LITTLE ROCK — BALLOONS
A couple of country music greats will be the headliners at the Leg ends Balloon Rally at the Hot Springs Municipal Airport, U.S. 70 West, Hot Springs. Clint Black and The Charlie Daniels Band present concerts at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, respectively. The hot air balloon portion of the celebration includes hot air balloon fly-outs at 5:30 p.m. and balloon glows at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and a com petition flight, 7:15 a.m. Saturday. Saturday’s events will also include a kids’ zone and a car show. Admission is free. Call (501) 321-2027 or visit hotsprings.org.
2 BUZZ
Mickey Mouse and Disney friends Minnie, Donald, Goofy, Cinderella, Tigger and Toy Story characters Woody, Jessie and Buzz Lightyear conduct a talent search of sorts in Disney Live! Mickey’s Rockin’ Road Show!, 3:30 and 6:30 p.m. Friday at North Little Rock’s Verizon Arena, West Broadway and Interstate 30. Tickets are $15.75-$52.75 plus handling fees. Sing, dance and play along at the “Playhouse Disney Pre-Show Party,” 15 minutes before each show, free to all ticket holders. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com.
3“BLUE”
Grammy Award winning country singer LeAnnRimes will perform in support of her new album of country covers, titled Lady and Gentlemen, at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall at the University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. Tickets are $40-$50, $37-$47 for senior citizens, with discounts for UCA alumni, faculty, staff and students with a current student I.D. The concert is part of the UCA Public Appearances season. Call (501) 450-3265 or (866) 810-0012 or visit uca.edu/tickets.
4 “BUTTERFLY”
Popular singer Jason Mraz is hitting the stage at Harding University’s Benson Auditorium with special guest Christina Perri, 8 p.m. Saturday. The auditorium is at 915 E. Market Ave., Searcy. Tickets are $18-$38. Call (501) 279-4106 or visit hardingcabtickets.univers itytickets.com.
5 BRIDGE
Bicyclists from all over will gather for the Big Dam Bridge 100 on Saturday. The tour itself, which has courses of 16 to 100 miles, starts at 7:30 a.m. on LaHarpe Boulevard under the Broadway Bridge and ends on Main Street in North Little Rock. Registration is $33-$89.
After the ride, the Finale Fest will kick into gear, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. in downtown North Little Rock with music, food and shopping. Festival admission is free. Call (501) 517-3127, (870) 246-6686 or visit thebigdambridge100.org.
6 BUENO
As part of the celebration of the Mexican revolution’s 100th anniversary, the Arkansas Arts Center presents a day of Mexican-themed activities with the FamilyFiesta, 1-4 p.m. Saturday in the Arts Center Atrium. Guests are invited to try their hands at Mexican crafts and art, sample salsas and tortillas and watch traditional dances. Tickets are $5, $20 per family of two adults and children. Call (501) 372-4000 or visit arkarts.com.
7 BORDERS
Try some creative activities and check out a special exhibit at the Heifer Village Family Day, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. The “Mayors for Peace - Art BeyondBorders” exhibit, which includes 24 works from around the world, is on display 9 a.m.-5 p.m. through Saturday. On Family Day, children can participate in a special art scavenger hunt and create artworks of their own to take home. The village is at 1 World Ave. Call (501) 907-2697 or visit heifer.org/heifervillage.
8 BOLERO
Area dancers and musicians, representing cultures of Arkansas from Latin America to Africa, will perform, and there will be cultural exhibits, food, art and literature from around the world during Worldfest 2010, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday at the Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock. Call (501) 244-5483, e-mail rcdcworldfest@littlerock.org or visit rcdcworldfest.org.
9 BITE
Sample the wares of more than two dozen area restaurants, caterers, food vendors and drink distributors at the 17th annual North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce Taste of the Town, 5:30-7:30 p.m. today at Verizon Arena, West Broadway and Interstate 30, North Little Rock. Pulaski Technical College is putting on the event. Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Call (501) 372-5959 or visit nlrtasteofthetown.com.
10 BOW
Fiddlers will be competing for a total of $1,650 in cash prizes in the Arkansas State Fiddle Championship Friday and Saturday at the OzarkFolk Center in Mountain View. Friday’s concert, at 6:30 p.m., will feature the opening of the competition plus performances by the judges (Pete Brown, Travis Inman and Roger Fountain), the Acousticatz and Patchwork. Competition continues at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, with final playoffs and an evening concert at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10, $6 for children 6-12. Call (870) 269-3851 or visit ozarkfolkcenter.com.
Weekend, Pages 31 on 09/23/2010