1 CATS
Feline fanatics can get their fill as the Arkansas Arts Center, 501 E. Ninth St., Little Rock, hosts three screenings of the Walker Art Center’s Internet Cat Video Festival, 2 p.m. Sunday and Tuesday. There will be a special Art After Hours screening with reception at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Admission is $5, free for members. Call (501) 372-4000.
2 CELEBRATION
The Little Rock F̶a̶r̶m̶e̶r̶s̶ ̶M̶a̶r̶k̶e̶t̶ River Market* turns 20 years old and the River Market will celebrate in grand style, 7 a.m.-9:15 p.m. Saturday. In the morning, in addition to the usual fresh fruits and vegetables, visitors can expect music, a visit from Dean the Bean and the Garden Gourmet Chef Series at 9 a.m. Family activities, noon-5 p.m., include train rides, bounce houses and a climbing wall. Starting at 5 p.m., there will be food trucks and musicians, including SynRG, Rodney Block and the Big Dam Horns. Admission is free. Call (501) 376-4781 or visit rivermarket.info. See story on Page 4E.
3 (ADULT) CONTEMPORARY
Ballad singer Richard Marx, with “special guest” Barrett Baber, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday for the grand reopening for the newly renovated El Dorado Municipal Auditorium, 100 W. Eighth St., El Dorado. Presenters are Main Street El Dorado and Murphy USA. Tickets are $40 and $35. Call (870) 862-4747 or visit mainstreeteldorado.org.
4 CREATIVITY
“Stop the Presses!” — an exhibit of art by staff members of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette — opens with a reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Cantrell Gallery, 8206 Cantrell Road, Little Rock. The exhibition will remain up through Sept. 3. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday (the gallery is closed July 16-17). Admission is free. Call (501) 224-1335, email cantrellgallery@sbcglobal.net or visit cantrellgallery.com.
5 COLLECTIONS
Works by members of the Arkansas League of Artists and from the Central Arkansas Library System’s permanent collection go on display during a Second Friday Art Night reception, 5-8 p.m. Friday at the Butler Center Galleries, 401 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock. Jason Lee Hale will perform smooth rock and country music in the galleries. Both exhibitions will be up through Oct. 22. Admission is free. Gallery hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Call (501) 918-3033 or visit butlercenter.org/art.
6 CLASSIC ROCK
Rock of Ages, a jukebox musical built around classic glam metal rock songs from 1980s bands, including Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Steve Perry and Poison (music arranged and orchestrated by Ethan Popp; book by Chris D’Arienzo) will be onstage, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, through July 24 at The Studio Theatre, 320 W. Seventh St., Little Rock. Friday’s grand opening celebration tickets are $50, including a pre-show catered cocktail buffet (with open beer and wine bar) and an after-show Champagne toast with the cast and crew (tinyurl.com/ agesopening1). All other tickets are $25, $20 for adults 65 and older, military and students. Call (501) 374-2615 or visit thestudiotheatre-lr.org or tinyurl.com/agestix.
7 CONVERSATION
A special Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Legacies & Lunch session, noon-1 p.m. Friday in the Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Ave., Little Rock, will feature Arkansas Democrat-Gazette columnist John Brummett moderating a conversation about the politics of the 1970s with former governor, congressman and U.S. Sen. David Pryor; former Arkansas Gazette journalist Ernie Dumas; and Archie Schaffer, nephew and executive secretary for the late Dale Bumpers and campaign aide for the late Ray Thornton. The program is in partnership with the Clinton School of Public Service; partial funding comes from the Arkansas Humanities Council. Admission is free. Take a sack lunch; the Butler Center provides drinks and dessert. Call (501) 918-3033 or (501) 683-5239 or email tinyurl. com/l67hpc4.
8 CREAM
Hillcrest celebrates summer with music and sweet treats at the annual Ice Cream Social Plus, 6-7 p.m. today at the Crest Park, 2821 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock. The Quapaw Brass Quintet and Montessori Children’s Home singers will provide the music while guests can sample ice cream, lemonade and cookies. Admission is free. Call (501) 258-7757.
9 CALS
Cool off with a good book, or 20, at the Friends of Central Arkansas Libraries Used Book Sale, today-Saturday. The basement of the Main Library, 100 Rock St., Little Rock, is stocked with 50-cent paperbacks and $1 hardcovers for all ages, types and tastes. The sale is open to the public, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday-Saturday, while those who buy $5 wristbands may attend the sale 5-7 p.m. today and starting at 9 a.m. Friday-Saturday. Call (501) 918-3000 or visit cals.org.
10 CUISINE
Downtown Eureka Springs shops, music venues, galleries and restaurants take on a French flavor for Fleur Delicious Weekend through Sunday, with special tours, wine tastings and receptions. Costs vary. Visit fleurdeliciousweekend.com.
*CORRECTION: The Little Rock River Market, which opened on July 5, 1996, is holding its 20th anniversary celebration Saturday with a day of free activities from 9 a.m. to 9:15 p.m. The entity having the anniversary was misstated in this story.