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EXTRA BUZZ Kris Kristofferson Grant Event Center (Choctaw Casino) Grant, OK I Love the 90s Tour: Salt N Pepa, Vanilla Ice, Color Me Badd, Coolio, Rob Base & Young MC Winstar Casino & Resort Thackerville, OK Boom! Kinetic George’s Majestic Lounge Fayetteville, AR October 21, 2017 Nick Offerman Winstar World Casino Thackerville, OK Beach Boys Showplace Theatre (River Wind Casino) Norman, OK Art “Downtown Forest” By Jack Fowler is not everywhere - but it should be By Amy Addams OKLAHOMA CITY – A new piece of nature has been unveiled in downtown Oklahoma City by Oklahoma’s own Jack Fowler. It’s art, but “Downtown Forest” on the side of the Oklahoma Tower, stands in silent vigil; whether it is lamenting history or it’s just beautiful art, we don’t know. It is sublime. Nature’s quiet is standing not in judgement, but as overseer in a bustling downtown. Through subtle color schemes and shading, this 6,000-foot mural may not stop passersby, but it reminds us that we are temporary and nature will be back for what is hers. Eventually. See more of Jack’s works on ovac-ok.org. Back to your regular scheduled programming: Mark Lewis is making an appearance at the First Friday Art Crawl in Tulsa’s Brady District on Oct. 6. Master paper builder, he makes dimensional art of cityscapes. (918) 895-6302, 108contemporary.org Art on Main in Jenks feeds your soul, but it also adorns blank walls, so come ready to buy a young Rembrandt piece while it’s cheap. (918) 299-5005, Oct. 14, 200 E. Main St., jenkschamber.com. Cherokee Art Market, Oct. 14-15, Cherokee Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Catoosa, (918) 226-4352 Tulsa Pop Culture Expo (Comic Con) at the Wyndham 18 | www.thecurrentbuzz.net T in Tulsa Oct. 14-15, go in dressed as your favorite cosplay character, come out smelling like Fritos. (539) 777-1930, t-popexpo.com Lake Eufaula’s Art Festival is a long-standing tradition and we can’t wait to see this one. Happening Oct. 7 all over town. Worth it! (918) 617-2919, eufaulaareaarts.org We are all a-shutter about An Instant Art Show in Locust Grove on Oct. 14. Remember when photos were taken with CAMERAS? Grab that old Instamatic, pop off a few pics and see what you get, Ansel (maybe make a few bucks). 14 E. Main St, (918) 530-1902, lgartsalliance.com Peek into November and you’ll see two really cool things (okay, TREE). One is the Dia de los Muertos Arts Festival celebration in the Brady District in Tulsa on Nov. 4; art, food, skeletons and happy hauntings abound. (918) 585-1234, livingarts.org Art on the Hill at Rogers State University is on Nov. 3-5. Lots of artists with beautiful bits and pieces to make your home warmer and gifts. (918) 343-6816 Make time for the FOLIAGE; 2017 should be a spectacular year, both geographically and mentally. Take time out to smell the dirt. Johnny Rodriguez 7 Clans Paradise Casino Red Rock, OK Weeknd-Starboy w/ Special Guests Gucci, Mane, NAV BOK Center Tulsa, OK Bobby Bones & the Raging Idiots w/ Special Guests Jillian Jacqueline & Nakita Karmen Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OK Robert Cray Centerstage (Choctaw Casino) Pocola, OK Restless Heart Sugar Creek Casino Hinton, OK October 22, 2017 Gene Watson & Moe Bandy Global Event Center (Winstar World Casino) Thackerville, OK Warrant/Firehouse/ Rocket Science IDL Ballroom Tulsa, OK Blackalicious George’s Majestic Lounge Fayetteville, AR