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Elsewhere for fun, events and art this weekend:
music: season opener
River City Boys Choir The 2022-23 season will be held at the sanctuary of the Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church at 4823 Woodlawn Avenue on Sunday at 2 p.m., Monday at 7 p.m. and September 22 under the name “How Firm”. a Foundation” program kicks off its 2022-23 season with an orchestral chorus of hymn tunes and inspirational song, Little Rock. David A. Glaze conducts.
Doors open an hour before show time. Admission is free.Call (501) 377-1080 or visit rivercitymenschorus.com or facebook.com/River-City-Mens-Chorus-35531191118.
Award-winning pianist
pianist michelle cannRecipients of the 2022 Sphinx Medal of Excellence, present a recital at the Stella Boyle Smith Hall in the Fine Arts Building at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock at 7:30 pm today, hosted by the Little Rock Chamber Music Society, 2801 S . University Ave., Little Rock.
Cann, a proponent of the compositions of Little Rock native Florence Price, will perform two of her pieces—“Sonata” and “Fantasie Negre No. 1,” both in e minor . Also in the program: Chopin’s “Ballade No. 3” in A-flat major, op.47; Johannes Brahms’ “Ballade No. 3” in D major, op.10 No. 2; Clara Schumann Schumann)’s Four Fugitives, op.15; and Margaret Bonds’ “Troubled Water”. Tickets are $25 and students are free.access Chamber MusicLR.com.
Hot Springs “Bat”
Muse plans to perform Johann Strauss’ operetta “Ball bat” (“The Bat”), English and German (with subtitles), Saturday at 6pm and Sunday at 3pm at the Muse Cultural Arts Center at 428 Orange Street in Hot Springs. The cast includes soprano Elizabeth Novella as Adele, soprano Hannah Brammer as Rosalinda, soprano Anna Hashizumi as Prince Orlovsky and tenor Timothy Stowe Dade as Eisenstein, Nicholas Huff as Alfredo, baritone Alex Boyd as Frank, actor Thomas Cooper as Frosch, and soprano Deleen Davidson (who is also Muse President) Director) as Ida and baritone Stacey Murdock as Dr. Falke. Tickets are $35.Call (501) 609-9811 or visit their project.org.
Double plan
the couple Cai Jun Piano Duet — Lei Cai and Hee-Kyung Juhn — will give a recital on Sunday at 3pm at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 199 Barcelona Road, Spa Village. The programme includes a four-hand piano version of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro Overture and George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Cai will perform four works by Frederic Chopin – two “Etudes” in A flat major, Op. 25, No. 1, F minor, op. 25, No. 2; and two “Waltzes”, A flat major, op. 69, No. 1 and G flat major, op. 70, No. 1; and “Toccata”, op. 11. Sergey Prokofiev. Juhn will perform “Variations on a Theme of Corelli,” Op. 42. Sergey Rachmaninoff. Admission is free. Call (501) 922-0299.
theater: Studio’s “Kinky Boots”
A young man (Ethan Patterson) trying to save the shoe factory he inherited finds inspiration and help from ‘a great entertainer’ [Brian Earles] Need some sturdy stilettos” “Perverted Boots” (Music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper, book by Harvey Fierstein, based on the 2005 British film “Mostly Inspired by True Events”), Thursday-Saturday September 22-24 and evenings September 29-October 29 7:30. September 25th and Sunday, October 2nd at 1:00pm and 2:30pm at the Studio Theater at 320 West 7th Street in Little Rock. Tickets are $25 in advance through CentralArkansasTickets.com; $35 at the door.For more information, call (501) 374-2615 or visit studiotheatrelr.com.
‘Radium Girls’
The Weekend Theatre, 1001 W. Seventh St. at Chester Street, Little Rock, Stage “Radium Girl” Written by DW Gregory, September 23-24 and September 30-October Friday-Saturday at 7:30pm. 25 September and Sunday 2 October at 1:00pm and 2:30pm.Tickets are $20 and $18 for seniors and students; visit centralarkansastickets.com/organizations/the-weekend-theater. For more information, call (501) 374-3761.
“Spamilton” at UCA
actor on tour “Spamilton: The American Imitation,” Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” musical parody by Gerard Alessandrini at the Reynolds Performance Hall at the University of Central Arkansas at 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway, Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $30-40 and $10 for children and students.Call (501) 450-3265 or (866) 810-0012 or visit uca.edu/Reynolds.
“Outer Space” Expansion
TheatreSquared, 477 W. Spring St., Fayetteville, has extended the world premiere by a week “It came from outer space” (Music and books by Joe Kinosian, lyrics and books by Kellen Blair, based on Universal’s 1953 favorite sci-fi film) Tuesday-Friday 7:30pm, Saturday 2pm and Saturday 7pm Sunday 30-September 2 Additional Program 25. This program is a co-production with the Chicago Shakespeare Theater. Tickets are $20-54.Call (479) 777-7477 or visit Theater2.org.
Art: fiber art
“The Nature of Things” Mixed-media fiber works by Little Rock artist Lisa Thorpe will be hosted Friday at the Acansa Gallery at 413A Main Street in North Little Rock from 5-8pm. Presented by the gallery in partnership with Pinnacle Fine Arts of North Little Rock, the exhibition runs through October 14. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 10am-5pm. Admission to the gallery and reception is free. Call (501) 416-0973.
watercolour exhibition
30th South Central Watercolor Artists Exhibition Argenta’s Third Friday Art Walk Reception is held Friday from 5-8pm at the Argenta Library Gallery at 420 Main Street in North Little Rock. Artwork on display until October 7th will be for sale. Admission to reception and galleries is free. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 9 am to 6 pm. Call (501) 687-1061.
dance: “Dance Day”
Creative Mindz Inc., Arkansas Rock Squad and United Streets of Dance and Hip Hop on KABF 88.5 FM host Arkansas National Dance Day, Saturday 4-8 p.m. at Congress Square on Main Street and Congress Avenue in Little Rock. Meet in person or watch live performances of Ballet, Hip Hop, Latin Folklore, Jam, Tap, Line Dance, Major and Jazz. Admission is free.Call (501) 658-3114 or visit facebook.com/ArkansasNationalDanceDay.
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