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. "Jean Flint: Interior Forms," through Sunday. "Introducing a Masterwork: Henri Matisse," through June 8. "Hot Color, Cool Glass," May 9-July 27.
"Foundation Collection," "Master works," "Currents in Contemporary Art," Paul Signac, continuing.
Tours available by appointment for groups of six or more. 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 a.m.-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. FREEART & 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 AT ST. JAMES St. James United Methodist Church, 321 Pleasant Valley Drive. Works by Marlene Gremillion and Sheilah Halderman, through Tuesday.
Hours: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays. (501) 221-3559. FREE THE 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.
Reception, 6-8 p.m. today. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
(501) 224-1335. FREE CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 509 Scott St. Works by Mary Shelton, through May 9. 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. May 9, 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. 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. Works by JenniferHeimbaugh, Marcus McAllister and Steven Wise, through Saturday. "Famous Last Words," Katherine Strause and Brad Cushman, May 10-July 12. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. (501) 664-8996. FREE GUITAR MUSEUM Jacksonville Guitar Center, 1105 Burman Drive, Jacksonville. Vintage guitars, continuing. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Monday-Saturday. (501) 982-4933. FREE HEARNE FINE ART 500 President Clinton Ave., Suite 110. "Daughters of the Diaspora," contemporary women artists, through Wednesday. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority business networking event, 5-7 p.m. Thursday, $25.
Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, by appointment Sunday. (501) 372-6822. FREEHISTORIC ARKANSAS MUSEUM 200 E. Third St. Mid-Southern Watercolorists exhibit, May 9-Aug.
10. Reception, 5-8 p.m. May 9.
"Playthings and Amusements of Yesteryear: Toys From the Permanent Collection," through Nov.
7. "Michael Worsham: Compositions and Faces," through Monday. "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. FREEHURST 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, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. 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 WilliamsonMapes and landscapes by Harry Buckley, continuing. Hours: 9 a.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 Amy and Ann Laser, through June 1. Reception, 6-9 p.m. today.
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. FREEMEDIUMS ART GALLERY 3000 Kavanaugh Blvd., Suite D. Live Wire Poetry, 10 p.m. Fridays, $5. Art, wine and cheese, 3-6 p.m. Saturdays. Chess tournament, 3-5 p.m.
Saturdays. Hours: 1-8 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday; 1-6 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday; 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday. (501) 612-7914. 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, May 10.
Endangered Species Day, Ecological Conservation Organization event, May 9-10. "Paws, Claws and Tails," 11 a.m.-2 p.m. first Saturday of the month through May.
"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, 1-4:30 p.m.
Saturday. "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 Im-ages," 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. FREE PLANTATION 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.
RIVER MARKET ARTSPACE 301 President Clinton Ave. "Pulse: The Paintings of John Foster," through Saturday. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesday-Saturday. (501) 324-2787.
FREESCOTT 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 May 9. Garden Club of America Flower Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. May 14. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. (501) 372-4000. FREE THERAPEUTIC RECREATION ARTS FESTIVAL 10 a.m.-1 p.m. today,Clear Channel Metroplex, 10800 Colonel Glenn Road. Crafts, climbing wall, magicians. www.
lrpr.org or (501) 565-0140.
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. Student competitive, through Sunday. Senior shows: through May 9, reception 4-7 p.m. Saturday. 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. Mother's Day Trunk Show, 5-8 p.m.
Wednesday. 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. FREEART 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.
BLUE MOON GALLERY 718 Central Ave., Hot Springs. 11th Anniversary celebration and new artwork, 5-9 p.m. today. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. (501) 318-2787. 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. FREECLINTON 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 COSSATOT ARTS AND CRAFTS ART SHOW AND SALE 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday, 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday, Cossatot Arts and Crafts Association Art Center, off U.S. 71, King. (870) 642-4048 or (870) 642-7170.
