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Food, Music, Entertainment and everything else that’s Fri Feb 25-Sat Feb 26 New Orleans’ Mardi Gras Indians 101 Runners
featuring Big Chief Monk Boudreaux will deliver its unique fusion of tribal rhythms and swampy voodoo funk with a pair of shows at two of Central Arkansas’ most legendary venues. Friday night’s Hot Springs performance will take place at the Arlington Hotel Resort Hotel & Spa. Saturday’s show will be held at the historic Dreamland Ballroom in Little Rock. Both celebrations begin at 7 p.m. Tickets to the Hot Springs show are $30, tickets to the Little Rock show are $35 with $5 supporting Friends of Dreamland to further the ballroom’s restoration. For tickets, visit www.arconventionsandevents.com or www.dreamlandballroom.com.
the grand opening of the Laura P. Nichols Penguin Pointe. Festivities begin at 10 a.m. with a short dedication ceremony at the Civitan Amphitheater. Guests will then march to the new penguin exhibit for the official grand opening of this highly anticipated new exhibit. Zoo admission is $10 for adults and $8 for children. There will also be a VIP, members-only preview from 3:30-5:30 p.m. on Friday, March 4. For more information, visit www. littlerockzoo.com or call 501-666-2406.
Sugarland makes a stop at North Little Rock’s Verizon Arena on The Incredible Machine Tour. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. with special guests Little Big Town and Casey James. Tickets are $25.75-$55.75 and are available through Ticketmaster at 800745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com. For more information, visit www.verizonarena.com.
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The 20th Century Club’s Hope Ball benefits the 20th Century Club’s Lodge, where cancer patients undergoing treatment in Little Rock receive free lodging. In the Wally Allen Ballroom at the Statehouse Convention Center at 6 p.m. The evening includes both live and silent auctions, dinner, cocktails and dancing until midnight. For tickets, call Jane Able, Hope Ball Ticket Chair, at 501-353-1425 or email info@hopeawayfromhome.org.
Fri 18 M2 Gallery presents its 4th Anniversary Show. Featuring new works by many artists and introducing several new artists to the gallery, the opening will be from 6-9 p.m. and will include live music, food and drinks. M2 has been voted best gallery in Arkansas three consecutive years by Arkansas Times readers. M2 Gallery is located at 11525 Cantrell Road in West Little Rock. For more information, call 501-225M2LR or visit www.m2lr.com.
Tue 22
Southern Hospitality opens at Murry’s Dinner Playhouse. In this third installment (following two of our most popular shows of the last two years “Dearly Beloved” and “Christmas Belles”) the Futrelle Sisters are in trouble again, this time the problem is bigger than ever. Their beloved hometown, Fayro, Texas, is in danger of disappearing, and it’s up to the sisters to save it from extinction. A testament to Southern strength and ingenuity, it’s also a recipe for total hilarity. The production runs through April 23. For tickets and showtimes, call 501-562-3131 or visit www. murrysdinnerplayhouse.com.
Intensive (SMTI) celebrates five years of singing, dancing and, in most cases, growing up. Young artists will recount their favorite memories and musical numbers from previous performances, including Hollywood, Broadway on Main, Sing Dance Repeat! and Follie Holidays, in Review the Revue, a production written and directed by Nicole Capri. Review the Revue runs through March 12. For tickets, call the Rep box office at 501-3780405 or visit www.therep.org.
Sat 5 The Little Rock Zoo is proud to announce
Fri 4 Grammy Award winning country duo
Easter Seals honors Gus Vratsinas as Arkansan of the Year. The celebration will be in the Wally Allen Ballroom at the Statehouse Convention Center at 6 p.m. to recognize his contributions in business, economic development and philanthropy as well as his extraordinary vision for the future of the children and adults with disabilities and 13 years of service on the Easter Seals board. Tickets are available online at ar.easterseals.com.
Wed 2 the Rep’s Summer Music Theater
Sat 26
Local bluegrass band Runaway Planet plays the legendary
Dreamland Ballroom at 800 W. 9th Street from 3-5 p.m. Admission is $5. For more information, call 501-607-0954.
Tue 15 Old State House Museum
continues its Brown Bag Lunch Series with “Restoration Informed by Archeology: Excavations at the Rice House and Looney Tavern, Randolph County, Arkansas.” Kathy Cande will discuss findings from the excavations of two of the oldest wooden structures still standing in Arkansas. The hour-long lecture begins at noon and is free. Participants are encouraged to bring a sack lunch. Beverages are provided. Visit www.oldstatehouse.com.
Sat 19
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and special guests Mithril. The Celtic group will have you dancing in the aisles. At Robinson Center Music Hall Saturday, 8 p.m. and Sunday, 3 p.m. Tickets are $20-$65 and available at www. arkansassymphony.org or by phone at 501-666-1761.
Tue 29
The Aluminum Show comes to Little Rock’s Robinson Center Music Hall. A unique and energetic experience for the entire family, The Aluminum Show is a stimulating tour de force that combines movement, dance, visual theater and plenty of humor. Dancers and actors breathe life into aluminum-tone industrial materials to tell the story of a young machine determined to reunite with its parents. The show, which runs through March 31, is suitable for all ages. For tickets and showtimes, visit www.celebrityattractions.com or call 501-244-8800. ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT TO THE ARKANSAS TIMES • february 23, 2011 17