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Little Rock\u2019s Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 501 W. Ninth St., anchors the 17th annual Juneteenth in Da Rock<\/b> street festival, all day Saturday on Little Rock\u2019s West Ninth Street, anchored on the east by the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center. Headliners are multiplatinum-selling singer Lloyd and Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Keri Hilson; there will also be performances by Malik Oliver, The Big John Miller Band, Crissy P, Keith Savage, SynrG, Bijoux, Nia Renee, Genine LaTrice Perez, Big Piph, Boundless Creative Art Styles, Alma Brown and the A1 Gospel Singers, JT Line Dancers and the Westwind School of Performing Arts.<\/p>\n
The festival also features local vendors, food trucks and activities \u201cdesigned to highlight the rich history and significance of Juneteenth\u201d and an expanded Kids Zone.<\/p>\n
www.JuneteenthLittleRock.com<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Musical satirist \u201cWeird Al\u201d Yankovic brings his \u201cBigger & Weirder\u201d Tour to North Little Rock\u2019s Simmons Bank Arena at 8 p.m. Saturday for what is being billed as a \u201csuper-sized comedy rock spectacle.\u201d \u201cSpecial guest\u201d (aka the opening act) is Puddles Pity Party. simmonsbankarena.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n MUSIC\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Multi-instrumentalist and multilingual singer-songwriter Leyla McCalla performs under the aegis of The Oxford American at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the University of Central Arkansas\u2019 Windgate Center for the Fine and Performing Arts, 2150 Bruce St. at Donaghey Avenue, Conway. The publication will announce the 2026 theme of its annual Music Issue at the event. ci.ovationtix.com\/36631.<\/p>\n THEATER<\/b><\/p>\n The Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main St., Little Rock, is staging \u201cAin\u2019t Misbehavin\u2019 \u2014\u00a0The Fats Waller Musical,\u201d<\/b> 7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday through June 28. TheRep.org.<\/p>\n The University of Central Arkansas Summer Theatre stages \u201cKen Ludwig\u2019s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood,\u201d<\/b> Ludwig\u2019s \u201ctheatrical reimagining\u201d of the tale of the legendary outlaw and his Merry Men, 7 p.m. Friday, June 25 and 26 and 2 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and June 27 and 28 at UCA\u2019s Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts in Conway. (501) 450-3265 or (866) 810-0012; ci.ovationtix.com\/36631<\/a>.<\/p>\n Stage 13 is staging \u201cLegally Blonde Jr.,\u201d<\/b> 2 and 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday at Wildwood Park for the Arts, 20919 Denny Road, Little Rock. The cast of more than 100 from 34 different schools across Central Arkansas is participating in the organization\u2019s inaugural summer musical theater camp. stage13.org<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n Actors Theatre of Little Rock wraps up its run Lin-Manuel Miranda\u2019s pre-\u201cHamilton\u201d Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical \u201cIn the Heights!,\u201d<\/b> 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday through June 27 at Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church, 1601 Louisiana St., Little Rock. The production is \u201cimmersive,\u201d meaning the performers will be making contact with some audience members throughout the show. actorstheatrelr.org\/tickets<\/a>.<\/p>\n A young woman sets out to discover her past, which could include a connection to the former Russian royal family, in the musical \u201cAnastasia,\u201d<\/b> onstage, 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Royal Theatre, 111 S. Market St., Benton. our.show\/the-royal-theatre\/anastasia.<\/p>\n The Weekend Theater, 1001 W. Seventh St. at Chester Street, wraps up its run of a gender-bending adaptation of William Shakespeare\u2019s comedy \u201cThe Taming of the Shrew,\u201d<\/b> 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $20, $18 for students, senior citizens and members of the military. centralarkansastickets.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n And onstage through June 27 at Murry\u2019s Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock: A conservative radio host announces that he and his wife will renew their vows in Sin City and all the residents of Tuna, the third smallest town in Texas (and all played by only two actors) come along for the ride in\u00a0\u201cTuna Does Vegas,\u201d the latest in the \u201cGreater Tuna\u201d series.\u00a0<\/b>Buffet opens 30 minutes before curtain time \u2014 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, 12:45 and 6:45 Sunday. (501) 562-3131; murrysdp.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n ART\u00a0AND EXHIBITS<\/b><\/p>\n \u201cDisfarmer: Portraits of Rural Arkansas,\u201d<\/b> early 20th-century black-and-white portraits of Arkansans by Mike Disfarmer, is up through the month of June, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, at the Old State House Museum in Little Rock. (501) 324-9685.<\/p>\n \u201cKatie Adkins\/Queen,\u201d<\/b> Adkins\u2019 photographs of drag queens prepping for performance, is on display through July 3 at Boswell-Mourot Fine Art, 1501 Main St., Little Rock. Adkins will give an artist talk, 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday June 23. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. (501) 454-6969; boswellmourot.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cRemote Wonder: Richland Creek Wilderness,\u201d<\/b> recent photographs by Paul Caldwell centering on Richland Creek, a tributary of the Buffalo River, up through July 18 at Cantrell Gallery, 8202 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. (501) 224-1335; cantrellgallery.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cArkansas Black Voices: Shaping a Nation at 250,\u201d<\/b> personal histories, artifacts, photographs and stories highlighting \u201cthe lasting impact of Black Arkansans whose lives and legacies have helped shape the United States,\u201d is on display through Aug. 29 at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 501 W. Ninth St., Little Rock. The exhibit includes. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday- Saturday. (501) 683-3593; mosaictemplarscenter.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Art of Friendship,\u201d<\/b> watercolors by Kim Perkins and Laura Powers, is up through July 25 in the Gallery at the William F. Laman Library, 2801 Orange St., North Little Rock. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday and Saturday. (501) 758-1720 or visit NLRlibrary.org.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Three SoMa Sisters: History, Nature, Wellness, and Anita Davis\u2019 Mission to Thrive in SoMa\u201d<\/b> is on display through Aug. 30 at ESSE Museum & Store, 1510 Main St. in Little Rock\u2019s SoMa neighborhood. (501) 916-9022; essepursemuseum.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWill Barnet: Seasons of Life,\u201d<\/b> works on paper by Barnet from the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection, is on display through Oct. 11 at the museum, 501 E. Ninth St., Little Rock, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday. amfa.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n