CRYSTAL BRIDGES AT THE MASSEY Downtown Bentonville. First Friday Flicks: The Private Life of Plants, 5:30 p.m. today, registration required. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. (479) 418-5700.
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.
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 collectible cars. 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. FREEHOPE 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 1071Heritage 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 COLLEGE 2000 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. FREETHE 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.
"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. Basic drawing classes, 10 a.m. Saturdays, $12 per class. Earth clay sculpture classes, 5:45 p.m. Mondays, $12per 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 Pine Bluff 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, Monday-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," May 10-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.
FREEST. 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. FREE SOUTH ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER 110 E. Fifth St., El Dorado. Works by Kathryn Keller, Saturday-May 29.
Reception, 6-8 p.m. Saturday. Call for entries: juried art competition, by May 14. 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. FREEDance CENTRAL ARKANSAS 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.
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.
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.
AROUND ARKANSAS THE ADVENTURES OF MADELINE 3 p.m. May 10, 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. FREENORTH 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.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS DANCE CONCERT 6-8 p.m. today-Saturday, NWA Academy of Fine Arts, 506 W. Poplar St., Rogers. Tickets: $7, students $5. (479) 631-2787.
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.
TRIP 7 FILM FESTIVAL Saturday-May 10, Easy Street Cabaret, 307 W. Seventh St.
Seven-minute
films with seven required ele
ments made in seven days. Entry:
$35 per team. (501) 541-7326 or
(501) 372-3530.
Letters CENTRAL ARKANSAS
BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSELLERS
11500 Financial Centre Parkway.
Story time, 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 Com
merce St. Third Thursday book
talks, noon-1 p.m. every third
Thursday of the month. Bring
your lunch. (501) 918-3032. FREE
FICTION WRITERS OF CENTRAL
ARKANSAS 9 a.m.-noon fourth Sat
urday of every month, Gilbreath
Conference Center, Baptist
Medical Center, 9601 Interstate
630, Exit 7. All interested parties
welcome. fwca.org or (501) 664-
8067. FREE
PENPOINT GROUP WRITERS CLUB
2 p.m. fourth Saturday of the
month, Barnes & Noble Booksell
ers, 4000 McCain Blvd., North
Little Rock. Discussions, read
ings, critiques. First three visits
free, $15 per year. (501) 982-
1793.
RIVER MARKET POETS 10 a.m.-
noon every second Saturday,
Central Arkansas Library Sys
tem's Main Library, 100 Rock St.
(501) 603-0290. FREEAROUND ARKANSAS
BOOKS IN BLOOM noon-5 p.m.
Sunday, 1886 Crescent Hotel,
Eureka Springs. Garden party for
writers and readers. Authors in
clude Donald Harington, Carolyn
Hart, Michael Palmer, J.A. Jance,
Stephen R. Donaldson. (870)
423-5300.
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
MAX MILAM LIBRARY 609 Aplin
Ave., Perryville. Book signing: Old
Voices, Patsy Womack, 1-3 p.m.
Saturday. (501) 889-2554. FREE
THAT BOOKSTORE IN BLYTHEVILLE
316 W. Main St., Blytheville. Up
lifting Book Club meeting, 2 p.m.
every second Sunday. (870) 763-
3333. FREEMusic CENTRAL ARKANSAS
ARKANSAS CELTIC MUSIC SOCIETY
7-9 p.m. second and fourth Mon
days of the month, Cregeen's
Irish Pub, 301 N. Main St., NorthLittle Rock. Musicians welcome.
www.arcelts.com or (501) 602-5508. FREE 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.
BECHSTEIN HALL 7:30 p.m. today, 4 River Oaks Circle. Shannon Lee and Stratsimir Pavlov perform.
Tickets: $30. (501) 529-1010.
