FUN
The Museum of Discovery, 500 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, brings together makers, artists, engineers, crafters and community partners providing opportunities to build, create, experiment and explore for its annual Tinkerfest, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday inside and outside the museum. This year’s activities include bubble art and giant bubble play, robotics with Harding Academy and the University of Central Arkansas, printmaking and fabric weaving, giant Lincoln Logs and a Pinewood Derby. museumofdiscovery.org.
A couple of blocks of North Little Rock’s Main Street close down for Dogtown Throwdown, starting at 4 p.m. Friday and all day Saturday, with Argenta District restaurants seating and serving out in the street, a 7 p.m. Friday set by singer-songwriter Trey Johnson and a 7 p.m. Saturday performance by the Big Dam Horns. argentaartsdistrict.org.
More than 30 booths featuring jewelry, paintings, prints and other works are part of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Art Market, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday at the museum, 501 E. Ninth St., Little Rock. arkmfa.org.
MUSIC
Eleven members of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra with recently appointed Associate Conductor Matthew Pavon on the podium will perform Camille Saint-Saëns’ “Carnival of the Animals” in a sensory-friendly setting, for the orchestra’s first family concert of the 2026-27 season, noon Saturday at the orchestra’s Stella Boyle Smith Music Center, 1101 E. Third St., Little Rock. (501) 666-1761; arkansassymphony.org.
The River City Men’s Chorus opens its 2026-27 season with a concert titled “Majesty and Glory,” 3 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday and Sept. 17 at St. James United Methodist Church, 321 Pleasant Valley Drive, Little Rock. (501) 377-1080.
Cellist Okorie “OkCello” Johnson kicks off the 11th Acansa Arts Festival of the South, 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Morgan Hall of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra’s Stella Boyle Smith Music Center. Also part of the festival’s opening weekend: The Rodney Block Collective performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday at The Sanctuary, 201 W. Fourth St., North Little Rock, and vocal-acoustic guitar duo Ryanhood performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Ave., Little Rock. acansa.org.
Camerata Little Rock, a professional chamber orchestra comprising members of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and members at the University of Central Arkansas faculty, offers a concert titled “Handel in London,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., Little Rock.
THEATER
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main St., Little Rock, opens its production of “Side by Side by Sondheim,” a revue of songs by Stephen Sondheim from musicals across the scope of his half-century of composing and writing lyrics for American musicals 7 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday through Sept. 20. (501) 378-0405; TheRep.org.
Wildwood Park for the Arts, 20919 Denny Road, Little Rock, opens its production of the musical “Come From Away,” based on the hospitality shown by the residents of the tiny town of Gander, Newfoundland, to the 7,000 airline passengers stranded following the 9/11 attacks, at 7:30 p.m. Friday — the 25th anniversary of 9/11 – with shows at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sept. 19, at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18, and 2 p.m. Sunday and Sept. 20. wildwoodpark.org.
TV’s Australian canine family comes to life using puppets, with Bluey, Bingo, Mum (Chilli) and Dad (Bandit) “em-barking” on an adventure involving “games, imagination and ingenuity,” according to a news release. in the touring production “Bluey’s Big Play — The Stage Show,” onstage at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Little Rock’s Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St. at Broadway. Ticketmaster.com.
Benton’s Young Players stage “The Addams Family” musical, 7 p.m. Thursday and Saturday and Sept. 17 and 19 and 2 p.m. Sunday and Sept. 20 at the Royal Theatre, 111 N. Market St., Benton. onthestage.tickets.
And Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, closes out its run of “The Bunco Squad Rolls Again” by Jim Hesselman, 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday. Buffet opens 30 minutes before curtain time. (501) 562-3131; murrysdp.com.
ART AND EXHIBITS
Continuing:
Watercolors by Laura Remmel Powers are on display through Sept. 30 at the Little Rock Visitor Information Center, Curran Hall, 615 E. Capitol Ave., Little Rock. It’s the hall’s first monthlong art exhibition. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday.(501) 371-0075 or visit the website.
The Arkansas League of Artists Member Show remains on display through Sept. 30 at the William F. Laman Public Library, 2801 Orange St., North Little Rock. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday-Saturday. (501) 758-1720; nlrlibrary.org.
Made-in-Arkansas objects, including paintings and sculptures, is on display in the “Collecting Arkansas Made” exhibit at Historic Arkansas Museum, 200 E. Third St., Little Rock. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. (501) 324-9351.
“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. arkmfa.org.
“In Natural Space,” recent landscapes and other paintings by Pope County artist David Mudrinich, a professor emeritus in art at Arkansas Tech University, “drawn from many of his experiences roaming within the Arkansas River watershed,” is on display through Oct. 17 at Cantrell Gallery, 8202 Cantrell Road, Little Rock. The exhibit remains up through Oct. 17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. (501) 224-1335; cantrellgallery.com.
“Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield,” a traveling exhibit on loan from the National Museum of Civil War Medicine showcasing the life and legacy of one of the most celebrated Civil War caregivers, is on display through Oct. 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.
“Icons in Transformation,” three-dimensional paintings inspired by traditional Russian icons by Ludmila Pawlowska, is on display through Nov. 8 in The Oasis at St. Margaret’s at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 20900 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock. Gallery hours are 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, 1-5 p.m. Saturday. theoasisatstmargarets.com.
“Play in Arkansas,” examining how people have created joy through play and how the history of play can contribute to understanding of both past and present, is on display through Dec. 15 at the University of Arkansas Little Rock Downtown, 333 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock. The exhibit includes handmade and mass-produced toys, dolls and game paraphernalia, as well as a memories section, where individuals can share their personal reflections on childhood play. Hours are 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday.
“Through Darkness to Light: Photographs Along the Underground Railroad,” color photographs by Jeanine Michna-Bales and narratives that tell the story of the Underground Railroad and the enslaved people who risked their lives along its many routes, is on display through Jan. 7 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.
“Material Nature: Gifts From the John and Robyn Horn Collection” is on display through April 25 in the Robyn and John Horn Gallery in the Windgate Art School at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, 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. (501) 372-4000; arkmfa.com.
“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.
