LITTLE ROCK — 1 JAZZ A Work of Art, a tribute to Art Porter Sr. and Art Porter Jr., continues this weekend with jazz music and parties. The Afterthought, 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd., hosts the Porter Players Jam Session, 7 p.m. today, with free admission. On Friday, Keys on the River With Alex Bugnon starts at 6 p.m. at Cajun’s Wharf, 2400 Cantrell Road, $25. It all ends with A Jazzy Affair With Will Downing, 8 p.m. Saturday at The Metroplex, 10800 Colonel Glenn Road. Tickets are $35 for general admission, $50 for VIP. Call (501) 492-9120 or visit artporter.org.
2 JUSTIN Country singer and Poyen native Justin Moore will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Timberwood Amphitheater at Magic Springs Water and Theme Park, U.S. 70 (East Grand Avenue), Hot Springs, part of the park’s Pepsi Concert Series. Gates open at 6; Dry County and Just Sayin’ will open the show at 6:30. General admission to the park, which covers entrance to the amphitheater, is $44.99, $29.99 for “juniors” (under 48 inches tall) and “seniors” (age 55 and up). Call (501) 624-0100 or visit magicsprings.com.
3 JUNK The Museum of Discovery wants you to stop by for some puttering around at its first TinkerFest, 1o a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. In this free-form experimentation, you can’t do anything wrong. Just fiddle around with screwdrivers, motors, glue, wires and other tools as you take things apart and build toys from junk. There will also be local vendors showing off their expertise.
Admission is $10, $8 for ages 1-12.
On Sunday, the museum hosts its monthly Dollar Day at the Museum, when the first 1,000 visitors pay only $1. Call (501) 396-7050 or visit museumofdiscovery.org.
4 JUMP Musical group the Rockets will perform and the William F. Laman Public Library System will give away prizes including an iPad and bicycles as part of its Lamanpalooza annual end-of-summer-reading bash, 5-8:30 p.m. Friday at the main library, 2801 Orange St., North Little Rock. The event will include inflatable bouncers, Yarnell’s ice cream, photo opportunities with Star Wars characters and animals from the Museum of Discovery. The Rockets take the stage at 7; Marshall Mitchell will open at 5:30. Admission is free, but you must have a valid Laman library card to win prizes (cards will not be issued during the event). You can park at the North Little Rock High School-West Campus and ride a free trolley to events.
Call (501) 758-1720 or visit lamanlibrary.org.
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Dazzling watercolors will adorn the walls of the Terry House Community Gallery, 411 E. Seventh St., as the Mid-Southern Watercolorists present their annual juried exhibition, Friday-Sept. 9. A reception for the exhibit will be 6-8 p.m.
Friday and regular viewing hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Call (501) 396-0375.
6 JEST Comedian/singer/songwriter Todd Yohn headlines shows through Saturday at the Loony Bin Comedy Club in the Breckenridge Village Shopping Center, Interstate 430 and North Rodney Parham Road. Show times and special-performance admission prices: 8 p.m.
today ($8), 8 and 10:30 p.m. Friday ($12), 7, 9 and 11 p.m. Saturday ($12). Call (501) 228-5555 or visit loonybincomedy.com.
7 JOURNEY Two made-for-each-other masochists, whose lives intersect as 8-year-olds in a school nurse’s office, compare physical and emotional scars over three decades in Gruesome Playground Injuries by Rajiv Joseph, a 2010 Pulitzer Prize finalist, which University of Arkansas at Little Rock students Emily Wold and T.J.
Medel, under the guidance of director Wayne Chapman, will perform at 8 p.m. Friday, 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Haislip Theatre, Room 127, Center for Performing Arts, UALR, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock. Admission is free, and so is the summer parking. Call (501) 569-3291.
The production is in conjunction with a an Artist in Resonance dance program on the center’s University Theater main stage, 8 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, featuring collaborative works by seven choreographers. Admission is free; there will be a silent auction sponsored by the Ovolution project before each performance; proceeds go to Safe Places charity.
8 JAUNT The Promenade at Chenal aims to help you get ready for a return to the academic grind with itsBack-to-School Bash, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at 17711 Chenal Parkway.
In addition to the Museum of Discovery’s Mad Scientist, a photo booth and games, there will also be chances to help others with the Salvation Army Pack-a-Backpack program. Admission is free. Call (501) 821-5552 or visit chenalshopping.com.
9 JOIN Audience members get to play trees in the forest, the wind and even some of the tinier title characters as the Lantern Theatre, 1021 Van Ronkle St., Conway, and Conway Community Arts stage Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Maurice Berger at 2 and 7 p.m. today; 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m., 2 and 7 p.m.
Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday. The 30-minute play is “especially fun” for children 4-10, according to the theater. Haley Tynes plays SnowWhite, with Jordy Neill as the Huntsman/Prince and Erica Monday as the Evil Queen. Tickets are $6. Call (501) 733-6220, e-mail ConwayLanternTheatre@gmail.
com or visit conwayarts.org.
10JAMNational banjo champion Mike Snider and his acoustic bluegrass band open the Ozark Folk Center’s 2012 Celebrity Concerts series at 7 p.m. Saturday at the state park in Mountain View. Doors open at 6. Tickets are $20. Call (870) 269-3851 or visit ozarkfolkcenter.com. The rest of the series: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founding member John McEuen and Sons (Johnathan and Nathan), Aug. 31 ($20); Michael Martin Murphey, Sept. 1 ($25); the Charlie Daniels Band, Sept. 21 ($45); and cowboy singer and guitarist Don Edwards, Sept. 22 ($20).
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