BIG DOWNTOWN THURSDAYS 5-8 p.m. Thursdays through May 15, River Market Pavilion. (501) 960-7011. FREE 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 IN TWO 7-9 p.m. today, Starbucks, 4120 E. McCain Blvd., North Little Rock. (870) 447-2810. FREE IT'S JUST A PARTY 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Hall of Stars, TriState International Building System, 5001 W. 34th St. (501) 590-0177 or (501) 838-0205.
LEGACY FIVE 6 p.m. May 11, 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 United Methodist Church, 4823 Woodlawn Drive. (501) 217-8785. 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 RIVER CITY MEN'S CHORUS 3 p.m.
Sunday, 7 p.m. Monday, Trinity United Methodist Church, 1101 N. Mississippi St. "Of Poetry." With guest artist Beth Clayton. (501) 377-1080. FREE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK 2801 S. University Ave.
Community Orchestra, 3 p.m.
May 11, 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 JEFF BATES 7 p.m. Saturday, Lafayette County School Auditorium, Lewisville. With County Road 21.
Benefits scholarship fund. Tickets: $20. (870) 533-4453.
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.
DELTA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 2 p.m. Sunday, Fowler Center, Arkansas State University, 201 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro. Spring pops concert. Tickets: $15, ages 65 and older $10, students $5.
(870) 972-2781.
DOO WOP CELEBRATION 3 p.m.
May 11, 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.
VIRGIL GIBSON 7:30 p.m. today, Arend Arts Center, Bentonville High School, 1901 S.E. J St., Bentonville. Tickets: $20. (479) 366-1245.
HENDRIX COLLEGE 1600 Washington Ave., Conway. Festival of Winds Honor Band and Little Rock Wind Symphony, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday. (501) 450-1422. FREE KASU BLUE MONDAY CONCERTS 7 p.m. first Monday of the month, Sheffield's Restaurant, Main Street, downtown Jonesboro.
(870) 972-2200. FREEMAYFEST "GOSPEL STYLE" 6:30 p.m. Saturday, El Dorado Municipal Auditorium, 1114 N. West Ave., El Dorado. Performers include the Throwback Choir, Oasis Puppet Ministry, the Anointed Voices for Christ. Tickets: advance $10, at the door $12. (870) 862-8081.
QUINTESSENCE 7:30 p.m. today, The Ritz, 306 W. Main St., Blytheville. Tickets: $20, students $15. (870) 762-1744.
THE REAL THING JAZZ TRIO 3 p.m.
Sunday, Quapaw Community Center, 500 Quapaw Ave., Hot Springs. QC3 Series concert.
Tickets: $8. (501) 623-9922.
SPENCER'S CORNER 801 Central Ave., Hot Springs. Real Thing jazz trio, 7-10 p.m. first Friday of every month. (501) 624-4976.
FREESpecial Events CENTRAL ARKANSASBALANCING THE MIND AND BODY 7-9 p.m. today, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon Sunday, Barefoot Studios, 3515 Old Cantrell Road. Vipassana meditation retreat. Presented by Ecumenical Buddhist Society. Fee: $95. (501) 834-0339.
BLOOMS SPRINGTIME FESTIVAL 10 a.m.-6 p.m. May 10, noon-6 p.m.
May 11, 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.
DOG WASH 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Trinity United Methodist Church, Evergreen and Mississippi streets. Benefits Humane Society of Pulaski County. Cost: $15.
(501) 580-2966.
EVANS UNITED SHOWS CARNIVAL through Sunday, McCain Mall, 3929 McCain Blvd., North Little Rock. Carnival food and games.
Hours: 5-11 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 5-9 p.m. Sunday. Coupons: pack of 20 $15, pack of 50 $35.
(501) 758-6317.
FAMILY BIKE RIDE 10 a.m. Saturday, Burns Park soccer complex, North Little Rock. (501) 835-2530. 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.
GREATER LITTLE ROCK CAMERA CLUB 6 p.m. second Thursday of the month, Central Arkansas Library System's Main Library, 100 Rock St. Speakers, discussions.
