ENTERTAINMENT NOTES
Elsewhere in entertainment, events and the arts:
SATURDAY Wildwood FEASTival
Wine, spirits, beers and “artful edibles” from a dozen and a half central Arkansas purveyors of food and drink will be the highlight of the 21st annual Wine & Food FEASTival, 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Wildwood Park for the Arts, 20919 Denny Road, Little Rock.
The fundraiser will also include music for dancing from the Greasy Greens, a cork pull supported by Arkansas Life, a silent auction and raffle. Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits is supplying the wine and spirits. Tickets are $75. Proceeds support Wildwood’s botanical gardens, arts programming and the Wildwood Academy of Music and the Arts. Call (501) 821-7275 or visit wildwoodpark.org.
Young musicians
Twenty-one musicians from across the United States will compete in the Delta Symphony Orchestra’s 29th Young Artist Competition, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday in the Fine Arts Center, Arkansas State University, 2412 Quapaw Way, Jonesboro.
Grand-prize winners will receive $750 each; winners in each category receive $500 each and the outstanding high school student will receive $100. Winners can also perform with the orchestra in a May 5 concert. The competition is open to the public. Call (870) 243-0273.
Piano division contestants, 10 a.m.: ASU student Xin Ying Kong, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23; Evan Watkins, Paducah, Ky., Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2; Samuel Durand, Austin, Robert Schumann’s Piano Concerto; Cesar Chumacero, Conway, Moritz Moszkowski’s Piano Concerto; Eleanor Lee, Tuscaloosa, Ala., Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1; Ce Sun, Denton, Texas, Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2; Young Hye Min, Cleveland, Miss., Schumann concerto; Haowen Lin, Lawrence, Kan., Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2.
Woodwind division, 1:30 p.m.: Dahre Miller, Conway, Luigi Bassi’s Concerto Fantasia on Rigoletto for clarinet; Jonah Cabral, Pacifica, Calif., Lars-Erik Larsson’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone; Sam Day, Denton, Texas, Claude Debussy’s Premier Rhapsody for clarinet; Ger Vang, Russellville,
Cecile Chaminade’s Flute Concertino; Christa Heimann, Corinth, Texas, Erland Von Koch’s Concerto for Alto Saxophone; Kevin Vorabout,
Conway, Jean Francaix’ Concerto for Clarinet; Alanna Benoit, Kirksville, Mo., Paul Ben-Haim’s Pastorale Variee for Clarinet.
String division, 3 p.m.: Elijah Spies, New York, Max Bruch’s Romanze for Viola; Henry Allison, Los Altos, Calif., Sergei Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1; Elizabeth Ames, Tallassee, Ala., Edouard Lalo’s Cello Concerto.
Voice division, 3:45 p.m.: soprano Joylyn Rushing, Conway, Giuseppe Verdi’s “Ah, forse lui … Sempre libera” and Giacomo Puccini’s “Tu che di gel sei cinta”; tenor Quaine Hogan, ASU, Kurt Weill’s “Lonely House” and George Frideric Handel’s “Ch’io mai vi possa.”
Brass division, 4 p.m.: Harrison Bruner, ASU, Franz Joseph Haydn’s Horn Concerto No. 2.
ETC. Museum break
Two PBS Kids characters will drop by the Museum of Discovery, 500 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, during spring break week:
■ Meet and take photos with Jet Propulsion of Ready Jet Go!, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday and the museum will also offer hands-on space exploration activities.
■ Nature Cat will meet and take pictures with guests, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday; the museum will also provide hands-on activities to help guests explore nature and meet-and-greets with some of the museum’s animals.
Throughout the week, there will be hands-on activities, science demonstrations, Tesla shows and opportunities to meet museum animals; guests can also explore the museum’s “Tape & Tunnels” exhibition of slides and tunnels made out of packing tape, which closes March 24.
All activities are included in regular museum admission: $10, $8 for children 1-12. Call (501) 396-7050 visit museumofdiscovery.org.
Folk Center break
Artisans at Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View are offering two-hour, hands-on spring break classes in candle-, jewelry-, soap-, cheese- and broom-making, basket weaving, drawing, leather working, blacksmithing, Kumihimo braiding, quilting, stained glass, pottery and printing for youngsters 12-16, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-March 22.
Kids age 7-11 can explore pinch-pot pottery, soap carving, music making, story creating, drawing, pioneer skills and other subjects in Folk Kids day-camp-style classes, also 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
At 3 p.m. each day, all students can play party games and learn, during Ozark roots music sessions in the White Oak Theater, square dancing, jig dancing and how to play rhythm instruments.
Cost for the week is $150, payable when registering — visit OzarkFolkCenter.Ticketleap.com; scholarships are available. Call (870) 269-3854 or visit ozarkfolkcenter.com.