Country singer and Poyen native Justin Moore headlines an "intimate" performance connected to his new album, Kinda Don't Care, at 8 p.m. Monday at the Metroplex, 10800 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock.
Doors open at 6; opening act country singer-songwriter Bay Storey takes the stage at 7. Admission is by free ticket, if any remain. Call (501) 433-0960 or visit kssn.com.
Eureka bluegrass
Mr. Big's Bluegrass Family Reunion, also known as the Eureka Springs Bluegrass Festival, kicks off at 7 p.m. Thursday with the Watermelon Social in the city's Basin Spring Park. Musicians can jam; the Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission is providing the free watermelon. Admission is free.
Performers at 7 p.m. Friday at the Eureka Springs Auditorium, 36 S. Main St., include the Eureka Springs Reunion Band with Cindy & Sallie, and Bill Nesbitt, followed by the Mountain View Friends with Pam Setser, Mary Parker, Clancey Stewart, Mel Besher, Cutthroat Montana and the Keisler Brothers Band.
At 7 p.m. Saturday, a concert at the auditorium features the Eureka Springs Reunion Band, the Mountain View Friends, Buffalo City Ramblers and bluegrass legend Jesse McReynolds with the Grand Ole Opry Players, Buddy Griffin and Corrina & Jeremy.
Tickets for each concert are $20. Visit theaud.org.
Radio open house
Little Rock public radio stations KUAR-FM, 89.1, and KLRE-FM, 90.5, will hold an open house, 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the stations' studios, 5820 Asher Ave., Little Rock. Visitors can meet the staff and tour the station, share public radio stories, listen to music by Gray A.M., Zakk & Big Papa Binns and the Uh-Huhs, and play games; the WunderBus and Loblolly Creamery will dispense eatables. Admission is free. Call (501) 569-8485.
Choral rehearsals
The Arkansas Choral Society will start rehearsals for its 86th annual presentation of portions of George Frideric Handel's Messiah, Aug. 22 at St. James United Methodist Church, 321 Pleasant Valley Drive, Little Rock. Registration starts at 6:30 p.m.; Monday rehearsals will run 7-8:30 p.m. Dues are $50, $25 for students; Messiah scores will be available for $12. Soloists for the concert -- Dec. 2 at First Pentecostal Church, 1401 Calvary Road, North Little Rock -- will be chosen by audition from the chorus.
Also on the 2016-2017 season: Requiem by Gabriel Faure and Gloria by Francis Poulenc with the University of Arkansas at Monticello Concert Choir and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, April 28 in Little Rock and April 30 in Monticello, and a spring Little Rock pops concert/fundraiser, date to be announced. Visit lovetosing.org.
Hot Springs home runs
The Arkansas State Archives will host a half-day symposium on "Arkansas' Homerun: Major League Training in Hot Springs," 9 a.m.-noon Aug. 27 at Historic Arkansas Museum, 200 W. Third St., Little Rock. The symposium will include a screening of Larry Foley's documentary The First Boys of Spring and author Don Duren will talk about his book, Boiling Out at the Springs: A History of Major League Baseball Training at Hot Springs, Arkansas. Admission is free but registration is required; deadline is Aug. 23. Partial funding comes from a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council. Call (501) 682-6900 or email events.archives@arkansas.gov.
Jazz in the Park
Jazz in the Park, a free, semiannual Wednesday night performance sponsored by the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau, resumes with Jazz R Us playing 6-8 p.m. Sept. 7 in the History Pavilion in Little Rock's Riverfront Park, west of the First Security Amphitheater (enter off Ottenheimer Drive off President Clinton Avenue). The rest of the schedule (all performances, 6 p.m., History Pavilion; West Pavilion in case of rain):
• Sept. 14: Julia Buckingham
• Sept. 21: Tonya Leeks
• Sept. 28: Rodney Block
Admission is free. Coolers are not allowed; beer, wine, soft drinks and water will be for sale, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Art Porter Music Education Inc.'s scholarship fund. Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome; there is some seating in the pavilion's natural stone amphitheater. Call (501) 375-2552 or visit rivermarket.info.
Men's chorus season
The River City Men's Chorus and conductor/music director David Glaze will open their 2016-2017 season with a concert titled "New Beginnings," 3 p.m. Sept. 18 and 7 p.m. Sept. 19 and 22 at Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive, Little Rock. The program will include "glorious and joyful alleluias," plus inspirational songs from several Broadway musicals.
The rest of the schedule (all performances, 3 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Monday and Thursday, Second Presbyterian, free admission):
• Nov. 27-28, Dec. 1: Holiday concert
• April 23-24, 27: "In the Spirit 2," sacred music that the chorus will take on a May tour of England (including stops at Canterbury, Ely and Southwark cathedrals).
Call (501) 377-1080 or visit rivercitymenschorus.com.
UCA schedule
The University of Central Arkansas kicks off its 2016-2017 season in the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall at UCA, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway, with a performance by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22.
The rest of the schedule (except as noted, all performances at 7:30 p.m.):
• Oct. 3: Once the Musical (touring production)
• Oct. 20: Ronnie Milsap
• Oct. 24: Aluminum Show
• Oct. 27: George Takei (lecture)
• Nov. 10: VOCES8
• Nov. 12: Fame (touring production)
• Nov. 22: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
• Dec. 8: Home Free
• Feb. 11: Danny Elfman's Music from the Films of Tim Burton
• Feb. 13: Marc Lamont Hill
• Feb. 14: Cirque Eloize Saloon
• Feb. 28: 42nd Street (touring production)
• March 4: The Doo Wop Project
• March 9: Adam Trent, "The Futurist"
• April 4: Annie (touring production)
• April 18: Sleeping Beauty, Russian National Ballet Theatre
Main Stage Education Series (6 p.m.):
• Feb. 24, Earth's Dinosaur Zoo Live
• March 17: Junie B's Essential Survival Guide to School
Individual tickets are $30-$40, $10 for UCA students and children; for lectures, $15 and $5; for Education Series, $10, $5 for children. Call (501) 450-3265 or visit uca.edu/reynolds.
Style on 08/14/2016