Symphony to perform score as Star Wars is screened
A symphony orchestra featuring members of the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas will play John Williams’ score, live, as Star Wars: Episode IV
— A New Hope screens, 8 p.m. Saturday at the Walmart AMP, 5079 W. Northgate Road, Rogers. Doors open at 6:30.
Tickets are $22-$75 plus fees. Call (479) 443-5600 or visit amptickets.com.
Bluegrass Monday
Bluegrass band Remington Ryde — guitarist, vocalist and founder Ryan Frankhouser; Billy Lee Cox, banjo; Ron Truman, bass; and Stanley Efaw, mandolin — performs at 7 p.m. Monday at the Collins Theatre, 120 W. Emerson St., Paragould, part of Jonesboro public radio station KASU-FM, 91.9’s Bluegrass Monday concert series. The station will literally “pass the hat” to pay the musicians; suggested donation is $5 per person. Call (870) 972-2367, email mscarbro@astate.edu or visit the Bluegrass Monday Facebook page.
Cry 4 Help
Hip-hop performer and Arkansas native Kari Faux, on her “Help Wanted” tour in support of her new EP Cry 4 Help, returns to her hometown for a special performance, 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Ave., Little Rock. The show is adults only (age 18 and older). Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 day of show. Call (501) 320-5715 or visit cals.org/event/kari-faux.
Since 2011, the rapper, singer, and record producer has released her debut album, four mixtapes and two EPs, working with Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino), bLAck pARty, the Internet, Chloe x Halle and Issa Rae.
Markham & Broadway
Heather Headley, who played Nala in the original Broadway cast of The Lion King and the title role in the original Broadway cast of
Aida, joins the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra for a special concert, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St. at Broadway, Little Rock. “An Evening with Heather Headley” will feature selections from those shows and other Broadway tunes. Ron Colvard will conduct.
Tickets are $16-$70, currently available to subscribers and becoming available to the general public in mid-August. Call (501) 666-1761, Extension 1, or visit ArkansasSymphony. org/Heather.
War documentary
The MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, 503 E. Ninth St, Little Rock, will screen the documentary
Going to War, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday part of the museum’s “Movies at MacArthur” series. Admission, popcorn and beverages are free. Call (501) 376-4602 or visit arkmilitaryheritage.com.
SOM season
Amy Helm kicks off the Oxford American’s 2019-20 Concert Series — and its subsidiary Americana Series — at 8 p.m. Aug. 22 at South on Main, 1304 Main St., Little Rock.
The rest of the lineup (all shows, 8 p.m., South on Main):
American Series: Chatham County Line, Oct. 17; Jon Cleary, Feb. 20; and Mary Gauthier, March 26.
Archetypes & Troubadours Series: Rev. Sekou, Sept. 26; Catherine Russell, Dec. 5; John Fullbright, March 12; Gullah-inspired group Ranky Tanky, April 16.
Jazz Series: Peter Martin & Romero Lubambo featuring Erin Bode, Sept. 5; the Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet, Nov. 14; the Fred Hersch Trio, Jan. 30; Miguel Zenón Quartet, April 23. During their time in central Arkansas, they will also conduct free master classes at the University of Central Arkansas benefiting music students.
Season sponsor is the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Twelve-concert packages are $373-$506; individual tickets, $25-$54, go on sale at noon Monday. Call (800) 293-5949 or visit Metrotix.com.