1 MAXWELL
One-name R&B singer-songwriter, record producer and actor Maxwell headlines a concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at North Little Rock's Verizon Arena, with "special guests" Fantasia and Ro James. Tickets are $29.50-$125 plus applicable service charges. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com or livenation.com. See story on Page 4E.
2 MERRIMENT
Super Summer Saturdays continue with fun, educational activities, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock. This Saturday's theme is "Snook Ball." Activities are free but admission to tour the center is $10; $8 for ages 62 and older, college students, children 6-17 and retired U.S. military. Active military and children under 6 are free. Call (501) 374-4242 or visit clintonfoundation.org/clinton-presidential-center.
3 MUTTS
Dog owners can get their pals smelling clean and fresh and help other dogs at the same time at the Humane Society of Pulaski County's regular dog wash. This week's wash will be 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Kroger, Cantrell Road and Polk Street, Little Rock. Suggested donation is $15. Call (501) 227-6166 or visit warmhearts.org.
4 MASTER THESIS
A reception from 4-6 p.m. Friday reveals "Surface Tension," master's thesis photographs by Ted Grimmett of objects and sites that "exhibit transparent, translucent and reflective surface properties," on display through July 28 in Gallery II, Fine Arts Building, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock. Summer gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday or by appointment. Call (501) 569-8977 or email becushman@ualr.edu.
5 MUSICAL I
A mousy Broadway fanatic finds himself transported into a fictional 1928 show in The Drowsy Chaperone (music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar), a musical within a musical, or as it's billed, a musical within a comedy, opening Friday at the the Weekend Theater, West Seventh and Chester streets, Little Rock. Curtain times: 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday through July 31. Tickets are $20, $16 for students and senior citizens, $2 "Date Night Discount" for Thursday shows. Visit weekendtheater.tix.com; for more information, call (501) 374-3761. See story on Page 5E.
6 MUSICAL II
Hopefully it won't be that hot, but the South Arkansas Arts Center, 110 E. Fifth Street, El Dorado, will stage the musical 110 in the Shade (music by Harvey Schmidt, lyrics by Tom Jones, book by N. Richard Nash, based on his play The Rainmaker), 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday and July 21-23 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday and July 24. Sponsor is Murphy USA. Tickets are $25, $20 for center members, $10 for students, with a discount Friday if you're 35 and younger. A pre-show dinner, 6 p.m. Saturday in the center's Price and Merkle galleries will have a west Texas picnic theme and barbecue menu; dinner and show tickets are $75. Call (870) 862-5474 or visit saac-arts.org.
7 MUSICAL III
The Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St., Springdale, opens its 50th season with Oklahoma! (music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II), 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and July 21-23 and 3 p.m. Sunday. Tickets to Friday's opening night gala are $35, $20 for students; for all other performances, $25 and $10 (center members get a discount). Call (479) 751-5441 or visit acozarks.org.
8 MELODIES
Take in some tunes in a historic setting at Music in the Park, 7:30-9 p.m. Saturday. This monthly program presented at Historic Washington State Park features performances on the lawn of the park's 1874 courthouse. Admission is free. Call (870) 983-2684 or visit historicwashingtonstatepark.com.
9 MOTION
It's a weekend of racing and riding around scenic Eureka Springs at the Fat Tire Festival, Friday-Sunday. Activities are planned for varying skill levels with multiple races, fun rides and social events. Participation fees vary. Call (479) 422-7654 or visit fattirefestival.com.
10 MOUNTAIN VIEW
The artisans in Ozark Folk Center State Park's Craft Village, 1032 Park Ave., Mountain View, will show off their skills after hours during Handcrafted Evening in the Park, 6-10 p.m. Saturday. Craftspeople will answer questions and share the tricks of the trade throughout the village, where admission for the evening is free. The evening concert in the auditorium will feature Pam Sester, Fog on the Mountain, Kathy Jensen and Keith Symanowitz, 7 p.m. Tickets are $12, $7 for children 6-12. Call (870) 269-3851 or visit ozarkfolkcenter.com.
Weekend on 07/14/2016