1 FIREWORKS
Children's activities, a car show, a big finale courtesy of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and a riot of fireworks will celebrate America's birthday at the annual Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Pops on the River, Monday in Little Rock's Riverfront Park. Family activities start at noon and the First Security Amphitheater opens for musical entertainment at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free. Call (501) 378-3807 or visit arkansasonline.com/pops. See story on Page 4E.
2 FRENZY
Easter Seals Arkansas will offer prime seats for the Pops on the River fireworks with its annual Fireworks Frenzy benefit, 8 p.m. Monday on the Grand Ballroom Terrace at the Little Rock Marriott, 3 Statehouse Plaza, Little Rock. Tickets -- $25 for adults, $10 for children 12 and younger -- also cover snacks and music; there will be a cash bar. Visit eastersealsar.com/fireworksfrenzy.
3 FRONTIER
Have fun with history as the Historic Arkansas Museum hosts its annual Frontier Fourth of July, 2-4 p.m. Monday. Guests can make crafts, participate in living history performances, listen to period music and hear a reading of the Declaration of Independence. The museum is at 200 E. Third St., Little Rock. Admission is free. Call (501) 324-9351 or visit historicarkansas.org.
4 FORMS
Martial arts champions have once again gathered in downtown Little Rock for the annual American Taekwondo Association World Expo and Championship, through Sunday at the Statehouse Convention Center. Special events include the Tournament of Champions, today and 4:30 p.m. Friday. The new tournament season starts at 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $20 for a full event pass, $10 for individual days. Children 5 and under are free. Call (501) 568-2821 or visit ataworldexpo.com.
5 FILM
"Last Glimpses of Authentic Polaroid Art," 36 Polaroid photos ranging from SX-70 and 8-by-10 prints to image transfers and emulsion lifts by five members of the Blue Eyed Knockers photographers group -- Brandon Markin, Darrell Adams, Lynn Frost, Rachel Worthen and Rita Henry -- opens Friday at the Christ Episcopal Church Gallery, 509 Scott St., Little Rock. A 5:30-8 p.m. July 8 reception is part of 2nd Friday Art Night. The exhibition remains up through Sept. 30. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon Friday and 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday. Gallery and reception admission are free. Call (501) 375-2342.
6 FLORES, ETC.
Hillbilly Vegas, Jacob Flores and Joe Diffie are all part of the lineup for Spa Blast, an early Fourth of July celebration, 4-9:30 p.m. Saturday at Oaklawn, 2705 Central Ave., Hot Springs. The party also includes Kids Zone and fireworks. Admission is free. Call (800) 625-5296 or visit oaklawn.com.
7 FORTE
Baritone Curtis Sullivan and pianist Kyung-Eun Na will perform arias and art songs by Jean-Philippe Rameu, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Ambroise Thomas and show tunes by Rodgers & Hammerstein and Lerner & Loewe in a concert titled "Let Beauty Awake" at 7:30 p.m. today in the Lucy Lockett Cabe Festival Theater, Wildwood Park for the Arts, 20919 Denny Road, Little Rock, under the auspices of the Wildwood Academy for Music and the Arts. Tickets are $15, free for students. Call (501) 821-7275 or visit wildwoodpark.org.
8 FOLK
The Ozark Folk Center State Park will throw an old-fashioned birthday party, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday. Starting at 2:30 p.m., participants of all ages can gather for a lineup of games including sack races, cracker whistling and watermelon-seed spitting. Love Holler will play several times throughout the day. Admission to the Craft Village is $12, $7 for children 6-12. Call (870) 269-3851 or visit ozarkfolkcenter.com.
9 FANFARE
Nicky Parrish headlines "Sweet Sounds of Downtown," 6 p.m. Saturday at Saracen Landing, 200 Lake Saracen Drive, Pine Bluff. Also on the bill: Connie G as Tina Turner, Platinum Hitz Band, Dave Sadler Blues and the $CTC$ Band. Gates open at 5. Food/beverage vendors will be on the grounds. Tickets are $5 in advance, $10 day of, $25 in advance for VIP (includes special seating and a buffet). Limited on-site parking is $5; free off-site parking is available in nearby parking lots with a free shuttle to Saracen Landing. Call (870) 536-0576 or visit musiconmainpb.ticketleap.com.
10 FESTIVITIES
The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas' patriotic pops concert and a fireworks display will be at the center of the 4th of July Spectacular on Monday at Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion, 5079 W. Northgate Road, Rogers. The festival kicks off at 4 p.m. with face painting, sliced watermelon (courtesy of by Regions Bank), balloon twisters, giant Jenga and Connect Four and miniature putt-putt golf. Gates open at 6; the patriotic concert program, with Paul Haas on the podium, starts at 7:30, concluding with Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture and, at 9:15, a 15-minute fireworks display. Tickets are $3-$35. Call (479) 443-5600 or visit amptickets.com.
Weekend on 06/30/2016