WHERE & WHEN | ENTERTAINMENT EXTREME MUSTANG MAKEOVER Aug. 12-14 State Fair Park Trainers will
showcase the trust they’ve built with a previously untouched wild mustangs in just 100 days of training. okcfairgrounds.com
OKLAHOMA CITY RENOVATION AND LANDSCAPING SHOW Aug.
13-15 State Fair Park This
show brings together OKC homeowners and the area’s most knowledgeable and experienced remodeling, building and landscaping experts. homeshowcenter.
com
PETS AND PEOPLE RESOURCE FAIR Aug.
21 State Fair Park Enjoy this exciting resource fair. okcfairgrounds.com
THE STATE
PERFORMANCES
THE CEMENT OPRY Aug. 7 410
N. Main, Cement The Cement Opry is a monthly live variety show held in the Jesse James Ballroom. travelok.com
MURDER AT THE DERBY: MYSTERY DINNER Aug. 14 Ardmore Convention Center Come
dressed in your formal derby attire and prepare for an evening of mystery at this whodunit dinner event. ardmorecity.org
CONCERTS DAN + SHAY Aug.
6 Choctaw Casino and Resort,
Durant See this popular duo live in the Choctaw Grand Theatre. choctawcasinos.com
MIRANDA LAMBERT Aug. 12-13 Choctaw Casino and Resort, Durant See one of country
music’s most beloved artists in Durant. choctawcasinos.com
DARIUS RUCKER Aug.
21 Choctaw Casino and Resort, Durant See this popular
artist with special guest Larry Fleet. choctawcasinos.com
ART INTERESTING TIMES: THE ART OF HONORÉ DAUMIER Through Aug.
28 Mabee Gerrer Museum of Art, Shawnee See multiple fascinat-
ing pieces from this French painter, sculptor and printmaker which offer commentary on the social and political life of France and its people in the 1800s.
mgmoa.org
WHAT I KNOW: GIFTS FROM GORDON W. BAILEY Through Oct. 11 Crystal
Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Ark. What I Know is
an exhibition about knowledge featuring works from a variety of artists. crystalbridges.org
STATE OF THE ART Ongoing
Crystal Bridges Museum of
American Art, Bentonville, Ark.
Crystal Bridges opens the new decade with the opening of the Momentary, and the debut of State of the Art 2020. crystalbridges.org
SPORTS SALLISAW LION’S CLUB IPRA RODEO Aug. 5-7 Sallisaw Rodeo Grounds Bring the family and enjoy the annual Sallisaw Lion’s Club Rodeo, an event that consistently draws over 5,000 people each year. travelok.com
LAWTON RANGERS PRCA RODEO Aug. 11-14 Lo Ranch
Arena, Lawton The Lawton Rangers PRCA Rodeo is one of the top 25 rodeos in the U.S. travelok. com
GREAT SALT PLAINS STAMPEDE RODEO Aug.
27-28 Alfalfa County Fairgrounds,
Cherokee The Great Salt Plains Stampede Rodeo in Cherokee offers entertainment for all ages. travelok.com
COMMUNITY MOUNTAIN VIEW FREE FAIR Aug. 5-7 Tolbert Park,
Mountain View Established in 1915, the Mountain View Free Fair is an annual community fair. travelok.com
FLY FILM FESTIVAL Aug.
6-7 Gaslight Theatre, Enid The
Fly Film Festival is a two-day independent film festival in downtown Enid celebrating the art of filmmaking. travelok.com
CARNEGIE TRI-COUNTY FREE FAIR Aug. 12-14 Carnegie
Park Come join the fun at the Carnegie Tri-County Free Fair and enjoy nightly entertainment by local musicians, plus games and livestock shows. travelok.com
RUSH SPRINGS WATERMELON FESTIVAL AND RODEO Aug.
12-14 Jeff Davis Park, Rush Springs The Rush Springs
Watermelon Festival celebrates the local crop of watermelons. travelok.com
FIRELAKE FIREFLIGHT
BALLOON FESTIVAL Aug. 13-14 1702 S. Gordon Cooper Dr., Shawnee Watch the Shawnee
skyline transform into a mix of bright, brilliant colors as hot air balloons launch from the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Powwow Grounds. firelakeballoonfest.com
WILL ROGERS AND WILEY POST FLY-IN Aug. 14 Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch, Oologah Come watch more
than 100 small planes land at the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch. willrogers.com/ will-rogers-wiley-post-fly-in
BLANCHARD BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL Aug. 20-21 Lions
Park, Blanchard There’s
fun for the whole family at the Blanchard Bluegrass festival. travelok.com
FOR MORE EVENTS IN TULSA, OKC AND AROUND THE STATE, HEAD TO OKMAG.COM.
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FILM AND CINEMA
DOG DAYS OF SUMMER CINEMA
August ushers in a reboot, action thriller and mind-bending psychological film.
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ugust brings us even more films as we enter the back half of a wild year. I’ve got some actions films, a science fiction movie and an online flick, so I hope you’ll find something that catches your eye. Right out of the gate is The Suicide Squad, a soft reboot/stand-alone sequel to the financially successful but critically panned Suicide Squad. (Yes – it’s the same title, but without a ‘the’ at the front. Awful, I know.) The film brings back characters like Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), Rick Flag (Joel Kinnaman) and Amanda Waller (Viola Davis), and adds newcomers like Bloodsport (Idris Elba) and Peacemaker (John Cena), among many others. The plot seems to be similar to the previous film and sends the aforementioned squad of prison inmates on a mission that most would call ... suicidal, with a successful mission equaling lesser prison sentences. Directed by James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) it looks a whole lot better than the first one (which doesn’t say much) and should be a fun ride. The film releases on Aug. 6. Next, an action thriller called The Protégé, releasing Aug. 20. Starring Maggie Q as an assassin looking for revenge after her mentor (Samuel L. Jackson) is murdered, the films follows in the footsteps of John Wick with slick fight and gun choreography, coupled with a simple and enjoyable
premise: kill all things that stand in the way of what you want. Directed by Martin Campbell (Casino Royale), the film features Michael Keaton as the likely scenestealing, morally grey antagonist. For the final theatrical release, a mind-bending film called Reminiscence. The thriller stars Hugh Jackman as Nick Bannister, a man who offers citizens of a seemingly war-torn future world the opportunity to relive their own memories. Everything becomes complicated when he meets Mae (Rebecca Ferguson) who has a mysterious past that Nick digs into through dreams and memories. Written and directed by Lisa Joy, known for her work co-creating the show Westworld with her husband Jonathan Nolan, the sci-fi film surely has the wild story and setting going for it. Along with being Joy’s directorial debut, this will be one to look out for if you’re aching for a mind bending narrative. It will be out on Aug. 20. For the online choice, check out the film First Love. Released in 2019, it follows a boxer and a call girl who get inadvertently mixed up in a drug smuggling scheme. It has multiple plotlines that thread together, making for a fun blending of violence, comedy and romance. I enjoyed it thoroughly and can’t wait to watch it again. It is streaming on Amazon Prime. DREW JOSEPH ALLEN
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