FILM AND CINEMA TULSA INTERNATIONAL MAYFEST May 6-8 400
S. Main St. Experience an
outdoor tribute to the arts and music at Tulsa International Mayfest. This family-oriented event in downtown Tulsa is nationally renowned for presenting the very best in arts and entertainment. tulsamayfest.org
ROSE DISTRICT CINCO DE MAYO FIESTA May 7 Rose District, Broken
Arrow Celebrate Hispanic culture at the annual Rose District Cinco de Mayo Fiesta in Broken Arrow’s Rose District. travelok.com
TULSA GARDEN TOUR May 14 Tulsa Garden Center For
more than seven decades, the Tulsa Garden Club has been giving the public exclusive peeks to some of the most beautiful gardens in the city through their annual Tulsa Garden Tour. tulsagardenclub.org
DR. JORDAN B. PETERSON
May 18 Cox Business Convention Center Dr. Jordan B.
Peterson: Beyond Order comes to Cox Business Convention Center’s Grand Hall.
bokcenter.com
GEM FAIRE May 20-22 Expo Square For those with a
love for all things gems, minerals and other rocks, you won’t want to miss this faire. exposquare.com
2022 DISCOVERY AWARDS
May 26 Tulsa PAC The
Discovery Awards highlight and award excellence in high school musical theatre. tulsapac.com
8TH ANNUAL GRAND SLAM COMPETITION FOR “TULSA’S BEST STORYTELLER” May
28 Tulsa PAC Love true stories?
Then you will love Tulsa’s Best Storyteller Competition, where you can hear some of the best storytellers in Tulsa tell true (funny, serious, sad, harrowing, interesting) stories about their lives. tulsapac.com
IN OKC
PERFORMANCES
OKC BALLET PRESENTS: THE SLEEPING BEAUTY May
6-8 Civic Center Music Hall The
Sleeping Beauty is one of the greatest, most treasured story ballets of all time. okccivic-
center.com
LYRIC THEATRE’S THELMA GAYLORD ACADEMY PRESENTS: INTO THE WOODS May
6-8 1725 NW 16th St. Bring your children to experience the musical mashup of Cinderella, Rapunzel and Little Red Riding Hood. thelmagaylordacademy.com
Jr. live at Lyric Theatre’s Thelma Gaylord Academy in Oklahoma City’s Plaza District.
thelmagaylordacademy.com
OKLAHOMA SHAKESPEARE PRESENTS: AS YOU LIKE IT Through May 14 Outdoor Shakespeare Gardens Grab
a seat at Oklahoma Shakespeare’s home stage in Oklahoma City’s Paseo Arts District to watch As You Like It. travelok.com
CONCERTS THE WHO May 10 Paycom
Center See one of rock
music’s biggest bands live. paycomcenter.com
RAY LAMONTAGNE May 12 The Criterion This indie
singer comes to OKC for one night only. criterionokc.com
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK May 16 Paycom
Center One of the ‘90s most popular pop bands returns to the Paycom Center. paycomcenter.com
ZAC BROWN BAND May 20 Paycom Center The
country music legends of the Zac Brown Band come to OKC. paycomcenter.com
ART WESTERN
WARES Through May 1 National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum Through clothing, furniture, tableware and more, Western Wares shows how designs with roots on the range came to occupy fashion runways.
nationalcowboymuseum.org
SANTA FE TRAIL Through
May 8 National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum Using material
culture and art objects from the museum’s collection this exhibition will recognize the bicentennial of this most important National Heritage Trail.
nationalcowboymuseum.org
MOTHER ROADS Through May 8 National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum Through pho-
tographs, rare book illustrations, maps and related ephemera, visitors will explore some of the country’s most famous thoroughfares.
nationalcbowymuseum.org
PERCEPTION AND TECHNIQUE IN ABSTRACT ART Through
July 24 OKCMOA Perception
and Technique in Abstract Art presents long-standing Museum highlights.
okcmoa.com
OKC BROADWAY PRESENTS: DISNEY’S THE LION KING
EXPRESS MAIL Through
swoop. Gazelles leap. The entire Serengeti comes to life as never before. And as the music soars, Pride Rock slowly emerges from the mist. okcciviccenter.com
put pen to paper, the result is not always art – sometimes it is friendship, advice, inspiration, or congratulations.
March 11-29 Civic Center Music Hall Giraffes strut. Birds
LYRIC THEATRE’S THELMA GAYLORD ACADEMY PRESENTS: NEWSIES JR. May 13-15 1725 NW
16th St. Experience the thrilling story of Newsies
July 24 National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum When artists
nationalcowboymuseum.org
POP ART AND TEXT Through July
24 OKCMOA Ed Ruscha, Robert Indiana, and Andy Warhol will be the focus
of a new Pop Art gallery on the second floor of the Museum. okcmoa.com
ASCENDANT: EXPRESSIONS OF SELFDETERMINATION Through
Aug. 14 Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art, Norman The
decades following World War II were rife with change on a global scale, no less so for Native American artists at the University of Oklahoma. ou.edu/fjjma
THE PERFECT SHOT Through Sept.
