The weekend is imminent and local residents can look forward to several different events from Friday to Sunday.

Friday

Paint & Sip The Arch Studio hosts a class for painters to imbibe and socialize while they express their artistic talents. The event is B.Y.O.B. $30. 7-9 p.m. The Arch Studio, 7746 Hwy. 6, Ste. H, Missouri City. Giving Spirits Concert Local nonprofit Keep Sugar Land Beautiful presents a live performance by rock-pop band Petesimple in Sugar Land Town Square. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Free. Sugar Land Town Square, 15958 City Walk, Sugar Land.  www.sugarland.com/events/event_details.php?event_id=5368&event_date_id=19545

Friday-Sunday

"Hairspray" The players of Inspiration Stage bring the hit musical back for four more performances this weekend. Based on the Broadway musical inspired by the 1988 film of the same name, Baltimore teenager Tracy Turnblad navigates the Civil Rights Movement and challenges stereotypes while dancing her way onto TV in the 1960s. $16-$35. 8 p.m. (Friday); 3 p.m., 8 p.m. (Saturday), 3 p.m. (Sunday). Inspiration Stage, 226 Lakeview Drive, Sugar Land. 713-302-5329. www.inspirationstage.com

Saturday

Back to School Splash Bash Families can enjoy waterslides, hoola hoops, music, food, and drinks at the in town square to benefit Fort Bend’s Rainbow Room, a resource room stocked with supplies and necessities for emergency needs of families in crisis. Attendees are encouraged to bring backpacks and school supplies to donate. Free. Sugar Land Town Square at 15958 City Walk. 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. www.sugarland.com/events/event_details.php?event_id=5369&event_date_id=19546 Farmers Market Presented by the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce, the farmers market offers local residents fresh produce, sweet treats, and artisan crafts.9 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Farmers Market at Imperial, 198 Kempner St., Sugar Land. www.imperialfarmersmarket.com www.sugarland.com/events/event_details.php?event_id=2690&event_date_id=20119 P.A.W.S. Reading Program Children of all ages are invited to spend time with and read to specially trained therapy dogs at the Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land. Readers can select a book from the museum’s collection or bring their own. 10 a.m. $12 (adult nonmembers), $9 (child, ages 62 years and older) nonmembers), free (members). Houston Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land, 13016 University Blvd., Sugar Land. 281-313-2277.  www.hmns.org/hmns-at-sugar-land