music
Well, “we met”
Charles Gounod's revival by the Metropolitan Opera “Romeo and Juliet” will be “cinemacast” live at 11:55 a.m. Saturday at movie theaters across the country, including Movie Tavern Little Rock, 11300 Bass Pro Parkway in Little Rock, Central City 10, Hot Springs, and 909 Higdon Ferry Road .
Tenor Benjamin Bernheim and soprano Nadine Sierra play Shakespeare's doomed lovers. The cast also includes mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey as Stefano, baritone Will Liberman as Mercutio, tenor Frédéric Ballentin as Tybalt, and bass-baritone Alfred Walker as Frère Laurent. . Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, music director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Ticket information can be found at metopera.org/season/in-cinemas/theater-finder/.
'“Jazz in the Park”
Rod P outfit begins 11th season of Jazz in the Park April 3 at the River Market Pavilion behind Ottenheimer Market Hall, 400 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock. Performances will be held every Wednesday in April at 6 p.m., under the auspices of the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau, in partnership with Art His Porter Music His Education, Inc., which provides scholarships to music students in Arkansas. It will be held until 8 o'clock.
The rest of the lineup:
◼️ April 10th: Funkanits
◼️ April 17th: Keith Savage
◼️ April 24: Amina Figarova & World Orphan Choir
Admission is free. Beer, wine and soft drinks will be sold, with a portion of the proceeds going to the APME Scholarship Fund. Seating is available, but lawn chairs are also welcome. However, coolers and outside drinks are not allowed. Visit littlerock.com.
art
“Everyday moments”
“Everyday Moments: Different Lenses” The drawings, paintings, prints and source photographs by Southern Arkansas University faculty members Raelene Rauser and Anna Zussman in Magnolia were inspired by scenic walks they took together during the pandemic, and were created Friday. The show will open with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. at Ben J. Park. Altheimer Gallery, Southeastern Arkansas Arts and Sciences Center, 701 S. Main St., Pine Bluff. The exhibition will run until June 29th. Sponsored by Reliance Bank. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the reception and exhibition hosted by MK Distributors is free. Call (870) 536-3375 or visit artx3.org.
artist award
Lisa Krunchfeld, a multimedia figurative artist from Little Rock, is number two.024 National Museum of Women's Arts Arkansas Committee Artist Award Winner; The work was designed “to help accomplished female artists realize their visions and to better inform the art community and public about their accomplishments,” according to a news release.
Ms. Kranichfeld will use her $4,000 prize toward her current artistic endeavors and creations, including monthly studio rent, educational opportunities and abilities in mural and children's book writing/illustration, and the purchase of software programs specific to muralists and illustrators. He says that he is using the money to support his goals. Visit lisakrannichfeld.com and acnmwa.org/programs/artist-award.
dance
Collaboration with dance movies
Choreographer Sue Schroeder and composer, musician, photographer, and filmmaker Christian Meyer artist in residence today and Wednesday, March 28 at the University of Central Arkansas.
Schroeder is collaborating with Meyer on a dance/theatre/film production with area performers to commemorate the total solar eclipse on April 8th, starting Wednesday and running through March 28th at 7:30 p.m. Take the stage at UCA's Reynolds Performance Hall. the title is”A brief moment of adjustment.” Conway stars Wanda Eason, Hannah Hanshaw, Ida Quintero Kettle and Nakeya Palmer. Admission is free.
The residency begins with a live artist talk with Schroeder and four performers today at 6:30 p.m. via coredance.org/livestream. A reception will be held before each performance on Wednesday and March 28th from 7:00 p.m. Call (501) 450-3293 or visit uca.edu/cahss/.
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archeology program
Karl Drexler, station archaeologist and research associate professor at the Arkansas Archaeological Survey in Magnolia, will give a talk titled: “The History of Ozark Soil: The Archeology of the Van Winkle Mill.” Sunday, 2 p.m., at the Visitor Center, Hobbs State Park Preserve, 20201 E. Arkansas 12, Rogers. He will summarize archaeological research conducted at historic Van Winkle Hollow that began in 1997, with an emphasis on the lumber industry of northwest Arkansas and the mythology of isolated Arkansas hillbillies. Admission is free. Call (479) 789-5000.