Steinway Series<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Close Up! Steinway Salon Chamber Series\u00a0season opens with a program titled \u201cElegy,\u201d 3 p.m. Saturday at Steinway Gallery Fayetteville, 4155 N, Steele Blvd., Fayetteville, and 3 p.m. Sunday at Steinway Gallery Little Rock, 657 Arkansas 365, Mayflower.<\/p>\n
Meredith Hicks, violin; Jacob Wunsch, cello; and Tim Smith, piano, will play the \u201cElegy\u201d for Piano Trio, op.23, by Josef Suk and the Piano Trio No. 1 in d minor, op.32, by Anton Arensky. Phoebe Robertson, flute; David Gerstein, cello; and Naoki Hakutani, piano, play the Trio in g minor for flute, cello and piano, op.63, by Carl Maria von Weber.<\/p>\n
Tickets are $25, $10 for students. Call (501) 940-1562 or visit steinwaylr.com\/close-up.<\/p>\n
\u2018Voices of Liberty\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Conway Symphony\u00a0and conductor Israel Getzov open the orchestra\u2019s 41st season with a program titled \u201cVoices of Liberty,\u201d 4 p.m. Sunday in the University of Central Arkansas\u2019 Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 2150 Bruce St. at Donaghey Avenue, Conway. Clarinetist Tyus Diaz, winner of the UCA Concerto Competition in January, solos in the Clarinet Concerto by Katherine Hoover; the program also includes the the \u201cWilliam Tell\u201d Overture by Giacchino Rossini and the Symphony No. 2 by Jean Sibelius. Tickets are $34.50-$69; visit ci.ovationtix.com\/36631\/production\/1247970.<\/p>\n
Texarkana Ninth<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Texarkana Symphony Orchestra\u00a0kicks off its 20th anniversary season with a Masterworks performance of the Symphony No. 9 in d minor, op.125, \u201cChoral,\u201d by Ludwig van Beethoven, 7 p.m. Saturday at the Perot Theatre, 221 Main St., Texarkana. Joining the orchestra and conductor Philip Mann: soloists Nancy Curtis, soprano; Davis Bouley, contralto; Timothy Culver, tenor; and Richard Paul Fink, baritone, plus the Louisiana Tech Singers, the Ouachita Baptist University Choir, the Ouachita Singers and members of the Harding University Chorus. A concert preview is set for 6:10 p.m. Tickets are $42-$62, $15 for children 6-12, $10 for children 5 and younger. Call (903) 793-4993 or visit perottheatre.org.<\/p>\n
Violin and trumpet<\/strong><\/p>\nDuo Nuovo \u2014 Arkansas Symphony Orchestra musicians Andrew Stadler, trumpet, and Ariya Tai, violin and piano \u2014 offers a program titled\u00a0\u201cEchoes and Dialogues: Music in Conversation,\u201d\u00a03 p.m. Sunday at Presbyterian Kirk in the Pines, 275 Asturias Drive, Hot Springs Village. It\u2019s the opening concert in the Hot Springs\/Hot Springs Village Symphony Guild\u2019s 2025-26 Classic Concert Series. Tickets are $10. Visit symphonyguild.org.<\/p>\n
Tai will perform \u201cCaprice Variations for Solo Violin\u201d (variations 5, 7, 18, 19, 25, 42, 45, 50 and 51) by George Rochberg; the Sonata No. 4 for solo violin, op.27, by Eug\u00e8ne Ysa\u00ffe; and \u201cDas V\u00f6gelchen\u201d from \u201cLi-Na im Garten\u201d by Isang Yun. Stadler will play \u201cPaths\u201d by Toru Takemitsu. Together they will play \u201cThree Duets for Trumpet and Violin\u201d by James D\u2019Arcy; \u201cSun Songs,\u201d op.794, by Carson Cooman; \u201cTrois Pi\u00e8ces Concertantes\u201d by Makoto Shinohara; and Four Songs from \u201cThe Weary Blues\u201d by Florence Price.<\/p>\n
Stadler is also on the faculty at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and a member of the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas. Tai is also a player with the Mercury Chamber Orchestra and Apollo Chamber Players in Houston, where she\u2019s based.<\/p>\n
Lyon College concerts<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Lyon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble and the Lyon College Chamber Choir\u00a0perform at 2 p.m. Sunday in Sloan Auditorium, Brown Fine Arts Building, at the college, 2300 Highland Road, Batesville. And the Diamond Wind Ensemble, consisting of college musicians and local and regional performers, performs at 7 p.m. Monday, also in Sloan Auditorium. Admission to both concerts is free. Email Bethany.Neese@Lyon.edu.<\/p>\n
THEATER<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nShow of the century<\/strong><\/p>\nLyon College\u2019s Harlequin Theatre marks its 100th anniversary with a production of\u00a0\u201cMiss Lulu Bett\u201d\u00a0by Zona Gale, 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday in the Holloway Theatre at the college, 2300 Highland Road, Batesville. Tickets, available at the door, are $5 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and any non-Lyon student (college, high school, whatever age), free for everyone with a Lyon College ID.<\/p>\n
\u201cMiss Lulu Bett,\u201d written in 1920, was the first play by a woman to win the Pulitzer Prize. A woman struggles to find her place in the world after living as a virtual servant to her sister and brother-in-law.<\/p>\n
