THE WEEKEND TEN

Guns N’ Roses Not in This Lifetime Tour comes to Little Rock.
Guns N’ Roses Not in This Lifetime Tour comes to Little Rock.

1 ROSES

Heavy metal returns to Little Rock on Saturday with the Guns N' Roses Not in This Lifetime Tour. The band, headed by Axl Rose and Slash, takes over War Memorial Stadium, West Markham Street at Fair Park Boulevard, at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $29-$225 plus fees. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com.

2 READERS

The Arkansas Antiquarian Booksellers Association will hold its 32nd annual Arkansas Book and Paper Show, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday at the Jacksonville Community Center, 5 Municipal Drive at Main Street, Jacksonville. Dealers will be selling rare books, first and autographed editions, rare documents, maps, postcards and more. Admission is $5, $2 for students; parking is free. Call (501) 985-1663.

3 RING ON IT

The semi-annual Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Bridal Show will feature for fall a smorgasbord of vendors offering tips and services on flowers, cakes, photos and everything wedding-related, 12:30-5 p.m. Sunday at the Statehouse Convention Center, Markham and Main streets, Little Rock. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door; Very Important Bride tickets with special gifts and early admission are $35 and must be bought in advance. Call (501) 378-3807 or visit arkansasbridalcommunity.com.

4 READY

Prepare for a happy, healthy start to the new school year with the Clinton Presidential Center's Head of the Class Bash, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock. The family festival includes free immunizations, school supplies and backpacks (while supplies last), cooking demonstrations and health screenings. Call (501) 374-4242 or visit clintonpresidentialcenter.org.

5 ROLLICK

Families can race go-karts, play putt-putt golf, hit baseballs and steer bumper boats to their hearts' content at Bright Night, 5 p.m. Friday at Big Rock Mini Golf and Fun Park, 11411 Baseline Road, Little Rock. The fundraiser for Methodist Family Health includes food from Chick-fil-A and Frosty Treats and four activities per $30 ticket. Call (501) 906-4201 or visit methodistfamily.org.

6 ROARING

Legendary comedian Dick Gregory brings his "The Legend" Dick Gregory Live! show to Little Rock, about a month later than originally planned (June 30), 7 p.m. Saturday at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 501 W. Ninth St., Little Rock. Little Rock comedian Nate Williams will be the opening act; Gregory's nephew, Mark Gregory, is also on the bill. Tickets are $40. Visit tinyurl.com/gregorylive. (They'll honor all tickets for the earlier date.)

7 RHYTHM

The Lao Tizer Band -- featuring Lao Tizer on keyboards, Chieli Minucci on guitar and Karen Briggs on violin -- headline the seventh annual "A Work of Art" concert, 8 p.m. Saturday at Wildwood Park for the Arts, 20919 Denny Road, Little Rock, ending a weeklong fundraiser for Art Porter Music Education Inc. Tickets are $45 and $60. Call (501) 492-9120 or visit artporter.org.

8 RAINBOW

We hear he is a whiz of a wiz, if ever a wiz there was, at Murry's Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, where you can see The Wizard of Oz, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 12:40 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday through Aug. 26. Doors and buffet open 90 minutes before curtain. Tickets are $35-$37, $23 for children 15 and younger; show only, $25 and $15. Call (501) 562-3131 or visit murrysdp.com.

9 REP

Students from the Arkansas Repertory Theatre's summer sessions will perform for the Rep's second annual Summer Cabaret, 3:30 and 5 p.m. Sunday in the Black Box Theatre, Rep Annex, 518 Main St., Little Rock. Tickets are $15, $10 for students. Concessions available for sale include a signature "Midsummer Night's Mocktail." All proceeds benefit the Rep's Education Scholarship Fund. Visit therep.org/education/events.

10 '(I) RUN TO YOU'

Lady Antebellum, with "special guests" Kelsea Ballerini and Brett Young, perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Walmart AMP, 5079 W. Northgate Road, Rogers. Doors open at 6. Tickets are $36-$69.50 plus fees. Call (479) 443-5600 or visit amptickets.com.

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Democrat-Gazette file photo

Arkansas Book and Paper Show

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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Bridal Show

Weekend on 08/03/2017

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