Film and Cinema

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. okcciviccenter.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 OKC BROADWAY PRESENTS: DISNEY’S THE LION KING March 11-29 Civic Center Music Hall Giraff es strut. Birds 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 LYRIC THEATRE’S THELMA GAYLORD ACADEMY PRESENTS: NEWSIES JR. May 13-15 1725 NW 16th St. Experience the thrilling story of Newsies 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 photographs, 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 EXPRESS MAIL Through July 24 National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum When artists put pen to paper, the result is not always art – sometimes it is friendship, advice, inspiration, or congratulations. 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

is month, horror movies and documentaries take center stage, along with another Marvel crossover.

The fth month of the year has shu ed its way down the line, and I may or may not have some movies for you to check out! (Sorry, writing di ering intros gets di cult so you may just have to deal with these puns for now … maybe.)

Starting with another Marvel tent-pole lm, the month opens with Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. e sequel to Doctor Strange and the 28th lm in the apparently ceaseless Marvel Cinematic Universe, this story nds Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) entering the multiverse with allies old and new to face o against his latest foe. With an impressive cast including Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Rachel McAdams, the lm looks to tackle the insane crossover chaos that SpiderMan: No Way Home started. Directed by Sam Raimi, who helmed the original SpiderMan trilogy, the lm releases on May 6.

Next up, a horror lm 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. e trailer indicates there will be an awful lot of screaming and re 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 e Innocents. A Norwegian horror lm, e 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). e 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. e lm focuses on Harvey Schlossberg, a former NYPD o cer 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 de ne and develop modern hostage negotiation tactics. It will hit theaters and video-on-demand on May 20.

Shifting gears to something lighter, e Bob’s Burgers Movie is nally 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, e ectively 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 nally 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