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Arkansas Entertainment, Events & Arts Events:
Dia de los Muertos
The Downtown Little Rock Partnership, the Central Arkansas Library System, and the Mexican Consulate in Little Rock will celebrate Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday with a party in the alley just north of the main Central Arkansas Library System. Library, 100 Rock St., Little Rock. The party will feature authentic Mexican food, drinks, music, and traditional Day of the Dead customs and accessories, including a handmade seven-layered altar (ofrenda). The public is invited to bring photos of their loved ones and / or an altar offering in honor of a loved one. Visit the Facebook events page, fb.me/e/1IjBlKo1M.
Clarinet Concerto
Symphony of Northwest Arkansas Principal Clarinetist Trevor Stewart joins fellow conductor Paul Haas for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Clarinet Concerto” in A major, K.622, for the season’s opening concert Orchestra 2021-22, 7:30 pm Friday at Baum Walker Hall at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, 495 W. Dickson St.
The program will also include “Fuga con pajarillo” by Aldemaro Romero and “Symphony No. 3” in E flat major, Op.55, the “Heroic”, by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Tickets are $ 35 to $ 57, $ 11 for students with valid ID, free for children under 18 with the purchase of an adult ticket. Participants must show proof of vaccination or proof of a negative covid-19 test taken within 72 hours of the date of the concert, and all customers, staff and volunteers must wear a mask inside the concert hall. ‘establishment. Call (479) 443-5600 or visit sonamusic.org.
Jazzman in Residence
Jazz vibraphonist Jon Metzger’s residency this week at the University of Central Arkansas includes a concert Thursday with the UCA Studio Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo. (Special to the Democrat-Gazette / Jerome Sturm)
Jazz vibraphonist, songwriter, songwriter and educator Jon Metzger will perform with the University of Central Arkansas Studio Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Reynolds Performance Hall at UCA, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. Free entry.
Metzger will pay homage to two legendary vibraphone players: Terry Gibbs, with performances by Gibbs “https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2021/oct/31/day-of-the-dead-party-set-in – cals-alley / “The Claw” and “Sleep”, and his childhood idol, Milt Jackson, with “The Nearness of You” and “Bags’ Groove”.
Metzger, in residence at UCA from Tuesday to Friday, will offer a jazz workshop at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, an improvisation clinic from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday and masterclasses / improvisation clinics at 9.25 a.m. and from 1.40 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, all in the Reynolds Performance Hall. All are open to the public.
Metzger, who has recorded seven albums, is a three-time Grammy nominee and the author of “The Art and Language of Jazz Vibes”. It is part of the faculty of Elon University in North Carolina.
Visit uca.edu/cahss/artists-in-residence.
‘Legs & Lunch’
Eric Juhnke, faculty member at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa, will discuss “Arkansas Quacks and Crusaders in Medicine,” Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. via Zoom, with a live broadcast on YouTube Live, as part of the Arkansas Central Library System. Bobby L. Roberts Library of Arkansas History & Art’s “Legacies & Lunch” series.
Juhnke will focus on the careers of John Brinkley, who made his fortune in medical quackery, radio, and advertising in Texas before opening Brinkley Hospitals in Little Rock, and Norman Baker, who opened an “alternative medicine” hospital. “at the Crescent Hotel in Eureka. Springs.
Entry is free. The Zoom link is us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3mWAg_KBT4KmxRswZtHLHw. Visit cals.org/event/eric-juhnke or the Facebook events page, fb.me/e/1mgMlUXu5.
‘Distillation’ Artistic
Sammy Peters’ “Revalued: system; response” is part of “Distillation,” which opens Wednesday at the 211 South Contemporary Art Gallery in Bentonville. (Special to the Democrat-Gazette)
“Distillation,” wood carvings and paintings by Robyn Horn and paintings by Dolores Justus and Sammy Peters, opens Wednesday at the 211 South Contemporary Art Gallery, in the Engel & Volkers store, 211 S. Main St ., Bentonville. The exhibition will run until January 28. The opening hours of the gallery are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday. Free entry. Call (479) 268-5170, email [email protected] or visit nwa.evrealestate.com/211-South.
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