\u2018Soulful Sounds\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\nHusband-and-wife jazzy R&B duo Acute Inflections \u2014 singer Elasea Douglas, who goes by \u201ceL,\u201d and upright bassist Sadiki Pierre \u2014 will perform arrangements of jazz, soul and R&B classics and original music, and add \u201cplayful storytelling and lighthearted comedy,\u201d for a program titled \u201cSoulful Sounds in Little Rock,\u201d 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Ave., Little Rock. A news release describes it as \u201can intimate, candlelit evening inspired by the elegance of the Harlem Renaissance with a modern twist.\u201d<\/p>\n
Doors open one hour before the show. Tickets \u2014 $55-$90 \u2014 include complimentary wine and snacks. A portion of the proceeds supports the Renaissance Youth Center, a South Bronx-based organization that provides music education, tutoring and after-school programming for inner city youths. Call (212) 729-8372 or visit acuteinflections.com\/product\/02-24-2026.<\/p>\n
Voicejam finalists<\/strong><\/p>\nFayetteville\u2019s Walton Arts Center has announced eight finalists from across the country for its annual\u00a0VoiceJam Competition, 7:30 p.m. April 11 at the center, 495 W. Dickson St.:<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f Trillium A Cappella \u2014 Denton, Texas<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f A Cub Bella \u2014 Missouri State University<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f Crimson and Blues \u2014 University of Kansas<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f Euphoria \u2014 Grand Valley State University<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f Lark \u2014 University of Colorado Denver<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f VIBE \u2014 Nashville, Tenn.<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f Star Struck \u2014 Houston<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f Decibelles \u2014 Fort Smith<\/p>\n
The festival schedule:<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f VoiceJam Kickoff Concert with Voctave, 7:30 p.m. April 10. Tickets are $10.<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f VoiceJam Workshops, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. April 11. Free.<\/p>\n
\u25fc\ufe0f VoiceJam Competition, 7:30 p.m. April 11. Tickets are $31.05.<\/p>\n
Call (479) 443-5600 or visit waltonartscenter.org.<\/p>\n
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Zachary Keller (from left), Helen Krushinski and Ella Huestis (partially hidden) in “Water for Elephants.” (Special to the Democrat-Gazette\/Matt Murphy for MurphyMade)<\/figcaption><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\nTHEATER<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\u2018Elephants\u2019 at WAC<\/strong><\/p>\nAfter losing what matters most to him, a young man jumps aboard a moving train, unsure of where the road will take him, and finds a new home with the remarkable crew of a traveling circus, and a life \u2014 and love \u2014 beyond his wildest dreams in the musical\u00a0\u201cWater for Elephants.\u201d<\/p>\n
PigPen Theatre Co.\u2019s touring production \u2014 music by PigPen Theatre Co., book by Rick Elice based on the novel by Sara Gruen \u2014 is onstage this week at Fayetteville\u2019s Walton Arts Center, 8 p.m. Tuesday and Friday, 7 p.m. Wednesday, 1:30 and 7 p.m. Thursday, 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. March 1.<\/p>\n
The production features \u201cworld-class acrobats, innovative puppeteers and the very best of Broadway talent,\u201d according to a news release. Tickets are $48.30-$120.75 (subject to change). Call (479) 443-5600 or visit waltonartscenter.org.<\/p>\n
\u2018Beautiful morning\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\nActors Theatre of Little Rock is staging\u00a0\u201cOklahoma!\u201d\u00a0(music by Richard Rodgers, book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, based on Lynn Riggs\u2019 play \u201cGreen Grow the Lilacs\u201d) in \u201cimmersive\u201d fashion, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday through March 14, with additional 2 p.m. matinees Saturday and March 7 and 14, at Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church, 1601 Louisiana St., Little Rock.<\/p>\n
\u201cImmersive and general seats will be immersed in the production, with the possibility of being touched or physically pulled into the world of \u2018Oklahoma!\u2019,\u201d according to a news release. Those buying an immersive ticket get \u201ca bowl of Aunt Eller\u2019s homemade soup and a basket of her sweet treats.\u201d Those in non-immersive seating will have no physical interaction.<\/p>\n
