CALENDAR
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
Mary Charles West turns a crank on a rope machine from the early 1800s
under the watchful eye of Early Arkansas Re-enactor Mike Bethea at
last year’s Territorial Fair. This year’s fair is Saturday at the Historic Arkansas
Museum.
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LITTLE ROCK — Art & Exhibits CENTRAL ARKANSAS AEROSPACE EDUCATION CENTER 3301 E. Roosevelt Road. Oasis in Space program. Hours: 7, 8 and 9 p.m. today, noon-9 p.m. Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $5.50. (501) 376-4629.
ANTIQUES ON KAVANAUGH AND CABBAGE ROSE 5701 Kavanaugh Blvd.
Barry Thomas exhibit, continuing.
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. (501) 664-7746. FREE ARGENTA ADVENTURE 5-8 p.m.
second Friday of the month, downtown Main Street, North Little Rock. Gallery walk with vendor booths. (501) 975-8777.
FREE ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER MacArthur Park, East Ninth and Commerce streets. Museum School classes and workshops, $20-$220; Museum School workshops available for children and adults; call for schedule. “Introducing a Masterwork: Henri Matisse,” through June 8. “Hot Color, Cool Glass,” through July 27. “Tom Richard: Cereal Inquires,” May 23-July 20.
“Foundation Collection,” “Masterworks,” “Currents in Contemporary Art,” Paul Signac, continuing.
Mobile Hot Shop, through May 18; extended hours 5-8 p.m. todayand 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday. Fine Arts Club of Arkansas lecture: Sonja Blomdahl: Incalmo Glass, 11 a.m. May 19, tour 9:45 a.m., $10; luncheon $35. Tours available by appointment for groups of six or more. Lectures: Why Should I Care About Glass If I’m SeriousAbout Art?, Doug Heller, 6 p.m.
May 21; The History of Studio Glass, Jutta Page, 6 p.m. May 22.
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday.
www.arkarts.com or call (501) 372-4000.
ARKANSAS COMMUNITY ARTS COOPERATIVE 1419 S. Main St. Works by Arkansas artists. Hours: 8-10 a.m. and noon-2 p.m. Tuesdays, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, noon-2 and 5-7 p.m. Thursdays, 5-7 p.m. Fridays, noon-2 p.m. Saturdays. acacarkansas.org or (501) 244-2365.
ARKANSAS INLAND MARITIME MUSEUM 120 Riverfront Park Drive, North Little Rock. Tours of USS Razorback, exhibits on submarine history, Pearl Harbor. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, Monday; 1-6 p.m. Sunday. Tours: $6, ages 65 and older, children 12 and under, active military $4. Museum: $2. (501) 371-8320.
ARKANSAS LEAGUE OF ARTISTS 7 p.m. last Tuesday of the month, North Little Rock Community Center, 2700 Willow St., North Little Rock. Monthly meeting. Yearly membership: $30. Visitors free.
(501) 833-8062.
ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD MUSEUM Camp Robinson, Sixth and Missouri streets, North Little Rock. Exhibits on history of Arkansas National Guard and Camp Robinson, continuing. Hours: 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
first weekend of the month. (501) 212-5215. FREE ARKANSAS PASTEL SOCIETY Arkansas Pastel Society meeting, 6-8 p.m. first Tuesday of every month, St. Vincent Doctors Hospital,Sister Janis Campbell Conference Room, 6601 St. Vincent Circle. Demonstrations, shows, workshops, meetings. Yearly membership: $25. Visitors free. (501) 221-3559.
ARKANSAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF HISTORICAL MUSEUM 2400 W.
Markham St. Exhibits and artifacts relating to deaf culture and the school’s history, continuing. Hours: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Monday-Wednesday or by appointment. (501) 324-9530. FREE ART & SOUL Kovaleski Gallery, 10020 N. Rodney Parham Road.
Children and adult art classes.
Works by artists Vicki Kovaleski, Kelly Furr, Joan Crews, Robin Bishop-Hazard, Lisa Krannichfeld, Nancy Sanders, Lisa Powell, continuing. Hours: 1-5 p.m. Tuesday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. (501) 954-9222.ART APPRECIATION CLASS Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church, 1601 S. Louisiana St. Classes with John Green. Edgar Degas’ Edmond Duranty in His Study, 7 p.m. May 23. (501) 375-1600. FREE ART AT ST. JAMES St. James United Methodist Church, 321 Pleasant Valley Drive. Paintings by Margarita Passmore, through July 8.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays. (501) 221-3559. FREETHE ART GROUP 10840 Maumelle Blvd., North Little Rock. Artist coop studio and gallery. Works by local artists, continuing. Painting classes available. Call for appointment. (501) 771-1027.
THE ARTS SCENE 201 Maple St., North Little Rock. Gallery and market, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday. Poetry Slam, 7-11 p.m. second Saturday of the month. Singer/Songwriter event, 7-11 p.m. third Saturday of the month. www.thesceneonline.org or (501) 372-2130.
CANTRELL GALLERY 8206 Cantrell Road. “A Family Gift,” the John Deering Family, through June 21.
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. (501) 224-1335. FREE CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 509 Scott St. Works by Mary Shelton, through today. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-noon Sunday. (501) 375-2342. FREE CHROMA GALLERY 5707 Kavanaugh Blvd. Works by Kathy Owens, Sally A. Williams, Laura Fanning, continuing. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday. (501) 664-0880. FREE CLINTON PRESIDENTIAL CENTER 1200 President Clinton Ave. The White House in Miniature, through July 13. “The Long Struggle: Presidential Actions and African-American Civil Rights,” through May 20. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $7; retired military, college students and ages 62 and over $5; children ages 6-17 $3;
active military and children under 6 free. (501) 374-4242.
COLLABORATION OF THE ARTS 7:30-10 p.m. today, River Market.
Music, dance, poetry, art, auction.
(501) 837-0462 or (501) 425-4642.
THE COTTAGE AT KANIS & DENNY ROAD 18624 Kanis Road. Works by Matt Coburn, Linda Barg, Jane Ellen Boehm, Belinda Eley, Michael Fournier, Nancy Parker, Marion Rice, Leslie Sue McCaslin Toler, continuing. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, weekends by appointment. (501) 821-5598.
FREE COX CREATIVE CENTER 120 Commerce St. May featured artist: David Linn Arnold. “Arkansas Politics, Patriotism & Pride,” throughJune 28. Works by more than 35 Arkansas artists. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. www.butlercenter.org/arts or (501) 918-3090. FREE GALAXY OFFICE FURNITURE AND INTERIORS 304 Main St., North Little Rock. “Art for You” with works by 25 Arkansas artists, continuing.
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.
(501) 375-3375. FREE GALLERY 26 2601 Kavanaugh Blvd., Suite 1. “Famous Last Words,” Katherine Strause and Brad Cushman, Saturday-July 12.
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. (501) 664-8996. FREEGUITAR MUSEUM Jacksonville Guitar Center, 1105 Burman Drive, Jacksonville. Vintage guitars, continuing. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Monday-Saturday. (501) 982-4933. FREE HISTORIC ARKANSAS MUSEUM 200 E. Third St. Territorial Fair, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Mid-Southern Watercolorists exhibit, through Aug. 10. Reception, 5-8 p.m. today. “Playthings and Amusements of Yesteryear: Toys From the Permanent Collection,” through Nov.
7. “Arkansas Made: An Exhibit of Historic and Contemporary Decorative, Mechanical and Fine Arts Produced in Arkansas”; “The Arkansas-Born Bowie Knife and Modern Bladesmithing”; interactive children’s exhibits, puppet theater and more, all continuing. Hourly tours except noon, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Monday-Saturday and 1-4 p.m.
Sunday. Store hours: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday-Saturday and 1-5 p.m.
Sunday. Admission: $2.50, ages 65 and older $1.50, children 17 and under $1. (501) 324-9351.
HISTORIC CURRAN HALL 615 E.
