Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Snider at South on Main, guitarist Juber at ASU-Beebe

- ERIC E. HARRISON

Singer-songwriter Todd Snider performs at 7 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday at South on Main, 1304 Main St., with singer/songwriter Tim Easton opening the show. Doors open at 5. Tickets are $35-$42; call (800) 293-5949 or visit Metrotix.com. The show is a special addition to the Oxford American’s 2019-20 Concert Series.

Fusion guitarist

Grammy-winning guitarist Laurence Juber will give a lecture titled “History of the Fingerstyl­e Guitar” at 12:30 p.m. and a concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Owen Center Theater Auditorium at Arkansas State University-Beebe, 1102 W. College St., Beebe. It’s part of the university’s 2019-20 Lecture/Concert Series. The evening performanc­e fuses folk, jazz, blues, pop and classical styles. Admission to the lecture is free; to the concert, $10, $5 for military, senior citizens and students under 18. Visit asub. ticketleap.com. For more informatio­n, call (501) 882-8855.

Ann in Fayettevil­le

Sally Edmundson plays the late Texas Gov. Ann Richards in Ann by Holland Taylor, opening Wednesday and onstage through March 29 (7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday — no performanc­e March 10) at TheatreSqu­ared, 477 W. Spring St., Fayettevil­le. Tickets are $35-$64. Call (479) 777-7477 or visit theatre2.org.

Alt-country concert

Alternativ­e country singer Boo Ray performs for Artist, Audience & Community Live! at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 801 Media Center at 5 Star Production­s, 801 N. A St., Fort Smith. Doors open at 6:30. Tickets are $40; visit AACLive.com. For more informatio­n, call (479) 719-8931 or email tomware1@me.com.

Globetrott­ing

The Harlem Globetrott­ers wrap up the Arkansas portion of their 2020 World Tour with these shows:

■ 7 p.m. Wednesday at El Dorado Wildcat Arena, 2000 Wildcat Drive, El Dorado. Tickets are $25-$60. Call (870) 862-4747 or visit mainstreet­eldorado.org.

■ 7 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Four States Fairground, 3700 E. 50th St., Texarkana. Tickets are $18$75. Visit etix.com.

The Globetrott­ers roster includes male players Big Easy Lofton, Hi-Lite Bruton, Hammer Harrison, Thunder Law, Bull Bullard and Cheese Chisholm and female players TNT Lister, Swish Sutton and Torch George.

After each game, in what promoters are calling “The Fifth Quarter,” Globetrott­ers will sign autographs and take photos with fans. The team will also bring back its popular pre-game “Magic Pass,” in which fans can come onto the court, meet their favorite Globetrott­ers for pictures and autographs and learn how to spin a ball on their finger. A few $20 Magic Pass tickets are available 30 minutes before each game.

Movie at MacArthur

The MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, in MacArthur Park, 503 E. Ninth St., Little Rock, will screen The Draft, a documentar­y focusing on the history and controvers­y of the draft and the unintended consequenc­es — for soldiers and citizens — of eliminatin­g mandatory service, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. It’s part of the museum’s Movies at MacArthur series. Admission, popcorn and beverages are free. Call (501) 376-4602 or visit arkmilitar­yheritage.com.

Beer-can collectors

The Ar-CAN-Sas & Missouri Ozark chapters of the Beer Can & Breweriana Collectors are putting on their annual Vic Olson Memorial Show, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks, 207 W. Van Buren St. (U.S. 62 West), Eureka Springs. Admission is free; tables are $5. Visit BCCA.com.

 ??  ?? Singer-songwriter Todd Snider performs Tuesday and Wednesday at Little Rock’s South on Main. Tim Easton opens the show.
Singer-songwriter Todd Snider performs Tuesday and Wednesday at Little Rock’s South on Main. Tim Easton opens the show.
 ??  ?? Grammy-winning guitarist Laurence Juber lectures and performs Tuesday at Arkansas State University-Beebe.
Grammy-winning guitarist Laurence Juber lectures and performs Tuesday at Arkansas State University-Beebe.

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