Grammy Award-winning country singer/songwriter Chris Stapleton, on his "All American Road Show" tour with guests Marty Stuart and Brent Cobb, performs at 7 p.m. Friday at the Walmart AMP, 5079 W. Northgate Road, Rogers, part of the amphitheater's 2018 Cox Concert Series.
He has also won numerous Country Music Association Awards, including album of the year for 2015's Traveller and for 2017's From a Room: Volume 1. Tickets are $34.75-$89.75 plus fees. Call (479) 443-5600 or visit the website, amptickets.com.
Jazz Celebration
The Arkansas Jazz Heritage Foundation will hold its Jazz Celebration, including the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, 8-11 p.m. Monday in the ballroom of the Capital Hotel, 111 W. Markham St., Little Rock.
Following the installation of the 2018 inductees -- Bob Boyd, Brian Brown, Nan Maureen Renaud, George Ryan, Snub Mosley, Red Holloway, Rose Marie McCoy and Henry Shead -- will be performances by guest artists with a combo including 2014 Hall of Fame inductee Joe Vick (upright bass), Julia Buckingham (keyboards), Sim Flora (trombone, flute) and Bryan Withers (drums). Some of the guest artists have been or will be inducted as well.
Adults-only admission is $20, cash/check at the door, with a cash bar; ballroom seating is limited to approximately 100. Email info@arjazz.org or visit arjazz.org.
Young Hood-lums
The Fable Factory will audition children entering grades 4-12 for 2018-19, including 2018 graduating seniors, for a musical version of Robin Hood, 3 p.m. July 15 in the Riceland Auditorium, Grand Prairie Center, 2807 U.S. 165 South, Stuttgart. The show will be part of the center's fourth Summer Youth Theater Workshop. Director D.L. Webb and coordinator Ellen Lee Boone will select children for solo and group participation. Lennox Industries of Stuttgart, through a $13,000 contribution to the PCCUA Stuttgart Foundation, is picking up the production costs; there will be no fee to participate. The conclusion to the weeklong workshop that starts July 15 will be performances at 7 p.m. July 21 and 3 p.m. July 22. Call (870) 673-4201, Extension 1896, or (662) 801-6014.
Arts in Education
July 6 is the deadline for Arkansas performers, writers and visual artists to apply to join the Arts Council's statewide Arts in Education roster. The program pairs professional artists with schools and nonprofit community organizations to demonstrate their art forms to students and teachers and share their ideas, creativity and talents. Apply online at arkansasarts.org; call (501) 324-9769 or email kimberly.davis@arkansas.gov.
Artist INC
July 9 is the deadline to apply for the Argenta Arts Foundation's 2018 Artist INC Live in Argenta seminar, one-night a week for eight-weeks starting Sept. 11 at the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub, 204 E. Fourth St., North Little Rock. The arts entrepreneurship program is in partnership with the University of Missouri-Kansas City Innovation Center and the Mid-America Arts Alliance. A panel of community arts leaders and artists will select participants through a competitive application process based on the quality of artistic work, with consideration given for career goals and overall readiness for the program. Apply online at tinyurl.com/ArtistINC2018. Visit the website, artistinconline.com.
Acansa lineup
The 2018 Acansa Arts Festival -- Sept. 18-23 this year at various venues in Little Rock and North Little Rock -- includes performances by contemporary dance troupe MOMIX, improv comedy from Upright Citizens Brigade and "Delta soul" music from Steve Azar and the Kings Men.
The lineup (acansa.org/festival-lineup):
• A Rowdy Faith (Alisyn Reid and Cate Davison), 5:30 p.m. Sept. 18, Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, 401 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock. Free
• MilkDrive, Austin-based acoustic instrumental quartet, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18, Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Ave., Little Rock. $20
• Steve Azar and the Kings Men, 7 p.m. Sept. 19, Ron Robinson Theater. $25
• Guitarist, singer/songwriter, photographer and painter Jimmy Abegg, gallery reception and performance, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 19, Stella Boyle Concert Hall, Fine Arts building, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave. Free
• Folk-jazz-pop guitarist Laurence Juber, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 20, The Joint, 301 Main St., North Little Rock. $25
• A cappella ensemble VoicePlay, 8 p.m. Sept. 20, Center for Humanities and Arts Theater, University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College, 3000 W. Scenic Drive, North Little Rock. $25
• Comedian Kevin Doyle, 9:30 p.m. Sept. 20-21, Arkansas Repertory Theatre Annex, 518 Main St., Little Rock. $20
• Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company, 7 p.m. Sept. 20, 8 p.m. Sept. 21, Argenta Community Theater, 405 Main St., North Little Rock. $30
• Warriors Don't Cry, one-woman play based on the book by Melba Pattillo Beals, a member of the Little Rock Nine, 7 p.m. Sept. 21, noon Sept. 23, Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 501 W. Ninth St., Little Rock. $20
• Pianist Tatiana Roitman Mann, 7 p.m. Sept. 21, New Deal Salon, 2003 Louisiana St., Little Rock. $20
• Jazzman Chuchito Valdez, 7 p.m. Sept. 22, The Rail Yard, 1212 E. Sixth St., Little Rock. $25
• MOMIX, 8 p.m. Sept. 22, CHARTS, UA-Pulaski Tech. $40
Gold passes are $200; flex passes are $100. Visit the website, acansa.org/festival-passes. For individual tickets, visit acansa.org/ticketing. Call (501) 663-2287 or email info@acansa.org.
Style on 06/17/2018