4 OKCMOA The Perfect Shot: Walter Iooss Jr. and the Art of Sports Photography includes over 80 photographs spanning 50 years of Iooss’ career. okcmoa.com
SPORTS OKC DODGERS BASEBALL May 1, 3-8, 17-19, 24-29 Chickasaw Bricktown
Ballpark Baseball returns to OKC with the Dodgers. milb.com/oklahoma-city
WORLD WARM UP CIRCUIT May 6-8 State
Fair Park Horsecentric activity abounds at the Warm Up Circuit.
okcfairgrounds.com
22ND ANNUAL COWBOYS OF COLOR RODEO May
7 State Fair Park Enjoy this equine showcase featuring Grammy-nominated Kelly Price. okcfairgrounds.com
WHEELER CRITERIUM May 9 1701 S. Western Ave. Once the weather starts warming up, gather your crew and head south of the Oklahoma River for the Wheeler Criterium. wheelerdistrict.com
OQHA REDBUD SPECTACULAR HORSE SHOW May 31-June 12 State
Fair Park One of the equine
industry’s biggest competitions returns to Oklahoma. okcfairgrounds.com
COMMUNITY DOWNTOWN EDMOND ARTS FESTIVAL May
1 North of Broadway and Second St. Over 140 artists
exhibit and sell their works of art at the Downtown Edmond Arts Festival each year. travelok.com
FIRST FRIDAY GALLERY
WALK May 6 Paseo Arts District Visitors can enjoy
art openings, wine tastings, live music and other activities. thepaseo.org
NORMAN PRIDE
WEEKEND May 6-8 Various locations, Norman Celebrate the
LGBTQ2SIA+ community during exciting city-wide events at Norman Pride Weekend. normanokpride.org
ROUND BARN RENDEZVOUS May 8 Round Barn,
Arcadia Come by the iconic Route 66 stop as artists fill the Round Barn in Arcadia with the sound of acoustic music once a month. arcadiaroundbarn.com
MAY’S OFFERINGS This month, horror movies and documentaries take center stage, along with another Marvel crossover.
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he fifth month of the year has shuffled its way down the line, and I may or may not have some movies for you to check out! (Sorry, writing differing intros gets difficult so you may just have to deal with these puns for now … maybe.) Starting with another Marvel tent-pole film, the month opens with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The sequel to Doctor Strange and the 28th film in the apparently ceaseless Marvel Cinematic Universe, this story finds Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) entering the multiverse with allies old and new to face off against his latest foe. With an impressive cast including Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Rachel McAdams, the film looks to tackle the insane crossover chaos that SpiderMan: No Way Home started. Directed by Sam Raimi, who helmed the original SpiderMan trilogy, the film releases on May 6. Next up, a horror film with a lot of heat, titled Firestarter. Based on the Stephen King novel, the story centers around Charlie, a young girl who develops pyrokinesis and must go on the run with her father Andrew (Zac Efron) to avoid capture by government agents. The trailer indicates there will be an awful lot of screaming and fire to go around, along with, perhaps, a campy sensibility. I can’t tell if this one will be good fun or bad fun, but we’ll see when it’s released on May 13 in theaters and on the streaming service Peacock. If you’re looking for an even darker take on children with superpowers, look no further
than The Innocents. A Norwegian horror film, The Innocents focuses on a group of children who show each other their mysterious powers, which is followed by what I assume is a series of very, very unfortunate events (with absolutely no sign of Lemony Snicket). The trailer looks grim, foreboding and absolutely original. It hits select theaters and video-on-demand on May 13. If you’re looking for a documentary, check out Hold Your Fire. The film focuses on Harvey Schlossberg, a former NYPD officer and psychoanalyst, during a botched robbery that took place in 1973 in Brooklyn, where four men held eleven people hostage for 47 hours. Schlossberg’s actions helped to further define and develop modern hostage negotiation tactics. It will hit theaters and video-on-demand on May 20. Shifting gears to something lighter, The Bob’s Burgers Movie is finally releasing! Based on the animated series of the same name, the movie/musical features all the original voice actors reprising their roles, and focuses on a giant sinkhole that appears directly in front of Bob’s Burgers, effectively blocking customers and ruining their summer plans. If you’re a fan of the show, this will be exactly what you’ve been looking for, and it seems to retain all the humor of its TV counterpart. After a nearly two year delay, it hits theaters on May 27. Lastly: Top Gun: Maverick finally comes out on May 27 after ten billion delays and will, in all likelihood, be a six out of ten … if that. DREW JOSEPH ALLEN
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