Elsewhere in entertainment, events and the arts:
TODAY
Alley Party
The Downtown Little Rock Partnership and CDI Contractors are throwing another Alley Party, with music from The Going Jessies and craft beer from Stone's Throw Brewing, 5-8 p.m. today, at 108 W. Sixth St, Little Rock, in the alley between the Lafayette building and Bella Vita Jewelry. Admission is free. Call (501) 375-0121 or visit the Facebook page, facebook.com/events/635447656928171.
Big swim
Magic Springs Theme and Water Park, U.S. 70 East (East Grand Avenue), Hot Springs, will take part in the World's Largest Swimming Lesson, 10 a.m. today in the park's Crystal Lagoon. Guests will join the park's certified lifeguards in teaching children to swim. It's one of hundreds of locations in more than 20 countries on five continents over the course of 24 hours.
The rest of the park opens at 11 a.m. Park admission is $49.99, $39.99 if you're shorter than 48 inches or age 55 or older. Season passes are $74.99. All prices are plus tax. Discounts are available for online ticket purchases. Call (501) 318-5370 or visit MagicSprings.com or WLSL.org.
'Soul Man' memories
Arkansas native Chris Cockrell, who worked as producer and road manager for singer, songwriter, actor and producer Isaac Hayes in the 1990s and early 2000s, shares his stories in a conversational interview titled "Memories of a Soul Man: On the Road with Isaac Hayes," a Brown Bag Lunch Lecture, noon-1 p.m. today at the Old State House Museum, 300 W. Markham St., Little Rock. Admission is free; attendees provide their lunches and the museum provides soft drinks and water. Call (501) 324-9685 or visit oldstatehouse.org.
SATURDAY
Children's Gallery
Historic Arkansas Museum, 200 E. Third St., Little Rock, celebrates the reopening of its Sturgis Children's Gallery, a brand new permanent exhibit designed especially for kids 4-10, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday. The redesigned gallery, based on the museum's historic site, lets children interact with things they see but can't touch on the grounds tour: using a skeleton key to unlock the door of a period-inspired playhouse, pick plush vegetables from a mini garden, pump a bellows to stoke a cooking fire and play dress-up in 19th century clothing. The event will feature food and beverages, hands-on kids' crafts from Zig Zag children's art studio, music from kids' comedy band momandpop and a kids' art show. Admission is free. Call (501) 324-9351 or visit HistoricArkanas.org.
Mamma Mia!
Jonesboro's Foundation of Arts stages the musical Mamma Mia!, with ABBA songs by Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, book by Catherine Johnson, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Monday and Tuesday and June 28 and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Forum Theater, 115 E. Monroe Ave., Jonesboro. Tickets are $17 and $15; $15 and $13 for senior citizens, military and Arkansas State University students, faculty and staff; $8 children 12 and younger; Monday's performance is "pay what you can." Call (870) 935-2726 or visit foajonesboro.org.
AUDITIONS
Streetcar, Carol
The Argenta Community Theater, 405 Main St., North Little Rock, will hold auditions for two productions:
• 10 a.m.-4 p.m. July 20, by appointment, for A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. Director Ben Grimes will form his cast of actors 18 or older via cold readings from the script; all ethnicities and genders are welcome. All actors and technical department heads will receive a stipend. Dates for the production, in conjunction with the Acansa Arts Festival of the South, are Sept. 17- 22. Rehearsals begin Aug. 14.
• 6-9 p.m. July 21, by appointment, for A Christmas Carol, adapted by Judy Goss from the Charles Dickens classic. Director Vincent Insalaco will cast primarily from readings from the script ("sides" will be available at the auditions, but it's a good idea to be familiar with the story); all roles will require British accents (a dialect coach is part of the production team) and some will require limited dancing or singing (all auditioners will be asked to sing a verse of "We Wish You a Merry Christmas"). Production dates are Dec. 5-15.
Additional details and character/role breakdowns for both shows are available at argentacommunitytheater.org. Callbacks for both shows, if needed, will be 6-9 p.m. July 22. Email casting@argentacommunitytheater.org for an audition slot; you will receive an email notice confirming your appointment. Call (501) 353-1443.
TICKETS
Heart & Jett
Tickets — $29.50-$129.50 plus service charges — go on sale online and at the box office at 10 a.m. Friday for a concert by Heart, part of the "Love Alive" tour, with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Lucie Silvas, 7 p.m. Oct. 1 at North Little Rock's Verizon Arena. There is an eight-ticket-per-household limit. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com or livenation.com.
Weekend on 06/20/2019