September 2, 2010 - March 12, 2012
Exhibit Arkansas/Arkansaw: A State and Its Reputation
Old State House Museum
Museum Hours: Mon-Sat, 9am-5pm & Sun, 1-5pm.
The Old State House Museum's exhibit, Arkansas/Arkansaw: A State and Its Reputation, sheds light on the evolution of Arkansas’s hillbilly image. The exhibit reveals the early development of a dual image, with Arkansawyers being portrayed as coarse, illiterate, and violent backwoodsmen on one hand, while also lifted up as noble frontiersmen—independent, honest and humble. Brooks Blevins, curator of the exhibit, is the Noel Boyd Associate Professor of Ozarks Studies at Missouri State University. He is the author of Arkansas/Arkansaw: How Bear Hunters, Hillbillies and Good Ol’ Boys Defined a State and Hill Folks: A History of Arkansas Ozarkers and Their Image.
For more information visit www.oldstatehouse.com or call 501-324-9685.
April 5, 2011
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra River Rhapsodies
7 PM
Clinton Presidential Center, Great Hall
For tickets and additional information call 501-666-1761 or visit www.arkansassymphony.org.
April 8 - 23, 2011
"The Last Night of Ballyhoo"
The Weekend Theater, 7th & Chester
By Alfred Uhry.
The author of Driving Miss Daisy brings us another charming evening of theater. Winner of the 1997 Tony Award for Best Play, The Last Night of Ballyhoo takes place in Atlanta, Georgia, in December of 1939. Gone with the Wind is having its world premiere, and Hitler is invading Poland, but Atlanta’s elitist German Jews are much more concerned with who is going to Ballyhoo, the social event of the season. Especially concerned is the Freitag family: bachelor Adolph; his widowed sister, Beulah (Boo) Levy; and their widowed sister-in-law, Reba. Boo is determined to have her dreamy, unpopular daughter, Lala, attend Ballyhoo, believing it will be Lala’s last chance to find a socially acceptable husband. Boo is directing Lala in pursuit of Peachy Weil, member of one of the finest Jewish families in the South, as her Ballyhoo escort. Adolph brings his new assistant, Joe Farkas, home for dinner. Joe is Jewish, Brooklyn born and bred, and he is puzzled at the family’s assimilation into Southern Christian culture, symbolized by the Christmas tree in the living room. The family is not without its own prejudices: Joe is of Eastern European descent and thus, in Boo’s eyes, socially inferior to the Freitags. Emotions explode when Reba’s daughter, Sunny, comes home from college and falls for Joe. It’s an evening of romance, comedy and revelations as members of this memorable family face where they come from and who they really are. Directed by Helene Rush.
For tickets and additional information, call 501-374-3761 or visit www.weekendtheater.org.
April 8 - May 8, 2011
"Hairspray"
Arkansas Repertory Theatre
It's 1962, and pleasantly plump Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad has only one desire: to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show. When her dream comes true, Tracy is transformed from social outcast to dancing queen…but she must use her newfound power to vanquish the reigning Teen Queen, win the affections of heartthrob Link Larkin and integrate a TV network - all without denting her 'do! Winner of 8 Tony Awards (including Best Musical), Hairspray (with music by Marc Shaiman and lyrics by Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman, book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan and based on the film by John Waters) is a joyous tribute to an era past, and an intelligent, warm, and joyous musical comedy that absolutely should not be missed.
For tickets and additional information, visit www.therep.org or call 501-378-0405.
April 16 - 17, 2011
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra presents "Pictures At An Exhibition" Season Finale
Robinson Center Music Hall
Saturday, 8pm and Sunday, 3pm.
Ravel Minuet Antique
Mozart Symphony No. 36
Mussorgsky Pictures at an ExhibitionFor tickets and additional information call 501-666-1761 or visit www.arkansassymphony.org.
April 29 - May 15, 2011
"There’s A Boy in the Girls’ Bathroom"
Arkansas Arts Center, Children's Theatre
By Louis Sachar
Winner to the 1990 Young Reader’s Choice Award and 19 Children’s Choice Awards
Performed by Special Arrangement with Susan Shulman: A Literary Agency.Louis Sachar's beloved novel comes to the stage in this heartwarming play about Bradley Chalkers, the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He’s a bully, liar and picks fights with girls. No one likes him—except Carla, the new school counselor. With her help, Bradley learns to believe in himself. This wildly popular tale of adolescence is sure to make you laugh at the funny moments of growing up!
Performances: Fridays, 7pm; Saturdays, 3pm and Sundays, 2pm.
For tickets and additional information, call 501-372-4000 or visit www.arkarts.com.
