CALENDAR

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Art & Exhibits

CENTRAL ARKANSAS

ARKANSAS LEAGUE OF ARTISTS 7 p.m. last Tuesday of the month, North Little Rock Community Center, 2700 Willow St., North Little Rock. Demonstration by Stephen Cefalo. Yearly membership: $30. Visitors free. (501) 779-1475.

ARKANSAS STATE TREASURER’S OFFICE Room 220, state Capitol. Works by Jonesboro artists Lyn Clements, Rees Hogue, Vivian Hardin, Chuckie Crain, Johnny Black and Jacob Hall and Emily Wood of Little Rock, through Oct. 31. Hours: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. (501) 682-5888.

CANTRELL GALLERY 8206 Cantrell Road. Arkansas League of Artists juried exhibition, through Tuesday. “Bill Lewis-Retrospective-1932-2012,” Friday-Dec. 31; opening reception, 6-8 p.m. Friday. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, or by appointment. (501) 224-1335.

GALLERY 26 2601 Kavanaugh Blvd., Suite 1. “Mapping the Darkness,” works by Ray Chanslor, Betsy Emil and Rita Henry, through Saturday. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. (501) 664-8996.

L&L BECK ART GALLERY 5705 Kavanaugh Blvd. “Portraits,” through Oct. 31. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. (501) 660-4006.

LOCAL COLOUR 5811 Kavanaugh Blvd. “Fall For Art,” featuring works of Boots Barnett Warrick, through Oct. 31. Exhibit of 26 local artists, continuing. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. (501) 265-0422.

PAINT BOX GALLERY 705 Main St., North Little Rock. One-year anniversary show featuring Anne K. Lyon, Tad Price, Mike Spain and Dixie Shelton, through Oct. 31. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. paintboxgallerynlr.com or (501) 374-2848.

THEA FOUNDATION 401 Main St., North Little Rock. “The Picture Never Changes,” works by printmakers Dustyn Bork and Carly Dahl, Monday-Nov. 22. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. (501) 379-9512.

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ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY Norman Hall Gallery of Art, 203 W. Q St., Russellville. “Dreams and Disasters,” by David Bailin, through Wednesday. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. (479) 964-3237.

ARTISTS WORKSHOP GALLERY 810 Central Ave., Hot Springs. Works by John Keller and Jim Oberst, through Oct. 31. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Saturday, open until 9 p.m. first Friday of the month. (501) 623-6401.

FAIRFIELD BAY LIBRARY 369 Dave Creek Parkway, Fairfield Bay. “One-Woman Art Exhibit,” works by Charlotte Rierson, through Oct. 31. Hours: 1-4 p.m. Monday-Tuesday and Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday; 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday. (501) 884-6476.

HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY 1100 Henderson St., Arkadelphia. Huie Library: senior exhibition by Regan Renfro, Monday-Nov. 6; reception, 2-4 p.m. Monday. Hours: 7:30 a.m.-midnight Monday-Thursday, 7:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday, noon-4:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m.-midnight Sunday. (870) 230-5036.

HENDRIX COLLEGE 1600 Washington Ave., Conway. Trieschmann Gallery: “Small Works on Paper,” through Tuesday. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. (501) 505-1562.

PINE BLUFF/JEFFERSON COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM 201 E. Fourth Ave., Pine Bluff. “Fought in Earnest: Civil War Arkansas,” through Oct. 31. Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday. (870) 541-5402.

RIVER VALLEY ARTS CENTER 1001 E. B St., Russellville. Works by Gloria and Bill Garrison, through Oct. 31. (479) 968-2452.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS MULLINS LIBRARY 365 N. McIlroy Ave Fayetteville. “Reclaimed Surfaces,” multimedia pieces by Gregory Moore, through Oct. 31. Hours vary. (479) 575-8443.

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS Baum Gallery, 201 S. Donaghey Ave., Conway. Masey Craddock: “Angle of Repose,” Jennifer Shaw: “Nature/Nurture” and “Relics,” “Artistic Eye: Works From the Personal Collections of the UCA Art Faculty,” through Sunday. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. (501) 450-5793.

