1 REBELS
North Little Rock's Verizon Arena will be a country music nirvana for the Willie Nelson & Blackbird Outlaw Music Festival, 4:30 p.m. Friday. Joining Nelson will be Sturgill Simpson, The Head and The Heart, Ryan Bingham and others. Tickets are $28-$99. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com.
2 RADIO
The Central Arkansas Library System's Butler Center for Arkansas Studies harks back to the glory days of Little Rock radio with its Celebration of the Mighty 1090 KAAY, 7 p.m. Friday at the Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Ave., Little Rock. On-air personalities from radio station KAAY-AM, including Bob Robbins, Sonny Martin, Clyde Clifford, Bob Steele, David B. Treadway and Barry Mac, join moderator Tom Wood for a panel discussion; the event will also feature pictures and audio clips and a cabaret-style performance by Barbara Rainey, a frequent guest on KAAY's Beaker Street program. Admission is free. Call (501) 320-5728, email jmiller@cals.org or visit ArkansasSounds.org.
3 RADIO II
Central Arkansas bands Black Horse, Monsterboy and Dazz & Brie perform as part of National Public Radio's Tiny Desk Arkansas event, 8-11 p.m. Thursday at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack, 107 River Market Ave., Little Rock. It's a fundraiser for central Arkansas NPR affiliate KUAR-FM; the station's news director, Michael Hibblen, will be the emcee. Doors open at 7. Admission is by recommended donation of $10 at the door. Call (501) 569-8490 or email svmckuin@ualr.edu.
4 RULING
The Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, will screen RBG, the documentary about U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, in the Great Hall, 6 p.m. today and 2 p.m. Sunday. Doors open a half hour before each screening; admission to both is free. Light refreshments will be sold. To reserve seats, visit bit.ly/2ldsAiE for today's screening and bit.ly/2LS5A3O for Sunday's.
5 RHYMING
Potluck & Poison Ivy presents Spoken Word, featuring a slate of poets, including Ron McAdoo, Caroline Earleywine, Zachary Crow, Tru McCoy and Karen Hayes, connecting with the audience through words, rhythm and rhyme, 7 p.m. today at the Joint, 301 Main St., North Little Rock. Benton singer-songwriter Harry Blanton will also perform. Doors open at 6. Tickets, $35, include dinner and the show. Email info@potluckandpoisonivy.org or visit potluckandpoisonivy.org.
6 REVISIT
See how it all began as Historic Washington State Park on Saturday presents readings of the Declaration of Independence, at 10:30 a.m., 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. at the 1874 Courthouse Visitor Center. Visitors can sign their own copies to take home. Admission is free; tours of the park's historic buildings are $9, $5 for children 6-12. Call (870) 983-2684 or visit historicwashingtonstatepark.com.
7 ROTARY TILLER RACE
Peas, peas and more peas will be dished up at the annual Purple Hull Pea Festival Friday-Saturday in Emerson. The festival will feature fireworks, children's activities, car show, parade, street dance and peas and cornbread cook-off and the World Championship Rotary Tiller Race. General festival admission is free. Call (870) 547-3500 or visit purplehull.com.
8 REVELRY
Lake Ouachita State Park at Mountain Pine is getting a jump on the Fourth of July: Its Independence Day Celebration with games, crafts and lake tours starts Friday and continues all weekend. There are fees for some activities, including the Kayak Koving adventure at 2 p.m. Sunday -- $15, $10 for children 6-12. Call (501) 767-9366 or visit arkansasstateparks.com.
9 REELS
Serious fishing enthusiasts will line the banks of the Arkansas River from Alma to Dumas from Friday-Sunday for the Arkansas Big Bass Bonanza. Registration is $90 per day. Visit arkansasbigbass.com.
10 '(CRY ME A) RIVER'
Grammy-winning jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall performs material from her most recent album, Turn Up the Quiet on Verve Records, plus a selection of fan favorites, 7 p.m. today at Fayetteville's Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. Tickets are $75-$129 plus fees. Call (479) 443-5600 or visit the website, waltonartscenter.org. Krall will also perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Memphis' Orpheum Theatre, 203 S. Main St.. Tickets are $62.50-$118. Call (901) 525-3000 or visit orpheum-memphis.com.
Weekend on 06/28/2018