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Through March 4

OKC Museum of Art showing Oscar-nominated films

The Museum Films program at the Oklahoma City Museum of Art has announced the schedule for its 2018 Academy Award-nominated films series, which is screening this week through March 4 at the museum's Noble Theater, 415 Couch Drive.

Here is the screening schedule:

Oscar-nominated live-action short films: 5:30 p.m. Feb. 9, 8 p.m. Feb. 10, 8 p.m. Feb. 16, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 18, 8 p.m. Feb. 22, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24 and 8 p.m. March 2.

Oscar-nominated animated short films: 5:30 p.m. Feb. 10, 2 p.m. Feb. 11, 8 p.m. Feb. 15, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 17, 8 p.m. Feb. 24, 2 p.m. Feb. 25, 5:30 p.m. March 2 and 3 p.m. March 4.

Oscar-nominated documentary short films: 8 p.m. Feb. 9, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 11, 2 p.m. Feb. 18, 8 p.m. Feb. 23, 8 p.m. March 1 and 4:30 p.m. March 3.

Oscar-nominated feature-length films: "Victoria & Abdul" (Best makeup and hairstyling and costume design), 5:30 p.m. Feb. 16; "Blade Runner 2049" (Best cinematography, sound editing, sound mixing, production design and visual effects), 8 p.m. Feb. 17; "The Insult" (Best foreign language film), 5:30 p.m. Feb. 22 and 5:30 p.m. Feb. 23; "Last Men in Aleppo" (Best documentary feature), 5:30 p.m. Feb. 25; "Dunkirk" (Best picture, director, cinematography, film editing, sound editing, sound mixing, production design and original score), 5:30 p.m. March 1; and "Get Out" (Best picture, director, lead actor and original screenplay): 8 p.m. March 3.

For tickets and information, go to www.okcmoa.com. The Oscars will air live at 6 p.m. March 4 on ABC with Jimmy Kimmel returning as host.

Feb. 17-18

Monster Jam rolling into The Peake

The charged-up trucks and drivers of Monster Jam will roll back into Oklahoma City for shows at 1 and 7 p.m. Feb. 17 and 1 p.m. Feb. 18 at Chesapeake Energy Arena, 100 W Reno Ave.

Seats start at $15 for the family-friendly motor sports showcase. Tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.

The Pit Party is set for 10:30 a.m. to noon Feb. 18 will give fans the opportunity to get up close and personal to the Monster Jam trucks and drivers. Pit Party passes are $10 each.

For more information on Monster Jam, go to www.chesapeakearena.com.

April 6-7

Ben Rector and Stoney LaRue headlining SWOSUpalooza

WEATHERFORD — Two concerts featuring Oklahoma musical standouts from different genres will make up SWOSUpalooza April 6-7 at Weatherford's Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

The Panorama Series and Student Government Association present SWOSUpalooza, which this year is featuring Oklahoma red dirt music star Stoney LaRue on April 6 and Tulsa-born pop-rock singer-songwriter Ben Rector on April 7 at the Pioneer Cellular Event Center, 900 N Seventh St.

Texas Americana band Flatland Calvary will open LaRue's Friday night show. An opening act for Rector's Saturday set will be announced soon.

Tickets are on sale at stubwire.com or in the Southwestern Oklahoma State University PR and Marketing Office, Room 205 of the Administration Building. For more information, call 580-774-3063.

May 17 and 29

Spoon, LANY heading for The Jones Assembly

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for two Oklahoma City shows coming soon at The Jones Assembly, 901 W Sheridan Ave.

Spoon, the hugely popular Austin, Texas, indie rock band led by Britt Daniel, will perform May 17, while dream-pop trio LANY, riding a wave of early success with it self-titled debut album and hit single “Super Far,” will play May 29.

Formed in 1993, Spoon rose quickly in the competitive Austin music scene and released its first album, "Telephono," on Matador Records in 1996. After a brief flirtation with major labels, Spoon hit its creative and commercial stride when it signed to Merge and released a series of classic albums. The band is currently touring in support of its critically-acclaimed 2017 album "Hot Thoughts.”

Featuring singer and multi-instrumentalist Paul Klein, percussionist Jake Goss and keyboardist-guitarist Les Priest, LANY (pronounced “lay-nee”) combined the abbreviations for Los Angeles and New York to create the band name and promptly began building a following for their atmospheric synth-pop. The band released its full-length debut, "LANY," in July 2017, connecting with adventurous pop fans through the singles “Super Far,” “Good Girls” and “The Breakup.”

Tickets for the May 17 Spoon show are $30 in advance for general admission, $75 for mezzanine seating or $35 for general admission the day of the show.

For the May 29 LANY concert, general admission tickets are $22.50, mezzanine seating is $55, and general admission is $25 the day of the show. Tickets and information will be available at www.thejonesassembly.com.