Capitol Ave. Restored antebellum home with heritage garden. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. (501) 371-0076.
FREE HURST GALLERY 5811-B Kavanaugh Blvd. Works by Arkansas artists: Bill Lewis, Guido Frick, Susan Hurst, Elisa Shuman, continuing.
Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. (501) 614-9250. FREE JACKSONVILLE MUSEUM OF MILITARY HISTORY 100 Veterans Circle, Jacksonville. Exhibits on military from Civil War to present. Based on Jacksonville’s Arkansas Ordnance Plant from World War II. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
Admission: $3, current and retired military $2, students $1. (501) 241-1943.
LITTLE ROCK CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE 2125 Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive. Bike tours, May 18. Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
(501) 374-1957.
LOCAL COLOUR 5813 Kavanaugh Blvd. Artist co-op studio gallery.
Exhibit of 20 local artists, continuing. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. (501) 265-0422.
FREE LOUIE’S UNIQUE FRAMING AND GALLERY 1509 Mart Drive, Suite A.
New works by Doris Williamson Mapes and landscapes by Harry Buckley, continuing. Hours: 9a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. (501) 907-6240. FREE M2 GALLERY 11525 Cantrell Road.
“Construction: Deconstruction,” by Ann and Amy Laser, through June 1. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. (501) 225-6257.
MACARTHUR MUSEUM OF ARKANSAS MILITARY HISTORY 503 E. Ninth St.
“By the President in the Name of Congress,” “From Turbulence to Tranquility: The Little Rock Arsenal,” “The Sun Never Sets on the Mighty Jeep,” “War and Remembrance: The 1911 United Confederate Veterans Reunion,” “Through the Camera’s Eye: The Allison Collection of World War II Photographs,” continuing. Ongoing exhibits depict Arkansas’ military heritage. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday. (501) 376-4602. FREE MID-SOUTHERN WATERCOLORISTS 7-9 p.m. third Wednesday of each month, Arkansas Arts Center, East Ninth and Commerce streets. Membership: $35. (501) 664-2030. FREE MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY 500 President Clinton Ave. Saturday Discoveries for grades K-6, 1-4 p.m. second Saturday of each month, $15.
Science of Makeup, Saturday. Endangered Species Day, Ecological Conservation Organization event, today-Saturday. Girl Talk, 2-4:30 p.m. May 17, $20, reservations required. Robot Rodeo, through Aug. 3. “Imagination Station,”continuing. “Wiggle Worm Tales,” 10 a.m. Tuesday. Summer camps, June 2-Aug. 4; $150-$250. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $8, ages 65 and older and ages 1-12 $7, children under 1 admitted free. Free admission for entire family second Sunday of each month.
(501) 396-7050.
OLD STATE HOUSE MUSEUM 300 W.
Markham St. Turn Back the Date to 1838: living history, short films on Indian Removal. “A Circus Hitched to a Tornado: Arkansas Politics in the 20th Century,” through Oct. 25. “Piece of My Soul: Quilts by Black Arkansans,” continuing. “As Long as Life Shall Last: The Legacy of Arkansas Women,” continuing. Permanent exhibits: “Pillars of Power,” history of the Old State House; “First Families of Arkansas”; “From the State House to the White House: Clinton Campaign Years.” Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. (501) 324-9685. FREE CHERE AND A.J. PAYNE PHOTO GALLERY 323 Center St., Suite 104.
“Black & White Photographic Images,” continuing. Hours: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. (501) 375-6455. FREE PHILANDER SMITH COLLEGE Donald W. Reynolds Library and Technology Center, Chester Street and Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive. Permanent collection of black artists.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. (501) 370-5281. FREEPLANTATION AGRICULTURE MUSEUM Scott, at the junction of U.S. 165 and Arkansas 161. Exhibits of past agricultural equipment, continuing. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday.
Regular admission is $3 adults and $2 for children 6-12, plus tax.
(501) 961-1409.
SCOTT PLANTATION SETTLEMENT Alexander Road, Scott. Settlement tours, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday, including log cabins, tenant houses, artifacts from early Arkansas farm life and more. Admission: $3; children under 6 free. (501) 351-5737.
SECOND FRIDAY ART NIGHT 5-8 p.m. second Friday of the month, downtown art galleries and museums. Open house, new exhibits, entertainment. (501) 324-9351.
FREE STEPHANO’S FINE ART GALLERY 5501 Kavanaugh Blvd., Suite C.
Works by various artists. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and by appointment. (501) 563-4218.
STUDIO 51 ART GALLERY 17501 Arch Street Pike. Art for sale by Trudy Kaye Lynch, continuing. En Plein Air with free vendor space. Hours: Thursday-Saturday by appointment. (501) 888-3842. FREE TERRY HOUSE COMMUNITY GALLERY Seventh and Rock streets.
Parkview High School senior exhibition, through today. GardenClub of America Flower Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. (501) 372-4000. FREE UNDERDOG ART 1816 Arkansas 161 S., Jacksonville. Gallery and gift shop featuring local art. Featured artists: John Heavrin, Tim Byrnz, Christi Jacobs. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and by appointment. (501) 838-6418. FREE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK GALLERIES 2801 S. University Ave. Senior shows: through today.
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 2-5 p.m. Sunday. (501) 569-8977.
AROUND ARKANSAS 1875 PEEL MANSION AND HISTORIC GARDENS 400 S. Walton Blvd., Bentonville. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday. Mansion tours: $3. (479) 273-9664.
ALLISON PARSONS GALLERY 802 Central Ave., Hot Springs. Works by Parsons, continuing. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and by appointment. (501) 625-3001. FREE ARKANSAS MUSEUM OF NATURAL RESOURCES Arkansas 7, south of Smackover. “Arkansas Reflections of Our Past,” through Dec. 8.
Exhibits and displays on oil and south Arkansas oil boom. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. (870) 725-2877.
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY MUSEUM 110 Cooley Drive, Jonesboro. Crowley’s Ridge mastodon, “Living Off the Land,” “Ancient Arkansas Ancestors,” Mary E.
Stack collection, “Mother Goose Revisited,” “Old Town Arkansas,” “Earthquake!” Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Monday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Admission: $2 donation.
(870) 972-2074.
THE ARTS & SCIENCE CENTER FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS 701 Main St., Pine Bluff. “Expressions From the Permanent Collection,” continuing. Education programs for adults and children, call for schedule and tuition. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 1-4 p.m. Saturday. (870) 536-3375. FREE ARTS CENTER OF THE OZARKS 214 S. Main St., Springdale. Art, dance, acting classes for all ages. Call for schedules, costs. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. (479) 751-5441. FREE ART WALK 6-9 p.m. each first and third Saturday, historic district, Van Buren. Displays, demonstrations and discussions. (479) 474-4114.
FREE BATESVILLE AREA ARTS COUNCIL ART GALLERY 246 E. Main St., Batesville. Paintings, pottery, photography and woodcarvings by local artists, continuing. Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. (870) 793-3382.
BRADBURY GALLERY Fowler Center, Arkansas State University, 201 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro. Senior exhibition, through Saturday.
Hours: noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 2-5 p.m. Sunday. (870) 972-2567. FREE CLARK COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM 750 S. Fifth St., Arkadelphia. Permanent displays on county history including Caddo Indian canoe and artifacts. Hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-noon Saturday. (870) 230-1360. FREE CLINTON HOUSE MUSEUM 930 California Drive, Fayetteville. Bill Clinton photographs, displays, memorabilia, continuing. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and by appointment. Admission: $5.
(479) 444-0066.
CONWAY ARTWALK 5-8 p.m. third Thursday of the month, downtown Conway. (501) 329-8249. FREE DALLAS COUNTY MUSEUM 221 N.
Main St., Fordyce. Exhibits include T.E. Rhine, Paul “Bear” Bryant and the Fordyce Redbugs, the War Room, geology, forestry, pioneer days. Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday. (870) 352-5262. FREE DELTA CULTURAL CENTER 141 Cherry St., Helena-West Helena.
