Argenta Arts District

Piccolo Zoppé Winter Circus
2023-11-10 15:42, 2023-11-09 00:00 (America/Chicago) | 7th Street & Magnolia Street, 256 Bishop Lindsey Ave, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72114
Attenzione! Attenzione!
Not just any Circus is coming to town. North Little Rock Tourism is proud to present the Piccolo Zoppé Winter Circus in North Little Rock November 9 – November 19.
The Zoppé family have been enchanting audiences around the world since traveling the cobblestone roads of Italy in 1842. Their passion for performing their art and sharing their hearts with their audiences remains true. Piccolo zoppé is an intimate European style circus classic in its beauty. No audience member is more than 18 feet away from the ring. Feeling the rush of the Zoppé horses galloping by is an experience young and old will not soon forget.
Join us this holiday season for an unforgettable show where you will laugh, you will cry, and you will become part of our family.
Tickets go on sale October 9.
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
Thursday, Nov. 9, 6 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 10, 7:30 pm
Saturday, Nov. 11, 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 12, 2:00 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 13, 6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 14, 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 15, 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 16, 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 17, 7:30 pm
Saturday, Nov. 18, 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 19, 2:00 p.m. & 5:30 p.m.
For more information visit piccolozoppe.com

All Arkansas Craft Beer, Wine & Spirits Festival
2023-11-06 18:00 - 21:00 | Argenta Plaza, 510 N. Main St., North Little Rock, AR, 72114, United States
Arkansas products Lost 40, Rock Town, Vino’s, SQZBX, Flyway, Crystal Ridge, Point Remove, Rusty Tractor, Diamond Bear, Superior Bathhouse, Norfork, Bentonville Brewing, Bloody Darn Good, Elrod’s Old Fashioned, and more!
So come on out and support Arkansas’ own craft breweries & spirit-makers and enjoy the fruits of their passion!
VIP tickets are available for $100 and allows access to the VIP section with catered food, great beers and reserved seating.
$30 general admission
*Must be 21 and over
For more information contact donavan@arktimes.com

The Legends of Hip Hop - Simmons bank Arena
2023-11-04 20:00 - 23:00 | Simmons Bank Arena, 1 Simmons Bank Arena Drive, North Little Rock, AR, 72114, United States
Juvenile * 8 Ball & MJG * Goodie Mob * Scarface * Bun B* Tha Dogg Pound * DJ Quik

Lainey Wilson: Country's Cool Again
2023-11-01 19:00 | Simmons Bank Arena, 1 Simmons Bank Arena Drive, North Little Rock, AR, 72114, United States
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
Plus applicable service charges.
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE ARENA BOX OFFICE OR AT TICKETMASTER.COM

“Nothing gets me buzzin’ like putting on a show and singing along with the crowd,” said Wilson. “I want to give a big thank you to all of the fans who have continuously showed up and showed out this year. We can’t wait to see you nationwide on the “Country’s Cool Again Tour!”

As the leading female nominee and winner at the 2023 ACM awards with, Female Vocalist of the Year, Album of The Year, Visual Media and Musical Event of the Year and reigning CMA 2022 Female Vocalist and New Artist of the Year, Lainey Wilson has earned the enthusiasm of the industry. Critically acclaimed and touted as a top “artist to watch,” to being crowned the most nominated artist at both the 2023 CMA Awards (with a record breaking nine nominations) and CMT Music Awards, the Louisiana native has made a name for herself in the industry as one of music’s hottest and most buzzed-about new artists.
Landing her first No. 1 with her PLATINUM Certified ACM Song of the Year, “Things A Man Oughta Know,” nearly 10 years to the day after leaving her small farming community in a camper trailer to chase her dreams, she has won over legions of fans with her signature Bell Bottom Country sound and aesthetic, which blends traditional Country with a modern yet retro flare. A prolific and sought-after songwriter (having co-writer credits on songs by artists including Luke Combs, Flatland Calvary, and more), Lainey is a fresh, fierce voice in Nashville, delivering CMA-nominated album of the year with her label debut, Sayin’ What I’m Thinkin’. With a rockstar stage presence, her artistry has taken her across the globe, performing for sold-out crowds throughout the US, UK, and Germany with notable names like Jon Pardi, Luke Combs, Morgan Wallen, HARDY, Jason Aldean, Ashley McBryde, and more.
Adding to her growing list of endeavors, Wilson was recently named “Tractor Supply Brand Ambassador,” was honored at Billboard’s Women in Music Awards with the Rulebreaker Award, and most recently joined forces with Wrangler as the face of their 2023 fall/winter women’s collection.
For more information and upcoming tour dates, visit www.laineywilson.com or follow on Instagram @laineywilson / Twitter @laineywilson / Facebook.com/laineywilsonmusic.

