Elsewhere in entertainment and the arts:
TODAY
Happily ever Arthur?
The setting is the perfect place for "happy ever-aftering," but the ending is anything but happy ever after as Benton's Royal Players stage Camelot (music by Frederick Loewe, book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, adapted from T.H. White's The Once and Future King), 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and June 16-18, 2 p.m. Sunday and June 19 at the Royal Theatre, 111 S. Market St., Benton. Ashley Couch plays Queen Guinevere with Harold Dean as King Arthur and Kevin Crumpler as Lancelot. Tickets are $12, $10 senior citizens and military, $5 students. Call (501) 315-5483 or visit theroyalplayers.com.
'House' concert blues
Bluesman and Arkansas native Chris Cameron will perform for a House Concert, 7 p.m. today at the Pavilion at Wildwood Park for the Arts, 20919 Denny Road, Little Rock. Doors open at 6:30. Admission is by $15 suggested donation; food and refreshments will be sold. Hosts are Alex Montez and Blake Hendrix. Call (501) 821-7275 or visit wildwoodpark.org.
Refused, renewed
"Delta des Refuses," an exhibition of works by more than 80 artists that were rejected by the juror of the Arkansas Arts Center's 58th annual Delta Exhibition, opening today, will be on display through July 17 in the gallery of the Thea Foundation, 401 Main St., North Little Rock. The foundation will host an opening reception, 5-8 p.m. June 17. Gallery hours are 9 a.m-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Admission to the gallery and reception are free. Call (501) 379-9512 or visit theafoundation.org.
FRIDAY
The Old State House Museum, 300 W. Markham St., Little Rock, marks Arkansas' 180th birthday this weekend with:
• A reception 5-8 p.m. Friday, part of 2nd Friday Art Night, featuring living history demonstrations providing a glimpse of what life was like in 1836 Arkansas, with music by the Creek Rocks with Cindy Woolf, food from Southern Gourmasian and craft beer from Stone's Throw Brewing for sale. Free ice cream from Loblolly Creamery. Admission is free.
• "The People Rule," 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, conveying visitors back to 1836 with a live-action, role-playing game. Each participant receives a packet containing a description of his or her family unit, job information, period "money" and vouchers for professional services while taking an active role in the political process and attempting to accomplish goals while being helped -- or hindered -- by living history interpreters. The event will also feature 1830s-era activities, including gambling, shopping, military drill, skilled and unskilled labor, music, period games and sports, plus political speeches and toasts, a caucus, a puppet show/play and a period dance. Admission is free. Call (501) 324-8642 or visit oldstatehouse.com.
Friendly music-making
The 25 members of the 106th U.S. Army Ceremonial Band will join the North Little Rock Community Band for a concert titled Making Music With Our Friends, 7:30 p.m. Friday under the big canopy at Lakewood Village, on McCain Boulevard between North Hills Boulevard and McCain Mall, North Little Rock. The program will include music by Arkansas composers Harold Walters and J. Clifton Williams and works by Samuel Barber, David Holzinger and E.E. Bagley. Admission is free; lawn chairs or blankets are encouraged. Call (501) 758-2576 or visit nlrcommunityband.com.
SATURDAY
History walk
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program will take a "Walk Through History" tour through the Hardy Downtown Historic District, 11 a.m. Saturday, starting at the Olde Stonehouse Bed and Breakfast, 108 W. Main St. Co-sponsor is the Sharp County Historical Society. Admission is free. Call (501) 324-9880, email info@arkansaspreservation.org or visit arkansaspreservation.org.
AUDITIONS
Change of 'Hart'
Benton's Royal Players have changed the audition dates and one of the venues for You Can't Take It With You by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart -- now 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Royal Theatre, 111 S. Market St., Benton, and 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the choir room of the nearby First United Methodist Church, 200 N. Market St., Benton. Director Frank O. Butler will be casting from cold readings from the script. Production dates are Aug. 11-14 and 18-21. Call (501) 3125-5483 or visit theroyalplayers.com.
TICKETS
Nitty Gritty fundraiser
The AETN Foundation has 100 advance fundraiser tickets -- $85 donation, $125 VIP including admission to the AETN Foundation's pre-concert meet and greet party -- for a concert by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (original members Jeff Hanna, Jimmie Fadden, Bob Carpenter and John McEuen), 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall, University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. Call (800) 662-2386 or visit aetnfoundation.org/boxoffice. The UCA Public Appearances series will be selling individual tickets for the concert later this summer.
Tool tickets
Tickets -- $59.50, $107 -- on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at the Verizon Arena box office and all Ticketmaster outlets for a 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 concert by Tool at the North Little Rock Arena. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com or livenation.com.
Weekend on 06/09/2016