Digital and film cameras. (501) 614-9098. FREE JUBILEE HORSE TRIALS 7:30 a.m.
May 10, Jubilee Farm, 4902 Hatcher Road, North Little Rock.
(501) 920-2194. FREE JUNKTIQUE SALE 7 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday, Little Rock Montessori School, 3704 N. Rodney ParhamRoad. (501) 225-2428. FREE JUST COMMUNITIES OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS HUMANITARIAN AWARD DINNER 6 p.m. May 13, 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 LIGHT THE NIGHT 6-7:30 p.m. Immanuel Baptist Church, 501 N.
Shackleford Road. Court Appointed Special Advocates event to raise awareness for children in foster care. (501) 340-6778 or (501) 340-6946. FREE LITTLE ROCK ZOO Jonesboro Drive, War Memorial Park. Wild Wines of the World, 7-10 p.m. Saturday, members $40, nonmembers $50.
Safari tours, educational programs and more, continuing. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: $8; ages 60 and older, children 12 and under $6. (501) 666-2406.
PINNACLE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK 11901 Pinnacle Valley Road, Roland.
Hikes, nature programs. (501) 868-5806.
QUAPAW QUARTER SPRING TOUR OF HISTORIC HOMES 2-5 p.m. May 11, Quapaw Quarter neighborhood.
Tickets: $15 at Curran Hall, 615 E.
Capitol Ave., (501) 371-0075.
QUEST QUILTERS GUILD, INC. 10 a.m.
second Monday of the month, Central Arkansas Library System's Main Library, 100 Rock St. Monthly meetings. (501) 835-8721. FREE RESTAURANT WEEK Sunday-May 10, downtown North Little Rock.
Fixed-price menus at participating Argenta restaurants. (501) 786-2324.
SANDWICHING IN HISTORY TOURS noon today Dec. 7; various locations. Tours of historic buildings.
Skyline Drive, North Little Rock, noon today. Bring your lunch. (501) 324-9788 or (501) 324-9880. FREE SLEEPING BEAUTY TEA 2-4 p.m. Saturday, 203 Sologne Court. Tea with cast of Arkansas Festival Ballet's Sleeping Beauty. Tickets: $20, children $10. (501) 227-5320.
SPRING GARDEN TOUR Saturday-Sunday. Little Rock Council of Garden Clubs event. Call for map. Tickets: advance $12, day of tour $15. (501) 663-7515.
SWINGIN' DOWN THE LANE 6 p.m.
May 15, Chenal Country Club, 10 Chenal Club Blvd. Dinner, dancing, music by The Bob Boyd Sounds, auction. Benefits LifeQuest of Arkansas. Tickets: $55. (501) 225-6073.
TASTE OF MAUMELLE 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Maumelle Middle School, 1000 Carnahan Drive, Maumelle. Tickets: $10, ages 5-12 $5. Performance of Cinderella by Mizzoula Children's Theater, 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets: $8, ages 5-12 $5. (501) 352-0915.
TOLTEC MOUNDS ARCHEOLOGICAL STATE PARK 490 Toltec Mounds Road, Scott. 35th anniversary celebration, exhibits, workshops, games, demonstrations. (501) 961-9442.
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS CLINTON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE LECTURESERIES William J. Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave. Mark Strama, noon May 13.
(501) 683-5239. FREE WHOLE FOODS MARKET 10700 N.
Rodney Parham Road. Cinco De Mayo, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Healthy Home Party by Luna Moms Club and Stroller Strides, 3 p.m. Saturday. Day of Beauty, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. May 10. Mother's Day, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. May 11. (501) 312-2326. FREEAROUND ARKANSAS A.B.A.T.E. THUNDER ON THE RIVER 10 a.m. Saturday, Hestand Stadium and fairgrounds, Pine Bluff.
Arkansas Bikers Aiming Towards Education event. Carnival, battle of the bands, bike and car shows, biker games, music. Benefits March of Dimes. Cost: $10, children 6-12 $5. (870) 489-5675.
