Weekly Events Calendar January 11-17, 2021

Events are subject to change or cancellation. Please call or contact the event organizers before going.

Each week, Oklahoma Today staffers comb through their calendars to find a handful of great events happening across the state. Get out! See Oklahoma! And be sure to let us know what you find, either here or on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @oklahomatoday.

A virtual screening and panel discussion of "Back in Time: Osage Murders—Reign of Terror" is free from OETA.

Heavy Reign

There’s a saying about history repeating itself and, look, nobody wants that. So learn some of the harsh truths about Oklahoma’s past with OETA as they screen Back in Time: Osage Murders—The Reign of Terror online with a virtual panel discussion to give viewers context and answer questions. January 12. Tickets, Free. oeta.tv

Yer A Know-It-All, Harry!

Bag up your floo powder and bring your fanciest wands for a Harry Potter Trivia Night at Lawton’s Fort Sill Army Base. Inside the confines of the Jack Daniel’s Lounge on base, you can match your Hogwarts knowledge against other military muggles aged 18 years and older with prizes going to the top two teams. Everyone must be there by 7 p.m. to participate and no electronic devices are allowed during the game. Masks are required unless eating or drinking. January 15. Admission, Free. (580) 442-6595 or sill.armymwr.com

Happily Ever After

White dresses with long trains. Bowties. Bridesmaid dresses. Shoving cake into each others’ faces. The Chicken Dance. How did wedded bliss get tied up with these things? Find out at Tying the Knot, the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center’s temporary exhibit examining traditional weddings in Oklahoma and beyond. See how marriage traditions evolved over time, including fourteen different wedding gowns dating from 1873 to 2010. January 15-April 3. Admission, Free. (580) 237-1907 or csrhc.org

The Tulsa Ice Bowl has been connecting Oklahoma disc golfers for 26 years. Photo by Joshua Choate

Disc Jockeys

If you’re throwing yourself into something new this year, why not try tossing a few discs at the twenty-sixth annual Tulsa Ice Bowl at Chandler Park? This disc golf event has raised nearly $100,000 in donations and several tons of food for the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma in previous years. Come watch or free or sign up to play. January 16-17. Registration, $15-$30. (918) 814-8448 or facebook.com

Rodeo Cinema celebrates 20 years of "From Dusk Till Dawn" with a special "Blockbusted" screening. Photo by Lori Duckworth

Post-Dusk, Pre-Dawn

Twenty years ago, director Robert Rodriguez unleashed the George Clooney classic From Dusk Till Dawn to theaters. Now, VHS and Chill is teaming up with Rodeo Cinema in Oklahoma City for a Blockbusted Video screening of a VHS workprint cut of the film with unfinished monster effects, background noise, a temporary score, and visible wire work. And if that sounds like the kind of movie you want to laugh at with your friends, then good news! Talking, joking, singing, and any other legal activities are actively encouraged. January 17. Tickets, Free. (405) 235-3456 rodeocinema.org/events/blockbustedjan

Written By

Greg Elwell

Greg Elwell served as research editor and web editor of Oklahoma Today from 2018-2023. He also has worked for newspapers, medical research organizations, and government institutions.