LITTLE ROCK — 1 TRUCKS
Watch as big trucks rumble their way over cars and around North Little Rock’s Verizon Arena at the Monster Jam, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Tickets in advance are $21.75- $26.75, $23.75-$ 28.75 the day of the show, $6.75 for children 2-12. Call (800) 745-3000.
2 YUKS
There will be giggles and twitters and aplenty as Improv LittleRock members present their first show of the new year. Winter Flurries, a rapid-fire form of improvisation, starts things off at 8 p.m. Friday. The Comedy Throwdown competition starts at 10 p.m. Saturday. Both shows will be at The Public Theatre, 616 Center St., Little Rock, and tickets are $8. Call (501) 374-7529.
3 STRINGS
Cellist Julie Albers, who soloed with violinist Giora Schmidt in the Brahms Double Concerto with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra in January 2009, returns to play the Cello Concerto by Edward Elgar with the orchestra and conductor Philip Mann at 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Robinson Center Music Hall, West Markham Street and Broadway, Little Rock. Mann will also conduct the Overture to The School for Scandal by Samuel Barber and the Symphony No. 5, “Reformation,” by Felix Mendelssohn. Metal Recycling Corp. is the concert sponsor. Tickets are $14-$48, $10 for students and members of the military; Sunday matinee admission is free for children in grades K-12 with the purchase of an adult ticket. Call (501) 666-1761 or visit Arkansas Symphony.org.
Albers will also give a recital with pianist Adam Nieman at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Reves RecitalHall at Hendrix College, 1600 Washington Ave., Conway. The program includes the Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, op.69, by Ludwig van Beethoven; Suite populaire espagnole by Manuel de Falla; and the Cello Sonata by Sergei Rachmaninoff. It’s part of the college’s Harold Thompson Series. Admission is free. Albers will also give a free-admission master class at 4:10 p.m. Friday in the recital hall. Call (501) 450-1249.
4 WINGS
DeGray Lake Resort State Park pays homage tobirds of prey at the annual Eagles Et Cetera weekend, Friday-Sunday. Throughout the event, guests can participate in bird shows, games, bird hikes, falconry demonstrations, owl prowls and other special bird-related programs.
Admission to most events is free, but the eagle boat tours are $8.50, $4.50 for children 6-12. Call (501) 865-5810 or visit degray.com.
5 BLUR
A Kansas City-based modern dance company, Kacico Dance, will perform at Hendrix College’s Staples Auditorium, 1600 Washington Ave., Conway, 7:30 p.m. today. Admission is free. (501) 505-2947.
6 BRRR!
People will be “freezin’ for a reason” as they take the Polar Plunge, Saturday at Pine Bluff Regional Park, off U.S. 65 in Pine Bluff. Awards will be presented for best costumes and for those who raise the most money. This fundraiser for Special Olympics Arkansas starts with registration at 1 p.m., followed by awards at 1:45 and the plunge at 2. Minimum fundraising for participants is $50. Call (870) 489-3881 or visit specialolympicsarkansas.org.
7 BAZAAR
Heart Connections is hosting a Body, Mind & Spirit Expo, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday at 2700 Willow St., North Little Rock. A variety of vendors will be on hand, offering art, readings, advice and lectures. Admission is $3 at the door, with some vendors and lectures costing extra. Call (501) 955-2063 or (501) 351-0962 or visit sharlettepumphrey.com.
8 GUITAR
Classical and flamenco guitarist Anna Maria Cardinalli-Padilla will perform at 7:30 p.m. today in the Owen Center Theater, Arkansas State University-Beebe, 1000 Iowa St., Beebe. Tickets are $10; $5 for senior citizens, students, military and teachers; two free to ASUBeebe students, faculty and staff with ID. Call (501) 882-8951.
9 SEE
“Samite: The Soul of Africa,” featuring Ugandan flutist Samite, percussionist Jeff Haynes and guitarist Charlie Shew, will be onstage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Perot Theatre, 219 Main St., Texarkana. Tickets are $26, $22 and $16 with discounts for groups and students. Call (903) 792-4992.
10BEE
The University of Central Arkansas Theatre’s Cadron Company will stage The Spider and the Bee by Steven Press at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday in the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall, UCA, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. The primary target audience is children 4-11. Admission is free. Call (501) 450-5092 or visit uca.edu/theatre.
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