Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
‘Louder Than Words’ exhibit explores rock ’n’ roll, attitudes
“Louder Than Words: Rock, Power and Politics,” opening Monday at the Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, explores the way rock ’n’ roll has changed attitudes about patriotism, peace, equality and freedom, showcasing stage costumes, instruments and handwritten lyrics from more than 50 performers ( including Beyonce, Aretha Franklin, Madonna, Bob Marley, Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder and Neil Young), largely from the Newseum in Washington, and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio.
The exhibit will remain up through Aug. 5. Local sponsor is Road Runner Stores. Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10; $8 for college students, senior citizens 62 and older and retired military, $6 for children 6-17, free for children under 6 and active military. Call (501) 374-4242.
Faulkner at play
John Maxwell performs his one-man play on the life of author William Faulkner, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Ed Coulter Performing Arts Center, Vada Sheid Community Development Center, Arkansas State University-Mountain Home, 1600 South College St., Mountain Home. The show is part of the university’s Gaston Lecture Series. Admission is free. Call (870) 508-6109.
Daisy on the road
Clarence Gilyard and Sheree J. Wilson, both of the cast of TV’s Walker, Texas Ranger, play Hoke Colburn and Daisy Werthan, respectively, in a touring production of Alfred Uhry’s Driving Miss Daisy, 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Alma Performing Arts Center, 103 E. Main St., Alma. Tickets are $25-$44. Call (479) 632-2129 or visit almapac.org.
Architecture lecture
Cynthia E. Smith, curator of socially responsible design at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, will lecture on “Designing an America of the People, by the People and for the People,” 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Lecture Hall, Arkansas Arts Center in MacArthur Park, 501 E. Ninth St., Little Rock. Smith will also discuss “By the People: Designing a Better America,” the Cooper Hewitt museum’s exhibition of 60 collaborative designs from throughout the United States, on display through Dec. 16 in the Smith Exhibition Gallery, Fay Jones School of Architecture, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
It’s part of the Architecture+Design Network’s 2017-18 June Freeman lecture series. A 5:30 p.m. reception will precede the lecture. Admission is free. Call (501) 952-7274 or (479) 243-8232 or email popitz@polkstanleywilcox.com or hdavis@polkstanleywilcox. com.
‘Sensing’ pianist
Pianist Avguste Antonov will give a recital at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 4106 John F. Kennedy Blvd., North Little Rock, part of the church’s St. Luke’s Festival of the Senses series. The program will include George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue; “Wagner’s Oracle” from Five Serious Pieces by Carter Pann; and Billy Joel’s Reverie (Villa D’Este), Fantasy (Film Noir), Air (Dublinesque) and Root Beer Rag. Admission is free. A reception will follow. Call (501) 753-4281.
Career behind camera
Photojournalist Sharon Farmer, the first woman and black American to be appointed director of White House photography (from 1999-2001, after serving as a White House photographer since 1993), will discuss her four-decade-plus career at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Center for Humanities and Arts, University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College Main Campus, 3000 W. Scenic Drive, North Little Rock. Author, publisher and historian Janis F. Kearney will be the moderator. Co-sponsors are the Clinton Presidential Center and the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center. Admission is free. Call (501) 812-2715.
Rogers premiere
As part of its 33rd season, Arkansas Public Theatre will stage the world premiere of Things to Do in Munich by Oren Safdie, Nov. 2-4, 8-11 at the Victory Theatre in Rogers. The theater describes the play as “a Kafka-esque black comedy” in which a reclusive Jewish accountant in his 40s attempts to transport his mother’s ashes to Munich to be reunited with his father, who died in the Holocaust.”
The rest of the lineup (all productions at the Victory Theatre, 116 S. Second St., Rogers):
■ Sept. 14-16, 20-23, 27-30: Sunset Boulevard, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton, based on the Billy Wilder film.
■ Dec. 14-16, 20-23: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson.
■ Feb. 8-10, 14-17, 21-24: Jesus Christ Superstar, music by Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Tim Rice
■ March 22-23, 28-31, 2019: Stupid Kid by Sharr White (the play’s first nonprofessional production, by special arrangement with the author). The Innocence Project examines the case of a 28-year-old man who at 14 was tried as an adult and convicted of his girlfriend’s rape and murder.
■ May 3-5, 9-12, 2019: A Kid Like Jake by Daniel Pearle
■ June 14-16, 20-23, 2019: A Doll’s House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath
■ July 26-28, Aug. 1-4, 8-11, 2019: Annie, music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin, book by Thomas Meehan.
Season ticket information is available by calling (479) 6318988 or online at arkansaspublictheatre.org.
Orpheum season
The previously announced July 9-28, 2019, Memphis stop for the touring production of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s historical hip-hop musical Hamilton caps off the 2018-19 Broadway Season at the Orpheum Theatre, 203 S. Main St., Memphis.
The rest of the lineup:
■ Sept. 4-9: Love Never Dies, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sequel to The Phantom of the Opera ■ Oct. 9-14: School of Rock, featuring songs from the film it’s based on, with additional music and lyrics by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Glenn Slater, book by Julian Fellowes
■ Nov. 27-Dec. 2: Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Les Miserables
■ Jan. 15-20, 2019: Waitress, music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, book by Jessie Nelson, inspired by Adrienne Shelly’s film
■ Feb. 12-17, 2019: On Your Feet!, music, lyrics and orchestration by Emilio and Gloria Estefan, book by Alexander Dinelaris
■ March 19-24, 2019: Fiddler on the Roof, Joseph Stein, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick
■ June 4-9, 2019: Anastasia, music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, book by Terrence McNally
Season ticket information is available by calling (901) 525-3000 or online at orpheum-memphis.com/season.