February 9, 2018
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The Hunt Club
Tulsa, OK
918-599-9200
www.thehuntclubtulsa.com
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Riverwind Casino
Norman, OK
405-322-6000
www.riverwind.com
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The Vanguard
Tulsa, OK
918-561-6885
www.thevanguardtulsa.com
Chris Espinosa
The Branch
Tahlequah, OK
918-456-1500
February 10, 2018
Gary Allan
Winstar World Casino
Thackerville, OK
1-800-622-6317
www.winstarworldcasino.com
Kompulsive Child /
Ashfree Music /
Second Glance
Bad Ass Renee’s
Tulsa, OK
918-836-0655
Sierra
Cherokee Casino
Fort Gibson, OK
918-684-5507
www.cherokeecasinio.
com/fort-gibson
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Grand Casino
Shawnee, OK
405-964-7263
www.grandresortok.com
Straight Shot
The Hunt Club
Tulsa, OK
918-599-9200
www.thehuntclubtulsa.com
John Anderson
Sugar Creek Casino
Hinton, OK
405-542-2946
www.sugarcreekcasino.net
Grant Peeples
w/ Cary Morin
The Blue Door
OKC, OK
405-542-0738
www.bluedoorokc.com
ENTERTAINMENT BUZZ
Ozarks bluegrass options abound
By Chris B. Critter
TULSA, Okla. - Throughout
February there’s a variety of
wonderful bluegrass based
music in the Ozarks region
that includes northeast
Oklahoma and nearby
adjoining areas of Arkansas.
John McEuen of the
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is
in Fayetteville on Feb. 3
and Hot Springs on Feb. 4.
McEuen is touring in a format
which commemorates the
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s Will the
Circle Be Unbroken multi-
platinum album from 1971.
After presenting selections
of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
historic music as the main
event, McEuen will end
these shows with cuts taken
from his recent solo release
the critically acclaimed
Made in Brooklyn. The
Saturday, Feb. 3 event is at
the Starr Theater, part of the
Walton Arts Center in the
heart of Fayetteville. The
Sunday, Feb. 4 show is at
the Woodland Auditorium
in Hot Springs Village. For
more information see
johnmceuen.com.
On Tuesday,
Feb. 6, cutting
edge bluegrass
improvisation
meets jam band
exploration at the
Yonder Mountain
String Band
performance at
George’s Majestic Lounge
in Fayetteville. YMSB is a
long running and popular
touring act. They’re now in
their 20th year and still going
strong. Up-and-comers the
Southern Belles provide
opening act support.
Checkout the band’s page
yondermountain.com.
Saturday, Feb. 10, the
Grammy-nominated queen
of bluegrass Rhonda Vincent
brings her band The Rage to
perform a benefit concert for
the Girls Shelter of Fort Smith,
Ark. This show takes place at
the ArcBest Performing Arts.
Rhonda Vincent’s website is
rhondavincent.com.
Later in the month, in
Oklahoma the State Fiddlers
Winter Convention is taking
place at the Sequoyah
Lodge on Fort Gibson Lake
near Wagoner, Okla., on
Feb. 15-18. Besides bluegrass,
various other forms of fiddling
will also be showcased. For
more information about this
event see their social media
page at facebook.com/
OklahomaStateFiddlers.
Rhonda Vincent
www.thecurrentbuzz.net
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