1 MUSTANGS
The Museum of Automobiles will be the corral for Mustangs on the Mountain Show and Shine, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. The show will take place in the parking lot at the museum on Petit Jean Mountain near Morrilton. The entry fee for the show, open to all year models, is $20. Spectator admission to the outdoor show is free but museum admission is $10, $9 for ages 65 and older, $5 for ages 6-17. Call (479) 489-5500 or (501) 727-5427 or visit museumofautos.com.
2 MADNESS
Many state parks are filling Memorial Day weekend with special activities. For example, swimming, pedal boats and a party on the beach make for Memorial Day Madness at Crowley's Ridge State Park, 2092 Arkansas 168 N., Paragould. The holiday weekend celebration will be on Lake Ponder Beach, 1-5 p.m. Saturday-Monday. There will be a DJ on Saturday. Earlier in the day, children ages 15 and under can compete in the Fishing on the Ridge fishing derby, 9-11 a.m. Admission is free but there are fees for swimming and boating. Call (870) 573-6751 or visit arkansasstateparks.com.
3 MEMORIAL
Encounter some important people from the past at Historic Washington State Park. The park is known for its historic building tours, but they're adding an outdoor experience with the Silent City Speaks Cemetery Living History Tour, 5-6 p.m. Saturday and Monday. Guests can meet at the 1874 Courthouse. Admission is $8, $4 for children 6-12. Call (870) 983-2684 or visit historicwashingtonstatepark.com.
4 MOUNTAINTOP
Queen Wilhelmina State Park near Mena will have special hikes, interpretive nature programs, a Dutch oven demonstration and special tours and crafts, like a chance to build a kite Friday-Sunday. Admission is free. Call (479) 394-2863 or visit queenwilhelmina.com.
5 MOUNT IDA
Downtown Mount Ida celebrates the past with its Good Ol' Days Festival, Friday-Saturday. The Front Porch Stage will present musical acts including the Rose Family Band, The Prestons and Mike Mayberry and the Slowhands. There will also be crafts, children's activities and a car show. General admission is free. Call (870) 867-2723 or visit mtidachamber.com.
6 MONSTER FUN
Games, the Making Trax Glow Run 5K race, softball tournament and other activities are planned for the 25th annual Dinofest in Nashville City Park, downtown Nashville, Friday-Saturday. General admission is free, but there are participation fees. Call (870) 845-7405 or visit nashvillecitypark.com.
7 MONEY
The Central Arkansas Coin Club hosts a day of buying, selling and trading with the Central Arkansas Coin Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul United Methodist Church, 2223 Durwood Road, Little Rock. Admission is free. Call (501) 952-2004.
8 MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST
Folk "songster" Dom Flemons a founding member of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, will give three Arkansas performances of Americana and Old Time music on banjo, guitar, harmonica, fife and "bones" this weekend:
• 8 p.m. today, South on Main, 1304 S. Main St., Little Rock, a special addition to the Oxford American's 2015-16 Concert Series. Doors open at 6. Tickets are $14-$22 and food and drinks will be sold. Call (800) 293-5949 or visit Metrotix.com.
• Two shows Friday at Ozark Folk Center State Park, 1302 Park Ave., Mountain View, 2-3 p.m. in the Craft Village (tickets, $12, include all-day Craft Village admission) and 7 p.m. in Large Auditorium with opening acts Possum Juice and Mary Parker ($12). A combo ticket for both shows is $19.50. Call (870) 269-3851 or visit OzarkFolkCenter.com. See Music Scene on Page 5E.
9 MERRIMENT
Comedian Jason Russell promises a show full of different characters, flexible facial expressions -- and clean language -- 7:30 p.m. today ($7), 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday ($10) at the Loony Bin Comedy Club, in the Breckenridge Village Shopping Center, Interstate 430 and North Rodney Parham Road. Call (501) 228-5555 or visit loonybincomedy.com.
10 MAIN THING/MURDER
Continuing runs on stages around the state this weekend:
• Sketch comedy trio The Main Thing -- Steve Farrell, Brett Ihler and Vicki Farrell -- exploring "what bizarre mysteries lie on The Other Side of the Arkansas River?" and "What happens when two senile friends chance to meet on a park bench?" in Rednecks in Spandex, through June 18 at The Joint, 301 Main St., in North Little Rock's Argenta Arts District. Tickets are $22. Call (501) 372-0205 or visit TheJointArgenta.com.
• Fayetteville's TheatreSquared, after selling out the opening weekend of Murder for Two, has extended the show's run for a week, with performances at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday through June 5 at Walton Arts Center's Nadine Baum Studios, 505 W. Spring St., Fayetteville. Brian Walters plays the detective with James Taylor Odom as all the suspects in a two-actor, winking homage to old-fashioned theatrical murder mysteries. Tickets are $15-$40. Call (479) 443-5600 or visit theatre2.org.
Weekend on 05/26/2016