Letters

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POETRY AND SWEET TEA: AN EVENING WITH GREG BROWNDERVILLE 5:30 p.m. Saturday, 602 N. Wade St., McCrory. Reading by prize-winning poet. (870) 731-4226.

Music

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BLUEGRASS MONDAY Collins Theatre, 120 W. Emerson St., Paragould. The Punches Family, 7 p.m. Monday. KASU-FM, 91.9, concert series. Suggested donation: $5. (870) 972-2367.

OCTUBAFEST 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, University of Central Arkansas Snow Fine Arts Recital Hall, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. A scary celebration of all things tuba; music and skits. (501) 450-5759.

WALTON ARTS CENTER 495 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. 10X10 Arts Series: Mnozil Brass, 8 p.m. Friday. Tickets: $10-$25. (479) 443-5600.

WOODSONGS OLD-TIME RADIO HOUR 7:30 p.m. Saturday, City Auditorium, 36 Main St., Eureka Springs. Taping of two back-to-back shows. Tickets: $35-$75. (479) 253-7333.

Special Events

CENTRAL ARKANSAS

DRAGON BOAT EXHIBITION RACE 1:30-4 p.m. Saturday, Little Rock Yacht Club, 3 Yacht Club Drive. Races may be viewed from Maumelle Park. Food and drinks available for purchase, coolers and chairs welcome. (870) 395-0656.

EVENINGS OF MOVEMENT, MEDITATION, AND DISCUSSION 6-7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Nov. 21, Unitarian Universalist Church, 1818 Reservoir Road. Presented by the Gurdjieff Foundation of Arkansas. (501) 225-1503.

FALL FESTIVAL 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Asbury United Methodist Church, 1700 Napa Valley Drive. Petting zoo, crafts, games, pizza; costumes welcome. (501) 225-9231.

FISHING FOR KALI 9 a.m. Saturday, Willow Springs Water Park, 3903 Willow Lake Road. Fundraiser for medical expenses for Kali Hardig. Admission for fishing: advance: $20, day of event $25; not fishing: $5, age 6 and younger free. Horseshoe tournament entry $5. Prizes awarded. (501) 888-4148.

ISLAM WITHOUT EXTREMES: A MUSLIM CASE FOR LIBERTY 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave. The Dialogue Institute’s Friendship and Dialogue Dinner with Mustafa Akyol, Turkish writer and journalist. Tickets: $60. (501) 223-2155.

LITTLE ROCK COMIC CON 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, La Quinta Inn, 617 S. Broadway. Comics and toys, panels include the cast of Gotham Knights, Dusty Higgins and Ron Wolfe, Travis Langley, David Schedler. Admission: $4. (501) 786-9951.

LITTLE ROCK ZOO Jonesboro Drive, War Memorial Park. Boo at the Zoo, Friday-Oct. 31 and Dio de los Muertos, Nov. 1, admission: $8-$20. Safari tours, educational programs and more, continuing. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Admission: $10; ages 60 and older and children 1-12, $8. (501) 666-2406.

POWER OF THE PURSE 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Statehouse Convention Center. Keynote speaker Neale Godfrey. Tickets: $100. (501) 244-9740.

SENIORNET COMPUTER CLASSES Room 2156, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging, 629 Jack Stephens Drive. Genealogy, 10 a.m.-noon Monday and Wednesday. Microsoft Word 10, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday. Introduction to Computers: Windows 7, 10 a.m.-noon Tuesday and Thursday. Holiday Graphics, 1-3 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Cost: $45, manuals $15. (501) 603-1262.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS CLINTON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE Sturgis Hall, 1200 President Clinton Ave. Lecture: Team Rubicon president and co-founder Jake Wood, 6 p.m. today. Red panel discussion, noon Friday. Lecture: “The Role of Dissent in Democracy: From Working Within the System to Resignation,” Col. Ann Wright, noon Monday. Screening of After the Tsunami, 6 p.m. Wednesday. (501) 683-5239.