ARKANSAS WINE TOUR 8 a.m. Saturday, Altus. Tour of Arkansas Wine Country, brunch at Post Familie Winery. Cost: $30-$35.
(479) 880-7193.
ARMADILLO FESTIVAL today-Sunday, downtown Hamburg. Carnival rides, food, arts and crafts, music. www.armadillofestival.com or (870) 853-8345.
ART IN THE PARK 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
May 10, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. May 11, Hollywood Park, 411 Hollywood Ave., Hot Springs. Art, crafts, music, Bark in the Park, sculpture competition, hands-on activities.
(501) 321-6871.
BULL SHOALS-WHITE RIVER STATE PARK 153 Dam Overlook Lake, Bull Shoals. Dutch-oven workshop, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, $30.
Boating safety, 6-9 p.m. Monday-Tuesday. (870) 445-3629.
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. 4-H Fishing Derby, 8 a.m.-noon Saturday.
www.degray.com or (501) 865-2801. FREE DONALD TRUMP LUNCHEON AND SPEECH noon-1:30 p.m. Thursday, John Q. Hammons Convention Center, 3303 Pinnacle Hills Parkway, Rogers. Benefits Economics Arkansas. Tickets: $100. (501) 682-4230.
FISH FRY 6 p.m. today, Community Center, El Paso. Donations benefit park. (501) 796-3338.
FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Arkham Comics & Used Books, 128 E. Main St., Blytheville. (870) 776-1021.
FREEMAN'S HOMECOMING 4 p.m.
Saturday, Boles Free Will Baptist Church, Arkansas 17, Boles. Featuring Crabb Revival and Sweetwater. (479) 577-2609 or (479) 577-2387. FREE GEM & MINERAL CLUB MEETING 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Omaha Center, Cherokee Village. Hands-on presentation of clay tobacco pipes by Michael Pfeiffer. For members only: displays, field-trip discussion, silent auction. (870) 257-2393 or(870) 257-2947.
GERMAN HERITAGE FESTIVAL 9 a.m.
May 10, downtown Stuttgart.
5K run/walk, bratwurst cook-off, beer and wine tastings, music, re-enactments, 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.
HEALTH FAIR 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, Conway Human Development Center Gymnasium, 150 E.
Siebenmorgen Road, Conway.
Health-related vendors and experts.
(501) 329-6851. FREE HISTORIC WASHINGTON STATE PARK U.S. 278, nine miles north of Hope.
Trial by Jury, 6-9 p.m. Saturday;
$25, children under 14 $20. (870) 983-2684.
HOMECOMING DAYS 9 a.m. May 10, Earl King Park, downtown Calico Rock. www.calicorock.us or (870) 297-4129.
LAKE DARDANELLE STATE PARK Arkansas 326, south of Russellville.
Special nature programs, weekends. (479) 967-5516.
MASTERS OF ILLUSION 7 p.m. May 10, Royal Theatre, 111 S. Market St., Benton. Tickets: $10, children 12 and under $5. (501) 315-5483.
MAY FEST 10 a.m. Saturday, Paron Community Center and Paron Elementary School, 22265 Arkansas 9, Paron. Antique-car show, information booths, vendors, tournaments, music. (501) 594-5796.
MAY FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS through June 1, Eureka Springs. Art shows, music performances, competitions, exhibits, dramas. www.eurekasprings.org or (866) 947-4387.
MAYHAW FESTIVAL 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Saturday, 1848 John Newton House, 510 N. Jackson St., El Dorado. Dutch-oven cooking, quilt show, old-fashioned games, 5K run.
(870) 862-9890.
POWHATAN HISTORIC STATE PARK Arkansas 25, Powhatan. Advanced Victorian Dutch-oven workshop, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, $25. (870) 878-6765.
