True Crue
Verizon Arena was chosen as one of the stops for Motley Crue’s “All Bad Things Must Come to an End” final tour with guest Alice Cooper.
The concert is set for 7 p.m. Oct. 8 and tickets, $38-$147, go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com.
On the Town
Country music group Little Big Town will perform at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 30 at Little Rock’s First Security Amphitheater, joined by special guests David Nail and Ashley Monroe.
Tickets — $62.50, $46.50 and $37.50 — go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. at Ticketmaster outlets, online at ticketmaster.comticketmaster.com and charge by phone at (800) 745-3000.
Choral concert
The Arkansas Choral Society will present an influential but little-known work in a special concert, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Christ the King Catholic Church, 4000 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock. The University of Arkansas at Monticello Concert Choir and members of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra will join the ACS in performing Luigi Cherubini’s Requiem in c minor, which went on to influence works of Gabriel Faure and Giuseppe Verdi and was played at Ludwig van Beethoven’s memorial service in 1827. The concert program will also include works by George Frideric Handel, Franz Joseph Haydn and Beethoven. Tickets are $15, $10 for students, free for children under 12. Call (501) 376-8484 or visit lovetosing.org lovetosing.org.
Art party
Patrons will celebrate one of the state’s best-known theater companies at ArtWorks XXVII, 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main St., Little Rock. Celebrity masters of ceremony include KATV’s Renee Shapiro, former Pulaski County Judge Buddy Villines and Hendrix College President William Tsutsui, who will auction artwork in the theater’s lobby. There will also be a silent auction of works by Arkansas artists and artisans, music, and drinks and hors d’oeuvres by local restaurants. Tickets are $50 and proceeds benefit The Rep. Call (501) 378-0405.
On stage
Harper Lee’s novel comes to life on stage with The Royal Players’ production of To Kill a Mockingbird at 111 S. Market St., Benton. The play, dramatized by Christopher Sergel, is directed by Frank O. Butler with performances at 7 p.m. today-Saturday and April 30-May 2, 2 p.m. Sunday and May 3. Tickets are $10, $8 for ages 65 and older, $5 for students.
The Royal Players will also hold auditions for its forthcoming production of Oklahoma! at 6:30 p.m. May 4-5 at the theater. The Rodgers & Hammerstein show will be directed by Kathy Bartholmey with music direction by Valerie Couch and choreography by Jenny Johnston. Those interested in auditioning should prepare a song in the style of the show with sheet music, prepare to execute some simple choreography and do cold readings from the script. There are roles for ages 16 and up with a few slots for children in ensemble scenes. Production dates are July 9-12 and 16-19. Call (501) 315-5483 or visit theroyalplayers.com.
Pulaski Technical College presents a weekend of mayhem with Murder Mystery at the Murder Mystery, a comic mystery by Brian D. Taylor. Performances are at 2 and 6 p.m. today-Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday in the R.J. Willis Lecture Hall, 3000 W. Scenic Drive, North Little Rock. Tickets are $5. Call (501) 812-2338.
Spring has sprung as the Red Octopus Theater presents The Peeps Show, “a show about spring, warm weather, rebirth and marshmallow candies.” The collection of sharp-edged comedy sketches includes “live coverage” of the Arkansas Legislature, hikes up Petit Jean Mountain and a PBS children’s show about Easter. Tickets are $10; $8 for senior citizens, military and students. The show is recommended for mature audiences so children’s tickets are $549. Call (501) 291-3896 or visit redoctopustheater.com.
Strings attached
Canadian cellist Roman Borys will bring his classical style as artist in residence at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway today and Saturday.
Borys will hold a string master class at 4 p.m. today and a chamber music master class and Q&A at 7:30 p.m., both in the Snow Fine Arts Recital Hall.
On Saturday, Borys will join the Conway Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Edward Elgar’s Cello Concerto at 7:30 p.m. in Reynolds Performance Hall. The concert, the last of the CSO’s 30th anniversary season, will include Ludwig van Beethoven’s Eighth Symphony. Tickets are $20-$38, $12 for UCA faculty and staff, $6 for students, free for UCA students and students in music programs. Call (501) 450-3265.
Pipe up
The Central Arkansas chapter of the American Guild of Organists presents a concert by Fayetteville native Graham Schultz, 8 p.m. Friday at the Cathedral of St. Andrew, 617 Louisiana St., Little Rock. Graham will present a program that includes Felix Mendelssohn’s Sonata in A Major and Dietrich Buxtehude’s Magnificat Primi Toni. This is the 12th annual recital celebrating Robert Young Ellis, longtime professor of organ at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia. Admission is free. Call (501) 231-8835.
In bloom
The Central Arkansas Iris Society invites everyone to shop through colorful, fragrant blooms at its 50th annual Iris Show, 1-4 p.m. Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church’s Family Life Center, Kavanaugh Boulevard and North Lookout Drive. Call (501) 455-1478 or visit centralarkansasiris.org centralarkansasiris.org.
On a roll
The Third Man Rolling Record Store, a yellow truck full of vinyl records that travels the country selling old-school entertainment, will roll to a stop at the Arkansas Record-CD Exchange, 4212 MacArthur Drive, North Little Rock, 4-7 p.m. Saturday. Its inventory changes, so checking its Twitter and Facebook pages (twitter.com/ thirdmanrrs or facebook.com/ ThirdManRRS) is the best way to see what’s available. Call (501) 753-7877.