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Things to do this weekend in Tulsa - 11/27/09

Joe Kelley, Host of the KRMG Morning News

@ November 27, 2009 3:50 AM Permalink | Comments (3)

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The always delightful Natasha Ball from TashaDoesTulsa.com joins us on-location at Best Buy this morning for the launch of Black Friday shopping to share her vision for weekend entertainment in Tulsa.

Picks

Friday. Jason Boland and the Stragglers. If you thought yesterday's turkey dinner was downhome, you ain't seen nothin' yet. Doors at 7pm, Cain's Ballroom.
Saturday. Garden Glow. See thousands of lights come to life in the Philbrook Gardens for free. 4-8pm, Philbrook Museum.
Sunday. ABA Grand National. The wheels are in motion for the greatest race on earth for BMX fans young and old. Friday-Sunday, Expo Square.

Music

Cancer Sucks! Concert. Rev Theory performs, along with some half-dozen guests. Saturday, doors at 5:30pm, Cain's Ballroom.
HAMMER DOWN and Friends. See HAMMER DOWN and at least seven other band buddies. Sunday, doors at 6pm, Cain's Ballroom.

Sports

TU v. Memphis. Wear blue to head out into the crowds this Black Friday. Friday, 2:30om, Chapman Stadium.
Turkey Trot. Bye-bye, Thanksgiving dinner flab. Friday, 9am, 11th and Riverside.
Oilers v. Texas. It's ladies night - free chair massages and more for the girls, girls. Friday, 7:35pm, BOK Center.
66ers v. Utah. Celebrate the first tip-off of the 2009-2010 season. Friday, 7pm, Tulsa Convention Center.
XFL Final Fury. Catch 30 gladiators, including a two-time UFC Champion, put up some serious dukes. Friday, doors at 7pm, SpiritBank Event Center.
OU v. OSU. It's Bedlam time, baby. Saturday, 11am, Norman.

Holiday Stuff

Black Friday Weekend. Get the full scoop on which of Tulsa's hip and funky indie shops are offering killer deals at TashaDoesTulsa.com.
Arvest Winterfest. It's the first weekend of the new and improved, second-annual Winterfest. Lace up your ice skates and go. Now-Jan. 4; Friday, 4-10pm; Saturday, noon-10pm; Sunday, 12pm-10pm, on Third Street between Denver and Frisco.
Rhema Christmas Lights. Making Tulsa visible from space for the 27 years running. Now-Christmas, Rhema Bible College.
Lights on the Hill at Chandler Park. The best aerial view of neighborhood Christmas lights in Tulsa. Fridays and Sundays now-Dec. 27, 6-9pm, Chandler Park.
Wonderland of Lights. 650,000 lights, carols, wagon rides and cider. Yum, yum. Fridays-Sundays, now-Dec. 20, 5-9pm, Woolaroc near Bartlesville.
Christmas Kingdom. There's nothing like a 20-foot, inflatable Santa to get a person in the holiday spirit. Friday-Christmas, The Castle of Muskogee.
Prelude to Christmas. An evening of music, lights, cookies and cocoa with the Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra. Saturday, 7pm, Oklahoma Wesleyan University Lyon Chapel Fine Arts Center.
Festival of Trees. Even Christmas trees have their couture world, and no one like Philbrook can show them off. Now-Dec. 13, Philbrook Museum.
Garden of Lights. One million - that's one thousand thousand - little sparkling lights. Honor Heights Park in Muskogee.

Other Stuff

T-Town Trolley Coat Drive. Get free tickets to the Friday night Oilers game with the donation of a coat to benefit homeless Tulsans. Friday, 10am-5:30pm, various Tulsa-area locations.
Buy Nothing Thanksgiving. The Tulsa rendition of an international day of protest against consumerism, plus a turkey dinner. Friday, 1-6pm, Tulsa Free Store.
Cheryl Pallant at Living Arts. A Friday evening poetry evening. Friday, 7pm, Living Arts.
Facebook Meet & Greet. Find out more about your Facebook friends. Friday, 8pm, Flytrap Music Hall.
Morning Bird Walk @ Oxley. Chirp, chirp! Saturday, 8am, Oxley Nature Center.
Jim Stovall. The author of The Ultimate Gift makes a pit stop in Tulsa. Saturday, 10am, Barnes & Noble Woodland Plaza.
Deck the Halls Historical Home Tour. Get the scoop on BA's historic homes. Sunday, 1-5pm, Broken Arrow Historical Museum.

Movies

Fantastic Mr. Fox. An animated adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl story. Rated PG.
Ninja Assassin. A better name for a movie, there rarely is. Rated R.
Old Dogs. Robin Williams and John Travola pair up to make another one of those movies about bachelors inept when it comes to kids. Rated PG.
Free for Kids: Velveteen Rabbit. Unwind from shopping by taking the kids to sit in a nice, quiet, dark theater for an hour and a half. Saturday, 11am, Circle Cinema.

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Thanks for mentioning the Bartlesville Symphony Orchestra in your line-up of things to do this weekend.
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