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OKLAHOMA ENTERTAINMENT
Media and Websites to Check Out:
OKC:
Bricktown:
The Gazette:
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY.
Some locations to find it at: Borders, Barnes & Noble, The OU Art Museum, Hideaway Pizza
Norman Convention and Visitors Bureau:
Norman Arts Council:
Local Events:
|Entertainment |Address |Dates |Notes |
|Oklahoma State Fair | |September |decent concerts; get to |
| |OK State Fair Grounds |Admission |see mullets while eating |
| | | |fried Oreo cookies. |
|Chocolate Festival | |February |supports local art |
| |Norman |Tickets | |
|OKC Festival of the Arts | |April |great food vendors |
| |Downtown OKC |Free | |
|Medieval Fair | |April |this speaks for itself. |
| |Reeves Park, Norman |Free | |
|May Fair | |May |art and library book sale|
| |ps.projects.cfm?ID=1620 |Free | |
| |Andrews Park, Norman | | |
|Norman Music Festival | |April |local and national acts; |
| |Main Street, Norman |Free |last year Polyphonic |
| | | |Spree |
|Groovefest | |Spring and Fall |do you like hippies and |
| |Andrews Park, Norman |Free |music? |
|Jazz in June | |June, duh |local and national acts; |
| |Brookhaven and Andrews Park, Norman |Free |last year Chuck Mangione |
|Oklahoma Riverfest | |June |jet ski acrobats; take a |
| |OKC |Free |riverboat tour |
|Summer Breeze Concert Series | |All summer |local and national acts |
| |blogcategory/18/74/ |Free | |
| |Parks in Norman | | |
|Woody Guthrie Folk Festival | |July |big names in folk music |
| |Okemah, OK |Free | |
|Diversafest | |July |huge music festival and |
|(D-fest) |Tulsa, OK |Tickets |conference |
Animals
|Entertainment |Address |Notes |
|Oklahoma City Zoo | |good sized zoo with a new Oklahoma exhibit, |
| |OKC Adventure District |swan boats, the usual animals. |
|Little River Zoo | |small, but nice and close |
| |outside of Norman | |
|Arbuckle Wilderness | |drive and have animals lick your car. |
| |Davis, OK | |
Eateries and Drinkeries:
|Entertainment |Address |Notes |
|Benvenutti’s |Main St. |Italian food; gellato |
| |Downtown Norman | |
|Bill & Dee’s Bar |311 E Main St, |shuffle board; townies; smoking |
| |Downtown Norman | |
|BJ’s Brew House | |on the fancier side for Norman standards; |
| | |varied menu |
|Blu | |fancy Tapas food |
| |201 S. Crawford | |
| |405-360-4BLU | |
|Bison Witches | |terrible service, low cost food |
| |Downtown Norman | |
|Bricktown Brewery | |decent food, bar |
| |Bricktown, OKC | |
|Brothers Bar |563 Buchanan Ave |outdoor patio |
|Café Plaid Restaurant and Coffee Shop |Boyd Street and University |tasty and crowded lunch cafeteria style, |
| | |open late, wifi sometimes |
|Coach’s at the Ball Park | |overlooks ballpark, good burgers |
| |Bricktown, OKC | |
|The Diner |213 E. Main, Norman |great breakfast and lunch, shower |
| | |afterwards or smell like grease, small |
| | |restaurant so there is often a line. |
|The Earth Café |Café is on Asp in the Boyd Street Area; Bakery is on |do you like vegetarian food and hippies? |
|The Earth Bakery |Flood just south of Main St. | |
|Eischen’s Chicken |Okarche, OK |oldest bar in Oklahoma; supposed to have |
| |405-263-9939 |chicken to die for |
|Eskimo Snow Cones | |find good snow cone shakes all over the |
| | |place, the one on Lindsay in the Homeland |
| | |Parking lot is good. |
|Hideaway Pizza | |good gourmet pizza |
| |Boyd Street Area, Norman | |
|Jana’s |1324 N Interstate Dr, Norman |Thai and Italian food; not always open |
| |(405) 447-7200 | |
|JJ’s Pizza Stop |530 West Lindsey Street |good cheap pizza, subs, etc. |
| |Norman | |
|La Baguette | |voulez vous French food? |
|The Library |607 W Boyd St, Norman |non-smoking inside; nice outdoor seating; |
| | |decent menu |
|Louie’s and Louie’s Too |Boyd Street |Louie’s serves food; Louie’s Too is mainly |
| | |the bar |
|Melting Pot |4 E. Sheridan Ave, Bricktown, OKC |expensive but yummy fondue |
| |405-235-1000 | |