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ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-NEWPORT 7648 Victory Blvd. Magician Rocky Clements, “Show of Wonders,” 6 p.m. Tuesday; costumes encouraged for children age 12 and younger. (870) 512-7898.

AUTUMN IN THE OZARKS QUILT SHOW 2013 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. today-Friday, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Baxter County Fairgrounds, 1507 Fairgrounds Drive, Mountain Home. Admission: $5, age 12 or younger free. (870) 424-7801.

BASH ON BARRAQUE 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Jefferson County Courthouse, 101 W. Barraque St., Pine Bluff. Tournaments, bounce houses, games. (870) 536-8742.

BOO ON THE BAYOU 6-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Governor Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center, Pine Bluff. Costumes, Halloween activities. (870) 534-0011.

DEGRAY LAKE RESORT STATE PARK State Park Entrance Road, Bismarck. Vulture spotting cruise, 5 p.m. Friday. “Night eyes” hike, 8 p.m. Friday. Island pumpkin hunt, 2 p.m. Saturday, age 6 or older, $5; reservations recommended. (501) 865-5810.

DELTA ALL NATURAL HAIR SHOW

11 a.m.-3:45 p.m. Saturday, Pine Bluff Convention Center, One Convention Plaza, Pine Bluff. Hair styling demonstrations and Q&A, Spoken Word performance, fashion show. Tickets: $15 through Friday. (870) 714-0881.

DOWNTOWN FALL FESTIVAL & CHILI COOKOFF 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, downtown Russellville. Arts and crafts, pony rides, car and truck show, food, music. (479) 967-1437.

GERMANFEST 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Moose Lodge 1953, Arkansas 5 S., Mountain Home. Food service begins 5:30. Tickets: $12. (870) 491-5696.

GRAND PRAIRIE RICE FESTIVAL 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, City Park, U. S. 70 at South Grove, Hazen. Vendors, parade, children’s events, music by The GroanUps. (870) 830-2404.

HILLS AND THRILLS HAUNTED HOUSE AND HAY RIDE 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, Nov. 1, 4132 Corinth Road, Pineville. Cost: $5-$10. (870) 373-1170.

HISTORIC WASHINGTON STATE PARK U.S. 278, nine miles northwest of Hope. “Town in Conflict,” a living history drama, 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2-3; $8, children 6-12 $4. Seminar: Governors, Ghosts and Gavottes: Life in Historic Washington, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. (870) 983-2684.

HOBBS STATE PARK-CONSERVATION AREA 20201 E. Arkansas 12, Rogers. Living Forest for families, 6-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday, $5, children under 3 free. (479) 789-5000.

LAKE OUACHITA STATE PARK 5451 Mountain Pine Road, Mountain Pine. Picnic at the Park, Friday-Saturday; foliage tours, $9, children 6-12 $5. (501) 767-9366.

MAGIC SCREAMS 4-11 p.m. Saturday, 4 p.m.-9 p.m. Sunday, Magic Springs Theme Park, 1701 E. Grand Ave., Hot Springs. Halloween festival with trick-or-treat, haunted house, costume contests. Tickets: $29.99, kids older than 3 and under 48 inches in height $19.99. (501) 624-0100.

THE NIGHTMARE MAZE 7-11:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Wednesday-Oct. 31, Allen House, 705 N. Main St., Monticello. Admission: $8. Regular tours of Allen House 6:30-11 p.m. Wednesday-Oct. 31, $10. (870) 820-2477.

PLANTATION AGRICULTURE MUSEUM Scott, at the junction of U.S. 165 and Arkansas 161. Dutch oven workshop, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday and Nov. 2; each class $30, both $45. Exhibits of past agricultural equipment, continuing. Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $4, children 6-12 $3, plus tax. (501) 961-1409.

TRI-COUNTY HAUNTED HAYRIDE 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 27605 Arkansas 365, Hensley. Admission: $10. (501) 590-6780.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF 1200 N. University Drive, Pine Bluff. Water aerobics class, 5:15-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through Oct. 31. Cost: per session $5. (870) 575-8317 or (870) 575-8315.