Pine Bluff \u2018Razzle Dazzle\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\nPine Bluff\u2019s ARTx3 Campus will present\u00a0\u201cRazzle Dazzle: A Night at the Movies,\u201d\u00a07 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday in the Catherine M. Bellamy Theater at The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, 701 S. Main St. The revue, this year focusing on favorite songs from movies, is a biennial fundraiser to support theater and educational programming. Sponsor is Simmons Bank. Tickets are $20. Call (870) 536-3375 or visit artx3.org\/razzle-dazzle.<\/p>\n
Shakespeare in the park<\/strong><\/p>\nTexas Shakespeare Festival of Kilgore stages its abridged Roadshow Tour production\u00a0William Shakespeare\u2019s \u201cJulius Caesar,\u201d\u00a07:30 p.m. Friday in the 1940 WPA Gym at Historic Washington State Park, 103 Franklin St., Washington (Hempstead County). Doors open at 7 p.m. Sponsors are the Patterson\/Troike Foundation, the Arkansas Community Foundation (Texarkana Area) and the Hempstead County Historical Society. Tickets are $10, $5 for children 12 and younger. Call (870) 983-2684 or visit historicwashington@arkansas.com.<\/p>\n
The park is also holding Washington After Dark, 7-9 p.m. Saturday, with an interpretive guide through selected sites \u201cthat have some \u2018unexplained\u2019 happenings in their history,\u201d according to a news release. Cost is $15 per person. Registration is required \u2014 call (870) 983-2684.<\/p>\n
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\u201cEarth #2,\u201d \u201cEarth #3,\u201d \u201cOverlook with Racoon and Rabbit\u201d and \u201cTotality\u201d by Kae Barron go on display Friday at Cantrell Gallery. (Special to the Democrat-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\nART & EXHIBITS<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\u2018Pale Blue Dot\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cOur Pale Blue Dot,\u201d\u00a0recent paintings by Benton artist Kae Barron inspired by \u201cthe famous \u2018Pale Blue Dot\u2019 photo of Earth from space (taken by Voyager spacecraft, as it exited the solar system in 1990),\u201d according to the artist, goes on display with a 6-8 p.m. reception Friday at Cantrell Gallery, 8202 Cantrell Road, Little Rock. The exhibition remains up through Jan. 17. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday or by appointment. Admission to the reception and the gallery is free. Call (501) 224-1335 or visit cantrellgallery.com.<\/p>\n
\u2018Henry and Nolan\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cHenry and Nolan,\u201d\u00a0photographs by Rita Henry and Nancy Nolan along with their collections of cameras, photography tools and materials, as well as a special art installation, is on display through Feb. 1 at ESSE Purse Museum & Store, 1510 Main St., Little Rock. The \u201cArkansas Women Behind the Camera\u201d retrospective celebrates the careers of two women \u201cin a male-dominated field \u2026 forced to navigate stereotypes and prejudices despite so often being recognized for their artistic perspectives,\u201d according to a news release. Admission is $10, $8 for students, senior citizens and military. Call (501) 916-9022 or email info@essepursemuseum.com.<\/p>\n
ETC.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nFloral designer at AMFA<\/strong><\/p>\nFloral designer Shane Connolly\u00a0is making a flying two-day visit this weekend to Little Rock and the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, 501 E. Ninth St., including:<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f A cocktail reception, 5-7 p.m. Friday, in partnership with P. Allen Smith\u2019s Moss Mountain Farm and the Little Rock Garden Club, featuring a series of arrangements created by local floral designers; attendees will get to take home a signed copy of Connolly\u2019s book, \u201cDiscovering the Meaning of Flowers,\u201d in which he explores the lost art of Floriography and ways to articulate feelings through flowers. Cost is $80; visit events.arkmfa.org\/event\/ cocktail-reception-with-shane- connolly.<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f Connolly will demonstrate floral arrangement \u201cinspired by the natural beauty of Arkansas,\u201d according to a news release, \u201c(u)sing seasonal flowers and foliage from local woods and gardens,\u201d 10:30 a.m.-noon Saturday in the museum\u2019s Amerine\/Calhoun Glass Box. A breakfast reception starts at 10 a.m. in the atrium. Cost is $100. Visit events.arkmfa.org\/event\/from-the-woods-and-gardens-of-arkansas-a-conversation-and-demonstration-with-shane-connolly.<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f He will hold a seasonal floral design masterclass, 2-5 p.m. Saturday, that has sold out.<\/p>\n
Connolly is perhaps best known for his public work for the British royal family, most recently a commission for the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey in 2023. He also designed the flowers for their marriage at Windsor Castle in 2005 and for the wedding of the prince and princess of Wales in 2011.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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