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ENTERTAINMENT BUZZ Turnpike Troubadours come home to end 2017 By Kira Fell TULSA, Okla. – The latter part of 2017 has been a whirlwind for Turnpike Troubadours. Their latest studio album, A Long Way from Your Heart released on October 20, 2017, and they have been busy touring the Midwest promoting. Their fifth album is critically acclaimed and soaring on country music charts. Turnpike reigns as red dirt music kings, but this new album has hopes of sending them into super stardom. In Oklahoma they are already super stars in our eyes. Part of their appeal is them always making the time to come celebrate with their first and arguably biggest fans. To celebrate their success and visit their favorite hometown fans, Turnpike is headlining the famous Cain’s Ballroom for two nights: Saturday, Dec. 30, and Sunday, Dec. 31. According to Troubadours bassist RC Edwards, “We grew up going to the Cain’s when it hard morphed into a grimy rock club, before all the renovations. We always dreamed of playing there someday. Dreams come true. “There is nothing like the sound of 2,000 of your best friends stomping the hardwood floor to ‘Long Hot Summer Day’. Glad we get to call it home,” Edwards said. Photo Courtesy The Turnpike Troubadours Facebook Page G & G MECHANICAL VENT HOODS & STAINLESS STEEL 918-688-5057 St Lic 4131 Hulbert, OK QUALITY WORK AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE 26 | www.thecurrentbuzz.net Fans can enjoy two full nights of foot-stomping, beer drinking, musical fun. Tickets are still available for both nights, but Turnpike is known to sell out the Cain’s, so I recommend getting your tickets as soon as possible if you are planning to attend. For more information and how to purchase tickets visit cainsballroom.com. You never know; they may play so hard they leave their hearts on the corner of Easton & Main on the Cain’s Ballroom floor. For we know Turnpike and the Cain’s were meant to be. Dec. 2-Dec. 3 Grand National Gun Show Tulsa Expo Square Tulsa, OK 405-612-0223 or www. grandamericanarmss- hows.com or ddiener@ suddenlinkmail.com December 3 Jeff Williams Motorcycle Swap Meet Oklahoma State Fairgrounds OKC, OK 816-228-5811 or www.jwswapmeet.com December 3 OKC Thunder vs. San Antonio Spurs Chesapeake Energy Arena OKC, OK 405-208-4800 or www.okcthunder.com December 3 OSU Cowboys vs. MVSU Delta Devils Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK 705-744-5745 or www.okstate.com December 3 OU Sooners vs. Florida Gators Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 405-325-8200 or www.soonersports.com December 4 OU Sooners vs. UTSA Roadrunners Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 405-325-8200 or www.soonersports.com December 5 OKC Thunder vs. Utah Jazz Chesapeake Energy Arena OKC, OK 405-208-4800 or www. okcthunder.com December 7 Christmas Parade of Lights Downtown Stillwater, OK 405-474-4817 or www. downtownstw.com or downtown@stillwater. org December 7 Festival of Lights Parade Downtown Okmulgee, OK 918-758-1015 or www. okmulgeeonline.com or onlyinokmulgee@ yahoo.com