Calendar of events around Arkansas

— Art & Exhibits

CENTRAL ARKANSAS ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER MacArthur Park, East Ninth and Commerce streets. “Formed from Fire: American Studio Glass from the Permanent Collection,” through Nov. 4. “Building the Collection: Art Acquired in the 2000s,” through Nov.

  1. “Multiplicity,” through Jan. 6.

“50 for Arkansas: The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection,” through Jan. 6. “Foundation Collection,” “Masterworks” and “Paul Signac,” continuing. Art of Motion: Tango, 7-10:30 p.m. today, $10. 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 call (501) 372-4000.

ARKANSAS STUDIES INSTITUTE BUTLER CENTER GALLERIES 401 President Clinton Ave. Arkansas League of Artists juried competition exhibit, Friday-Jan. 26; reception, 6:30 p.m. Friday. Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. (501) 320-5700.

THE ART GROUP 10840 Maumelle Blvd., Maumelle. Works by Holly Tilley, through Oct. 31. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday. (501) 680-9484. FREE ART NIGHT 5-9 p.m. Friday, Marriott Courtyard, 521 President Clinton Blvd. The Art Group event with artist Holly Tilley. (501) 690-2193. FREE BOSWELL MOUROT FINE ART 5815 Kavanaugh Blvd. “Tympanic Ruminations,” Saturday-Nov. 3;

reception, 6-9 p.m. Saturday. Hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. (501) 664-0030.

CANTRELL GALLERY 8206 Cantrell Road. “A Photographic Celebration: The 40th Anniversary of the Buffalo National River,” Paul Caldwell, through Oct. 20. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, or by appointment. (501) 224-1335. FREE CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 509 Scott St. “Watercolors by Kuhl Brown,” Friday-Dec. 17; reception, 5-8 p.m. Friday. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-noon Sunday. (501) 375-2342. FREECLINTON PRESIDENTIAL CENTER 1200 President Clinton Ave. “Dorothy Howell Rodham & Virginia Clinton Kelley,” through Nov. 25. 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 26 2601 Kavanaugh Blvd., Suite 1. Recent works of Jennifer Bryant, V.L. Cox, and David O’Brien, through Oct. 27. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. (501) 664-8996. FREE GALLERY 221 Second and Center streets. “Beyond the Window,” by Peggy Roberson, through Oct. 31;

reception 5-8 p.m. Friday. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday and by appointment. (501) 801-0211. FREE HEARNE FINE ART 1001 Wright Ave., Suite C. “Power of Art: Establishing Generational Wealth,” today. “And the Band Played On,” through Dec.

1; receptions 2-4 p.m. and 5-8 p.m.

Friday; artist talk and book signing 10 a.m. Saturday. “American Spring: A Cause for Justice,” through Oct.

  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. “ArkansasContemporary,” through Nov. 4.

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

L&L BECK ART GALLERY 5705 Kavanaugh Blvd. October exhibit: “Portraits.” Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tuesday-Saturday. (501) 660-4006.

FREEM2 GALLERY 11525 Cantrell Road Suite 918. “Lifelines,” artists including Brian Fender and Kathy Bay, through Saturday. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and by appointment. (501) 225-6257.

MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY 500 President Clinton Ave. Uncorked: The Mad Scientist Mash, 6:30-9 p.m. Oct. 18, $100. GPS Adventures, through April 1. Design Zone, through Dec. 2. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $10.

museumofdiscovery.org or (501) 396-7050.

OLD STATE HOUSE MUSEUM 300 W. Markham St. Day of the Dead, crafts, music, food, 5-8 p.m. Friday.

Victorian Halloween Magic Lantern Show, 7 p.m. Oct. 18. Handson Saturday history programs, hourly Saturdays. “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 ofRepresentatives 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 PULASKI TECHNICAL COLLEGE OZARKS GALLERY Ottenheimer Library 3000 W. Scenic Drive, North Little Rock. Small Works on Paper: 2006-2011 Retrospective, through Oct. 24. Hours: 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.

Monday-Thursday; Friday 7:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (501) 324-9349.

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 UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK GALLERIES 2801 S. University Ave. Works from the UALR Permanent Collection, through Oct. 28. “Faces of the Delta,” A.J. Smith, through Nov. 16.

“Photographing the Landscape,” Tuesday-Dec. 5. 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. Fighting the Fires ofHate: America and the Nazi Book Burnings, through Oct. 28. 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 ARKANSAS RIVER VALLEY ARTS CENTER 1001 E. B St., Russellville.

