FUN
Baklava and bouzouki music, handmade pastries, gyros and other Greek dishes, plus Greek, ballet and kid dancers, are all on tap for 40th International Greek Food Festival, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday-Saturday at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, 1100 Napa Valley Drive, Little Rock. Proceeds go to a number of area nonprofits. greekfoodfest.com/
Aerobatics, sky divers, Army helicopter and C-130 demonstrations and jet car and plane races are among the highlights of the the 2026 North Little Rock Airshow, 3-8:30 p.m. Saturday, 11:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sunday, North Little Rock Regional Airport, Aviation Way (8200 Remount Road), North Little Rock. nlrairshow.com.
Area lawyers give the public a song and dance as they spoof their own profession, as well as local, state and national politicians in the biennial Gridiron show, dubbed this year “The Golden Mockingbird Awards,” 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 8 p.m. Saturday at Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main St., Little Rock. therep.org,
And SoMa 501 celebrates Hispanic heritage and culture with Fiesta en SoMa: Rancho Bernice, 4-9 p.m. Friday at the Bernice Garden, 1401 Main St., Little Rock, featuring music and dance, food and drinks, local vendors and a “festive” pumpkin patch. somalittlerock.com.
MUSIC
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 2026-27 season with an “America 250” concert of American music, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday at Little Rock’s Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St. at Broadway. Pianist Stewart Goodyear solos in George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin; the program also includes “Ethiopia’s Shadow in America” by Florence Price and the Symphony No. 3 by Aaron Copland. Geoffrey Robson conducts.
And Goodyear sticks around an extra day to perform the Piano Quintet for Piano and Winds by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov with ASO musicians for the season’s first River Rhapsodies concert, 7 p.m. Monday at the ASO Stella Boyle Smith Music Center, 1101 E. Third St., Little Rock.
(501) 666-1761; arkansassymphony.org.
Musician and filmmaker John Gallegher Jr. performs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, 501 E. Ninth St., Little Rock. (501) 372-4000; arkmfa.org.
NORTH LITTLE ROCK
Country singer Koe Wetzel headlines, with opening acts Corey Kent, Bayker Blankenship and Logan Jahnke, 6:45 p.m. Thursday at North Little Rock’s Simmons Bank Arena. (501) 340-5660; simmonsbankarena.com.
And blues-rock-soul-country singer Ty Myers headlines, with openers Lane Gardner and Benny G, 7:30 p.m. Friday at First Security Amphitheater, 400 President Clinton Ave. in Little Rock’s River Market. (501) 370-3246.
THEATER
Actors Theatre of Little Rock continues the run of 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. The buffet opens 30 minutes before curtain time: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 12:45 and 6:45 p.m. Sunday. (501) 562-3131; murrysdp.com.
ART AND EXHIBITS
New this week:
“Unexpected Perspective,” paintings with abstract elements by Matt McLeod of items he has viewed through a camera lens, opens with a 5-8 p.m. meet-the-artist reception Thursday at The Art Group Gallery, in the Pleasant Ridge Town Center, 11525 Cantrell Road, Little Rock. The show is up through Oct. 31. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday or by appointment. Call (501) 690-2193.
“Big Fig,” large figurative portraits by Jason McCann and Ray Allen Parker, opens with a 6-9 p.m. reception Saturday at Boswell Mourot Fine Art, 1501 S. Main St., Suite H, Little Rock. The show remains up through Oct. 24, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and by appointment. (501) 454-6969.
Continuing:
“Barbie and Friends,” a display of “the dolls, styles, and cultural moments that have inspired generations,” including the first Black Barbie and Black Ken, is up through Feb. 28 at ESSE Museum & Store, 1510 Main St., Little Rock. (501) 916-9022.
“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.
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.
