Calendar of events around Arkansas

— Art & Exhibits

CENTRAL ARKANSAS ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER MacArthur Park, East Ninth and Commerce streets. Toy making workshop 9 a.m.-4 p.m. today-Friday, ages 6-9. Cost: $84, nonmembers $105. “Toys Designed by Artists,” through Jan. 6.

“Collectors Show & Sale,” through Dec. 30. “Multiplicity” and “Fifty for Arkansas: The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection,” through Jan. 6. “Foundation Collection,” “Masterworks” and “Paul Signac,” continuing. Museum School art classes and workshops for children and adults; call or visit website for schedule and costs. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. arkarts.com or (501) 372-4000.

ARKANSAS REPERTORY THEATRE 601 Main St. Rotating exhibit by Arkansas artists, through Dec. 30.

Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m.-curtain Tuesday-Friday, 1 p.m.-curtain Saturday-Sunday. (501) 378-0405. FREEARKANSAS TREASURER’S OFFICE Room 220, Arkansas Capitol. Works by Ashley Cope and Laura Eilts through Dec. 31. Hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. (501) 682-1423. FREE ARKANSAS STUDIES INSTITUTE BUTLER CENTER GALLERIES 401 President Clinton Ave. From the Vault: Works From the Central Arkansas Library System Permanent Collection, through March 23.

Arkansas League of Artists juried competition exhibit, through Jan.

  1. Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. (501) 320-5700. FREE THE ART GROUP 10840 Maumelle Blvd., Maumelle. Works by Vickie Hendrix-Siebenmorgen through Dec. 31. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. (501) 680-9484. FREE BOSWELL MOUROT FINE ART 5815 Kavanaugh Blvd. Holiday show with works by Jon Etienne Mourot, Diana Ashley, Beverly McLarty, Robin Hazard-Bishop, through Jan.
  2. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.

(501) 664-0030. FREECANTRELL GALLERY 8206 Cantrell Road. “The Story Teller,” by John Deering, through Monday. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, or by appointment. (501) 224-1335. FREE CLINTON PRESIDENTIAL CENTER 1200 President Clinton Ave. “In Pieces,” through Jan. 31. 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 6-17 $3;

active military and children under 6 free. (501) 374-4242.

GALLERY 221 Second and Center streets. “Let It Snow,” holiday show, through Jan. 3. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment. (501) 801-0211. FREE GREG THOMPSON FINE ART 429 Main St., North Little Rock.

“Southern Abstraction,” through Jan.

  1. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.

gregthompsonfineart.com or (501) 664-2787. FREEHEARNE FINE ART 1001 Wright Ave., Suite C. Highlights of 2012, through Jan. 7. “And the Band Plays On,” Kevin Cole, through Jan.

  1. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, by appointment Sunday. (501) 372-6822. FREE HISTORIC ARKANSAS MUSEUM 200 E. Third St. “Beyond the Expected: Norwood Creech, Paulette Palmer and Edward Wade Jr.,” through Feb. 3. “Jared Hogue: Mini Faces,” through Jan. 6. “Barbie: The

1 11 /2-Inch American Icon,” through Jan. 6. “We Walk in Two Worlds: The Caddo, Osage and Quapawin 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.

L&L BECK ART GALLERY 5705 Kavanaugh Blvd. “Religious Art,” through Dec. 31. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. (501) 660-4006. FREE MARKET STREET CINEMA 1504 Merrill Drive. “Seasonal Studies: Transitions and Metamorphoses,” through Dec. 31. Hours: 1:30-10 p.m. daily. (501) 766-1132. FREE MOSAIC TEMPLARS CULTURAL CENTER 501 W. Ninth St. “A Voice Through the Viewfinder: Images of Arkansas’ Black Community by Ralph Armstrong,” through Jan. 5. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. (501) 683-3593. FREEMUSEUM OF DISCOVERY 500 President Clinton Ave. GPS Adventures, through April 1.

Grossology: The (Impolite) Science of the Human Body, through May 26. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday.

Admission: $10, children 1-12 $8.

museumofdiscovery.org or (501) 396-7050.

OLD STATE HOUSE MUSEUM 300 W. Markham St. “Battle Colors of Arkansas,” through Feb. 1. “Things You Need to Hear: Memories of Growing Up in Arkansas From 1890 to 1980,” through Jan. 1, 2014.

Permanent exhibits: “Arkansas’ First Ladies Gowns”; 1836 House of Representatives Chamber;

“Pillars of Power,” history of the Old State House; “On the Stump: Arkansas Politics, 1819-1919”; “First Families of Arkansas”; “As Long as Life Shall Last: The Legacy of Arkansas Women.” Little Beginnings toddler program, 10:30 a.m. third Wednesday of the month. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. (501) 324-9685. FREE PAINT BOX GALLERY 705 Main St., North Little Rock. Photography by Cathy Kirkpatrick through Dec. 31.

Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.

(501) 374-2848. FREE PYRAMID ART, BOOKS & CUSTOM FRAMING 1001 Wright Ave.

Kwanzaa celebration, noon-1 p.m.

Wednesday-Dec. 29 and Dec. 31-Jan. 1, 2-3 p.m. Dec. 30. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Sunday by appointment. (501) 372-5824. FREE THEA FOUNDATION 401 Main St., North Little Rock. Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum Juried Student Exhibition through Friday. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. (501) 379-9512. FREE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK GALLERIES 2801 S.

University Ave. Master of Art Thesis Exhibition by Lauren Sukany, today.

Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, 2-5 p.m.

Sunday. (501) 569-8977. FREE WILLIAM F. LAMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY 2801 Orange St., North Little Rock. Lionels at Laman, through Dec. 31. Hours: 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m.

Sunday. (501) 758-1720. FREE

AROUND ARKANSAS THE ARTS & SCIENCE CENTER FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS 701 Main St., Pine Bluff. “Exploring the Frontier: Arkansas 1540-1840,” through March. “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 CONWAY ARTWALK 5-8 p.m. third Thursday of the month, downtown Conway. (501) 329-8249. FREE CRYSTAL BRIDGES MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART 600 Museum Way, Bentonville. “See the Light: The Luminist Tradition in American Art,” “Moshe Safdie: The Path to Crystal Bridges,” through Jan. 28.

Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, Thursday, Saturday-Sunday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday and Friday.

crystalbridges.org or (479) 418-5700. FREE EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, 1700 Newcastle Road, Forrest City. “Wayside Watercolors,” Bill Branch, through Jan. 4. Hours: 10 a.m.-noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday. (870) 633-4480. FREEFAIRFIELD BAY LIBRARY 369 Dave Creek Parkway, Fairfield Bay. Works by Ellen Kelly through January.

Hours: 1-4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday; 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Saturday. (501) 884-6476. FREE JUSTUS FINE ART GALLERY 827-A Central Ave., Hot Springs. New works by Rebecca Thompson and Dolores Justus, new selections of original jewelry and Christmas ornaments by Kari Albright and Jay Justus, through December. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and by appointment. (501) 321-2335. FREEOZARK HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER 2500 U.S. 65 S., Clinton. “All About Arkansas,” works by members of the North Central Arkansas Artist League, through Jan. 14. Hours: 9 a.m.-10 p.m. daily. (501) 745-6615.

FREE RIVER VALLEY ARTS CENTER 1001 E. Main St., Russellville. Drawings of the “Council Oak” and Young Arkansas artists juried exhibit, through Dec. 31. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday. (479) 968-2452. FREE ROGERS HISTORICAL MUSEUM 322 S. Second St., Rogers. “Winter Wonderland” guided tours of 1895Hawkins House through Dec. 31.

“To Cap It All Off,” through June 29. “Benton County Crime Stories,” through 2013. “More to See ... More to Do.” Exhibits on area history, hands-on area for children. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday.

rogersarkansas.com/museum or (479) 621-1154. FREE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MULLINS LIBRARY 365 N. McIlroy Ave., Fayetteville. Images from the Edward S. Curtis portfolio through Dec. 31. Hours vary. (479) 575-8443.FREE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO Glass Block Gallery, 514 University Drive, Monticello.

“Ants III,” by Aaron M. Calvert, through Dec. 31. Hours: 9 a.m.-noon Tuesday, 2:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Thursday and noon-3 p.m. Friday. (870) 460-1338.

FREE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF Leedell Moorehead-Graham Fine Arts Gallery, 1200 N.

University Drive, Pine Bluff. “Made in America,” by Danny Campbell, through Jan. 31. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. Open for groups Saturday and Sunday by appointment. (870) 575-8236. FREE WALTON ARTS CENTER 405 W.

Dickson St., Fayetteville. “Twenty Years” and “My Folklore: The Art of Letitia Huckaby,” through January.

Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and during performances. (479) 443-5600. FREEDance

CENTRAL ARKANSAS ARKANSAS SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE SOCIETY every Monday, Park Hill Presbyterian Church, 3520 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock. Beginners class, 7-8 p.m.

Intermediate and advanced class, 8-9 p.m. No partner or experience required. Cost: $5 per night. (501) 821-4746.

