LITTLE ROCK — 1 1 RIDE RIDEGravity-defying motorcyclists roar through Verizon Arena in North Little Rock as the Amsoil Arenacross returns. The pro-racing show starts at 7 p.m. Saturday and admission is $22 plus additional fees, $5 for children 2-12. Saturday’s show also includes the Monster Energy Track Party, 5-6 p.m. Tickets are $5 or free with a recycled Monster Energy can and a Saturday race ticket is required. On Sunday, amateur racing begins at noon, with tickets $17 plus additional fees, $5 for children.
All tickets increase $2 the day of the show. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com.
2 ROUX Slurp a wide variety of creations at the annual soup smorgasbord,
Soup Sunday. The fundraiser for Ar
kansas Advocates for Children and
Families will be 4-7 p.m. Sunday at
Embassy Suites, 11301 Financial Cen
tre Parkway, and will include music,
children’s activities and a silent auction
as well as soup samples from more
than 30 restaurants including Capitol
Bistro, Sushi Cafe and Cotham’s in the
City. Tickets are $20 in advance, $25 at
the door, $5 for children under 12. VIP
ticket holders ($50) and sponsors can
watch chef Matt Bell at work in the VIP
Signature Soup Room. Call (501) 371-
9678.
3 RACHEL Grammy-nominated classical and rock violinist Rachel Barton Pine will give a Valentine’s Day recital with pianist Matthew Hagle at 7:30 p.m. in the Grand Hall at the Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., under the auspices of the Chamber Music Society of Little Rock. Pine’s program will include the Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-flat major, op.12 No. 3, by Ludwig van Beethoven; Violin Sonata No. 3 by Heitor Villa-Lobos; Suite for Violin and Piano by William Grant Still; and the Violin Sonata in E-flat major, op.18, by Richard Strauss. Tickets are $35, free for students. Call (501) 661-0520, e-mail chambermusiclr@gmail.com or visit chambermusiclr.com.
4 REMEMBER The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, West Ninth Street and Broadway, Little Rock, will hold
two Black History Month events this weekend. Admis
sion is free. Call (501) 683-3593.
5:30 p.m. Friday - “Project 1927: The Lynching of
John Carter,” a panel discussion about the 1927 lynching
at the center’s current location. The panel will include
author and historian Stephanie Harp, whose great-grand
father was a Pulaski County deputy sheriff at the time
and who is working on a book about the event; and film
maker George Fulton Jr., Carter’s great-grandson, who
will also show clips from his in-progress documentary
on the lynching (and will be filming additional footage
while he’s in town).
9 a.m. Saturday - “Arkansas Black History Quiz
Bowl.” About a dozen teams of students in grades 6-12
from across the state will test their knowledge of black
history, achievements and contributions, hoping to move
on to the championship event at the Mid-South Black
Expo (Feb. 23 at the Metroplex, 10800 Colonel Glenn
Road, Little Rock).
5 ROBINSON Master, journeyman and apprentice bladesmiths will display their sharp-edged wares at the an
nual Arkansas Custom Knife Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday at Robinson Cen
ter Exhibit Hall, Markham Street and Broadway. There
will be more than 100 tables with various styles of
handmade knives, supplies and knife-related books.
Admission to the show is $10, good both days. Before
the big event, The Historic Arkansas Museum will host
a special handmade Bowie knife cutting competition, 2
p.m. Friday. Admission is free. (501) 554-2582.
6 RICHARD The Community Theatre of Little Rock will stage The Pursuit of Happiness by
Richard Dresser at 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday,
Feb. 22-23 and March 1-2 and 2 p.m. Sunday,
Feb. 24 and March 3 at the Public Theatre,
616 Center St., Little Rock. Tickets are $14,
$12 for military members, students and senior
citizens 65 and over, free for children 6 and
under, with $1 off if you bring a pair of gently
used running shoes to donate to the “A Mile
in Their Shoes” campaign. Today’s 7:30 p.m.
dress rehearsal is a pay-what-you can “Pocket
Preview.” Call (501) 410-2283 (ACT3) or visit
ctlr-act.org.
7 REYNOLDS The Conway Symphony Orchestra and conductor Israel Getzov will offer “A Taste of Latin America,” featuring music from Argentina, Mexico and Puerto Rico, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall, University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. “Guest artists” will be Mariachi America (whose members come from Benton and Alexander), Reflejos Mexicanos Folkloric Dancers (who come from Little Rock, Benton and Mabelvale) and accordion player Rick Dimond (whose “day job” is as the timpanist for the Arkansas Symphony). Tickets are $20-$38 for adults, $6 for children and students. Underwriting for the concert and guest artistscomes from Carroll
and Mary Lee Williams and Crain Automotive, respectively.
Call (501) 450-5506 or (866) 810-0012 or
visit Conway-Symphony.org.
8 REHEARSED Two other plays open on Arkansas college stages this weekend: Henderson State University Theatre will stage John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-winning Doubt: A Parable at 7:30 p.m.
today-Saturday, Monday and Feb. 21-23 in the Studio Theatre, Arkansas Hall, HSU, 12th and Henderson streets, Arkadelphia. A reception will follow the opening night performance. Tickets are $8, free for HSU students with ID. Call (870) 230-5291 or e-mail theatre@hsu.edu.
The University of Central Arkansas Theatre will stage A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur by Tennessee Williams at 7:30 p.m.
today-Friday and Wednesday-Feb. 22 in the Bridges/Larson Theatre, Snow Fine Arts Center, UCA, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. Tickets are $10 (two free with a current UCA ID). Call (501) 450-3265 or visit uca.edu/theatre.
9 RUFF!
Terriers, hunters, toys and hounds will walk the ring at the annual South Arkansas Kennel Club Dog Shows & Obedience Trials & Rally, Friday-Sunday in Camden. The Toy Dog Club of Central Arkansas Show begins at 5 p.m. Friday. The other shows start at 8 a.m. Saturday-Sunday. Admission is $5, $1 for ages 65 and older and children 6-12. Call (870) 836-7297 or visit arkansasdogs.com.
10 ROCK The Paul Thorn Band headlines a “Live on the Levee” concert - the series is a partnership among the King Biscuit Blues Festival, the Sonny Boy Blues Society and the Delta Bridge Project - with “special guest” the Reba Russell Band, 7 p.m. Friday at the Malco Theater, 424 Cherry St., Helena-West Helena. Doors open at 6. Tickets are $30. Call (870) 572-5223 or visit KingBiscuit-Festival.com.
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