1 TRUCKS
More than 50 food trucks and carts will occupy six blocks of Little Rock's Main Street -- Third through Eighth streets, and from Main to Center streets on Capitol Avenue -- for the sixth annual Main Street Food Truck Festival, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday. Some restaurants along the corridor will also be vending street eats; the festival will also feature artists, crafts, buskers on each block, Heifer International children's activities, beer gardens and the Budweiser Clydesdales. Admission is free; food, etc. will cost money. Call (501) 375-0121 or visit mainstreetfoodtrucks.com or facebook.com/MainStreetFoodTruckFestival.
2 TELEVISION
AETN celebrates 50 years of public television in Arkansas with Family Day, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday at AETN headquarters, 350 S. Donaghey Ave., Conway. "Peace, Love & AETN" will offer food, family activities, charity drives and a chance to meet Cookie Monster and Elmo. Admission is free. Call (800) 662-2386 or visit aetn.org/familyday. See story on page 4E.
3 TUNES, THEATER ETC.
The third Acansa Arts Festival runs through Sunday at venues in Little Rock and North Little Rock, including Joe Menino playing Edward R. Murrow in Joseph Vitale's one-man Murrow, 6 p.m. today and Friday at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre's Black Box at the Annex, 518 Main St., Little Rock (tickets $20, $10 for students and military); New York-based Parsons Dance at 8 p.m. today at Pulaski Tech's Center for Humanities and Arts, 3000 W. Scenic Drive, North Little Rock ($30, $15 students/military); and Jason Vieaux, guitar, and Julien Labro, bandoneon, playing tango-inspired pieces with the Arkansas Symphony, 8 p.m. Saturday, also at Pulaski Tech ($35, $20 for students and military). Call (501) 663-2287 or visit ACANSAartsfestival.org.
4 TASTY
St. Mark's Episcopal Church presents its annual opportunity to chomp on crustaceans with the St. Mark's Shrimp Boil, 5-9 p.m. Saturday at the church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., Little Rock. In addition to the Cajun shrimp dinner, guests can listen to music by Greasy Greens. Drive-through service is available until 7 p.m. Tickets are $30, $15 for children 12 and under and proceeds benefit St. Francis House. Call (501) 225-4203.
5 TERRIBLE
Jeremy Matthey plays the title role (the kid, not the day) in Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (music by Shelly Markham, lyrics by Judith Viorst, book by Viorst based on her children's book with illustrations by Erika Steiskal), kicking off the 2016-17 Main Stage Season of the Arkansas Arts Center Children's Theatre, 7 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday through Oct. 9 at the Arts Center in MacArthur Park, 501 E. Ninth St., Little Rock. There's a special "Pay What You Can" preview at 7 p.m. today; otherwise, tickets are $12.50 ($10 for Arts Center members). Call (501) 372-4000 or visit ArkansasArtsCenter.org/theatre.
6 TEMPERATURE
Health screenings, educational seminars and entertainment will provide valuable information for people ages 55 and older at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Senior Expo, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday Statehouse Convention Center, Markham Street, Little Rock. Admission is free. Call (501) 378-3807 or visit arkansasseniorexpo.com.
7 TRANQUIL
Unity and justice are themes for Arkansas Peace Fest, 1-5 p.m. Saturday at the Bernice Garden, 1401 Main St., Little Rock. The culmination of Peace Week will include music, family-friendly activities, speeches and organization booths. Admission is free. Call (501) 666-3784 or visit arkansaspeaceweek.com.
8 TECHNIQUE
Conway honors the arts with the Conway Alliance for the Arts' 10th citywide ArtsFest, kicking off today and continuing through Oct. 1, offering visual art, dance, music, creative writing, film and theater at locations across the city. Among this weekend's highlights: a sold-out Nitty Gritty Dirt Band concert today at the University of Central Arkansas' Reynolds Performance Hall, and "Light Up the Night," arts activities and music, 6-10 p.m. Friday at Kings, 1020 Front St. Admission to many events is free. Find a complete schedule at artsinconway.org.
9 TRIO
The Sullivan Fortner Trio -- Sullivan Joseph Fortner Jr., piano; Ameen Saleem, bass; and Jeremy Clemons, drums -- performs at 8 p.m. today at South on Main, 1304 Main St, Little Rock, part of Oxford American's 2016-17 Concert Series and its subsidiary Jazz Series. Doors open at 6; food and drinks will be sold. Sponsors are Cypress Properties Inc. and the University of Central Arkansas College of Fine Arts and Communication. Tickets are $25-$36. Call (800) 293-5949 or visit Metrotix.com.
10 THROTTLE
Fayetteville rumbles and rolls at the annual Bikes, Blues & BBQ festival, through Saturday. Expect parades, rallies, cook-offs, rides and a music lineup that includes Members Only and Barrett Baber. Fees are required for some activities. Call (479) 527-9993 or visit bikesbluesandbbq.org.
Weekend on 09/22/2016