“Rhythm and Roots: Items and Images for the Delta Cultural Center Permanent Collection,” continuing.
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. (870) 338-4350 or (800) 358-0972. FREE DELTA CULTURAL CENTER MUSEUM DEPOT 95 Missouri St ., Helena-West Helena. “Helena and Beyond: The Civil War in the Arkansas Delta,” permanent. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.
(870) 338-4350 or (800) 358-0972. FREE DOMBEK STUDIO 844 Blue Springs Road, east of Fayetteville. “Bamboos,” George Dombek, through May. Hours: 2-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. (479) 442-8976.
FAIRFIELD BAY PUBLIC LIBRARY 369 Dave Creek Parkway, Fairfield Bay. Works by Ruby Krimm, through July 15. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday.
(501) 884-7575.
FINE ARTS CENTER 610 Central Ave., Hot Springs. Art Jam, 6-9 p.m. third Tuesday of each month.
Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon-4 p.m. Saturday. (501) 624-0489.
FORT SMITH ART CENTER 423 N.
Sixth St., Fort Smith. “A Family Affair: Artists in the Family,” May.
Hours: 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday. (479) 784-2787.
FREE GALLERY DRIVE 5-8 p.m. last Saturday of the month, galleries around Heber Springs. Call for details.
Maps available at Chamber of Commerce, 1001 W. Main St., Heber Springs. (870) 251-1189 or (501) 206-2233. FREE GANN MUSEUM 218 S. Market St., Benton. Early Saline County exhibit, continuing. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday or by appointment. (501) 778-5513. FREE GOOD OLD DAYS VINTAGE MOTORCAR MUSEUM 501 W. Main St., Hardy.
Antique, classic and collectiblecars. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Monday-Saturday, noon-4:30 p.m.
Sunday. Admission: $5, children 12 and under $2.50. (870) 856-4884.
GRANT COUNTY MUSEUM 521 Shackleford Road, Sheridan. Civil War and World War II collections, continuing. Hours: 9 a.m.-noon, 1-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Admission for groups: $3 per person.
(870) 942-4496. FREE GREERS FERRY LIBRARY 8249 Edgemont Road, Greers Ferry.
Works by Doris Sexson. Hours: noon-4:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 9 a.m.-noon Saturday.
(501) 825-7084. FREE HEMINGWAY-PFEIFFER MUSEUM AND EDUCATIONAL CENTER 1021 W.
Cherry St., Piggott. “Celebrating the Hemingways: Best Wishes From Piggott,” continuing. Hours: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday; 1-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Admission: $5, groups and ages 65 and older $3. (870) 598-3487.
HOMESTEAD FINE ART GALLERY 8475 Edgemont Road, Greers Ferry.
Works by Sandra Seaton, Vernon and Alice Driskill, Keith Conaway, Charlotte Rierson, Sheila Parsons, Colin Wetherelt, Mary Ann Stafford and Richard Scarbourgh, continuing. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Thursday-Saturday. (501) 825-7944. FREE HOPE VISITOR AND MUSEUM South Main and Division streets, Hope.
Restored 1912 train depot and railroad memorabilia, President Clinton memorabilia and Hope’s famous watermelons. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday. (870) 722-2580. FREE JULIE WAIT DESIGNS ART GALLERY 318 S. First St., Rogers. Works by Kathy Mayhue, through June 27.
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. (479) 631-8706.
LINDA PALMER GALLERY 800 Central Ave., Hot Springs. Works by Doyle Young, Peter Lippincott, Ellen Alderson, Sara Tole, Jan Leek and Linda Palmer. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. (501) 620-3063.
LYON COLLEGE 2300 Highland Road, Batesville. Beuys Will Be Beuys, Mabee Simpson Library, through June 29. Hours: noon-6 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m.-midnight Sundays. (870) 307-7444. FREE MATILDA AND KARL PFEIFFER MUSEUM AND STUDY CENTER 1071 Heritage Park Drive, Piggott. Tours include early 1930s Tudor Revival home, natural gardens, American Indian artifacts and mineral collection, library, A Face in the Crowd storyboard, continuing. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. (870) 598-3228. FREE MID-AMERICA SCIENCE MUSEUM 500 Mid-America Blvd., Hot Springs.
“Caged Lightning,” continuing.
Continuing hands-on learning exhibits. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Admission: $7; ages 62 and older and children ages 4-12, $6; children under 3 admitted free. (501) 767-3461.
MID-SOUTH COMMUNITY COLLEGE2000 W. Broadway St., West Memphis. “Harry Benson: Being There,” through June 20. Hours: 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday.
(870) 733-6722.
MITCHELL’S FOLLY 130 Spring St., Eureka Springs. Drawings, prints, paintings and sculpture by Arkansas artists and more, continuing.
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Sunday. (479) 253-7030. FREE THE MUSEUM OF AUTOMOBILES Petit Jean Mountain, Morrilton. Antique, classic and collectible automobiles. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily.
Admission: $7, ages 65 and over $6.50, students ages 6-17 $3.50, children 5 and under free with adult. (501) 727-5427.
MUSEUM OF REGIONAL HISTORY 219 N. State Line Ave., Texarkana.
Scott Joplin exhibit, permanent.
Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Admission: $5, ages 65 and older $4, students $3.50.
(903) 793-4831.
OLD INDEPENDENCE REGIONAL MUSEUM 380 S. Ninth St., Batesville.
Friday Afternoon at the Museumopen house, 4:30-6:30 p.m. May 16. “Quilts: From Bits and Pieces to Warmth and Beauty,” through June 30. Storytime for toddlers and preschoolers, 10:30 a.m.
second and fourth Fridays of the month through May. History and culture of north Arkansas. Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 1:30-4 p.m. Sunday.
Admission: $3; ages 55 and older $2; children ages 6-12 $1; children under 6 admitted free. (870) 793-2121.
OZARK HERITAGE ARTS CENTER 410 Oak St., Leslie. North Central Arkansas Artist League exhibit, through May. Reception, 2-4 p.m.
May 31. Basic drawing classes, 10 a.m. Saturdays, $12 per class.
Earth clay sculpture classes, 5:45 p.m. Mondays, $12 per class.
Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. (870) 447-2500.
PINE BLUFF ART LEAGUE GALLERY Donald W. Reynolds Community Services Center, 300 W. Second Ave., Pine Bluff. Works by PineBluff Art League members, continuing. Hours: 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Monday-Friday. (870) 534-1699.
FREE PINE BLUFF/JEFFERSON COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM 201 E. Fourth St., Pine Bluff. Exhibits on the Civil War, World Wars I and II, waterfowl, the Victorian era, pioneer days, American Indians, black history and dolls. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. (870) 541-5402.
FREE RITZ CIVIC CENTER 306 W. Main St., Blytheville. Small Works on Paper, through May 31. Hours: 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
(870) 762-1744. FREE ROGERS HISTORICAL MUSEUM 322 S. Second St., Rogers. “The Life Atomic: Growing Up in the Shadow of the A-Bomb,” Saturday-Oct. 25. “Indians of Northwest Arkansas,” through fall. Exhibits on area history, hands-on area for children, guided tours of 1895 Hawkins House, research library.
Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. www.rogersarkansas.com/ museum or (479) 621-1154. FREE ST. FRANCIS COUNTY MUSEUM 603 Front St., Forrest City. American Indian pottery, prehistoric artifacts, black history, military history.
Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.
(870) 261-1744. FREE SEVIER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM 717 N. Maple St., De Queen. Historic artifacts and crafts from Arkansas, continuing. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 2-4 p.m. Sunday; groups by appointment only. (870) 642-6642.
FREE SHILOH MUSEUM OF OZARK HISTORY 118 W. Johnson Ave., Springdale.
