THE WEEKEND TEN

The top things to do and places to be

Part of the 2015 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, opening Jan. 29 at Arkansas State University's Bradbury Gallery. Maggy Aston My Monkey, 2012, mixed media monotype, 22 x 30 inches
Part of the 2015 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, opening Jan. 29 at Arkansas State University's Bradbury Gallery. Maggy Aston My Monkey, 2012, mixed media monotype, 22 x 30 inches

1 PRINTS

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Part of the 2015 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, opening Jan. 29 at Arkansas State University's Bradbury Gallery. Ellen Price Pull, 2014, monoprint, 16 x 13 inches

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Part of the 2015 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, opening Jan. 29 at Arkansas State University's Bradbury Gallery. Mary Ann Strandell Megan Drapers LA with Drones, 2014, 3D lenticular print, 16 x 16 inches

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Part of the 2015 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition, opening Jan. 29 at Arkansas State University's Bradbury Gallery. Ray Bishop Cyclone Cross-Section, 2014, intaglio and relief, 18 x 14 inches

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The Arkansas Symphony is kicking off a “Tchaikovsky and Mozart Festival” with Masterworks concerts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Maumelle Performing Arts Center, 100 Victory Lane, Maumelle. 18-year-old violinist Randall Goosby will solo in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K.219, “Turkish”.

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Kamikaze Fireflies (Rob Williams and Casey Martin) will put on their vaudeville-style act at 7:30 Friday in Jones Performing Arts Center, Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia

The 2015 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition opens with a reception at 4 p.m. today in the Bradbury Gallery of Arkansas State University's Fowler Center, 201 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro. This year's juror, Ruth Lingen, director of Pace Paper, a hand-printing and paper-making studio in Brooklyn, N.Y., picked 55 prints by 55 artists from around the world for the exhibition, up through Feb. 27; 13 of the prints will receive purchase awards and become part of the gallery's permanent collection. Gallery hours are noon-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 2-5 p.m. on Sunday, and by appointment. Admission to the reception and the exhibition is free; so is the catalog. Call (870) 972-2567.

2 'POLONAISE'

The Arkansas Symphony is kicking off a "Tchaikovsky and Mozart Festival" with Masterworks concerts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Maumelle Performing Arts Center, 100 Victory Lane, Maumelle. Russian conductor Vladimir Verbitsky, music director of the Voronezh Philharmonic since 1972, will be on the podium; 18-year-old violinist Randall Goosby will solo in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K.219, "Turkish"; the program will also include the "Polonaise" from Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin and his Symphony No. 4. Sponsor is the National Endowment for the Arts. Tickets are $19-$58. $10 for students and active duty military, free to the Sunday matinee for K-12 students with paying adult. Call (501) 666-1761, Extension 100, or visit ArkansasSymphony.org.

3 PLAYHOUSE

The Museum of Discovery has its construction hat on for Build It Lab. Every Saturday through Feb. 21, museum visitors can watch as University of Arkansas at Little Rock students build a playhouse, then take part in hands-on, construction-related activities, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Museum admission is $10, $8 for ages 1-12. Call (501) 396-7050 or visit museumofdiscovery.org.

4 PETER AND ROMERO

Jazzmen Peter Martin (pianist) and Romero Lubambo (guitarist) will team up for a "New Orleans Meets Rio" show at 8 p.m. today at South on Main, 1304 S. Main St., Little Rock. Tickets are $30 for reserved table seats, $20 general admission (good for barstools, single chairs not at tables and standing room). Doors open at 6. Call (800) 293-5949 or visit metrotix.com.

5 PURCHASE

Find handmade gifts for loved ones or yourself at South on Main's HeART of the Bar: A Handmade Holiday Market, noon-6 p.m. Sunday, 1304 S. Main St., Little Rock. Local artists will sell a variety of artworks, crafts, jewelry and cards while guests enjoy cocktails, Valentine treats, a raffle, music and a photo booth. Admission is free. Call (501) 244-9660.

6 PERFORMANCE

A cultural tradition comes to central Arkansas with the Whirling Dervishes of Rumi and Sufi Music Concert, 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Albert Pike Memorial Temple, 712 Scott St., Little Rock. The Sufi order follows the teachings of spiritual master Mawlana Jalaleddin Rumi. Tickets are $25. Call (501) 223-2155.

7 PRINCES

The University of Central Arkansas' Cadron Company will stage the children's show Charming Princes by Emily C.A. Snyder at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday in the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall at UCA, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. Admission is free. Doors open 30 minutes before curtain. Call (501) 450-5092, email mkordsmeier@uca.edu or visit uca.edu/theatre. The play, appropriate for all ages but targeting children ages 4-12, will subsequently travel to elementary schools across central Arkansas.

8 PARTAKE

Chocoholics chow down at the Charitable Christian Medical Clinic's annual Chocolate Festival, 1-3 p.m. Sunday at Embassy Suites, 400 Convention Blvd., Hot Springs. In addition to the lineup of sweet treats, there will also be a silent auction and music. Admission is $15 in advance, $20 at the door and $50 for VIPs. Call (501) 318-1153 or visit hotsprings.org.

9 PROPS

Acrobatic duo Kamikaze Fireflies (Rob Williams and Casey Martin) will put on their vaudeville-style act, full of tricks, props, comedy and audience engagement, at 7:30 Friday in Jones Performing Arts Center, Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, part of the OBU School of Fine Arts' Guest Artist Series. Tickets are $10. Call (870) 245-5555 or visit obu.edu/boxoffice.

10 PERRY, ETC.

It's time to kick back with an endless supply of chips, dips and pizza for one of the biggest TV events of the year. It's NBC's turn to host the Super Bowl (No. XLIX), which starts at 5:30 p.m. Of course the most-talked-about parts of the night may not be the Patriots vs. Seahawks action, but the commercials in between. And then there's the halftime show with Katy Perry and Lenny Kravitz.

Weekend on 01/29/2015

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