1 MARDI
It's a tasty, lively party time on Little Rock's South Main Street as the neighborhood hosts a Mardi Gras celebration Saturday. Stores and restaurants start opening in the morning with special sales and activities but the parade itself begins at noon. The Root Cafe's beard-growing contest follows at the Bernice Garden and the Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball starts at 7 p.m. at Villa Marre. Tickets to the ball are $50 but other activities are free. Call (501) 412-3768.
2 MORE MARDI
The Boys and Girls Club of Central Arkansas celebrates Mardi Gras in Arkansas with music, prizes, drinks and lots of beads. Doors open at 8 p.m. Friday at Next Level Events, 1400 W. Markham St., Little Rock. Tickets are $25 until 4 p.m. Friday, then $35 at the door. Call (501) 666-8816 or visit arclubs.org.
3 MAVIS
Legendary Memphis soul singer Mavis Staples will help inaugurate Pulaski Technical College's new Center for the Humanities and Arts on the college's Main Campus, 3000 W. Scenic Drive, North Little Rock, at 8 p.m. Friday. Doors open at 6 p.m. and a cash bar will be available. Tickets are $65-$100. Visit pulaskitech.edu/mavis.
4 MR. CARLL
Performer and songwriter Hayes Carll will put on an acoustic show presented by Oxford American at 8 p.m. today at South on Main, 1304 S. Main St., Little Rock. Tickets are $35 for premium reserved seating, $30 for reserved, $25 for general admission. Call (800) 293-5949 or visit southonmain.com.
5 MASTERPIECES
A collection of local artists and artisans including Bang-Up Betty, Sally Nixon Illustration, The Simple Perks and Postmodern Press will offer up handmade crafts just in time for Valentine's Day shopping at HeART of the Bar, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at South on Main, 1304 S. Main St., Little Rock. This year's artisan market will include a photo booth and cocktails and brunch will be available in the restaurant and bar. Admission is free. Call (501) 244-9660.
6 MOVING
Thea Foundation's The Art Department, the quarterly young professionals series, welcomes works by painter Angela Davis Johnson with a reception, 6:30-9 p.m. Friday. The reception features heavy hors d'oeuvres, drinks and music by The Funkanites. Admission is $10. "The Wondrous Possibilities of Falling and Flying" continues through February and regular hours at the gallery, 401 Main St., North Little Rock, are 9 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. Monday-Friday with free admission. Call (501) 379-9512 or visit theafoundation.org.
7 MOZART, ETC.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock faculty members Linda Holzer, pianist, and Ferris Allen, baritone, will premiere Prayers and Blessings by Gwyneth Walker in a recital titled "Ear-Opener! A Celebration of the Known and the New," 7:30 p.m Friday in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, Fine Arts Building, UALR, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock. Holzer will also play the Piano Sonata in e minor by Little Rock native Florence Price and works by Domenico Scarlatti, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and J.S. Bach. Admission is free. Call (501) 569-3294.
8 "MEMORY TATTOO"
Folk singer/guitarist Caroline Doctorow and her band the Steamrollers will perform under the Little Rock Folk Club's aegis at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Hibernia Irish Tavern, 9700 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock. Tickets are $15, $8 for students with ID, free for accompanied children 12 and younger. Call (501) 663-0634 or visit littlerockfolkclub.org.
9 MOONLIGHT
The comedic battle royale over the script for Gone With the Wind continues as Moonlight and Magnolias by Ron Hutchinson wraps up its run at Murry's Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, with shows at 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday. Buffet opens 90 minutes before curtain. Tickets are $32-$36, $23 for children 15 and under; $25 and $15 show only. Call (501) 562-3131 or visit murrysdp.com.
10 MOLLUSK ISLAND
A miserable orphan rises to the occasion to become the immortal Peter Pan in Peter and the Starcatcher (by Wayne Barker, book by Rick Elise, based on the novel by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson). The show continues 7 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday and Sunday, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday through Feb. 14 at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Sixth and Main streets. Tickets are $30-$45. Call (501) 378-0405 or online at therep.org/attend.
Weekend on 02/04/2016