“Tech-Knowledge-Gee!” through June 7. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Monday-Saturday. (479) 750-8165. FREESOUTH ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER 110 E. Fifth St., El Dorado. Works by Kathryn Keller, through May 29.
Call for entries: juried art competition, by Wednesday. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, weekends by appointment. www.saac-arts.
org. (870) 862-5474.
SOUTHERN TENANT FARMERS UNION MUSEUM Chicago and Frisco streets, Tyronza. Exhibits on tenant farming. Hours: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Monday-Friday, by appointment Saturdays. Admission: $5, ages 65 and older $3. (870) 972-2803.
SOUTH WEST ARTISTS INC. STUDIO GALLERY 607 Mena St., Mena.
Continuing display of paintings, photography, woodcarving, pottery and other art. Hours: 1-4 p.m.
Thursday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday. (479) 394-3880. FREE STUTTGART AGRICULTURAL MUSEUM 921 Fourth St., Stuttgart. Exhibits on the history of agriculture on the prairie. Hours: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. (870) 673-7001. FREE TEX-ARK ANTIQUE AUTO MUSEUM 217 Laurel St., Texarkana. Display of vehicles. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturdays, 1-4 p.m. Sundays, or by appointment. (870) 772-2886 or (870) 542-7725. FREE Dance CENTRAL ARKANSAS ARKANSAS FESTIVAL BALLET STUDIOS Breckenridge Village, 10301 Rodney Parham Road. Preprofessional and professional classical ballet training, audition free; 6 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11 a.m.
Saturday, $10 per class. (501) 227-5320.
BALLROOM DANCE 7509 Cantrell Road. Arkansas Ballroom Dance Association, 8-11 p.m. second and fourth Saturdays; ballroom, nightclub, swing and Latin dancing. Dress code: dressy casual.
Admission: members $7, guests $10. (501) 227-7858 or (501) 821-2086. Beginner ballroom class, 8-9 p.m. every Monday. Latin & Swing Party, 8-11 p.m. every third and fifth Friday; lesson, 7:05 p.m.;
dance $10, dances with lesson $13. (501) 663-7724.
BALLROOM DANCE 7-10 p.m. every third Thursday of the month, Senior Citizen Center, 401 Pershing Road, North Little Rock. Dance lessons 6-7 p.m. Warren Crow Band. Admission: $5. Casual dress (no shorts). (501) 753-5436. BESS CHISUM STEPHENS YWCA 12th and Cleveland streets. Little Rock Country Dancers, 7-9 p.m.
first, second and fourth Sundays;
lessons 6-7 p.m.; $5; (501) 821-9353. Ballroom, Latin and Swing Social Dance Association, 7-11 p.m. first, second and fourth Fridays; free dance lessons with admission, 7-8 p.m.; dress: dressy evening; members $7, guests $10; blsdance.org, (501) 868-2621. Little Rock Bop Club, 7-10 p.m. every Wednesday; beginning swing-dance lessons (free withadmission), 7-8 p.m.; members $2, guests $5; (501) 753-7396.
Square Dance, 1:30-3:30 p.m. every Thursday, $3. (501) 490-1197. COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY Park Hill Presbyterian Church, 3520 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock. Dance 7:30-9:30 p.m.
every first, third and fifth Friday of the month. Admission: society members $4, nonmembers $5.
All ages, no experience needed.
(501) 603-5305.
DANCING WITH THE YSTARS 7-9 p.m. May 19, Arkansas Governor’s Mansion, 1800 Center St. Local celebrities and dancers. Benefits YMCA of Metropolitan Little Rock. Tickets: $75. (501) 758-3170.
GERMAN AMERICAN CLUB DANCE 7:30 p.m. every third Saturday of the month, Burns Park Hospitality House, Military Road, North Little Rock. Meeting and dance.
Admission: members $5, guests $8.
(501) 562-3388.
HANK’S STATION COUNTRY HALL 7:30-10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Arkansas 107, across from Little Rock Air Force Base. Family entertainment, line-dancing. No alcohol. Call for directions. Admission: $4. (501) 397-5583 or (501) 730-5013.
IRISH DANCE CLASSES every Wednesday and Thursday, Parkwood Center, 6805 W. 12th St., Suite C. Beginning to advanced, hard and soft shoe; children, adults. Instructor: Judy McCafferty. Cost: $10 per week. (501) 851-3979.
IRISH DANCE CLASSES 7:30 p.m.
every Thursday, 3411 Idlewild Ave., North Little Rock; 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. every Saturday, 7:30 p.m. every Tuesday, Dancers’ Studio, 3515 Old Cantrell Road; 6 p.m. every Thursday, 11:30 a.m.
every Saturday, 22 Campden Hill Road, Sherwood. Beginning to advanced adults, teens, children, soft shoe, hard shoe, group.
Country set dancing for adults Tuesday nights, $10 per class.
Instructor: Mary Rose O’Donovan Fansler. Cost: $40 per month.
(501) 834-1479.
JACKSONVILLE SENIOR CENTER 100 Victory Circle, Jacksonville. Weekly dance, 7-9:30 p.m. every Tuesday. Cost: $4. (501) 982-7532.
THE LEGION 315 E. Capitol Ave.
Dance with Warren Crow, 8 p.m.-midnight every Friday, 7-11 p.m. every Sunday. Karaoke with Richard Estes, 7-10 p.m. Thursdays, free. Ballroom dancing with Lisa Kirkpatrick; lessons 7-8 p.m.
and dancing 8-10 p.m. Mondays.
Smoke-free. Parking-lot attendant on duty. All events $5 unless otherwise indicated. (501) 372-8762.
OAK GROVE JAMBOREE 7-10 p.m.
Saturdays, 10502 MacArthur Drive, North Little Rock. Uptown country and old-time rock ’n’ roll.
No drinking or smoking. Admission $4. (501) 690-4190.
PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS 8-11 p.m. Saturdays, 4521 W. 65th St., quarter-block west of Patterson Street. Visitors welcome. Admission: members $5, guests $6.
BYOB. Parking-lot attendant on duty. (501) 568-4476.
SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLASSES 7 p.m. Mondays, Park Hill Presbyterian Church, 3520 John F.
Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock.
For beginners and intermediate/ advanced. Cost per 12-week session: $60, students under 18 $12.
(501) 821-4746.
AROUND ARKANSAS THE ADVENTURES OF MADELINE 3 p.m. Saturday, Arend Arts Center, Bentonville High School, 1901 S.E. J St., Bentonville. Classical Youth Ballet production. Tickets: $5-$18. (479) 464-0150.
BENTON SENIOR ADULT CENTER South and Jefferson streets, Benton. Dance 7-10 p.m. every Tuesday. Admission: $5; no alcohol. (501) 776-0255.
BILL’S COUNTRY DANCE U.S. 67, Exit 25 to Arkansas 319, Ward.
CMC Band, 7-10 p.m. Fridays, $5.
Alcohol-free. (501) 726-3657 or (501) 327-2396.
CORONADO CENTER Hot Springs Village. Village A-Team square dancers, 7-9 p.m. every Wednesday. Level: advanced. Cost: $5.
DeSoto Square Dance Club, 7:30-9:30 p.m. every Thursday. Level: Mainstream/Plus. Cost: $5. Both with caller Dave Towry. (501) 922-3513.
DANCE LESSONS 7:30-9:30 p.m. every Friday, North Forty Club, Interstate 40 and Arkansas 7, Russellville. Swing, ballroom, Cajun, line, circle and couples dances. Bands follow at 9:30 p.m. For open dancing. Taught by Joy Murphy. Admission: $4. (479) 968-1620.
EL PASO COUNTRY behind McDonald’s, El Paso. Senior citizens, line dancers, more. Music by Farris Holliman’s Country Band, 7-10 p.m. (501) 730-5013.
FAULKNER COUNTY SENIOR CENTER 1620 Donaghey Ave., Conway.
Country dance, 6:30-9 p.m. Fridays. Family atmosphere. Country and rockabilly music by Route 66. Potluck dinner third Friday of the month. Admission: $4. (501) 327-2895.
