FUN
Rock band Evanescence, with its front woman, Little Rock’s own Amy Lee, brings its 2026 World Tour to North Little Rock’s Simmons Bank Arena, 7 p.m. Saturday, with “special guests” Spiritbox and Nova Twins. (501) 975-9000; Ticketmaster.com
Little Rock’s Historic Arkansas Museum, 200 E. Third St., hosts its fifth Hop-Off during Second Friday Art Night, 5-8 p.m. Friday. The competition for the best historic home-brew uses historical prompts and recipes as inspiration; adult visitors can sample the beers and vote for a People’s Choice Award while a panel of beer enthusiasts chooses the winner of the Taster’s Choice Award. Musician Brian Adams performs in the Balcony Café; there will be a sack race on the lawn for prizes. (501) 324-9351.
THEATER
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main St., Little Rock, opens its run of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” with shows 7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday through July 26. Inspiration for the production, I’m told, comes from ’90s video games. (501) 378-0405; TheRep.org.
Argenta Contemporary Theatre stages “The Cake” by Bekah Brunstetter, 7 p.m. today and July 16-24, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and July 18 and 25, 2 p.m. Sunday and July 19 and 26 in the Sharon Heflin Black Box at the theater’s Act II space, 315 Main St., North Little Rock. The play includes adult themes and language and is recommended for mature audiences. argentacontemporarytheatre.org.
Benton’s Young Players stage “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella: Youth Edition,” 7 p.m. today-Saturday and July 16-18 and 2 p.m. Sunday and July 19 at the Royal Theatre, 111 S. Market St., Benton. theroyaltheatre.org.
And “Footloose the Musical” is onstage through Aug. 15 at Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday (but Wednesday matinees only July 15 and 22), 12:45 and 6:45 Sunday. Buffet opens 30 minutes before curtain time. (501) 562-3131; murrysdp.com.
MUSIC
Rock band Daughtry headlines a concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, with opening act Line So Thin, at Magic Springs Theme and Water Park, 1701 E. Grand Ave. (U.S. 70 East) in Hot Springs. (501) 624-0100; magicsprings.com.
ART AND EXHIBITS
“Remote Wonder: Richland Creek Wilderness,” recent photographs by Paul Caldwell centering on Richland Creek, a tributary of the Buffalo River, up through July 18 at Cantrell Gallery, 8202 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. (501) 224-1335; cantrellgallery.com.
“The Art of Friendship,” watercolors by Kim Perkins and Laura Powers, is up through July 25 in the Gallery at the William F. Laman Library, 2801 Orange St., North Little Rock. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday and Saturday. (501) 758-1720 or visit NLRlibrary.org.
“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.
“Arkansas Black Voices: Shaping a Nation at 250,” personal histories, artifacts, photographs and stories highlighting “the lasting impact of Black Arkansans whose lives and legacies have helped shape the United States,” is on display through Aug. 29 at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 501 W. Ninth St., Little Rock. The exhibit includes. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday- Saturday. (501) 683-3593; mosaictemplarscenter.com.
“The Three SoMa Sisters: History, Nature, Wellness, and Anita Davis’ Mission to Thrive in SoMa” is on display through Aug. 30 at ESSE Museum & Store, 1510 Main St. in Little Rock’s SoMa neighborhood. (501) 916-9022; essepursemuseum.com.
“Will Barnet: Seasons of Life,” works on paper by Barnet from the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection, is on display through Oct. 11 at the museum, 501 E. Ninth St., Little Rock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. amfa.org.
“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.
“Manufacturing Victory in Arkansas: Supplying the Battlefront and Changing the Homefront During World War II,” “highlight(ing) the role and contributions of ordnance plants in Arkansas during the war,” remains on display through Dec. 31, 2027, at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, 503 E. Ninth St., Little Rock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. (501) 376-4602.
