THEATER<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018A Man Called Cash\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cA Man Named Cash,\u201d featuring singer Eric Hofmanis in a tribute to the music of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash, is onstage at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Little Rock\u2019s Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St. at Broadway.<\/p>\n Megan Houde takes on the role of June Carter. The band includes lead guitarist and Blues Hall of Fame inductee Scotty Mac.<\/p>\n Hofmanis was personally appointed by John Carter Cash and the Cash Estate as lead singer for their 100-plus city 2023-24 \u201cJohnny Cash The Official Concert Experience\u201d tour. It is the only live concert tour ever produced in cooperation with the Cash Family Estate and the only Johnny Cash tribute to feature an Estate-chosen lead singer.<\/p>\n Tickets are $38.50 and $29.50 Call (501) 244-8800 or visit CelebrityAttractions.com or Ticketmaster.com.<\/p>\n MUSIC<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018Musical Mystery Tour\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Geoffrey Robson, violin; David Gerstein, cello; and Hee-Kyung Juhn, piano, will play chamber music for a Festival of the Senses program titled\u00a0\u201cA Musical Mystery Tour \u2014 Romanticism, Impressionism, Modernism,\u201d\u00a03 p.m. Sunday at St. Luke\u2019s Episcopal Church, 4106 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock. The program: Piano Trio No. 2 in E Flat major, D.929, by Franz Schubert; Piano Trio in G major by Claude Debussy; and the Cello Sonata, op.49, by Alberto Ginastera. Admission is free. A reception to meet and greet the performers follows in the church\u2019s Parish Hall. Call (501) 753-3578 or email [email\u00a0protected]<\/a>.<\/p>\n Jazz band on tour<\/strong><\/p>\n The Luther College Jazz Orchestra\u00a0from Decorah, Iowa, on a tour that will eventually take them to New Orleans, performs at 7 p.m. Friday at Hillcrest Commons, a nonprofit community center occupying space provided by Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, 2200 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock. For a \u201cwide-ranging program\u201d (according to a news release), \u201cexpect everything from classic big-band swing to Brazilian samba rhythms to deep funk grooves, with music inspired by jazz icons like Duke Ellington and Count Basie.\u201d Admission is free. Visit hillcrest-commons.org.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div> COMEDY<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n \u2018John Crist Live!\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n Comedian John Crist, on his \u201cJohn Crist Live!\u201d tour, performs at 7 p.m. Sunday at Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St. at Broadway, Little Rock. Tickets are $40.35-$167.75 (the latter are for a limited number of tickets in the orchestra pit). Visit ticketmaster.com.<\/p>\n ETC.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Austen\u2019s inspirations<\/strong><\/p>\n Rare book expert and collector Rebecca Romney, author of \u201cJane Austen\u2019s Bookshelf: A Rare Book Collector\u2019s Quest to Find the Women Writers Who Shaped a Legend,\u201d discusses her work at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Ave., Little Rock.<\/p>\n The program, part of the Central Arkansas Library System\u2019s Spring Speaker Series, honors Betsey Wright and her commitment to women\u2019s issues. Doors open at 5 p.m. Admission is free; register in advance (encouraged) at cals.org. Paper Hearts Bookstore will sell copies of \u201cJane Austen\u2019s Bookshelf\u201d on site and Romney will sign copies afterward.<\/p>\n \u201cJane Austen\u2019s Bookshelf\u201d investigates the disappearance of Austen\u2019s heroes \u2014 female writers who were erased from the Western canon \u2014 to reveal who they were, what they meant to Austen and how they were forgotten. Each chapter profiles a different writer, including Frances Burney, Ann Radcliffe, Charlotte Lennox, Charlotte Smith, Hannah More, Elizabeth Inchbald, Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi and Maria Edgeworth. Romney reveals her experience reading them, finding rare copies of their works and drawing on connections\u00a0between their words and Austen\u2019s.<\/p>\n Romney is the co-founder of Type Punch Matrix, a rare book company based in Washington, and the co-founder of the Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize. She is also the author (with JP Romney) of \u201cPrinter\u2019s Error: Irreverent Stories from Book History.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div> T-shirt design contest<\/strong><\/p>\n April 30 is the deadline to submit designs for the\u00a0Mosaic Templars Cultural Center\u2019s official Juneteenth in Da Rock festival T-shirt.<\/p>\n The contest is open to designers of all ages. Each participant may submit one original design.<\/p>\n \u201cDesigns should reflect the spirit of Juneteenth in Da Rock \u2014 freedom, Black history, culture, unity and celebration,\u201d according to a news release. Designs must be limited to a maximum of four colors to ensure effective and economical printing. Artwork must be positive, inclusive and appropriate for all audiences.<\/p>\n \u201cAll submitted designs must be original. No AI generated designs are allowed. Designs should fit within the dimensions of 12-by-14 inches and must be submitted electronically. \u2026 Any work that is deemed offensive or political in nature will not be accepted.\u201d<\/p>\n Judging will evaluate designs on originality, creativity, relevance, visual impact, print readiness and overall quality. The winning designer will be recognized on the main stage during the Juneteenth in Da Rock festival.<\/p>\n Register, submit work and find rules and regulations and more information at arkansasheritage.com\/mosaic-templars-cultural-center\/mtcc-juneteenth\/t-shirt-design-competition.<\/p>\n Youth Art Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n The theme of this year\u2019s Delta Cultural Center\u2019s annual\u00a0Blues Heritage Youth Art Competition\u00a0is \u201cVoices of the Delta: Artwork Inspired by the Culture of the Blues in the Arkansas Delta.\u201d<\/p>\n The competition is open to Arkansas K-12 students. Deadline is June 15. Submissions should be standard poster-size and should include a typed label on the back that includes the student\u2019s name, age, grade, school name and teacher\u2019s name and contact information.<\/p>\n Submissions will go on display in October during the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena-West Helena. Awards will be presented Oct. 6; winners and their teachers will receive cash prizes; winning artwork will be made into full-color posters and postcards that will be distributed across the state.<\/p>\n Mail artwork to the Delta Cultural Center, 141 Cherry St., Helena-West Helena, Ark. 72342.<\/p>\n
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