1 SPAMALOT
The Knights of the Round Table sing, dance and eat ham and jam and Spam a lot in Camelot in Monty Python's Spamalot, opening Friday and running through Oct. 2 at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main St., Little Rock. Curtain times: 7 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. A 6:15 p.m. pre-show director talk precedes today's 7 p.m. preview. For the run, tickets are $40 and $55, $30 students. Call (501) 378-0405 or visit TheRep.org. See story on Page 5E.
2 SPECTACLE
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is going to a new XTREME!, 7 p.m. Friday, 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday at North Little Rock's Verizon Arena. Tickets are $15-$46 plus possible fees. Call (501) 975-9000 or visit ticketmaster.com.
3 SMOKE
A preacher and a musical family perform traditional and bluegrass gospel songs and share stories and beliefs at a North Carolina Baptist church in economically depressed 1938 in Smoke on the Mountain (written by Connie Ray, conceived by Alan Bailey, with musical arrangements by Mike Craver and Mark Hardwick). The show runs through Oct. 8 at Murry's Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock. Curtain is 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday (except 12:45 p.m. Wednesday matinees, not evening shows, Sept. 7 and 14), 12:30 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Doors and the buffet open approximately 90 minutes before each show. Tickets are $31-$35, $23 for children 15 and younger; show only, $25 and $15. Call (501) 562-3131 or visit murrysdp.com.
4 SCENES
"War-Toys: Israel, West Bank and Gaza Strip," 18 reproductions of children's drawings alongside photographs by Brian McCarty that provide insight into the experiences of Palestinian and Israeli children, goes on display today in Gallery I, Fine Arts Building, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock. The exhibition will remain up through Oct. 20. McCarty will give a talk at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 21 in conjunction with a reception, part of Arkansas Peace Week, in observance of the United Nation's International Day of Peace. Admission is free. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and starting Sept. 10, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday and 2-5 p.m. Sunday. Call (501) 569-8977 or email becushman@ualr.edu.
5 STAMPEDE
Horses and mules carry on a Clinton tradition with the 31st annual National Championship Chuckwagon Races. Events are already underway at the Bar of Ranch outside Clinton, but activities, including clinics, rides, barrel races, concerts, kids' rodeo and the famous chuckwagon races, continue today-Sunday. Admission is $30 per day, $20 on Sunday, half-price for children 6-12. Call (501) 745-5250 or visit chuckwagonraces.com.
6 STRUM
The Ozark Folk Center State Park celebrates an old-time country musician with the 18th annual Grandpa Jones Tribute, today-Saturday. The weekend's activities include banjo workshops and contests, a "Remembering Grandpa and Ramona" session with the Jones family and evening concerts with the Jones Family Band and others, including Doyle Dykes, David Holt and Josh Goforth. Concert tickets are $12, $7 for children 6-12. Combo tickets for evening concerts and Craft Village admission are $19.50. Call (870) 269-3851 or visit ozarkfolkcenter.com.
7 SOUL
Cherry Street in downtown Helena-West Helena turns blue for the fifth annual Legendary Blues Fest, Saturday. Gates open at 3 p.m. and the show, featuring Vic Allen, Ms. Jody, Billy Soul Bonds and Luther Lackey, starts at 5 p.m. There will also be a barbecue cook-off. Admission is $20 in advance, $30 at the gate. Call (870) 572-9506 or visit force3radio.com.
8 SPA CITY SOUNDS
The Hot Springs Jazz Fest, through Sunday at various locations around Hot Springs, includes a Classical & Jazz Blow Out with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra's Brass Quintet and the Anything That Moves jazz group on Friday, Jazz in the Streets on Saturday and a dance with the Stardust Big Band on Sunday. Different events have different ticket prices. Call (501) 627-2425 or visit hsjazzsociety.org.
It's not all jazz in Hot Springs this weekend. Downtown's Hill Wheatley Plaza hosts the annual Hot Springs Blues Festival, Saturday-Sunday. The gates will open at 3 p.m. and shows start at 4 each day. This year's lineup includes CeDell Davis with Brethren, Barbara Blue and Delgado Brothers. Passes, good for both days, are $20 in advance, $25 at the gate. Call (501) 622- 8974 or visit spacityblues.org.
9 SHOP
Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park will host more than 100 vendors during the 65th annual Clothesline Fair, Saturday-Monday. Admission to the arts and crafts fair is free, but parking on park grounds is $5. Call (479) 846-2990 or visit arkansasstateparks.com.
10 STYX
Styx headlines An Evening With Styx, 7:30 p.m. today at the Walmart AMP, 5079 W. Northgate Road, Rogers. Doors open at 6. Tickets are $31-$55.50 plus fees. Call (479) 443-5600 or visit the website, amptickets.com.
Weekend on 09/01/2016