FUN
Fourteen organizations, members of the Greater Little Rock Museums and Cultural Attractions Consortium, will take part in this year’s Big Boo!seum Bash at nine metro area locations, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday. It’s billed as a safe, family-friendly alternative for Halloween trick-or-treating. Children can stop in at any or all of local museums to pick up candy. Among the highlights: at Historic Arkansas Museum, 200 E. Third St., get your fortune told, participate in the annual Twinkie Walk, make crafts and play games and take spooky pictures at a Halloween photo selfie station. The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 501 W. Ninth St., in partnership with Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, offers floor darts, ghost bowling, a bone toss, a T-Rex toss, face painting and a coloring table. And the Old State House Museum, 300 W. Markham St., in partnership with Arkansas State Archives, will offer zombie bowling, a bone toss and “some fun hands-on activities.” Children can obtain small bags with which to carry crafts and candy throughout the evening.
Two Central Arkansas libraries on Saturday are marking Día de Muertos, also known as Día de los Muertos, which honors loved ones who have passed and celebrates their return to the living: Festivities from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Central Arkansas Library System’s Hillary Rodham Clinton Children’s Library & Learning Center, 4800 W. 10th St., Little Rock, include altars (ofrendas) adorned with photos, marigolds and mementos, plus live music, Mexican food, art installations and “plenty of family-friendly activities.” And the 1-4 p.m. celebration at the North Little Rock Public Library System’s Innovation Hub, 204 E. Fourth St. in North Little Rock’s Argenta District, will feature hands-on activities for all ages, including gelli printing, screen printing (bring your own fabric), button making, two festive piñatas, a look at the holiday’s history from guest speaker Jorge Luna, a short film by local filmmaker Luis Hernandez and music by singer Vania Mendiola. A community altar with handmade decorations created by local participants during workshops in September and October will be on display.
MUSIC
Country singer Hudson Westbrook performs at 8 p.m. Friday at Little Rock’s First Security Amphitheater, 400 President Clinton Ave. (501) 375-2552.
The Big Dam Horns perform 5-8 p.m. Friday on the lawn of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, 501 E. Ninth St. (501) 372-4000; arkmfa.org.
THEATER
Actors Theatre of Little Rock closes out run of “The Rocky Horror Show,” 7:30 p.m. today through Saturday at Little Rock’s Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church, 1601 Louisiana St. actorstheatrelr.org/tickets.
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
New this week:
Paintings and sculptures by Mark Blaney, ceramics by Soyoon Ahn and abstract works by Sharon Locke go on display with a 6-9 p.m. reception Saturday at Boswell Mourot Fine Art, 1501 Main St., Little Rock. The exhibition remains up through Nov. 22, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and by appointment. Call (501) 454-6969 or visit boswellmourot.com.
CONTINUING:
“Our Pale Blue Dot,” recent paintings by Benton artist Kae Barron inspired by “the famous ‘Pale Blue Dot’ photo of Earth from space (taken by Voyager spacecraft, as it exited the solar system in 1990),” up through Jan. 17 at Cantrell Gallery, 8202 Cantrell Road, Little Rock. It’s remains, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday or by appointment. Admission to the reception and the gallery is free. Call (501) 224-1335 or visit cantrellgallery.com.
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, on display through Feb. 1. (501) 916-9022.
“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 through Nov. 29 at the William F. Laman Public Library, 2801 Orange St., North Little Rock. (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, up through Nov. 7 at the Argenta Library Gallery, 420 Main St., North Little Rock. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. (501) 687-1061; NLRlibrary.org.
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.
“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.
CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF THE GOV’T SHUTDOWN:
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.