Tickets are $35 (immersive) and $30 (non-immersive) in advance, via actorstheatrelr.org\/tickets; $5 more at the door.<\/p>\n
ART<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nArt Market artists<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, 501 E. Ninth St., Little Rock, is taking applications from artists for its\u00a0second annual AMFA Art Market, Sept. 11-13. The free indoor event spans the museum and will feature up to 50 local and national artists specializing in various disciplines, with art-making activities, lectures and food.<\/p>\n
The market will feature a variety of media, including jewelry, glass, drawing, painting, sculpture and fiber work. The museum\u2019s Windgate Art School will host a rotating marketplace of area emerging artists, \u201cintroducing new voices and rising talent to art collectors visiting the museum throughout the weekend,\u201d according to a news release.<\/p>\n
Apply online and get more information via zapplication.org\/event-info.php?ID=14321. Early-bird deadline is March 27; final application deadline is May 8. Artists who have been selected will be notified on June 12. Visit arkmfa.org.<\/p>\n
ON THE PODIUM<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nLaureate Lecture<\/strong><\/p>\nKathryn Hall-Trujillo, founder of \u201cBirthing Project USA,\u201d will speak on how the project changed the world for an Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation Distinguished Laureate Lecture, 6 p.m. Thursday in the William Grant Still Ballroom, on the second floor of Little Rock\u2019s Robinson Center, 426 W. Markham St. at Broadway. A reception will follow. Admission is free; reserve a spot via tinyurl.com\/3x7aj7tw.<\/p>\n
ETC.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\nTry it, you\u2019ll like it<\/strong><\/p>\nHistoric Washington State Park, 103 Franklin St. in the Arkansas city of Washington, hosts the latest edition in its\u00a0\u201cTrial by Jury\u201d\u00a0drama series Saturday, starting at 6 p.m. with a meal at the park\u2019s Williams\u2019 Tavern Restaurant and proceeding to the 1836 Hempstead County Courthouse on the park grounds, 409 Franklin St,, to witness a murder trial from the 1840s. Reservations are required \u2014 call (870) 983-2684. Guests will be seated family-style with other guests for dinner. Cost is $35 per person. Visit HistoricWashingtonStatePark.com.<\/p>\n
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Dana A. Williams, graduate school dean and professor of African American literature at Howard University, will be the featured author at the Say It Loud! Readers & Writers Tell the Story Literary Series, which begins Saturday.
\n(Special to the Democrat-Gazette\/R. Dione Foto)<\/figcaption><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><\/figcaption><\/div>\nLiterary series<\/strong><\/p>\nSay It Loud! Readers & Writers is hosting a monthly\u00a0Tell the Story Literary Series, \u201ccelebrating African American literature through community conversations, readings, and book signings,\u201d according to a news release. The series begins Saturday with \u201cToni Morrison\u2019s Literary Legacy,\u201d 4:30 p.m. at Pyramid Art, Books & Custom Framing, 1002 Wright Ave., Little Rock. Featured author is Dana A. Williams, graduate school dean and professor of African American literature, Howard University; author of \u201cToni at Random: The Iconic Writer\u2019s Legendary Editorship\u201d; and 2026 NAACP Image Award nominee for Outstanding Literary Work. Admission is free. RSVP at (501) 952-6169 or info@speakloudly.com.<\/p>\n
Helaine R. Williams contributed to this report.<\/em><\/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.arkansasonline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. MUSIC \u2018Soulful Sounds\u2019 Husband-and-wife jazzy R&B duo Acute Inflections \u2014 singer Elasea Douglas, who goes by \u201ceL,\u201d and upright bassist Sadiki Pierre \u2014 will perform arrangements of jazz, soul and R&B classics and original music, and add \u201cplayful storytelling […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2292895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2292894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ENTERTAINMENT-\u2018Soulful-Sounds-in-Little-Rock-\u2018Elephants-at-WAC.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292894"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2292896,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292894\/revisions\/2292896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}