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ALL THE TIPS, TRICKS, EVENTS AND RECIPES YOU’LL NEED TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS. 8

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“The Polar Express” passengers enjoy a one-hour round trip to the “North Pole.”

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Take a ride on Polar Express The Eastern Flyer turns into the Polar Express every year near Bristow, complete with hot chocolate, Santa and singing waiters.

Want to take your family? Tell us your favorite holiday memory at facebook.com/tulsaworldscene.

Just like the page, ind a Polar Express post, comment on it and share it.

Or to buy tickets to this Christmas classic, go to eastern-

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ach week, a Tulsa World photographer takes a diferent look at an area landmark. Can you guess where this week’s photo was taken?

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Last week’s photo was of Lester’s Discount Auto Parts at Peoria Avenue and Independence Street. Did you guess it?

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The Country Music Association Awards are set for Wednesday, bringing some of the biggest and a few of the best musicians together to honor what the genre has become.

Of course, lots of folks with ties to Oklahoma will be up on that stage, from old favorites to new stars. I wrote in Sunday’s Tulsa World about the ive things you shouldn’t miss during Wednesday’s awards. But in this week’s Weekend playlist, I’m picking winners.

Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton have dominated the female and male vocalist of the year category for ive years in a row, but their time at the top of those awards may have run its course this year. I’d like to see Kacey Musgraves and Chris Stapleton take

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those trophies home, but I’m not sure if the CMAs can buck the trend and give the award to someone who may not be well known.

Speaking of Stapleton, it would also be great to see the CMAs award his fantastic album “Traveller” the top album prize, but look for Little Big Town to take that crown for “Pain Killer.”

Follow along with me on Twitter @jerrywoford as I watch the awards Wednesday and look to see if I was right in Thursday’s Tulsa World.

• Chris Stapleton, “Traveller” • Eric Church, “Talladega” • Little Big Town, “Girl Crush” • Kacey Musgraves, “Dime Store Cowgirl” • Maddie & Tae, “Girl in a Country Song” — JERRY WOFFORD, World Scene Writer

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TWScene Country music artist Kacey Musgraves performs at Cain’s Ballroom. She is up for female vocalist of the year at the CMA awards.

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Ashley Parrish, Weekend Editor

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Get reviews for local restaurants at tulsaworld.com/cherrypicks ResTauRaNT NeWs

Restaurants share plans for Thanksgiving

seafood, sides, desserts and brunches. Go by the store or go to thebostondeli.com for full list and prices.

Other restaurants planning special menus, bufets or takeout for Thanksgiving Day should email their information to scott.cherry@ tulsaworld.com.

The information should include hours of operation, a few details about the menu or bufet and prices. We also are gathering information on restaurants ofering free dinners.

Some restaurants are sharing their plans for Thanksgiving Day. Michael V’s, 8222 E. 103rd St., Bixby, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., $32 per person, $10 ages 8 and younger, plus tax and gratuity — 25-item bufet including roast turkey, honeyglazed ham, fried shrimp, New York strip loin, salads, veggies and desserts. 918Antoinette Baking Co. 369-0310.

Boston Deli, 6231 E. 61st St., grand opening Friday 918-492-4745, order deadline Antoinette Baking Co., Nov. 20 — wide selection of a la carte carryout, including which recently moved to 207 N. Main St., will stage turkeys, hams, pork, beef,

its grand opening 6-10 p.m.

Friday, coinciding with the Brady Arts District First Friday Art Crawl.

The celebration includes Antoinette’s weekly Pie Night, sweet treats, savory snacks and the introduction of wine, beer and champagne to the bakery’s oferings.

KEO restaurant adds fall dishes to menu KEO restaurants, 3524 S. Peoria Ave. and 8921 S. Yale Ave., has added its fall tasting menu to the regular menu.

Items include curried crab cake with ginger dressing ($12), shrimp tempura ($10), seafood bouillabaisse ($22),

ramen bowl with char-grilled chicken breast ($16) and a daily whole ish at market price.

K.C. strip tops special at Boston Deli Seared Angus K.C. strip steak with bourbon glaze, apples, walnuts, mushrooms and sage tops the Thursday night special for November at Boston Deli, 6231 E. 61st St. The dinner also includes grilled green beans, smashed red-skin potatoes, Scissortail Farms kale salad and orangescented cheesecake.

The dinner, available 5-9 p.m. Thursdays in November, is $25.

FOOD Biga sets Josh Cellars wine dinner Monday Wine rep Jessica Buie will host a dinner featuring wines from Josh Cellars of Sonoma, California, at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Biga, 4329 S. Peoria Ave. Wines will include Josh Cellars chardonnay, Josh Legacy red blend and Josh cabernet sauvignon.

They will be paired with escarole and white bean soup, pasta al forno, spicy Sicilian chicken and chocolate pot de creme.

Cost is $45, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations: 918743-2442.

— SCOTT CHERRY, World Scene Writer

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TO FIND The new James Bond movie

BY MICHAEL SMITH | World Scene Writer 918-581-8479 | michael.smith@tulsaworld.com

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ond is back.

That’s James Bond, and he returns this week in “Spectre,” the follow-up adventure to 2012’s “Skyfall,” a smash that became the highest-grossing British ilm in history and won a pair of Oscars, with one for Adele’s theme song.

Daniel Craig returns as the super spy for the fourth time since “Casino Royale” in 2006, and the Bond brand returns to IMAX auditoriums Friday, along with nearly every other theater in the Tulsa area.

Here are ive things you should know about “Spectre” before heading to theaters, beginning with 7 p.m. preview showings Thursday night.

We open with the Day of the Dead In the pre-credits sequence, we ind 007 amid the festival parade that is Dias de los Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, on a mission in Mexico City. Once the credits roll, listen for the “Spectre” theme song, “Writing’s on the Wall,” sung by Sam Smith of Grammy-winning “Stay With Me” fame.

International locales

Two dozen Bond movies

Bond has always been known for getting around, and that includes jetsetting travels. In addition to Mexico, our spy will get his passport stamped in Rome, Morocco, Moscow and Austria. There has to be a high-speed chase — this time in an Aston Martin DB10, only 10 of which are being built — and the production was allowed to close of several of Rome’s busiest streets for “Spectre’s” speeding cars.

“Spectre” marks the 24th James Bond adventure and the fourth outing for Craig, who is the sixth actor to portray 007 in those ilms — following the tuxedo-clad fashions of Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan.

Daniel Craig stars as James Bond in “Spectre,” opening this weekend in theaters.

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Christoph Waltz of “Inglourious Basterds” fame plays the super-villain this time around as the leader of the Special Executive for Counter-intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion — or SPECTRE, as it’s been known since the early days of the Bond series of books by Ian Fleming.

Two ‘Bond girls,’ 21 years apart “Spectre” features a pair of women romantically connected to 007, with one played by Monica Bellucci, the stunning Italian actress who, at age 51, is the oldest “Bond girl” to date. The larger of these roles goes to Lea Seydoux, the 30-year-old French woman best known for “Blue is the Warmest Color.”

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“Nanyehi: The story of Nancy Ward” is performed at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa last year.

It returns on Thursday-Saturday.

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Look here each week for information on tickets and event times and locations.

Shows will be added as ticket announcements are made.

Look here each week for information on tickets and event times and locations. Shows will be added as ticket announcements are made.

com, 918-699-7667

Jef Dunham, 8 p.m. May 6.

$20-$35.

Gaelic Storm, Dec. 3. Doors at

The Marshall Tucker Band, 7 p.m. Nov. 16. $25.

Throw Down Thursday Main Event, 7 p.m. Nov. 19.

$48.50

Rock N’ Folk N’ Chili Cook-Of, Nov. 7. Doors at 5 p.m.

7:30 p.m. $18-$33.

The Neighbourhood,

BRADY THEATER

$15-$20.

105 W. M.B. Brady St., bradytheater. com, 918-582-7239

Gogol Bordello, Nov. 9. Doors

BOK CENTER

Straight No Chaser, Nov. 5.

Lucero, Nov. 10. Doors at 7:30

Doors at 7:30 p.m. $29.50-$59.50.

p.m. $20-$35.

Dec. 9. Doors at 6:30 p.m. $15-$18.

The Pointer Sisters, 7 p.m.

200 S. Denver Ave., bokcenter.com, 866-726-5287

America’s Got Talent Live!, Nov. 14. Doors at 7 p.m.

Veterans Day Dance with the Round-Up Boys,

Nov. 6. $25-$45.

tobyMac, 7 p.m. Dec. 6. $15-

$29.50-$49.50.

Rumble on the River XIV,

$69.50.

Rise Against, Nov. 18. Doors at

Nov. 11. Doors at 6 p.m. $7, free for veterans.

p.m. $26-$41.

7 p.m. Nov. 13. $35-$60.

Monster Jam, 2 and 7 p.m.

6 p.m. $32.50-$35.

Young the Giant, Nov. 14.

Gin Blossoms, 7 p.m. Nov. 20.

Jan. 2.

King Diamond, Dec. 2. Doors

Doors at 7 p.m. $27-$42.

$20-$40.

Madonna, 7 p.m. Jan. 14. $42-

at 7 p.m. $34.

