WEEKEND TEN
1 BRIDES The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Bridal Show, with its roomful of florists, caterers, bakers and photographers, extends its hours, 12:30-5 p.m. Sunday at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Very Important Bride tickets, $45, give brides early entry to the show, gift giveaways, reserved seating at the fashion show and access to the new VIB & Sponsor Mixer, 7-9 p.m. Saturday. Call (501) 378-3807 or visit arkansasbridalcommunity.com. See story on Page 4E.
2 BRIDLES Lines of thoroughbreds will thunder around the track as the 112th season of racing at Oaklawn, 2705 Central Ave., Hot Springs, gets underway Friday. The gates open at 11 a.m. and the first race is at 12:30 p.m. Regular post times are 1:30 p.m. weekdays and Sundays, 1 p.m. Saturdays, with most race days scheduled for Thursday-Sunday through the Arkansas Derby on April 16. There will be racing this Monday with first post at 12:30 p.m. Reserved seating is $2.50 weekdays, $4.50 Saturday-Sunday. Call (501) 623-4411 or visit oaklawn.com.
3 BEASTS Big-wheeled behemoths rumble their way through North Little Rock’s Verizon Arena when the Monster Jam returns, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Tickets are $22-$37, plus fees. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com.
4 BEAUTIFUL MUSIC Thirty singers from around the region, including three “locals” — sopranos Kelly Singer and Rebekah McCallister and mezzo-soprano Katherine Overturf — will be vying for a chance to move their operatic careers toward the top at the Metropolitan Opera National Council District Auditions, 1 p.m. Saturday in the Stella Boyle Smith Recital Hall, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave. Winners advance to the Regional Auditions on Feb. 6 in Germantown, Tenn.; the national semifinals will be March 6 with the Grand Finals Concert on March 13 on the stage of the Met in New York. Visit metopera.org/About/Auditions/ nationalcouncil.
5 BROADWAY A cast of Arkansas musicians and singers will perform The Wiz Revised Live, a fully staged, with costumes, adaptation of the 1978 movie, 6 and 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the Rev Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock. The cast includes Crissy Pulloma as Dorothy, Keith Savage as Lion, Emanuel Tico Brooks as Tin Man, Michael Dwayne as Scarecrow, IJ Routen as Glinda the Good Witch, Katrice Newbill as Evilene and Bijoux Pighee as Aunt Em. Doors open at 5. Tickets are $10, $15 reserved seating, $20 for VIP passes, $5 for children 12 and younger. Call (501) 548-5811 or visit Arkansaslivemusic.com.
6 BEAT The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center takes a look at and listens to all things jazz, 6 p.m. today. “Jazz: Evolution of an American Art Form and Its Place on Ninth Street” is part of the Oxford American’s speaker series and will include a panel discussion, 6-7 p.m., followed by a jazz ensemble concert, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Admission to the symposium is free but tickets to the performance are $10, $5 for students and artists. Call (501) 683-3620 or visit mosaictemplarscenter.com.
7 BACH, ETC. Organist Scott Dettra, director of music and organist at the Church of the Incarnation in Dallas, will give a concert at 8 p.m. Friday at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1000 N. Mississippi St., Little Rock, under the aegis of the Central Arkansas chapter, American Guild of Organists. His program will include the
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564; the Sonata V in C major, BWV 529; three chorale preludes by Johann Sebastian Bach; plus a concerto by George Frideric Handel; and a sonata by Felix Mendelssohn. Admission is free. Call (501) 225-4203.
8 BINDING The Weekend Theater will be Standing on Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays, a collection of monologues and short stories by Mo Gaffney, Jordan Harrison, Moises Kaufman, Neil LaBute, Wendy MacLeod, Jose Rivera, Paul Rudnick and Doug Wright, conceived by Brian Shnipper, at 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday through Jan. 30. Tickets are $16, $12 for students and senior citizens. Visit weekendtheater.org; for more information, call (501) 374-3761.
9 BRUSHSTROKES “Illustrating the Ephemeral,” the premiere exhibit of works by Little Rock illustrator and designer Nathaniel Dailey, goes on display with a reception, 6-8 p.m Friday at Cantrell Gallery, 8206 Cantrell Road, Little Rock. Admission is free and the artist will be on hand. The exhibit will be up through March 5; gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday. Call (501) 224-1335 or visit cantrellgallery.com.
10 BROWSE Collectors looking to expand their list of treasures can drop by the Tri-Lakes Coin Club’s 50th annual Coin, Stamp & Sports Card Show, 1-6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday at the Hot Springs Convention Center, 134 Convention Blvd., Hot Springs. Admission is free. Call (501) 624-0074 or visit hotspringscoinshow.com.