FUN
The Royal Theatre, 111 S. Market St., Benton, opens its sixth annual Haunted House today, continuing 7-9 p.m. Thursdays, 7-10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays through Oct. 31. (There’s also a 7 p.m. walk-through on Oct. 29.) our.show/trthauntedhouse2025.
And the 85th Arkansas State Fair wraps up Sunday at the State Fairgrounds, 2600 Howard St. at Roosevelt Road, Little Rock. Full schedule and all the details: (501) 372-8341, ArkansasStateFair.com.
MUSIC
Little Rock Public Radio’s Tiny Desk Contest 2025: Arkansas Showcase features Sarah Lily of Bella Vista, Maestro3000 of Jonesboro and Mildenhall of Fayetteville, 6 p.m. Saturday at The Hall, 721 W. Ninth St., Little Rock. And, yes, a small desk will be part of the show. (501) 406-1364; littlerockhall.com
Cody Dickinson (of the North Mississippi Allstars) performs, 5-8 p.m. Friday for Fridays on the Lawn at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, 500 E. Ninth St. (501) 372-4000; arkmfa.org.
The revolving-membership Listeso String Quartet performs a Halloween program by candlelight, “carefully curated to pay tribute to the spooky, the fantastical, and the supernatural,” 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Albert Pike Memorial Center, 712 Scott St. Visit feverup.com/m/192221. The same ensemble comes back at 8:45, using (presumably) the same candles, for “Candlelight: Neo-Soul Favorites,” tentatively including tunes by Lauryn Hill, Prince, Sade, Childish Gambino, Alicia Keys and Boyz II Men. feverup.com/m/395889.
The Metropolitan Opera kicks off its 19th season of “The Met: Live in HD” cinecasts to movie theaters — including the Movie Tavern in Little Rock and the Razorback Cinema in Fayetteville — with the company’s new production of Vincenzo Bellini’s “La Sonnambula,” at noon Saturday. fathomentertainment.com.
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra plays John Williams’ score in sync as the film screens above and behind the musicians for “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert,” 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at Little Rock’s Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St. at Broadway. (501) 666-1761; ArkansasSymphony.org.
THEATER
Actors Theatre of Little Rock does the Time Warp again, with “The Rocky Horror Show,” 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday through Oct. 31 with an additional Oct. 26 midnight show at Little Rock’s Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church, 1601 Louisiana St. The production also marks the 50th anniversary of the release of the movie version, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” actorstheatrelr.org/tickets.
Wildwood Park for the Arts, 20919 Denny Road, Little Rock, closes out its run of “Disney’s High School Musical,” 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. (501) 821-7275 or visit wildwoodpark.org.
“TINA – The Tina Turner Musical” is onstage at 7 p.m. today at Reynolds Performance Hall at the University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. The jukebox musical covers the “comeback story like no other, of a woman who dared to defy the bounds of racism, sexism and ageism to become the global Queen of Rock ’n’ Roll.” (501) 450-3265 or (866) 810-0012; uca.edu/publicappearances.
And Mel Brooks’ musical “Young Frankenstein” continues onstage through Nov. 8 at Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday (but 12:30 p.m. Wednesday matinee only Oct. 22), 12:45 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday. Buffet opens 90 minutes before curtain. (501) 562-3131; murrysdp.com.
ART AND EXHIBITS
“GhosArt: Ye Art Gods,” works in acrylics, oils, graphite, charcoal, watercolor pencils, colored pencils and ink alongside recorded music by Elvin Bishop, aka Poppa Ghos, is on display at the William F. Laman Public Library, 2801 Orange St., North Little Rock. The exhibition is up through Nov, 29 with a 5-7 p.m. reception Oct. 24. (501) 758-1720; NLRlibrary.org.
“S P A C I O U S,” works by painter, photographer and multidisciplinary artist Andrea Kielpinski, opens with an Argenta Third Friday Art Walk reception, 5-8 p.m. Friday at the Argenta Library Gallery, 420 Main St., North Little Rock. It’s up through Nov. 7, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. (501) 687-1061; NLRlibrary.org.
Also during Third Friday Art Walk, 5-8 p.m. Friday, The Innovation Hub, 204 E. Fourth St., North Little Rock, hosts a special “Make It Spooky” event with hands-on activities including gourd painting, spooky temporary tattoos, “spooky STEAM activities” and an indoor artist market showcasing “unique, spooky creations from local artists and artisans/” Meanwhile, “Hey Y’all! Look at My Legs!”, leg-themed ceramics by Gigi Gabriel, is on display through Oct. 31, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday and 10 a.m.-2 p.m. the first and third Saturday of each month. (501) 907-6570; Hub.NLRlibrary.org.
Two exhibitions opened this week at the Windgate Center of Art and Design at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 5617 W. 28th St., Little Rock: “Lauren DiCioccio: Soft Skills,” fiber-art sculpture and mixed media by DiCioccio, in the Maners Pappas Gallery, and the 2025 Annual Student Competitive exhibition, up through Nov. 7 in the Brad Cushman Gallery. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. (501) 916-5103.
And opening Tuesday at the ESSE Purse Museum & Store, 1510 Main St., Little Rock, “Henry and Nolan,” photographs by Rita Henry and Nancy Nolan along with their collections of cameras, photography tools and materials, as well as a special art installation. It’ll be on display through Feb. 1. (501) 916-9022.
CONTINUING:
“Between Cities: Altheimer, Delight, Eudora, Marked Tree,” photographs of secondary South Arkansas cities by Darrell Adams, Jessica Maxwell, Rita Henry and Rachel Worthen, is on display through Oct. 31 at Gallery 26, 2601 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock. It’ll be up, 10 a.m-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, through Oct. 31. (501) 664-8996; gallery26.com
“Under A Restless Sky,” a new site-specific installation by Boston-based artist Nathalie Miebach, on display through April 4 in the Jackson T. Stephens Gallery of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, 501 E. Ninth St., Little Rock. The three-dimensional art installation, created with paint, paper, wood, ropes and other materials that explores how various species — birds and humans — move and adapt due to environmental and climate changes, (501) 372-4000; arkmfa.org.
And “Portraits From a Presidency,” the exhibition of more than 50 paintings, sculptures, engravings and photographic portraits of members of the Clinton family, up through Dec. 7 at the Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock. clintonpresidentialcenter.org/exhibits.
