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THEATER<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018Raisin in the Sun\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Actors Theatre of Little Rock stages\u00a0\u201cA Raisin in the Sun\u201d<\/strong> by Lorraine Hansberry, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday through Sept. 20 at Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church, 1601 S. Louisiana St., Little Rock. The Pulitzer Prize-winning play involves a family dreaming bigger than the small house where they live on Chicago\u2019s South Side. Willie Lucius plays Walter Lee, with Amaya Hardin as his sister, Beneatha, and Valerie Benton as their mother, Lena. The company rates the show PG-13. Tickets are $30, $25 for students, senior citizens and military in advance; $5 more at the door. Visit actorstheatrelr.org\/tickets.<\/p>\n MUSIC<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Musical marriage<\/strong><\/p>\n The Muses Project\u2019s professional troupe of nationally touring opera singers, instrumentalists and \u201ctalented local young artists\u201d will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart\u2019s 1786 opera \u201cThe Marriage of Figaro\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>in the original Italian with English supertitles this week:<\/p>\n \u25fc\ufe0f Monday, 6 p.m., at the Muses Cultural Arts Center, 428 Orange St., Hot Springs. Student show \u2014 all artists, performers, students and teachers can attend for free but must call the Muses to register \u2014 (501) 609-9811.<\/p>\n \u25fc\ufe0f Thursday, 7 p.m., Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council, 321 W. Fourth St., Texarkana, Texas. $35. Call (903) 792-8681 for tickets and information.<\/p>\n \u25fc\ufe0f Friday, 7 p.m., Woodlands Auditorium, 1101 DeSoto Blvd., Hot Springs, Village. $35.<\/p>\n \u25fc\ufe0f Saturday and Sept. 14, 3 p.m. each day, at the Muses Cultural Arts Center. $35.<\/p>\n Call (501) 609-9811 or visit themusesproject.org.<\/p>\n Young pianist on tour<\/strong><\/p>\n Pianist Misha Galant, whose first-place prize in the biennial National Federation of Music Clubs Young Artist Competition includes a $20,000 cash prize and two years of concert bookings throughout the United States, will tour the state this week, performing:<\/p>\n \u25fc\ufe0f Monday, 7:30 p.m., Mabee Fine Arts Center, Ouachita Baptist University, 410 Ouachita St., Arkadelphia. (870) 245-8858.<\/p>\n \u25fc\ufe0f Tuesday, 7 p.m., Stilwell Humanities Music Hall, Texarkana College, 2500 N. Robinson Road, Texarkana, Texas. (903) 823-3456.<\/p>\n \u25fc\ufe0f Thursday, 7 p.m., Fine Arts Center, University of Arkansas at Monticello, 346 University Drive, Monticello. (870) 460-1060.<\/p>\n \u25fc\ufe0f Friday, 11 a.m., Highland Valley United Methodist Church, 15524 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock, under the aegis of the Little Rock Musical Coterie. (501) 224-6047.<\/p>\n \u25fc\ufe0f Sept. 14, 2 p.m., Bella Vista Presbyterian Church, 1880 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista. (870) 219-4635.<\/p>\n Admission to all concerts is free.<\/p>\n Galant\u2019s program for all performances: the \u201cAdagio\u201d movement from the Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C major, BWV 564, by J.S. Bach, in an arrangement by Ferruccio Busoni; three songs by Sergei Rachmaninoff \u2014 \u201cHow Beautiful It Is Here,\u201d op.21, No. 7, arranged by Arcadi Volodos; \u201cDo Not Grieve,\u201d op.14, No. 8, arranged by Earl Wild; and \u201cLilacs,\u201d op.21, No. 5; the \u201cHeroic\u201d Polonaise in A-flat major, op.53, by Fr\u00e9d\u00e8ric Chopin; Two Etudes \u2014 \u201cLiza\u201d and \u201cThe Man I Love\u201d \u2014 by George Gershwin, arranged by Earl Wild; and Rachmaninoff\u2019s Piano Sonata No. 2 in b-flat minor, op.36.<\/p>\n ART<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Fort Smith exhibitions<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cJourney to the Unknown,\u201d portraits and mixed media works by Oluwatobi Adewumi<\/strong>, and \u201cKaleidoscope,\u201d decorative fabric works by the late Liz Whitney Quisgard<\/strong>, open with a 5-7 p.m. reception Friday at the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum, 1601 Rogers Ave., Fort Smith.<\/p>\n Adewumi, a native of Nigeria now residing in McNeil and winner of the 2024 RAM Annual Invitational, explains that his works \u201c(explore) the layered complexities of migration, identity and belonging. Blending realism with abstraction, (the exhibition) reflects on the emotional and psychological landscapes that immigrants carry with them \u2014 from memory and cultural heritage to struggle and resilience.\u201d<\/p>\n Quisgard (1929-2024) created kaleidoscopic patterns from yarn and buckram, inspired by Classical and Byzantine architecture.<\/p>\n The exhibitions remain up through Jan. 11. Hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday\u2013Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission to the reception and the museum is free. Call (479) 784-2787 or visit fsram.org.<\/p>\n ETC.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n History symposium<\/strong><\/p>\n The Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives, in collaboration with Powhatan State Historic Park, is hosting its annual symposium, 8 a.m.-noon Sept. 20 at the Methodist Church in the park, 4414 Arkansas 25, Powhatan. The topic is \u201cThis Old Place: The History of Local Landmarks in Northeast Arkansas\u201d; the focus will be on architectural landmarks that are part of Arkansas State Parks. Speakers include Zachary Elledge, park interpreter at the Powhatan park; Angela Gibbs, park curator at Jacksonport State Park; and Bonnie Marberry, park interpreter at Davidsonville Historic State Park. Register at tinyurl.com\/3b9w5bwz. For more information, call (870) 878-6521 or email [email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nwaonline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THEATER \u2018Raisin in the Sun\u2019 Actors Theatre of Little Rock stages\u00a0\u201cA Raisin in the Sun\u201d by Lorraine Hansberry, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday through Sept. 20 at Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church, 1601 S. Louisiana St., Little Rock. 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