ENTERTAINMENT NOTES

Patti LuPone to perform at UAFS; accordion, violin concert at UAMS

Patti LuPone headlines a concert Saturday in Fort Smith.
Patti LuPone headlines a concert Saturday in Fort Smith.

Grammy, Tony and Olivier award-winner Patti LuPone will perform, backed on five numbers by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Chorale, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in a concert titled "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda," at the ArcBest Corp. Performing Arts Center, Fort Smith Convention Center, 55 S. Seventh St., Fort Smith.

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Meredith Maddox Hicks and Rick Dimond will team up for a free concert Tuesday at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.

The concert, part of the university's Season of Entertainment 35, features songs from roles LuPone has played, will play, and could have, would have and/or should have played. The Chorale will form the chorus for "Blow, Gabriel, Blow" from Anything Goes and "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" from Guys and Dolls, and sing behind LuPone on "Some Other Time," "Sleepy Man" and in "Trouble" from The Music Man. Tickets are $42-$45. Call (479) 788-7300 or visit uafs.universitytickets.com.

Accordion and violin

Arkansas Symphony Orchestra musicians Rick Dimond, on digital keyboard and accordion, and Meredith Maddox Hicks, violin, will perform at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the hospital Lobby Gallery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W. Markham St., Little Rock, part of the Dr. Ruth Marie Allen Concert Series at UAMS.

Dimond, the orchestra's timpanist, and Maddox, a member of the orchestra's Quapaw Quartet, will play arrangements of Johannes Brahms' Hungarian Dance No. 5, "It Ain't Necessarily So" from George Gerswhin's Porgy and Bess, Astor Piazzolla's "The Shark" and Sting's "Message in a Bottle." Admission is free. Call (501) 666-1761, Extension 100.

'Solitude' at Hendrix

The Hendrix College Chamber Orchestra will put on a concert titled "Soledad" ("Solitude"), focusing on "music that celebrates the individual in his/her solo capacity," at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Reves Recital Hall, Hendrix College, 1600 Washington Ave., Conway.

Violinist Jalin Parry, winner of the 2016 Hendrix Concerto and Aria Competition and a 2015 alumna of Little Rock Central High School and the Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra, will play the first movement, "Allegro," from Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K.216. The program also includes the Sinfonia for Strings by Eric Ewazen, with guest conductor Gretchen Renshaw; Serenade, op.31, by Benjamin Britten with Matthew K. Tatus, tenor, and Brent Shires, horn; and First Argentine Suite by Alberto Williams. Karen Griebling conducts. Admission is free. Call (501) 450-1249 or email griebling@hendrix.edu.

'Glory & Grandeur'

The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas will close out its 2015-16 mainstage season with a concert titled "Glory & Grandeur," 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Baum Walker Hall of Fayetteville's Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. The program will include Peter Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 4 and Francis Poulenc's Gloria, with soprano soloist Tami Petty, the SoNA Singers and the John Brown University Cathedral Choir. Paul Haas conducts. Sponsor is Highlands Oncology Group. Tickets are $28-$50, $10 for college students with a valid student ID. Call (479) 443-5600 or visit sonamusic.org.

Bluegrass Monday

Jeff Scroggins and Colorado -- Jeff Scroggins, banjo; Tristan Scroggins, mandolin; Greg Blake, guitar and vocals; Ellie Hakanson, fiddle and vocals; and Isaac Calender, bass -- will perform for Jonesboro radio station KASU-FM, 91.9's monthly bluegrass concert at 7 p.m. Monday at the Collins Theatre, 120 W. Emerson St., Paragould. Doors open at 6. The station will pass the hat to pay the group; suggested donation is $5. Call (870) 972-2367, email mscarbro@astate.edu or visit the "Bluegrass Monday" Facebook page.

Enchanted installation

Landscape architect Gary Smith will install his "Enchanted Forest: An Art Installation by W. Gary Smith," Monday-Friday at Garvan Woodland Gardens, 550 Arkridge Road, Hot Springs. There will be an opening ceremony, 6-7 p.m. Wednesday in the Gardens' Magnolia Room and a closing ceremony at 2 p.m. Friday, followed by a reception in Garvan Pavilion. Admission is $15, $5 for children 6-12, free for kids 5 and under.

The installation will be on display through the spring of 2017 and will be incorporated into the gardens' seasonal displays, including Holiday Lights and Tulip Extravaganza. Smith created an art installation at Garvan Gardens in late 2015. Call (501) 262-9603 or (800) 366-4664, email gardeninfo@garvangardens.org or visit garvangardens.org.

Finish Line lineup

Oaklawn Park's Finish Line Theater will put on its eighth Summer Concert Series in Hot Springs, starting with a 7 p.m. May 27 performance by Gladys Knight. Tickets are $50 and $65.

The rest of the schedule (except as noted, all performances 7 p.m. Fridays at Oaklawn, 2705 Central Ave., Hot Springs; must be 21 to enter):

• June 17: John Kay & Steppenwolf, $50-$60

• July 22: The Monkees, 50th Anniversary Tour, $55-$65

• Aug. 18: Vince Gill, time and tickets TBA

• Sept. 9: Peter Cetera, time and tickets TBA

• Oct. 14: Comedian Bob New­hart, time and tickets TBA

Call (800) 625-5296 or visit tinyurl.com/oaklawn8.

Teacher artists

July 8 is the deadline for teaching artists -- performing, literary or visual artists who are interested in working with teachers and students in schools or after-school/summer programs -- to apply to the Arkansas Arts Council for its Arts in Education Artist Roster. Applications are available online at arkansasarts.org; call (501) 324-9766.

Intensive theater

The Youth Theatre of Central Arkansas will host its annual Summer Intensive Program for ages 10-18, weekdays June 6-July 16 in the Snow Fine Arts Center, University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. The Junior Theatre Intensive for students 10-13 will run 9 a.m.-noon, the Senior Theatre Intensive for students 14-18 will run 1-4 p.m. and the Film Intensive will run 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday-Friday.

Everything culminates in open-to-the-public performances at 7 p.m. July 15 and 2 p.m. July 16 in the Snow Fine Arts Center's Bridges/Larson Theatre. Registration ends June 6. More information and registration applications are available online at uca.edu/theatre/summer-intensive. Registration fee is $375; the program is offering early bird specials, multi-child discounts and grant opportunities. Call (501) 450-5092 or email mkordsmeier@uca.edu.

Style on 04/24/2016

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