FILM AND CINEMA
WHERE & WHEN | ENTERTAINMENT FIRST FRIDAY GALLERY WALK Jan. 7 Paseo Arts District Visitors can enjoy
art openings, wine tastings, live music and other activities. thepaseo.org
ARCADIA LAKE EAGLE WATCH Jan. 7-9 9000 E.
Second St., Arcadia Come
out and witness bald eagles displaying their grace and beauty during the Arcadia Lake Eagle Watch in Edmond. travelok.com
SAFARI LIGHTS Through Jan. 9 OKC Zoo and Botanical Garden This winter, go wild and fill your holiday season with the magic of light. travelok.com
WINTER GLOW Through
Jan. 9 Riversport OKC Head
to Winter Glow, an indoor/ outdoor, holiday-themed event at Riversport in Oklahoma City, for the ultimate Nordic experience. riversportokc.org
OKC BOAT & RV SHOW Jan. 14-16 OKC State Fair Park Prep for the warmer
months at the Bennett Event Center. okcgfairgrounds.com
2022 OKLAHOMA CITY HOME + GARDEN SHOW Jan. 21-23 OKC State
Fair Park Spring cleaning gets
a head start at this annual event. okcfairgrounds.com
2 HIP CHICKS ROADSHOW Jan. 29 Oklahoma State Fair Park The 2 Hip Chicks
Roadshow is coming to Oklahoma City and bringing dozens of vendors and one-of-a-kind items with them. travelok.com
DOWNTOWN IN DECEMBER Through Jan. 30 Downtown OKC Spend
your holidays experiencing fun activities as downtown Oklahoma City. downtownin-
december.com
THE STATE
PERFORMANCES
THE CEMENT OPRY Jan. 8 410 N. Main, Cement The Cement
Opry is a monthly live variety show held in the Jesse James Ballroom. travelok.com
GASLIGHT THEATRE PRES-
ENTS: EXIT LAUGHING Jan. 21-29 Gaslight Theatre, Enid This
play portrays three southern ladies from Birmingham who have spent one night each week for the past 30 years playing bridge together. travelok.com
SARAH COBURN IN CONCERT Jan. 29 McKnight Center
for the Performing Arts American soprano and international opera sensation Sarah Coburn has captivated audiences with her precise operatic style and thrilling tone. travelok.com
CONCERTS HALESTORM Jan. 1 Choctaw
Casino and Resort, Durant Don’t miss the first concert of the new year with Halestorm. choctaw-
casinos.com
BLAKE SHELTON Jan. 29 Choctaw Casino and
Resort, Durant One of country’s biggest stars visits Durant for one night only. choctawcasinos.com
SPORTS OU MEN’S BASKETBALL Jan. 1, 8, 18, 22 Lloyd Noble Center See
the OU Men’s basketball team take on a variety of foes during regular season games. soonersports.com
OSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Jan. 2, 5, 15, 22,
29 Gallagher-Iba Arena Enjoy
regular season basketball fun with the Cowboys. okstate.com
OSU MEN’S BASKETBALL Jan.
4, 8, 19, 26 Gallagher-Iba Arena The
Cowboys play to win during regular season games. okstate.com
OU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Jan. 5, 12, 15,
26, 29 Lloyd Noble Center The
lady Sooners take on teams including OSU and Baylor in January. soonersports.com
INTERNATIONAL FINALS RODEO Jan. 13-16 Lazy E. Arena,
Guthrie Every year, the top 15 cowboys and cowgirls from across the U.S. and three Canadian provinces travel to Oklahoma and compete for world championship titles in seven standard rodeo events. travelok.com
COMMUNITY HOLIDAYS ON ICE Through
Jan. 2 400 S. Independence Ave.,
Enid Located in the Stride Bank Center’s parking lot, you will have the opportunity to skate under festive twinkle lights. skateinenid.com
SCOTFEST BURNS NIGHT Jan.
22 Stoney Creek Don your kilt, penguin suit or fine evening gown to celebrate the life and writing of late Scottish bard Robert “Rabbie” Burns with fellow lovers of poetry on Scotfest Burns Night. travelok.com
EAGLE TOUR & LOON WATCH Jan. 22 Sequoyah
National Wildlife Refuge & Tenkiller State Park Guests will begin the
tour by watching eagles from the refuge’s wecam before taking off on the caravan tour in their own vehicle. travelok.com
FOR MORE EVENTS IN TULSA, OKC AND AROUND THE STATE, HEAD TO OKMAG.COM.
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OKLAHOMA MAGAZINE | JANUARY 2022
WELCOME, 2022! From a soft relaunch of a horror franchise to a heartwarming family tale and some superhero fare, January is packed.
J
anuary has arrived ... when movies are typically taken out to pasture and killed. Bleak, I know, but there are a few films this month that might rise above that predestined path. Welcome to 2022! First up is The Tender Bar. Written by William Monahan (The Departed) and directed by George Clooney, the film stars Tye Sheridan as J.R. Moehringer, a young boy seeking a father figure after his own left when him when he was young. Ben Affleck stars as the uncle who tries to take up the mantle. This story is based on Moehringer’s own memoir of the same name and looks to be an affectionate story with the ups and downs of growing up. It releases to Amazon Prime on Jan. 7. If you want a nostalgic horror story from the ’90s, look no further than Scream. A soft re-launch/continuation of the series, the film picks up after Scream 4 with a new killer donning the Ghostface mask and targeting a set of teenagers in the town of Woodsboro. Courteney Cox, David Arquette and Neve Campbell all reprise their roles as they try and help the new set of teens deal with a killing spree, a concept of which they’re all too familiar. The film slices into theaters Jan. 14. Next up is an erotic psychological thriller titled Deep Water. Directed by Adrian Lyne, who hasn’t helmed a film since Unfaithful in 2002, the story follows Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas as a married couple on the rocks, spurring a deadly series of mind games with each other. Based on the 1957 book of the
same name by Patricia Highsmith, it will surely have all the twists, turns and excitement of Lyne’s earlier works that include Fatal Attraction and Indecent Proposal. Or, it will be a fun-to-watch mess! Either way, it hits theaters on Jan. 14. For your superhero fix this month, Morbius is here. The film stars Jarred Leto as scientist Michael Morbius, a man suffering from a rare blood disease that pushes him to try a dangerous cure, which then afflicts him with a form of vampirism. Co-starring Matt Smith, Jared Harris and Tyrese Gibson, the film might be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as the trailer has Michael Keaton reprising his role from the 2017 film Spider-Man: Homecoming. It also makes references to Spider-Man, and who knows which version of Spider-Man they mean! We’ll find out on Jan. 28. Lastly, a drama series that aired on BBC One in June of 2021, Time is absolutely worth your viewing. The story focuses on Mark Cobden (Sean Bean) as he enters prison and feels overwhelming guilt for his crime. Meanwhile, prison officer Eric McNally (Stephen Graham) deals with the dangerous inmates, as one of them discovers his weakness and tries to exploit him. Lasting only three episodes, it bolsters tremendous performances from both leads and a compelling story told over a short period of time. It’s streaming on Vudu, Apple TV and Amazon Prime. DREW JOSEPH ALLEN
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