fun
SoMa 501 will host its 2nd Annual Fiesta en Soma, a celebration of the area’s Latino culture, on Friday from 4 to 10 p.m., along Main Street between 12th and 15th Streets in Little Rock . The festa will feature music, dance, art, street vendors, food from various Latin American countries, and a kids zone. New this year is a tamale take-off at Bernice Garden, 1401 Main. Area tamale creators will compete for trophies and prizes of $500 and $250. Sampler tickets are $15 via somalittlerock.com/donate/tamale-taste-off-ticket. somalittlerock.com/fiestaensoma.
The annual Turkey Food Festival will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Arkansas Culture and Dialogue Center, 1501 Market St., Little Rock. The menu includes kebabs, Turkish baklava and other sweet and savory pastries, breads, giro, shawarma, salads, stuffed grape leaves, and lahmajun (Turkish pizza). Admission is free. I think buying groceries costs money. TurkishFoodFest.com; facebook.com/events/870335128345692.
Meanwhile, another food-related festival will not be held this weekend. Harmony Health Clinic, which is hosting a major fundraiser, is postponing its World Cheese Dip Championship and Foam Fest, originally scheduled for Saturday at Dickey Stevens in North Little Rock. until spring 2025 “due to a number of unforeseen circumstances,” Park said.
music
Little Rock Public Radio will host the Tiny Desk Contest 2024 Arkansas Showcase on Saturday at 6 p.m. at The Hall, 721 W. Ninth St., Little Rock. Three groups will perform: Conway’s rock band Sonder Ponder, Bella Vista duo Auralai and Rogers’ band Mr Orange. ualrpublicradio.org/arkansas-tiny-desk-2024.
The 2nd Annual DePaul USA Evening of Jazz in Arkansas features the Grady Nichols Band, Rodney Bullock Collective, Jonathan Carant Trio, and Cyrus Chestnut, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., 7318 Windsong Drive, North Little Rock; It will be held at the West Wind venue. Proceeds from the $50 ticket will be donated to homeless support organizations served by Depaul USA. (501) 265-9241; thevenueatwestwind.com.
Steinway & Sons of Central Arkansas opens “Close Up!” Steinway Salon Chamber Series and “Brahms Retrospective,” Sunday, 3 p.m., 14901 Beau View Drive, Little Rock. Pianist Park Jae-young will perform Brahms’ “Intermezzo.” 117, No. 1. Park and cellist David Gerstein will team up to perform Cello Sonata No. 2 in F major, Op. 99. Park, violinist Kirill Laskarov and cellist Jakob Wunsch will then perform Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8. (501) 940-1562; steinwaylr.com/close-up.
Camerata Little Rock, a new professional ensemble comprised of members of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and music educators from Little Rock and Conway, will perform for the first time Saturday at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th Street, at 7:30 p.m. will hold a concert. Entitled “The Legacy of Corelli”, the work includes works by Corelli, Geminiani, JS Bach and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Admission is free.
comedy
Comedian, actor and radio host Corey Holcomb will be on his 20-show “Joke King Tour,” performing Friday at 8 p.m. at the Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St. in Little Rock. Performs on LiveNation.com and Ticketmaster.com.
theater
Argenta Contemporary Theater, 405 Main Street, North Little Rock, opens “My Fair Lady” with preview performances Wednesday through Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Then, on Fridays and October 15th to 19th at 7:30pm, and on Saturdays and October 13th at 2pm and 7:30pm, Karen Q. Clark will lead a cast of 20 in Cockney She plays Eliza Doolittle, a flower seller, and Greta Robinson plays Henry Higgins. , a linguist who “recreates” her. argentacontemporarytheater.org.
Continuation area exhibits:
“Two Minutes to Midnight and the Architecture of Armageddon,” a photo essay about the Cold War by Janine Mishna-Bales and Adam Reynolds, is on display through Jan. 5 at the MacArthur Museum of Military History, 503 E. Ninth St. in Little. Rock. (501)-376-4602; littlerock.gov/MacArthur.
And โCommanding the Screen: American Presidents in Film and Televisionโ continues to feature material from more than 30 films and television shows depicting fictional and real American presidents, and will be on display at the Clinton Presidential Center (President 1200) through March 23. ) will be held. Clinton Avenue, Little Rock. clintonpresidentialcenter.org/exhibits.