BESS CHISUM STEPHENS COMMUNITY CENTER 12th and Cleveland streets. Little Rock Country Dancers, 7-9 p.m. first, second and third Sundays; lessons 6-7 p.m.; $5;

(501) 821-9353. Ballroom, Latin andSwing Social Dance Association, 7-11 p.m. first, second and fourth Fridays; free dance lessons with admission, 7-8 p.m.; members $10, guests $13; blsdance.org, (501) 664-4268. Little Rock Bop Club, 7-10 p.m. every Wednesday; beginning swing-dance lessons (free with admission), 7-8 p.m.; members $4, guests $7; littlerockbopclub.com or (501) 350-4712. Square Dance, 2-4 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.

LET’S DANCE STUDIO Tanglewood Center, 7509 Cantrell Road. Ballroom dance, 7-10 p.m. second Saturday of the month, $12, first visit $5.

Latin and swing dance, lesson 7 p.m., dance 8-11 p.m. third and fifth Fridays, $13. Group classes, 7-9 p.m.

Mondays, $10. (501) 663-7724.

PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS 6200 Aerie St. Line dancing 6 p.m.;

Warren Crow and the Classics 7 p.m.

Saturdays, $6. (501) 837-6766 or (501) 944-7194.

AROUND ARKANSAS COMMUNITY DANCE first and third Fridays of the month, Quapaw Community Center, 500 Quapaw Ave., Hot Springs. Lessons, 7 p.m.

Dancing, 8 p.m. (501) 617-6042.

MERRY MIXERS DANCE CLUB Coronado Center, Hot Springs Village.

New Year’s Eve dinner and dance, Dec. 31. Third Saturday of the month, 7:30-10:30 p.m. Larry House, $10.

(501) 922-2997.

SPA CITY BOP AND SWING DANCE CLUB 7 p.m. every second, fourth and fifth Friday of the month, VFW, 2231 E. Grand Ave., Hot Springs.

Social dancing. Free lessons with $20 membership, 7 p.m.

Thursdays. Friday admission: $2.

spacitydanceclub.com or (501) 760-7375.

WARD COUNTRY DANCE Hickory Street and Arkansas 319, off U.S.

67/167, Ward. Ward Country Playboys, 7 p.m. Fridays, $6. Steve Tidwell Band, 7 p.m. Saturday, $6. The Cardboard Cowboy Band, 7 p.m. Dec. 29, $6.

New Year’s Eve Dance with Ward Country Playboys, 8 p.m. Dec. 31, $6. (501) 605-3251 Letters

CENTRAL ARKANSAS FICTION WRITERS OF CENTRALARKANSAS 9 a.m.-noon fourth Saturday of every month, Dining Room 3, Baptist Medical Center, 9601 Interstate 630, Exit 7. All interested parties welcome.

Membership: $20. fwca.org or (501) 982-1793.

PENPOINT WRITERS GROUP 2 p.m.

fourth Saturday of the month, Amy Sanders Library, 31 Shelby Drive, Sherwood. Discussions, readings, critiques. First three visits free, $15 per year. (501) 982-1793.

Music

CENTRAL ARKANSAS ARKANSAS RIVER BLUES SOCIETY 8 p.m. third Friday of each month, Cornerstone Pub & Grill, 314 Main St., North Little Rock. Admission: members $3, nonmembers $5. (870) 833-3498.

AN EVENING OF JAZZ 7:30 p.m.

every fourth Friday, Hall of Stars, 5001 W. 34th St. With Lorenzo “Ren” Smith and friend. Admission: $10.

(501) 590-0177 or (501) 838-0205.

TOP OF THE ROCK CHORUS AUDITIONS 2-5 p.m. Dec. 29 and Jan. 5, U.S. Pizza, 5524 John F.

Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock.

Prepare one minute of a capella singing. (501) 231-1119.

AROUND ARKANSAS CHRISTMAS CONCERT 7 p.m.

Saturday, Royal Theater, 111 S.

Market St., Benton. Presented by Ovation Music Academy. (870) 405-6856.

PATSY CLINE AT CHRISTMASTIME 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Ouachita Little Theatre, 610 Mena St., Mena. With Kayce Glasse. Tickets: $10, ages 60 and older and students $8. (479) 243-0186.

WALTON ARTS CENTER 495 W.

Dickson St., Fayetteville. Preservation Hall Jazz Band 8 p.m. today, $20-$36. (479) 443-5600.

Special Events

CENTRAL ARKANSAS AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER 8 p.m.

Dec. 31, The Empress of Little Rock Bed and Breakfast, 2120 Louisiana St. Black-tie dinner dance. Cost: $200 through Wednesday. (501) 374-7966. ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS VS.