“Quilts: The Fabric of Our Lives,” through Oct. 30. Gallery hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday. (479) 968-2452. THE ARTS & SCIENCE CENTER FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS 701 Main St., Pine Bluff. “Kevin Cole: Straight from the Soul,” through Dec. 1, opening reception 5-7 p.m.

today. Book signing and gallery talk by the artist. “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 THE BARN, ST. CATHERINE’S AT BELL GABLE Stone Chapel Lane west of Interstate 540 exit 65, Fayetteville. Exhibition of art by Gene Franks, with book signing, noon-4 p.m. Sunday. Lecture by Jane Franks, 2 p.m. (479) 306-2787.

CRYSTAL BRIDGES MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART 600 Museum Way, Bentonville. Carol Dickie Art Show and Book Signing 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday. “See the Light: The Luminist Tradition in American Art,” “Moshe Safdie: The Path to Crystal Bridges.” Saturday-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. “People, Places & Things,” Ed Wade, through Oct.

  1. Hours: 10 a.m.-noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday. (870) 633-4480.

FAIRFIELD BAY LIBRARY 369 Dave Creek Parkway, Fairfield Bay. Works by Jane Huner, through Oct. 30.

Hours: 1-4 p.m. Monday-Tuesday and Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Wednesday and Friday; 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday. (501) 884-6476. FREEFORT SMITH MUSEUM OF HISTORY 320 Rogers Ave., Fort Smith. Birthday party for Judge Parker 2-5 p.m. Saturday. Wagon Rides, cake in the soda fountain.

Blood on the Border 7 p.m. Oct.

19-20, 26-27, 30-31. A thrilling maze in the basement. “Murder and Mayhem” trolley tours Oct. 19, 26, 27, 31. Tickets: $25. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday.

Admission: adults $5, ages 6-15 $2, ages 6 and under free. (479) 783-7841.

JUSTUS FINE ART GALLERY 827-A Central Ave., Hot Springs. Work by Steve Griffith, Robyn Horn, and Dolores Justus through Oct. 31.

Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and by appointment. (501) 321-2335.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART 425 Central Ave., Hot Springs.

“The Lost Highway,” through Saturday. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Monday-Saturday, noon-3 p.m.

Sunday. (501) 609-9966.

NORMAN HALL GALLERY OF ART 203 W. Q St., Russellville. Biannual Tech Art Faculty Exhibition, through Oct. 26. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. (479) 964-3237.

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS Baum Gallery, 201 S. Donaghey Ave., Conway. “So Tiny: An Exhibition of Small Works in 3-D,” “Juried Bodies of Work: The Baum MFA Biennial,” “Small Talk: Works on Paper by Heather Gordon,” through Oct. 25. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

Thursday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. (501) 450-5793.

Dance CENTRAL ARKANSAS AT THE BARRE 7:30 p.m.

today-Friday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Studio of Arkansas Academy of Dance/Arkansas Festival Ballet, Breckenridge Village, Interstate 430 and Rodney Parham Road. Arkansas Festival Ballet performance. Reception, one hour before performances. Tickets: $20, students and children $15. (501) 227-5320.

AROUND ARKANSAS MOONLIGHT SERENADE 8-11 p.m.

Saturday, Conway Country Club, 555 Country Club Road. Big band dance presented by the University of Central Arkansas Department of Music. Tickets: advance $15, at the door $20. (501) 450-5763.

Film CENTRAL ARKANSAS ARGENTA FILM SERIES Argenta Community Theater 405 Main St., North LIttle Rock. The American Scream, family-friendly documentary, 7 p.m. Oct. 18. (501) 353-1443. FREEBOOKER’S PLACE: A MISSISSIPPI STORY 7 p.m. today, Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave. Documentary screening and panel discussion. (501) 569-3477. FREE

AROUND ARKANSAS CALL FOR ENTRIES through Dec.

14, Ozark Foothills FilmFest, 195 Peel Road, Locust Grove, Ark.

  1. Entry fee: $10. (870) 251-1189.

Letters

AROUND ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS 201 S. Donaghey Ave., Conway. Reading and book signing: Ed Sanders, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Room 107, College of Business. (501) 450-3339.

Music CENTRAL ARKANSAS AMERICAN STRING QUARTET 7:30 p.m. today, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 1000 N.

Mississippi Ave. Tickets: $25, students $10. (501) 912-9867 or chambermusiclr.com.

ARKANSAS ACCORDION ASSOCIATION 7 p.m. second Thursday of the month, Community Room, Whole Foods Market, Interstate 430 and Rodney Parham Road. Warm-up, 6:30 p.m. (501) 228-7166. FREE ARKANSAS CHAMBER SINGERS 7:30 p.m. Friday, St. James United Methodist Church, 321 Pleasant Valley Road; 3 p.m. Sunday, Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave. “How Can I Keep From Singing.” Tickets: advance $15, ages 65 and older and students $10; at the door $18, $12. (501) 377-1121.

