Film and Cinema

COMMUNITY

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. downtownindecember.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 PRESENTS: 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. choctawcasinos.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. WELCOME, 2022!

From a soft relaunch of a horror franchise to a heartwarming family tale and some superhero fare, January is packed.

January has arrived ... when movies are typically taken out to pasture and killed. Bleak, I know, but there are a few lms this month that might rise above that predestined path. Welcome to 2022!

First up is e Tender Bar. Written by William Monahan ( e Departed) and directed by George Clooney, the lm stars Tye Sheridan as J.R. Moehringer, a young boy seeking a father gure after his own left when him when he was young. Ben A eck stars as the uncle who tries to take up the mantle. is story is based on Moehringer’s own memoir of the same name and looks to be an a ectionate 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 lm 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. e lm slices into theaters Jan. 14.

Next up is an erotic psychological thriller titled Deep Water. Directed by Adrian Lyne, who hasn’t helmed a lm since Unfaithful in 2002, the story follows Ben A eck 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 x this month, Morbius is here. e lm stars Jarred Leto as scientist Michael Morbius, a man su ering from a rare blood disease that pushes him to try a dangerous cure, which then a icts him with a form of vampirism. Co-starring Matt Smith, Jared Harris and Tyrese Gibson, the lm might be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as the trailer has Michael Keaton reprising his role from the 2017 lm Spider-Man: Homecoming. It also makes references to Spider-Man, and who knows which version of Spider-Man they mean! We’ll nd out on Jan. 28.

Lastly, a drama series that aired on BBC One in June of 2021, Time is absolutely worth your viewing. e story focuses on Mark Cobden (Sean Bean) as he enters prison and feels overwhelming guilt for his crime. Meanwhile, prison o cer 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