Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
ENTERTAINMENT NOTES
Authors Laurie R. King, S.C. Gwynne, Craig Johnson, Nathalia Holt, C.D. Albin, Sara Flannery Murphy, Rex Nelson, Todd Parnell, Stephanie Story, Alexandra Teague, James and Kimberly Dean and Kate Hart will take part in the Carroll and Madison Public Library Foundation’s 13th Books in Bloom, noon-5 p.m. today in the gardens of the Crescent Hotel and Spa, 75 Prospect Ave., Eureka Springs.
The event is part of Eureka Springs’ May Festival of the Arts. Admission is free. Call (870) 4235300 or visit BooksinBloom.org.
UAMS concert
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra principal players Alisa Coffey, harp; Leanna Renfro, oboe; and Elizabeth Wheeler, English horn, will give a concert at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Walton Auditorium, 10th floor, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4018 W. Capitol Ave., Little Rock.
The program: Coffey will play the “Fugue” from Sonata No. 1 for solo violin by J.S. Bach, Traipsin’ Thru Arkansas by Carlos Salzedo and
Tango by Jean-Michel Damase. She and Wheeler will play Omaggio a Bellini by Antonio Pasculli. She and Renfro will play the Berceuse and
Pavane by Gabriel Faure. Wheeler and Renfro will play Regalo para Costa Rica by Mark Biggam and
Eggs and Toast by Phillip Bimstein (for oboe, English horn, “plus the kitchen ‘Sync’”). The entire ensemble will play the “Romance” from Una furtiva lagrima by Gaetano
Donizetti.
It’s part of the Dr. Ruth Marie Allen Concert Series at UAMS. Admission is free. Call (501) 666-1761, Extension 100.
Keillor and Guy
Fayetteville’s Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., will host two “hall of fame” shows this week. Guitarist Buddy Guy, 7 p.m. Tuesday; tickets are $45-$75. And raconteur and former Prairie Home Companion host Garrison Keillor, “Just Passing Through,” 7 p.m. Thursday; tickets are $35-$55. Call (479) 443-5600 or visit waltonartscenter.org.
AMP shows
Cox Concert Series shows this week at the Walmart AMP, 5079 W. Northgate Road, Rogers — call (479) 443-5600 or visit amptickets.com:
■ Kids Bop 2017 Best Time Ever Tour, 5 p.m. today. $29-$45, plus fees.
■ Train, with special guests O.A.R. and Natasha Bedingfield, 7 p.m. Monday. $30-$89.50 plus fees; fourlawn-ticket “LAWN 4-PACKs” are $22.50 per ticket, and VIP packages are available.
Seasons soloists
Violin students of Arkansas Symphony Orchestra co-concertmaster Andrew Irvin will solo in the four concertos that make up Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons (Spring: Harmony Skinner; Summer: Harry Lance; Autumn: Kenna Tuggle; and Winter: Caleb Yu), with members of the Arkansas Symphony, 7 p.m. Monday at Trinity Presbyterian Church 4501 Rahling Road, Little Rock.
The program will conclude with Vivaldi’s Concerto for four violins in b minor. Admission is free. Call (501) 868-5848.
Bluegrass Monday
Virginia-based bluegrass band Nothin’ Fancy — Mike Andes, lead vocals and master of ceremonies; Mitchell Davis, banjo; Chris Sexton, fiddle; Tony Shorter, bass; and Caleb Cox, guitar and resophonic guitar — perform at 7 p.m. Monday at the Collins Theatre, 120 W. Emerson St., Paragould, for radio station KASU-FM, 91.9’s Bluegrass Monday concert series. The station will literally pass the hat to pay the group; suggested donation is $5. Doors open at 6. Call (870) 972-2367, email mscarbro@astate.edu or visit the Bluegrass Monday Facebook page.
Magical benefit
Magician Justin Flom will perform at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Benton Event Center, 17322 Interstate 30, as a benefit for the Saline Memorial Health Foundation. Tickets are $60, premium ticket is $100. Call (501) 776-6746 or visit tinyurl. com/flommagic2.
Cultural camp
May 30 is the deadline for children age 10-13 to register for the Delta Cultural Center’s Delta Days Day Camp, including games, activities and crafts from circa 1867, 9 a.m.-noon June 6-9 in the Delta Eagle Room, Delta Cultural Center Depot, 95 Missouri St., Helena-West Helena.
Participants will learn about pioneer life, the Civil War, steamboats, and old-fashioned toys and sports. Enrollment is free; registration is required due to limited space. Children may enroll for one class or all of them. Call (870) 338-4350 or email richard.spilman@arkansas.gov.
UA shows
The Jim and Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville will open its 2017-18 season 8 p.m. Sept. 8 with the Singing Men of Arkansas performing Sing America!, a program that includes barbershop, spirituals and Broadway songs.
The rest of the lineup (except as noted, all performances, 7:30 p.m., at the center, 453 Garland Ave., Fayetteville; except as noted, tickets: $20, $15 senior citizens, $10 UA faculty, staff and students):
■ Nov. 9: Jordanian musician Farah Siraj, accompanied on some numbers by the University of Arkansas Children’s Choir, in partnership with the King Fahd Center for Middle East Studies.
■ Dec. 9: Screening of the movie Elf, with a costume contest, music and hot chocolate. 3 p.m. Admission is free; attendees are asked to donate canned goods for the Jane B. Gearhart Full Circle Food Pantry.
■ Jan. 19: Ozark Old Time New Time with Still on the Hill and Roy Pilgrim and Aviva Steigmeyer of the Ozark Highballers, plus square-dancing with caller Steve Green.
■ March 3: Bluegrass band the SteelDrivers. $25, $20 senior citizens, $15 faculty, staff and students
■ May 5: Randy Noojin’s Hard Travelin’ With Woody: The Music of Woody Guthrie, a multimedia Woody Guthrie tribute show.
Season tickets are $105, $80 senior citizens, $55 faculty/staff/students. Call (479) 575-5387, email faulkner@uark.edu or visit faulkner. uark.edu.