WEEKEND TEN
1 PETER There was more to Peter Pan than those childhood tales, and the story is told in Peter and the Starcatcher. This playful adventure has already begun previews at Arkansas Repertory Theatre, with the final preview at 7 p.m. today. Opening night is 8 p.m. Friday and the show continues 7 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday and Sunday, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday through Feb. 14. Tickets are $30-$45 and Pay Your Age Night for ages 22-40 is 7 p.m. Sunday. Call (501) 3780405 or visit therep.org. See story on Page 4E
2 PINNACLE Pinnacle Mountain State Park, 11901 Pinnacle Valley Road, Little Rock, offers three chances to see birds of prey in their natural habitat with eagle lake cruises, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 1-2:30 p.m. and 3-4:30 p.m. Saturday. All cruises begin at the Jolly Rogers Marina and cruise along Lake Maumelle. Warm clothing is recommended. Admission is $15, $8 for children and senior citizens and advance payment is required. Call (501) 868-5806 or visit arkansasstateparks.com. See story on Page 8E.
3 PERSONAL The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra takes its act on the road with “Something NEW,” 7 p.m. today at St. James United Methodist Church, 321 Pleasant Valley Drive, Little Rock. This is the opening concert for the 2015-16 Intimate Neighborhood Concert Series in smaller venues and will include music from Riley, Fine and Mendelssohn. Tickets are $25, $10 for students and active duty military. Call (501) 666-1761 or visit arkansassymphony.org.
4 PREMIERE Arkansas’ Tav Falco, musician, artist, author and filmmaker, will attend the U.S. premiere of his film Urania Descending, 7 p.m. today at Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Ave., Little Rock. Falco will hold a post-screening audience discussion after the 68-minute film, “a black-and-white film poem” about “an American girl on a one-way ticket to merry/sinister old Vienna who becomes embroiled in an intrigue to uncover buried Nazi plunder.” Admission is free. Call (501) 918-3033 or visit arkansassounds.org. See Music Scene on Page 5E.
5 PICKING Guitarist Richard Smith kicks off the Argenta Arts Acoustic Music Series, 7:30 p.m. today at The Joint, 301 Main St., North Little Rock. The series features national touring artists and will include monthly performances through November. Tickets are $20. Call (501) 425-1528 or visit argentaartsacousticmusic.com.
6 PORT Spring and summer boating season isn’t too far away and the Marine Expo will have vendors with boats and boat- and water-related paraphernalia, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $5, free for children 12 and under. Call (501) 7651423 or visit dgattractions.com.
7 PORTRAYAL Let’s Hang On!, a full-stage tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, takes the stage at 7:30 p.m. today in Lily Peter Auditorium at Phillips Community College, Helena-West Helena. It’s part of the Warfield Concerts series; admission is by free ticket, available for download at warfieldconcerts.com. Call (870) 338-8327.
8 ‘(SUNSHINE IN MY) POCKET’ Jazz saxophonist/ clarinetist Victor Goines will lead a quartet in a performance at 8 p.m. today at South on Main, 1304 S. Main St., Little Rock, part of The Oxford American’s 2015-16 Concert Series. Doors open at 6, with food and drinks for sale. Tickets are $20-$32. Call (800) 293-5949 or visit Metrotix.com. See Music Scene on Page 5E.
9 PAISLEY/PASLAY Country singer-songwriter-guitarist Brad Paisley brings his “Crushin’ It World Tour” — with opening acts Eric Paslay and Cam — 7:30 p.m. today at the Arkansas State University Convocation Center, 217 Olympic Ave., Jonesboro. Tickets are $32.75-$65 plus applicable service fees; tickets for the GA Pit (limited standing-space only without seats) are also $65. Call (870) 9722781 or (800) 745-3000 or visit Tickets.AState.edu, Ticketmaster.com or AStateConvo.com.
10 PAINTINGS Samuel F.B. Morse, best known as the developer of the telegraph and Morse code, started out as a painter and 38 of his favorite masterworks from the three years he studied in Paris are part of “Samuel F.B. Morse’s Gallery of the Louvre and the Art of Invention,” on display Saturday-April 18 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, 600 Museum Way, Bentonville. The exhibition also includes Morse’s Overview of Francis I, a study related to Gallery of the Louvre, and works on loan from the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, including Thomas Cole’s View of Mt. Etna. Call (479) 418-5700 or visit CrystalBridges.org.