ARKANSAS DULCIMER SOCIETY 2-4 p.m. second Saturday of the month, Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, 2200 Kavanaugh Blvd.

Mountain dulcimer and hammered dulcimer players. Annual membership: $12. Meeting free.

(501) 661-1129.

ARKANSAS RIVER BLUES SOCIETY CONTEST through Monday. Best self-produced CD competition. CDs Nov. 1, 2011-Oct. 31, 2012. Arkansas River Blues Society, P.O. Box 128, Alexander, AR, 72002. (501) 517-6868.

CASTING CROWNS 7 p.m. Oct.

20, Verizon Arena, North LittleRock. Tickets: $29-$46.50. (800) 745-3000.

AN EVENING OF JAZZ 6 p.m. every second Sunday, 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.

LITTLE ROCK WIND SYMPHONY 7:30 p.m. today, Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive. “Carmen and a Clarinet.” Tickets: $10, ages 65 and older $8, students free. (501) 666-0777.

LIVE AT LAMAN 7 p.m. second Thursday of the month, William F.

Laman Library, 2801 Orange St., North Little Rock. SteelCat Steel Drum Band, today. (501) 758-1720.

FREE TOP OF THE ROCK CHORUS 7-10 p.m. Tuesday, Cornerstone Bible Fellowship, 7351 Warden Road, Sherwood. Recruiting singers for the holiday season. Open registration through Nov. 13. (501) 231-1119 or topoftherockchorus.

org.

TRADITIONAL IRISH MUSIC SESSION 2:30-5 p.m. first and third Sundays of the month, Hibernia Irish Tavern, 9700 Rodney Parham Road. (501) 246-4340. FREE

AROUND ARKANSAS ARKANSAS MUSIC PAVILION Washington County Fairgrounds, Fayetteville. Hell on Wheels Tour with Brantley Gilbert, Uncle Kracker, Greg Bates, Brian Davis, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, $22-$37. (479) 443-5600.

ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 201 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro.

Outdoor concert with Lauren Gray, The Ohio Players, 7 p.m. Friday, Liberty Bank Stadium. (870) 972-2586. FREE DAVIDSONVILLE HISTORIC STATE PARK 7953 Arkansas 166 S., Pocahontas. U.S. Navy Underway Brass Band 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Saturday. (870) 892-4708.

I’LL FLY AWAY FOUNDATION SHINDIG 7 p.m. Saturday, John Q.

Hammons Center, 3303 Pinnacle Hills Parkway, Rogers. With The Oak Ridge Boys, Daily & Vincent, Blackwood Brothers Quartet. Tickets: $40-$100. (888) 462-6718.

ITINERANT LOCALS 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Downtown Farmers Market, 121 Orange St., Hot Springs. (501) 624-0489.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF VESPER CHOIR 6 p.m.

Friday, Mount Harmony MissionaryBaptist Church, 812 E. Harding St., Pine Bluff. (870) 575-7001. FREE

Special Events CENTRAL ARKANSAS AMAZING JOURNEYS 6 p.m. today, River Market. Music, refreshments.

Benefits Center for Women in Transition. Tickets: $50. (501) 372-5522.

ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE JOB FAIR 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, Statehouse Convention Center.

(501) 378-3807. FREE COLUMBUS DAY PATRIOTISM RUN 5K 8 a.m. Saturday, Soccer Complex, Burns Park, North Little Rock. Hosted by Knights of Columbus Assembly 2054. T-shirt and bib pick-up, 2-7 p.m. Friday, Knights of Columbus Hall, 6253 Camp Robinson Road. Registration: $25. (501) 766-6144.

DOGGIE PADDLE DAY 2-5 p.m.

Sunday, Jim Dailey Fitness Center Pool, War Memorial, 300 S. Monroe St. Dog swim hosted by Friends of the Animal Village. One dog $10, two dogs $15. Strict rules apply, friendsoftheanimalvillage.org or (501) 960-0041.

GARDEN GOURMET CHEF SERIES 9 a.m. or 10:30 a.m. Saturday, River Market. Sweet potato or winter squashes and pumpkin. (501) 375-2552.

GOSPEL DINNER CRUISE 6:30 p.m. Monday, Arkansas Queen Riverboat, 100 Riverfront Park Drive, North Little Rock. With music by The Hannahs. Boarding, 6 p.m. Tickets: $33.95, children $21.95. (501) 372-5777.

