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Power pop singer

Power pop singer-songwriter Jon Auer performs at 8 p.m. Wednesday at South on Main, 1304 Main St., part of the Oxford American's Session series and is presented by Capitol View Studio. Isaac Alexander will open the show. Tickets are $10. Call (501) 244-9660 or visit centralarkansasticket.com.

Auer co-founded The Posies with Ken Stringfellow in 1987 in Bellingham, Wash. He was also part of the reformed version of Memphis cult heroes Big Star and has recorded several solo albums, including 2006's Songs From the Year of Our Demise.

Sean Clancy

Thespian chosen

Mallorie-Grace Gray, who will be a senior this fall at Lakeside High School in Hot Springs and is a member of the International Thespian Society's Troupe 2123, will attend the International Thespian Festival, June 24-29 at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, with the help of a Doug Finney Festival Grant.

Funding for the need-based grants, which go annually to four students and cover registration fees and travel, comes from former leaders of the Educational Theatre Association, producers of the festival since 1941. "Gray has been a leader on the tech crew since middle school," according to a news release.

The festival features student productions on four professional stages, workshops and opportunities for students to audition for college admission and scholarships.

Eric E. Harrison

Style on 06/18/2019

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