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music
Built to Spill hits The Vanguard on Wednesday
Indie-rock guitar heroes with Paul Schalda — doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m., Sept. 30 at The Vanguard.
music
Los Rieleros del Norte headline Coyote Grounds this afternoon
Norteño heavyweights with Pepe Tovar y Los Chacales and Conjunto Massivo — Sunday, 2 p.m., at Coyote Grounds.
music
Johnny Mullenax’s Bluegrass Brunch is on at Mercury Lounge today
Sunday noon residency at Mercury Lounge — bluegrass standards, jam vibes, and the usual Team Drink toast.
city
Tulsa Botanic Garden’s DIG Day returns Sunday afternoon
The Garden’s annual Day in the Garden family fundraiser is Sunday, Sept. 27, 2–5 p.m. — pumpkin patch, hay maze, monarch tagging, and more for the Driskill Children’s Discovery Garden.
arts
Circle Cinema marks Jim Thompson’s 120th with ‘The Killing’ on Sunday
Oak Tree Books and Circle Cinema screen Kubrick’s The Killing on what would have been Oklahoma crime writer Jim Thompson’s 120th birthday — with a panel after.
city
Jurassic Quest brings life-sized dinosaurs to Arvest Convention Center this weekend
The traveling dinosaur experience runs Friday–Sunday at the Pepsi Exhibit Hall — life-sized animatronics, fossil digs, and Saturday sensory hours.
city
Route 66 Centennial Car Show rolls into Sapulpa’s Tee Pee Drive-In Saturday
The free-to-attend Oklahoma Route 66 Centennial Car Show is Saturday at the historic Tee Pee Drive-In in Sapulpa, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
food & drink
Tulsa Restaurant Week runs through Sunday — last days to dine for Food for Kids
TulsaPeople’s 20th annual Restaurant Week continues through Sept. 27, with a Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma benefit and a GKFF match.
music
Digable Planets headline free Hip Hop 918 at Guthrie Green tonight
Free, all-ages jazz-infused hip-hop at Guthrie Green Friday — Digable Planets with Murs, 6–10 p.m.
sports
FC Tulsa hosts New Mexico United at ONEOK Field on Sept. 30
The Scissortails’ next home match is Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. against New Mexico United — one of three regular-season home dates left.
music
Toadies hit Cain’s Ballroom tonight on The Charmer Tour
Doors are 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Cain’s for Toadies with Local H and Olive Vox — all ages, general admission.
arts
Black Wall Street Nation Experience lands in Greenwood this weekend
A three-day music, film, beauty, and sports festival runs Sept. 25–27 across OSU-Tulsa and the Greenwood District — with weekend passes listed from $50.
arts
Pärlā Citywide Creative Festival runs Thursday through Sunday
J’Parle' Artist Group’s citywide festival opens Thursday night at the Admiral Twin Drive-In and closes Sunday with a culinary gathering on Greenwood Avenue.
openings
Bowlcuts opens a downtown dining room on Boston Avenue
Emma Shirley’s fast-casual bowl shop, a Kitchen 66 graduate, now has a Deco District room on South Boston — weekdays, with a shorter Monday.
openings
Nana’s Dim Sum & Dumplings opens in south Tulsa
Colorado-based Nana’s opened its first Oklahoma shop in mid-August at The Vineyard on Memorial, with dim sum, dumplings, and a glass-walled prep station.
openings
Oasis Fresh Market brings groceries back to downtown Tulsa
After more than a decade without a full-service grocery downtown, Oasis is soft-opening at the ARCO building — with regular hours starting Sept. 28.
city
918 Day Festival Returns to Chapman Green Tonight
Music, makers, and civic pride on Tulsa’s area-code day — free at Chapman Green from 5–9 PM.
closings
C’est Bon Kitchen leaving north Peoria — relocating, not closing
Chef David Franklin’s Cajun and Creole spot ends service at The Shoppes on Peoria on Sept. 30 and plans a new Tulsa address — with a possible pop-up in between.
openings
Wildflower Cafe reopens in downtown’s Cathedral District
The Route 66 brunch favorite is back at MODE Tulsa inside the old First Christian Church — seven days a week, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.