Kwanzaa\/Kuumba<\/strong><\/p>\nMosaic Templars Cultural Center, 501 W. Ninth St., Little Rock, offers a community celebration of Kwanzaa, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday with a traditional Karamu feast, a candle-lighting and what a news release calls “family-friendly activities for all ages.”<\/p>\n
The weeklong cultural holiday was created in 1966 to honor Black American heritage and to celebrate seven core principles known as the Nguzo Saba. Each day highlights one principle; Dec. 31 recognizes Kuumba, or Creativity.<\/p>\n
Admission is free. Call (501) 683-3593, email education@mosaictemplarscenter.com or visit mosaictemplarscenter.com.<\/p>\n
MUSIC<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nAfrican Children’s Choir<\/strong><\/p>\nThe African Children’s Choir, 17 youngsters age 8 to 10 from what a news release describes as “vulnerable backgrounds across Africa,” performs at 7 p.m. Friday at Trinity Church, 670 Panama St., Hot Springs, and 6:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at Fellowship Church North, 1 E. 52nd Place, North Little Rock.<\/p>\n
Admission to both concerts is free; donations will be accepted. Call (501) 624-6453 regarding the Hot Springs concerts or (501) 771-1117 regarding the North Little Rock concert, or visit africanchildrenschoir.com.<\/p>\n
The choir is part of an international Christian organization called Music for Life, the U.S. branch of which is headquartered in Bellingham, Wash.<\/p>\n
“Burr” and “Meiping VaseII” are part of an exhibit of wood works by Vivian Chiu opening Jan. 20 at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Windgate Center of Art + Design.
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ART<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n‘Handiwork’ shows<\/strong><\/p>\nThree exhibitions at the Windgate Center of Art + Design, 5617 W. 28th St., Little Rock, bring together nationally recognized artists working in metal, wood and clay as part of “Handwork: Celebrating American Craft 2026,” a nationwide initiative honoring handmade art in advance of America’s 250th birthday:<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f Myra Mimlitsch-Gray: “On Purpose,” Jan. 20-March 29 in the Ann Maners and Alex Pappas Gallery. Mimlitsch-Gray, a metalsmith, “transforms everyday objects into conceptual works that challenge functions and tradition,” according to a news release.<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f Vivian Chiu: “Facing” (Jan. 20-March 16) in the Brad Cushman Gallery. “Chiu’s wood-based works play with perception, illusion, and structure through repetition and precise craftsmanship,” the release explains.<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f Nicole Seisler: “Some Truths About Clay,” extended through March 9 in the North and South Galleries. Seisler’s “immersive ceramics exhibition invites viewers to experience clay as a collaborative and evolving process.”<\/p>\n
Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday and by appointment. Admission is free. Call (501) 916-5117 or email byoung2@ualr.edu.<\/p>\n
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“Burr” and “Meiping VaseII” are part of an exhibit of wood works by Vivian Chiu opening Jan. 20 at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Windgate Center of Art + Design.
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