Cox Convention Center. Single game tickets are just $14 and season tickets are still available. The Barons are also home on Sunday to host Chicago.

Check out August: Osage County at the Civic Center Music Hall this Saturday for $25. This play has won numerous awards including the Pulitzer Prize and was named Best Play of the Decade by Entertainment Weekly. Also, join Conductor Matt Troy and Phil the Penguin at the Civic Center Music Hall as they take the whole family on a musical journey through exotic animal kingdoms this Sunday with Safari Symphony.  And don’t miss Music, Mystery and Melody at the Civic Center on Saturday with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic.

Stretch out those muscles and put on your running shoes! This Saturday you have a chance to participate in a local amazing race called Millionaire 4 a Day. Lots of prizes are up for grabs and even if you don’t win big, the event finishes up at Iguana Mexican Grill for a concert with Aranda and food and drink from 9^th street businesses which is a pretty sweet ending to the day.

Head down to Norman for the 2nd Friday Circuit of Art this Friday night. This event is for all the art lovers out there – ride the CART around Norman for only $2 and be dropped off at all of the local galleries.

You probably know that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It seems everyone knows someone affected by this disease and we all know how important early detection is. If you want to help make a difference, don’t miss Race for the Cure this Saturday morning at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark. Events include the Race and 1-mile Family Fun walk and a McDonald’s Kids Dash as well as a survivor ceremony.

Have a great week and let me know what’s on your agenda!

-Wendy with wimgo

Hello Oklahoma City! Lots of boot scootin’ events to check out this week and weekend around the four-oh-five.

First off, Charlie Robinson and Reckless Kelly will both be at the Wormy Dog Saloon this Friday and Saturday night. Also, check out country legend Charley Pride at Riverwind Casino this Saturday night and one of the greatest country duos of all time, *Brooks and Dunn, will be at the Ford Center this Friday night for their Last Rodeo Tour. Also, don’t miss up-and-coming country band Gloriana this Saturday at Frontier City.

Okay, if the country scene isn’t for you then check out the Zoo Amphitheater for the Carnival of Madness on Friday night. This show will have numerous bands including Shinedown, Chevelle and Puddle of Mudd and tickets start at just $37.50. Also at the Zoo Amp this Saturday night is Heart along with Cinderella and tickets for this show are $37.50 as well.

Bricktown is also hoppin’ this weekend! Cheer on the RedHawks now through Friday at the Bricktown Ballpark and don’t miss the Bricktown Unplugged Music Festival this weekend at JJs Alley. This three day event has non-stop live music with the likes of Scott Keeton, Ali Harter, Aaron Newman and many more. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. Also downtown this weekend is the Sunday Twilight Concert Series hosted by the Oklahoma City Arts Council.

Other events you won’t want to miss include the Second Annual Improv Festival, the Red River Hunting and Fishing Expo, Reasons to be Pretty at the Ghostlight Theatre, and the Gun, Knife and Outdoor Equipment Show at State Fair Park.

What’s on your calendar?

-Wendy with wimgo

*For your chance to win a pair of tickets to the Brooks & Dunn concert, visit our Facebook page and leave a comment on their photo!

Brooks & Dunn, Carnival of Madness this Weekend in OKC

Today marks the first day of summer, although it’s been incredibly hot for weeks now. Anyway, hope you have a great summer kick-off and remember, kids, to use sunscreen and drink lots of water (okay, I’m done being motherly to you all…).

Don’t miss Tool at the Ford Center on Wednesday with tickets starting at just $43. Also, The Temptations will be at Riverwind Casino this Friday night and the annual Jazz in June festival starts this Friday and runs through Sunday in venues throughout Norman.

Check out events at the Civic Center Music Hall this week including Pump Boys and Dinettes now through Saturday and Ralphie May on Thursday night. Tickets for all the shows can be purchased online or at the box office. If you’d rather watch a play under the stars, Oklahoma Shakespeare in the Park will present Taming of the Shrew Thursday through Sunday at Bicentennial Park in downtown OKC.

