Elsewhere in entertainment and the arts:
SATURDAY
Market activities
Faculty and students from the Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Institute at Pulaski Technical College will show Little Rock Farmers Market patrons how to prepare Peach Melba Cheesecake Verrines (a white-chocolate, no-bake cheesecake with peach compote, raspberry jelly and candied almonds) in a cooking demonstration, 9 a.m. Saturday, part of the second-Saturday activities in the River Market Pavilions behind the Ottenheimer Market Hall, 400 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock. The activities also mark National Farmers Market Week.
Also at 9 a.m., authors Emily Wyatt (Good Night Little Rock) and Celia Anderson (100 Things to Do in Little Rock Before You Die) will read from and sign copies of their books. A free petting zoo for the kids, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., will include chickens, goats, pigs and a mini cow.
Market hours are 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays and Saturdays through September. Call (501) 375-2552 or visit rivermarket.info.
Folk duo
Sisters and folk duo the Vogt Sisters (pronounced "vote") -- Maggie (fiddle and harmony vocals) and Abigail (acoustic guitar and lead vocals) -- will perform Saturday at the Ozark Folk Center State Park, 1302 Park Ave., Mountain Home, 2 p.m. in the Craft Village ($12, including Craft Village admission) and 7 p.m. in the Music Auditorium ($12). A combo ticket for both performances and all-day Craft Village access is $19.50. The concert will be recorded for rebroadcast on the public radio show Ozark Highlands Radio (OzarkHighlandsRadio.com). Call (870) 269-3851 or visit OzarkFolkCenter.com.
SUNDAY
Ballet benefit
Arkansas Festival Ballet's A Midsummer Night's Dream benefit goes on pointe at 5 p.m. Sunday at South on Main, 1304 Main St., Little Rock. The $35 ticket includes signature cocktails and hors d'oeuvres; tickets for a raffle for jewelry and ballet, sports and Razorback football and University of Arkansas at Little Rock basketball ticket packages are $5 per ticket, five for $20. Visit tinyurl.com/afbmidsummer. For more information, visit arkansasdance.org or email info@arkansasdance.org.
TICKETS
Rogers concerts
Tickets -- $68 and $88 (plus applicable service charges) -- go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for Kenny Rogers' 8 p.m. Oct. 6 concert at North Little Rock's Theatre at Verizon Arena, part of his "Final World Tour: The Gambler's Last Deal" with "special guest" Linda Davis. There is a six-ticket limit per household. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Rogers will also perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Orpheum Theatre, 203 S. Main St., Memphis; tickets are $52-$92. Call (800) 745-3000 or (901) 525-3000 or visit orpheum-memphis.com.
Weekend on 08/18/2016