FRIDAY 7/15
Community Theater of Little Rock kicks off its production of “The Great American Trailer Park Musical” at The Public Theatre, $14-$16.
Tracy Ryerson, of Showtime reality series “The Real L Word” hosts “The L Night” at Cajun’s, with live music from The Shannon Boshears Band. VIP tickets are $35 with admission at 8 p.m., otherwise, it’s $5 to get in and things get rolling at 9 p.m.
Baton Rouge spazz-rock outfit Human Like Me plays with art-damaged San Francisco weirdos Zoo at Super Happy Fun Land at 9 p.m.
If live bluegrass is what you’re jonesing for, Runaway Planet and Hardcore Grass can get you straight at Pizza D’Action at 10 p.m.
Rock out with your wallet out at a benefit for Dunbar Community Gardens Project, with Glittercore, Iron Tongue and The Wicked Good starting at 9 p.m. at Vino’s, all ages, $5.
Tulsa’s Wanda Watson is a good bet for some soulful, hard-rocking blues, 9 p.m. at Denton’s Trotline.
SATURDAY 7/16
Help raise money for the TreDay.com Scholarship Program, benefiting UALR students at the Tre Day Annual Bowling Bash at Millenium Bowl, 3 p.m., $10 suggested donation.
The Salty Dogs kick up an old-school C&W storm at the Afterthought, 9 p.m., $7.
FreeVerse, Tyrannosaurus Chicken and Interstate Buffalo play a Midsummer Night’s Jam at Stickyz, 9 p.m., $7 adv., $10 d.o.s.
Party into the wee hours at Discovery, with DJs Jen Lasher, Chaos and VJ g-force, 10 p.m.
Soon-to-be-former Miss Arkansas Alyse Eady will pass the crown to a new winner at the Miss Arkansas Finals, 7:30 p.m., Hot Springs Convention Center, $10.