1 RIVER
Payton Justice plays Huck Finn, with Jeremiah Herman as Jim and Will Porter as Tom Sawyer in Big River (music and lyrics by Roger Miller, book by William Hauptman, based on Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn), 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and July 27-28, 2 p.m. Sunday, 7 p.m. Tuesday July 24-July 26 at Argenta Community Theater, 405 Main St., North Little Rock. Mark Twain portrayer Bill Oberst will introduce the opening-night performance. Tickets are $30, $20 for Tuesday's Friends and Family night. Call (501) 353-1443 or visit tinyurl.com/ACTBigRiver.
2 REGALIA
"Robert Baines: Living Treasure and Fabulous Follies," 76 works by Baines, a master goldsmith, craftsman and Australian National Living Treasure, goes on display Friday at the Arkansas Arts Center in MacArthur Park, 501 E. Ninth St., Little Rock. The exhibit will remain through Oct. 7. 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.
3 ROCK
ROXX performs classic rock tunes for the seventh annual Amp Out Alz rock 'n' roll benefit concert, 7 p.m. Saturday at the Rev Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, benefits Alzheimer's Arkansas. Silent auction items will include an electric guitar, a lottery ticket tree, artwork and jewelry. Tickets are $25; two-seat reserved tables are $75 plus fees. Free valet parking is available. Visit tinyurl.com/AmpOutAlz7; for more information, visit AlzArk.org or AmpOutALZ.com.
4 ROADSTERS
Free car shows, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday on the U.S. Bank parking lot, 1 Riverfront Place, and on Willow Street, both in North Little Rock, are the culmination of the weeklong 32nd annual International Council of Corvette Clubs convention at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel, 2 Riverfront Place, North Little Rock. Up to 300 Corvette owners from across the country are participating. Visit InternationalCouncilCorvette.com.
5 RAGS TO ROCK
Finger-style guitarist Richard Smith will play his wide repertoire, "from Bach to Beatles" and including Scott Joplin rags, in the latest installment of the Argenta Acoustic Music Series, 7:30 p.m. today at The Joint, 301 Main St., North Little Rock. Tickets are $25. Call (501) 425-1528 or visit argentaacoustic.com.
6 RECIPROCITY
Mezzo-soprano Satia Spencer, pianist Jonathan Doram, conductor Bevan Keating, the Wildwood Academy of Music & the Arts Festival Chorus and Children's Chorus make up the main musical lineup for "Satia Spencer & Friends," 7:30 p.m. today in the Lucy Lockett Cabe Festival Theatre, Wildwood Park for the Arts, 20919 Denny Road, Little Rock. Spencer will sing arias by Giancarlo Mennoti, George Frideric Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Cesar Franck and a couple of spirituals and standards; soprano Melanie Hanna joins her for the "Flower Duet" from Leo Delibes' Lakme and baritone Ronald Jensen-McDaniel will sing along on a duet from George and Ira Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. The concert concludes the WAMA 2018 Summer Music Festival. Tickets are $15. Call (501) 821-7275 or visit wildwoodpark.org.
7 RIOT
Comedian Carlos Mencia will headline a special engagement show -- 21 and over -- 7:30 p.m. Sunday at the Loony Bin, in the Breckenridge Village Shopping Center, 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock. Doors open at 6:30. Tickets are $23-$45. Call (501) 228-5555 or visit lr.loonybincomedy.com.
8 RECEPTION
Mixed-media works by Matthew Castellano are going on display at the William F. Laman Public Library's Argenta Branch, 420 Main St., North Little Rock. The opening reception with a chance to meet the artist is 5-8 p.m. Friday and the exhibit will remain up through Aug. 11, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Call (501) 687-1061 or visit lamanlibrary.org.
9 RIPE
There are plenty of chances for dancing, fishing, playing, racing and eating at the 77th Johnson County Peach Festival, today-Saturday in downtown Clarksville. General admission is free but some activities may have fees. Visit jocopeachfest.com.
10 RUMBA
Swing away to the standards as the Stardust Big Band plays for dancing, etc., at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa, 219 Central Ave., Hot Springs. There will be a cash bar. Admission is $10, free for K-12 students. Call (501) 767-5482 or visit stardustband.net.
Weekend on 07/19/2018