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks - Simmons Bank Arena
2023-10-22 12:00 - 13:15, 2023-10-21 17:00 - 18:15, 2023-10-21 10:00 - 11:15 | Simmons Bank Arena, 1 Simmons Bank Arena Drive, North Little Rock, AR, 72114, United States
Crash Zone Pre-Party
The exciting Crash Zone Pre-Show Party will be held 2-1/2 hours before every performance. The unique experience provides fans access to the competition floor to see the outrageous designs and epic size of the Hot Wheels Monster Trucks! Each pass includes an autograph card plus a souvenir pass and lanyard exclusive to Crash Zone attendees! Passes will be available to purchase while supplies last.
Saturday, October 21 10AM – 11:15AM
Saturday, October 21 5PM – 6:15PM
Sunday, October 22 12PM – 1:15PM
Must also have event ticket
The first-ever Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party brings audiences the only opportunity to see real-life versions of the famous Hot Wheels monster truck toys in the DARK!
Mega Wrex, Tiger Shark, Boneshaker, Bigfoot® and more, plus the all-new Gunkster, will light up the floor in outrageous monster trucks competitions and battles. Event performances will also feature a dazzling dance party, spectacular laser light shows and Hot Wheels toy giveaways. Plus, for the FIRST TIME EVER, the fire and frost-breathing, car-eating dragon – ARCTICGON, and the electrifying high-flyers of Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live, Freestyle Motocross! Special kids pricing is available for all shows providing a great value for the whole family!

Third Friday Night Art Walk
2023-10-20 17:00 - 20:00, 2023-09-15 17:00 - 20:00 | AR
About the Event
Take a stroll through Argenta, down Main Street, where many of our Argenta venues feature original art from local and regional artists. Be sure and stay for dinner at one of our local restaurants after!
Don’t forget! Argenta is an Entertainment District. So, grab a drink to go from one of our local restaurants and carry it with you while you take in the art.
View the list of venues for this month and learn more about participating as an artist: argentaartsdistrict.org/art-walk

Argenta Acoustic Music Series — Pat Kirtley
2023-10-19 19:30 | 301 Main Street, 301 Main Street, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72114
Currently Kirtley tours in the USA and internationally, for concerts, guitar workshops and music camps, producing videos and keeping several recording projects running. He co-authored a book about home recording and writes articles for guitar magazines about guitar technique, recording and other related topics, in magazines such as Electronic Musician, Acoustic Guitar, Onstage, Home Recording, and Wood & Steel, as well as in the German magazine Akustik Gitarre.
October 19, 2023
7:30pm
301 Main Street
North Little Rock, AR 72114

Alice Cooper - Simmons Bank Arena
2023-10-14 20:00 - 23:00 | Simmons Bank Arena, 1 Simmons Bank Arena Drive, North Little Rock, AR, 72114, United States
Alice Cooper pioneered a grandly theatrical brand of hard rock that was designed to shock. Drawing equally from horror movies, vaudeville, and garage rock, the group created a stage show that featured electric chairs, guillotines, fake blood and boa constrictors. He continues to tour regularly, performing shows worldwide with the dark and horror-themed theatrics that he’s best known for.
With a schedule that has included six months year in and year out on the road, Alice Cooper brings his own brand of rock psycho-drama to fans both old and new, enjoying it as much as the audience does. Known as the architect of shock-rock, Cooper (in both the original Alice Cooper band and as a solo artist) has rattled the cages and undermined the authority of generations of guardians of the status quo, continuing to surprise fans and exude danger at every turn, like a great horror movie, even in an era where CNN can present real life shocking images.
Cooper was born in Detroit Michigan, and moved to Phoenix with his family. The Alice Cooper band formed while they were all in high school in Phoenix, and was discovered in 1969 by Frank Zappa in Los Angeles, where he signed them to his record label. Their collaboration with young record producer Bob Ezrin led to the break through third album “Love It to Death” which hit the charts in 1971, followed by “Killer,” “School’s Out,” ”Billion Dollar Babies,” and “Muscle of Love.” Each new album release was accompanied by a bigger and more elaborate touring stage show. 1974 saw the release of a “Greatest Hits” album, and then Cooper, in 1975, released his first solo album, “Welcome to My Nightmare” in 1975, accompanied by the legendary groundbreaking theatrical Welcome to My Nightmare concert tour.

