1 HILLSONG, ETC.
Hillsong Worship, Kari Jobe, Rend Collective, Housefires, Urban Rescue and Chad Veach headline the Outcry Summer 2016 Tour, 6:30 p.m. Friday at North Little Rock's Verizon Arena. Tickets are $25.20-$115.30. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com. See story on Page 4E.
2 HANDS-ON
Get ready to get dirty at the Museum of Discovery's Messtival, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Guests will have the chance to make slime, blow things up and play with food, so clothes and shoes that can get messy are a must. The museum is at 500 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock. Admission is $10; $8 for ages 60 and older, children 12 and under, teachers, Little Rock city employees and military. Call (501) 396-7050 or visit museumofdiscovery.org.
3 HARMONY
The Kaleidoscope Film Festival celebrates the diversity of the LGBT community with 15 feature films and 18 shorts, kicking off with a pre-screening champagne reception at 6 p.m. today and a screening of Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four at 7 p.m. at the Argenta Community Theater, 405 Main St., North Little Rock (tickets are $20). The festival continues through Sunday. The Argenta Arts District is the presenting sponsor. Individual tickets are $10; a Film Fanatic Pass, $70, allows access to all film screenings; VIP Pass, $200, includes priority seating, panels, parties and VIP Filmmaker Lounge. Short Film Super-Ticket, $15, provides admission to all short film blocks. Visit kaleidoscopefilmfestival.com or the Facebook page, facebook.com/KaleidoscopeFilmFestival.
4 HANDBAGS
The ESSE Purse Museum, 1510 Main St., Little Rock, has a new temporary exhibit on display: "The Art of Handbags," by artist and designer Kent Stetson. The exhibit with mixed-media installations continues through Sept. 25. Museum hours are 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10; $8 for students, military and senior citizens. Call (501) 916-9022 or visit essepursemuseum.com.
5 HEELS
Seven rehearsal days. Four choreographers. One performance: Ballet Arkansas' third annual Visions Choreographic Competition, 7 p.m. Saturday, University Theater, University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Center for Performing Arts, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock. Finalists Caroline MacDonald, McCree O'Kelley, Jimmy Orrante and Sanjay Saverimuttu beat out dozens of emerging American and European choreographers; guest judge Robert Hill, artistic director of the Orlando Ballet, will join two locals and the audience to select the winner, who will complete his or her work for the Ballet Arkansas' April mixed repertory show. Tickets are $40 for adults and $30 for students, senior citizens and military with a valid ID. Call (501) 223-5150 or visit balletarkansas.org/tickets.
6 HIGH RESOLUTION
Shutterbugs can mingle at the annual Photo Expo with speakers, trade show, lectures and demonstrations. Doors open at 12:45 p.m. Friday and 7:30 a.m. Saturday at C.A. Vines Arkansas 4-H Center, 1 Four-H Way, Little Rock. Registration is $99.99. Call (501) 224-2020 or visit bedfords.com/photographyexpo2016.
7 HOGS
Signal Media of Arkansas and radio station KABZ-FM, 103.7, "The Buzz," host the Pigskin Preview benefit for Positive Atmosphere Reaches Kids, 7 p.m. today at the Arkansas Governor's Mansion, 1800 Center St., Little Rock. Prominent guests will include Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Razorback football broadcasters Chuck Barrett and P.A.R.K. founder Keith Jackson and former Razorback football players Clint Stoerner and D.J. Williams. Attendees can meet and have their picture taken with "Tusk," the Razorbacks' official mascot. Presenter is Central Arkansas Honda Dealers. Mansion gates open at 6 p.m. Tickets are $35. Visit 1037thebuzz.com.
8 HILLS
The sounds of picking and strumming will bounce around the hills of Northwest Arkansas during the Eureka Springs Bluegrass Festival, today-Saturday. The watermelon social in Basin Spring Park is planned for 7-8:30 p.m. today. Planned and informal performances will take place in the park noon-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday. The music moves to the Auditorium at 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Park performances are free and tickets to the Auditorium are $20. Call (479) 253-7333 or visit eurekasprings.org.
9 HILLBILLIES
Mountain-man siblings win their brides the hard way, with song and dance, as Seven Brides for Seven Brothers continues, seven shows a week, through Aug. 27 at Murry's Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 12:30 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Doors and the buffet open approximately 90 minutes before each show. Tickets are $31-$35, $23 for children 15 and younger; show only, $25 and $15. Call (501) 562-3131 or visit murrysdp.com.
10 "(THE) HEART WON'T LIE"
Country star Vince Gill has sold out his 7 p.m. concert today at the Finish Line Theater at Oaklawn, 2705 Central Ave., Hot Springs. To see if there's a waiting list or in case somebody has turned back tickets, call (800) 625-5296 (OAKLAWN) or visit oaklawn.com.
Weekend on 08/18/2016