Community Calendar

The Oklahoma Animal Coalition is asking Oklahomans to turn off non-essential outdoor lights from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. during spring migration season (March 15-May 31). Excessive outdoor lighting confuses birds as they migrate through the state, separating them from their flocks, causing collisions with buildings and powerlines, and getting lost in dangerous environments. Learn more about the Lights Out Oklahoma initiative at okczoo.org/lightsout.

Oklahoma City University presents Twisted Tales, a solo ceramics exhibition by artist Stuart Asprey. The show will be on display March 5 through May 14 at the Nona Jean Hulsey Art Gallery. The exhibition features two bodies of work that transform ceramic vessels into graphic storytelling pieces exploring memory, pop culture, and myth. An opening reception will be held March 5 from 5 to 7 p.m. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, and admission is free.

Oklahoma City University Accounting majors are offering their skills yet again this tax season, volunteering to help file income taxes for members of the community. The Oklahoma City University’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program offers students a chance to gain real accounting experience, while giving back to the community. The VITA program is sponsored by the IRS and offers free tax help to those in need.

The office will be located in room 221 of the Meinders School of Business at NW 26th Street and McKinley Avenue. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on March 26, April 2 and April 9. All services are first-come, first-serve.

From their website: “Those seeking assistance should bring all necessary tax documents, including social security cards for themselves and dependents, W-2 forms and 1099 forms. Receipts from charitable contributions and educational and day care expenses should also be included. A complete list of items to bring is available on the irs.gov website.”

Duncan's annual Automotive Swap Meet is an indoor and outdoor swap meet for avid muscle car and antique car enthusiasts. Located in the heart of southwest Oklahoma at the Stephens County Fairgrounds, the Automotive Swap Meet includes auto-related vendors, on-site camping facilities and concessions. Enjoy browsing through everything from boats and motorcycles to trucks and tractors, as well as auto-related memorabilia.

Join Tommy Harkenrider and friends for a one-of-a-kind celebration of the early electric guitar heroes at Swing The Blues!

Spend four days learning, jamming, and connecting with fellow guitarists in the beautiful, historic Fordson Hotel in Oklahoma City.

The workshop features daily lessons, facilitated small-group jam sessions, special presentations including a luthier roundtable, live performances, a mini guitar show with Grez Guitars and Combs Instruments, a field trip to the American Banjo Museum, and more.

https://www.swingthebluesworkshops.com/

March 25–28, 2026
The Fordson Hotel
Oklahoma City, OK

Featuring over 60 animatronic dinosaurs, skeletons, photo ops, and rides - Dinosaur Expedition will engage guests with prehistoric creatures from the Jurassic, Cretaceous, and Triassic Periods. Identify which OKC Zoo animals are the living relatives of the dinosaurs that once roamed the earth, and how supporting the Zoo's conservation efforts can help save these species!

Explore Jakian Parks: The Black Land. Though the lens of photographer Jakian Parks, Oklahoma’s Black rodeo culture becomes both symbol and setting for survival, resurgence and celebration. Much like the rodeo itself, The Black Land connects the past and present, situating the American West as a living archive and center stage for Black cattlemen and cowboys alike. The Black Land honors the dignity, beauty and power of Black equestrian life as a living tradition of cultural and historical significance.

For more information: 405-951-0000, okcontemp.org/jakianparks

Explore Anthony McCall's groundbreaking "solid light" works in the North American debut of Anthony McCall: Solid Light. Presented in collaboration with Tate, UK, visitors will experience breaktaking interactive light sculptures in Oklahoma Contemporary's Eleanor Kirkpatrick Main Gallery.

For more information: 405-951-0000, okcontemp.org/solidlight

Image: Installation photography of Anthony McCall: Solid Light exhibition at Tate Modern, June 27, 2024–June 29, 2025. © Anthony McCall; Photo © Tate.

We’re bringing stories to life with Stories & Specimens at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History! In this engaging program, children are invited to gather for a lively story time, where fascinating tales spark curiosity and set the stage for exploration. Each session dives into a themed topic, connecting stories to science and cultural history with museum objects that let kids see, touch, and discover in our interactive Discovery Room. Best of all, Stories & Specimens is included free with museum admission, making it the perfect way for young learners to enjoy interactive storytelling and hands-on exploration all in one visit!

The Growing Brain is a free, virtual three-part training series sponsored by Potts Family Foundation and aimed toward anyone looking to increase their knowledge of early brain development who works directly with infants, toddlers and their families or who supports those who do. The three sessions get through all of the 1-7 parts of the curriculum.

Attendees may take all three, or just take one or two of the sessions.

Session 2 - April 9, 12:30 – 4:30PM
Session 3 - April 21, 12:30 – 4:30PM