Lyle Lovett and his Quasi Cowboy Band, 8 p.m. Dec. 4.

$357.

”So You Think You Can Dance Tour,” Dec. 4. Doors at

The Leftover Last Waltz II, Nov. 15. Doors at 6 p.m. $24-$30.

Metric, Nov. 17. Doors at 7 p.m.

$60-$90.

Jan. 21-24. $22-$82.

7 p.m. $29.50-$49.50.

$24-$39.

Janet Jackson, Jan. 27. $35-

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience,

RIVER SPIRIT EVENT CENTER 8330 Riverside Parkway, riverspirittulsa.com, 918-995-8235

HARD ROCK HOTEL & CASINO TULSA 777 W. Cherokee St., Catoosa, hardrockcasinotulsa.com, 918-3847800

”Nanyehi: The Story of Nancy Ward,” 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5-7. $15.

REO Speedwagon, 8 p.m.

$20.

MARVEL Universe LIVE, $135.

Red Dirt Round-up, Jan. 29. $20-$30.

Harlem Globetrotters, Feb. 5, 7. $20-$115.

Iron Maiden, 7 p.m. Feb. 26. $29.50-$89.50.

Winter Jam, March 13. $10 at

Nov. 12. SOLD OUT.

the door.

Donny & Marie, 8 p.m. Dec.

Cirque du Soleil: “Toruk — The First Flight,” March

17. On sale soon.

Frank Caliendo, 8 p.m. Jan. 14. On sale Nov. 5.

OSAGE CASINO EVENT CENTER 951 W. 36th St. North, osagecasinos.

24-27. $35-$110.

”Sesame Street Live: Make a New Friend,” April

Dec. 9. Doors at 7 p.m. $25-$35.

Kim Walker-Smith, Dec. 13.

Doors at 6 p.m. $27.50-$42.50.

Of Monsters and Men, Dec. 15. Doors at 6:30 p.m. $39.50.

Black Label Society, Dec. 29. Doors at 7 p.m. $28.

Brady New Year’s Eve Party, 8 p.m. Dec. 31. Starting at $15.

Disco Drome bike race, Nov. 20. Doors at 7:30 p.m. $15-$20.

JD McPherson, Nov. 21. Doors at 7 p.m. $18-$33.

Jason Boland & the Stragglers with Cody Canada and The Departed, Nov. 27. Doors at 7 p.m. $18-$33.

Cancer Sucks Concert feat. Poison Overdose, We The Ghost, Sweatin’ Bullets, Nov. 28. Doors at 5:30

Arlo Guthrie, Feb. 14. Doors at

p.m. $10.

7 p.m. $39.50-$79.50.

Ryan Bingham, Nov. 29.

1-3. $20-$62. On sale Nov. 5.

CAIN’S BALLROOM

Carrie Underwood, 7 p.m.

423 N. Main St., cainsballroom.com, 918-584-2306

April 27. $46-$76. On sale 10 a.m.

Nov. 6.

at 7 p.m. $26-$41.

Iration, Nov. 4. Doors at 6:30 p.m.

Doors at 7 p.m. $25-$40.

Parkway Drive, Nov. 30.

Doors at 6 p.m. $22-$37.

Kevin Gates, Dec. 1. Doors at 7 p.m. $30-$45.

Dec. 7. Doors at 6:30 p.m. $25-$40.

August Burns Red, Dec. 8.

Doors at 5:30 p.m. $22.50-$37.50.

Hot Club of Cowtown, Tyler Farr, Dec. 11. Doors at 7 Mt. Eden, Dec. 17. Doors at 7 p.m. $15-$18.

Texas Hippie Coalition, Dec. 18. Doors at 6:30 p.m. $15-$30.

John Fullbright, Dec. 19.

Doors at 7 p.m. $10-$25.

Robert Earl Keen, Dec. 20.

Doors at 7 p.m. $23-$38.

Turnpike Troubadours, Dec. 26. Doors at 7 p.m. $35-$50.

Randy Rogers Band, Dec. 31. Doors at 8 p.m. $30-$32.

Corey Smith, Jan. 14. Doors at 7 p.m. $17-$32.

The Expendables, Jan. 19.

Doors at 7 p.m. $17-$20.

Badish, a Tribute to Sublime, Jan. 26. Doors at 7 p.m. $12-$18.

COX BUSINESS CENTER 100 Civic Center, coxcentertulsa.com, 877-885-7222

Williams Route 66 Marathon expo, Nov. 20-21.

New Year’s Eve Sobriety Powwow, Dec. 31.

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TIX ON SIX TULSA PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 110 E. Second St., myticketoice.com, 918-596-71110

”Bad Jews,” Through Nov. 7.

BROKEN ARROW PERFORMING ARTS CENTER 701 S. Main St., Broken Arrow, myticketoice.com, 918-259-5778

Charles E. Norman Theatre. $17-$20.

”Ragtime: The Musical,”

Brown Bag It: Jambalaya Jass Band, 12:10 p.m. Nov. 4.

7:30 p.m. Dec. 8. $25-$65.

Kathleen Westby Pavilion. Free.

The Ten Tenors: Home for the Holidays, 7:30 p.m.

An Evening with Tommy Emmanuel, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7.

Dec. 15. $25-$65.

Chapman Music Hall. $25-$55.

7:30 p.m. Feb. 5.

Bora Lee Piano Concert,

“Million Dollar Quartet,” Bernadette Peters, 7:30 p.m.

3 p.m. Nov. 7. John H. Williams Theatre. Free.

March 5.

”Fusebox,” 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7.

VANTREASE PACE

Liddy Doenges Theatre. $20.

”The Great Gatsby,” 8 p.m.

Nov. 13-14, 19-20; 2 p.m. Nov. 15, 22.

Liddy Doenges Theatre. $18-$22.

Weiss Kaplan Stumpf Trio, 3 p.m. Nov. 15. John H. Williams Theatre. $25.

”The Book of Mormon,” 7:30 p.m. Nov. 17-19, 22; 8 p.m. Nov. 20-21; 2 p.m. Nov. 21-22. Chapman Music Hall. $35-$135.

Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, 8 p.m. Nov. 20-21. John

10300 E. 81st St., myticketoice.com, 918-595-7777

TCC Signature Classics: “The Loudenitch Family,” 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14. $25-$50.

TCC Signature Pops: “Christmas in Tulsa,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 18-19. $30-$65.

TCC Signature Classics: “Barber, Bernstein and Boyer ‘The Dream of America,’” 7:30 p.m. Jan. 23. $30-$65.

H. Williams Theatre. $40.

Brown Bag It: Tulsa Festival Ringers, 11:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Dec. 2. John H. Williams Theatre. Free.

”Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” 7:30 p.m. Dec.

MABEE CENTER 7777 S. Lewis Ave., mabeecenter.com, 918-495-6000

”Secret Keeper Girl: Crazy Hair Tour,” 6:30 p.m.

Nov. 6. $18-$55.

Newsboys, 7 p.m. Nov. 20.

4-5, 11-12; 2 p.m. Dec. 6, 12-13. Liddy Doenges Theatre. $16-$20.

$25-$45.

Tulsa Symphony Orchestra Pops: Home for the Holidays, 7:30 p.m.

OKLAHOMA JAZZ HALL OF FAME

Dec. 5, 2:30 p.m. Dec. 6. Chapman Music Hall. $15-$70.

111 E. First St., okjazz.org, 918-9285299

”A Christmas Carol,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 10-13, 15-19, 21-23; 2 p.m.

Dec. 13, 20. John H. Williams Theatre. $13-$26.

The Mike Steinel Quintet, 5 p.m. Nov. 8. $15.

7 Blue Trio, 5 p.m. Nov. 15. $15.

Chuck and Sandy Gardner: Coming of Age,

Tulsa Ballet: “The Nutcracker,” 7 p.m. Dec. 11, 1820; 2 p.m. Dec. 12-13, 19-20. Chapman Music Hall. $25-$100.

”Dreamgirls in Concert,” 8 p.m. Dec. 17-19, 22-23; 2 p.m. Dec. 20. Liddy Doenges Theatre. On sale soon.

”Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,” 7:30 p.m. Dec. 22-23, 2 p.m. Dec. 23. Chapman Music Hall.

On sale soon.

5 p.m. Nov. 29. $15.

TULSA OILERS BOK Center, 200 S. Denver Ave., tulsaoilers.com, 918-632-7825, $15-$55.

vs. Allen Americans, 7:05 p.m. Nov. 13.

vs. Missouri Mavericks, 7:05 p.m. Nov. 20.

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very year, families gather to celebrate the holidays.

The typical home ills up quickly — with people, luggage, pets and toys strewn about.

Wouldn’t it be great to have a survival guide to navigate the challenges of those hectic times?

We sought stories from families about hallowed holiday traditions, recipes that might make meals a little more fun, details on upcoming events to pass the time and a few do’s and don’ts when it comes to etiquette.

Perhaps, with a little efort, we can all make it through the hustle and bustle unscathed.

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THANK TRADITION Tulsans share their treasured holiday memories, traditions

By JIMMIE TRAMEL | World Scene Writer

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WO THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS, and you can reverse the order if you like: 1. Spend quality time with family.

