ENTERTAINMENT NOTES
Elsewhere in entertainment and the arts:
TODAY
SpringSing Pops
The Conway Men’s Chorus will present its 18th annual SpringSing pops concert, 7 p. m. today at Reynolds Performance Hall, University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. The program will include sacred, patriotic, classical and popular tunes. Doors open at 6: 30. Admission and parking are free. Visit the website, conwaymenschorus.org.
WEDNESDAY
Little Italy history
Chris Dorer, chairman of the history department at Little Rock Central High School, will discuss his book, Images of America: Little Italy, and his research on the history of the central Arkansas community, at the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies’ Legacies & Lunch, noon- 1 p. m. Wednesday in the Darragh Center, Central Arkansas Library System’s Main Library, 100 Rock St., Little Rock. A book signing will follow; copies of the book will be sold. Part sponsor is the Arkansas Humanities Council. Admission is free. Attendees are invited to provide a sack lunch; the Butler Center will provide drinks and dessert. Call ( 501) 918- 3033.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
‘ Past’ winners
Students from Pope, Saline, Pulaski, Benton, White and Sebastian counties were the top winners in the 25th annual “Preserve Our Past” art and essay invitational sponsored by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. The contest is part of Arkansas Heritage Month activities.
In grades 7- 8, Julia Hooper of Ahlf Junior High School in Searcy won first place in the art division for a drawing of the Black House in Searcy; Megan Homeier of Ahlf Junior High took second place for a drawing of the Old Mill in North Little Rock; and Camdyn Joice of Ahlf took third for a drawing of the Harding University bell tower in Searcy.
Duncan Gwinn, a homeschooled student from Siloam Springs, won first place in essay division for a piece on Arkansas’ Japanese- American internment camps. Second place went to Maggie Pruitt of Ahlf Junior High for an essay on the White County Courthouse and third to Eva Cole of Pottsville Junior High, writing about the Potts family’s legacy.
For grades 5- 6, Isabella DeLeuil of Atkins Middle School won first place in the art division for a drawing of the Atkins Chronicle Building and first place in the essay division for writing about the same building. Second place in the art division went to Karissa Murphy of Hurricane Creek Elementary School in Benton for a drawing of the Johnson Mill in Washington County, and third place to Kaily Portillo of Salem Elementary School in Fort Smith for a drawing of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. In the essay division, Marion Shears- Heard of North Little Rock Middle School took second place writing about Dunbar Middle School, and Christin Flory of Atkins Middle School took third place for a piece on Galley Rock.
Winning and honorable mention entries will be on display at the Historic Arkansas Museum, 200 E. Third St., Little Rock, through May, which is Arkansas Heritage Month. Visit the website, tinyurl.com/grurbpl.
And marking the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Historic Preservation Program is handing out 200 free posters highlighting the circa 1937 Art Moderne- style Greyhound Bus Station at 109 Fifth St. in Blytheville, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. Write to AHPP Posters, AHPP, 323 Center St., Suite 1500, Little Rock, Ark. 72201; call ( 501) 324- 9880; or email info@arkansasheritage.org. Allow four to six weeks for delivery. Visit the website, tinyurl.com/hjtx7ps.
Dance scholarships
North Little Rock students Kennedy Sample and Sydney Brazil are the recipients of the 2016 Dot Callanen- Gravett Dance Scholarships, established to honor the late Little Rock dance teacher/ choreographer, through special arrangements with the Thea Foundation annual performing arts competition. Sample has received a contract to perform for seven months with one of the Royal Caribbean cruise lines and has also received a scholarship to study for two months at the Broadway Dance Center in New York. Brazil plans to study international relations and environmental science at a college in Germany.
Design camps
The Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville will hold its 2016 Design Camp in June in four Arkansas locations:
Design Camp on Campus, 8: 30 a. m.- 4 p. m. June 13- 17 at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ( basic and advanced camps, with overnight option — see below)
Design Camp in the City, 9 a. m.- 4 p. m. June 20- 24 at the Arkansas Studies Institute, 401 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock
Design Camp in the Garden, 8: 30 a. m.- 4 p. m. June 27- July 1 — Garvan Woodland Gardens, 550 Arkridge Road, Hot Springs
Design Camp at the Delta School, 8: 30 a. m.- 4 p. m. June 27- July 1, the Delta School, 5101 U. S. 61, Wilson.
Design Camp offers the chance to learn about the design professions through hands- on projects, tours, presentations and discussions led by architecture, landscape architecture and interior design faculty of the Fay Jones School. Students will have the opportunity to work closely with faculty and collaborate with peers in a fun and creative studio environment during the design process.
The camp is open to students going into ninth through 12th grades in fall 2016. Supplies and lunch will be provided. Cost is $ 350 for regular registration by May 27. Room and board for the residential camp in Fayetteville is an additional $ 300. Need- based scholarships are available.
Information and registration forms are available online at tinyurl.com/uadesign. Call ( 479) 575- 2399.