The Wines of the West Festival is the place to be this Saturday in historic Stockyards City. As the name suggests, you’ll be able to sample some of Oklahoma’s finest wines in stores throughout the district. Also, don’t miss all of the other fun activities planned including bull riding and an evening block party concert by the Rodeo Opry.

Join me in cheering on our AFL team, the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz, this Saturday when they host Dallas at the Cox Convention Center. Other sporting events to put on your calendar include OKC RedHawks baseball on Saturday and Sunday at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark and the Bricktown Brawl is this Friday night at the Coca-Cola Bricktown Events Center and tickets start at $35.

If you’d rather participate in sports, sign up now for the Adrian Peterson Football Camp. Now, I should point out that this event for kids only, so maybe I should have said ‘sign your kids up’. Regardless, this is a great way to get the kids some professional football training from an OU and NFL star!

Have a great week and make the most of this summer!
-Wendy with wimgo

I’m excited! This week is full of events that just shout “SPRING”!

First off, don’t miss the Festival of the Arts, which starts today and runs through Sunday in downtown Oklahoma City. I just love the festival, which offers free admission and features art from over 140 local artists, live music and lots of great food (Strawberries Newport, anyone?). 

Another super cool event you won’t want to miss is the Third Annual Norman Music Festival this Saturday and Sunday. This event is also free and open to the public and is held in downtown Norman. Bands include: The Dirty Projectors, The Sword, Edan, Jabee, Dead Sea Choir and many, many others. For a list of all bands and performs, visit wimgo.com/normanmusicfestival.

As you probably know, Monday was the 15th Anniversary of the Murrah Bombing. This Sunday is the Memorial Marathon in downtown Oklahoma City to honor and remember the lives lost on April 19th, 1995 . If you’re like me you’re in no shape to run, but you can still go cheer on the participants. Oh – and don’t forget to visit the memorial all week long.

Other stuff to see this week includes the Oklahoma City Ballet’s THR3E by THR3E this Friday and Saturday at the Civic Center Music Hall, the Battle of the Big Bands this Friday, also at the Civic Center, and the Oklahoma City Thunder host the LA Lakers this Thursday and Saturday at the Ford Center for the NBA Playoffs.

Happy Spring!
-Wendy with wimgo

Lots of great stuff to check out this week around Oklahoma City, including:

The Rock and Worship Roadshow, featuring artists like Mercy Me, the David Crowder Band, and Francesca Battistelli, will be at the Ford Center this Thursday night. Admission is only $10 at the door – can’t beat that!

Driving Miss Daisy is at the Lyric Theatre now through Sunday, April 25, and tickets are just $30. And don’t miss Beethoven’s Ninth featuring the Canterbury Choral Society this Saturday at the Civic Center Music Hall for just $55.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have their final home game of the regular season this Wednesday night at the Ford Center – so go and cheer them on! Tickets start at just $10.

Also, the Oklahoma City RedHawks are home now through Thursday with tickets starting at only $7 and the Yard Dawgz arena football team have their second home game of the season this Saturday at the Cox Convention Center and tickets are just $10.

Other events you won’t want to miss include the Heart Walk on Saturday at the AT&T Bricktown Ballpark and Lil Jon at Citywalk on Friday.

Also, even though this event is months away, you need to get tickets now for the Rock N America Festival this July at the Zoo Amp. Tickets are just $100 for all three days of the festival and will go fast – so get your tickets now!

Have a great week!
-Wendy with wimgo

Looking outside I can’t help but be filled with excitement. SPRING IS HERE! Okay, there’s a lot of stuff to do this weekend – so get your rest now…

Go see Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Cats at the Civic Center Music Hall this Thursday through Saturday (tickets start at just $12). Also, don’t miss the Harlem Globetrotters at the Ford Center on Thursday and the Oklahoma City Thunder host Phoenix on Friday.

It’s baseball season and the Oklahoma City RedHawks host Albuquerque this Thursday through Sunday. Best part? Tickets are just $7 so the entire family can attend. Also, don’t miss Joe Nichols at Riverwind Casino on Friday.

