Elsewhere in entertainment and the arts:
Local Live
Singer-songwriter Karen Jr. kicks off the summer schedule for Oxford American magazine's Local Live concert series at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at South on Main, 1304 Main St., Little Rock. Admission is free.
The rest of the lineup (all performances, free admission, 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at South on Main):
• July 9: Swampbird
• July 16: Brandon Dorris Quintet
• July 23: Jeff Coleman & The Feeders
• July 30: Clancey Ferguson & The Ragtags
• Aug. 6: Two Bad Axes
• Aug. 13: Bijoux featuring Onyx the Band
• Aug. 20: Arkansas Dirtboys Project
• Aug. 27: Finger Food
• Sept. 3: The Tritones
• Sept. 10: Chris Michaels & The Cranks
• Sept. 17: Big John Miller Band
• Sept. 24: John Burnette Band
Landers Fiat is the series sponsor. Call (501) 244-9660 or visit southonmain.com or facebook.com/SouthonMainLR.
Splendid Piece
Elizabeth Griffin Hill will discuss her book, A Splendid Piece of Work, covering more than a century of community service by Arkansas Home Demonstration Clubs, in the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies' monthly Legacies and Lunch talk, noon Wednesday in the Darragh Center, Central Arkansas Library System's Main Library, 100 Rock St., Little Rock. Copies of the book will be available for sale and Hill will sign them after her talk. Admission is free. The series sponsors include the Arkansas Humanities Council. Take a sack lunch; the Butler Center will provide drinks and dessert.
Excerpts from A Splendid Piece of Work will also be part of an exhibition titled "Arkansas Homemakers," which opens with a reception, 5-8 p.m. July 11 at Butler Center Galleries, 401 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, part of Second Friday Art Night. The exhibition, up through Sept. 27, will also include photographs of the home demonstration clubs' history from the Arkansas History Commission and paintings by Katherine Strause.
Call (501) 918-3033 or visit the website, butlercenter.org.
Copper 'Flame-In'
Skip Mathews, a flame painter (heating copper into shapes and patterns) and a resident master craftsman at the Ozark Folk Center State Park, and his wife, Rachael, are heading up a gathering of copper flame painters in a "Great American Flame-In" through Wednesday at the park, 1032 Park Ave., Mountain View. Visitors can attend the CopperColorist workshop, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today and Wednesday in the Craft Village. Admission is $12, $7 for children 6-12, free for children under 6. A complete schedule is available at the website, ozarkfolkcenter.com. Call (870) 269-3851.
Directors sought
The Lantern Theatre and Conway Community Arts Association are accepting applications for directors for its 2015 season. Email a resume to ConwayLanternTheatre@gmail.com by July 21; include previous directing or stage management experience or details on your college degree and include the time of year that is most convenient for you to direct. Applicants must be available for a personal interview after 6 p.m. Aug. 4. You may submit a play title for consideration. Call (501) 450-6247 or visit the website, conwayarts.org.
Style on 07/01/2014