Quick Reference City Arts Center Fair Park, 3000 Pershing Blvd, OKC 951-0000, CityArtsCenter.org. Fine Arts Institute of Edmond 27 E. Edwards, Edmond 340-4481, EdmondFineArts.com Fred Jones Jr Museum of Art 555 Elm Ave, Norman 325-3272, ou.edu/fjjma Little River Zoo Hwy 9, Norman 366-7229, LittleRiverZoo.com Myriad Botanical Gardens 301 W Reno, OKC 297-3995, MyriadGardens.com National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1700 NE 63rd St, OKC 478-2250, NationalCowboyMuseum.org Oklahoma Aquarium 300 Aquarium Dr, Jenks 918-296-FISH, OKAquarium.org OKC Museum of Art 415 Couch Dr, OKC 236-3100, okcmoa.org OKC National Memorial 620 N Harvey, OKC 235-3313, OklahomaCityNationalMemorial.org OKC Zoo 2101 NE 50th St, OKC 424-3344, OKCZoo.com Oklahoma Children’s Theatre 2501 N Blackwelder, OKC 606-7003, OklahomaChildrensTheatre.com Oklahoma Heritage Center 13th & Shartel, OKC 235-4458, OklahomaHeritage.com Oklahoma History Center 2401 N Laird Ave, OKC 522-5248, OklahomaHistoryCenter.org
Weekly
Studio is held the third Saturday, 11am-noon. Includes arts & crafts for children 18 mos–5 years. $5 per child. Reservations required; 307-8454.
Make & Take craft activities at Lakeshore Learning (6300 N May, OKC), Saturdays, 11am-3pm. Free for kids 3 and up. 858-8778, LakeshoreLearning.com.
StoryTime at Gymboree Penn Square, first Friday of every month, 10am. 842-7540.
Children’s Story Time at Edmond’s Best of Books, Saturdays, 11-11:30am. 340-9202.
Family Fun Night at JumpZone (SW 104th & Western) Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:30-8pm. 2 adults, 2 children, 1 large pizza, 2 liter pop for $25. For open play hours call 200-1691, JumpZoneParty.com. Silly Sundays at Unpluggits Playstudio (575 Enterprise Dr, Edmond). Sundays, 1-6pm. Free face painting with paid admission or craft purchase. 340-7584, Unpluggits. com. Tired GrownUps Night at Unpluggits Playstudio. Thursdays, 4-8pm. Reduced admission price, free snacks. 340-7584, Unpluggits.com. The UCO Jazz Lab features performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm. $7 adults, $5 age 12 and under. 3597989, UCOJazzLab.com. Children’s Storytime at Full Circle Bookstore (1900 NW Expy) Saturdays, 10:15am. 842-2900, FullCircleBooks.com.
Traditional Cowboy Arts Association 10th Annual Exhibition, Sale and Seminar at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum features the best saddlemaking, bit and spur making, silversmithing and rawhide braiding.
Through December 20
Pottery Sale at the City Arts Center features one-ofa-kind gifts created by hand in the City Arts Center Ceramics Studio by instructors and students.
Through Dec 21
A Nice Family Gathering comedy at the Stage Center Arena Theatre, tickets 297-2264,OKCCivicCenter.com. Romeo and Juliet at the Stage Center, 8pm. 297-2264, OKCCivicCenter.com.
Through Dec 28
Drop in Art at the OKC Museum of Art, Saturdays 1-4pm. Kids create art inspired by the Museum’s exhibitions. Free with paid admission. Sunday Nature Hikes at Martin Park Nature Center. Guided park tour and nature hike, Sundays 2:30pm. $2; reservations required. 755-0676. Thursday Noon Tunes at the Downtown Library, 11:301pm. Every Thursday. Enjoy live music. Free. Oklahoma River Cruises Public Cruises on the Oklahoma River, Wednesday–Sunday. Tickets start at $9 adult, $6 children 6-12, children 6 and under free. Departure times vary. 702-7755, OKRiverCruises.com.
Monthly
Through Dec 7
Gymboree Play & Music of Norman’s Family Arts
Free Bricktown Water Taxi rides Thursdays-Sundays, 6-9:30pm.
Holiday Show and Sale at the McPhail Gallery, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church (222 NW 15th), 8:30am-5pm. Oklahoma Artist display works including jewelry, cards, crafts, and fine arts. Free. 609-1022, ArtsAtStLukes.org. Free admission to the Oklahoma Heritage Museum and Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum each Sunday, 1-6pm courtesy of American Fidelity.
Through Dec
Reporting Terrorism Exhibit at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum.
The Scorpio-Sagittarius Connection at the Science Museum Oklahoma planetarium.
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History 2401 Chautauqua Ave, Norman 325-4712, snomnh.ou.edu Science Museum Oklahoma 2100 NE 52nd St, OKC 602-OMNI, ScienceMuseumOK.org
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