2. Feast on turkey.

Asked on the Tulsa World Scene Facebook page: Do you have any “bonus” Thanksgiving traditions? Is there something your family does every year, in addition to the basics?

Broken Arrow resident Mindy Ballard suggested a “small thing” that takes place in her home — specifically, under dinner plates.

A few years ago, she started asking Thanksgiving guests to write their names and something they are thankful for on the tablecloth. She stashes the tablecloth for safekeeping until it’s scribbling time again.

Cool, right?

Ballard said she started doing it a few years ago because she has one surviving grandparent, a “very quiet” grandfather. “He was going to be there that year, and I just wanted something to preserve our time together, something better than just pictures.”

Ballard said she had about two dozen guests the first year she asked people to sign the tablecloth. She couldn’t find a tablecloth big enough to accommodate that many people so she made her own.

It’s white and Navy blue, and she advises writing on the white part with a permanent marker.

The tablecloth gets used every year, which means it keeps getting enhanced.

Ballard said it’s fun to look at the tablecloth and be reminded of who attended Thanksgiving dinners. Faraway-from-home college students have been among guests. Also, Ballard said it’s fun to see how the handwriting of children changes over the years.

She said she hopes the tradition will continue. Is she worried someone will spill gravy on a family keepsake?

“Everybody has been pretty careful,” she said. “It hasn’t happened yet, but if it does, I don’t know, maybe spot-clean it I guess.”

Among other “bonus” traditions suggested by commenters on the Tulsa World Scene Facebook page:

Play ball Erin Bradley said her family members have been playing a “Turkey Bowl” football SEE TraDITIoNs 10

Mindy Ballard couldn’t ind a tablecloth big enough to suit her Thanksgiving purposes, so she made a 40-foot-long tablecloth. In what has become a Thanksgiving tradition, she encourages guests to write their names and something they are thankful for on the tablecloth. MICHAEL WYKE/Tulsa World

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game for 30-plus years. She said a most valuable player is chosen at game’s end, and the MVP gets to put his or her name on a helmet and keep the helmet until next year.

Diane Schooley Wells also used the term “Turkey Bowl” to describe her family’s annual football game. “Old and young play in the game,” she said. “We even let the babies in on the game by using them as the football.”

Greg Rosamond said his family clashes in a Thanksgiving “basketball tournament.”

Watch ball Ronni Lynn Williams said she treks to Dallas to watch the Cowboys’ annual Thanksgiving game.

Jonathon Osborn and Ron Terrell weighed in to say it has become a tradition to watch the Detroit Lions lose on Thanskgiving.

Look at lights Lisa Mahoney and Coda Heart said they go to Utica Square for the “Lights On” celebration. “Then come home for corn soup, breadsticks and the irst Christmas movie of the season,” Mahoney said.

Stacey West-Feather said she looks at Christmas lights and eats ice cream afterward.

Go out, or stay in, to watch a movie Kierra Brown said she always goes to a movie. Ashley Cowan said her family watches “White Christmas” together. Natalie Ewing said her family watches the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving movie.

Tweak the menu “We don’t eat turkey,” Amber Logan said. “We pick something diferent every year. Two years ago, we made it so each household brought a diferent dish, and the host made the main dish, which

was baked salmon. That way no one was spending all day in the kitchen but rather (spent time) with family.”

Melissa Ward said her family usually eats pizza or barbecue.

Serve Bonnie Atteberry said her family members go to Dufy’s Restaurant in Broken Arrow and help out by serving food, washing dishes, illing plates and drink orders, and busing tables. “It’s free to everyone, and all get a full yummy Thanksgiving meal,” she said.

“Then, when it’s over, we take our to-go plates home and eat as a family. I love this tradition and love that my family does this with me.”

Compete Natalie Payne said her family has food competitions (best stuing, best dressing) and a sweet potato pie vs. pumpkin pie contest.

Said Eldon Edwards: “Football games, turkeycoma nap, board games.”

Said Heather Steele: “Boys vs. girls in Trivial Pursuit.”

Get exercise Janice Grahama Allyn said her family walks a trail at Turkey Mountain.

Prepare a game plan Sandy Pierce said her family checks out Black Friday ads to plan a route.

Prepare for the next holiday Sarah Crutchield said her Thanksgiving tradition is to decorate for Christmas the next day while the family is there to help.

Said Ron Dean: “After a big family lunch, we watch football, nap, eat some more and then we break out the Christmas tree and decorations.”

Jimmie Tramel 918-581-8389 jimmie.tramel@tulsaworld.com

Tulsa’s Amy Bates checks the contents of her cleaning caddy before the holiday rush begins.

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For less stress, start preparing for holiday company now

BY RITA SHERROW World Scene Writer

Holidays mean guests in the house, extra chores, holiday shopping and meals to plan, but there are ways to relieve some of that stress, according to Amy Bates, owner of Tulsa’s Merry Maids.

Start your preparations now so you won’t be overwhelmed with last-minute tasks right before the guests arrive, she advises.

Here are some tips on getting your home ready for guests.

1. Work on the worst rooms in your house irst, usually the kitchen and the master bathroom.

2. Get everyone involved. Kids can help with tasks that are age-appropriate.

3. In the kitchen, if cleaning the oven and the stove are your least favorite, do that irst.

For oven racks, put a towel in the bottom of the bathtub, adding the racks and covering them with 5 to 8 inches of hot water mixed with about ½ cup laundry powder. Agitate periodically over the course of a few hours and use a kitchen brush or steel wool. The same mixture works for stove tops, too.

4. Wash the dinner china using a silicone

mat or towel in the bottom of the sink to protect the dishes. Don’t do more than one dish at a time, don’t stack them in the wash basin, and don’t use extremely hot water.

5. For silverware, clean it all at once by putting it in a pot lined with aluminum foil. Make a mixture of water with ¼ cup baking soda and a couple of teaspoons of salt and pour over the silver. Let it stand covered for about ive minutes.

6. For ease in vacuuming, add an extension cord to your vacuum cleaner.

7. Prepare the guest bedroom with freshly washed linens. Vacuum the mattress before putting on the clean sheets.

8. Make sure there is a nightlight and a lamp for guests. Check the lamp for cobwebs.

9. Make sure there is an accessible electric outlet so guests can charge their electronics. Have a folding luggage rack or hard chair for a suitcase.

10. Vacuum under the bed, put batteries in the alarm clock and dust everything.

11. Put fresh towels on the bed so guests won’t have to rummage in the linen closet.

12. Put coasters out everywhere.

Rita Sherrow 918-581-8360 rita.sherrow@tulsaworld.com

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HOLIDAY MEAL PREP Make-ahead dishes and simple snacks reduce holiday stress

BY NICOLE MARSHALL MIDDLETON World Scene Writer

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ELIEVE IT OR not, holiday entertaining does not have to be stressful.

Get started now with some tried and true make-ahead recipes and you can lessen your workload. We’ve found recipes for some craveworthy dinner rolls, turkey gravy and a butternut squash soup that makes a perfect appetizer, first-course or light meal the day after.

And it’s always good to stock your fridge with some light bites that you can pull together in a matter of minutes.

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tulsaweekend.com MAKE-AHEAD TURKEY GRAVY ¾ cup carrot, chopped 3 pounds turkey wings (4) ½ teaspoon dried thyme 2 medium onions, peeled and quartered ¾ cup lour 1 cup water 2 tablespoons butter 8 cups chicken broth ½ teaspoon pepper 1. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Arrange wings in a large roasting pan. Scatter onions over top. Roast 1¼ hours until wings are browned.

2. Put wings and onions in a 5-6 quart pot. Add water to roasting pan and stir to scrape up any brown bits on the bottom. Add the brown bits to the pot.

3. Add 6 cups broth (refrigerate the remaining 2 cups) add carrot and thyme. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered 1½ hours.

4. Remove wings, place on cutting board. Save wing meat for another use if you wish, or discard. Strain broth into a 3-quart saucepan, pressing vegetables to extract as much liquid as possible. Discard vegetables.

5. Skim fat of broth and discard. If time permits, refrigerate broth overnight to make fat skimming easier.

6. Whisk lour into remaining 2 cups broth until well blended.

Bring broth in pot to a gentle boil. Whisk in broth-lavored mixture and boil 3-4 minutes to thicken gravy and cook lour.

Stir in butter and pepper. Serve now or freeze up to 6 months.

— adapted from food.com

Dinner rolls can be baked ahead of time and frozen to cut one task out of holiday meal preparation.

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MAKE-AHEAD DINNER ROLLS 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus 2 tablespoons 5-5½ cups all-purpose lour for bowl and baking dish 1 tablespoon yeast (rapid rise or instant) 1½ cups whole milk 2 teaspoons salt ⅓ cup honey 1 large egg 4 tablespoons vegetable shortening 1 large egg, beaten plus 1 tablespoon water 1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 200 degrees. When oven reaches 200 degrees, shut oven of. Grease large bowl with 1 tablespoon butter. Line 13-by-9-inch baking dish with foil, leaving overhang on all sides. Grease foil with 1 tablespoon butter.

2. Place milk, honey, shortening and remaining 3 tablespoons butter in large measuring cup. Microwave on high power until milk is warm (110 degrees) and butter and shortening begin to melt, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir well.

