‘PAW Patrol’ pirated for tour

Elsewhere for fun, events and art this weekend:

pleasure: Puppy on “Patrol”

The “hero cubs” from Nickelodeon’s “PAW Patrol” animated series embark on a pirate-themed adventure to discover hidden treasures “PAW Patrol Live! ‘Pirate Adventures'” Take over the Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock Saturday-Sunday at 11am and 3pm. Tickets $19-69; VIP – Very Important Puppy – Package, $124, includes premium seating and an exclusive post-show photo with show characters – plus service charge.access pawpatrollive.com or ticket site.

music: Potluck and Poison Ivy

Musician, singer and author Stephanie Smittle is Potluck and Poison Ivy, at the Union Theater and Cafe at 301 Main Street in North Little Rock today at 7pm. Doors open at 6 o’clock. The $35 ticket includes a boxed lunch.access potluckandpoisonivy.org/an-evening-with-stephanie-smittle.

Bluegrass and Birds

The Dillards, aka Darlings, rose to fame by performing with Andy Griffith (left) on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Saturday night at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View part. (Democratic Gazette special issue)
Bluegrass Hall of Fame The Dillards, also known as the Darlings, rose to fame after introducing bluegrass to millions, performing “Duel Banjo” and “Dull” on TV’s “The Andy Griffith Show.” Lee,” Saturday night’s headlines, and 10-time international bluegrass winner Missy Raines Friday night’s headlines Bluegrass Chicken FestivalFriday-Saturday at the 1,000-seat indoor Ozark Heights Theater at the Ozark Folklore Center State Park, 1032 Park Avenue, Mountain View.

Performances at 7 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. Saturday also include Mountain View musicians Ozark Strangers, Spillwater Drive, The Ozark Legacy and the Sylamore Special (with 18-year-old National Banjo Champion Lillyanne McCool and 17-year-old National Banjo Champion Lillyanne McCool The Arkansas Grand featuring) Champion Fiddler Mary Parker). Tickets are $50 for two days, $25 on Fridays and $35 on Saturdays, and include access to the park’s artisan craft village and gardens. Family pass for two adults and children under 18 years old.access OzarkFolkCenter.Ticketleap.com.

The Park’s Skillet Restaurant offers a daily fried chicken buffet from 4-7 pm, a Saturday buffet breakfast (including chicken and waffles) from 8-10:45 pm and a 11-2 pm lunch buffet. Breakfast is $13, lunch is $14, and dinner is $15.access OzarkFolkCenter.com.

Soprano and Piano

Soprano Elizabeth Hunter Ashley with pianist Melinda Morse at the First United Methodist Church in Conway (1610 Prince St.

Ashley will sing “Quan do me’n vo” (also known as “Musetta’s Waltz”) from Giacomo Puccini’s “La Boheme” and “O mio babbino caro” from Gianni Schicchi, as well as Giacomo Puccini’s “Sure on this” Shining Night”. Samuel Barber, “Summertime” and “Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man” by George Gershwin, “Don’t Get Around Anymore” by Duke Ellington, “Straighten Up and Fly Right” by Nat “King” Cole and Irving Mills, ‘Enchanted’ by Richard Rogers, ‘How High the Moon’ by Nancy Hamilton and Morgan Lewis and ‘After the Spring Song’ by Morse, https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2022/aug/ 25/paw – Touring Pirates Tour Stage Show/”Her Eyes” and “Blessings”. Morse will play “Une barque sur l’ocean” Maurice Ravel, which is a rendition of Hector Villa-Robles’ “Minstrel Impressions” and Frederic Chopin’s “Fantasy Impromptu” Excerpt.

Admission is free.e-mail [email protected].

Art: “From Rust to Dust”

Cheryl McMickle’s charcoal and acrylic “Old Couple” will be on view at East Arkansas Community College in Forrest City on October 7th. (Democratic Gazette special issue)
“From Rust to Dust” An exhibition of charcoal work by Marianna contemporary folk artist Cheryl McMickle will be on view at the East Arkansas Community College Gallery at 1700 Newcastle Road in Forrest City on October 7th. Country singer Trace Adkins gave a concert at the EACC Fine Arts Center prior to the artist meet and greet on October 1 at 6:30 pm. Admission is free. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday 10am-4pm.Call (870) 633-4480 or visit ecc.edu.

ETC. : instant performance

Eight Northwest Arkansas artists (seven performers and one playwright) create and perform together “Collision: When Visions Combine,” It was described at a press conference Saturday at Momentary at 507 SE Bentonville Street from 5-9 p.m. as an “exploration of process, communication and play.” Each 15-minute setup will be performed twice at locations throughout the facility. This project is a collaboration between Momentary and Creative Arkansas Community Hub & Exchange. Admission is free. Visit tinyurl.com/muzdyvjf for details.

Also on Momentary’s 2022 calendar (admission is free unless otherwise noted):

◼️ September 13-18: “Body on Land”. Performance artist Marilyn Arsem will read the death notices of the people of Benton County aloud throughout the day from Momentary’s opening to closing. themomentary.org/calendar/marilyn-arsem.

London-based all-female acrobatic company Mimbre combined dance, theatre and circus in their ‘Lifted’ show at Momentary in Bentonville from 1-2 October. (Special for the Democratic Gazette/Artists and Moments)
◼️ October 1st at noon and 4pm; October 2nd at 4pm: “Lifted”, London-based all-female acrobatic company Mimbre, combines dance, theatre and circus. Admission: $15, $10 for temporary members, $5 for students and children under 17 with valid ID. themomentary.org/calendar/lifted-mimbre.

◼️ November 4-6: Reverse Performing Arts Festival, regional and national performers to be announced.

◼️ December 9-10: Singer, composer, experimental playwright, and improviser Imani Uzuri performs “Hush Arbor (Opera),” inspired by enslaved black Americans in the antebellum South for secret worship, communes, and According to an 8 p.m. press release Saturday, along with a solo performance of “Summoning the Woman,” “Planning the Rebellion,” a “celebration of the archetypes, iconography and mythology of the calling woman in African American culture, religion and literature” Solo performance, according to a press release, Sunday at 2 p.m. Admission: $20 for “Hush Arbor (The Opera)”, $15 for members, $10 for students/children. “Conjure Woman” is free.