Blessing of the Animals At the Dogtown Throwdown
2023-10-14 09:00 - 12:00 | Argenta United Methodist Church, 317 Main Street
Date: Saturday Oct. 14
Time: 9am-12pm. Blessings at 10am
Where: Main Street between Broadway & 4th Streets
Argenta United Methodist Church 317 Main Street
Blackberry Market 315 Main Street
Adopt a pet with – North Little Rock Animal Shelter
Donations of Pet Food for NLR Animal Shelter Appreciated
Co-hosts:
Argenta Arts District:
Argenta United Methodist Church
North Little Rock Animal Shelter
Dogtowne Drygoods

Dogtown Throwdown
2023-10-13 16:00 - 2023-10-14 22:00 | AR
You’re invited to the Dogtown Throwdown where we close down the streets for the best block party ever!

Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band - Simmons Bank Arena
2023-10-12 19:00 - 23:00 | Simmons Bank Arena, 1 Simmons Bank Arena Drive, North Little Rock, AR, 72114, United States
“Well, I love to play. I love an audience,” Ringo told Executive Editor Andy Gensler of Pollstar. “This is a known fact. I love the audience, they love me. We have fun on tour.
That’s what it’s all about. I don’t do this to be miserable. I have a lot of joy. I get a lot of joy and I just love doing it…..and I’ll be doing a lot of peace and love in your city soon, May, June, look me up!”

Jazz at the Joint — Adam Larson
2023-10-09 19:30 | The Joint, 301 Main St #102, North Little Rock, AR, 72114, United States
Adam Larson (b. 1990) is an American saxophonist, composer and author. An endorsed artist for P. Mauriat saxophones, The Boston Sax Shop and Key Leaves, Adam began playing saxophone at the age of 11.
October 9, 2023
7:30pm
301 Main Street
North Little Rock, AR 72114

85 South Show Live - Simmons Bank Arena
2023-10-08 19:00 - 23:00 | Simmons Bank Arena, 1 Simmons Bank Arena Drive, North Little Rock, AR, 72114, United States
The 85 South Show, produced by 85 South Media, unites three of America’s funniest, talented, and most fearless comedians. With over two million subscribers on YouTube, over half a billion independent views, and 150,000+ live show tickets sold, the 85 South Show has completely changed the comedy industry. DC Young Fly, Karlous Miller and Chico Bean first teamed up in Steve Harvey’s studio to begin recording a podcast that showcased their improv, freestyling and roasting skills. Comedy fans were quick to discover the chemistry between the three performers, and now they are continuing their “85 South Show Live,”across the country.

Faucette Festival
2023-10-07 12:00 - 20:00 | Faucette Park, 100 Riverfront Pl, North Little Rock, Ark
GibbsDisco Presents: Faucette Festivals
-Free-Family-Music-Fun-
Performances By:
TBA
This is our final event of the 2023 season of Faucette Festivals, three years going strong!
This is a community event; all are welcome and invited.
Feel free to bring your own food and drinks along with a chair/blanket to kick back and relax at the park and enjoy the music.
Good vibes and high standards, please. Keep our parks clean and our community strong! Donations are appreciated to ensure the sustainability of this free event.
**Multi-tier sponsorship opportunities are available for local business. **

Dropkick Murphys - Simmons Bank Arena
2023-10-03 19:00 - 23:00 | Simmons Bank Arena, 1 Simmons Bank Arena Drive, North Little Rock, AR, 72114, United States
Dropkick Murphys are plugging back in after a pair of acoustic albums – including the just-released Okemah Rising – interpreting the work of Woody Guthrie for a new generation. The albums, recorded in Tulsa with trusted collaborator and producer Ted Hutt, exposed the band to new audiences through airplay on stations like SiriusXM’s Outlaw Country, coverage in outlets such as Rolling Stone Country, Paste, CNN, Americana Highways and SPIN, and via Dropkick Murphys’ first-ever acoustic, reserved-seating theater tour in 2022.