3. Mix 4½ cups lour, yeast and salt in bowl of standing mixer itted with dough hook. Turn mixer to low and slowly add milk mixture. After dough comes together, increase speed to medium, add 1 egg and mix until dough is smooth, about 2 minutes. Add another ½ cup lour and knead until dough is shiny and smooth and comes away from sides of mixing bowl, 6 to 7 minutes (add up to ½ cup more lour if dough is too sticky). Turn dough onto nonloured surface and knead briely to form smooth, cohesive ball. Transfer dough to buttered bowl and turn to coat. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and place in turned-of oven until dough has doubled in size, 50 to 60 minutes.

4. Punch down dough on loured surface and divide into 3 equal pieces. Roll each piece into thick cylinder and cut each cylinder into 5 equal pieces. Working one piece at a time (keep remaining pieces covered with plastic wrap), form dough pieces into smooth, taut rounds and arrange in prepared baking dish. Lightly press on dough rounds so they just touch each other. Cover baking dish with plastic wrap and return to turned-of oven until dough rounds have doubled in size, 50 to 60 minutes.

5. Remove dish and heat oven to 375 degrees. Unwrap baking dish and brush rolls with egg-water mixture. Bake until rolls are deep golden brown, 25 to 27 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on wire rack for 5 minutes. Using handles of foil sling, remove rolls from baking dish and cool on wire rack for 1 hour. Remove foil from rolls, return to rack, and cool completely, about 2 hours longer. Keeping rolls together, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, then in foil; freeze for up to 1 month.

6. To serve: Remove plastic wrap and foil (reserve foil) from rolls, wrap in reserved foil and defrost at room temperature for 2 hours. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 375 degrees.

Bake foil-wrapped rolls on baking sheet until heated through, about 30 minutes. Serve.

- adapted from Cook’s Country

Here are some stellar snacks to whip up for your guests.

The cheesy corn dip is great for a come-and-go party because it stays warm in a crock pot.

And the smoked salmon on scones and endive cup appetizers are elegant examples of seasonal appetizers that you can quickly prepare with ingredients that you have on hand.

Crumble cheese, bacon and fruit on the endive cups for an easy inger food. Smoked salmon is a great light appetizer that is easy to slice and serve with horseradish cream but festive enough for the holidays.

This super creamy, cheesy corn dip will wow your party guests.

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SLOW COOKER CORN DIP ¼ cup grated Parmesan 4 slices bacon, diced cheese 3 15.25-ounce cans whole Kosher salt and freshly ground kernel corn, drained black pepper, to taste 2 jalapenos, seeded and diced 8 ounces cream cheese, cubed ½ cup sour cream 2 tablespoons chopped chives 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese 1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add bacon and cook until brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate; set aside.

2. Place corn, jalapenos, sour cream, pepper jack cheese and Parmesan into a slow cooker; season with salt and pepper, to taste. Stir until well-combined. Top with cream cheese.

3. Cover and cook on low heat for 2 hours.

4. Uncover and stir until cream cheese is well-combined. Cover and cook on high heat for an additional 15 minutes.

5. Serve immediately, garnished with bacon and chives, if desired.

— adapted from damndelicious

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Butternut squash and leek soup with herb butter is a great recipe to make ahead during the holiday season. Tulsa World ile ENDIVE CUPS WITH BACON, BLUE CHEESE AND POMEGRANATE 20 Belgian endive leaves ½ cup blue cheese crumbles 1 cup Granny Smith apple, diced 6 slices of bacon, crispy 1½ teaspoons extra virgin olive oil Lemon juice ⅓ cup pomegranate arils 10 walnuts, crushed 1. Chop bacon into bite-size pieces and cut apples into ¼-inch cubes.

2. Sprinkle apple with lemon juice to prevent browning.

3. Mix apple, bacon and blue cheese in a bowl with olive oil.

4. Place about a tablespoon of the mixture on each endive leaf, sprinkle with crushed walnuts and pomegranate arils. Serve cold.

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BUTTERNUT SQUASH AND LEEK SOUP WITH HERB BUTTER This is a great recipe that can be made ahead and frozen. ½ cup dry white For the herb butter: ¼ teaspoon white wine pepper (more 1 shallot, inely can be added to 6 cups homemade chopped (about taste) or low-salt 2 tablespoons) chicken broth For the soup: ½ cup dry sherry 2½ tablespoons 4 cups chopped, ½ pound (16 kosher salt well-washed tablespoons) leeks, white part 1 teaspoon to 1 unsalted butter, only (about 3 tablespoon at room temlarge) white pepper perature (start with the 8 cups peeled, 2 tablespoons lesser amount as seeded and chopped fresh peppers vary in diced (1-inch chives intensity) cubes) butternut 1 teaspoon kosher squash (about 3 Chopped fresh salt medium) chives for garnish 1. Up to 2 weeks ahead: Make the herb butter — Heat a small nonstick sauté pan over medium heat. When hot, add the shallots and heat to release their aroma and lightly toast them, about 30 seconds. Remove from the heat and add the sherry. Set the pan back on the heat and reduce the liquid to 2 tablespoons, about 8 minutes. Let cool. In a small mixing bowl, blend the butter, chives, sherry-shallot mixture, salt and pepper. Line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper and spread the butter ¼-inch thick to cover about 8 by 6 inches.

Cover and chill. With a small cookie cutter (I use a star) or a knife, cut out 12 small shapes. Wrap in plastic and freeze.

2. Make the soup — Put the leeks in a heavy-based nonaluminum, 8-quart stockpot. Put the squash over the leeks; add the wine and broth. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer; cook until the squash is fork-tender, about 25 minutes. Let cool 15 minutes. Add the salt and pepper; purée in a blender (or food processor). Cover and freeze (or refrigerate up to 3 days).

3. On the day of serving — Defrost the butter shapes. Reheat the soup over low to medium heat, stirring frequently (or in a microwave). To serve, ladle the hot soup into shallow bowls and garnish with herb butter and fresh chives.

— adapted from Fine Cooking

SCONES WITH SMOKED FISH AND HORSERADISH CREAM Savory scones, cut into small 2-inch pieces or store-bought crostini of your choice ½ cup sour cream 1 tablespoon horseradish 5 ounces smoked, thinly sliced ish, salmon or trout Black pepper 2 tiny dill sprigs for garnish 1. Cut each scone in half. Combine cream and horseradish sauce.

Top each scone half with an equal amount of mixture.

2. Cut smoked ish slices into 20 1-inch wide strips. Top each prepared half with a smoked ish strip and a sprinkle of pepper.

3. Garnish with dill sprigs. Serve at room temperature.

Endive cups are illed with bacon, blue cheese, walnuts, apple and pomegranate arils.

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NEED A DISTRACTION? Take the family to these holiday events

By JERRy WOFFORD | World Scene Writer

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HERE IS ONLY so much football you can watch when the family gets together.

Don’t fear, holiday captain: There are a ton of events in the Tulsa area throughout the holiday season.

Find everything from concerts to ice skating to keep the whole family together for those memorable holiday experiences. Here are a few events to mark on the calendar.

‘The Book of Mormon’ This may be an event best suited for the adults. The ninetime Tony award-winning best musical from the creators of “South Park” will be in town for several performances. Contains explicit language.

When: Nov. 17-22, Tulsa Performing Arts Center — Chapman Music Hall, 101 E. Third St.

For tickets: myticketoice.com

Philbrook Festival of Trees Kick of the Festival of Trees at Philbrook Museum of Art on opening night, Nov. 20, and come back for holiday events through Dec. 31. $100 for members, $125 without membership.

On Nov. 21, enjoy Garden Glow, the free, public opening to Philbrook Festival. Visitors enjoy cocoa, holiday art-making activities, and the Philbrook Gardens lit for the holiday season.

When: Nov. 20, 2727 S. Rockford Road.

For more: philbrook.org

Christopher Swan as The Old Man performs with the Company of “A Christmas Story.” Courtesy

Celebrity Attractions presents: “A Christmas Story: The Musical” Family in early? “A Christmas Story: The Musical” could be an early-season event to get everybody in the mood. The musical features all of the mishaps from Ralphie’s Christmas adventures that you know and love.

When: Nov. 10-15, Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E. Second St.

For more: myticketoice.com

The Polar Express holiday train The Eastern lyer runs select days Nov. 13-Dec. 27. Families enjoy a one-hour story-book journey complete with hot chocolate, Santa, dancing chefs and whimsi-

Santa Claus gives trinkets to Kelsi Shibley (left), Peter Shibley and Asiya Horton on the Eastern Flyer Polar Express.

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cal elves. Prices: $30-80.

When: Nov. 20-Dec. 27, Bristow.

For more: EasternFlyerPolarExpressRide.com

Cain’s Ballroom shows The end of the year at Cain’s Ballroom has become something of a homecoming for several fast-rising Oklahoma musicians.

Among the many shows are Oklahoma natives J.D. McPherson and Parker Millsap on Nov. 21, Jason Boland & the Stragglers with Cody Canada & the Departed for the 10th Annual Leftover Turkey show on Nov. 27, the 11th Cancer Sucks Concert on Nov. 28, John Fullbright with Wink & Ali and Kyle Reid on Dec. 19, and the Turnpike Troubadours on Dec. 26.

