1 TRUMPET
Trumpeter and former Tonight Show bandleader Doc Severinsen performs with the the 17-piece Arkansas All-Star Big Band, 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Arkansas Hall, Henderson State University, 1118 Henderson St., Arkadelphia. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $35, $40 at the door. Call (870) 230-5410 or visit doc-at-hsu.eventbrite.com.
2 TIDBITS AND TIPPLES
Sip beers from around the world and nibble goodies from closer to home at the Arthritis Foundation's Food & Foam Fest, 6-9 p.m. Friday at Dickey-Stephens Park, 400 W. Broadway, North Little Rock. Tickets are $40, $20 for designated drivers, $65 for VIP (includes 5:15 admission and access to specialty beers). Call (501) 232-8660 or visit arthritis.org/arkansas.
3 TRACK
Trains large and small will draw railroad enthusiasts from all over to the 24th annual Arkansas Railroad Museum Railroadiana Show & Sale, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Historic cars, engines, cabooses, model layouts and more than 30 vendors will be at the museum, 1700 Port Road, Pine Bluff. Admission is $5, $2 for children 6-12, free for children under 6 with a paying adult. Call (870) 535-8819 or visit arkansasrailroadmuseum.org. See story on Page 4E.
4 THRONG
Explore another part of downtown Little Rock as Downtown Little Rock Partnership holds the year's first Alley Party, 5-8 p.m. Friday at the Villa Vue apartments, 1300 Scott St., featuring music by Buh Jones, beer from Stone's Throw Brewing and apartment sneak peeks. Admission is free. Call (501) 375-0121 or visit downtownlr.com.
5 THEA
Into the Blue, Thea Foundation's fifth annual gala celebrating the arts and supporting the foundation, splits into two events this spring, the first of which is "Into the Blue: Resonate," 6-9 p.m. Saturday at the Junior League of Little Rock, 401 Scott St., Little Rock. The event celebrates the arts with food, wine, drinks and arts experiences, plus the naming of the 2019 Pillar of the Arts Award Recipient (spoiler alert: It's the Charles A. Frueauff Foundation). Dress code is cocktail attire. Tickets — $150 — also include admission to "Into the Blue: An Evening of Entertainment," 6:30-8:30 p.m. May 18 at the Center for the Humanities and Arts, University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College, 3000 W. Scenic Drive, North Little Rock. Call (501) 379-9512 or or visit theafoundation.org.
6 TUNES
Musical settings of Maya Angelou poems will be at the heart of the River City Men's Chorus' "Imagine (Justice — Freedom — Peace)" program, 3 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday and April 11 at Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Drive, Little Rock. John Kirk, director of the Anderson Institute of Race and Ethnicity at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will narrate. David Glaze conducts. Admission is free; doors open one hour prior to "curtain time." Call (501) 377-1080 or visit rivercitymenschorus.com.
7 TRILLS
Violinist YooJin Jang and pianist Renana Gutman perform works by J.S. Bach, John Corigliano and Robert Schumann at 7:30 p.m. today in the Parish Hall at Saint Mark's Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., Little Rock, the finale of the Chamber Music Society of Little Rock's 2018-19 season. Tickets are $25, free for children and students. A reception with complimentary hors d'oeuvres and wine follows. Visit ChamberMusicLR.com or Facebook.com/ChamberMusicLR. Jang also solos with the Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra in Max Bruch's Violin Concerto No. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Arkansas School for the Blind, 2600 W. Markham St., Little Rock. Admission is $10, free for students.
8 TOE SHOES AND TAPS
Nine dance companies, most of them from central Arkansas, will take part in Argenta Community Theater's sixth annual Dance Impact, 3 p.m. Sunday at the theater, 405 Main St., North Little Rock. The show includes performances by Ballet Arkansas, Tee Bo Dans, New Creation Dance Company, Untapped, Arkansas Festival Ballet, Red Key Dance Theatre and the dance companies of Hendrix College, Henderson State University and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Tickets are $15, $10 for students. Call (501) 353-1443 or visit argentacommunitytheater.org.
9 TRUCKS
Giant trucks will pummel and crush all obstacles at the Monster Jam, 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday at North Little Rock's Verizon Arena. Tickets are $15-$60. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com.
10 TROUSSEAUS
Photographers, bakers, musicians, caterers and every other vendor associated with a couple's big day will set up shop at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Conway Bridal Show, 1-4:30 p.m. Sunday in the Farris Center, University of Central Arkansas, Bruce Street, Conway. Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 at the door. Call (501) 378-3807 or visit arkansasbridalcommunity.com.
Weekend on 04/04/2019