FUN
Soups, breads and desserts from 45 Central Arkansas restaurants, bakeries, caterers and suppliers is the main attraction for the 45th Central Arkansas Soup Sunday, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Sunday at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Jack Stephens Center, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock. The annual soup-a-palooza is a benefit for Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families. The event will also feature live music, a kids zone and an online auction that goes live on Thursday. Bring a muffin tin to tote your samples or pick up a cardboard carrier at the door. one.bidpal.net/centralarsoupsunday2026.
MUSIC
Soprano Keely Futterer, tenor Nicholas Simpson and baritone Rolfe Dauz, four “adult” choral groups and the Arkansas Symphony Children’s Choir join the Arkansas Symphony and conductor Geoffrey Robson to perform Carl Orff’s gargantuan scenic cantata “Carmina Burana,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday Feb. 28, 3 p.m. Sunday March 1 at Little Rock’s Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St. at Broadway. (501) 666-1761, Ext. 1; arkansassymphony.org.
Blues rock guitarist and founding member of The Fabulous Thunderbirds Jimmie Vaughan & The Tilt-A-Whirl Band perform at 8 p.m. Friday, The Hall, 721 W. Ninth St., Little Rock. (501) 406-1364; littlerockhall.com.
The Rodney Block Collective, Bijoux, Roosevelt Harris and DJ Showtime & Theme Musiq “Run It Back to the ’90s R&B,” 9 p.m. Friday at the Rev Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock. (501) 823-0090; revroom.com.
Country singer-songwriter Keith Anderson performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the CHARTS Theatre at University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College, 3000 W. Scenic Drive, North Little Rock. (501) 812-2831; uaptc.edu/charts.
And just because I love saying the name: Chyna Cat & the Honeyeaters, 8:30 p.m. Friday at Kings Live Music, 1017 Front St., Conway. (501) 205-8512; kingslivemusic.com.
THEATER
Actors Theatre of Little Rock is staging Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” in “immersive” fashion, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday through March 14, with additional 2 p.m. Saturday matinees at Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church, 1601 Louisiana St., Little Rock. “Immersive” means there’s the possibility of being touched or physically pulled into the world of ‘Oklahoma!’,” and those buying an immersive ticket get “a bowl of Aunt Eller’s homemade soup and a basket of her sweet treats.” actorstheatrelr.org.
The Argenta Contemporary Theatre continues its run of “Always … Patsy Cline,” 7 p.m. today Thursday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, through March 7 in its Act II space, 315 Main St., North Little Rock. agentacontemporarytheatre.org.
Onstage through March 7 at Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock: “Butterflies Are Free” by Leonard Gershe, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday (except matinee only Wednesday, Feb. 25), 12:45 and 6:45 Sunday. Buffet opens 30 minutes before curtain time. (501) 562-3131; murrysdp.com.
ART AND EXHIBITS
Two Central Arkansas Library System exhibitions:
• “From the Vault: A Survey of the CALS Art Collection,” marking Black History Month, closes Saturday Feb. 28 in the Fifth Floor Gallery at the Main Library, 100 Rock St., Little Rock. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
• And Arkansas Women to Watch 2026: Words Become Matter” is up through April 18 in the Underground Gallery at the CALS Roberts Library, 401 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, noon-4 p.m. Saturday. robertslibrary.org/current-exhibitions.
“Waiting For It …,” paintings by Reginald Tyler, is on display through March 13 at the Argenta Public Library, 420 Main St., North Little Rock, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. (501) 687-1061; NLRlibrary.org.
“Henry and Nolan” exhibition, photographs by Rita Henry and Nancy Nolan along with their collections of cameras, photography tools and materials, extended through March 1 at the ESSE Purse Museum & Store, 1510 Main St., Little Rock. (501) 916-9022.
“FORM/Formation,” abstract landscapes and linen works by Laura Welshans “that explore how land is shaped by time and erosion,” is up through March 8 at Art Group Gallery, in the Pleasant Ridge Town Center, 11525 Cantrell Road, Little Rock. artgrouparkansas.com.
“Under A Restless Sky,” a 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. (501) 372-4000; arkmfa.org.
“My Creeks,” recent paintings by Fayetteville artist and illustrator Daniel Coston that reflect his fondness for creeks, on display through April 18 at Cantrell Gallery, 8202 Cantrell Road, Little Rock. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. (501) 224-1335; cantrellgallery.com.
“Disfarmer: Portraits of Rural Arkansas,” early 20th-century black-and-white portraits of Arkansans by Mike Disfarmer, is up through June, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, at the Old State House Museum in Little Rock. (501) 324-9685.
“Thomas Hart Benton,” a traveling exhibition of original artwork created by the artist during World War II, is up through July 31 at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, 503 E. Ninth St., Little Rock. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. (501) 376-4602; littlerock.gov/macarthur.
And “Kuimeaux’s World,” drawings and paintings by late Little Rock native Dwight “Kuimeaux” Drennan, is on display through spring 2027 at Little Rock’s Historic Arkansas Museum, 200 E. Third St. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. (501) 324-9351.