Make these shows a fun family homecoming.

When: Various dates, Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.

For tickets: cainsballroom.com

Cyntergy Hurtland and Disco Drome Tulsa Tough has created a new cyclocross event called Cyntergy Hurtland on Nov. 21 at Owen Park,

Oklahoma State’s Mason Rudolph throws a pass under pressure from OU defender Eric Striker in 2014.

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560 N. Maybelle Ave. Preceding the Hurtland will be a one-time indoor velodrome race dubbed the “Disco Drome” on Nov. 20 at Cain’s Ballroom.

When: Nov. 20-21

For more: hurtlandusa.com

Rhema Christmas Lights Witness a display of more than 2 million lights synchronized to Christmas music. Visitors to Rhema Christmas Lights can drive through the lights, walk around the park, or view the displays from a horse-drawn carriage. Admission is free, and donations are accepted.

Opening night is set for Nov. 25 When: Nov. 25-Jan. 1, Rhema Bible Church, 1025 W. Kenosha St., Broken Arrow.

For more: rhemabiblechurch.com

Castle Christmas Experience one of the world’s largest collections of holiday inlatables at the Castle Christmas. Take a drive through the kingdom’s winter wonderland.

Take a tractor-drawn hayride, a horse-drawn carriage and tour the petting zoo.

When: Nov. 25-Jan. 1, The Castle of Muskogee, 3400 W. Fern

The gardens of Philbrook are illum Mountain Road, Muskogee.

For more: okcastle.com

Lights On! For more than 40 years, Lights On has evoked the holiday spirit.

Sip hot chocolate as you sing your favorite holiday carols. Santa Claus will be there to conduct the inal countdown when more than 700,000 lights light up the evening sky.

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When: Nov. 26, Utica Square, 21st Street and Utica Avenue For more: uticasquare.com

Bedlam Plan ahead for one of the best rivalry football games in the Big 12. The OU Sooners and OSU Cowboys meet again on the gridiron for Bedlam.

When: Nov. 28, Stillwater

For more: okstate.com

Light the Loop Several downtown districts will join forces for a progressive lighting event to set areas inside the Inner-Dispersal Loop aglow.

Arvest Winterfest and its popular ice rink outside the BOK Center (which opens Nov. 27), the Deco District, East Village, Greenwood, Reconciliation Park and Guthrie Green are all planning

to participate in the progressive event, a day full of events throughout downtown.

When: Nov. 29, downtown Tulsa

tic helium balloons escorted by teams of balloon wranglers.

When: Dec. 12, downtown Tulsa

Tulsa Christmas Parade

Funday Sunday with Santa at Gilcrease

For more: downtowntulsaok.com

This festive celebration includes loats, bands, drill teams, dancers and plenty of bright, colorful lights. Crowd favorites among parade onlookers are the gigan-

For more: tulsachristmasparade.org

Visitors can enjoy various artmaking stations in the museum, each ofering diferent materials and themes, as well as teacher

artists to help guide and inspire.

An art hunt is available to explore in the galleries, with a prize at the end. For families with children ages 3-15.

When: Dec. 20, Gilcrease Museum, 1400 North Gilcrease Museum Road.

For more: gilcrease.utulsa.edu Jerry Woford 918-581-8346 jerry.woford@tulsaworld.com

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Savvy snacks

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Get cheesy this holiday season with simple party appetizers

BY JESSICA RODRIGO World Scene Writer

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he holiday season is here, which means the entertaining season is here.

Candace Conley, owner and chef of The Girl Can Cook Cooking Studio and Kitchen in Broken Arrow, hosts dinner parties, cooking classes and caters events for a living. She gave us some quick ways to make food central to entertaining.

“People appreciate you feeding them,” she said. So you’re guaranteed a great party.

Cheese is always a staple in her midtown home, and frozen pastry dough is easy to dress up for special guests. Wrap a block of cheese in pastry or phyllo dough and pop it into the oven for a little bit, and it can be served hot.

Conley never minds people hanging out in her kitchen as she’s preparing a meal. In fact, she likes to delegate duties to her guests.

“I’ll pass them a bottle of wine and have them serve people or have them cut something for me,” she said.

Finger foods, including cheeses, dips and pates, are an easy way to occupy guests as the meal is pulled together for any occasion.

Here are a few easy cheeses that will have your guests thinking you’re a master host/hostess.

Pro tip 1: Cheese will taste better served at room temperature rather than directly from the fridge.

Pro tip 2: Always stock the pantry with serving toothpicks with the plastic frills, the bamboo toothpicks tied in a knot on one end or the flat wooden picks that look like twopronged forks. It makes serving cubed cheese simple and pretty.

Cheese served in diferent forms is an easy entertaining option during the holiday season. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World

Brie or Camembert Both of these cheeses are soft and often sold in small wheels with a white, somewhat powdery, edible exterior.

They are versatile cheeses that can be served hot or at room temperature. Either can also be dressed up in phyllo or frozen pastry dough or with sauteed garlic or mushrooms or smothered in fig or fruit preserves. This cheese pairs well with crackers, fresh baguette slices or crostini.

Baked Brie or Camembert cheese topped with sauteed mushrooms can entertain guests while holiday meals or festivities are pulled together.

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SAUTEED MUSHROOMS WITH THYME OVER BAKED BRIE 4-5 baby portobello or button 3-4 sprigs of thyme mushrooms, sliced ½-1 tablespoon olive oil 1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

2. Place whole Brie into a small baking dish and place into the oven.

3. Heat a small pan over medium to medium-high heat. Add olive oil and bring to temperature.

4. Add mushrooms to pan in a single layer. Allow the mushrooms to cook for about 3-4 minutes untouched to achieve browning, then lip. Leave them untouched a few more minutes to brown the other side. Add more oil if needed.

5. During the last few minutes, add the sprigs of thyme, leaving one for garnish, to the pan and toss together.

6. When the thyme becomes aromatic, empty the mushrooms onto the top of the Brie baking in the oven.

7. The Brie is ready to come out of the oven when it begins to sink slightly in the middle.

8. Remove from the oven and garnish with thyme leaves. Serve with toasted baguette slices.

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Rules of etiquette help to avoid party mistakes • If your guests are children or have children who you are concerned may bother or Have you ever had the break something you deem adorable bulldog of your valuable, put it away before party hostess slobber on your they arrive. It is diicult to new suede holiday shoes? break something you can’t Have you ever hosted a get your hands on. holiday party and a friend of a friend who was not invited GUEST got sloshed and broke your • If the invitation requests dear Aunt Eie’s antique R.S.V.P., please respond accrystal vase? cordingly.

All manner of party gafes • If being entertained in can happen among guests and hostesses. We asked Jana someone’s home, it is courteous and thoughtful to take a Christian of The Etiquette hostess gift. It doesn’t have School of Oklahoma for tips to be anything elaborate, just to help make those holiday thoughtful. soirees go smoothly.

• If in doubt, don’t: HOST ... bring an extra guest(s) without prior approval.

• Extend the invitation ... smoke (includes elecat least two weeks to one tronic/vapor cigs). month prior to your event. ... help yourself to things • Provide a variety of food (food, beverages, TV, etc.) and beverages to accommounless host suggests. date any dietary restrictions, ... take a self-guided tour of etc. their home.

• Welcome each guest, if pos... feed pets. sible, when he or she arrives. ... talk about unsavory or • Have ample seating for controversial topics. guests in place before their ... ask to take home any arrival. leftovers or extra goodies.

• Always prepare extra food ... become inebriated. and beverages. It’s better to ... overstay your welcome. have leftovers than not to A good rule of thumb is to have enough for your guests. stay one hour after dinner.

• Introduce guests (if they If the host requests you don’t already know one stay a little longer, it is ine another). to do so.

• Serve guests food and bev- • Always ind something erages unless you prefer to to compliment the host on have them serve themselves. before leaving (the food, In this case, have things eas- the games, the beauty of the ily accessible. home, etc.).

• Family pets are not typi• Send a thank-you within a cally as loved by your guests week of your visit. as they are by you, so put them away when you have a Scott Cherry 918-581-8463 scott.cherry@tulsaworld.com guest.

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Cheddar, colby jack, Gouda, havarti or Swiss This group of usual suspects is a crowd-pleaser even for the little ones who are sure to turn their noses up at stinky and moldy cheeses.

Buy a block, cut it into cubes or slices and serve on a platter. These cheeses are cool enough to ly stag on any

table, but crackers or deli meat would make it even cooler.

Pick up grapes, a jar of gherkins, a container of those marinated olives or roasted garlic cloves and it becomes an instant nosh plate.

Melba toast is topped with cream cheese and cherry salsa. Cream cheese and any form of salsa or jelly is a quick-and-easy entertaining idea. Empty a small jar over a block of cream cheese and serve it with Melba toast. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World

Cream cheese with salsa

Cheese, olives and garlic make for simple appetizers for guests during the holidays. JOHN CLANTON/Tulsa World

An 8-ounce package of cream cheese is an age-old go-to for entertaining on the ly.

Jalapeno jelly and cream cheese is a popular combination, but you can use any salsa, marmalade or preserves.

Cream cheese has a simple enough lavor, like Brie, that it could go in the sweet or savory direction. Get adventurous and try it with a salsa you’ve never tried before or even try it with that cookie spread.

