Elsewhere in entertainment and the arts:
TODAY
'Hidden No More'
"Hidden No More," an exhibition of works depicting how blacks have shaped Arkansas' history, opens with a reception, 6-8 p.m. today at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 501 W. Ninth St., Little Rock. The exhibition includes material from the center's 2017 Creativity Arkansas Collection -- works by Brandon Maddox, LaToya Hobbs, Joshua Asante, Angela Davis Johnson, Ariston Jacks, Danny Campbell, Rex DeLoney, Cicely Trice, Donnell Williams, Sondra Strong and Danny Broadway -- and pieces from the museum's permanent collection. The reception offers refreshments, music and a chance to meet some of the artists. The exhibition will be on display through the end of the year. Admission to the reception and the galleries are free. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Call (501) 683-3593 or visit MosaicTemplarsCenter.com.
Equinox Orchestra
The Savannah, Ga.-based Fabulous Equinox Orchestra will join the University of Arkansas at Monticello's Jazz Band One for a concert at 7:30 p.m. today in the UAM Fine Arts Center, Monticello. Admission is free. Call (870) 460-1060.
FRIDAY
History sandwich
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program's "Sandwiching in History" tour will visit the Gustave Kleinschmidt House, 621 E. 16th St., Little Rock, at noon Friday. The house, built about 1907, is an example of Colonial Revival architecture. It joined the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. Admission is free. Call (501) 324-9880, email info@arkansaspreservation.org or visit arkansaspreservation.org.
Don't feed the plants!
The Pocket Community Theatre, 170 Ravine St., Hot Springs, stages Little Shop of Horrors (music by Alan Menken, lyrics and book by Howard Ashman, based on the 1960 Roger Corman cult-classic film), 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and Oct. 13-14 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday and Oct. 15. Tickets are $15, $5 for children 12 and younger. Call (501) 623-8585.
Hot Springs festival
The seventh annual Hot Water Hills Music and Arts Festival will feature music, a handmade art fair, food, drink, contests and activities for children, Friday-Saturday in Hill Wheatley Plaza, at the south end of Bathhouse Row, 629 Central Ave., Hot Springs. The musical lineup includes Couch Jackets, Itchy-O, Ryan Sauders, Claire Morales, May the Peace of the Sea Be With You, Walker Lukens, Dazz & Brie, Nervous Curtains and Vodi. Gates open at 4 p.m. Friday, noon Saturday. Admission is $10 per day; a two-day festival pass is $15. Call (501) 282-9056, email missile@lowkeyarts.org or visit hotwaterhills.com.
'Fall Patterns'
"Fall Patterns," including acrylic-on-board paintings by Dustyn Bork, abstract paintings by Donnie Copeland, sculptures by Robert Fogel and paintings by Laura Raborn, goes on display at Justus Fine Art Gallery, 827 A Central Ave., Hot Springs, with a reception, 5-9 p.m. Friday in conjunction with the city's monthly Gallery Walk. The exhibit will be up through Oct. 31, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday or by appointment. Admission to the reception and gallery are free. Call (501) 321-2335 or visit justusfineart.com.
Herb festival
The Ozark Folk Center State Park, 1032 Park Ave., Mountain View, hosts its 28th annual Herb Harvest Fall Festival, today-Saturday, connecting the herbs and foods of Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean Basin to the Ozarks. A "Lavish Herbal Feast" features a taste of the Caribbean at 6 p.m. today with a garden party reception, sponsored and produced by the Herb Society of America Ozark Unit. Cost is $30. Call (870) 269-3851 or visit ozarkfolkcenter.com. The festival will also include Kathleen Connole's studies on plant origins and the history of botanical explorers for fun, and Susan Belsinger and Arthur Tucker's Friday presentation, "Flavors of Mexico Up Close." Between sessions they'll sign copies of their book, The Culinary Herbal: Growing and Preserving 97 Flavorful Herbs.
Also at the Ozark Folk Center this weekend, the Savoy Family Cajun Band -- Marc (squeezebox) and Ann Savoy (guitar) and their sons, Joel (fiddle) and Wilson (keyboards) -- performs, 2-3 p.m. in the Craft Village and 7:30 p.m. in the Music Auditorium on Saturday at Ozark Folk Center State Park, 1302 Park St., Mountain View. Tickets are $12; a combo ticket for both performances that includes Craft Village admission is $19.50. Call (870) 269-3851.
SATURDAY
Comedian Katt
Actor-comedian Katt Williams, on his Great American Tour, performs at 8 p.m. Saturday in the reduced-seating Theater at Verizon Arena, East Broadway and Interstate 30, North Little Rock. Tickets are $52-$78 plus service charges. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Irishman's tale
Singer-storyteller Sean Tyrrell will perform for the Little Rock Folk Club a program titled Message of Peace, focusing on the life and times of poet and Irish freedom fighter John Boyle O'Reilly (1844-1890), 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Hibernia Irish Tavern, 9700 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock. Tickets are $15, $10 for military, $8 for students with ID, free for accompanied children 12 and younger. Call (501) 663-0634 or visit littlerockfolkclub.org.
Norma on screen
The Metropolitan Opera's production of Vincenzo Bellini's Norma kicks off the Met Live in HD 2017-2018 season, 11:55 a.m. Saturday at the Breckenridge Village 12 in Little Rock and the Tinseltown in Benton. Visit metopera.org/HD.
Angel One event
Arkansas Children's Hospital's Angel One Transport Team hosts the sixth Annual Angel One 5K/10K, 8 a.m. Saturday at Two Rivers Park, 6900 Two Rivers Park Road, Little Rock. Family-friendly activities will include a bounce house and the Angel One ambulance and helicopter (weather permitting). Kid-friendly costumes are encouraged during the races, and medals will be available for all participants. Registration fee is $25 for the 5K, $35 for the 10K. Register online at angelonerun.com. Proceeds go toward funding long-distance travel to and from the hospital for children and their families.
Fall Fest
Music, food and a festive atmosphere for the Pine Bluff-Altheimer Fall Fest, starting at 5 p.m. Saturday, Cook Family Park, 11712 N. U.S. 79, Altheimer. Performers include Mr. Pokey, Mrs. Jody, Moe B., J-Wonn, Sweet Angle, Platinum Blues Band and the Big John Miller Band. Tickets are $25 in advance, $35 day of show. Call (501) 413-7683.
TICKETS
Avenged Sevenfold
Tickets -- $25-$75 plus service charges -- go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday for Avenged Sevenfold's Stage World Tour concert, with special guests Breaking Benjamin and Bullet for My Valentine, 6:25 p.m. Feb. 2 at North Little Rock's Verizon Arena. There is an eight-ticket limit per household. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com.
Weekend on 10/05/2017