Arlo Guthrie, Bonnie Bishop on Fayetteville stage
Onstage this week at Fayetteville’s Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St.:
■ Arlo Guthrie, on his “20/20 Tour,” featuring “Alice’s Restaurant,” performs at 8 p.m. Friday. Joining him: Folk Uke, the duo of Cathy Guthrie and Amy Nelson. Tickets are $49$59 plus fees.
■ Singer-songwriter Bonnie Bishop performs at 8 p.m. Saturday, part of the center’s West Street Live Series. A limited number of tickets are still available for $32 plus fees.
Call (479) 443-5600 or visit waltonartscenter.org.
White Water acts
Two groups perform at 8 p.m. Monday at White Water Tavern, West Seventh and Thayer streets, Little Rock: Sarah Shook & The Disarmers and Bloodshot Records labelmates The Yawpers. Shook and her band specialize in fierce, twangy cow-punk and honky-tonk tales of love gone wrong and hard living; their latest album, Years, came out in 2018. Bar-band heroes The Yawpers are a Denver-based trio whose full-tilt fusion of garage-rock and psychedelic-tinged jams is on full display on their latest album, 2019’s Human Question. Admission is $10. Call (501) 375-8400 or visit whitewatertavern.com.
Celtic Angels
“Celtic Angels Ireland” — Victoria Kenny, Emily Carroll, Tammy Browne, Amy Penston and Ellie Mullane — perform Irish dance and traditional Irish music at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Reynolds Performance Hall, University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghy Ave., Conway. Also part of the performance: routines by the Celtic Knight Dancers, two of whom are former lead dancers of Riverdance, and the Trinity Band Ensemble of Dublin. Tickets are $30-$40, $10 for children and students.
Also at UCA’s Reynolds Performance Hall this week, the Yamato Drummers of Japan perform their new show Passion at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Tickets are $30-$50, $10 for children and students.
Call (501) 450-3265 or (866) 810-0012 or visit uca.edu/Reynolds.
Clarinet concerto
Symphony of Northwest Arkansas principal clarinetist Trevor Stewart will solo in the Clarinet Concerto by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart with the orchestra and Music Director Paul Haas, 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Baum Walker Hall at Fayetteville’s Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. Also on the program: Fuga con pajarillo by Aldemaro Romero and the Symphony No. 3, “Eroica,” by Ludwig van Beethoven. Tickets are $33-$55; a few free tickets are available for youngsters 18 and under with the purchase of an adult ticket. Sponsor is Colliers International Realty. Call (479) 443-5600 or visit sonamusic.org.
Blues guitarist
Blues guitarist Chris Smither performs twice in Arkansas this week:
■ 7:30 p.m. Thursday for Artist, Audience & Community Live!, at 801 Media Center at 5 Star Productions, 801 N. A St., Fort Smith. Doors open at 6:30. Tickets are $40. Call (479) 7198931 or visit AACLive.com.
■ 8 p.m. Friday, Ron Robinson Theatre, 100 River Market Ave., Little Rock. Doors open at 7. Tickets are $20. Visit cals.org/event/arkansas-sounds-presents-chris-smither-3-20-2020.
Martin’s Meteor
Arkansas Public Theatre stages Meteor Shower by Steve Martin, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and March 26-28 and 2 p.m. March 22 and 29 at the Victory Theater, 116 S. Second St., Rogers. The play contains adult language and content and is recommended for mature audiences. Cabaret seats are $36, $60 per two-seat table; balcony seats are $30. Call (479) 631-8988 or visit arkansaspublictheatre.org.
UALR jazz
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Jazz Ensemble performs at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, Fine Arts Building, UALR, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock. The program includes “In a Mellow Tone” by Duke Ellington, “Nica’s Dream” by Horace Silver, “Things Are Looking Up” by George Gershwin, “Two Seconds to Midnight” by Alan Blaylock, “As of Now” by Steve Owen, “Watch What Happens” by Michel Legrand and “Better Days Ahead” by Pat Metheny. Mezzo-soprano and UALR faculty member Diane Kesling sings on two numbers. Michael Underwood conducts. Admission is free. Call (501) 569-3294.
MacArthur movie
The MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History in MacArthur Park, 503 E. Ninth St., Little Rock, screens the documentary Homecoming: A Vietnam Vets Journey, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday as part of its “Movies at MacArthur” series. Admission, beverages and popcorn are free. Call (501) 376-4602 or visit arkmilitaryheritage.com.