ALABAMA A&M BULLDOGS, 7 p.m.

Saturday, Verizon Arena, North Little Rock. Tickets: $25. (800) 745-3000.

ARKANSAS QUEEN RIVERBOAT 100

Riverfront Park Drive, North Little

Rock. Sightseeing with Santa and his

elves 1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday. (501)

372-5777.

ARVEST ON ICE through Jan. 6,

River Market Pavilion. Hours through

Friday: 4-9 p.m. Hours after Friday:

10 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday,

noon-8 p.m. Sunday. Cost: $9 with

skate rental, children age 4 and

younger free with paid adult. (501)

376-4781.

CENTRAL ARKANSAS COIN CLUB 6

p.m. third Thursday of each month,

Parkway Place Baptist Church, 303

Parkway Place. Buying, selling,

swapping, appraisals, auctions,

programs. (501) 351-3114. FREE

HOLIDAY LIGHTS 6-10 p.m. daily

through Dec. 30, Burns Park, North

Little Rock. Drive-through light

display. Admission: $5 per car,

15 plus passenger vehicle $10,

motorcoach $20. (501) 753-7307 or

(501) 580-3367.

LITTLE ROCK ZOO Jonesboro Drive,

War Memorial Park. Zoo Year’s Eve,

8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Dec. 31, Cafe

Africa, $75. Safari tours, educational

programs and more, continuing.

Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission:

$10; ages 60 and older and children

1-12, $8. (501) 666-2406.

MILITARY ORDER OF THE PURPLE

HEART MEETING 1 p.m. third

Thursday of the month, 315 E.

Capitol Ave. (501) 455-6200. FREE

PINNACLE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK

11901 Pinnacle Valley Road. Holiday

Hayride, 3-5 p.m. Saturday; $10,

children 6-12 $5, must be paid in

advance. First Day Hikes, 9 a.m. and

2 p.m. Jan. 1. (501) 868-5806.

THE POINT 94.1 NEW YEAR’S EVE

PARTY 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Dec. 31,

Crowne Plaza Hotel, 201 S. Shackl

eford Road. With The Big John Miller

Band, Taylor Nealey, champagne

toast. Tickets: before Tuesday $45,

after Tuesday $50. kkpt.com or (501)

265-0585.

AROUND ARKANSAS

GARVAN WOODLAND GARDENS

550 Arkridge Road, Hot Springs.

Holiday Lights, 5-9 p.m. daily

through Dec. 31; $10, children 6-12

$5. (501) 262-9300.

HOBBS STATE PARK

CONSERVATION AREA 20201 E.

Arkansas 12, Rogers. Astronomy

workshop for ages 10 and older,

6:30 p.m. Friday; group of four $35,

additional people $5. Mother Nature

readings for children, 10:30 a.m.

every second Saturday and third

Wednesday of the month. Hikes,

nature programs. (479) 789-5000.

A JAZZY CHRISTMAS 7:30 p.m.

Friday, The Ramada Plaza Hotel, Two

Convention Center Plaza, Pine Bluff.

Featuring Legoria Payton and Friends,silent auction, dancing. Donations of unwrapped gifts for children for Pine Bluff Salvation Army. Tickets: $15, at the door $20. (870) 413-1667.

LAKE DARDANELLE STATE PARK 100 State Park Drive, Russellville.

First Day Hike, 10 a.m. Jan. 1. (479) 890-7479.

LAKE OUACHITA STATE PARK 5451 Mountain Pine Road, Mountain Pine. Eagle Watch Barge Tours, 2 p.m. Saturdays through February;

$9, children 6-12 $5, reservations required. (501) 767-9366.

PINNACLE HILLS PROMENADE 2300 Promenade Blvd., Rogers. Skating rink for ages 5 and older through Dec. 28. Hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

Monday-Friday; weekend hours vary.

(479) 936-2160. FREETheater

CENTRAL ARKANSAS A FERTILE HOLIDAY 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday through Jan. 12, The Joint, 301 Main St., North Little Rock. The Main Thing comedy trio production.

Tickets: $20. (501) 372-0210.

PAJAMA TOPS through Dec. 31, 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: $29-$33;

children 15 and under $20; show only $25; children 15 and under $15.

murrysdinnerplayhouse.com or (501) 562-3131.

WHITE CHRISTMAS through Dec.

30, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main St. Showtimes: 7 p.m.

Wednesday-Saturday, 2 p.m.

Sunday. Tickets: $30-$60. (501) 378-0445.

AROUND ARKANSAS THE NUTCRACKER 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. Moscow Classic Ballet production. Tickets: $32-$46.

(479) 443-5600.

PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT through Dec. 30, Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville.

