(Deadline is 10 a.m. Monday. Entries can be e-mailed to accent@texarkanagazette.com.)



Events

Texarkana Repertory Company and Texarkana College present the Tony award-winning “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” a musical comedy of epic Roman proportions, at Texarkana College’s Stilwell Theatre today through Sunday. Showtimes are 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 seniors, $10 students. TC faculty and students with ID $5. Reservations: 903-831-7827.



Texarkana’s Jump, Jive and JamFest is slated for today and Saturday in downtown Texarkana. There will be music, arts, food and fun for all ages. Spin Doctors concert is Saturday. Other festival acts include Pilotdrift, Cherryholmes and Wild Magnolias. Information: jumpjivejamfest.org or 903-792-4992.



Cruising Downtown T-town, featuring classic and antique cars and trucks, muscle cars and street rods, will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today on Broad Street in downtown Texarkana, between Hazel and Wood streets. Event includes oldies music, food and prizes. Free admission. Information: 870-779-1655.



A benefit for Michael “Sumo” Sams will be held from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday at Shooters Sports Bar in Texarkana. Performers include Michael DeArmond, Too Far Gone, Shelf Life, Synergistic and Hazy Jayne. Admission: $15 person, $25 couple. Food and refreshment have been donated and are included in ticket price while supplies last. Sams is fighting cancer.



Clarksville, Texas, is hosting a Fine Arts Festival from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. Artists (more than 30) and musicians (including Kent Gooding & Post Oak Savanna, Wendell Davis Group, Gary Harper, Juan Garcia & Fiesta, Gerald & Evonne Carey and Pam King & Friends) are performing free. There is a Children’s Corner with art, games and contests. Food vendors are raising money for local charities. Admission is free. Information: 903-966-2744.



Hughes Springs hosts Treasure Trails, its city-wide garage sale, today and Saturday. A car parade is slated for 11 a.m. Saturday, plus a car show. The town’s oldest citizen, W.B. Holsonbake, who is turning 100, will be honored at Spring Park on Saturday. On Friday, a Country Christian Musicfest starts at noon, featuring Mike Manuel, Nanette Vaughn, Branded and Justin Todd Herod. Information: 903-639-2351.



Old Washington Historic State Park hosts Armed Forces Day on Saturday. Information: 870-983-2684 or www.historicwashingtonstatepark.com. Regularly priced tour tickets are available. The park and its restoration village are located on U.S. Highway 278, 9 miles north of Hope. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.



Texarkana Gunslingers opens its inaugural season May 25 at George Dobson Field in Spring Lake Park. All 37 home games start at 7:05 p.m. Opening day will feature Christian rock band Pocket Full of Rocks at 1 p.m. Tickets for the concert are $10 and go on sale Monday at the box office (903-793-TICS).



The Sacred Ground Art & Flute Festival is scheduled for Friday, May 23, through Monday, May 27, at Ka Do Ha Indian Village in Murfreesboro, Ark. Festival features more than 40 native artists, dancers, singers, musicians and Indian foods. Headlining will be 2007 Native American Music Awards’ Artist of the Year Arvel Bird, flute player John Two-Hawks and rising star Morgan Fawcett. Information: 870-845-3213 or www.sacredgroundflutefestival.com.



The Tex-Ark Antique Auto Museum, 217 Laurel St. in downtown Texarkana, Ark., is hosting an antique auto, truck and motorcycle show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 31. Admission is free, and there will be door prizes. Information: 870-772-2886.



Collin Raye will return to De Queen, Ark., for his 12th annual Collinfest June 18-20. This year’s concert will feature special guests Emerson Drive and Rebecca Lynn Howard. Tickets are now on sale, Reserved seats $20.



Arts and Ends

On Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Cinemark Theatre in Texarkana presents “Death Note,” a live-action Japanese feature (English dubbed). The movie brings to life the Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and features an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the talent behind the characters. Tickets are available at box offices and online at www.FathomEvents.com.



Texarkana’s Regional Art Center is hosting its 16th Juried Student Exhibition from now until June 14, with winners on display through June 25. Center hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and Thursday until 7 p.m. Free admission.

Workshops at Texarkana’s Regional Arts Center, West Fourth Street at Texas Boulevard, include:

• Life Drawing. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays. Contact: Cindy Holmes at 903-831-6727.

• Kindermusik. Newborn to age 7. Information: 903-244-7319 or at kindermusikbytmiller@cableone.net.

• TRAHCkids. Fun art adventures for ages 4-8. Information: 903-792-8681.



Discovery Place Children’s Museum in downtown Texarkana is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Admission is $4.50 for ages 5 and older. Information: 903-793-4831 or www.texarkanamuseums.org.



