MUSIC
Violinist Simone Porter solos in the Violin Concerto No. 1 by Philip Glass with the Arkansas Symphony and conductor Geoffrey Robson, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Little Rock’s Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St. at Broadway. The program also includes Valerie Coleman’s “Umoja: Anthem of Unity” and the Symphony No. 1 in e minor by Jean Sibelius. (501) 666-1761, Extension 1, or visit ArkansasSymphony.org.
Marking Black History Month, soprano, Little Rock native and UCA alumna Kristin Lewis “headlines” the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame’s Distinguished Laureate Series XIV, 6 p.m. Thursday at the Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock. Lewis, who has made an international career primarily on her performances as heroines in operas by Giuseppe Verdi, will engage in a conversation with KTHV-TV’s Jurnee Taylor; then she and pianist Linda Holzer will perform “Among the Fuchsias” by Harry Burleigh and two spirituals, “A Balm in Gilead” and “Deep River.” A reception will follow. It’s free but advance registration is required — visit tinyurl.com/38z9cr9r.
THEATER
Actors Theatre of Little Rock continues its run of the musical “A Year With Frog & Toad,” based on the books by Arnold Lobel, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday through March 1 at Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church, 1601 Louisiana St., Little Rock. actorstheatrelr.org/tickets.
A touring company brings to Conway “Pretty Woman: The Musical,” based on the 1990 film, 7 p.m. Sunday in Reynolds Performance Hall at the University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Ave. The show contains adult themes and mature content. (501) 450-3265 or (866) 810-0012; uca.edu/publicappearances.
And speaking of Cinderella stories, an 83-year-old teaches her unusual family that it’s never too late to find Prince Charming in “Social Security” by Andrew Bergman, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturda and 12:45 and 6:45 p.m. Sunday through March 8 at at Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock. (501) 562-3131; murrysdp.com.
ART AND EXHIBITS
“Ordinary to Extraordinary,” works by the 6 Bridges Watercolor Group, opens with a 5-8 p.m. Argenta Third Friday Art Walk reception, Friday at the Argenta Library Gallery, 420 Main St., North Little Rock. The exhibit is up through March 14, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. Admission is free. (501) 687-1061.
“Commanding the Screen: The American Presidency in Film and Television,” material from more than 30 movies and television shows portraying fictional and real-life U.S. presidents, is up through March 23 at the Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock. clintonpresidentialcenter.org/exhibits.
“Lighter than the childhood home,” items by German artist Iris Eichenberg that “explore identity, memory and personal stories through 2D and 3D sculpture and works in metal, fiber and wood,” is on display through March 9 in the Brad Cushman Gallery in the Windgate Center of Art + Design here at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. (501) 916-5117.