Hanor Smokin’ Red Dirt BBQ, Red Dirt Roadshow and more in What’s 2 Do | News

April 22-28
EVENT [Friday-Sunday]
Enid Home Show, noon to 7 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Chisholm Trail Expo Center, 111 W. Purdue. Admission is $5 for adults; children 12 and under are free. For more information, visit enidhomeshow.com.
EVENT [Friday-Saturday]
Hanor Smokin’ Red Dirt BBQ, from 3:30 p.m. Friday, Stride Bank Center. Events include KidsQ and music on Friday, and the AMBUC luncheon, music and awards ceremony on Saturday. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/HANOR-Smokin-Red-Dirt-BBQ-266282746314/.
EVENT [Friday]
Bacon sauce, 5-7 p.m., Stride Bank Center. Tickets are $10, for 10 bacon samples. To register for the contest or to obtain tickets for the tasting, call (580) 237-0821 or email [email protected]
MUSIC [Friday]
Red Earth Tour, 7 p.m., Stride Bank Center. Tickets start at $32. To purchase, go to stridebankcenter.com, call 855-TIX-ENID or visit the box office.
THEATER [Friday-Saturday]
‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’, 7:30 p.m., Turpin at the Gaslight Theater, 221 N. Independence. Tickets are $10 per person. To purchase, go to gaslighttheatre.org.
EVENT [Saturday]
Enid Author Fest, 1-5 p.m., Enid and Garfield County Public Library. Participants will have the chance to meet authors and obtain their books. For more information, visit www.enid.okpls.org.
MUSIC [Saturday]
Edward Auer, pianist: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor by Frédéric Chopin, op. 21, 5 p.m., Enid Symphony Center, 301 W. Broadway. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students. To purchase, go to enidsymphony.org.
EVENT [Saturday]
Enid Symphony Association presents: Black and White With a Touch of Red Evening, 7 p.m., Enid Symphony Center, 301 W. Broadway. Tickets are $75 per person. To purchase tickets, call (580) 237-9646 or visit enidsymphony.org.
MUSIC [Saturday]
The Birdsong Band, 8-11 p.m., Enid Moose Lodge, 302 E. Purdue. Admission is $10 per person. For more information, call (580) 237-7779.
EVENT [Sunday]
The Ball of the Princesses by Leonardo, 4 p.m., 81 Ranch, 5220 NUS 81. Tickets are $35 for members and $40 for non-members. To purchase, go to https://www.leonardos.org/princessball2022.html.
EXPOSURE [Thru May 8]
High sugar, 220 N.Washington. An immersive art installation that imagines people surviving on sugar and instant gratification. Free entry. Hours of operation are 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, visit sugarhighenid.com.
EXPOSURE [Thru June 4]
“All Aboard: Examination of Orphan Trains”, open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, 507 S. 4th. The exhibit examines how orphans used trains to migrate from the eastern United States to the west. Available with regular admission to the museum. For more information, call (580) 237-1907.
April 29-May 5
EVENT [Friday]
Silent night over the city, 7 p.m., Gaslight Theater, 221 N. Independence. Silent film, raffle, silent auction and free popcorn. Tickets available at Visit Enid or at the door. Admission is $15 per person, two for $25, or $40 for the family. Presented by Hedges Regional Speech & Hearing. For more information, call (580) 234-3734.
EVENT [Saturday]
Texas Mounted Shooters Oklahoma State Championship, 10 a.m., Chisholm Trail Expo Center, 111 W. Purdue. For more information, call (580) 237-0238.
EVENT [Saturday]
Ride & Roll Homestay, 10 a.m., Cycle Ward, 319 N. Independence. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Last bike at 4:30 p.m. to Enid Moose Lodge, 302 E. Purdue. For more information, call (580) 237-6933.
EVENT [Saturday-Sunday]
Kites over Enid, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Richard Dermer Memorial Flying Field behind Autry Technology Center, 1201 W. Willow. Events include the public open fly, memorial fly, and red, white, and blue kites honoring the military. Food trucks and vendors will be on site. For more information, call (580) 233-3643.
EVENT [Saturday]
Rodney Carrington Live, 7 p.m., Stride Bank Center. Get tickets at stridebankcenter.com, by calling 855-TIX-ENID or at the box office.
EVENT [Sunday]
The Ball of the Princesses by Leonardo, 4 p.m., 81 Ranch, 5220 NUS 81. Tickets are $35 for members and $40 for non-members. To purchase, go to https://www.leonardos.org/princessball2022.html.
