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A cultural thinker with a life long interest in the arts and humanities: theatre, music, architecture, photography, history, urban planning, etc.

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE for the Community Theatre of Little Rock

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Little Rock’s oldest theatre organization The Community Theatre of Little Rock presents It’s a Wonderful Life.  The show opened on Thursday, November 17 and runs through Sunday, November 27.

The cast includes Harold Dean, Jerry Woods, Jim Troillet, Mary Ann Hansen, Terry Harrison, Brian Polansky, Jeffrey Lewellen, Kathy Bartholmey, John Thomas Nicolai, Katie McManners, Danny Troillett, Brandy Allen, and Ginny Greer.  Troillett and Andrews serve as co-directors of this play adapted for the stage by James W. Rodgers.

Performances are at the Public Theatre, located at 616 Center Street in downtown. Reservations can be made by calling 410-ACT3 or (410-2283).

Arkansas Arts Center Museum School Sale

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The Arkansas Arts Center Museum School Sale will be held Saturday, November 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Clear Channel Metroplex (I-430 and Col. Glenn exit).

Museum School teachers and students sell their original artwork including drawings, photographs, paintings, sculpture, pottery, woodwork, prints, jewelry and glass objects. Artists accept cash and checks. The public is invited to attend. Parking and admission are free.

Museum School Sale Member Night
For the first time, there is a special Members-only preview.  It will be on November 18 from 6 to 8 p.m. Arkansas Arts Center Members will be able to view and purchase items before the Sale opens to the public. Memberships can be purchased at the door.

Finland at Forty-Two

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Finland! Finland!

Explore the world, but leave your passport at home!  Forty-Two, the restaurant at the William J. Clinton Presidential Center, continues Around the World Thursdays this month with a visit to the land of the midnight sun, a thousand lakes and mires.

Three courses for only $27.95 provide the opportunity to sample unique flavors in a beautiful setting.   Seating is limited, and reservations are required.  Due to extreme popularity of the events, advanced reservations are strongly recommended. Chef Stephen Burrow was recently crowned the Arkansas Hospitality Association Iron Chef 2011.

This is a great way to celebrate the 7th anniversary of the opening of the Clinton Presidential Center, which opened in November 2004.

Weekend Theatre explores THE QUALITY OF LIFE

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This weekend is the final chance to catch the latest show at the Weekend Theater.  Jane Martin’s The Quality of Life plays Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm.

Directed by Allison Pace, this play explores two couples who are at once polar opposites and facing similar situations.  The cast includes Stephanie Gunderman, Scott Minor, Fran Jameson and Alan Douglas.

The play has been described as “this magnetic work of theater, filled with compassion, honesty and humor” which “explores a myriad of ethical, religious, and moral beliefs, as well as personal rights issues concerning life and death.”

Arkansas Symphony Orchestra River Rhapsodies

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The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra River Rhapsodies chamber series continues tonight.  Since it takes place at the Clinton Library, which was designed to evoke the Bridge to the 21st Century and is next to the new Clinton Presidential Park Bridge, it is fitting that this entry is entitled Bridging New and Old.

The program not only bridges new and old pieces of music, but it spans a variety of instruments. 

Haydn’s String Quartet No. 63 in Bb-Major “Sunrise”

Griebling’s Chiaroscuro for Viola, English Horn and French Horn

Dvorak’s Piano Quartet in Eb-Major, Op. 87

The performance begins at 7:00pm.  Tickets may be ordered online here.

UALR Artspree: Ben and Brad in a Tribute to Fred Astaire

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UALR Artspree returns with its second offering of the season.  Tonight at 7:30 at the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall on the UALR main campus, Benjamin Sears & Bradford Conner will perform Ben & Brad: A Tribute to Fred Astaire.

The duo have been hailed by critics and audiences nationwide and received awards for their evening of American popular song and show tunes.  The Boston Globe notes “both Sears and Conner are helplessly gaga over this music. They just radiate happiness when they perform it, and you get happy too.”

Sculpture Sunday: Stars and Stripes

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As part of the Veteran’s Day weekend, today’s Sculpture Sunday showcases Kathleen Caricof’s Stars and Stripes in the Sturgis Veterans Plaza at War Memorial Park.  This 36 by 40 feet stainless steel sculpture welcomes visitors to the park and was dedicated in 2008 in conjunction with the 60th anniversary of War Memorial Stadium.

 

 

There are five interlocked stars which represent the five branches of the military: Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard – both the active duty and the reserve segments of each branch as well as their affiliated guard units.

 

 

The gleaming stainless steel is both light and durable to represent the strength and vitality of the men and women who protect the United States and have done so for centuries.

 

 

Caricof, a member of the National Sculptors Guild, was selected for the commission after a national competition by the War Memorial Stadium Commission.  She has several other pieces in Little Rock which will be featured in future entries.