HAPPY FEET DANCE CLUB 7-10 p.m.
every Friday, Senior Center, Dave Creek Parkway and Snead Drive, Fairfield Bay. For singles, families, senior citizens. Donations accepted. (501) 884-6662. FREE HOME FOLKS’ JAMBOREE 7-10 p.m.
Saturdays, 1410 N. Beech St., Beebe. Country music, two-step, waltz, 1950s rock ’n’ roll. Cover: $4, children under 12 $1.50. (501) 882-3597.
HOUSTON COUNTRY DANCE 7-10 p.m. Tuesdays, Houston Country, 2268 Arkansas 60 E., Houston.
Dance with Houston Country Band. Admission: $4. (501) 730-5013.
HULA DANCE 11 a.m. Saturdays, outside Lost Springs golf area, 2501 N. 22nd St., Rogers. For active adults. (941) 323-6565.
NEW HOT SPRINGS SINGLES CLUB 6 p.m. every Friday, Margarita’s Mexican Restaurant, 1607 Albert Pike, Hot Springs. Dinner followed by socializing and dancing. (501) 922-9221. FREE NORTH PLAZA DANCE 1515 N. Business 9, Morrilton. Dance to music by Nu Country, 7-10 p.m. every second and fourth Friday. Dance to music by Red Barnes and the Country Knights, 7-10 p.m. every Saturday. No smoking or alcohol.
Admission: $4.
Line-dance lessons with Bobby Bradley, 6-9 p.m. Tuesdays, free. (501) 354-1667.
RAY’S COUNTRY DANCE 7-10 p.m.
every Friday, Ray’s Country Dance, off U.S. 67/167, Ward.
Smoke-free environment. Fiddle music. Admission: $4. (501) 796-0112.
SOPHISTICATED LADIES TAP AND JAZZ Mondays and Wednesdays, Riordan Hall, Bella Vista. Men and women of all skill levels. Call for class schedules. (479) 876-1324, (479) 876-5654 or (479) 876-1355.
SPA CITY BOP CLUB 6-9 p.m. every second and fourth Friday of the month, Boot Scooters, 3434 Albert Pike, Hot Springs. Social dancing. Free lessons with $20 membership, 7-9 p.m. every Wednesday. Friday admission: $2. (501) 767-9601.
Film CENTRAL ARKANSAS IMAX AEROSPACE EDUCATION CENTER AND EPISPHERE PLANETARIUM 3301 E. Roosevelt Road (near Little Rock National Airport).
IMAX: Bears and Pulse: A Stomp Odyssey; call for show times.
Center hours: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. EpiSphere: The Other Side of Infinity: Black Holes and Zula Patrol. Hours: same as IMAX. (501) 376-4629.
LITTLE ROCK FILM FEST Thursday-May 18, various locations including Clinton Presidential Center, Riverdale 10, Little Rock Chamber of Commerce. Festival passes: $25. www.littlerockfilmfes tival.org or (501) 960-0864.
THREE SHORT FILMS: YOUTH GARDENS & THE U.S. FOOD SYSTEM 6-7:30 p.m. May 19, Dunbar Middle School auditorium, 1100 Wright Ave. Program and tour of garden.
(501) 749-2062. FREE TRIP 7 FILM FESTIVAL through Saturday, Easy Street Cabaret, 307 W. Seventh St. Seven-minute films with seven required elements made in seven days. Entry: $35 per team. (501) 541-7326 or (501) 372-3530.
AROUND ARKANSAS OPERA VIEWINGS Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville. Turandot, May 18. (479) 442-7414. FREE Letters CENTRAL ARKANSAS BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSELLERS 11500 Financial Centre Parkway.
Book signing: Suck Your Stomach In, Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, 7 p.m. May 19. Storytime, 10 a.m.
every Tuesday and Thursday.
Chess club, 7 p.m. every Tuesday. Orient Express Club, 6 p.m. first Sunday of every month. ABC Bookclub, 7:30 p.m. last Wednesday of every month. (501) 954-7646. FREE COX CREATIVE CENTER 120 Commerce St. Third Thursday booktalks, noon-1 p.m. every third Thursday of the month. Bring your lunch. (501) 918-3032. FREE RIVER MARKET POETS 10 a.m.-noon every second Saturday, Central Arkansas Library System’s Main Library, 100 Rock St. (501) 603-0290. FREE AROUND ARKANSAS INDIAN HILLS COUNTRY CLUB 337 Snead Drive, Fairfield Bay. Book review: 1 p.m. second Saturday of the month, Dutch-treat lunch at noon. (501) 884-3778. FREE INDIAN ROCK VILLAGE 265 Dave Creek Drive, Fairfield Bay. Poets of the Lake Club meeting, 1 p.m.
every second Friday. (501) 745-5036. FREE JITTERBUG COFFEEHOUSE 111 W.
Main St., Heber Springs. Poetry readings, 7 p.m. second Friday of the month. (501) 827-0363. FREE THAT BOOKSTORE IN BLYTHEVILLE 316 W. Main St., Blytheville. Uplifting Book Club meeting, 2 p.m.
every second Sunday. (870) 763-3333. FREE Music CENTRAL ARKANSAS ARKANSAS CELTIC MUSIC SOCIETY 7-9 p.m. second and fourth Mondays of the month, Cregeen’s Irish Pub, 301 N. Main St., North Little Rock. Musicians welcome.
www.arcelts.com or (501) 602-5508. FREE ARKANSAS CHAMBER SINGERS 7-9:30 p.m. May 22, Arkansas Governor’s Mansion, 1800 Center St.
“The Beauty of Spring” fundraiser.Tickets: $60. www.ar-chambersing ers.org or (501) 377-1121.
ARKANSAS DULCIMER SOCIETY 2-4 p.m. first Saturday of the month, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, 2200 Kavanaugh Blvd. Mountain dulcimer, hammered dulcimer and autoharp players. Annual membership: $12. Meeting free. (501) 661-1129.
BIG DOWNTOWN THURSDAYS 5-8 p.m. Thursdays through Thursday, River Market Pavilion. (501) 960-7011. FREE MICHAEL CARENBAUER 6:30-9:30 p.m. today, May 23-24, 31, Gypsy’s Grill, 11401 Rodney Parham Road. Solo classical and jazz guitar in an intimate dining setting. (501) 225-4152. FREE DOO WOP CELEBRATION 3 p.m.
Sunday, Robinson Center Music Hall, Markham Street and Broadway. Performers include Charlie Thomas’ Drifters, Gene Chandler, Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs, Shirley Alston Reeves. AETN Foundation production. Tickets: $55-$100. (800) 662-2386.
DREW PICKENS JAZZ DUO 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays, Cafe 42, Clinton Presidential Library, 1200 E. President Clinton Ave. American jazz standards. (501) 374-4242. FREE LEGACY FIVE 6 p.m. Sunday, Second Baptist Church, Eighth and Cumberland streets. Benefits Habitat for Humanity. Gospel concert. Tickets: $15. (501) 374-9284. NATURAL STATE BRASS BAND 4 p.m.
May 18, Pulaski Heights UnitedMethodist Church, 4823 Woodlawn Drive. (501) 217-8785. FREE ORGAN CONCERT 8 p.m. May 16, First Presbyterian Church, Eighth and Scott streets. With Simon Nieminski. Central Arkansas Chapter of American Guild of Organists presentation. Donations accepted for Pediatric Injury Program at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. (501) 374-2794. FREE RACKENSACK FOLKLORE SOCIETY 7 p.m. first Monday of every month, Arkansas Arts Center, Ninth and Commerce streets. Folk-music concerts. (501) 765-1131. FREE RED HOT AND COOL JAZZ SERIES Wildwood Park for the Arts, 20919 Denny Road. The Great Jazzmen of the Era, 7 p.m. today. Tickets: $25. (501) 821-7275.
