1 CONJURERS
Five masters of illusion -- Jeff Hobson, "The Trickster"; Kevin James, "The Inventor"; Colin Cloud, "The Deductionist"; An Ha Lim, "The Manipulator"; and Jonathan Goodwin, "The Daredevil" -- bring comedy and mystery to the stage of Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St. at Broadway, Little Rock, as "The Illusionists -- Live From Broadway," 5 and 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $45-$100. Call (501) 244-8800 or visit ticketmaster.com. See story on Page 4E.
2 CALIFORNIA METAL
Heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold rocks North Little Rock's Verizon Arena, with opening acts Breaking Benjamin and Bullet for My Valentine, 6:25 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $39-$75. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com. See Music Scene on Page 5E.
• Also at Verizon Arena this weekend: For a little nonfootball action before you tune in to the Super Bowl, check out the WWE'S Pregame Pandemonium, 1 p.m. Sunday. The card (subject to change) features WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in a two-on-one championship main event, plus Shinsuke Nakamura and Randy Orton vs. Jinder Mahal and the Singh Brothers; tag champions The Usos vs. Shelton Benjamin & Chad Gable vs. the Bludgeon Brothers; women's Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Natalya vs. Carmella vs. Tamina w/Lana; and Bobby Roode, Baron Corbin and the New Day. Tickets are $18-$103 (plus service charges); there's an eight-ticket limit per household. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com.
3 CINEMA
The Arkansas Cinema Society will screen Then There Was Joe, a comedy starring and written, produced, directed and edited by Little Rock native Justin Warren, at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Ave., Little Rock. There will also be a conversation with the filmmakers and an after-party. Tickets are $12. Visit arkansascinemasociety.org. See story on Page 4E.
4 CHILL
Winter is magical at the Arkansas Arts Center Children's Theatre during performances of The Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats, 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday through Feb. 18 at the Arts Center in MacArthur Park, East Ninth and Commerce streets, Little Rock. Tickets are $12.50, $10 for members and groups of 10 or more, free for children 2 and under. The Arts Center's Canvas restaurant presents a special menu and children's place mats 5-7 p.m. Friday. Before Saturday's show, guests can take part in the Snowy Day Hot Chocolate Party for an additional $12.50, $10 for members. And the Feb. 9 performance is a Pajama Night. Call (501) 372-4000 or visit arkansasartscenter.org.
5 COPPERPOINT
"A Luminous Line: Forty Years of Metalpoint Drawings by Susan Schwalb" opens Friday at the Arkansas Arts Center, in MacArthur Park, East Ninth and Commerce streets, Little Rock. The exhibition, 35 works by the so-called "pied piper of silverpoint," will remain on display through April 29. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. Call (501) 372-4000 or visit ArkansasArtsCenter.org.
6 CROONER
Jazz singer Catherine Russell performs at 8 p.m. today at South on Main, 1304 Main St., Little Rock, part of Oxford American magazine's 2017-18 Concert Series (and its subsidiary 2017-18 Jazz Series). Doors open at 6 (with food and drinks for sale). Tickets are $30-$48. Call (800) 293-5949 or visit Metrotix.com. See Music Scene on Page 5E.
7 CABARET
Music, dancing, an art auction, food and drinks will help patrons celebrate the Weekend Theater at its Carnival Cabaret fundraiser, 7:30 p.m. Friday at the theater, 1001 W. Seventh St., Little Rock. Burlesque dance troupe Foul Play Cabaret will headline the fundraiser; comedian Kayla Esmond will be the emcee. Tickets are $25. Call (501) 374-3761 or visit weekendtheater.org.
8 CELEBRATION
As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, 701 S. Main St., Pine Bluff, looks back at its longtime partnership with the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff with "UAPB & ASC: Five Decades of Collaboration," on display through Nov. 3. A reception, 4-5 p.m. Friday, will be followed by a Live@5 performance by the UAPB Jazz Ensemble, 5-7 p.m. Admission is free. Call (870) 536-3375 or visit asc701.org.
9 'CAUGHT UP IN YOU'
Southern rock band 38 Special headlines the Ark-La-Tex Outdoor Expo with a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Hempstead Hall, University of Arkansas at Hope, 2500 S. Main St., Hope. Tickets, $20-$75, include Expo admission ($3). Call (870) 722-8565 or visit hempsteadhall.com. The Expo, noon-8 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, features more than a score of vendor booths and exhibits, focusing on boats, all-terrain vehicles, tractors, duck and turkey calls, cabin lamps, leather goods, fishing lures, archery equipment, knives, lawn mowers and jewelry for those who enjoy the great outdoors.
10 CIRCLE
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founding member John McEuen heads up an ensemble for "John McEuen & Friends: Will the Circle Be Unbroken," featuring the "music and memories" of the band's landmark album, 6 p.m. Sunday, Woodlands Auditorium, 1101 De Soto Blvd., Hot Springs Village. The multimedia show will also feature archival photographs, film, Circle session photos and early music, plus songs from McEuen's latest album, Made in Brooklyn. The ensemble includes Les Thompson, an original NGDB founding member; John Cable, who toured Russia as a NGDB member; and Matt Cartsonis, 25-year music partner with McEuen. Tickets are $25, $27.50 and $30. Visit hsvpoa.org/event-tickets.
Weekend on 02/01/2018