David Olney will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Little Rock's Hibernia Irish Tavern in a show sponsored by the Little Rock Folk Club. Admission is $15; $10 for military; $8 for students with IDs; and free for accompanied children age 12 and under.
Olney, a singer-songwriter who has released 28 albums over four decades, beginning with Eye of the Storm in 1986. His 2009 album, Ol' Diz: A Musical Baseball Story -- A Songwriters Work in Progress, with John Hadley, was about Arkansas-born baseball legend Dizzy Dean.
He has written songs that have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Steve Earle, Del McCoury. He has worked with or performed with Tom Russell, John Hadley, Sergio Webb, Mimi Farina, Steve Young, Daniel Lanois, Kevin Welch, Slaid Cleaves, Tim O'Brien and The Wailin' Jennys.
His music has been featured on the ABC-TV series, Nashville.
Hibernia Irish Tavern, 9700 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, (501) 663-0634, littlerockfolkclub.org
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Blues rock guitar star Joe Bonamassa will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday in the theater configuration at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock. Tickets are $79, $89, $99, $125 and $149.
Bonamassa, whose previous Verizon concert was in November 2014, is on tour to promote his latest studio solo album, Blues of Desperation. He will be backed by musicians who performed on his Grammy-nominated album, Live at the Greek Theatre, including Anton Fig on drums, Michael Rhodes on bass, Reese Wynans on piano and Hammond organ, Lee Thornburg on trumpet, Paulie Cerra on saxophone, along with backing vocalists.
His career includes 17 No. 1 Billboard blues albums as he has built his presence on social media, with more than 2.7 million Facebook friends, 148,000 Twitter followers and 270,000 Instagram followers.
Also at the arena, Big Church Night Out!, a touring show that features The Newsboys, Sidewalk Prophets, 7eventh Time Down, Bianca, Derek Minor, Adam Agee of Audio Adrenaline plus worship leader Jamison Strain, speaker Jeremy Willet and illusionist Brock Gill, will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $28, $48 or $103. (Reserved seats can be bought, online only, on a "two-for-one" basis.)
Verizon Arena, East Broadway and Interstate 30, North Little Rock, (800) 745-3000, ticketmaster.com
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John Willis and Phillip Rex Huddleston will conduct a songwriting workshop and master class from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Wildwood Park in Little Rock. The fee is $50, which includes performances by Willis and Huddleston and a ticket to Into the Woods, a musical to be produced at Wildwood in April.
The workshop is designed for students in eighth grade or older. Reservations are required.
Wildwood Park, Lucy Lockett Cabe Festival Theater, 20919 Denny Road, Little Rock, (501) 821-7275, Extension 259, wildwood.org
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The 2017 Holiday Hangout will be held at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at noon Sunday at White Water Tavern. The shows are sold out.
Confirmed performers during the weekend shows include Adam Faucett & the Tall Grass, Andrew Bryant of the Water Liars, Austin Lucas, Brent Best, Glossary, Iron Tongue, Isaac Hoskins, John Paul Keith and Motel Mirrors, Kevin Kerby + Battery, Kim Nall & The Fringe, Larry Fulford, the Legendary Shack Shakers, Micah Schnabel, Michael Dean Damron, Roger Hoover, Shane Sweeney, Slobberbone, Tim Easton, Travis Linville and Two Cow Garage.
White Water Tavern, West Seventh and Thayer streets, Little Rock, (501) 375-8400, whitewatertavern.com
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Chris DeClerk will perform at 7 p.m. today at Stickyz Rock 'N' Roll Chicken Shack in Little Rock. Admission is free.
The Stolen Faces will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $10.
Stickyz Rock 'N' Roll Chicken Shack, 107 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-7707, stickyz.com
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Ian Moore will perform at 9 p.m. today at the Four Quarter Bar in North Little Rock. Admission is $10.
Four Quarter Bar, 415 Main St., North Little Rock, (501) 313-4704, fourquarterbar.com
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An Intimate Evening with Randall Shreve will be held at 9 p.m. Saturday at the Rev Room in Little Rock. Admission is $6.
Rev Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090, revroom.com
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Smokey will perform at 5:30 p.m. today and Butterfly will perform at 9 p.m. at Cajun's Wharf in Little Rock. Admission is $5 after 9 p.m.
Some Guy Named Rob will perform at 5:30 p.m. and Memphis Yahoos will perform at 9 p.m. Friday.
Ghost Town Blues Band will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5 after 9 p.m.
Cajun's Wharf, 2400 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 375-5351, cajunswharf.com
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Earl & Them will perform at 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday at The Big Chill in Hot Springs. Admission is $5.
The Big Chill, 910 Higdon Ferry Road, Hot Springs, (501) 624-5185, thebigchillhotsprings.com
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The Spa City Blues Society will host its Christmas Party and Festival Fundraiser at 6 p.m. Saturday at The Hotel Hot Springs & Spa. Admission is free but donations will be accepted at the door.
Four bands will perform: The Spa City Youngbloods, Soaker, Lil Skinny & the Outlaws and Cheap Thrills.
Money is being raised to help offset the losses incurred due to low attendance at the Society's Labor Day weekend festival.
Hotel Hot Springs & Spa, Inside Track Sports Grill & Lounge, Malvern Avenue at Convention Boulevard, Hot Springs, (501) 624-9200, spacityblues.org
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Turtle Rush will perform at 9 p.m. today at Maxine's in Hot Springs. Admission is free.
Cosmocean will perform at 8 p.m. Friday. Admission is $5.
Adam Faucett & The Tall Grass -- plus opening acts William Blackart and Brandon Luedtke -- will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5.
Maxine's, 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs, (501) 321-0909, maxineslive.com
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Da Unit will perform at 9 p.m. today for the Thursday Night Live series at the Griffin Restaurant in El Dorado. Admission is free.
The band performs cover versions of Top 40, soul and rhythm and blues songs.
Chinese Acrobats will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Griffin Music Hall. Tickets range from $15 to $25.
More than 40 acrobats from the Shanghai Circus and Jinan, China, will perform dances, stunts and acrobatic feats, including an aerial fish ballet, pole climbers, hoop-diving, plate-spinning and jar juggling to musical accompaniment.
Griffin Restaurant, 101 E. Locust St., El Dorado, (870) 444-3007
Griffin Music Hall, 101 E. Locust St., El Dorado (870) 863-4547, Eldomad.com
Weekend on 11/30/2017