PRAIRIE GROVE BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK U.S. 62, Prairie Grove. Spring planting and caring for herbs workshop, park beautification, Saturday.
(479) 846-2990.. RANCH DAYS FESTIVAL today-Sunday, Stone Hill Ranch, Arkansas 365, Mayflower. Chuck-wagon races, rodeo, barrel racing, trail rides, petting zoo. Cost: $10. (501) 416-8267 or (501) 516-5161.
SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARDS BANQUET 6 p.m. Saturday, Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center, University of Central Arkansas, 201 DonagheyAve., Conway. Chi Eta Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority event. Tickets: $25. (501) 370-9039.
SKY HIGH ANGELS DINNER AND DANCE 7-10 p.m. May 10, Madison County Fair Building, Huntsville. Dinner, dance, auction. Benefits Sky High Angels Horse Drill Team. Tickets: $10. (479) 263-1091 or (479) 737-5638.
SPRINGTIME ON THE MALL 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Main Street, downtown Blytheville. Music, car display, dog show, karate demonstration, soccer challenges, magic show. Entry fees vary. (870) 763-2525.
TOAD SUCK DAZE today-Sunday, downtown Conway. Music, contests, races, children's activities, carnival rides. www.toadsuck.org or (501) 327-7788.
TOUR OF HOMES noon-5 p.m. May 10, 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. May 12, Clarion Resort, 4813 Central Ave., Hot Springs. Benefits Humane Society of Garland County. Donations accepted. (501) 538-4094.
WINE, FOOD & ART EXTRAVAGANZA 4:30-8 p.m. Sunday, Bathhouse Row, Hot Springs. Tickets: $125.
(501) 624-6020.
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.
Herb workshop, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wednesday, $25. Women's Outdoor Weekend, May 16-18, $95.
(501) 679-2098.
Theater CENTRAL ARKANSAS CYRANO DE BERGERAC 7:30 p.m.
May 10-11, 14-15, 17-18, Arkansas Arts Center, East Ninth and Commerce streets. Studio Theatre production. Tickets: $7. (501) 372-4000.
DIE FLEDERMAUS 8 p.m. today, 3 p.m. Sunday, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main St. University of Arkansas Opera Theatre performance. Tickets: $10, UALR students free. (501) 569-8993.
IMPROV LITTLE ROCK The Public Theatre, 616 Center St. The Comedy Throwdown, 10 p.m.
today, $7. Harold Night, 10 p.m.
Saturday, $7. Improvisation work
shops, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.
Cost: $20 per session. (501) 374-
7529.
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 un
der 12 $11. (501) 372-4000.
SAVING GRACE through May 11,
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 6
p.m. 1 p.m. Saturday and May
10; 3 p.m. Saturday and May 10,
Heights Toy Center, 5918 R St.
Live actor and puppet show. Tick
ets: $3. (501) 663-8383.
AROUND ARKANSAS
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF 7:30 p.m.
today-Saturday and Monday, 2:30
p.m. Sunday, Ouachita Little The
atre, 610 Mena St., Mena. Tick
ets: $9-$15, ages 65 and older
and students $5. (479) 243-0186.
THE GLASS MENAGERIE 8 p.m. to
day-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Lit
tle Theatre of Crittenden County,
1 Patriot Drive, Marion. Tickets:
$10, ages 65 and older and stu
dents $8. (870) 733-0943.
PINE MOUNTAIN JAMBOREE MUSIC
& COMEDY THEATER 2075 E. Van
Buren St., Eureka Springs. Show
times: gospel pre-show 7:30 p.m.,
main show 8 p.m. Monday-Sat
urday through Dec. 13. Tickets:
$19.95, children under 12 free.
(877) 253-9156.
AUDITIONS
GUYS & DOLLS 6:30 p.m. Monday,
Murry's Dinner Playhouse, 6323
Colonel Glenn Road. Prepare
song and monologue, one-and-a
half minutes each. Bring picture
and resume. (501) 562-3131.
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