1 Bikes, Blues & BBQ
Fayetteville will roar with the sounds of motorcycles as bikers from all over gather for Bikes, Blues & BBQ through Saturday. The rally includes a long list of concerts, contests, rides, shows and games at venues across the area. Some activities are free, some are not. Call (479) 527-9993 or visit bikesbluesandbbq.com.
2 Ballet, etc.
The inaugural Acansa Arts Festival -- a collaboration between central Arkansas music, theater, dance and arts organizations with a sprinkling of out-of-town performers, continues through Sunday at various Little Rock and North Little Rock venues. Call (501) 663-2287 or email tickets@ACANSAartsfestival.org. Some of the high spots:
• The premiere of Disfarmer by Werner Trieschmann, 8 p.m. today-Saturday, Argenta Community Theater, 405 Main St., North Little Rock. Tickets are $30, $10 students on Friday, $50 VIP (includes 6:30 p.m. pre-Thursday-show reception).
• A cappella sextet Street Corner Symphony, second-season runners-up on NBC's The Sing-Off, 7 p.m. Friday, Connor Performing Arts Center, Pulaski Academy, 12701 Hinson Road, Little Rock. Tickets are $20, $10 for students.
• The Dallas Black Dance Theatre, 7 p.m. Saturday, North Little Rock High School East Campus, 2400 Lakeview Road, North Little Rock. Tickets are $20, $10 students, $50 VIP (includes post-show reception).
• "A Pointe of Chorus," performances by Ballet Arkansas and the Arkansas Festival Ballet, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Wildwood Park for the Arts, 20919 Denny Road, Little Rock. 1 p.m. "Picnic at Wildwood" includes a box lunch; Ballet Arkansas takes the stage at 2, the Festival Ballet at 4. Finger-style guitar trio Finger Food performs between shows. Tickets are $20, $30 with box lunch, $50 VIP, including a champagne closing reception and end-of-festival slide show.
3 Begin with Brahms
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra kicks off a new season in a new venue with a new Saturday start time -- 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Maumelle Performing Arts Center, Maumelle High School, 100 Victory Lane. Pianist Andrew Staupe will solo in Sergei Rachmaninoff"s Piano Concerto No. 2; Music Director Philip Mann will also conduct the Promenade Overture by ASO Composer of the Year John Corigliano and the Symphony No. 2 by Johannes Brahms. Tickets are $19-$58, $10 for students and active-duty military, free to the Sunday matinee for K-12 students with the purchase of an adult ticket. Sponsor is Metal Recycling Corp. Call (501) 666-1761, Extension 100, or visit ArkansasSymphony.org.
4 Bogguss
Country singer-songwriter Suzy Bogguss will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Ron Robinson Theater, in the Arcade Building, 100 River Market Ave., Little Rock, part of the Arkansas Sounds concert series. Tickets are $25; call (501) 918-3033 or visit arkansassounds.org.
5 Barn sale
More than 180 vendors and artists from all over the country will be showing off traditional crafts and contemporary styles -- including handcrafted wooden pieces, ceramics, paintings, floral arrangements, handmade clothing, jewelry, stained glass and one-of-a-kind toys -- under massive old oak trees at the 46th annual Camden Business and Professional Women's Organization Barn Sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oakland and Monticello streets, Camden. The event also includes food vendors and musical performances, an antique-and-classic car show and a kids zone. Call (870) 574-4560 or visit bpwbarnsale.org.
6 Ballads
Country singers Steve Azar and Deana Carter open the UCA Public Appearances' 15th season at 7:30 p.m. today in the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall, University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. Tickets are $23-$40, $10 for children, free for UCA students with a current ID. Call (501) 450-3265 or (866) 810-0012 or visit uca.edu/reynolds.
7 Brew
The Little Rock Zoo, 1 Zoo Drive, plays host to two big events this weekend -- one for adults only, another for the whole family:
• The over-21 crowd can spend some quality time with the animals while sipping craft beers, listening to music and chowing down on food from the Pie Hole, Southern Gourmasian and Waffle Wagon at Zoo Brew, 6-9 p.m. today. Tickets are $25. Call (501) or visit littlerockzoo.com.
• On Saturday, everyone is invited to the Alzheimer's Arkansas Walk at 7 a.m. It will include a scavenger hunt, face painting and visits from mascots like Ellie the elephant. Registration is free; those who donate at least $25 get a T-shirt. Call (501) 224-0024 or visit alzark.org.
8 Been around ...
People 55 and older will find plenty of help, advice and entertainment designed just for them at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's Arkansas Senior Expo, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at the Statehouse Convention Center, Markham and Main streets, Little Rock. The expo includes health screenings, technology guidance, doctor panels, gardening tips with Chris Olsen, a car show and a performance by Elvis impersonator Matt Joyce. Admission is free. Call (501) 378-3807.
9 Beer & brats
There's a quarter mile of beer and a full bratwurst dinner for the tasting as the Central Arkansas Fermenters celebrate fall, German-style, at Little Rocktoberfest, which features home-brewed and commercial beers, music and an SEC football game on the Jumbotron, 6 p.m. Saturday at War Memorial Stadium, West Markham Street and Fair Park Boulevard, Little Rock. Tickets are $30-$35. Call (501) 786-9044.
10 Bridge
Central Arkansas streets and roads will be taken over by two-wheeled traffic for the annual Big Dam Bridge 100 bicycle ride on Saturday. The rides (in distances of 13, 20, 50, 68 and 100 miles) all start at LaHarpe Boulevard and Chester Street, Little Rock, at 7 or 7:30 a.m., depending on ride length, and end with a finish-line party on Main Street in North Little Rock. Registration is $39 for 13 miles, $55 for others. Call (501) 603-0113 or visit thebigdambridge100.com.
Weekend on 09/25/2014