THEATER
Premiere ‘Prom’
Four eccentric stars from Broadway are desperately needing a new scene and when they hear that the troubles are preparing around a small town ball, it is time to highlight the question – and themselves – in “The ball” (Music by Matthew Skylar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin, Bob Marin & Chad Beguelin’s book). Actors Theater of Little Rock is the first of the Arkansas of the musical at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday to Friday and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. from Saturday June 21 at the Methodist Church Unie Quapaw Quarter, 1601 Louisiana St., Little Rock. Tickets are $ 25, $ 20 for students, seniors and soldiers in advance, $ 5 more at the door. Visit Actortheatrelr.org/tickets.
“Love and murder”
A low level man discovers that he is eighth online for a county, who launches a nasty diagram – with murder, chaos and romance – to eliminate loved ones in his own way “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” (Music and words by Steven Lutvak, Robert L. Freedman’s book and words, based on a novel by Roy Horniman). Tony Award’s winner of the best musical opens Wednesday in the West Theater of Theatresquared, 477 W. Spring St., Fayetteville, with shows at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday to Friday, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. from June 8 to 29. Tickets are $ 20 to $ 66. Call (479) 777-7477 or visit theater2.org/gentlemans-guide.
MUSIC
Opera in the Ozarks
Opera in the Ozarks marks its 75th anniversary at Inspiration Point Center for the Arts16311 US 62 West, five miles west of Eureka Springs, with the great opening of a new 300 -seat theater and a summer season which includes three fully staged and costumed opera productions.
The season begins with a performance of 19:30 on June 27 of “Carmen” by Georges Bizet, with additional performances in the repertoire, 7:30 p.m. on 2, 11, 14, 14, 19 and 25 and July 3.
The rest of the range:
◼️ Stephen Sondheim “Into the Woods”, 7:30 pm 28 June, 3, 7, 9, 18 and 23; July 3:13 p.m.
◼️ Franz Lehár “The Merry Widow”, 7:30 pm 1er, 5, 8, 12, 15 and 24; July 3:20 p.m.
The calendar includes performance and other musical events, in particular:
◼️ more than a dozen free performances of “The Bremen Musicians Town” by John Davies, with Opera in the artists of the Ozarks studio, in places in the northwest of Arkansas, including libraries and community centers
◼️ A Chamber Music Concert of July 21 at Inspiration Point
◼️ Two Broadway Cabarets, July 7:17 p.m. in the middle, 214 S. Main St., Springdale, with heavy appetizers; And 6 p.m. on July 22 at Point inspiration which will include a buffet dinner (the two places in Cabaret will have cash bars).
A free day of family on June 29 will feature guided tours of the new theater between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. and a conference at 3 p.m. by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Rex Nelson for the State of Arkansas Arts.
The productions have around 40 professional singers and instrumentalists across the country for the annual training and production calendar.
The financing of the new theater, which had its official opening on Saturday, comes from a subsidy of $ 34 million from the Walton Family Foundation; The new installations include an extended rehearsal room, production stores, practice rooms and teachers’ accommodation.
Tickets for opera performance on the main stage are $ 30 to $ 50, $ 10 for children and students under the age of 18. Tickets for the Springdale Cabaret Performance are $ 60. Tickets for Eureka Springs’ cabaret performance are $ 80. Tickets for Chamber’s music concert are $ 25. Call (479) 253-8595 or visit Opera.org.
Art etc.
Animated museum
It’s a busy weekend at Rogers Historical Museum, 313 and 322 S. Second St. to Cherry Street, Rogers.
The museum holds its Annual family day10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays, with farm animals, children’s crafts, a shortpoint show, model trains, facial painting, Victorian garden of Vera and tours of butterflies and a touch of firefighters. The craftsmen of the region will demonstrate wood sculpture, blacksmith, rotation and weaving. Family food options available on site. Entrance is free.
In collaboration with the festivities, the museum hosts a courtyard of Patchwork, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday to Friday and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in its key education center. The show offers more than 50 modern shortpoints made by talented members of the Northwest Arkansas Modern Quilt Guild, who sponsors him. Entrance is free.
Subsequently, the museum marks its 50th anniversary with a “summer pleasure at the museum”, 45 -minute craft manufacturing sessions and history lessons, at 9, 10 a.m. and 11:17 am and 19 and July 19 and 15.
The sessions of June 17 are focused on tie-dying; After the lesson, participants will be able to attach their own shirts, which will be provided, one by inscriber.
On June 19, young people will find out about Macramé, a geometric and knotted technique using cord or chain to create textiles or other fabric arts, and will create their own macrame.
The July 15 session will examine the jewelry of pearls, historic and the 1970s, before the participants could make their own pearl bracelet.
And on July 17, participants can learn more about the plastic shrinkage of plastic made in the 1970s by the Shrinky Dinks brand, using special plastic sheets that shrink when heated.
The sessions are recommended for young people 6-12. Entrance is free. Registration is required via Rogershistoricalmuseum.org/summertime-fun; Parents or tutors must accompany their children at any time during the sessions.
Call (479) 621-1154 or visit Rogershistoricalmuseum.org.
Ceramic workshop
Pine Bluff’s artx3 campus Organize a ceramic workshop in two parts and handcrafted, from noon to 3 p.m. on June 14 and 28, in hand artspace, 623 S. Main St., Pine Bluff. Instructor Debbie Phillips will teach essential techniques, in particular rolled up, the construction of slabs and sculpture, to create a unique, functional and decorative pottery. The workshop is suitable for beginner and experienced artists aged 16 and over. The cost is $ 90, $ 75 for artx3 members and includes all supplies. Register before June 10 at Artx3.org/all-events/ceramic-creations. Call (870) 536-3375 or send an email to bgere@artx3.org.