TheatreSquared production.

Showtimes: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $15-$29. (479) 443-5600.

Clubs

CENTRAL ARKANSAS THE AFTERTHOUGHT 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. Wine Tasting, 5:30-7 p.m. today, $10. Genine Perez with Lagniappe, Friday, $7. The RVS Band,Saturday, $7. Karaoke with Larry the Table Guy, Thursdays. Vieux Carre Jazz Brunch with Ted Ludwig and Friends, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sundays.

Jazz @ The Afterthought, Mondays, $5. Carl Mouton, Tuesdays, free.

Open Mike Acoustic Showcase, Wednesdays, free. Shows at 8 p.m.

Monday-Thursday and 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday. afterthoughtbar.com or (501) 663-1196.

CAJUN’S WHARF 2400 Cantrell Road. Audrey Dean Kelly, Mayday by Midnight, today. Richie Johnson, Crisis, Friday. Brian Ramsey, Class of ’87, Saturday. Brian & Nick, Wednesday. Happy hour bands start at 5:30 p.m. Friday-Tuesday, 6 p.m.

Thursdays, headline bands at 8:30 or 9 Friday-Tuesday, 9:30 Thursdays.

Cover: $5 after 8:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; free Monday-Wednesday.

(501) 375-5351.

DOWNTOWN MUSIC HALL AND RECORDS 215 W. Capitol Ave. Born of Osiris, 7 p.m. Friday; advance $10, at the door $12. Fatal Thirteen, 7 p.m. Saturday; advance $6, at the door $8. (501) 376-1819.

FLYING SAUCER 323 President Clinton Ave. New Year’s Eve party with The Hi-Balls, 7 p.m. Dec. 31;

$10, UFO members $5. (501) 372-8032.

THE LOONY BIN COMEDY CLUB 10301 Rodney Parham Road.

Chinaman Kidwok, through Saturday.

Matt Sadler, Wednesday-Dec. 29.

Open Mike Nite, 7 p.m. Wednesdays.

Ladies Night, Thursdays, free for women. Showtimes: 7:30 p.m.

Wednesdays-Saturdays, 10 p.m.

Fridays-Saturdays unless otherwise indicated. Cover charge: Wednesday-Thursday $7, Friday-Saturday $10 unless otherwise indicated.

loonybincomedy.com or (501) 228-5555.

THE REV ROOM 300 President Clinton Ave. Apocalypse vs. Solstice, Lawler, Big Brown, Cosmic Solstice Wind, 9 p.m. today; $5, under 21 $8. Lucero, Jimbo Mathus & The Tri-State Coalition, 9 p.m. Friday;

advance $21, day of show $26. Matt Stell & Deep Roots, 9 p.m. Saturday, $8. (501) 823-0090.

STICKYZ ROCK ’N’ ROLL CHICKEN SHACK 107 River Market Ave.

Hornucopia 2012 benefiting Play it Again, Arkansas, 7:30 p.m. today, $20 or a band instrument. Weakness for Blondes, The Steepwater Band, 9 p.m. Saturday, $6. Gold Diggin’ Mothers: Kings of Leon Tribute, 9 p.m. Sunday, $5. Elise Davis, Amy Garland, Mandy McBryde, 9 p.m.

Wednesday. Touch: Grateful Dead Tribute, 8 p.m. Mondays, $5. (501) 372-7707.

VINO’S Seventh and Chester streets.

Wreckless Endeavor, Flint Eastwood, The Dangerous Idiots, 9 p.m. Friday, $5. (501) 375-8466.

WEST END SMOKEHOUSE AND TAVERN 215 N. Shackleford Road.

Seth Freeman, Friday. Big Stack, Saturday. (501) 224-7665.

AROUND ARKANSAS MAXINE’S 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. Foul Play Cabaret, End of the World XXX-mas Show, 8 p.m. Friday; advance $10, day of $12. Duke of Uke & His Novelty Orchestra, Loves It!, 8 p.m.

Saturday; advance $5, at the door $7. AJ Gaither, 8 p.m. Dec. 27, free.

Whistle Pigs, Adam Waggs, 8 p.m.

Dec. 28; advance $5, at the door $7.

The Hot Springs Jazz Society Benefit Show, 8 p.m. Dec. 29; advance $5, at the door $7. Ben Franks and The Bible Belt Boys, Frontier Circus, Booyah Dad & Foul Play Cabaret, Hickoids, 9 p.m. Dec.

31; advance $13, at the door $15.

New Music Tuesdays, free. Poetry and karaoke, Wednesdays, free.

Andrew Anderson, Thursdays, free.

maxineslive.com or (501) 321-0909.

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