Serve with Melba toast, bagel chips, cookies or crackers.

Queso fundido This is a great entertaining cheese.

Take a mound of grated melting cheese — an Asadero, Manchego or Muenster would do well here — and place it in an oven-safe dish and heat

it until melted through. It could be placed under the broiler element to char the cheese and adorned with sauteed jalapenos and onions or chorizo. Unlike chile con queso

ordered at any Mexican restaurant, this cheese dish comes out of the oven piping hot and creates long ribbons or strings of cheese. Ofer hearty, thick tortilla chips, warm

tortillas or toasted bolillos (Mexican baguettes) for dipping.

Jessica Rodrigo 918-581-8482 jessica.rodrigo@tulsaworld.com

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MOVIES

Weekly rewind

Read Michael Smith’s blog at tulsaworld.com/iseemovies A brief review of a recently released ilm. For an expanded review, visit tulsaworld.com/moviereviews.

‘Steve Jobs’ Rating: •••

(on a scale of zero to four stars)

The dialogue in “Steve Jobs” zings along in a snappy, back-and-forth fashion.

The words of writer Aaron Sorkin rat-a-tat-tat along so smartly that it reminds of his Oscar-winning “The Social Network,” which I thought was the best ilm of 2010.

The performances are sterling among many players, leading with Michael Fassbender as Jobs, the Apple co-founder and confounder who made headlines publicly and enemies personally.

There are many ingredients here that would make you think that “Steve Jobs” might be the best ilm of 2015, with a pedigree that includes Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle of “Slumdog Millionaire.”

The ilm is terribly clever, but it’s maybe a little too smart for its own good. The

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Michael Fassbender portrays the pioneering founder of Apple in “Steve Jobs.” FRANCOIS DUHAMEL/Universal Pictures via AP

picture is a little too much in love with itself — no iPhones here but iQ aplenty.

In those ways, “Steve Jobs” is a lot like Steve Jobs himself.

That is, if you believe Boyle’s creation, Sorkin’s words and Fassbender’s embodiment of the visionary man, whose marketing and design genius led to his company’s products playing

an important, if somewhat controlling, role in many of our lives.

And as a man with a legacy: as a world-changing innovator, to be sure, but also a man who denied being the father of his daughter for many years; who controlled the public dissemination of press conirming his genius; and who did not play well with others — especially

those closest to him.

Sorkin’s screenplay is based on the Walter Isaacson oicial biography, but his strategy is to stage what feels like a three-act play based on three “product launches.”

These are the 1984 introduction of the Apple Macintosh personal computer, the 1988 unveiling of Jobs’ short-lived NeXT and the 1998 triumph that was the launch of the iMac, which began an unprecedented run of success for Apple.

This storytelling strategy is an intriguing idea, with each playing out in the hour leading up to the launch.

“Steve Jobs” is a thoughtprovoking look at not only the man and his machine, but also at the social implications of his work and how we expect to be in awe of “the next big thing” that we’re told we need.

There is genius in “Steve Jobs,” and like the man himself, there are inherent laws.

OPENING THIS WEEK “Spectre,” Daniel Craig, PG-13 “Peanuts,” animated, PG AT CIRCLE CINEMA “Daughter of Dawn,” Oklahoma film landmark, NR “Miss You Already,” Toni Collette, PG-13 “Goodfellas,” 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday shows on 25th anniversary “Fantasia,” 2 p.m. Sunday show of Disney classic on 75th anniversary AT IMAX “Spectre,” Christoph Waltz, PG-13

Now showing Movie Rating (on 4• scale) Sicario •••• Bridge of Spies •••• The Walk •••• Truth •••• The Martian •••• Goosebumps ••• Steve Jobs ••• Time Out of Mind ••• Everest ••• Grandma ••• The Intern ••• Black Mass ••• Trainwreck ••• Our Brand is Crisis ••• Vacation •• Crimson Peak •• Pan •• Pixels •

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WEEKEND TV

BY RITA SHERROW | World Scene Writer 918-581-8360 | rita.sherrow@tulsaworld.com | Blog: tulsaworld.com/tvtype WEDNESDAY | CW

FRIDAY | FOX

‘Supernatural’

‘MasterChef Junior’

Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) investigate a series of murders at a local B&B that also happens to be Lizzie Borden’s old home.

When a local man tells them he saw a little girl around the B&B about the time of the murders, the brothers realize Amara may be responsible.

Chef Gordon Ramsay is back with judges/chefs Christina Tosi and Graham Elliot for the fourth season premiere of “MasterChef Junior” at 7 p.m. Friday on Fox, channel 23, cable 1005. “Junior Edition: New Kids on the Chopping Block” features talented kids ages 8-13 trying to meet and master a series of culinary challenges like a kid-only birthday party, a tag-team challenge, a cupcake frosting face-of and a fan-favorite pop-up restaurant. These 24 pint-sized home cooks were chosen during a nationwide talent search. The winner will receive the MasterChef Junior trophy and the $100,000 grand prize. Watch a promo at bit.ly/masterchefjuniorprevue.

THURSDAY | CBS

Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will host “The 49th Annual CMA Awards” live at 7 p.m. Wednesday on ABC, channel 8, cable 1008. BOB D’AMICO/ABC WEDNESDAY | ABC

‘The 49th Annual CMA Awards’ The 49th annual CMA Awards, country music’s biggest night, is happening live Wednesday on ABC, and there is no shortage of Oklahomans on the show.

Chectoah’s Carrie Underwood is again co-hosting with Brad Paisley and will perform her single “Smoke Break.” Tishomingo’s Blake Shelton will be performing, along with Chockie’s Reba McEntire with Brooks & Dunn. Former Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert will also be taking the stage.

Garth Brooks is nominated for entertainer of the year, along with Lambert. Un-

derwood is nominated for female vocalist of the year, and Shelton is up for male vocalist of the year.

Rascal Flatts, with Joe Don Rooney from Picher, is nominated for vocal group of the year, and Thompson Square, with Miami’s Keifer Thompson as half of the duo, is up for vocal duo of the year.

Go behind the scenes with Underwood at the show at bit.ly/underwoodcmas and see a promo for the 2015 CMAs at bit.ly/cma2015promo. The show airs live 7-10 p.m. Wednesday on ABC, channel 8, cable 1008.

SUNDAY | TNT

‘Elementary’

‘Agent X’

When Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) faces criminal charges, his estranged father (John Noble) comes to New York to ix his son’s legal diiculties in the fourth season premiere of “Elementary,” airing at 9 p.m. Thursday on CBS, channel 6, cable 1006. Lucy Liu co-stars as Joan Watson.

Film actress Sharon Stone stars as the newlyelected vice president of the United States whose responsibilities include one special employee in “Agent X,” premiering at 8 p.m. Sunday on TNT, cable 1029. The employee (Jef Hephner) is “an agent of unknown identity,” who is hereby authorized to serve at the discretion of the vice president to aid the republic in times of peril.

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BY JAMES D. WATTS JR. | World Scene Writer 918-581-8478 | james.watts@tulsaworld.com | Blog: tulsaworld.com/artsblog

M.A. DorAN GAllery

‘Abstractly’ The M.A.Doran Gallery will open a new show, “Abstractly,” featuring new works of abstract art by gallery artists, as well as Susan Sales, Scott Carroll, Henry Jackson, Graceann Warn, Brad Ellis and Jeanie Gooden.

An opening reception will be held 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at the gallery, 3509 S. Peoria Ave. The exhibit will be on display through Nov. 30. For more: 918-768-8700, madorangallery.com.

The joiNT

‘Nanyehi: The Story of Nancy Ward’

Grammy nominee Petronel Malan will perform with Tulsa Camerata on Thursday at Philbrook. Courtesy PHILBROOK

Tulsa Camerata The South African-born pianist Petronel Malan returns to Tulsa as the guest of the Tulsa Camerata, taking part in the ensemble’s concert titled “The Classic Romantics.”

Malan has recently released the fifth CD in her “Transfigured” series — collections of transcriptions of works by such composers as Tchaikovsky and Beethoven that have earned her three Grammy award nominations The current release is “Transfigured Brahms” and showcases transcriptions and paraphrases of Brahms’ songs, waltzes, chorales and even a solo version of a fourhand piano work.

Brahms will also be on the program of Tulsa Camerata, as his music combines the expressiveness of the Romantic, with the rigor of the Classical.

Malan and the Camerata will perform Brahms’ Piano Quartet in G Minor. The concert will also feature French composer Charles Koechlin’s Bach-inspired Trio for Flute, Clarinet, and Bassoon, along with the Theme and Variations for Flute and Strings by the American composer Amy Beach.

Performance: 7 p.m. Thursday at the Philbrook Museum of Art, 2727 S. Rockford Road Tickets: $5-$25. At the door or at tulsacamerata.org.

The story of Cherokee leader Nancy Ward returns to The Joint this weekend.

Performances of the musical “Nanyehi: The Story of Nancy Ward” are set for 7:30 p.m.

Thursday-Saturday at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa, with tickets starting at $15. Cherokee Nation citizens and children 12 and younger will receive a $5 discount.

