Elsewhere in entertainment, events and the arts:
TODAY
Peck ‘serves’ Potluck
Capi Peck, owner-chef of Little Rock’s Trio’s Restaurant, Little Rock City Director for Ward 4 and chairman of the Little Rock Advertising & Promotion Commission, tells tales of her childhood growing up in the Sam Peck Hotel and her subsequent culinary career for Potluck & Poison Ivy, 7 p.m. Thursday at the Joint, 301 Main St., North Little Rock. Musical duo A Rowdy Faith will perform. Doors open at 6. Tickets, $35, include dinner; adult beverages will be available for separate purchase. Call (501) 225-5600 or visit potluckandpoisonivy.org.
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Arts on Tour
Deadline is Oct. 18 for Arkansas artists to apply for the Arkansas Arts Council’s Arts on Tour roster, which “helps bring quality performances and exhibitions to various locations across Arkansas,” according to a news release. To be eligible, artists or performers must live in Arkansas or have an Arkansas-based contact and must have done concerts, exhibitions, programs or lecture-demonstrations away from their home location at least twice in the past year.
Nonprofit organizations that contract with artists listed on the roster are eligible for partial reimbursement — 40% of qualified costs, up to $2,000.
Apply online at arkansasarts.org . For more information, call (501) 324-9768 or email Jess.Anthony@arkansas.gov.
Screenplay workshop
Screenwriter Alanna Hamill Newton, a faculty member at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, will lead a day-long workshop titled “Screen-writing in a Day,” 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday Sept. 21 at Department of Arkansas Heritage, 1100 North St., Little Rock.
Newton, who has sold 14 feature screenplays, will cover screenwriting basics, including structure, plot, character development and format. Attendees are encouraged to bring ideas and laptops or tablets.
The workshop is part of the Arkansas Arts Council’s GetSmART! Learning Series. Cost is $15, which includes a box lunch. Space is limited; registration deadline is Sept. 18, via arkansasarts.org/get-smart-learning-series. For more information, call (501) 324-9348 or email robin.mcclea@arkansas.gov.
TICKETS
Foster in El Dorado
Country singer Frank Foster will perform at 7 p.m. Jan. 11 at the First Financial Music Hall, 101 E. Locust St., El Dorado. Doors open at 6. An opening act remains to be announced. Early-bird tickets, on sale Aug. 30-Sept. 16, are $20-$95, increasing thereafter to $25-$100 and, starting Jan. 6, $35-$110. Call (870) 444-3007 or visit eldomad.com.
