Weekend Entertainment Roundup for July 25, 2024

Here’s the latest Weekend Entertainment Roundup from Eric E. Harrison, culture reporter at the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.

MUSIC 

Three Dog Night performs at 7:30 p.m. Thursday July 25 at Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St. at Broadway. (501) 255-3300; robinsoncenter.com

Singer-songwriter-storyteller and Little Rock native Randy Goodrum performs “The Stories Behind the Songs,” 8 p.m. Saturday at the Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Ave., Little Rock. The concert also celebrates the venue’s 10th anniversary. (501) 320-5715; cals.org

THEATER

Argenta Contemporary Theatre, 405 Main St. in North Little Rock’s Argenta Arts District, this week opens its production of the musical “Grease,” 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and July 30-Aug. 3 and 2 p.m. July 28 and Aug. 3 Many of those performances have already sold out. argentacontemporarytheatre.org.

It’s the closing weekend for the musical “Footloose,” 7 p.m. today, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main St., Little Rock. (501) 378-0405; TheRep.org

It’s also the closing weekend for the Actors Theatre of Little Rock “immersive” and in the round production the musical “Chicago,” 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday at Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church, 1600 Louisiana St., Little Rock. actorstheatrelr.org/tickets.

“Legally Blonde the Musical” continues onstage at The Studio Theatre, 320 W. Seventh St., Little Rock, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and Aug. 1-3 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday and Aug. 4.  (501) 374-2615; onthestage.tickets.

The Weekend Theater, 1001 W. Seventh St. at Chester Street, Little Rock, continues its gender-bending production of William Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Aug. 2-3; 2:30 p.m. Sunday and Aug. 4. centralarkansastickets.com.

In Pine Bluff, the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, 701 S. Main St., stages “Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. (870) 536-3375; artx3.org/theater.

And “Jersey Boys,” the origin story of the Four Seasons, continues onstage through Aug. 17 at Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock. (501) 562-3131; murrysdp.com.

JUST FOR FUN

The North Little Rock Public Library System hosts a “So Long Summer Library Adventure” party, 4-6:30 p.m. Thursday at the William F. Laman Public Library, 2801 Orange St., North Little Rock. The backyard theme includes lawn games, water inflatables, snacks and a Tiny-Tots Zone. In case of inclement weather, most activities will move indoors. (501) 758-1720; NLRLibrary.org/sla2024.

And the River Valley Arts Center, 1001 E. B St., Russellville, hosts its inaugural UFO Festival on Friday, including a “Paint a UFO” class, open mic time “for anyone who has a UFO story to share” and an after-dark reveal of garden art sculpture. (479) 968-2452; rivervalleyartscenter.org.

Tune in every Thursday at 4:44pm to hear Eric’s roundup for arts and culture events in Central Arkansas during All Things Considered on Little Rock Public Radio.