Elsewhere in entertainment and the arts:
TODAY
Violin-viola duo
The Miller-Porfiris Duo -- violinist Anton Miller and violist Rita Porfiris, on the faculty at the Hartt School in West Hartford, Conn. -- will perform at 7:30 p.m. today in the Parish Hall, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., Little Rock, the Chamber Music Society of Little Rock's 2015-16 season opener.
Their program, titled "Return to the Old Country," will include six lieder from Die Winterreise and Die Schone Mullerin by Franz Schubert, arranged by C.G. Wolff; Eight Pieces, op.39, by Reinhold Gliere (originally for violin and cello, arranged by Rita Porfiris for violin and viola); Duo in B-flat major K.424, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart; Five Duets, op.60, by Robert Fuchs; and Porfiris' arrangement of the Czardas by Vittorio Monti. Tickets are $30, free for students (K-college). Call (501) 993-5832 or visit ChamberMusicLR.com.
FRIDAY
Heiskell lecture
Jonathan Karl, ABC News' chief White House correspondent, will present the Central Arkansas Library System's J.N. Heiskell Distinguished Lecture, 6:30 p.m. Friday in the Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Ave., Little Rock. A reception will follow. Admission is free but reservations are appreciated; call (501) 918-3024, email lellis@cals.org or visit eventjoy.com/e/heiskell-lecture.
'Photographic Arts'
"Photographic Arts: African American Studio Photography from the Joshua & Mary Swift Collection," a first glimpse into a private collection of photographs featuring blacks from the 1860s-1940s, opens with a Second Friday Art Night reception, 5-8 p.m. Friday at Butler Center Galleries, 401 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock. The exhibition will be on display through March 26; gallery hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Admission to the reception and the exhibition are free. Call (501) 918-3033 or visit butlercenter.org/art.
SATURDAY
'Fab Four' tour
Four "fab" musicians -- James Owen as John Lennon, Tony Kishman as Paul McCartney, David John as George Harrison and Chris Camilleri as Ringo Starr -- will join the South Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and conductor Kermit Poling for "Classical Mystery Tour: A Salute to Sgt. Pepper," 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the El Dorado Conference Center. 311 S. West Ave., El Dorado. Tickets are $20, $15 for senior citizens, $10 for college students and $5 for K-12 students. Call (870) 862-0521 or visit SouthArkansasSymphony.org.
'Forrest' Tops
The Four Tops -- original member Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Ronnie McNeir, Roquel Payton and Harold "Spike" Bonhart -- will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Fine Arts Center at East Arkansas Community College, 1700 Newcastle Road, Forrest City, part of the college's 2015-16 Performance Season's Spotlight Series. Tickets are $39. Call (870) 633-4480, Extension 352, or visit eacc.edu.
Howlin' harmony
The Howlin' Brothers will put together harmony singing, banjo, guitar, upright bass and jig dancing in two shows Saturday at the Ozark Folk Center State Park, 1032 Park Ave., Mountain View, 2-3 p.m. in the craft village and 7 p.m. in the Large Auditorium. Tickets are $12 for each performance; combination tickets for both shows are $19.50. Call (870) 269-3851 or visit OzarkFolkCenter.com.
Historic footage
The Arkansas History Commission and State Archives in collaboration with five other Arkansas agencies will screen a series of rarely seen historic films in "Arkansas' Reel History," 1-6 p.m. Saturday at the Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Ave., Little Rock. The 1930s-'60s footage comes from the collections of the History Commission, Ouachita Baptist University Archives and Special Collections, the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Center of Arkansas History and Culture, the Garland County Historical Society, and the University of Arkansas Libraries Special Collections. A closing panel discussion will address the conservation and preservation of archival film footage. Admission and popcorn are free. Call (501) 682-6900 or email history.commission@arkansas.gov.
History walk
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program's October "Walks Through History" tour, 11 a.m. Saturday, will visit Cane Hill, 17 miles southwest of Fayetteville in Washington County, starting at Cane Hill College, 14219 College Road. The tour is co-sponsored by Historic Cane Hill. Admission is free. Call (501) 324-9880, email info@arkansaspreservation.org or visit arkansaspreservation.org.
SUNDAY
Painting competition
Mena Art Gallery, 607 Mena St., Mena, will host a reception, 1-3 p.m. Sunday for the opening of the first Heartland Juried Painting Competition, 51 works on display until the end of October. Gallery hours 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. Admission to the reception and gallery are free. Call (479) 394-3880 or visit TheArtoftheHeartland.com.
ONGOING
Haunting comedy
A young couple move into a centuries-old house that a witch from historic Salem has been haunting in All Because of Agatha by Jonathan Troy, which the Maumelle Players will stage 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Oct. 16-17 and 3 p.m. Oct 18 at the Little Scholars Academy of Maumelle, 10910 Maumelle Blvd., North Little Rock. Tickets are $15. Call (501) 492-9851 or visit maumelleplayers.org.
Christie mystery
Speaking of Agatha, Benton's Royal Players will stage Love From a Stranger, adapted by Frank Vosper from a story by Agatha Christie, 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and Oct. 15-17 and 2 p.m. Sunday and Oct. 18 at the Royal Theatre, 111 S. Market St., Benton. Tickets are $10, $8 for senior citizens, $5 for students. Call (501) 315-5483 or visit theroyalplayers.com.
Weekend on 10/08/2015