The Interrupters released their fourth studio album, In The Wild – which has been regarded as “the best songs the Interrupters have ever written…beyond even the incredible candor is an ambitious musicality” (Alternative Press) – in August 2022.

Roots rocker Jesse Ahern will release his Ted Hutt-produced debut album Roots Rock Rebel – featuring the lead single “Pray” — on Dropkick Murphys’ Dummy Luck record label / [PIAS] on September 15.

Fantasia & Joe - Simmons Bank Arena
2023-09-30 20:00 - 23:00 | AR
Fantasia earned national acclaim in 2004 as the season three winner of “American Idol” (FOX). That same year, she released her platinum-selling debut album Free Yourself, becoming the first artist in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart to debut at #1 with her first single, “I Believe.” Fantasia’s 2006 eponymous second album featured the #1 R&B single, “When I See U,” and reached gold status. In 2010, Fantasia released the critically acclaimed Back To Me, which featured the hit single “Bittersweet” that earned her first ever GRAMMY® Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance and a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Song. In 2013, Fantasia released her fourth studio album, Side Effects of You which debuted at #1 on the Billboard R&B Albums Chart and #2 on the Billboard Top 200.

In addition to being a mainstay in music, Fantasia adds author and actress to her growing list of accomplishments. In 2006, she released her New York Times bestselling memoir, “Life Is Not a Fairytale,” and starred as herself in the Lifetime movie of the same name. In 2007, Fantasia landed the coveted role of Celie in Broadway’s “The Color Purple” for which she won a Theater World Award. Fantasia returned to Broadway in 2013 as the first celebrity engagement in “After Midnight,” a dance-focused musical that celebrated Harlem’s iconic Cotton Club during the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920’s and 1930’s. After receiving rave reviews, Fantasia joined the cast of “After Midnight” for a second run in May 2014. Up next, Fantasia will be reprising her role of Celie in Blitz Bazawule’s forthcoming “The Color Purple” movie, slated for release in 2023.
Joining Fantasia is seven-time GRAMMY® Award nominee Joe, whose greatest hits include “I Wanna Know,” “All the Things” (Your Man Won’t Do), “Don’t Wanna Be a Player” and more. Rising to fame in Atlanta, Georgia, his music regularly hits on the pop and R&B charts, including number-one hit “Stutter.” In 2010, Billboard listed Joe as one of the Top R&B and Hip-Hop artists of the past 25 years. He has won a number of awards and accolades throughout the years including an ASCAP Award, a BET Award, a NAACP Image Award, and four Soul Train Music Awards.

Nickelback - Simmons Bank Arena
2023-09-25 18:30 - 22:30 | Simmons Bank Arena, 1 Simmons Bank Arena Drive, North Little Rock, AR, 72114, United States
2023 Canadian Music Hall of Fame recipients, and Diamond-certified selling group Nickelback were named the “most successful rock band of the decade” by Billboard in 2009. Globally celebrated for their career defining and award-winning hits “How You Remind Me,” “Photograph,” “Far Away,” and “Rockstar,” and more, the four-piece comprised of Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger, and Daniel Adair is one of the most commercially viable and important acts of the past two decades. Their success includes worldwide sales of more than 50-million units, solidifying their status as one of the top-selling acts of all time and the second best-selling foreign act in the U.S., in the 2000’s decade, behind only The Beatles. Their inescapable and irresistible smash “How You Remind Me” was named Billboard’s ‘Top Rock Song of the Decade’ and was the number-one most played song on U.S. radio (any format) in the 2000’s according to Nielsen Soundscan, with over 1.2 million spins.
Amongst all of these accolades, they’ve also been named Billboard’s “Top Rock Group of the Decade” and received nine Grammy Award nominations, three American Music Awards, a World Music Award, a People’s Choice Award, twelve JUNO Awards, seven MuchMusic Video Awards, and have been inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame (2007) and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame (2023). With more than 23 chart-topping singles and fans spanning the globe, Nickelback boasts more than twelve consecutive sold-out world tours, playing to well over 10 million+ diehard and adoring fans.

