FUN
St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone but you can still get a “taste” of Irish culture as “A Taste of Ireland — The Irish Music & Dance Sensation” hits the stage of Little Rock’s Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St., Little Rock, at 3 p.m. Sunday. (501) 244-8800 or visit ticketmaster.com. The tour also travels to Fayetteville’s Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. for a show at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday — waltonartscenter.org — and Texarkana’s Perot Theatre, 221 Main St., Texarkana — etix.com.
Mickey Mouse and his friends strap on their skates and follow Captain Hook’s treasure map for clues to find Tinker Bell after he attempts to capture her magic in “Disney On Ice presents Mickey’s Search Party,” 7 p.m. Thursday-Friday; 11 a.m., 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday; and 2 p.m. Sunday at North Little Rock Simmons Bank Arena. Ticketmaster.com.
THEATER
The Children’s Theatre at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, 501 E. Ninth St., Little Rock, continues its run of “The Cat in the Hat” by Katie Mitchell, based on the Dr. Seuss children’s classic and originally produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain, 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday March 22 and March 29 and 2 p.m. Sunday March 23 and all next week during Spring Break. March 29 is “dress-up day”; audience members are invited to dress up in “Seuss Style” and bring their favorite Dr. Seuss book (or buy one in the Museum Store) for the cast to sign after the show. events.arkmfa.org.
The Weekend Theater, 1001 W. Seventh St. at Chester Street, Little Rock, wraps up its run of “God of Carnage” by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday March 21-22 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday March 23. WeekendTheater.org.
And opening this week at Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, “Church Basement Ladies,” music and lyrics by Little Rock’s own Drew Jansen, book Jim Stowell and Jessica Zuehlke based on “Growing Up Lutheran,” by Janet Letnes Martin and Suzann Nelson. 7:30 p.m. curtain time for tonight’s final preview and for shows Wedneday-Saturday (except Wednesday only matinees March 26 and April 2), 12:45 and 6:45 p.m. Sunday through April 19. Buffet opens 90 minutes before curtain. (501) 562-3131; murrysdp.com.
On the cusp of a national tour for the Tony Award-winning musical “Suffs,” Shaina Taub, who wrote the music, lyrics and book (and winner of Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score) and who played Alice Paul on Broadway, and actress Tsilala Brock, who has played Dudley Malone on Broadway, will take part in a Women’s History Month conversation about the show’s development and creation, 6 p.m. today Thursday at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main St., Little Rock, followed by “an exclusive performance” from the show. Admission is free; register at tinyurl.com/bt64cdn6 to attend live or to stream it live online.
MUSIC
The Little Rock Winds Chamber Players will perform at 7:30 p.m. today Thursday at the Center for Humanities and Arts Theater at the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College, 3000 W. Scenic Drive, North Little Rock. The program includes works for solo tuba and four brass instruments, alto saxophone and marimba, alto saxophone and wind quintet and tuba and trombone quartets. It’s part of the Little Rock Winds’ Diversion chamber music series. (501) 666-0777; lrwinds.org.
In the Hot Springs area on Sunday, singer Jamie Stewart fronts the Village Big Band at 4 p.m. at Vapors Live, 315 Park Ave. (501) 463-4463; vaporslive.com.
And of course we would be remiss not to note that Bob Dylan, on his “Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour,” performs at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Little Rock’s Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St. The show is, however, sold out. (501) 244-8800.
ART AND EXHIBITS
“Spring: Exploring the blooming landscape of Clarence Cash,” oil and pastel paintings by Cash, a past president of the Arkansas League of Artists, goes on display with a 5-8 p.m. reception today Thursday at Art Group Gallery, in the Pleasant Ridge Town Center, 11525 Cantrell Road, Little Rock. The exhibit will remain up, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, through April 13. (501) 690-2193; artgrouparkansas.com.
The Argenta Library Gallery, 420 Main St., North Little Rock, opens “Specimens,” intricate watercolor paintings on used tea bags by Marcus Vasquez, with a Third Friday Art Walk reception, 5-8 p.m. Friday. The exhibit remains up through April 11, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday. (501) 687-1061.
The 55th Juried Exhibition by the Mid-Southern Watercolorists remains on display, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday-Saturday through May 2 at the William F. Laman Public Library, 2801 Orange St., North Little Rock. (501) 758-1720; NLRlibrary.org.
“Crimson Moon,” pieces from the jewelry collection of Leesa Renshaw, remains on display, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday through June 1 at ESSE Museum and Store, 1510 Main St., Little Rock, (501) 916-9022; essepursemuseum.com.
And closing Sunday at the Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock: “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. clintonpresidentialcenter.org/exhibits.
