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Weekend Entertainment Roundup for June 18, 2026
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (711+ words) The festival also features local vendors, food trucks and activities "designed to highlight the rich history and significance of Juneteenth" and an expanded Kids Zone. Musical satirist "Weird Al" Yankovic brings his "Bigger & Weirder" Tour to North Little Rock's Simmons…...
Weekend Entertainment Roundup for June 11, 2026
1+ week, 6+ hour ago (528+ words) A young woman sets out to discover her past, which could include a connection to the former Russian royal family, in the musical "Anastasia," onstage, 7 p. m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p. m. Sunday through June 21 at the Royal Theatre, 111 S. Market St. , Benton. our. show/the-royal-theatre…...
Weekend Entertainment Roundup for June 4, 2026
1+ week, 6+ day ago (591+ words) Soprano Melanie Hanna Ezell and mezzo-soprano Satia Spencer perform for a "Music in the Wild" concert at 7: 30 p. m. today in the Cabe Theatre at Wildwood Park for the Arts, 20919 Denny Road, Little Rock. The two singers, who have been performing together…...
Weekend Entertainment Roundup for May 14, 2026
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (686+ words) The sixth annual Pulaski County Fair opens 5-11 p. m. Friday in North Little Rock's Riverfront Park and runs through May 24, featuring rides via the P. B. J. Happee Days Shows carnival midway, games, novelties, vendors, a petting zoo with camel and pony rides, food, a…...
Weekend Entertainment Roundup for April 30, 2026
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (801+ words) Concerts, shopping, food concessions from 40 area establishments, carnival rides, children's activities and the World Championship Toad Races are all part of Toad Suck Daze, Friday-Sunday, centered on Oak Street in downtown Conway. (501) 327-7788; toadsuck. org. Jazz guitarist Steve Kovalcheck performs for…...
Weekend Entertainment Roundup for April 23, 2026
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (735+ words) Violinist Nathan Amaral and pianist Haeshin Shin play music by Johann Sebastian Bach; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Claude Debussy under the aegis of the Chamber Music Society of Little Rock, 7: 30 p. m. today Thursday in Morgan Hall at the Stella Boyle Smith…...
Weekend Entertainment Roundup for April 9, 2026
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (611+ words) Main Street between Fourth and Fifth streets in North Little Rock's Argenta Arts District will be blocked off Friday and Saturday, creating a block-party atmosphere for Dogtown Throw-down, featuring outdoor dining, live music and "family-friendly activities" with a Cajun theme....
Weekend Entertainment Roundup for February 12, 2025
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (464+ words) For the Love of ART, honoring the life, legacy, and what would have been the 92nd birthday of the late musician Art Porter Sr. , features a Porter Players Jam Session, 7 p. m. Friday at the Little Rock Four Points by Sheraton, 925 University Ave....
Portmanteau Names
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (47+ words) A portmanteau word combines two words into one, such as motel, which combines motor and hotel. Arkansas has a number of places which are named for two " or more " states or counties that they might. .. For Little Rock Public Radio,…...
Jimmy Kimmel defends free speech in his return to late-night TV
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (83+ words) Kimmel was suspended for nearly a week for comments he made following the death of right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk. Jimmy Kimmel defends free speech in his return to late-night TV Jimmy Kimmel returned to TV on Tuesday night after he…...