Ellis Widner
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ARTBEAT: Arts Center shows are feasts for the eyes
posted: 02/05/2012 3:47 a.m. Discuss
“The 54th Annual Delta Exhibition” “Masters of American Watercolor” Through March 28, Arkansas Arts Center, Ninth and Commerce streets, Little Rock Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
POP NOTES: Alabama Shakes shows it has promise aplenty
posted: 01/31/2012 2:42 a.m. Discuss
Trying to predict the future for a new musical act is risky, perhaps foolhardy.
POP NOTES: Sutton’s band makes songs their own
posted: 01/15/2012 3:56 a.m. Discuss
One of American music’s great singers, Tierney Sutton has a gorgeous and versatile voice with a big range that is imbued with emotional depth and expression. Perhaps no one since Sarah Vaughan or Marilyn Maye has had such impressive pipes.
Adele, others electric in shows out on DVD
posted: 01/08/2012 3:55 a.m. Discuss
We will never get to see another concert quite like the one Adele gave in London in September.
Mississippi sculptor tops at LR show
posted: 01/07/2012 4:31 a.m. Discuss
Rod Moorhead of Oxford, Miss., was named the Grand Award winner for the 54th annual Delta Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture at the Arkansas Arts Center.
POP NOTES: Drifting off beaten path delivers aural dividends
posted: 01/01/2012 5:18 a.m. Discuss
The rewards of listening to music outside the mainstream in 2011 were plentiful.
ENTERTAINMENT NOTES: Library will host opening of ‘Small Works on Paper’
posted: 01/01/2012 5:14 a.m. Discuss
The 2012 “Small Works on Paper” art exhibition starts its statewide tour Thursday at the Laman Library, 2801 Orange St., North Little Rock. The show, presented by the Arkansas Arts Council, hangs until Jan. 29. A reception is scheduled at 6 p.m. Friday at the library and will include talks by the artists.
The buzz
posted: 01/01/2012 5:13 a.m. Discuss
New music for a new year; January’s bounty includes adventurous chamber group Kronos Quartet, country’s Kellie Pickler and Celtic Woman.
REISSUES: Boxed set includes Elvis in LR in 1956
posted: 12/25/2011 12:52 a.m. Discuss
Some music fans may have gotten boxes in their Christmas boxes.
Gifts of memory
posted: 12/25/2011 12:51 a.m. Discuss
What was your best Christmas ever? That’s the question we posed to readers last month, and many of you sent e-mails and letters to tell your stories.
