Elsewhere in entertainment, events and the arts:
WEDNESDAY
Speaker at symposium
Film and television director/producer Harry Thomason will present the keynote address for Arkansas State University's Delta Symposium XXV, "Dislocation and the Delta," 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Mockingbird Room of Reng Student Union, 101 N. Caraway Road, Jonesboro. Thomason's topic will be "Relocating Southern Stereotypes: How Hollywood Damaged the Southern Image."
The symposium continues through Saturday. Admission is free. Call (870) 972-3043, email ghansen@AState.edu or visit AState.edu/delta-symposium or the Delta Symposium Facebook page.
Thomason, a native of Hampton, and his wife, writer and Poplar Bluff, Mo., native Linda Bloodworth Thomason, created Mozark Productions, producing hit shows including Designing Women, Evening Shade and Women of the House. Thomason directed the feature film The Last Ride, focusing on the final days of country music legend Hank Williams.
THURSDAY
Music at Mosaic
Violinist Gareth Johnson, who is soloing Saturday and Sunday with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, will also take part in a discussion and demonstration of his musical experience, comprising classical, contemporary, New Age and hip-hop, 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 501 W. Ninth St., Little Rock. The session will also feature an overview of the historical connection of West Ninth Street and black American music. Refreshments will be served. Admission is free. Call (501) 683-3593.
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Poetry winners
The Poets' Roundtable of Arkansas has announced the winners of the 2019 Sybil Nash Abrams Memorial Contests for Arkansas students. Students could submit poems on any subject, in free verse, with a 24-line limit.
Winners in the Junior Division (grades 6-8):
• Third place: Makayla Blankenship, Benton Middle School, Benton, "The Story of My Life"
• Second place: Mackenzie Burt, Benton Middle School, Benton, "Goodbye Letter"
• First place: Kiersten Priddy, Stillmeadow Preparatory School, Nashville, "A Shepherd Girl"
Winners in the Senior Division (grades 9-12):
• Third place: Brooke Elliott, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, "Torchlight"
• Second place: Jordyn Caston, Benton Junior High, Benton, "Pardon me if my shoulders offend you"
• First place: Madison Pierce, El Dorado High School, El Dorado, "Mama."
Style on 04/09/2019