| | | |
|The Mont | |nice patio, decent menu |
| |Boyd Street, Norman | |
|Mr. Bill’s |1101 Elm Avenue, Norman |cheap beer; bar food; karaoke; live music |
|New York Pizza and Pasta |Boyd Street Area, Norman |pizza by the slice; pasta |
|O’Connells |120 E Lindsey, Norman |Irish pub; beer pong tournaments |
| |Moving soon to Asp. | |
|Othello’s | |Italian food; bar; music and comedy acts on|
| | |some nights |
|OU Union | |Wendy’s, Sbarros, Quizno’s, Wong-Key |
| |blogcategory/5/2/ |Chinese, Crossroads (fresh food and dorm |
| | |food; good breakfast and sushi), |
| | |Chick-fil-a, and Laughing Tomato (healthy |
| | |tomato based food) |
|Pizza Shuttle |(405) 360-7777 |good late night pizza and cheese bread. |
| |Find one near you, though. |tons of delivery people in and out of our |
| | |friend group. |
|Pops | |decent menu and souvenirs, over 500 sodas |
| |Arcadia, OK |to choose from |
|Raising Cane’s Chicken | |fast food only serves chicken fingers but |
| |1113 Alameda Street |they are delicious |
|The Red Cup Café | |a true community coffee shop; occasional |
| |3132 N. Classen Blvd |live music |
| |OKC | |
|Rusty’s Frozen Custard |2296 W. Main St, Norman |penguins, t-shirts, and tasty custard |
|Service Station | |great sandwiches and burgers |
| |Asp, north of Boyd Street Area | |
|Sweet Basil |211 W. Main |more upscale Thai food |
| |405-217-8424 | |
|T.E.A. Cafe |1241 Alameda, Norman |Chinese and bubble tea |
|Thai Raja |761 Jenkins, Norman |Thai lunch buffet |
|Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill |310 Johnny Bench Drive, Bricktown OKC |yee haw, lamb fries |
| |405-231-0254 | |
| | | |
|Turquoise Café | |unique menu; brunchy |
| |Boyd Street Area | |
|Victoria’s Pasta Shop |Boyd Street Area, Norman |reasonably priced pasta shop |
|Vista |111 N Peters Ave, Fl 6th |bingo, trivia, decent menu, sports bar |
| |Norman | |
Malls:
|Entertainment |Address |Notes |
|Crossroads | |smaller and more deserted; Steve and |
| |South OKC |Barry’s |
|Penn Square | |as fancy pantsy as Oklahoma gets |
| |North OKC | |
|Quail Springs | |better than Sooner |
| |North OKC | |
|Sooner Mall | |decent sized mall and close |
Movies:
|Entertainment |Address |Notes |
|AMC Crossroads 16 |1211 East Interstate 240 |similar to Hollywood |
| |OKC | |
|Harkins Bricktown |150 East Reno Avenue |newer; IMAX |
| |Bricktown, OKC | |
| |405-231-4747 | |
|Hollywood Spotlight 14 |1100 N Interstate Drive, Norman |main theater for Norman |
| |405-579-0911 | |
|OKC Museum of Art | |on weekends; shows independent and art |
| | |films that you can’t see elsewhere |
|OMNIplex | |IMAX |
| |OKC Adventure Park next to Zoo | |
|OU Union Theater | |free for students, shows recent films every|
| | |week. |
|Robinson Crossing |405-447-1005 |dollar theater, 50 cent Tuesdays |
|Warren Cinema | |new and pricier; can eat at a restaurant |
| |Moore, OK |while you watch a movie |
|Winchester Drive-in |6930 S. Western Ave, OKC |drive-in are awesome |
| |405-631-8851 | |
Museums and Art:
|Entertainment |Address |Notes |
|National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum | |Western art; sculpture garden, rodeo gallery|
| |OKC Adventure Park | |
|Fire House Art Center | |take various art classes |
| |Norman | |
|L&B Yarn Store | |learn to knit; weekly knitting circle |
| |Grey St, Norman | |
|Oklahoma City Museum of Art | |traveling exhibits, amazing Dale Chiluly |
| |Downtown OKC |glass collection |
|Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum |Downtown OKC |looks really pretty at night; important |
| | |landmark in the city |
|OU Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art | |free to students; great impressionist art |
| |OU Campus |collection and Native American art |
| | |collection |
|Paseo Arts District | |several art galleries and studios; trendy |
| |OKC |restaurants |
|Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History| |free to students; dem bones, dem dry |
