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A screening of\u00a0\u201cDon\u2019t Look Back,\u201d<\/b>\u00a0D.A. Pennebaker\u2019s 1967 documentary about Bob Dylan\u2019s 1965 United Kingdom tour, kicks off University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College\u2019s CHARTS Live 2025-26 performing arts series, 7 p.m. Friday in the Center for Humanities and Arts Theater on the college\u2019s main campus, 3000 W. Scenic Drive, North Little Rock. The evening also includes a live performance by singer-songwriter Justin Bank and the Bijou Boogie Boys.\u00a0uaptc.edu\/charts<\/a>.<\/p>\n MUSIC<\/b><\/p>\n The 10th Acansa Arts Festival of the South<\/b> gets under way with a performance by Little Rock-based Afrobeat-soul-funk octet Funkanites, 7:30 p.m. todayThursday\u00a0at The Hall, 721 W. Ninth St., Little Rock.\u00a0<\/p>\n The festival runs through Sept. 20 at venues on both sides of the Arkansas River. This weekend\u2019s performances include classical ensemble Frisson<\/b>, 7:30 p.m. at the Arkansas Symphony Stella Boyle Smith Music Center, 1101 E. Third St., Little Rock, and the Koresh Dance Company<\/b>, 2 p.m. Sunday, at UA-Pulaski Tech\u2019s CHARTS Theater, North Little Rock. Acansa.org.<\/p>\n Orchestra Noir <\/b>celebrates the cultural achievements of African-American music pioneers across all genres, including classical, jazz, blues, hip-hop and R&B, 8 p.m. Saturday at\u00a0Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St. at Broadway.\u00a0 (501) 244-8800, Ticketmaster.com.<\/p>\n WakaFlockaFlame<\/b>, with\u00a0DJ Holiday<\/b>,\u00a0GK Leonitis<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0DJ Nick Hud<\/b>, perform for Rock City Live, 4-9 p.m. Sunday at\u00a0First Security Amphitheater, 400 President Clinton Ave. (501) 375-2552, Ticketmaster.com.<\/p>\n Big concert Tuesday:\u00a0Gin Blossoms<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0Spin Doctors<\/b>\u00a0perform at 7 p.m. at\u00a0Reynolds Performance Hall, University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Ave. (501) 450-3265 or (866) 810-0012,\u00a0uca.edu\/publicappearances<\/a>.<\/p>\n COMEDY<\/b><\/p>\n Comedian Leanne Morgan<\/b>\u00a0brings her \u201cJust Getting Started\u201d tour to North Little Rock, at 7 p.m. Friday at Simmons Bank Arena. Ticketmaster.com.\u00a0<\/p>\n THEATER<\/b><\/p>\n The Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main St., Little Rock, opens its production of\u00a0 Tennessee Williams\u2019s classic \u201cThe Glass Menagerie,\u201d<\/b> with Tuesday-Thursday preview performances ; the show runs 7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday thorough Sept. 14. (501) 378-0405; TheRep.org.<\/p>\n Murry\u2019s Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, closes out its run of\u00a0\u201cThe Bunco Squad\u201d<\/b>\u00a0by Jim Hesselman, 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday. The buffet opens 90 minutes before curtain. (501) 562-3131;\u00a0murrysdp.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Opening Wednesday: Actors Theatre of Little Rock stages\u00a0\u201cA Raisin in the Sun\u201d<\/b>\u00a0by Lorraine Hansberry, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday through Sept. 20 at Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church, 1601 S. Louisiana St., Little Rock.\u00a0\u00a0actorstheatrelr.org\/tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n ART\u00a0AND<\/b> EXHIBITS<\/b><\/p>\n The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, 501 E. Ninth St., Little Rock, hosts its inaugural\u00a0Art Market<\/b>, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Sunday with talks by area gallery owners and collectors.\u00a0arkmfa.org\/amfa-art-market<\/a>.<\/p>\n CONTINUING<\/b><\/p>\n On display at the\u00a0Windgate Center of Art + Design\u00a0at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock:<\/p>\n –\u00a0\u201cDrawing Is Magic: The Books and Illustrations of John Hendrix,\u201d<\/b>\u00a0work by The New York Times\u2019 bestselling author and illustrator, in the Brad Cushman Gallery through Oct. 3.<\/p>\n –\u00a0\u201cHans Weissflog: Klein und Fein,\u201d<\/b>\u00a0hand-processed wood sculptures in \u201chighly precise, technical, and expertly engineered forms,\u201d according to a news release, by German artist Weissflog (\u201cKlein und Fein\u201d is German for \u201csmall and fine\u201d), in the North and South Galleries through Sept. 28.<\/p>\n –\u00a0\u201cChris Revelle: What Remains,\u201d\u00a0<\/b>color photography and mixed-media works on commercial prints (postcards and newspaper pages) by Revelle, the director of community engagement at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, up through Oct. 17 in the Focus Gallery.<\/p>\n –\u00a0\u201cAmanda McFarland: Weather Through Portraiture,\u201d<\/b>\u00a0drawings by the recipient of the Linda Blaine Flake Endowed Art Scholarship, up through Oct. 3 in the Ann Maners and Alex Pappas Gallery.<\/p>\n A reception, 5-7 p.m. Sept. 24, covers all four exhibitions. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Arkansas League of Artists\u2019 Opportunity Show remains up through Sept. 30<\/b>\u00a0at the William F. Laman Public Library, 2801 Orange St., North Little Rock, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday-Saturday. (501) 758-1720; NLRlibrary.org.<\/p>\n \u201cCreatures of Play,\u201d<\/b>\u00a0mixed-media works by Central Arkansas artist Carol McCreight at the Innovation Hub Gallery, 204 E. Fourth St., North Little Rock, up through Sept. 26, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. the third Saturday of each month. (501) 907-6570;\u00a0hub.nlrlibrary.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cUnder A Restless Sky,\u201d<\/b>\u00a0a new site-specific installation by Boston-based artist Nathalie Miebach, on display through April 4 in the Jackson T. Stephens Gallery of the\u00a0 Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, 501 E. Ninth St., Little Rock. The three-dimensional art installation, created with paint, paper, wood, ropes and other materials that explores how various species \u2014 birds and humans \u2014 move and adapt due to environmental and climate changes, (501) 372-4000;\u00a0arkmfa.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cEdwin Brewer, A Retrospective of His Art,\u201d<\/b>\u00a0landscape and still-life paintings in oils and watercolors by the Little Rock native (1927-2002), on display through Oct. 18 at Cantrell Gallery, 8202 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m Tuesday-Saturday. (501) 224-1335;\u00a0cantrellgallery.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cPortraits From a Presidency,\u201d<\/b>\u00a0the exhibition of more than 50 paintings, sculptures, engravings and photographic portraits of members of the Clinton family, up through Dec. 7 at the Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock.\u00a0clintonpresidentialcenter.org\/exhibits<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cSmall Works on Paper: From the Permanent Collection,\u201d\u00a0<\/b>40 pieces from the Arkansas Arts Council\u2019s 2006-2023 annual \u201cSmall Works on Paper\u201d touring exhibitions, on display through Sept. 21 at the Historic Arkansas Museum, 200 E. Third St., Little Rock, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. (501) 324-9351.<\/p>\n