Best Bets for Sept. 28-30, 2012: Pistol Annies, "Day Out With Thomas," Zoo Amphitheatre's Family Jam, Oklahoma Regatta Festival

United States 1 team of Olivia Coffey and Grace Luczak compete in the women's World Challenge 2000m race during the Oklahoma Regatta Festival at the Oklahoma River on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Photo by Chris Landsberger, The Oklahoman Archives

1. NORMAN — Listen to country trio Pistol Annies, featuring superstar Tishomingo resident Miranda Lambert, at 7 p.m. Sunday at Riverwind Casino, 1544 W State Highway 9. Information: 322-6464 or www.riverwind.com.

2. Go for a ride with Thomas the Tank Engine when “Day Out With Thomas: Mystery on the Rails Tour 2012” chugs into the Oklahoma Railway Museum, 3400 NE Grand Blvd., from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday-Sunday and Oct. 5-7. Information: 424-8222 or www.oklahomarailwaymuseum.org.

3. Hear Brantley Gilbert, Uncle Kracker, Casey Donahew and more at the 2012 Family Jam at 5:45 p.m. Saturday at the Zoo Amphitheatre, 2101 NE 50. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. Information: 364-3700 or www.zooamp.com.

4. Check out the fun on water and land during the Oklahoma Regatta Festival in the Boathouse District on the Oklahoma River. Hours are from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to noon Sunday. Information: 552-4040 or www.oklahomariverevents.org.

-BAM