WEEKEND TEN
2 COWARDLY LION
The Wizard of Oz’s soulful musical makeover, The Wiz, eases on down the road to the Albert Pike Masonic Temple, 712 Scott St., Little Rock, in a production by Bearden Productions Performing Arts Studio, 10:30 a.m. Friday and 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday. Tickets are $12, $8 for children. Call (501) 7471036 or visit www.beardenproductions. com.
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COLLECTION
The 58th annual “Delta Exhibition,” works by artists from Arkansas and surrounding states, closes Sunday at the Arkansas Arts Center in MacArthur Park, East Ninth and Commerce streets, Little Rock. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. through Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday; admission is free. Call (501) 372-4000 or visit arkarts.com.
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CONCERT Amy Helm & the Handsome
Strangers kicks off Oxford American’s 2016-17 concert series and its four-concert Americana Series, 8 p.m. today at South on Main, 1304 Main St., Little Rock. Helm is the daughter of the legendary Levon Helm. Doors open at 6; food and drinks will be sold. Presenting sponsor is Ben E. Keith Foods MidSouth Division. Tickets are $28-$38. Call (800) 293-5949 or visit Metrotix. com. See story, Page 4E.
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COMMUNITY THEATRE
Community Theatre of Little Rock will present The Diary of Anne
Frank, the true story of a young Jewish girl hiding with her family and others from the Nazis in a new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman in a reader’s-theater production — no set, no costumes, just the actors’ voices — as a fundraiser for the theater, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Studio Theatre, 320 W. Seventh St., Little Rock. Tickets are $16, $14 for military, students (age 10-college) and senior citizens 65 and older, $6 for children 4-9, free for children 3 and younger. Call (501) 4102283 (ACT3) or visit ctlr-act.org.
6 COUNTRY
Country singer Jana Kramer closes out Main Street El Dorado’s 2016 Murphy USA Summer Concert Series at 7 p.m. Saturday on the Showtime Stage, Union Square on North Washington Street, El Dorado. Admission is free. Call (870) 862-4747 or visit mainstreeteldorado.org.
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COMEDIANS
Comedians Cowboy Bill Martin and Chad Prather bring their Let the Laughter Roll Comedy Tour to central Arkansas, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday at the Argenta Community Theater, 405 Main St., North Little Rock. Special guest Quinn Patterson will open the show. You must be 18 or older to attend. Tickets are $20, $35 VIP (which includes special up-close tickets, a 6:30-7:30 backstage meet-and-greet, a picture with the comedians, a lanyard and a commemorative signed poster). Visit kingsofcowtown. com or cowboybill.com. 8 COLORFUL The Art Group Gallery, 11525 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, takes art lovers to France for “Painted in
Provence” and an opening reception, 5:30-8:30 p.m. today. The exhibit, which continues through Sunday, features works by Bob Snider, Holly Tilley, Terri Haugen and Vonda Rainey. Admission is free. Gallery hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-6 p.m. Sunday. Call (501) 690-2193.
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COIFFURE
It’s all business up front and a party in the back at Mullet Madness, 7-11 p.m. Friday, Next Level Events, 1400 W. Markham St., Little Rock. The 1980s-theme benefit for Kidsource Kids includes an auction, ’80s music and refreshments. Tickets are $40. Call (501) 315-4414 or visit mulletmadness.net. Arkansas Democrat-Gazettte/KIRK MONTGOMERY 10 CARS Downtown Mena and Queen Wilhelmina State Park will host the annual Queen Wilhelmina
Rod Run, with a hot rod and classic car show, concert and street dance, Friday-Sunday. The event includes daytime activities at the park, 3877 Arkansas 88, Mena; and evening activities in downtown. General admission is free. Call (479) 394-8355 or visit visitmena.com.