Elsewhere in entertainment and the arts:
TODAY
Percussion ensemble
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Percussion Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. today in the University Theatre, UALR Center for Performing Arts, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock. The program will include Trio for Percussion by Warren Benson, Drummers Canzonetta by R.W. Buggert, Animations by David Steinquest and Beat Ballet by Richard K. LeVan. The Capitol City Percussion Ensemble will make its debut with Trio per Uno by Nebojsa Jovan, Apotheosis by Alan Keown and portions of Will Gay Bottje's Mallets. Admission is free. Call (501) 569-3294 or visit ualr.edu/music.
THURSDAY
'Band Extravaganza!'
The University of Central Arkansas' 12th annual "Band Extravaganza!," 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Reynolds Performance Hall, UCA, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway, will feature performances by the Bear Marching Band, Jazz Band and UCA Wind Ensemble. Admission is free; donations ($10 suggested) go to the UCA band program. Call (501) 450-5764 or email rickyb@uca.edu.
Gingerbread on tour
The Arkansas Arts Center Children's Theatre on Tour will perform The Gingerbread Man by Keith Smith, with music by Lori Isner, at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Riceland Auditorium, Grand Prairie Center, 2709 U.S. 165 S., Stuttgart. Sponsor is the Rotary Club of Stuttgart. Admission is $5, free for children. Call (870) 673-4201, Extension 1896.
She Loves Me
Two perfume clerks (Laura Benanti, Zachary Levi) who spar on the job turn out to be the anonymous romantic pen pals they've been falling for in the Tony Award-winning stage show She Loves Me. The Roundabout Theatre Company production, also starring Jane Krakowski and Gavin Creel, will be on big screens at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Breckenridge 12 in Little Rock, the Tinseltown in Benton and the Texarkana Pavilion 14 in Texarkana. Visit FathomEvents.com.
FRIDAY
History sandwich
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program's "Sandwiching in History" program will tour Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 210 W. 17th St., Little Rock, at noon Friday. Admission is free; participants should arrive with lunches. Call (501) 324-9880, email info@arkansaspreservation.org or visit arkansaspreservation.org.
Gallery walk
The Hot Springs Fine Art Galleries will present "It's a Wonderful Life in Hot Springs," including art demos, book signings, ornament paintings, special readings, activities for children, refreshments and entertainment, Friday-Sunday, starting with a special gallery walk at 5-9 p.m. Friday.
• Alison Parsons Gallery, 802 Central Ave., will feature mosaics by Suzie Burch and Erma Steelsmith; ornaments by LaLa (formerly known as Lori Arnold) and Alison Parsons; whimsical art by LaLa; "The Language of Love," stories of love and romance in paintings and ceramic artwork by Polly Cook; mobiles by Gerald Lee Delavan; wire sculpture by Kevin "Treeman" Chrislip; photography by Jim Pafford; and paintings by Parsons and Patrick Cunningham. Call (501) 655-0604 or visit alisonparsons.com.
• American Art Gallery, 724 Central Ave., will host a pine-needle basket-weaving demonstration by Valerie Hanks-Goetz, 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Call (501) 624-0550 or visit americanartgalleryandgifts.com.
• Artists' Workshop Gallery, 610A Central Ave., will host "Holiday Spirit at the AWG," 1-4 p.m. Sunday, featuring music, elves, refreshments, a craft corner for children and family photo ops. Call (501) 623-6401 or visit artistsworkshopgallery.com.
• Blue Rock Studio, 262 Hideaway Hills Drive, hosts a making Christmas Spirit Sticks demonstration, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Call (501) 262-4065 or visit barbaracade.com.
• Gallery Central, 800 Central Ave., will host a book signing for Linda Palmer's Champion Trees of Arkansas, 5-9 p.m. Friday. Gloria and Bill Garrison will be painting on-site, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Call (501) 318-4278 or visit gallerycentralfineart.com.
• Justus Fine Art Gallery, 827A Central Ave., offers holiday refreshments for the opening of an exhibition of works by Beverly Buys, Kristin DeGeorge, Randall M. Good, Rene Hein, Robyn Horn, Dolores Justus, Rebecca Thompson, Dan Thornhill and Emily Wood, 5-9 p.m. Friday and throughout the day Saturday. Call (501) 321-2335 or visit justusfineart.com.
• Legacy Fine Art Gallery, 804 Central Ave., hosts a book signing for Anne Cooksey's Spirit Dad, 5-7 p.m. Friday. Christmas caroling will follow, 7-8 p.m.; at 8 p.m., Carole Katchen will read 'Twas the Night Before Christmas. Punch and Christmas cookies while painting Christmas ornaments with Katchen and Elizabeth Weber, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday; bring your own paint and brushes, ornaments will be provided. Call (501) 762-0840 or visit lfagallery.net.
SATURDAY
ASO at EACC
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra is taking its "Home for the Holidays" pops concert on the road this weekend, 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Fine Arts Center, East Arkansas Community College, 1700 Newcastle Road, Forrest City, part of the college's Fine Arts Center's Spotlight Series. Co-concertmaster Kiril Laskarov will be the soloist in the first movement of Antonio Vivaldi's "Winter" Concerto from The Four Seasons; singer Jennifer Bell will sing "O Holy Night." The program will also include Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride" and "Christmas Festival," Irving Berlin's "White Christmas," the "Dance of the Tumblers" from The Snow Maiden by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov and a Christmas sing along. Philip Mann conducts. Tickets are $39. Call (870) 633-4480, Extension 352, or visit eacc.edu.
Wilson music
Nashville, Tenn.-based Americana singer-songwriter Cory Branan will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Grange in Wilson Gardens, 15 S. Jefferson St., Wilson, part of the Wilson Music Series. Singer-songwriter Greg Spradlin will be the opening act. Tickets are $8, $10 at the door. Visit wilsonarkansas.com/events.
Style on 11/29/2016