​Eric E. Harrison joins Little Rock Public Radio to share upcoming arts and culture events in Central Arkansas.  Read More Entertainment 

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FUN

The Irish Cultural Society of Arkansas’ 24th St. Patrick’s Day Parade starts at 1 p.m. Saturday at Sixth and Main streets in North Little Rock, travels south through the Argenta Arts District, crosses the Arkansas River via the Main Street Bridge, continues east on President Clinton Avenue through Little Rock’s River Market District, turns south onto Sherman Street. It ends at Third and Cumberland streets in Little Rock, where performances by marching pipe and drum bands and students at the McCafferty Academy of Irish Dance and the O’Donovan School of Irish Dance will follow. irisharkansas.org/parade.

THEATER

Gotta get back in time as the national tour of “Back to the Future: The Musical,” based on the 1985 movie, hits the stage, 7:30 p.m. today Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Little Rock’s Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St. at Broadway. Look among the songs and dances for the 88% fiberglass replica of the time-traveling Delorean. (501) 244-8800; CelebrityAttractions.com or Ticketmaster.com.
By the way, the show will also be at Fayetteville’s Walton Arts Center, April 8-13.

The Children’s Theatre at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, 501 E. Ninth St., Little Rock, stages “The Cat in the Hat” by Katie Mitchell, based on the Dr. Seuss children’s classic and originally produced by the National Theatre of Great Britain, 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday March 15, March 22 and 29 and 2 p.m. Sunday March 16, March 23 and March 22-27. March 29 is “dress-up day”; audience members are invited to dress up in “Seuss Style” and bring their favorite Dr. Seuss book (or buy one in the Museum Store) for the cast to sign after the show. events.arkmfa.org.

Two sets of Brooklyn parents come together to reconcile a playground skirmish between their 11-year-old sons, until their efforts quickly give way to clashing cultures and heightened defenses, ending any prospect of civility, in “God of Carnage” by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton, with a run continuing, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday March 14-15 and March 21-22 and 2:30 p.m. Sunday March 16 and March 23 at the Weekend Theater, 1001 W. Seventh St. at Chester Street, Little Rock. WeekendTheater.org.

A baker and his wife, on a quest to have a child, make a bargain with a vengeful witch and connect with a cast of fairy-tale characters including Cinderella, Jack, Rapunzel, a wolf, a giant and even a couple of princes in “Into the Woods.” The Royal Players continue their run of the Stephen Sondheim the musical, 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Royal Theatre, 111 S. Market St., Benton. onthestage.tickets/the-royal-theatre.

And this weekend at Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, Travis Ledoyt personates Elvis as he was in the 1950s and ‘60s, accompanied by a three-piece band, 7:30 p.m. today Thursday March 13-Saturday March 15. Buffet opens 90 minutes before curtain time. Opening Wednesday: “Church Basement Ladies.” (501) 562-3131; murrysdp.com.

MUSIC

The Arkansas Chamber Singers close their current season with a program of music from the 16th century onward, titled “A Journey Through Time: Choral Gems of the Ages,” 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Edward Catholic Church, 801 Sherman St., Little Rock, and 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 4106 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock. Admission is free. ar-chambersingers.org.

40 members of the Conway Symphony Orchestra form a chamber orchestra, with conductor/narrator Israel Getzov, for “Origin Stories: London Bridges,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday in the Concert Hall at the University of Central Arkansas’ Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 2150 Bruce St. at Donaghey Avenue, Conway. Orchestra oboist César Blas solos in Ralph Vaughan-Williams’ Oboe Concerto and “Gabriel’s Oboe” from Ennio Morricone’s score for the movie “The Mission.” The concert closes with Franz Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 104, titled “London.” (501) 470-7572 or visit conwaysymphony.org.

The Metropolitan Opera’s production of Ludwig van Beethoven’s “Fidelio” will appear live on large screens, including one at the Movie Tavern in Little Rock, at noon Saturday as part of “The Met: Live in HD” series. metopera.org/season/in-cinemas.

ART AND EXHIBITS

The 55th Juried Exhibition by the Mid-Southern Watercolorists is on display through May 2 at the William F. Laman Public Library, 2801 Orange St., North Little Rock. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday-Saturday. (501) 758-1720; NLRlibrary.org.

“Crimson Moon,” pieces from the jewelry collection of Leesa Renshaw, remains on display, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday through June 1 at ESSE Museum and Store, 1510 Main St., Little Rock, (501) 916-9022; essepursemuseum.com.

“Wood Works: Assembled from the Permanent Collection,” artwork made from wood from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s permanent collection, is on display through Sunday May 16 in the Ann Maners and Alex Pappas Gallery in the Windgate Center of Art + Design at UA Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday.

And “Commanding the Screen: The American Presidency in Film and Television,” material from more than 30 movies and television shows portraying fictional and real-life U.S. presidents, is up through March 23 at the Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock. clintonpresidentialcenter.org/exhibits.