WOOLLY HOLLOW STATE PARK 82 Woolly Hollow Road, Greenbrier. Woolly Halloween, 5-9 p.m. Saturday. Bonfire, hay rides, activities. (501) 679-2098.

Theater

CENTRAL ARKANSAS

DIAL M FOR MURDER through Nov. 9, Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road. Dinner: 6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Showtimes: 7:45 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 12:45 and 6:45 p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $31-$35; children 15 and under $23; show only $25; children 15 and under $15. murrysdinnerplayhouse.com or (501) 562-3131.

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ALIENS INVADE OPERA SCENES 7:30 p.m. today-Friday, Arkansas State University-Jonesboro Riceland Hall, Fowler Center, 201 Olympic Drive, Jonesboro. Alien costumes encouraged. Tickets: $10, students and children $5. (870) 972-2781.

FRANKENSTEIN 1930 7 p.m. Friday, Sunday, Oct. 31; 2 p.m. Sunday, Royal Theatre, 111 S. Market St., Benton. Tickets: $10, age 60 and older $8, students $5. (501) 315-5483.

VINTAGE HITCHCOCK A LIVE RADIO SHOW through Nov. 3, Center on the Square, 219 W. Arch St., Searcy. The Lodger, Sabotage, and The 39 Steps. Dinner and show times: 6:30 dinner, 7:30 curtain Friday-Saturday; lunch 12:30 p.m., curtain 1:30 Sunday. Tickets: $18-$29. (501) 368-0111.

Clubs

CENTRAL ARKANSAS

THE AFTERTHOUGHT 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. Karaoke with Larry the Table Guy, Thursdays. Jazz @ The Afterthought, Mondays, $5; Carl Mouton, Tuesdays, free. Open Mike Acoustic Showcase, Wednesdays, free. Shows at 8 p.m. Monday-Thursday and 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday. afterthoughtbar.com or (501) 663-1196.

CAJUN’S WHARF 2400 Cantrell Road. Brian and Nick, Say it Ain’t So, today. Richie Johnson, Friday. Karen Jr., Adrenaline, Saturday. Ben Byers, Wednesday. Happy hour bands start at 5:30 p.m. Friday-Tuesday, 6 p.m. Thursday, headline bands at 8:30 or 9 p.m. Friday-Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Cover: $5 after 8:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday; free Monday-Wednesday. (501) 375-5351.

DOWNTOWN MUSIC HALL AND RECORDS 215 W. Capitol Ave. Gideon, Close Your Eyes, Sworn In, Altars, 7 p.m. today; advance $10, at the door $12. (501) 376-1819. THE JOINT 301 Main St., North Little Rock. Rodney Block & The Real Music Lovers, 9 p.m. today, $10. (501) 372-0210.

JUANITA’S 614 President Clinton Ave. Filter, 9 p.m. today, $15. Salsa dancing, 9 p.m. Friday, $8. The Lone Bellow, 10 p.m. Saturday, $10. (501) 372-1228.

THE REV ROOM 300 President Clinton Ave. 10 Years, Girl on Fire, 8:30 p.m. today; $17. Charlie Robison, The Mallett Brothers Band, 9 p.m. Friday; advance $12, day of show $15. Lord T & Eloise, 9 p.m. Saturday; advance $10, day of show $15. Coheed and Cambria with Balance and Composure, The Mighty, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday; advance $27.50, day of show $30.50. (501) 823-0090.

STICKYZ 107 River Market Ave. Damn Arkansan with Swampbird, 9 p.m. today, $5. Tragikly White Band, 9:30 p.m. Friday; advance $7, day of show $10. Sunny Ledfurd, 9 p.m. Saturday, $10. Brave Combo, 8 p.m. Monday; advance $8, day of show $10. Blue Sky Black Death with Sister Crayon, 9 p.m. Wednesday; advance $8, day of show $10. (501) 372-7707.

VINO’S Seventh and Chester streets. Havok, God City Destroyers, Severe Headwound, 8 p.m. Saturday, $10. (501) 375-8466.