Tulsa Arts District First Friday Art Crawl on May 1 has 3 exhibition openings including 2 exhibits at Oklahoma Center for the Humanities with the debut “Unexpected Company,” featuring Andrea Kowch’s renowned painting alongside works by Cherokee artist Richard D. York and "Finding Oklahoma", a photography exhibit by Leonid Furmansky. The third opening is TAC Gallery -  Annual 5X5 Show and Sale.  There will be markets at Build In Tulsa and Cabin Boys Brewpub and fire circus at Guthrie Green. These, added to several other exhibitions make for a great event. Enjoy a full day of art, music, performances, food, beverages, shopping and much more!  ARRIVE EARLY – STAY LATE thetulsaartsdistrict.org.

 

ART & EXHIBITIONS

• 108 Contemporary: 6 - 9 pm Shawn Smith: Entangled Ecologies at 108 Contemporary– Free Admission
• Archer Creatives – Main and Archer 5 – 8 pm Open shops and artisans at work– Free Admission
• Bar 46 3 - 2 am Graffiti by Jaspy
• Bob Dylan Center: “Going Electric: Bob Dylan ’65” + “How Many Roads: Bob Dylan and his Changing Times, 1961–1964” 10 am to 6 pm regular price. 6 – 8 pm Special $5 admission for access to first floor galleries
• Build In Tulsa 6 – 9 pm First Friday Market
• Cabin Boys Brewpub 3 – 6 pm First Friday Pop Ups
• Chrysalis Salon & Spa – 6-9 pm “GIGANTIC!” art show & sale – Free Admission
• Colors of Etnika 11 am – 7 pm Jewelry Collection by K. Marina – Free Admission
• Creex Art Gallery 5 - 8 pm Open studio - Free
• Guthrie Green 8 – 10 pm Inspyral Fire Circus: "The Traveler's Atlas" Food Trucks
• Living Arts: 6 - 9  pm Kenny Reams’s "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides" – Free Admission
• Oklahoma Center for the Humanities: 101 E Archer St 6 – 9 pm OPENING: “Unexpected Company,” featuring Andrea Kowch’s renowned painting alongside works by Cherokee artist Richard D. York and "Finding Oklahoma", a photography exhibit by Leonid Furmansky  + music by Jerry & the Jazzy Boys
• PRHYME 5-8 "Urban Nature" with cocktail happy hour– Free Admission
• Tulsa Artist Coalition TAC Gallery: 6 - 9 pm OPENING: 5x% Show and Sale – Free Admission
• Tulsa Artist Fellowship Archer Studios Open House + "Futuro Imperfecto" in partnership with The Hulett Collection, featuring Tulsa Artist Fellow Miguel Braceli + special performance by Tulsa Opera’s Filstrup Resident Artist Company at 7 PM – Free Admission
• Woody Guthrie Center: 10 am to 6 pm regular price and full access to “A Dozen Loops: The Radical Voice of Woody Guthrie” + “Tom Paxton: A Car Full of Songs,” + “The Melody of Riot: Jay Farrar, Son Volt, and the Legacy of Woody Guthrie,” 6 - 8 pm Special $5 admission for the permanent exhibit space

 

CULINARY/BEVERAGE SPECIALS

• Antoinette Baking Co. 5 - 10  pm  Pie Night
• Cabin Boys Brewpub 3 – 6 pm Happy Hour
• Caz’s Pub 2-6 pm Happy Hour
• En Fuego 3 – 6 pm Happy Hour
• Elgin Park 4 - 6 pm $2 Happy Hour Beers
• Misfit Kitchen 3 – 6 pm Happy Hours
• PRHYME – 4-6 pm Food Happy Hour in the bar
• Saturn Room 4 - 6 pm  Happy Hour
• Slate Sourdough 6 pm until sold out - Cinny Roll Night
• The Chowhouse 2 - 6 pm  Happy Hours

 

MUSIC, DANCING & SHOWS

• Club Majestic: 9 pm - 2 am   Latin Infusion! + Hoe You Think You Can Dance! Contest at 12:30 am
• Chimera 7 – 10:30 pm Dead Sugar's The Inland Tour
• Duet Restaurant: 6:30 – 9:30 pm  Live Music
• Gypsy Coffeehouse 7 – 9 pm First Friday with Chad Calderin & Rhonda Lou
• Hunt Club 10 pm – 1 am Hosty
• LowDown 6 – 9 p Special $5 cover
• Soundpony 10 pm – 1 am FAT DRACULA + STALLONE COBRAS + BELL WETHER SIRENS (AR)

For the most up-to-date information on the exhibitions and events for the current month, check the calendar on this site or the Facebook page for Tulsa Arts District. facebook.com/TulsaArtsDistrict.