Elsewhere in entertainment and the arts:
TODAY
Argenta guitar
Two-time Grammy winning, primarily classical guitarist and composer Andrew York will perform at 7:30 p.m. today at The Joint, 301 Main St., in North Little Rock's Argenta Arts District. The performance is part of the Argenta Arts Acoustic Music Series and the Acansa Arts Festival. Tickets are $25. Call (501) 425-1528 or visit argentaartsacousticmusic.com or centralarkansastickets.com.
FRIDAY
Season kickoff
The Conway Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 33rd season with a concert, 7:30 p.m. Friday at Simon Park, Front and Main streets, Conway. The program of "audience favorites" and previews of the orchestra's 2017-18 season will include the Rosamunde Overture by Franz Schubert, "Farandole" from L'Arlesienne by Georges Bizet, the second ("A Ball") and fourth ("March to the Scaffold") movements from Symphonie Fantastique by Hector Berlioz, selections from The Sound of Music by Richard Rodgers (arranged for orchestra by Richard Rodney Bennett) and The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa. Israel Getzov and Gunnar Bartlett conduct.
Concert underwriter is Southwestern Energy. Admission is free; blankets and lawn chairs allowed. Food will be sold -- gourmet grilled cheese from the Say Cheese food truck and ice cream from the Dream Cart. In case of rain, the concert will move to the auditorium at Snow Fine Arts Center, University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. Call (501) 269-1066 or visit conwaysymphony.org or the Conway Symphony Facebook page.
SATURDAY
Dash-N-Bash
Arkansas Children's Hospital's Hematology and Oncology unit staff will raise money for its Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorder Program via the fourth annual Superhero Dash-N-Bash Fundraiser, 10 a.m. Saturday at Murray Park, off Rebsamen Park Road, Little Rock. This event will feature superhero-theme music, games, food and a bounce house for kids; a Bald Is Beautiful and Cut It for Cancer station; a memorial balloon release; and a celebration 1K victory walk over the Big Dam Bridge, noon-1 p.m.
Register online at giving.archildrens.org/superhero or in-person, day-of. Single registration is $25 (includes a T-shirt), $10 (no shirt), free for patients and up to four family members (family T-shirts, $15).
Arkansas Children's Hospital treats approximately 90 percent of all pediatric cancer cases in the state. September is Pediatric Cancer awareness month.
Blytheville jazz band
The Over the Hill Gang will play historic jazz and familiar big band tunes to open the Arts Council of Mississippi County's 2017-18 season at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Ritz, 306 W. Main St. in Blytheville. Tickets are available $15 in advance, $20 at the door, free for children 12 and younger with an accompanying adult. Call (870) 762-1744 or visit artsmissco.org.
Weekend on 09/21/2017