1 MIGHTY MELONS
Salute the mighty melon at the Cave City Watermelon Festival, today-Saturday in downtown Cave City. There will be music every day; Friday will feature a kids' fishing derby and a watermelon speed-eating contest. The bulk of activities are set for Saturday, including a parade, car show, games and watermelon feast. General admission is free. Call (870) 283-5301 or visit cavecitywatermelonfestival.com.
2 STATEHOUSE CENTER SUDS
More than 100 local, regional and specialty brewers from across the United States are assembling for the Great Arkansas Beer Festival, celebrating the Arkansas craft beer industry, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday at the Statehouse Convention Center, Markham and Main streets, Little Rock. Host is radio station KABZ-FM, 103.7, "The Buzz"; the festival benefits the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas. Tickets — $30 in advance, $40 day-of — include festival access, a souvenir tasting glass and unlimited samples — food must be bought separately. VIP tickets, $60, also include one-hour-early admission and a limited supply of rare specialty beers. Designated-driver tickets are $10 at the door. Visit garbf.com or tinyurl.com/yxe6ftoy.
3 AMPING UP THE ENTERTAINMENT
Third Eye Blind and Jimmy Eat World headline the latest in the Cox Concert Series, 7 p.m. today at the Walmart AMP, 5079 W. Northgate Road, Rogers. Also on the bill: Ra Ra Riot. Tickets are $29.50-$80. Call (479) 443-5600 or visit waltonartscenter.org.
4 FATHER OF INVENTION
July's Science After Dark, 6-9 p.m. today at the Museum of Discovery, 500 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, is a birthday party for inventor and energy pioneer Nikola Tesla, exploring some of his well-known and not-so-well-known inventions. It's open to everyone over 21 ... except Tesla's rival, Thomas Alva Edison. Tickets are $5, free for museum members. Call (501) 537-3078 or visit museumofdiscovery.org.
5 CECILIA SISTERS — AND COUSIN
Sweet Cecilia — sisters Laura Huval and Maegan Berard and their first cousin, Callie Guidry, all from Cecilia, La. — perform country, rock, folk, and Cajun music for the monthly Potluck & Poison Ivy program, 7 p.m. today at The Joint Theater, 301 Main St. in North Little Rock's Argenta Arts District. Doors open at 6. Tickets, $35, include dinner and the show. Call (501) 940-7012, email [email protected] or visit potluckandpoisonivy.org.
6 DRAMATICALLY CRAZY
A retired New York police officer opens his rent-controlled apartment on Manhattan's Riverside Drive to his recently paroled son, the son's girlfriend and a recovering addict in Between Riverside and Crazy by Stephen Adly Guirgus, winner of the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It's onstage 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Aug. 1-3 and 9-10, 2:30 p.m. Aug. 11 at the Weekend Theater, 1001 W. Seventh St. at Chester Street, Little Rock. Tickets are $16, $12 for students, senior citizens and military. Visit centralarkansastickets.com; for more information, call (501) 374-3761 or visit weekendtheater.org.
7 LAW SCHOOL SONGS
Legally Blonde: The Musical (music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin, book by Heather Hach, based on the 2001 film) — kicks off the 2019-20 theater season, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Aug. 2-3 and 2 p.m. Sunday and Aug. 4 at the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, 701 S. Main St., Pine Bluff. Tickets are $22, $18 for members, $15 for students. Sponsor is Simmons Bank. Call (870) 536-3375 or visit asc701.org.
8 HOPEFUL HOOFERS
Dancers put it all on the line seeking a spot in a Broadway chorus in the musical A Chorus Line at Argenta Community Theater, 405 Main St., North Little Rock, which has added a performance at 1 p.m. Saturday. The rest of the remaining shows, 7 p.m. today and 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, are sold out, although there is a waiting list. Doors open one hour before curtain. Tickets are $30. Call (501) 353-1443 or visit argentacommunitytheater.org.
9 COOLING IT IN A KAYAK
Kayaks are a great way to cool off in the water and also get a little exercise. Arkansas State Parks have many different opportunities at different paces. For instance, DeGray Lake Resort State Park, 2027 State Park Entrance Road, Bismarck, will host a Kayak Football Crash Course, 3 p.m. Saturday. Participation is $15, $10 for children 6-12. Call (501) 865-5850. For a slower pace, Petit Jean State Park near Morrilton will offer a Sunset Kayak Tour, 7:30 p.m. today. Cost is $20, $15 for children 6-12. Call (501) 727-5441. For a full list of activities around the state, call (888) 287-2757 or visit arkansasstateparks.com.
10 CHILLIN' AT THE ZOO
Chill out at the Little Rock Zoo's Summer Freeze, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday. There will be ice sculptures, icy treats for animals, an appearance by the "Snow Queen" and a watermelon-eating contest — Little Rock Fire Department vs. elephants. Admission to the zoo, 1 Zoo Drive, is $12.95, $10.95 for adults 60 and older and active duty military, $9.95 for children 3-12. Parking is $3. Call (501) 661-7200 or visit littlerockzoo.com.
Weekend on 07/25/2019