1 SIGN
A man who can't hear or speak becomes confidant and confessor to four colorful eccentrics in a 1930s Georgia mill town in The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Rebecca Gilman, based on the Carson McCullers novel, opening Friday at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Sixth and Main streets, Little Rock. There's a 7 p.m. preview performance today; curtain times are 7 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday through Sept. 10. Tickets are $38 and $48, $20 for students, $15 student rush, one hour before curtain. Call (501) 378-0405 or visit TheRep.org. See story on Page 5E.
2 (LIP) SYNC
Local celebrities will duke it out for bragging rights and a WWE Championship belt in a Lip Sync Battle, 7 p.m. Saturday at Robinson Center Performance Hall, West Markham Street and Broadway, Little Rock. This is the third year for the competition, which will feature TV and radio personalities, politicians and others performing elaborate routines. Tickets are $22; proceeds benefit Make-A-Wish Mid-South. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com. See story on Page 4E.
3 'SHAME ON THE MOON'
Texas-born and Nashville-based country/folk singer Rodney Crowell opens Oxford American magazine's 2017-2018 Concert Series, 8 p.m. Saturday at South on Main, 1304 Main St., Little Rock. The show is sold out but any newly released tickets, $30-$42, will go on sale at the door when it opens at 6. Call (800) 293-5949. See Music Scene on Page 5E.
4 SHAMPOO
North Little Rock's Hollywood Feed store, 5235 John F. Kennedy Blvd., goes beyond food and treats as it hosts a fundraising dog wash, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. The fundraiser for Rock City Rescue and North Little Rock Friends of Animals will wash canines for $15 and trim nails for $5. Call (501) 771-0182.
5 SOPRANOS, ETC.
Arkansans who are past Metropolitan Opera Auditions winners -- soprano Keely Futterer, mezzo-soprano Nisheedah Golden, tenor Matt Newman, bass-baritone Rob Holden, soprano Christine Donahue Mayo and mezzo-soprano Diane Kesling -- take part in Onstage & Backstage with the Met Opera Auditions Divas and Divos, 3 p.m. Sunday, Wildwood Park for the Arts, 20919 Denny Road, Little Rock. A reception will include appetizers and drinks, and the singers will share stories from behind the scenes at the Met. Admission is free; donations will go toward the cash prizes awarded Met Audition district winners in 2018. Call (501) 821-7275 or visit wildwookpark.org.
6 SHOWS
Two musicals end their Little Rock runs this weekend:
• The Weekend Theater's production of Violet, by Brian Crawley and Jeanine Tesori, draws to a close after performances at 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the theater, 1001 W. Seventh St. Tickets are $20, $16 for senior citizens and students. Call (501) 374-3761 or visit weekendtheater.org.
• Dorothy and her friends sing and dance down the Yellow Brick Road for the final weekend of The Wizard of Oz at Murry's Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, through Saturday. Dinner starts at 6 p.m.; the curtain goes up at 7:30. Dinner-and-show tickets are $35 today, $37 Friday-Saturday, $23 for children 15 and younger. Show-only tickets are $25, $15 for children. Call (501) 562-3131 or visit murrysdp.com.
7 SUITABLE
Eureka Springs clothing designer Mark Hughes will display items from his Regalia Handmade Clothing line (regaliahandmade.com) for the 2017 Regalia Handmade Clothing Trunk Show at Cantrell Gallery, 8206 Cantrell Road, Little Rock. It starts with a 6-8 p.m. Friday wine-and-cheese preview party and continues, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Call (501) 224-1335.
8 SOUPED-UP
Owners and fans of Volkswagens and other German cars are converging on and convening in Eureka Springs this weekend for three car shows. Two clubs are collaborating, with the Eureka Springs Volkswagen Show, centering on the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center, 207 W. Van Buren Ave. (U.S. 62 West) and the Foul Air Overflow Club operating at Pine Mountain Village, 2075 E. Van Buren St. (U.S. 62 East). The event will include a swap meet and the 3 p.m. Saturday VW Parade through downtown Eureka Springs. All profits benefit the city's Good Shepherd Animal Shelter. Meanwhile, the Ozark Euro Rally is celebrating all German cars on the grounds of The Great Passion Play, 935 Passion Play Road. Visit eurekaspringsvwshow.com, foulairklub.com and eurekaspringscarshow.com.
9 SPEED
Hot rods dominate this weekend at the 42nd annual Queen Wilhelmina Rod Run, Friday-Sunday in downtown Mena and at Queen Wilhelmina State Park, starting with the Show and Shine, 6 p.m. Friday. Another Show and Shine, music, activities and a fish fry are planned during the day Saturday at the park, with a 7 p.m. street dance and concert in downtown Mena and a church service and closing ceremony at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Car registration is $20 for one day, $35 for three days, $50 for multi-car three-day passes. Call (479) 394-2912 or visit menapolkchamber.com.
10 SUMMER'S OVER?
Country singer David Lee Murphy closes out the Murphy USA Summer Concert Series, 7 p.m. Saturday on the Showtime Stage, Oak and Jefferson streets, El Dorado. Admission is free. Call (870) 862-4747 or visit mainstreeteldorado.org.
Weekend on 08/24/2017