{"id":2399334,"date":"2026-05-02T18:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T18:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2399334"},"modified":"2026-05-02T18:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T18:02:07","slug":"entertainment-artosphere-festival-celebrates-art-nature-of-the-region-other-walton-arts-center-events-set-for-may-the-arkansas-democrat-gazette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/entertainment-artosphere-festival-celebrates-art-nature-of-the-region-other-walton-arts-center-events-set-for-may-the-arkansas-democrat-gazette\/","title":{"rendered":"ENTERTAINMENT: Artosphere Festival celebrates art, nature of the region; other Walton Arts Center events set for May | The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"zephr-arkonline\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>                <!-- Audio Player Container --><\/p>\n<div id=\"audioPlayer\" style=\"display: none;\"><figcaption class=\"player-label\">Let us read it for you. Listen now.<\/figcaption><audio id=\"audio\" controls=\"\" controlslist=\"nodownload\" oncontextmenu=\"return false;\"><br \/>\n                Your browser does not support the audio element.<br \/>\n            <\/audio>\n        <\/div>\n<p>Fayetteville\u2019s Walton Arts Center\u2019s Artosphere: Arkansas\u2019 Arts + Nature Festival continues through May 19, featuring a mix of free and low-cost events, performances and workshops throughout Northwest Arkansas celebrating art, music and nature while spotlighting artists and performers from around the region.<\/p>\n<p>Events this week: University of Arkansas students and professional players perform John Rutter\u2019s \u201cSuite Antique\u201d for a Chapel Concert Series chamber music performance at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hunt Chapel, 5930 S. Wallis Road, Rogers. A second Chapel Series concert features roots music by The Crumbs, 6 p.m. May 11 at Mildred B. Cooper Memorial Chapel, 504 Memorial Drive, Bella Vista. Tickets to each concert are $10.<\/p>\n<div class=\"intext-photo inline inline_photo\" id=\"4410774\">\n<div class=\"fr-img-space-wrap\"><span class=\"fr-img-caption article-photo fr-fic fr-dii\" style=\"width: 566px;\"><span class=\"fr-img-wrap\"><span class=\"fr-inner\"><figcaption>Langiappe, featuring jazz singer Genine LaTrice Perez, performs for Jazz in the Garden, part of the annual Artosphere Festival, Tuesday at Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville. (Special to the Democrat-Gazette)<\/figcaption><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"fr-img-space-wrap2\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"overlay\"><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p>Also this week, Langiappe, featuring jazz singer Genine LaTrice Perez, performs for Jazz in the Garden, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, 4703 N. Crossover Road, Fayetteville. Admission is free; register at tickets.waltonartscenter.org\/33134\/33135.<\/p>\n<p>Other festival highlights:<\/p>\n<p>\u25fc\ufe0f \u201cNatGeo Live! The Wolves of Yellowstone,\u201d 7 p.m. May 12, Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. Wildlife biologist and National Geographic Explorer Doug Smith, who led the project that reintroduced gray wolves in the 1990s, discusses how the park\u2019s landscape has changed since the wolves arrived, including previously unseen photos and videos. $10.<\/p>\n<p>\u25fc\ufe0f \u201cthe Boy &amp; the Ball,\u201d a show especially for preschoolers, 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. May 12 and 13 at Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St.; 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. May 14-15 at Bentonville Public Library, 405 S Main St., Bentonville; and 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. May 16-17 at the Jones Center, 922 E. Emma Ave., Springdale.<\/p>\n<p>\u25fc\ufe0f Jazz on the Mountain, featuring the Wimer-Wenino Project \u2014 Nick Budimlija on drums, Marco Wimer on bass and Dylan Wenino on guitar, Northwest Arkansas musicians inspired by the jazz\/ gospel\/rock recordings of the \u201970s on the ECM label, 6 p.m. May 14, Vesper Point at Mount Sequoyah, 150 W. Skyline Drive, Fayetteville.<\/p>\n<p>\u25fc\ufe0f Strawberry Festival, noon-6 p.m. May 17 on the downtown Fayetteville Square (defined by Center Street, Mountain Street, Block Avenue and East Avenue). Free.<\/p>\n<p>\u25fc\ufe0f \u201cBroadway, Bacharach &amp; Bossa Nova,\u201d singer Marcy Harriell and pianist Jeannine Wagar, 6 p.m. May 17, Walton Arts Center. $10-$22.<\/p>\n<p>\u25fc\ufe0f The Curtis Chamber Orchestra \u2014 students, alumni and faculty of the Curtis School of Music in Philadelphia \u2014 performs works by Samuel Barber, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven, 7 p.m. May 19, Walton Arts Center. $10.<\/p>\n<p>A full lineup is available at waltonartscenter.org\/artosphere. Call (479) 443-5600 or visit artospherefestival.org.<\/p>\n<p>        <!--Author Byline Cards--><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline-card\">\n<div class=\"byline-text\">\n<h3 class=\"author\">\n<p>                        <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/staff\/eric-harrison\">Eric E. Harrison<\/a><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p class=\"author-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"staffer__email\" href=\"https:\/\/www.arkansasonline.com\/news\/2026\/may\/02\/entertainment-artosphere-festival-celebrates-art-nature-of-the-region-other-walton-arts-center-events-set-for-may\/mailto:eharrison@adgnewsroom.com\">eharrison@adgnewsroom.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eric E. Harrison covers classical music, theater and restaurants for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He joined the then-Arkansas Democrat on the copy desk in June 1977 and served for 17 years (including the entirety of the newspaper war) as the paper&#8217;s entertainment editor before taking on his current role as features reporter. He is also host of the weekly classical music show &#8220;Major and Minor Masterpieces&#8221; on public radio station KLRE-FM, 90.5.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.arkansasonline.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. 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