{"id":2503644,"date":"2026-07-15T20:37:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T20:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2503644"},"modified":"2026-07-15T20:37:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T20:37:57","slug":"entertainment-the-comedy-of-errors-on-4-day-run-at-amfa-the-arkansas-democrat-gazette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/entertainment-the-comedy-of-errors-on-4-day-run-at-amfa-the-arkansas-democrat-gazette\/","title":{"rendered":"ENTERTAINMENT: \u2018The Comedy of Errors\u2019 on 4-day run at AMFA | 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 align=\"center\"><strong><u>THEATER<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Comedy of Errors\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, 501 E. Ninth St., Little Rock, teams up with Silver Lake, N.Y.-based Shake on the Lake, to stage a fast-paced, 90-minute adaptation of William Shakespeare\u2019s\u00a0\u201cThe Comedy of Errors,\u201d\u00a07 p.m. Thursday-Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the museum\u2019s Amerine\/Calhoun Glass Box.<\/p>\n<p>Five actors play both sets of identical twins, separated at birth, unknowingly finding themselves in the same city, whereupon chaos based in all sorts of mistaken identities erupts. The production is recommended for ages 12 and up.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a 6:15 p.m. pre-show performance of \u201cThe Revelers!\u201d, a \u201cyoung players\u201d production written and directed by Brett Ihler (whose credits include performances with Utah Shakespeare Festival, AMFA Children\u2019s Theatre, Improv Little Rock, Murry\u2019s Dinner Playhouse and the Arkansas TV series \u201cTaste Buds\u201d). Tickets are $29, $23 for museum members. Visit the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/arkmfa.org\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><u>ART<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Icons in Transformation\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIcons in Transformation,\u201d three-dimensional paintings inspired by traditional Russian icons by Ludmila Pawlowska, goes on display with a reception at 5 p.m. Sunday in the Parish Hall at St. Margaret\u2019s Episcopal Church, 20900 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock. Pawlowska, a native of Kazakhstan now living in Sweden, and other area artists will be on hand. The installation will be up through Nov. 8 in The Oasis at St. Margaret\u2019s. Gallery hours are 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday, 1-5 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. More information is available at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theoasisatstmargarets.com\/speakers-1\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><u>ETC.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Malvern150<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The City of Malvern celebrates its 150th anniversary on Saturday with\u00a0Malvern150, a daylong community festival throughout the city\u2019s downtown business district.<\/p>\n<p>The celebration kicks off at daybreak with the 4-H Pancake Breakfast, 6:30-10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Life Center, 611 S. Main St., and the Rockport Masonic Lodge No. 58 Pancake Breakfast, 7:30 a.m.-10 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 127 E. Page Ave.<\/p>\n<p>Downtown shopping, vendors, games and activities will open at 10 a.m. throughout the Main Street entertainment district and in Centennial Park, 229 E. First St.<\/p>\n<p>The Family Fun Zone, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., includes a kids\u2019 play area, foam party, the Brick Car Derby, a historical costume contest, a classic car show, a water bouncy house and Arkansas Game and Fish K-9 demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>Live entertainment begins at 12:30 p.m. on the Main Stage; headliners include local guitarist Brady Roseberry, Dino D &amp; the D Train Band, Heart tribute band Even It Up, ABBA-inspired supergroup Waterloo and \u201cI Am King,\u201d an onstage Michael Jackson \u201cexperience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Competitors are invited to \u201cskate the bricks\u201d at the city\u2019s first-ever skateboard tournament, 10 a.m. at the city skate park on Locust Street. Performers on the Skatepark Stage starting at 3 p.m. include Foreshadow, Spa City Youngbloods and Dissentious.<\/p>\n<p>In the Entertainment Zone beside City Hall, register for a baggo tournament starting at 10 a.m. Live music starts at 12:30 p.m.; the 1943 by Coffee Records Beer Garden will be open from noon-10:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Arkansas Yarn Co., 202 Main St., open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., in tandem with its part in the ongoing 2026 Arkansas Yarn Crawl.<\/p>\n<p>A fashion show featuring styles from each era of the city\u2019s 150 years begins at 3 p.m. at the Ritz Theater, 213 S. Main St.<\/p>\n<p>Food vendors will open at 10 a.m. along Third Street near Coffee Records; other vendors and information booths will be located along Third Street.<\/p>\n<p>Admission is free; free parking will be available throughout downtown. Event maps and schedules are available at information booths and at the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Malvern150\/61566279638328\/\">Malvern150 Facebook event page<\/a>. Organizers encourage attendees to bring their own form of seating.<\/p>\n<p>Call (501) 332-3638.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Garden talk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alice Brown, president of the Arkansas African Violet Society, will explain \u201cHow To Grow BEAUTIFUL African Violets\u201d for the Mount Holly Garden Series, 9 a.m. Saturday at the Bell House, in the center of Mount Holly Cemetery, 1200 Broadway, Little Rock. Take along a lawn chair; there will be door prizes. Admission is by suggested $10 donation; proceeds benefit the cemetery. Email mewtfrontporchlady@gmail.com.<\/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\/jul\/15\/entertainment-the-comedy-of-errors-on-4-day-run-at-amfa\/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. THEATER \u2018Comedy of Errors\u2019 The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, 501 E. 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