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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 |

| |est=Norman+OK | |

|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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