Other events to check out include the 2nd Friday Circuit of Art in Norman, LIVE on the Plaza this Friday night in Oklahoma City’s Plaza District, the Southwest Street Rod Nationals Friday through Sunday at State Fair Park and the RedBud Classic on Sunday.

Have a great weekend!
-Wendy with wimgo

P.S. Had to share this pic – this is me and Firefly Fisher of the Harlem Globetrotters. I have serious basketball skills (not).

Who’s out of school or off work this week due to Spring Break? Consider yourselves lucky, my friends. I’m working all week and part of my job is to present you with fun events all week long in and around Oklahoma City…so here I go:

This Wednesday is St. Patrick’s Day and ask you know, you better wear green! Also, make sure to check out the events around Oklahoma City, including the 19^th Annual Bricktown Block Party which is an all-age event with free admission. For other related events, search St. Patrick’s Day at wimgo.com.

March Madness is finally here and the Ford Center is the place to catch NCAA basketball. Unfortunately, no Oklahoma teams are playing at the Ford Center, but Kansas and Kansas State will represent the Big 12.

Don’t miss country star Gary Allan this Saturday at Riverwind Casino. Tickets are available for $52. Also, make sure to hit up the Wormy Dog Saloon in Bricktown all week for live music including Keegan Reed, Cory Morrow, and Micky and the Motorcars.

Other events to check out include Rhapsody in Blue this Saturday at the Civic Center Music Hall, the R.K. Gun Show at the Travel & Transportation Building this Saturday and Sunday and the Super Liquidation Sale at Oklahoma Expo Hall this Friday and Saturday.

The Black Eyed Peas, along with LMFAO and Ludacris will be at the BOK Center this Saturday. Follow wimgo on Twitter and look for details on how you could win two tickets to the show.

Have a great week!
-Wendy with wimgo

Just as I begin to recover from last weekend, I realize there are a lot of events and things to check out this week as well. Deep breath…and here we go:

Cheer on the Oklahoma City Thunder this Friday and Sunday at Ford Center for just $10. Also, don’t miss Tuna Does Vegas at the Civic Center and take the kids to see Sesame Street Live at the Cox Convention Center.

Check out live music all weekend long including The Non and Colourmusic at VZD’s on Thursday, Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights and Charlie Robison at the Wormy Dog Saloon and Penny Hill on Friday at the 51^st Street Speakeasy. Tickets for the shows are available online or at the door.

Other things to check out include Second Friday Circuit of Art in Norman, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade this Saturday in Downtown Oklahoma City, Live on the Plaza in Oklahoma City’s Plaza District and the Baby & Toddler Expo at the Cox Convention Center. Also, don’t miss the 41st Annual RV Super Show and the OKC Gun Show, both at State Fair Park.

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend, right? Well, get up close and personal with a $15,000 diamond ring this Saturday for B.C. Clark’s first ever Diamond Dash, where one lucky team will win a flawless Lazare diamond ring! If you’d like to participate in the contest, register now at BCClarkDiamondDash.com.

What will you do this weekend?
-Wendy with wimgo

As I’ve previously and proudly disclosed, I’m from the country. To compliment my country upbringing, my parents listened to a lot of country music. Which, of course, meant that I listened to a lot of country music. So it’s no wonder I was excited to hear that Pam Tillis and Lorrie Morgan will be at Firelake Grand Casino this Friday night. Tickets are only $15 and are on sale now.

Okay, perhaps you’re not excited about Lorrie & Pam, so here are some other events for you to check out:

The Oklahoma City Auto Show Wednesday through Sunday at State Fair Park. This show is the biggest and best auto show in Oklahoma.

The talented John Mayer in concert this Friday night at Ford Center

The Oklahoma City Philharmonic presentation, “Music from the Movies”, this Friday and Saturday at the Civic Center Music Hall

NEEDTOBREATHE, along with Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers, at Diamond Ballroom on Friday night

Red Tie Night this Saturday at the Cox Convention Center

OU vs. Texas A & M (men’s basketball) on Saturday at the Lloyd Noble Center

Bedlam women’s basketball on Sunday at the Lloyd Noble Center

 Find details & other events in Oklahoma at wimgo.com.

 Have a great week!
-Wendy with wimgo