RIVER CITY MEN’S CHORUS AUDITIONS 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Trinity United Methodist Church, 1101 N. Mississippi Ave. (501) 377-3408.
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK 2801 S. University Ave.
Community Orchestra, 3 p.m.
Sunday, free. (501) 569-3294.
AROUND ARKANSAS ARKANSAS CELTIC MUSIC SOCIETY 7-9 p.m. first Thursday of the month, Something Brewing, 1156 Front St., Conway; 7-9 p.m. third Monday of the month, Mickie’s Bluefish Grill (formerly Joey’s Seafood & Grill), 755 Club Lane, Conway; 6:30-9 p.m. last Saturday of the month, The Last Chance Lakeside Cafe, 488 Ponce de Leon Drive, Hot Springs Village.
Musicians welcome. www.arcelts.
com or (501) 602-5508. FREE THE BRITTON CURRY SHOW 103 N.
Peabody Ave., Mountain View.
Showtimes: 7 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays through October, Saturdays November-December. Tickets: $16, ages 65 and older $15, children 12 and under $8. (800) 595-4849.
CALL FOR MEMBERS Van Buren County Community Band. Rehearsals every Monday, Clinton High School band room, 851 Yellowjacket Lane, Clinton. (501) 745-3633.
EUREKA SPRINGS BLUES WEEKEND May 29-June 1, locations in Eureka Springs. Performers include Koko Taylor, LZ Love, Larry Garner, Deborah Coleman, Michael Burks. (888) 855-7823.
FRONTPORCH STAGE courthouse lawn, Mount Ida. Prairie Grove Band, 7 p.m. Saturday. (870) 867-2761. FREE KASU BLUE MONDAY CONCERTS 7 p.m. first Monday of the month, Sheffield’s Restaurant, Main Street, downtown Jonesboro.
(870) 972-2200. FREE LIVE AT FIVE 5-7 p.m. first Friday of the month, Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, 701 S.
Main St., Pine Bluff. Admission: $5. (870) 536-3375.
MUSIC ON THE SQUARE 8 a.m. Saturday, Courthouse Square, downtown Perryville. Yard sale, music.
(501) 889-5612. FREE SPENCER’S CORNER 801 Central Ave., Hot Springs. Real Thing jazz trio, 7-10 p.m. first Friday of every month. (501) 624-4976. FREEWILBURN BROTHERS MUSICAL TRIBUTE 6 p.m. May 24, Loberg Park, downtown Hardy. Don Helms performs. (870) 856-3811. FREE
Special Events CENTRAL ARKANSAS AARP CHAPTER 34, 5505 W.
Markham St. Contract bridge, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Fridays. Bridge games, 12:30-3:30 p.m. Mondays, 6:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays. Duplicate bridge, 10 a.m.-2:45 p.m. third Friday of the month and fourth Thursday of the month. Canasta, 1:30 p.m. first and third Thursday of the month. Newcomers 50 and older welcome. Cost: national AARP dues $12.50, local dues $8. First two visits free. (501) 661-0274 or (501) 851-6828.
ARKANSAS WOMEN’S NETWORK 7:30-9 a.m. Wednesdays, Starbucks, 7525 Cantrell Road. Networking opportunities for professionals.
(501) 455-8538. FREE ARKANSAS WOMEN’S NETWORKNORTH 7-8:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Starbucks, 4824 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock. Coffee and networking for professional women. (501) 771-6838. FREE ASIAN FESTIVAL 2-5 p.m. May 18, 638 W. Main St., Jacksonville. Folk dancing, fashion, martial arts, music, children’s activities. (501) 985-8888.
BLOOMS SPRINGTIME FESTIVAL 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, noon-6 p.m.
Sunday, Wildwood Park, 20919 Denny Road. Music, Children’s Storybook Garden, flower market, high tea. Tickets: two-day $10, children under 12 $5. High tea: $35, children under 12 $25.
Performances of The Bottle Tree: show-only $30, children $15; show and brunch or dinner $60, children $40. (501) 821-7275.
BOATING SAFETY CLASSES 6-9 p.m.
May 20 and 22, June 17 and 19, July 22 and 24, Aug. 19 and 21, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, 2301 S.
University Ave. Presented by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. (501) 257-5005.
CENTRAL ARKANSAS COIN CLUB 6:15 p.m. third Thursday of each month, Parkway Place Baptist Church, 303 Parkway Place. (501) 372-3686. FREE CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE OF ARKANSAS 7 p.m. every fourth Tuesday, Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive. (501) 666-5157. FREE FARMERS MARKET 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturdays, River Market pavilions.
(501) 375-2552. FREE FARMERS MARKET 7 a.m.-noon Tuesdays and Saturdays, through October, Main Street between Fourth and Fifth streets, North Little Rock. (501) 231-0094.
FIRST CLASS TOASTMASTERS 5:30 p.m. every Tuesday, DeSoto Room (Terrace Room first Tuesday of the month), St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center, University Avenue and Markham Street.
Group teaches public speakingand leadership skills. (501) 604-5234. FREE FISH/SPAGHETTI DINNER SALE 11 a.m.-1 p.m. May 17, Ward Chapel AME Church, 1301 Hanger St.
Cost: $7. (501) 372-6932.
HUMANE SOCIETY DOG WASH first Saturday of the month through September, Trinity United Methodist Church, Evergreen and Mississippi streets; third Saturday of the month through September, Kroger, Cantrell Road and Polk Street; June 28, Sylvan Hills United Methodist Church, 9921 Sylvan Hills Highway, Sherwood;
July 26 and Aug. 23, First United Methodist Church, 6501 John F.
Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock.
Benefits Humane Society of Pulaski County. All washes 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost: $15 minimum. (501) 580-2966.
JUBILEE HORSE TRIALS 7:30 a.m.
Saturday, Jubilee Farm, 4902 Hatcher Road, North Little Rock.
(501) 920-2194. FREE JUST COMMUNITIES OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS HUMANITARIAN AWARD DINNER 6 p.m. Tuesday, Peabody Little Rock, 3 Statehouse Plaza.
Tickets: $150. (501) 372-5129.
KALEIDOSCOPE GRIEF CENTER CAMP HEALING HEARTS 5 p.m. May 16-5 p.m. May 17, Camp Aldersgate, 2000 Aldersgate Road. Grief camp for children, teens and families. (501) 978-5437. FREE KOREAN CULTURE FESTIVAL 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, First Korean Presbyterian Church, 4821 S. University Ave. Food, dance, music, educational displays. (501) 416-6414.
LEWIS & CLARK PINNACLE MOUNTAIN OUTDOOR FESTIVAL 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Pinnacle Mountain State Park, 11901 Pinnacle Valley Road, Roland. Guided hikes, paddling, children’s activities. (501) 537-1401. FREE LITTLE ROCK TOASTMASTERS CLUB 6:30 p.m. Mondays, DeSoto Room, St. Vincent Infirmary, 2 St.
Vincent Circle. The art of speaking, listening and thinking. (501) 224-3064. FREE MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE HEART MEETINGS 1 p.m. third Thursday of the month, 315 E.
Capitol Ave. (501) 455-6200. FREE PAUL DUNN GOLF CLASSIC 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. May 19, Maumelle Country Club, Maumelle. Golf tournament benefits Lou Gehrig’s Disease research. Cost: $125, teams $500.
(501) 526-7399.
PAUL EELLS STARS-N-STRIKES CELEBRITY SOFTBALL GAME 1 p.m. May 17, Gary Hogan Field, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave. Game with former Razorbacks, state personalities and media experts. Tickets: $10, children 12 and under $5. (501) 652-6083.
QUAPAW QUARTER SPRING TOUR OF HISTORIC HOMES 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Quapaw Quarter neighborhood.
Tickets: $15 at Curran Hall, 615 E. Capitol Ave., (501) 371-0075.
RESTAURANT WEEK through Saturday, downtown North Little Rock. Fixed-price menus atparticipating Argenta restaurants.