HARMONY BAZAAR 5-8 p.m. today, McCain Mall food court, 3929 McCain Blvd., North Little Rock.

Specialty vendors, performance by Top of the Rock Chorus. (501) 922-4733.

THE HAUNTED CATHEDRAL 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Emoba Museum, 12th and Louisiana streets. Tickets: $15. (501) 372-0018.

THE HAUNTED EVENING TOUR, 7 p.m. Fridays through Nov. 2, MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History. Tour of some of the city’s most haunted places. Tickets: $30, reservations required. (501) 681-3857.

KIDS’ FISHING DERBY 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday, Lake Valencia, Maumelle. Central ArkansasNational Wild Turkey Federation event for children 7-12. (501) 907-0636. FREE PINNACLE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK 11901 Pinnacle Valley Road. Trail cleaning, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday.

Paws on Pinnacle, 8 a.m. Oct. 20.

(501) 868-5806.

THE PROMENADE PUMPKIN PATCH 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, noon-6 p.m. Sunday, The Promenade at Chenal, 17711 Chenal Parkway. (501) 821-5552.

RONALD’S NIGHT OF DANCING STARS 7 p.m. Saturday, Verizon Arena, North Little Rock. North Little Rock Civitan Club fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas. Ten local celebrities and business owners dance.

Tickets: $45. (501) 758-5560 or rmhclittlerock.org.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS CLINTON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave.

Panel discussion: InternationalPublic Service, noon today. Robert Gibbs lecture: The New Urbanism 6 p.m. Monday. Collins Hemingway, lecture and book signing: The Fifth Wave, noon Tuesday. (501) 683-5239. FREE WILLIAM F. LAMAN PUBLIC LIBRARY 2801 Orange St., North Little Rock. Fall Festival with Brian and Terri Kinder, 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Fit 2 Live screenings of The Weight of the Nation and discussions, 6:30 p.m. third Tuesday of every month. (501) 758-1720. FREE

AROUND ARKANSAS BOWLING FOR KIDS’ SAKE 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 4:30-6:30 p.m. or 7-9 p.m. today, Conway Family Bowl, 1010 E. Oak St., Conway.

Benefits Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Central Arkansas. Minimum fundraising: $25. (501) 336-9505.

CIVIL WAR DAYS 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday, Reed’s Bridge Battlefield, Arkansas 161, Jacksonville. A working encampment, music, barbecue, and children’s activities.

(501) 985-3670. FREE DAVIDSONVILLE HISTORIC STATEPARK 7953 Arkansas 166 S., Pocahontas. Ghosts of Davidsonville Fall Festival, 2-9 p.m. Saturday.

Hayride fees: $5, ages 5-12 and 62 and older $3, under age 4 free. (870) 892-4708.

DOVE FREEDOM FUND BANQUET 6 p.m. Saturday, Pine Bluff Convention Center Arena, Pine Bluff. A National Association for the Advancement of Colored People event. Tickets: $40.

(870) 556-0527 or (870) 879-5666.

FIREFIGHTERS FOR THE CURE 5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, downtown Conway. Pasta dinner at Mike’s Place, block party, fire truck pull, 5 p.m. Friday. Men for Mammaries 5K, 8 a.m.; survivors parade, activities, entertainment, noon Saturday. (501) 514-0237.

GUN & KNIFE SHOW 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Saturday-Sunday, Stone County Fairgrounds, Mountain View. Benefits Timbo Volunteer Fire Department.

(740) 746-4349.

JACKSONPORT STATE PARK Newport. “Tour of the Universe,” 6 p.m. Saturday. “Earth, Wind, Water, Fire: Elements of Disaster,” through Feb. 1. (870) 523-2143.

LESLIE MOUNTAIN MAN RENDEZVOUS 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-noon Sunday, Leslie. Re-enactments, demonstrations. (501) 941-4828.

MAGIC SCREAMS Saturday-Sunday in October, Magic Springs, Hot Springs. Hours: 4-11 p.m. Saturday, 4-9 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $44.99, ages 65 and older and children under 48 inches, $29.99. (501) 624-0100.

QUILTS OF ILLUSION WORKSHOPS through Friday, St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 511 Coley Drive, Mountain Home. Hill ’N Hollow Quilt Guild event with Karen Combs.

Patchwork Illusions, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

today; members $45, nonmembers $50. Sweet Hearts, 1-4 p.m. Friday;

members $25, nonmembers $30.

Lecture: You Bought That Where?, 9:30 a.m. Friday, $5. (870) 492-6958.

SAVING PAWS FUNDRAISER 6-10 p.m. Friday, Fort Smith Riverfront Pavilion, Front and North B streets, Fort Smith. Music, magic, auctions.