EXPOSURE [Thru May 8]
High sugar, 220 N.Washington. An immersive art installation that imagines people surviving on sugar and instant gratification. Free entry. Hours of operation are 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, visit sugarhighenid.com.
EXPOSURE [Thru June 4]
“All Aboard: Examination of Orphan Trains”, open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, 507 S. 4th. The exhibit examines how orphans used trains to migrate from the eastern United States to the west. Available with regular admission to the museum. For more information, call (580) 237-1907.
May 6-12
EVENT [Friday]
First Friday Party!, 6-9pm, Enid town centre. Food trucks, special events, stores open late and more. For more information, call (580) 234-1052.
EVENT [Friday]
Walk a mile in her shoes, 6:30 p.m., Garfield County Courthouse Lawn. Adults can register for $50, children for $20 each. Annual awareness event for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. For more information or to register, go to bit.ly/WalkAMile2022.
THEATER [Friday-Sunday]
“The importance of being serious”, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Humphrey Heritage Village at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, 507 S. 4th. Admission is $18 for adults, $15 for military, and $8 for students. To purchase tickets, go to https://www.gaslighttheatre.org/the-importance-of-being-earnest.html. Also on May 13 and 14.
EVENT [Saturday]
Watermelon Campbell Memorial Open House and Model Train Show, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Railroad Museum of Oklahoma, 702 N. Washington. Admission is $5 for adults; free for children 6 and under accompanied by an adult. For more information, go to www.facebook.com/RailroadMuseumofOklahoma or www.facebook.com/groups/csmra.
EVENT [Saturday]
Living history!, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Humphrey Heritage Village at the Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center. People representing people from Enid’s past will be present in the village. For more information, call (580) 237-1907.
MUSIC [Sunday]
Violets & Roses, Exploit. Rob Glaugbitz, baritone, 2 p.m., Enid Symphony Center, 301 W. Broadway. Admission is $20 for adults and $10 for students. To purchase, go to https://enidsymphony.org/violets-roses/.
EXPOSURE [Thru May 8]
High sugar, 220 N.Washington. An immersive art installation that imagines people surviving on sugar and instant gratification. Free entry. Hours of operation are 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, visit sugarhighenid.com.
EXPOSURE [Thru June 4]
“All Aboard: Examination of Orphan Trains”, open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Cherokee Strip Regional Heritage Center, 507 S. 4th. The exhibit examines how orphans used trains to migrate from the eastern United States to the west. Available with regular admission to the museum. For more information, call (580) 237-1907.
THINGS 2 TO DO
Oklahoma Railroad Museum
702 N. Washington — (580) 233-3051
Opening hours: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sunday and Monday except by appointment, as well as all public holidays and bad weather. Admission is by donation of $5.
Cherokee Band Regional Heritage Center
507 S. 4th St. — (580) 237-1907
Opening hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday. Closed Sunday, Monday, New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors, and $4 for students.
Simpson’s Old Time Museum
228 E. Randolph Avenue — (580) 234-4998
Opening hours: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. from Tuesday to Saturday.
Free entry.
Leonardo’s Children’s Museum
200 E. Maple — (580) 233-2787
11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday, closed on Sunday. Adventure Quest open during museum hours.
Midgley Museum
1001 Sequoyah — (580) 234-7265
Opening hours: 1-4.30 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, 2-4.30 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sunday to Monday, except by appointment. Closed on all public holidays and bad weather. Closed from Nov. 1 to March 31. Entry by donation.
Leona Mitchell Southern Heights Heritage Center
616, boul. Leona Mitchell—(580) 237-6989 or 402-2524
Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday
Admission: $8 for adults, $5 for children
Dillingham Memorial Garden
5th and East Oklahoma
Open 24/7
Garfield County Demonstration Garden
316 E. Oxford
(580) 237-1228
Open 24/7
Demonstrates the growth habits of Oklahoma Proven trees and shrubs.
4RKids Mini Golf
Land Trail 710
(580) 237-7888
www.4rkids.com/minigolf.html
Opening hours: 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Saturday, noon to 7 p.m. Sunday.
Bingo at Moose Lodge
302 E.Purdue
(580) 237-7779
Doors open at 5 p.m. Monday, with Early Birds starting at 5:45 p.m.
Games will include flash rounds, bonanzas, you choose, progressives, 50/50 and pulltabs. There will also be early bird sessions in addition to the main session, with a hot ball in play for early bird and main sessions.
Concessions will be available. Social housing available for lodge members.