(501) 786-2324.
SPEED DATING Tuesday, Jerry B’s at Arthurs, 27 Rahling Circle.
Ages 39-54, 6 p.m. Ages 25-39, 8 p.m. Cost: $35. (501) 454-0412.
SPRING SKATE BLAST 3 p.m. May 18, Skate World, 6512 Mabelvale Cut Off. Admission: $4. (501) 590-7398.
STUFFED WITH HUGS 10 a.m. May 17, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Park Plaza, 6000 W. Markham St. First 150 guests make stuffed puppy to donate. (501) 603-0800.
SWINGIN’ DOWN THE LANE 6 p.m.
Thursday, Chenal Country Club, 10 Chenal Club Blvd. Dinner, dancing, music by The Bob Boyd Sounds, auction. Benefits Life-Quest of Arkansas. Tickets: $55.
(501) 225-6073.
TWIN CITY TOASTMASTERS CLUB 11:59 a.m. every Tuesday, St. Vincent Medical Center/North, 2215 Wildwood Ave., Sherwood. Public speaking, communication and leadership skills. (501) 834-7036.
FREE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS CLINTON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE LECTURE SERIES William J. Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave. Mark Strama, noon Tuesday. Jim Wallis, 4 p.m.
Wednesday. Film festival: Lioness, noon May 16, $5. (501) 683-5239. FREE WHOLE FOODS MARKET 10700 N.
Rodney Parham Road. Day of Beauty, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.
Mother’s Day, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Sunday. Gluten-free sampling, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. May 24. (501) 312-2326. FREE AROUND ARKANSAS ART IN THE PARK 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Hollywood Park, 411 Hollywood Ave., Hot Springs. Art, crafts, music, Bark in the Park, sculpture competition, hands-on activities.
(501) 321-6871.
AUSTIN SPRINGFEST May 24, Austin City Hall & Fire Department, downtown Austin. Festival with music, food, helicopter landing.
Beauty pageant, 11 a.m., $10-$25. (501) 650-4144.
BIG WOODS BIRDING FESTIVAL May 17, downtown Clarendon. Music, children’s concert and activities, bird walks, boat rides, Little Rock Zoo birds of prey. (870) 747-3802.BULL SHOALS-WHITE RIVER STATE PARK 153 Dam Overlook Lake, Bull Shoals. Dutch oven cook-off, 10 a.m. May 17. (870) 445-3629.
CENTRAL ARKANSAS SPORT FLYERS BREAKFAST 8:30-10:30 a.m. every second Saturday, 165 Country Air Lane, Lonoke. Admission: $5 donation. (501) 676-7767.
CRAWDAD DAYS FESTIVAL May 16-17, downtown Harrison. Music, 5K run, cardboard-boat race, children’s activities, contests.
www.crawdaddays.com or (870) 741-2659.
DEGRAY LAKE RESORT STATE PARK Bismarck, six miles north of Interstate 30, Exit 78. Bryant High School Jazz Band concert, 7 p.m. Saturday. www.degray.com or (501) 865-2801. FREE DIXIE CAR CLUB 6 p.m. first Thursday of the month, Western Sizzlin’ Steak House, 1916 Congo Road, Benton. Dinner and meeting.
(501) 778-9656.
EXTREME ART MEETS EXTREME SPORT WEEKEND May 24-25, Eureka Springs. Art cars, skateboarding competition. (479) 253-7278.
FIRE OM EARTH RETREAT CENTER Eureka Springs. “On the Humanness of Healers,” 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
May 19, $40. Drum-building workshop, registration required. (479) 363-9402.
GERMAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL 9 a.m.
Saturday, downtown Stuttgart.
5K run/walk, bratwurst cook-off, beer and wine tastings, music, reenactments, children’s activities.
Race: $20. General admission free. (870) 673-7001.
HAMPSON ARCHEOLOGICAL STATE PARK Wilson. Effigy What? workshop, ceramic decorative techniques for ages 8 and up. (870) 655-8622.
HEART AND SOLE 5K 8 a.m. May 31, Jefferson Regional Medical Center Wellness Center, 40th and Mulberry streets, Pine Bluff. Benefits Lou Gehrig’s Disease research. Registration: before May 16 $15, families $30; after May 16 $20, families $40. (870) 541-7890.
HISTORIC WASHINGTON STATE PARK U.S. 278, nine miles north of Hope.
Preschool program: Heritage Hats of Washington, May 27. (870) 983-2684.
HOLIDAY ISLAND SEASONAL KICK-OFF WALK 9 a.m. Saturday, Holiday Island Recreation Center, Holiday Island. Registration 9 a.m. (414) 861-0289.
HOMECOMING DAYS 9 a.m. Saturday, Earl King Park, downtown Calico Rock. www.calicorock.us or (870) 297-4129.
HOT SPRINGS VILLAGE PLAYERS 7 p.m. first Tuesday of the month, Ouachita Building, Woodlands Auditorium, DeSoto Boulevard, Hot Springs Village. Monthly meeting, skits, programs. Membership: $5. (501) 922-9482 or (501) 922-6070.
JUMP! JIVE! & JAMFEST May 16-17, downtown Texarkana. Music, art, demonstrations, children’s activities. Tickets: Friday preview party $30;
Saturday $6, ages 4-12 $4; Saturday night $25; weekend pass $50.
(903) 792-4992.
LAKE CHARLES STATE PARK Arkansas 25, Powhatan. LakeFest auto show, Saturday. Wildlife cruises, 3 p.m.
Saturdays, 10 a.m. Sundays. (870) 878-6595. FREE LAKE DARDANELLE STATE PARK Arkansas 326, south of Russellville.
Special nature programs, weekends. (479) 967-5516.
MASTERS OF ILLUSION 7 p.m. Saturday, Royal Theatre, 111 S. Market St., Benton. Tickets: $10, children 12 and under $5. (501) 315-5483.
MAY FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS through June 1, Eureka Springs. Art shows, music performances, competitions, exhibits, dramas. www.eurekasprings.org or (866) 947-4387.
MUSIC IN BLOOM GARDEN TOUR 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 17, Mountain View. Tour of area gardens. Tickets: advance $8, day of tour $10. (870) 615-0129.
NORMA LAMPERT LUPUS SPRINGERS 5K RACE AND FUN WALK 8 a.m. May17, Mid-America Park, Hot Springs. Registration: by Thursday $17, after Thursday $21. (501) 525-9380.
PARKING LOT SALE 7 a.m.-1 p.m.
May 17, Benton Senior Activity Center, 210 Jefferson St., Benton.
(501) 315-0645.
PICKLEFEST May 16-17, Atkins.
Contests, crafts, games, children’s entertainment. (479) 641-7161.
RACE FOR THE RANCHES 5:30 p.m.
May 16, Batesville Speedway, 5090 Heber Springs Road, Batesville.
Benefits Arkansas Sheriffs’Youth Ranch. Race starts at 8 p.m. Tickets: $10, children 11 and under free. (870) 251-1200.
SKY HIGH ANGELS DINNER AND DANCE 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Madison County Fair Building, Huntsville. Dinner, dance, auction. Benefits Sky High Angels Horse Drill Team. Tickets: $10. (479) 263-1091 or (479) 737-5638.
SMOKE ON THE WATER today-Saturday, Hestand Stadium, Pine Bluff.
Barbecue and music festival. Carnival, car show. www.smokeonthewaterbbq.com or (870) 536-8175. FREE STUEART PENNINGTON RUNNING OF THE TUBS BATHTUB RACE 9:30 a.m.
May 17, Bathhouse Row, downtown Hot Springs. Entry deadline 8 a.m. today. (501) 321-2027.