Benefits Ahimsa Rescue Foundation.

Tickets: $50. (918) 427-5087.

TAI CHI “PLAY DAY” 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

Saturday, Jacksonville Community Center, 9 Municipal Drive, Jacksonville.

“Play” traditional Tai Chi forms and Tai Chi for health forms, including Tai Chi for Arthritis. (501) 825-8126. FREE UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS 201 S. Donaghey Ave., Conway. Lecture: “Campaign 2012: Political Cynicism When We Need it the Least,” Roderick P. Hart, 7:30 p.m.

today. (501) 450-3293.

WALKS THROUGH HISTORY TOURS 11 a.m. Saturday, Stuttgart Commercial Historic District. Arkansas Historic Preservation Program event.

(501) 324-9880. FREE Theater

CENTRAL ARKANSAS BUSYBODY through Nov. 4, 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.

AROUND ARKANSAS ALL I REALLY NEED TO KNOW ILEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN 7:30 p.m. Oct. 18-20, Arts and Science Center 701 S. Main St., Pine Bluff.

Tickets: $11-$15, students $5. (870) 536-3375.

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Lightle Center, 2200 E. Moore St., Searcy.

Center on the Square Actor’s Showcase production. Tickets: $12.

(501) 368-0111.

Clubs CENTRAL ARKANSAS THE AFTERTHOUGHT 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. William Staggers Friday. $7. Meshugga Klezmer Band 8 p.m. Saturday. $8. Karaoke with Larry the Table Guy, Thursdays. Vieux Carre Jazz Brunch with Ted Ludwig and Joe Cripps, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Sundays. Jazz @ The Afterthought, Mondays, free unless otherwise indicated. Carl Mouton, Tuesdays, free. Open Mike Acoustic Showcase, Wednesdays, free. Shows at 8 p.m.

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

CAJUN’S WHARF 2400 Cantrell Road. Audrey Dean Kelley, Crisis, today. Richie Johnson, Shannon Boshears, Friday. Some Guy Named Robb, Mondo Boogie, 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.

Static-X, 6:30 p.m. Friday; advance $22, at the door $25. To Light a Fire, The Inner Party, Calcabrina, Jab Jab Suckerpunch, Hollywood Rockafella, 8 p.m. Saturday, $5. Stray From the Path, Gideon, Counterparts, Distiller, 6 p.m. Sunday; advance $10, at the door $12. Skeletonwitch, Havok, Early Graves, Severe Head Wound, 7 p.m. Monday; advance $12, at the door $15. Destroyer of Light, God City Destroyers, Snakedriver, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, $5. (501) 376-1819.

THE LOONY BIN COMEDY CLUB 10301 Rodney Parham Road. The Sandman, Wednesday-Oct. 21;

Wednesday-Thursday and Sunday $8, Friday-Saturday $13. 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 otherwiseindicated. loonybincomedy.com or (501) 228-5555.

THE REV ROOM 300 President Clinton Ave. Stars, Diamond Rings, California Wives, 9 p.m. today, $16.

Opiate - The Tool Experience, 9:30 p.m. Friday, $10. (501) 823-0090.

STICKYZ ROCK ’N’ ROLL CHICKEN SHACK 107 River Market Ave. Polica, Gardens and Villa, 9 p.m. today;

advance $10, day of show $12.

Brother Joscephus and The Love Revival Revolution Orchestra, 9:30 p.m. Friday, $5. Touch: Grateful Dead Tribute, 8 p.m. Mondays, $5. (501) 372-7707.

VINO’S Seventh and Chester streets.

Divided We Die wtih Raisin’ Hell, 9 p.m. Saturday, $5. (501) 375-8466.

WEST END SMOKEHOUSE AND TAVERN 215 N. Shackleford Road.

Gas Station Disco, Friday-Saturday.

(501) 224-7665.

AROUND ARKANSAS MAXINE’S 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. Rose’s Pawn Shop, 8 p.m. today, free. Amasa Hines, 8 p.m.

Friday; advance $5, at the door $7.

Don’t Stop Please, New York City Queens, My Empty Phantom, 8 p.m. Saturday; advance $5, at the door $7. New Music Tuesdays, free. Poetry and karaoke, Wednesdays,free. Andrew Anderson, Thursdays, free. maxineslive.com or (501) 321-0909.

UARK BOWL COMEDY 644 Dickson St., Fayetteville. Mike Stanley and Joe Kilgallon, 8 p.m. today-Friday, 10:30 p.m. Friday, $10. Phunbags Comedy Improv, 8 p.m. Saturday, $5. uarkbowl.com or (479) 301-2030.

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