Paw Patrol Live! - Simmons Bank Arena
2023-09-24 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-09-24 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-09-23 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-09-23 11:00 - 13:00 | Simmons Bank Arena, 1 Simmons Bank Arena Drive, North Little Rock, AR, 72114, United States
Nickelodeon and VStar Entertainment Group proudly present PAW Patrol Live! “Heroes Unite.” This brand-new production is an interactive live stage show, where members of the audience get to be heroes unleashed, helping the pups as honorary members of the pack, while they navigate the globe to make it back to Adventure Bay in the nick of time. Featuring stunning visual effects, captivating storytelling and a vibrant musical score that will have guests dancing in their seats and singing along, this staged extravaganza is jam-packed with action and fun for the whole family!
PAW Patrol Live! “Heroes Unite” follows Ryder and the PAW Patrol pups as they face their greatest challenge yet. When Mayor Humdinger clones Robo Dog, chaos ensues all over the world. It’s up to the PAW Patrol to catch the clones, rescue Robo Dog, and show that when the going gets “ruff,” lending a paw makes you the ultimate TOP HERO! This new adventure is going to be PAWsome!

Little Rock/North Little Rock Vegfest
2023-09-22 09:00 - 16:00 | Argenta Plaza, 510 N. Main St., North Little Rock, AR, 72114, United States
LR/NLR Vegfest is a magnificent day filled with food, fun and inspiration.
The combination of delicious food , great live music, empowering speakers on health, kids corner, environmental, humanitarian, and animal topics, kids’ activities, animal adoptions, an eco-marketplace with over 100 vendors, and more, make for an unforgettable earth-friendly experience that is sure to be enjoyable for all!

Third Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival at Plaza Frida
2023-09-16 17:00 - 21:00 | Plaza Frida, 4001 W 65th St, Little Rock, Arkansas, 72209
Join us for our Third Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival at Plaza Frida! Local food, vendors, artists, and performers celebrate the independence of all 9 Latin American countries that celebrate their independence in the month of September!
¡Únase a nosotros en nuestro Tercer Festival Anual de la Herencia Hispana en la Plaza Frida! Comida local, vendedores, artistas y artistas celebran la independencia de los 9 países latinoamericanos que celebran su independencia en el mes de septiembre.

Eighth Annual ACANSA Arts Festival of the South DOUBT: A PARABLE
2023-09-13 00:00 - 2023-09-23 00:00 | Argenta Contemporary Theater, 405 Main St, North Little Rock, AR, 72114, United States
In collaboration with ACANSA, Argenta Community Theater presents John Patrick Shanley’s DOUBT. This intriguing parable explores an unconscionable accusation leveled against a priest as a sister realizes that the only way to get justice is to create it herself. The play won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play and was later adapted as an Academy Award-nominated feature film starring Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
CAST
Greg Fallon as Father Brendan Flynn
Karen Clark as Sister Aloysius Beauvier
Krsiten Phantazia Smith as Sister James
Verda Davenport-Booher as Mrs. Muller
Wednesday, September 13 – Saturday, September 23
In partnership with Argenta Community Theater (ACT)
ACT II: 315 Main Street, North Little Rock 72114

Jazz at the Joint — Lynn Seaton
2023-09-11 19:30 | The Joint, 301 Main St #102, North Little Rock, AR, 72114, United States
Lynn has participated in over 125 recording sessions, including: the Grammy Award winning “Diane Schuur and The Count Basie Orchestra” and two Grammy nominated recordings “Woody Herman 50th Anniversary”, and John Fedchock’s “No Nonsense”. He is currently living in Highland Village, Texas, working and recording with many great jazz artists, and leading his own trio.
September 11, 2023
7:30pm
301 Main Street
North Little Rock, AR 72114

Arkansas Travelers vs. Frisco RoughRiders
2023-09-10 13:28 | Dickey-Stephens, 400 W Broadway St, North Little Rock, Arkansas, 72114
Come watch the Arkansas Travelers play! Be sure to check the Travelers website for special promotions like fireworks, Brunch at the Ballpark, and more!