TOUR DE LIBRE LIBRARY BENEFIT FUN RIDE 6:30 a.m.-2 p.m. May 17, Arkansas State University at Mountain Home, 1600 S. College St., Mountain Home. Rides of 12-62 miles. Cost: $20-$35. www.baxtercountylibrary.org or (870) 404-0715. TOUR OF HOMES noon-5 p.m. Saturday, Fayetteville. Tour of homes in Washington Elementary School attendance zone. Benefits school.
Tickets: advance $20, day of tour $25. (479) 444-3073.
WINE & CHEESE FUNDRAISER AND SILENT AUCTION 6 p.m. Monday, Clarion Resort, 4813 Central Ave., Hot Springs. Benefits Humane Society of Garland County. Donations accepted. (501) 538-4094.
WOOL AND WHEEL HANDSPINNING GUILD 10 a.m.-noon third Saturday of every month, Ozark Folkways Heritage Center, Winslow. (479) 634-3791.
WOOLLY HOLLOW STATE PARK 82 Woolly Hollow Road, Greenbrier.
Women’s Outdoor Weekend, May 16-18, $95. (501) 679-2098.
YELL FEST Saturday-Sunday, Riverfront Park, Dardanelle. Carnival, 5K run, pageant, tournaments, arts and crafts. (479) 229-3328. FREETheater CENTRAL ARKANSAS ABRAHAM AND ISAAC AND THE GOLDEN VANITY 7 p.m. Tuesday, Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, 4823 Woodlawn Drive. Two short operas performed by Chotard Institute of Music students. (501) 664-7440. FREE B-I-N-G-O SPELLS MURDER 7 p.m.
today-Saturday, May 16-17, Maumelle Wellness Center, 550 Edgewood Drive, Maumelle. The Maumelle Players production.
Dinner theater. Tickets: $25. (501) 851-4344.
BRUNDIBAR AND CONTACT WITH THE ENEMY through May 18, The Weekend Theater, Seventh and Chester streets. Showtimes: 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets: $18, ages 65 and older and students $14. (501)374-3761.
CYRANO DE BERGERAC 7:30 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday, Wednesday-Thursday, May 17-18, Arkansas Arts Center, East Ninth and Commerce streets. Studio Theatre production. Tickets: $7. (501) 372-4000.
GOD’S FAVORITE Tuesday-June 15, Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road. Dinner: 6 p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Showtimes: 7:45 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 12:45 and 6:45 p.m. Sunday; special matinees Wednesday and May 21. Tickets: $28-$32, children 15 and under $22. www.murrysdinnerplayhouse.com or (501) 562-3131.
RAMONA QUIMBY through May 18, Arkansas Arts Center, East Ninth and Commerce streets. Children’s Theatre production. Showtimes: 7 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m.
Sunday. Tickets: $14, children under 12 $11. (501) 372-4000.
SAVING GRACE through Sunday, Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road. Dinner: 6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Showtimes: 7:45 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 12:45 and 6:45 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $28-$32, children 15 and under $22. www.
murrysdinnerplayhouse.com or (501) 562-3131.
SNOW WHITE IN THE DOGHOUSE 1 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. Saturday, Heights Toy Center, 5918 R St. Live actor and puppet show. Tickets: $3. (501) 663-8383.
AROUND ARKANSAS THE CEMETERY CLUB May 16-17, 22-24, 30-31, Center on the Square, 111 W. Arch St., Searcy. Dinner: 6:30 p.m.; matinee 12:30 p.m. June 1. Curtain one hour after dinner.
Tickets: $27, ages 65 and older $24, show only $13.50. (501) 368-0111.
KIDFRIENDS 10 a.m.-noon every second Saturday, Victory Theater, 116 S. Second St., Rogers. Rogers Little Theater group for students ages 8-18. Lessons in theater work. Meeting times may vary. (479) 631-8988.
LAND O’ FROST KIDSTAGE June 2-28, Center on the Square, 111 W. Arch St., Searcy. Children’s theater workshop for grades 2-12. Cost: $50.
(501) 368-0111.
PINE MOUNTAIN JAMBOREE MUSIC & COMEDY THEATER 2075 E. Van Buren St., Eureka Springs. Showtimes: gospel pre-show 7:30 p.m., main show 8 p.m. Monday-Saturday through Dec. 13. Tickets: $19.95, children under 12 free. (877) 253-9156.
SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE 7 p.m. Thursday-May 17, May 22-24, 2 p.m. May 18 and 25, Royal Theater, Market Street, Benton. Dinner theater, 5:30 p.m. May 17. Tickets: $12, ages 65 and older $10, students $5. (501) 315-5483.
YOUTH THEATRE SUMMER PROGRAM June 2-25, University of Central Arkansas Theatre, 201 S. Donaghey Ave., Conway. Fees: $250-$275.
(501) 450-5092.
AUDITIONS CALL FOR DIRECTOR Director for ByeBye Birdie, July 10-13, 17-20. Mail resume to: Royal Players, P.O. Box 1743, Benton, Ark. 72015. (501) 920-7045.
LES MISERABLES May 17-18, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main St. Bring head shot and resume and prepare 32 bars of song. Production: Sept. 12-Oct. 12.
Call for appointments. (501) 378-0445.
SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK LIVE, TOO! 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Pulaski Heights Presbyterian Church, 4401 Woodlawn Drive. Community Theatre of Little Rock production.
For ages 16 and up. Bring sheet music. Script readings, dancing.
Production dates: July 18-20, 25-27. (501) 663-9494.
Clubs CENTRAL ARKANSAS THE AFTERTHOUGHT 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. Shows at 8 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday and 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tonya Leeks & Co., today, $7. William Staggers, Saturday, $7. Dell Smith, Wednesday, free.
Bluesdays, Tuesdays. John Miller and Steven Winter, Tuesday. Ted Ludwig Jazz Trio with Rodney Block, Thursday, $5. First Wednesday Bluegrass/Americana night, first Wednesday of the month. Jazz brunch with Ted Ludwig, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays. Monday Night Jazz, 8 p.m. every Monday, $5 unless otherwise indicated. Jam session, jammers $1. www.afterthoughtbar.
com or (501) 663-1196.
ARENA BILLIARDS BAR & GRILL 314 Maple St., North Little Rock. Pool tournaments 7 p.m. every Thursday, 8 p.m. every Friday, $10 entry fee.
Karaoke contest, 8 p.m. every Saturday, free. (501) 374-7665.
CAJUN’S WHARF 2400 Cantrell Road. Almost Infamous, Big John Miller, today. Ben & Doug, Mr. Lucky Band, Saturday. Richie Johnson, Monday. Brian & Nick, Tuesday. Tas Cru, Wednesday. Almost Infamous, Third Degree, Thursday. Some Guy Named Robb, Mudflap Kings, May 16. Happy-hour bands start at 5 p.m., headline bands at 8:30 or 9.
Cover: $5 after 8:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; free Monday-Wednesday. (501) 375-5351.
THE LOONY BIN COMEDY CLUB 10301 Rodney Parham Road. Matt Davis and Troy Davis, through Saturday.
Showtimes: 8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 10:30 p.m. Friday, 7, 9 and 11 p.m. Saturday. Cover: Wednesday-Thursday $6, Friday $9, Saturday $8-$9. (501) 228-5555.
PEABODY LITTLE ROCK HOTEL 3 Statehouse Plaza. RiverTop Party: The Dempseys, 8 p.m. today, $5;
Molten Lava, 8 p.m. May 16, $5.
Wine and Roses, 4:30-7:30 p.m.
Monday-Thursday, 7-10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Lobby Bar, free. (501) 906-4000.
THE SALTY PARROT 100 Riverfront Park Drive, North Little Rock. Kyle Simpson, 5-10 p.m. today-Saturday.
Alan Helms, 2-7 p.m. Sunday.
Mark Timmons karaoke, 5-10 p.m.
Wednesday. Chris Shelton, 5-7 p.m., Reggae on the River, 8-110 p.m.
Thursday. Lone Palm Paul, 5-10 p.m. May 16-17. (501) 372-5777.
This article was published Friday, May 9, 2008.
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