FUN
The William F. Laman Public Library, 2801 Orange St., North Little Rock, will be on the ropes as it hosts a second round with Natural State Rasslin’: Lucha Libre, 7 p.m. Saturday. The event celebrates the tradition of Llucha Llibre in conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month. Doors open at 6:15 p.m. (501) 758-1720; nlrlibrary.org.
MUSIC
As part of the 11th Acansa Arts Festival of the South, the King Cabbage Brass Band performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday a the Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Ave., Little Rock, and acoustic music and storytelling trio Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at ACT II Sharon Heflin Performing Arts Education Center, 315 N. Main St. in North Little Rock. acansa.org.
THEATER
Also as part of the Acansa Festival, Samuel A. Simon’s one-man show, “Dementia Man - An Existential Journey,” in which he details his own experience with Alzheimer’s disease, is onstage at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Performing Arts Theater, 501 E. Ninth St,, Little Rock,
And speaking of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, it closes out its run of “Marie and Rosetta” by George Brant, a tribute to gospel and rock ’n’ roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe, 7 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. It’s 90 minutes without intermission and is recommended for ages 13 and up. arkmfa.org.
Actors Theatre of Little Rock opens its “immersive” production (in which members of the audience become part of the production) of the musical “Come From Away,” 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday through Oct. 10 at Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church, 1601 Louisiana St., Little Rock. The theater group rates the show PG-13 and notes that “due to the nature of this production, there will be no late entry.” actorstheatrelr.org.
And two nuns have been secretly making wine to keep their convent’s doors open; with two reporters hot on their trail, wine and secrets are inevitably spilled in “Drinking Habits” by Tom Smith, onstage through Oct. 10 at Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock at Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock. The buffet opens 30 minutes before curtain time: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday (but Wednesday matinee only Sept. 30), 12:45 and 6:45 p.m. Sunday. (501) 562-3131; murrysdp.com.
ART AND EXHIBITS
New this week:
ESSE Museum & Store, 1510 Main St., Little Rock, opens “Barbie and Friends” with a 5-8 p.m. Thursday Sept. 24 opening reception that offers the opportunity to “meet two real live Barbies in person.” It displays “the dolls, styles, and cultural moments that have inspired generations,” including the first Black Barbie and Black Ken and is up through Feb. 28. (501) 916-9022.
Continuing:
“Pulp Fictions,” works by Central Arkansas artists Robert Bean, Phillip Rex Huddleston and Greg Lahti that explore the shadowy world of dime-store novels, femmes fatale, retro sci-fi, horror and more, is on display through Oct. 31 at Gallery 26, 2601 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday. (501) 664-8996.
At the Argenta Library Gallery, 420 Main St., North Little Rock, “Another Weather,” mixed-media works by Melissa Cowper-Smith, remains up through Oct. 9 during regular library hours, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday. (501) 687-1061.
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.
