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Today’s featured event: Listen to Colorado-based electronic musical duo Big Gigantic at 7:30 tonight at the Oklahoma City Farmers Public Market, 311 S Klein Ave. Information: 232-6506 or www.okcfarmersmarket.com. To read the Big Gigantic feature in the latest issue of LookatOKC, click here.

Today’s featured event: Founded and hosted by Grammy-nominated Christian music mainstay NewSong and presented by World Vision, the Winter Jam 2013 Tour Spectacular will play at 6 tonight at Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W Reno. Grammy-winning, multiplatinum recording artist TobyMac is...

Oklahoma City Fairs & Festivals on wimgo Art lovers can get on the move with Oklahoma’s young artistic talent at the 12th annual “Momentum: Art Doesn’t Stand Still,” tonight and Saturday at 50 Penn Place, 1900 Northwest Expressway. Presented by the Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition,...

From Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. Folk/rock Samantha Crain “Kid Face” (Ramseur Records) Her distinctive croon and literate lyrics are as potent as ever, but Oklahoma singer-songwriter Samantha Crain layers a palpable vulnerability on “Kid Face,” her most...

Here are my picks for the Best Bets for entertainment in the Oklahoma City metro this weekend, as listed in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. For more events, go to www.wimgo.com. 1. Watch the annual OKC Gridiron Show poke fun at state, local and national elected officials at...

For her new exhibit “Orient Shift,” artist Mary Ann Strandell observes storied ancient and modern culture through the mediation of handmade paintings and through the lens of technology with lenticular prints. The exhibit opens with a reception from 6 to 10 tonight during The Paseo’s First...

A version of this review appears in Friday’s Weekend Look section of The Oklahoman. “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1 (Extended Edition)” and “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2” “The Twilight Saga” finally finds its bite with the climax of its fifth and...

Oklahoma City Fairs & Festivals on wimgo Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar-winning slave saga “Django Unchained,” Ken Burn’s documentary about “The Dust Bowl” and Kevin Costner’s miniseries about the feuding “Hatfields and McCoys” are among the winners of this year’s Wrangler...

Oklahoma-born and bred country music superstars Blake Shelton and Reba McEntire will reunite on television on tonight’s episode of Reba’s sitcom “Malibu Country.” Co-starring Lily Tomlin, Sara Rue and Jai Rodriguez, “Malibu Country” airs at 7:30 p.m. Fridays on ABC. The Oklahoma...

Today’s featured event: Hear Kyle Dillingham, University of Central Oklahoma Ambassador in Residence and renowned violinist/vocalist, play a free show from noon to 1 p.m. today at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive. Dillingham and vocalist/upright bass player Brent Saulsbury,...

A version of this story appears in Friday’s The Oklahoman. Assistant Entertainment Editor George Lang and other The Oklahoman staffers also contributed to this report. Bass player for Toby Keith dies in Noble crash NOBLE — A man killed in a crash Wednesday night has been identified as...

Country music superstar Miranda Lambert, who hails from Tishomingo, dropped today a teaser for her upcoming music video for “Mama’s Broken Heart,” the fourth single off her latest album, “Four the Record.” Lambert said on Twitter (@mirandalambert) that the full video is “coming...

Oklahoma City Performing Arts on wimgo Zuill Bailey, a cellist who holds degrees from the Peabody Conservatory and the Juilliard School, will give his debut performance with the Oklahoma City Philharmonic at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Civic Center Music Hall, 201 N Walker.

Oklahoma country music power couple Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton have been named to Men’s Health’s list of Hottest Celebrity Couples 2013. The Tishomingo residents, who will celebrate their second wedding anniversary in May, are ranked No. 7 on the list.

Harrah-born film and television star Dale Robertson died Tuesday in La Jolla, Calif., following a long illness. He was 89. During his acting career he appeared in 63 feature films and several television series, reports The Oklahoman Entertainment Editor Gene Triplett.

Before heading out on a U.S. Department of State-sponsored world tour, University of Central Oklahoma Ambassador in Residence and renowned violinist Kyle Dillingham is planning two  home-state performances: this afternoon in Edmond and at noon Friday at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art.

Oklahoma country music superstar Blake Shelton’s current hit single “Sure Be Cool If You Did” reached the No. 1 position on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs today, marking his fastest rise to date, according to a news release. “Sure Be Cool If You Did” is off the Tishomingo...

Bruno Mars is preparing to launch his extensive “Moonshine Jungle World Tour,” which will include an Aug. 10 show at Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W Reno. Ellie Goulding will be the special guest for the Oklahoma City show. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m.

Tulsa native Gary Busey and former Southeastern Oklahoma State basketball star Dennis Rodman will be among the competitors on NBC’s “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice,” reports NewsOK TV blogger Melissa Hayer. “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice” makes its two-hour debut at 8 p.m. Sunday on...

Fans of A&E’s “Duck Dynasty” flocked together for an historic Wednesday night to make the back-to-back Season 3 premiere episodes the network’s most-watched telecasts of all time among all key demos, including total viewers, adults 18-49 and adults 25-54, according to a news release.