Tickets are available at hardrockcasinotulsa.com or by calling 918-384-ROCK. The musical, written by Bartlesville native, Cherokee recording artist and member of the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Becky Hobbs, with playwright Nick Sweet, tells the story of Nanyehi, a Beloved Woman of the Cherokee in the 18th century who was a negotiator who pushed for peace with the European-Americans.

New York-based actress Michelle Honaker will play the title role on Nanyehi, also known as Nancy Ward. Lawton native Rudy Ramos will reprise his role as Cherokee leader Attakullakulla.

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Guitarist Tommy Emmanuel will perform in Tulsa on Saturday.

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‘Waiting for Godot’

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TULSA PAC

Tommy Emmanuel When Tommy Emmanuel plays guitar, he plays the whole guitar.

That’s why some of the custom Maton instruments this Australian musician uses in concert look the way they do.

“Because I played in bands for so long, I think like a band when I play solo,” Emmanuel said in a Tulsa World interview. “And I like to use the whole guitar — the strings, the body, the surface, everything.

“I don’t care if a guitar of mine gets marked up as long as it’s done for a reason, to get a certain sound,” he said.

Emmanuel is one of the few musicians to receive from guitar great Chet Atkins the designation of “Certified Guitar Player,” an acknowledgement of his multi-faceted talents at creating music.

This will be Emmanuel’s first visit to Tulsa since 2009.

Performance: 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Tulsa PAC, 101 E. Third St. Tickets: $20-$55. 918-596-7111, myticketoice.com.

American Theatre Company continues to be “Waiting for Godot” at its East Village headquarters, as it continues its run of the Samuel Beckett play.

The British writer David Smith recently wrote that the play “seems to have a unique resonance during times of social and political crisis. ... But it is also funny and poetic, and reveals humanity’s talents for stoicism, companionship and keeping going.”

ATC’s “Waiting for Godot” will only keep going through this weekend, and seating is limited.

Performances: 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday at American Theatre Company, 308 S. Lansing Ave. Tickets: $10-$20. 918-596-7111, myticketoice.com

American Theatre Company’s “Waiting for Godot” continues through Saturday. Courtesy

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BY JERRY WOFFORD | World Scene Writer 918-581-8346 | jerry.woford@tulsaworld.com | Blog: tulsaworld.com/ofbeat

Cain’s Ballroom

Straight No Chaser is coming to the Brady Theater.

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It’s a hard-rocking week at Cain’s Ballroom with four acts sure to get the historic venue jumping.

That includes the return of the Rock n’ Folk n’ Chili Cook-of, featuring a huge lineup of Tulsa musicians performing on stage and in the kitchen. Several will perform and show of their best chili recipes. Set to preform are Pilgram, SIMO, Paul Benjaman Band, Jacob Tovar & the Saddle Tramps, Levi Parham, Rachel Dean,

Sports, the Mike Cameron Collective with Count Tutu, Electric Rag Band and more.

Tickets are $15 plus fees in advance and include allyou-can-eat chili. Organized by Horton Records, proceeds from the event will go toward Tulsa-area music projects.

Coming to Cain’s on Wednesday is the reggae group Iration. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with The Green opening the show. Tickets are $22 plus fees the day of the show.

On Monday, the Gypsy punk band Gogol Bordello performs at Cain’s. Doors open at 7 p.m. with Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas opening the show. Tickets are $26 plus fees in advance.

On Nov. 10, the rock country group Lucero is set to perform. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20 plus fees in advance.

Tickets to all shows are available at cainsballroom.com, by phone at 877-4-FLYTIX or at the Cain’s box oice, 423 N. Main St.

Straight No Chaser The a cappella group Straight No Chaser brings its voices and harmony to Tulsa.

With the New Old Fashioned Tour, Straight No Chaser is set to perform Thursday at Brady Theater. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

The group has released four albums since 2008 with its latest album, “The New Old Fashioned,” released last month.

The group rose to prominence with Christmas music that went viral on YouTube. The group has continued since to expand its following.

Tickets are $29.50-$59.50 plus fees and are available at bradytheater.com, by phone at 866-977-6849, at area Reasor’s or at Starship Records, 1241 S. Lewis Ave.

The Pointer Sisters Get excited, Tulsa: The renowned group The Pointer Sisters is bringing its wide range of upbeat pop, dance and soul music to the River Spirit Event Center, 1616 E. 81st St. The Pointer Sisters performs at 7 p.m. Friday.

Tickets are $25-$45 and are

available at riverspirittulsa.com or at the River Spirit Event Center box oice inside the casino.

The Grammy-winning group that now includes Anita, Ruth and Sadako Pointer has performed since the early 1970s with 16 studio albums and hits that include “I’m So Excited,” “Jump (For My Love)” and “Automatic.”

Women of WoodyFest Folk singer-songwriters following the tradition of Woody Guthrie will take the stage again in Okemah this weekend to raise money for the Woody Guthrie Coalition.

The show will feature the women who make music, many of whom have performed several times at the Woody

Guthrie Festival in Okemah each summer. Performers include Tania Warnock, Lauren Lee, Melissa Hembree, Shawna Russell, Annie Oakley, KC Cliford, Cassie Latshaw, Susan Herndon, Nancy Apple and more.

The show is at 7 p.m. Friday at the Crystal Theater, 401 W. Broadway in Okemah.

Tickets are $20 for general admission and are sold at the door.

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tulsaworld.com/ofbeat Venues • Baker St. Pub, 6620 S. Memorial Drive

• Bishline Banjos,

4633 E. 31st St.

• Bluestone Steak-

house, 10032 S. Sheridan Road • Bobbisox, 8181 E. Skelly Drive

• Brady Theater,

105 W. M.B. Brady St.

• Bull and Bear

Tavern, 5800 S. Lewis Ave. #113

• Cabin Creek at Hard Rock, 777 W. Cherokee St., Catoosa

• Cain’s Ballroom, 423 N. Main St.

• Cellar Dweller, 417 W. Seventh St.

• Centennial

Lounge, 1109 E. Sixth St.

• Cimarron Bar,

2619 S. Memorial Drive

• The Colony,

2809 S. Harvard Ave.

• The Comedy Parlor, 328 E. First

St.

• Crow Creek Tavern, 3534 S.

Peoria Ave.

S. Memorial Drive

• The Loony Bin, 6808 S. Memorial Drive

• Los Cabos — Jenks, 300 Riverwalk Terrace

• Los Cabos — Owasso, 9455 N. Owasso Expressway

• Mamasota’s,

5209 S. Sheridan Road

• Market Pub,

5058 S. 79th E. Ave. • Mason’s, 122 N. Boston Ave.

• Mercury Lounge, 1747 S. Boston Ave.

• Oklahoma Jazz

Hall of Fame, 5 S.

S. Third St., Muskogee

• On the Rocks, 3120 S. Yale Ave.

• Oxley Nature

Center, 3452-3676 Mohawk Blvd.

• Pickles Pub,

4902 S. Sheridan Road

• Riffs at Hard Rock, 777 W. Cherokee St., Catoosa

• Route 66 Event

• The Dirty

Center, 7423 S. Urbana Ave.

1005 S. Sheridan Road

7822 W. Parkway Blvd.

Knuckle Tavern,

• Downtown Lounge, 25 N.

Cheyenne Ave.

• Ed’s Hurricane Lounge, 3216 E.

11th St.

• Fifteen Below, 1334 E. 15th St.

• Fishbonz — Owasso, 106 S. Atlanta St.

• Full Moon Cafe, 411 W. Stone Wood Drive, Broken Arrow

• The Fur Shop, 520 E. Third St.

• Guthrie Green, 111 E. M.B. Brady St.

• The Gypsy Cof-

fee House, 303 N. Cincinnati Ave.

• Hall of Fame, 19011 E. Admiral Place, Catoosa

• The Hunt Club,

• Sandite Billiards,

• The Senior Center, 1800 S. Main

St., Broken Arrow • The Shrine, 112 E. 18th St.

• Silver Flame Steakhouse, 61st

Street and Sheridan Road • Soul City, 1621 E. 11th St. • Soundpony, 409 N. Main St.

• Tin Dog Saloon,

3245 S. Harvard Ave.

• Tulsa RV Ranch, 2538 U.S. 75, Beggs

• The Vanguard, 222 N. Main St.

• Warehouse Bar & Grill, 3346 S. Peoria Ave.

• Westbound Club, 6161 S. 33rd

224 N. Main St. • Iron Horse, 13573 S. 169 Highway, Oologah

W. Ave.

Hard Rock, 777

4200 Road, Claremore

• The Joint at

• Will Rogers Downs, 20900 S.

W. Cherokee St., Catoosa

• Woody’s Corner

Event Center, 2625

Bar, 325 E. Second St.

