\u2018Wonderful\u2019 premiere<\/strong><\/p>\nEight actors portray more than 65 roles as TheatreSquared stages the world premiere of Robert Ford and director Damon Kiely\u2019s adaption of\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s a Wonderful Life,\u201d\u00a0based on the 1946 Frank Capra classic, opening Wednesday and running, with exceptions, 7 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday through Dec. 24 at T2\u2019s West Theatre, 477 W. Spring St., Fayetteville.<\/p>\n
(Those exceptions: No weekday performances the week of Thanksgiving, Nov. 25-27; 1 p.m. Nov. 28, Dec. 23 and Dec. 24 \u2014 no evening performance on Christmas Eve \u2014 and 7 p.m. Dec. 21.)<\/p>\n
Terry Bell plays George Bailey with Mark Ulrich as Mr. Potter and Clarence; Ryan Vincent Anderson as Peter Bailey, Uncle Billy, and Martini; and Amanda Drinkall as Mary Hatch and Mrs. Bailey.<\/p>\n
Tickets are $25-$71; $1 for SNAP benefit recipients and $15 for students and patrons under 30 through the theater\u2019s Lights Up! For Access program, with support from the Walmart Foundation. Visit theatre2.org\/its-a-wonderful-life-2025.<\/p>\n
\u2018Dog Man\u2019 at WAC<\/strong><\/p>\nTheatreWorksUSA brings its touring production of\u00a0\u201cDog Man: The Musical\u201d\u00a0(music by Brad Alexander, book and lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila, based on the bestselling book series by Dav Pilkey) to Fayetteville\u2019s Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Nov. 23. Dog Man, with the head of a dog and the body of a policeman, loves to fight crime and chew on the furniture. But can he save the city from Flippy the cyborg fish and his army of Beasty Buildings? Can he catch Petey, the world\u2019s most evil cat, who has cloned himself to exact revenge on the doggy do-gooder? Tickets are $33.35-$67.85. Call (479) 443-5600 or visit waltonartscenter.org.<\/p>\n
ART<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\u2018Tic-Tac-Toe\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cTic-Tac-Toe,\u201d\u00a0prints, layered images and mixed-media works by Rachel Livedalen, opens with a 5-6:30 p.m. reception (including a 5:30 artist talk) Monday in the Kresge Gallery in the Alphin Building at Lyon College, 2300 Highland Road, Batesville. The exhibition remains up through Jan. 9. Gallery hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Admission to the reception and the gallery is free. Email dustyn.bork@lyon.edu.<\/p>\n
ETC.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nUALR Winter Fest<\/strong><\/p>\nThousands of twinkling lights, live music, food trucks and \u201cactivities for all ages\u201d are part of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock\u2019s inaugural\u00a0Winter Fest, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday along Trojan Way at UALR, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock. \u201cThe event provides an opportunity for (UALR) students, employees, alumni, and community members to engage with one another in a fun, exciting, and affordable way,\u201d according to a news release. Also on tap: music from the Rodney Block Collective; free cocoa, cookies and cider; an ice-skating rink; kids craft stations; a planetarium in the university\u2019s Ottenheimer Library; storytelling; and an ugly sweater contest. Admission is free (items from food trucks will cost money). Free parking is available in the Parking Deck and in Lots 2 and 5. Visit ualr.edu\/winterfest.<\/p>\n
Arts Council Fellows<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Arkansas Arts Council has announced its\u00a0Individual Artist Fellowship grant recipients\u00a0for 2025:<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f Performing Arts \u2014 Dance Choreography: Amy Bramlett Turner of Hot Springs<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f Literary Arts: Poetry \u2014 Elizabeth Muscari and Geoffrey Brock of Fayetteville and Tori Sharpe of Little Rock<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f Contemporary Craft: Wood Component \u2014 Andrew Blackwell of Fayetteville, Andrew Myers of Bryant and Sandra Sell of Little Rock<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f Visual Arts: Public Art \u2014 Joel Boyd of Little Rock, Gina Rose Gallina of Fayetteville and Jose Hernandez of North Little Rock<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f Community Engagement \u2014 Chuck Davis of Rogers, Tram Colwin of Siloam Springs and Kholoud Sawaf of Fayetteville<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f Multisensory Works \u2014 Jean Schmitt of Fayetteville; Dazzmin Murry, aka \u201cKing Honey,\u201d of Little Rock; and Serena Caffrey of Fayetteville.<\/p>\n
Independent panels selected the artists, who will receive $5,000 each, from approximately 150 who applied for the program.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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