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ARTS AND ENDS Pianist Donayle Cardenas and other artists

provide free after-school music instruction at Twice as Nice Music Academy, 802 Texas Blvd., Texarkana, Texas, for ages 3 and up, no experience required. Participants must attend lessons at least five hours per week. Registration is open until Sept. 30. Info: 479-561-7590, 903471-0586, info@twiceasnicema.com or texarkanamta@gmail.com.

Bossier Arts Council, 630 Barksdale Blvd., Bossier City, La., hosts The Liberty Collection by Drek Davis Wednesday through Sept. 30. An opening reception will be held 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, at the Arts Council.

Arts on Main will have open mosaic classes from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays across from the Perot Theater in downtown Texarkana. Info: 903-792-8681.

Regional Arts Center, 321 W. Fourth St., downtown Texarkana, is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Tours are free. Info: 903-792-8681.

The Art Station, 200 E. Division St., Hope, Ark., is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. MondayFriday. Info: 870-777-8200.

MUSEUMS & HISTORY

Discovery Place Children’s Museum, 215 Pine St., has the exhibit “Boredom Buster: Covered Wagon Races” from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Attendees make covered wagons and explore famous land races and rushes of American history. Admission is free. Info: 903-793-4831 or DiscoveryPlace@TexarkanaMuseums.org.

Ace of Clubs House, 420 Pine St., Texarkana, Texas, hosts the Art of Bobbin Lace from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Supplies are available to borrow or you can bring your own. Space is limited, tickets are $3. For more information, email aceofclubs@texarkanamuseums.org or call 903-793-4831. ALSO: “Gracefully Southern: Mourning Customs of

the Victorian South” begins Saturday, and continues on Sept. 22 through Oct. 31 at the P.J.

Ahern House, 403 Laurel St., Texarkana, Ark. Entry is included with the regular rate of $5, $4 for seniors and free for museum members.

Museum of the Red River, Idabel, Okla., has a beading workshop led by Eveline Steele from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Program is $45 with all supplies provided and a potluck lunch. Registration is available at 580-286-3616 or museumoftheredriver.org/product/brickstitch-workshop. ALSO: A new exhibit “Arts

of the Southwest” on display through Sunday. UPCOMING: A fall exhibit, “Andean Textiles” opened Sept. 11. Info: museumoftheredriver. org/arts-of-the-southwest/.

Fort Worth Museum, Fort Worth, Texas, holds Reel Adventures: Harry Potter, on Saturday, Sept. 22, Friday, Sept. 28, Saturday, Sept. 29,

and Saturday, Oct. 6. Info: 817-255-9300.

Four States Auto Museum, 217 Laurel St., Texarkana, Ark., offers a unique automotive collection. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays. Tours available by appointment. Admission is free.

The President William Jefferson Clinton

Birthplace Home National Historic Site in Hope, Ark., offers exhibits and tours of the home where Clinton spent his first 10 years. Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Sunday. Free admission. Info: 870-777-4455.

Two Rivers Museum on Main Street in Ashdown, Ark., is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. Admission is free. Museum hosts Civil War and Weapons Exhibits.

Nevada County Depot and Museum is at 403

West First St. South in Prescott, Ark.

MUSIC Fat Jack’s, State Line Avenue, Texarkana,

hosts T.J. Chesshire today, Chance Miller & The 76’s on Saturday and Riley Redding on Thursday.

Maytag Opry, 714 Hwy 71 S., Ashdown, Ark, home of live country music and dance, at 7 p.m. Saturday will feature the Maytag Opry Band with special guests Gene Stewart, Tamara Mathews and Charlie Causey.

Admission $10. Info: 903-293-5898 or 903-4900953.

Over 30 Dance Club hosts The Edge of Texas Band from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. today at Texarkana, Texas, Elks Lodge 3702 New Boston Road. No outside drinks allowed. Admission is $5 for members and $6 for guests. Membership is not required. For reserved seating, call Janet at 903-832-4496.

Locked and Loaded will perform at 8 p.m. today at Billy T. Norton VFW Post 4562, U.S. Highway 82 E. Cover is $8. Membership not required. For more information, contact 870772-1772.

Verona’s, 218 Broad St., Texarkana, Ark., has

jazz with Tonk and Barbara 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays.

Scottie’s Grill, 8400 W. Seventh St., Texarkana, Texas, has Colt Ford along with

Radio Romance at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29. Info: 903-838-4745.

Music City Texas in Linden, Texas, presents

Christmas with the Bellamy Brothers at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8. Tickets available Sept. 17, $35. Info: 903-756-9934 or musiccitytexas.org.

OTHER ENTERTAINMENT

Double R International Room, 6900 N. State Line, has Freddyvon and Vicki hosting karaoke at 9 p.m. Fridays.

Pop’s Place, 6701 East Broad St., has Know It All Trivia at 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, and Texarkana Jazz Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. every third Thursday.

Fat Jack’s Oyster Bar, 3324 N. State Line Ave. in Texarkana, has live action trivia game shows at 8 p.m. every Sunday. Free to play and prizes for winners.

Texarkana Moose Lodge, 415 South Robinson Road, hosts karaoke with Luke Kilgore from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. every Friday night. Members and guests. No cover charge.

Texarkana Elks Lodge, 3702 New Boston Road, has TNA karaoke on second Saturday of the month. Call 903-832-5405. No cover. Smoke free.

Backyard Social Club, Foreman, Ark., has karaoke at 8 p.m. every Friday.

Moonlight Entertainment and Karaoke, 26 E. Commerce St. in Ashdown, is open at 7 p.m. every Friday and Saturday with Wayne and Shannon. Family environment and alcohol and smoke free.

Ted’s Hog Wild Sports Grill, Ashdown, Ark., on Lake Millwood, has karaoke every Friday night. Memberships are available. Info: 870898-3693.