Celebrity Attractions reports that a tour of A.R. Gurney's Love Letters starring Barbara Eden and Hal Linden, including a Jan. 16-18 stop in Maumelle, has been canceled "due to the producer's licensing issues."
They're replacing the show on their schedule with Ballroom With a Twist, featuring Cheryl Burke from Dancing With the Stars, 8 p.m. Jan 16 and 2 and 8 p.m. Jan. 17 and 2 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Maumelle Performing Arts Center, 100 Victory Lane, Maumelle. The show will also feature other performers from Dancing With the Stars, American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance.
Tickets are $42-$63; if you hold a season ticket your Love Letters ticket will be good for this show. Call (501) 244-8800 or visit the website, ticketmaster.com.
Boys' Choir coming
A 7 p.m. March 5 concert by the Vienna Boys' Choir is the centerpiece of the spring season at Wildwood Park for the Arts, 20919 Denny Road, Little Rock.
Tickets are $35 and $75.
The rest of the schedule:
• March 6-8: Lanterns! Festival, 6 p.m. $8 online, $10 at gate; $5 children 6-12, free 5 and younger
• April 2: The Mulligan Brothers, 7 p.m. $20, $50
• April 23: Singer-songwriter Marc Cohn, 7 p.m. $35, $75
• May 29: 17th Annual Wine & Food Festival, 6:30 p.m. $75
Spring ticket packages range from $35 to $75. Call (501) 821-7275. Visit the website, wildwoodpark.org.
Memphis Holidaze
Cirque Dreams Holidaze, a blend of cirque show and Broadway musical featuring 20 acts and 30 performers from 12 countries, will be on stage at 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday at the Orpheum Theatre, 203 S. Main St., Memphis. Tickets are $48.50-$78.50. Call (901) 525-3000 or visit orpheum-memphis.com.
Ballet master class
Michele Gifford, former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet, will lead a master class, 10:30 a.m.-noon Jan. 10 in Studio 129, Center for Performing Arts, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave. The class is under the auspices of Ballet Arkansas. Cost is $25 to participate, $15 to observe. Sign up at balletarkansas.org/master-class-series. For more information, call (501) 223-5150.
Grant-writing workshop
The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program will hold a grant-writing workshop for people interested in applying for the agency's County Courthouse Restoration or Historic Preservation Restoration grant programs at 10 a.m. Jan. 8 at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 501 W. Ninth St., Little Rock. Admission is free; make reservations by Jan. 2. Call (501) 324-9883 or email joia@arkansasheritage.org. Grant details and applications are available online at tinyurl.com/qd4ly9s.
Lifelong arts
The Arkansas Arts Council is introducing its Arts for Lifelong Learning Mini-Grant Program, providing funding for eligible institutions that wish to host a short-term (up to 10 days) residency program with professional artists listed on the Arts Council's Arts in Education roster.
Applications are being accepted for programs Jan. 1-Aug. 31. Details and downloadable applications are available at the website, arkansasarts.org (click on the "Grant Applications" tab). The deadline is Aug. 31 or until the money is spent. Call (501) 324-9769 or email cynthia@arkansasheritage.org.
Preservation essays
Arkansas students in grades 5-8 can enter the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program's 24th annual "Preserve Our Past" art and essay invitational. Submit by April 1 an artwork or essay based on a historic Arkansas property that is at least 50 years old, focusing on how those properties reflect Arkansas history or why it is important to preserve the state's historic places.
First-, second- and third-place winners in each category (grades 5-6 and 7-8) will receive a trophy; winners in the art division will have their artwork framed; honorable mentions will receive ribbons. Winning entries will be displayed at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in May.
Information and entry forms are available by writing AHPP Art and Essay Invitational, AHPP, 1500 Tower Building, 323 Center St., Little Rock, Ark. 72201; call (501) 324-9786, email shelle@arkansasheritage.org or download the form at bit.ly/preserveourpast. Include your name and mailing address on any phone and email messages.
Style on 12/21/2014