Nick Jonas, Amos Lee, Court Yard Hounds and Kool & The Gang will perform from 8 to 10 p.m. Saturday as part of "Celebrate 10," marking the 10th anniversary of the Clinton Presidential Center. Gates will open at 6:30 p.m. and the concert will be in a pavilion in the park.
President Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton will be on hand and actor Kevin Spacey will be the master of ceremonies.
Nick Jonas and his brothers, Kevin and Joe, as The Jonas Brothers, were a boy band popular from 2005 until October 2013, when they broke up. Amos Lee is a noted folksinger who has opened shows for Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Elvis Costello, Merle Haggard, Norah Jones and Adele. Court Yard Hounds are sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Robison, better known for having founded The Dixie Chicks, who went on hiatus in 2008. Kool & The Gang are a rhythm and blues, funk/disco band formed 50 years ago.
The event is free and open to the public, with attendees asked to provide canned and shelf-stable boxed food as tickets. Registration in advance is required, by visiting clintonfoundation.org/celebrate10.
Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 374-4242, clintonfoundation.org/celebrate10
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Adam Hambrick, a Conway native now living in Nashville, Tenn., will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack.
Hambrick's song "I Will Never" won the grand prize at the 2011 Alchemy Songwriting Competition. He released a new EP, Wheels or Wings, on Sept. 30.
Admission is $10.
Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack, 107 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-7707, stickyz.com
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The Hard Pans will perform at 9 p.m. today at the White Water Tavern.
The Hard Pans' membership includes Claude Bernard and Jimmy Smith, two former members of The Gourds.
Admission is $7.
Lightnin' Malcolm returns this weekend for a show at 10 p.m. Friday.
Admission is $10.
Mulehead will ride back into the club for a show at 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is $7.
White Water Tavern, West Seventh and Thayer streets, Little Rock, (501) 375-8400, whitewatertavern.com
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Noel Gourdin will perform at 8 p.m. today at Juanita's.
Gourdin, a native of Brockton, Mass., spent his boyhood summers in Pachuta, Miss., where he came to appreciate the sounds of Southern soul. He scored his first record deal at age 24, when Sony Music signed him. His first hit, "The River," was at No. 1 for 15 weeks on the urban adult contemporary chart in 2008.
His latest album, City Heart, Southern Soul, was released Jan. 28.
Admission is $20.
Juanita's, 614 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-1228, juanitas.com
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A "singers' extravaganza" will be held at 8:30 p.m. today at the Revolution Room, featuring Tricia Reed, Jerome Marshall, Ramona Smith, Melissa Burnett, Tim Anthony, Charlotte Taylor, Bijoux, Haywood King, Tye Liggins, Epiphany, Genine Perez, Keith Savage, Steve Hester and Osyrus Bolly.
The singers will perform selections from the decades beginning with the 1950s, in a format resembling a playwright creating a musical, and through the use of costumes, according to organizer Cliff Aaron.
Opening acts will be Nicky Parrish, Andrea LaFaye and others.
There will also be an awards ceremony for Ramona Smith, Tawanna Campbell Berry and Nicky Parrish.
Tickets are $10 general admission, $15 reserved seating and $20 for VIP seating. For more information, call (501) 548-5811.
Project 88 will perform Sunday; the show will open at 8:30 p.m. with sets by Living Sacrifice, The Agony Scene and Hollow.
Admission is $15.
Revolution Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090, revroom.com
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Maxine's in Hot Springs will present Arkansas burlesque group The Foulplay Cabaret at 9 p.m. Friday.
Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door.
Saturday at 9 p.m., the club will present three Arkansas metal bands: Iron Tongue, Mothwind and Peckerwolf.
Admission is $5.
Maxine's, 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs, (501) 321-0909, maxineslive.com
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The Copper Penny Pub on Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs will present Steve Bates at 8 p.m. Friday and Interstate 30 at 8 p.m. Saturday.
Admission is free.
Copper Penny Pub, 711 Central Ave., (501) 622-2570, copperpennypub.com.
Weekend on 11/13/2014