Elsewhere in entertainment and the arts:
TODAY
Art song recital
Mezzo-soprano Rosella Ewing, sopranos Stephanie Smittle and Anna Squire and pianist Tatiana Roitman will give a recital at 7 p.m. today at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 310 W. 17th St., Little Rock. The program includes the Ruckert-Lieder by Gustav Mahler, Hermit Songs by Samuel Barber, chansons by Henri Duparc, Gabriel Faure and Claude Debussy and a set of waltzes by Frederic Chopin. Tickets are $20, free for students with ID. Visit the website, tinyurl.com/artsongs.
WEDNESDAY
Talking trash
Betsy Spetich, recycling and reuse specialist in the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality's Environmental Solutions and Preservation section, will discuss what discarded items reveal about the culture of past civilizations as well as observations about today's society in "Tales From the Trash," noon Wednesday in the Darragh Center, Central Arkansas Library System Main Library, 100 Rock St., Little Rock. It's part of the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies' monthly Legacies & Lunch Series. The session explores the findings of the Garbage Project, a two-decade-long investigation into American consumer habits that studied trash and landfills. Partial sponsor is the Arkansas Humanities Council. Admission is free. Attendees should provide a sack lunch; the Butler Center will provide drinks and dessert. Call (501) 918-3033 or visit the website, butlercenter.org.
'Hybrid' band
JJ Grey & Mofro, which Southern Living magazine describes as producing "an amalgam of Lynyrd Skynyrd's Southern rock, the soulful funk of James Brown, the rhythmic blues of Otis Redding, the gospel spirituality of Brother Dave Gardner, the songwriting skills of Neil Young and the yarn-spinning prowess and stage presence of Grand Ole Opry great Jerry Clower," performs at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Revolution Music Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock. Opening act will be Lawrence. Doors open at 7. Tickets are $25-$28. Call (501) 823-0090 or visit the website, revroom.com.
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High-school honorees
Wynne High School's production of Shrek the Musical has been nominated for awards for outstanding front of house, outstanding production materials, outstanding dance execution, outstanding hair and makeup, outstanding set, outstanding featured actress (Marlee Wilson as Pinocchio) and outstanding lead actress (Emma Lawyer as Fiona) in the Memphis' Orpheum Theatre's 2017 High School Musical Theatre Awards.
Blytheville High School's production of Lucky Stiff received nominations for outstanding Artistic element and outstanding featured actor (Paris Harvey as Ensemble Man No. 1).
Nominations went to 35 participating schools in western Tennessee, eastern Arkansas and northern Mississippi. The winners will be announced at 7 p.m. May 25 at the Orpheum Theatre, 203 S. Main St., Memphis. Winners in lead actor categories will compete in the Jimmy Awards, June 26 at the Minskoff Theatre on Broadway in New York.
Registered artists
The Arkansas Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts has announced the roster of Arkansas artists on its biennial online artist registry:
Shirley Anderson (Hot Springs Village), Stacy Bates (Fort Smith), Mindy Blodgett (Bella Vista), Sarah Burns (Benton), Beverly Buys (Hot Springs), Susan Chambers (Little Rock), Becky Christenson (Rogers), Lisa Crews (Peel), Anais Dasse (Little Rock), Kristin DeGeorge (Hot Springs), Sofia Gonzalez (Little Rock), Janet Gade-Malone (Hot Springs), Marlene Germillion (Hot Springs Village), Coni Hall (Hot Springs), Diana Harvey (Eureka Springs), Robyn Horn (Little Rock), Judy Howard (Fayetteville), Jeannie Hulen (West Fork), Burke Johnston (Little Rock), Dolores Justus (Hot Springs), Barbara Kennedy (Eureka Springs), Mary Ann King (Romance), Suzanne King (Fort Smith), Tiffany Lane (Mena), Sandra Marson (Jacksonville), Sandra McClure (Van Buren), Robin Miller-Bookhout (North Little Rock), Janice Paine-Dawes (Mountain Home), Linda Palmer (Hot Springs), Maureen Rousseau (Hot Springs Village), Sabine Schmidt (Fayetteville), Dee Schulten (Sherwood), Lynn Simmons (Hot Springs), Mary Ann Stafford (Maumelle), Katherine Strause (Little Rock), Laura Terry (West Fork), Trena Ward (Springdale), Deborah Warren (Hot Springs), Elizabeth Weber (Little Rock), Cathy Wester (Conway), and LaDawna Whiteside (Fayetteville).
Curator Rana Edgar, director of education and programs at the Arkansas Arts Center, selected the artists and works of art that the website, acnmwa.org, will feature for the next two years. The state committee is an affiliate of the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington.
Style on 05/02/2017