| |OU Campus |dinosaur bones; public lectures on science |
|Science Museum Oklahoma (OMNIplex) | |hands-on science museum; planetarium, IMAX |
| |OKC Adventure Park next to Zoo |theater |
Music Venues:
|Entertainment |Address |Notes |
|The Biting Sow |1 E. California, Bricktown, OKC on th canal |bar; live blues and bbq; nice outdoor patio |
|The Blue Door | |non-profit; brings in a lot of |
| |OKC out near Classen |singer/songwriters and Austin artists, |
| | |intimate space, byob |
|The Blue Note | |bar; blues/rock/rockabilly |
|The Bricktown Ballroom | |national acts |
| |103 E. California, Bricktown, OKC | |
| |405- 236-4143 | |
|Cain’s Ballroom | |national acts; easy to get front and center |
| |Tulsa, OK | |
|The Coca Cola Events Center | |national acts |
|The Deli | |bar; local acts; a dive bar |
| |Boyd Street Area, Norman | |
|The Ford Center | |big national acts |
|Guestroom Records | |locally owned record stores that have a lot |
| |Norman location on Main St. |of used cds; sponsors a softball team; |
| |OKC location on N. Western Ave |podcast; sell concerts tickets |
|Lloyd Noble Center | |occasionally large concerts, advertised on |
| |OU Campus |sidewalks and OU newspaper |
|Makers | |cigar and piano lounge |
| |Bricktown, OKC | |
|The Opolis | |national, local, and indie acts, linked to |
| |Norman |the Starlight Mints |
|OU Union | |occasionally local and national acts |
|Riverwind Casino | |national acts |
| |Just south of Norman on I-35 | |
|Wormy Dog Saloon | |county music |
| |Bricktown, OKC | |
|Zoo Amphitheater | |national acts; outdoors |
| |OKC Zoo in the OKC Adventure District | |
Sports:
|Entertainment |Address |Notes |
|AMF Bowling |1330 E Lindsey St |leagues, beer, smoking |
| |Norman | |
|Bricktown Ball Park | |minor league baseball team |
|Oklahoma Redhawks |Bricktown, OKC | |
|Basketball at the Ford Center | |OKC’s new NBA team |
|Golfing in Norman | public courses |
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|Heyday | |new facilities; putt putt, arcades, pizza, |
|Andy Alligator’s | |batting cage, go-karts, laser tag, climbing |
| |Located on I-35 between Norman and Moore |wall |
|OU Sports | |CGSA often has football tailgates |
|Perfect Swing | |older facilities, putt putt, arcade, driving |
| |on HW-9 E in Norman |range |
|Red Pin Bowling Lounge | |Bowling lounge and restaurant |
| |Bricktown, OKC | |
|Remington Park Horse Track and Casino | |thoroughbred racing in fall; quarter horse in |
| |OKC Adventure Park |spring |
|Sooner Bowling Center | |non-smoking |
| |Norman | |
|State Fair Speedway | |bring ear plugs and a love for rednecks |
Theater:
|Entertainment |Address |Notes |
|Civic Center Music Hall | |ballet, musicals, theater, orchestras |
| |Downtown OKC | |
|Mystery Dinner Theater | |can be fun or painful |
| |Spaghetti Warehouse OKC | |
| |Cattleman’s OKC | |
|OU Musical Theater |Catlett Music Center |keep a look out for student performances |
|OU Theater Department |Weitzenhoffer Theater | |
|OU Opera | | |
|Shakespeare in the Park | |good quality acting, 3 shows a summer, stage |
| |OKC On the Water Stage at the Myriad Gardens |is outdoors and really a cool set up |
|Stage Theater | |theater in the round, good productions |
| |Downtown OKC | |
Miscellaneous:
|Entertainment |Address |Notes |
|Arbuckle Mountains and Turner Falls | |Mountain area in southern OK and nice |
| | |state parks |
|Myriad Gardens and Crystal Bridge | |Visiting parents like this |
| |downtown OKC | |
|Norman Public Library | |Book sales and save money on movie rentals|
|Frontier City Amusement Park | |Separate amusement parks, owned by the |
|White Water Bay Water Park | |same company. The season pass is usually |
| | |a good deal allowing you access to both |
| | |parks. Frontier City is a western themed |
| | |amusement park; White Water Bay is a large|
| | |water park. There are several concerts |
| | |here. |
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