David Dean, beadwork artist in the native American style, will teach a 6-hour workshop on native beadwork from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, and Thursday, May 29, at the Museum of the Red River in Idabel, Okla. A $10 deposit is required. Total cost is $35 plus beads and materials. Enrollment deadline is Saturday. Dean has written three books on beadwork, including “Beading in the Native Tradition.” In conjunction with the workshop, the museum is featuring an exhibit titled “Native American Cradles,” with more than 50 cradles from many native cultures in North America. Exhibit runs through July 6. Information: 580-286-3616



Museum of the Red River in Idabel, Okla., is sponsoring a Teen Camp from 9 a.m. to noon June 2 through June 6 for students interested in archaeology. Participants will travel to a dig site in McCurtain County and participate in the actual field school sponsored by the Oklahoma Archeological Survey. The camp will be led by Dr. Amanda Regnier. Cost: $100. Information: 580-286-3616.



Music

Tim Pollock, Jim Barron, Lacy Larson, Lily Shelton and Melissa Wall will perform at the Oaklawn Opry on Saturday. Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Admission: $8 individual, $15 couple, under 12 free. Information: 903-838-3333.



Lee’s Catfish and Steakhouse presents 12-string acoustic guitarist Dayton Waters from Hot Springs at 7 p.m. today. At 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dave Almond will be performing cuts from “Strum & Holler” CD.



Laurel plays Shooter’s tonight. The Michael “Sumo” Sams Benefit is from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday. Performers include Michael DeArmond, Too Far Gone, Shelf Life, Synergistic and Hazy Jayne. Steven Pearcy plays Tuesday. Comedianzone is Thursday.



Bandera plays at the Eagles Lodge, U.S. Highway 67 North, from 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday. $5 cover. Guests welcome. Information: 870-774-9991.



White Mustang will play the Billy T. Norton VFW on U.S. Highway 82 East today from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. $5 cover. Membership not required. Information: 870-772-1772.



The Over 30 Club will host Showdown at the Texas Elks Lodge, 3702 New Boston Road, from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. today. $5 cover. Visitors welcome.



The Road Map Bar and Entertainment Venue, 2525 East St., has acoustic weekends with Colt Baker at 10 p.m. Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday. Wednesday night is Blues Review. Membership required. Information: 870-774-0695.



Jason Boland and the Stragglers play Dusty’s in Mount Pleasant, Texas, tonight.



Dixie Tradition, Al Burkhalter, Katy Cleveland, Bruce Blake, Jacque McElhaney, Hal Roper, Hugh Blair, Harry King, Todd Quinn and Paul Richardson will be featured at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Pleasant Jamboree, 112 W. Third St., Mount Pleasant, Texas. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $8 adults, under 10 free. Information: 903-572-1753 or www.cmdent.com.



Hal Ketchum and Megan Wellborn will play Music City Texas Theater in Linden, Texas, on Saturday, May 31. Information: www.musiccitytexas.org or call 903-756-9934.



Other Entertainment

The Texas Elks Lodge, 3702 New Boson Road, hosts line dancing and C&W partners dancing from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. $7 per person. Singles welcome. Information: 903-280-8100.



The Branch Office in the Budget Host Inn has Rick the DJ and classic rock and country music. It has Karaoke on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday. Information: 903-793-6565.



Elks Lodge 399, 4701 Garland Ave. in Texarkana, Ark., and DJ Larey Coker host a dance at 7 p.m. each Saturday. Proceeds benefit Elks’ charities. Admission: $5, but women get in free. Visitors and guests welcome. Information: 870-772-7839.



Magician Daryle Miller will be at the Golden Corral from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays creating balloon sculpture and doing magic tricks.



One Of A Kind Private Club and Grill, east of Texarkana on U.S. Highway 82, has dance lessons starting at 7 p.m. Tuesday night, karaoke on Wednesday and live music on Friday and Saturday nights. Information: 870-216-7870.



The Wooden Indian Sports Bar & Grill in Queen City, Texas, has karaoke on Saturdays and DJ Harry and DJ Chambs on weekends. Memberships available at door. Information: 903-796-4422.



The Shake, 1201 E. Broad St. in Texarkana, has live DJs Friday and Saturday nights at midnight. Membership required. Information: 870-773-9444.



The Big Easy, at 221 Broad St., features Mardi Gras Mondays and Blues Tuesday. Old school blues and jazz late nights. Information: 870-774-3299.



Doyle’s Place, 110 E. 36th St., has karaoke with Freddyvon and Vicki at 8:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights, Blues Jam on Mondays. Information: 870-772-6679.



The Arrow Bar in downtown Texarkana has Karaoke with Bob and Kathi at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday nights.



Ol’ Friendly Bar, 1211 E. Broad St., has karaoke at 8 p.m. Friday. Information: 870-216-2637.



CD’s Bar and Grill, 1020 E. Ninth St., has Starburst Karaoke from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday. Information: 870-773-0790.



Lil’ Joe’s Karaoke at 26 E. Commerce St. in Ashdown is open every Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. Information: 903-824-1725.

        

The Frosty Mug, 1209 E. Broad St., has DJ Rog Collage and hot dance music Friday and Saturday nights. Information: 870-216-7555.