Yesterday’s architeaser showed the shadow from a wrought iron balcony cast against a brick wall on the Capital Hotel in downtown.
Here is today’s rather Gothic Architeaser.
Monthly Archives: May 2012
Sculpture Vulture: Fred Darragh Jr.
May is Arkansas Heritage Month. In keeping with that, the Sculpture Vulture in May will feature sculptures of Arkansans.
Today is a sculptural plaque of Fred Darragh, Jr. which was created by John Deering. It depicts Mr. Darragh in standing in a suit with a wry smile on his face and his hands casually resting in his pockets.
Over his right shoulder is an image of a the earth with a plane circling it. This pays homage to Mr. Darragh’s status as a pilot as well as his interest in world travel. It also pays tribute to his belief in a common humanity which unites people of all ages, races, backgrounds, and economic statuses.
Accompanying this sculpture is a plaque which says:
Fred Darragh, Jr.
(1916-2003)
pilot, veteran, businessman, world traveler, philanthropist, civil rights advocate, library trustee, raconteur, supporter of the first amendment, and friend of the oppressed.
The sculpture is displayed near the entrance to the Darragh Center in the Central Arkansas Library System’s main building.
Architeaser – May 5
Yesterday’s Architeaser was in a stairwell at the airport parking deck. The sun was at the perfect angle to center the shadowing.
Here is today’s.
Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestras Concert Tonight
The Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestras program will present a concert tonight at Pulaski Academy at 7pm.
There are four youth orchestras featuring over 150 young musicians. Each of the orchestras will be featured on the program.
The Preparatory Orchestra, under the direction of Casey Buck will perform British Grenadiers by John Caponegro, Sword Dance by Bob Phillips, and Dragonhunter by Richard Meyer.
The Prelude Orchestra is led Kiril Laskarov and Drew Irvin. Maestro Laskarov will conduct Del Borgo’s Concertino in G while Maestro Irvin will conduct Joseph Haydn’s Finale from Symphony #47.
The Academy Orchestra is under the baton of Thomas McDonald. Their selections will be Concerto Grosso in G. Major, op. 3 no. 3 by G. F. Handel; Symphony No. 104 – London by F. J. Haydn; and Chicago by John Kander and Fred Ebb. Angela Wang, violin and Philip Kim, oboe will be soloists on the first selection.
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Associate Conductor Geoffrey Robson is the conductor of the Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra. Under his direction, those musicians will play Bizet’s Carmen Suite, No. 1 and Borodin’s Polovetsian Dances from Prince Igor.
Architeaser – May 4
Yesterday’s Architeaser was the shadows cast by a wrought iron fence along Main Street. Two sets of street lights created competing shadows from the same fence which caused a hatchwork pattern to appear.
Here is today’s Architeaser.
KUAR – Radio Flyer
KUAR FM 89 will celebrate Arkansas Heritage Month with its sixth performance of Arkansas Flyer, the live variety show highlighting the best of Arkansas culture and music, at 6 p.m. Friday, May 4, at Wildwood Park for the Arts.
Hosting the festivities will be Little Rock singer-songwriter Amy Garland. The Salty Dogs, purveyors of original honky-tonk twang, will be the house band, and Velvet Kente, rock-n-roll with an Afro-beat, will be the featured act. The Flyer’s own Invisible Radio Theater returns with old-fashioned radio humor.
Arkansas Flyer returns to the 625-seat Lucy Lockett Cabe Theatre at Wildwood Park for the Arts in west Little Rock, and KUAR will host a barbecue dinner beginning at 6 p.m. The show starts at 7.
Advance online tickets for Arkansas Flyer cost $20 – $25 at the door – and include the dinner and libations. Admission for ages 12 and younger is $10. Arkansas Flyer will be broadcast on KUAR FM 89 at 7 p.m. on May 14 and 1 p.m. on May 28, Memorial Day.
Arkansas Flyer is made possible in part by a grant from the Department of Arkansas Heritage, funded by the 1/8 cent conservation tax, Amendment 75.
Architeaser – May 3
Yesterday’s Architeaser was from Ottenheimer Market Hall at the River Market. It featured the shadows cast by some of the letters atop the outdoor pavilion onto the building.
Here is today’s Architeaser.
Little Rock Culture Vulture 