• Krystal Palace

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• Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, 401

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Your guide to who’s playing where this week in the Tulsa area

Wednesday, Nov. 4 Baker St. Pub, Jake Gill (country) Cain’s Ballroom, Iration (reggae) Cellar Dweller, Brujoroots (Latin/World) Crow Creek Tavern, Dan Martin (singer/ songwriter) Fishbonz — Owasso, Rock Kasbaw (karaoke) The Hunt Club, The Brothers Moore (singer/songwriter) Loony Bin, Mike Baldwin (comedy/stand up) Mamasota’s, Mark Bruner (classic rock) Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, Jazz/Blues jam (jazz/blues) On the Rocks, Don White (country) Sandite Billiards, Bryce Dicus (singer/ songwriter) The Shrine, Quiet Company (rock) Silver Flame Steakhouse, Bobby Cantrell (singer/songwriter) Soul City, Jason Heath & The Greedy Souls (folk/alternative) Soundpony, The War and Treaty (Americana) Tin Dog Saloon, Jake Flint (Americana) Warehouse Bar & Grill, Rock Kasbaw (karaoke) Woody’s Corner Bar, Rock Kasbaw (karaoke)

Thursday, Nov. 5 Baker St. Pub, Drive (rock) Brady Theater, Straight No Chaser (a capella group) Cabin Creek at Hard Rock, Bill Holden (country) Comedy Parlor, Pop Up Players (improv games/comedy) The Dirty Knuckle Tavern, Rock Kasbaw (karaoke) The Hunt Club, Jacob Dement (singer/ songwriter) Iron Horse, Rock Kasbaw (karaoke) Loony Bin, Mike Baldwin (comedy/stand up) Los Cabos — Owasso, The Fabulous Two Man Band (rock) Mamasota’s, Paul Benjamin (singer/ songwriter) Mercury Lounge, The Toasters (reggae/ ska) Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, Jazzwich (live music with lunch) Rifs at the Hard Rock, Bobby & Matt/ Hi-Fidelics (singer/songwriter/cover/ party band) Silver Flame Steakhouse, Bob Clear (piano) Warehouse Bar & Grill, DJ Spin (dance) Woody’s Corner Bar, Brandon Jackson (singer/songwriter)

Tulsa blues muscian Steve Pryor will play at The Colony this week. Tulsa World ile

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Friday, Nov. 6 Baker St. Pub, Zodiac (cover/party band) Bluestone Steakhouse, Johnny Johnson (acoustic) Bobbisox, David Dover (blues) Cabin Creek at Hard Rock, Darrel Cole (country) The Colony, Steve Pryor (singer/songwriter) Comedy Parlor, Crayons (improv games/ comedy) The Dirty Knuckle Tavern, Rock Kasbaw (karaoke) Ed’s Hurricane Lounge, Dane Trout (singer/ songwriter) Fifteen Below, The Sex Unplugged (cover/ party band/acoustic) Fishbonz — Owasso, Rock Kasbaw (karaoke) Full Moon Cafe, The Dueling Piano Show (piano) Hall of Fame, Cody Clinton (singer/ songwriter) The Hunt Club, Jonas Wilson and Dusty Pearls (Americana) Iron Horse, Rock Kasbaw (karaoke) Krystal Palace Event Center, Keyshia Cole (R&B/singer/songwriter) Loony Bin, Mike Baldwin (comedy/stand up) Mason’s, Jim Tilly (singer/songwriter) Mercury Lounge, Kalo (blues/R&B/rock) Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, Jazzwich (live music with lunch) Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, MilkDrive (bluegrass/jazz) Rifs at Hard Rock, Hi-Fidelics/Travis Marvin (cover/party band/singer/songwriter) The Shrine, The Magic Beans (funk) Silver Flame Steakhouse, Bob Clear (piano) Westbound Club, Johnny Duke and Shootout (country) Will Rogers Downs, Austin Cobb (singer/ songwriter) Woody’s Corner Bar, DJ Mikey Bee (dance)

Saturday, Nov. 7 Baker St. Pub, Dueces Wild (cover/party band) Bluestone Steakhouse, Johnny Johnson (acoustic) Bull and Bear Tavern, Olivia Duhon (jazz/ singer/songwriter) Cabin Creek at Hard Rock, Great Big Biscuit (country) Cain’s Ballroom, Rock N’ Folk N’ Chili CookOf (rock) Centennial Lounge, Bull Finger (Americana) Cimarron Bar, Seven Day Crash (rock) Comedy Parlor, Squeaky Clean Stand Up (stand up/comedy) Ed’s Hurricane Lounge, Heather Buckley Full Moon Cafe, The Dueling Piano Show (piano) Hall of Fame, Cody Clinton (singer/ songwriter) The Hunt Club, FM Pilots (rock) Iron Horse, Rock Kasbaw (karaoke) Loony Bin, Mike Baldwin (comedy/stand up) Mamasota’s, Johnny Beard and James Ruggles (guitar/violin) Mercury Lounge, DL Marble (country) Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, Jazz/Blues jam (jazz/blues)

Shelly Cremer and Mark Bennett of the Dusty Pearls will perform Friday at The Hunt Club. Tulsa World ile Oxley Nature Center, klondike5 (bluegrass) Rifs, Scott Eastman and Travis Marvin (singer/songwriter) Route 66 Event Center, Ronnie Blaze, Krazy, Flawless Real Talk and more (hip hop/rap) The Shrine, The Schwag (grateful dead tribute) Silver Flame Steakhouse, Bob Clear (piano) Tin Dog Saloon, Jake Flint (singer/songwriter) Tulsa RV Ranch, Steve Parnell (singer/ songwriter) The Vanguard, My So Called Band (90’s) Westbound Club, Johnny Duke and Shootout (country) Will Rogers Downs, Heath Wright (country) Woody’s Corner Bar, Robby Vanvekoven (singer/songwriter)

Sunday, Nov. 8 Bluestone Steakhouse, Bobby Cantrell (singer/songwriter) The Colony, Paul Benjaman’s Sunday Nite Thing (rock) Comedy Parlor, Sunday Night Stand Up (stand up/comedy) The Dirty Knuckle Tavern, Rock Kasbaw (karaoke) Downtown Lounge, Jake Taylor (singer/ songwriter) The Fur Shop, The Punknecks (Americana/ punk) Los Cabos — Jenks, The Fabulous Two Man Band (rock)

Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, The Mike Steinel Quintet (jazz) Pickles Pub, Barry Seal (singer/songwriter) The Vanguard, Ian Moore and The Lossy Coils (singer/songwriter)

Monday, Nov. 9 Bishline Banjos, Mipso (folk/Americana) Bluestone Steakhouse, Bobby Cantrell (singer/songwriter) The Colony, Singer/Songwriter Night (singer/ songwriter) Guthrie Green, Open Mic Night (open mic) The Hunt Club, Bobgoblin (rock) Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, Jazz/Blues jam (jazz/blues)

The Senior Center, The Round Up Boys (country/dance)

Tuesday, Nov. 10 Baker St. Pub, Karaoke with Dan Crossland (karaoke) The Gypsy Cofee House, Open Mic Night (open mic) The Joint at Hard Rock, Runnin’ On Empty (country) Market Pub, Bionic Tuesday (dance) Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame, Jazz/Blues jam (jazz/blues) Silver Flame Steakhouse, Bobby Cantrell (singer/songwriter) The Vanguard, Ghost Town (electronicore)

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F

all fun continues with festivals, and the holiday markets are start-

ing.

Get shopping early at the Junior League of Tulsa’s Holiday Market. Celebrate Oklahoma’s favorite son at Will Rogers Days and learn more about whiskey while beneiting a good cause.

Here is what you need to know.

Will Rogers Days Wednesday-Sunday Will Rogers Memorial Museum, 1720 W. Will Rogers Blvd., Claremore

Will Rogers Days celebrates the Nov. 4, 1879, birth of Will Rogers, as well as the opening of the Will Rogers Memorial Museum on Nov. 4, 1938. Festivities are planned to commemorate this date, including Rogers’ birthday celebration. The festivities kick of Wednesday with a birthday party at Rogers’ birthplace, Dog Iron Ranch in Oologah. For more information, go to willrogers. com.

a statue of Will rogers stands at the Will rogers Memorial and Museum in claremore.

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Tulsa Botanic Garden Scarecrows in the Garden

Junior League of Tulsa’s Holiday Market

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Sundays Northwest of Tulsa, near 43rd Street North and 52nd West Avenue

Friday-Sunday Exchange Center at Expo Square

This is the last weekend that visitors to the Tulsa Botanic Garden can see scarecrows along the planting beds of the Lake trail. Free with garden admission. For more: tulsabotanic.org

Open Air Market at The Park in the Pearl Saturday and Sunday 418 S. Peoria Ave.

Mark your calendars for the irst Open Air Market in the Pearl. Local vendors, live music, cold beer and food trucks will be on hand all weekend. Admission is free.

No outside food or beverages, and dogs are welcome on a leash.

Shop the market, make cookies with the Clauses and have photos taken with Santa. For more information, go to jltulsa.org

Giving Spirits Friday Renaissance Tulsa Hotel & Convention Center, 6808 S. 107th East Ave. VIP Tasting: 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Grand Tasting: 7-10 p.m.

Attire: Dressy/Business casual

During the second annual Giving Spirits fundraiser presented by the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, guests can learn from some of the state’s most informed whiskey connoisseurs and master distillers as they present tastings, demonstrations and more. Levels

of participation: Designated Driver (non-alchoholic) $40; Grand Tasting $100; VIP Tasting Experience $300, includes The Mobile Cigar Lounge, gourmet food,

whiskey seminars, cooking demonstrations and a commemorative glass. Attendees must be 21 years or older. To purchase: 918-936-4544 or visit okfoodbank.org.

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