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"Cereal Inquiries"
now - July 20, 2008
Arkansas Arts Center
Tom Richard is an Arkansas artist working
in mixed media on paper and wood. A professor of Fine Art at the University
of Arkansas at Monticello, Richard explores contemporary life through
his humorous Chapter Series of drawings that combine imagery from popular
culture with philosophical treatises by modernist and postmodernist theorists.
By combining these seemingly disparate sources he restructures their meaning
allowing the viewer to see the familiar pop icons (Gumby, G I Joe, Fat
Albert) again for the first time.
For more information, call 501-372-4000 or visit www.arkarts.com.
"Breaking the Veils: Women Artists from the Islamic
World" Exhibit
July 8 - September 14, 2008
Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave.
Breaking the Veils is a unique and compelling international art exhibition
showcasing 51 women artists from 21 Islamic countries. This exhibit is
designed to challenge contemporary stereotypes about the lives of women
in the Islamic world, and celebrates their artistic contribution in shaping
a rich cultural heritage. The exhibit is presented in cooperation with
The ArtReach Foundation, Delta Air Lines, Royal Society of Fine Arts Jordan,
and the Pan-Mediterranean Women Artists Network FAM.
Hours: Monday–Saturday, 9am to 5pm; Sunday 1pm to 5pm.
Adults (18-61) $7 With Audio Tour $10
Senior Citizens (62+) $5 With Audio Tour $8
Youth (6-17) $3 With Audio Tour $6
Children under 6 Free No Audio Tour Available
College Students with Valid ID $5 With Audio Tour $8
Retired U.S. Military $5 With Audio Tour $8
Active U.S. Military Free With Audio Tour $3
UACS Faculty and Staff Free With Audio Tour $3
School Groups with Reservations Free
Groups of 20 or more $5 each With Audio Tour $8 each
Parking is free. Spaces are available for tour buses and recreational
vehicles.
The Clinton Presidential Center is handicap accessible. Wheelchairs are
available on a first come, first served basis. They can be checked out
at the Special Services desk in the lobby of the Library.
For more information, call 501-374-4242 or visit www.clintonpresidentialcenter.org.
Praise on the River
July 19, 2008 • 9 AM - 11 PM
Riverfest AmphitheatreAdmission: FREE.
All day worship and wait event. Offering will be taken. "Releasing
a New Sound Over Arkansas." For more information, visit www.rockcitychurch.org.
"Godspell" (Musical)
July 25 - 27, 2008 • 7:30pm
The Weekend Theater, 7th and Chester
Score by Stephen Schwartz; book by John-Michael Tebelak.
Based on the Gospel according to St Matthew, Godspell deals with the last
days of Jesus. Yet it is something more - a religious experience, a demonstration
of joy, and a celebration of the family of man. Godspell is cheerfully
irreverent, spirited, loving, sprinkled with wry humor and bolstered with
a good selection of songs—rock, folk, country and pop—all
neatly woven in and around the parables and teachings of Jesus. However,
it is a show that is more respectful than it is respectable. Basically,
Godspell is an agape — a love-feast —dedicated to light and
joy and love. Directed by Jamie Scott Blakey, Music Direction by Lori
Isner.
Fridays and Saturdays, curtain times are at 7:30pm, for special Sunday
showings (Musicals only) curtain times are at 2:30pm.
Tickets: $14.00 ($10.00 for students and seniors over 65) for Dramas and
$18.00 ($14.00 for students and seniors over 65) for Musicals. Tickets
can be purchased at the theater with cash, check, Mastercard or Visa.
For more information, call 501-374-3761 or visit http://www.weekendtheater.org.
"Southern Baptist Sissies"
August 22 - 23, 2008 • 7:30 pm
The Weekend Theater, 7th and Chester
By Del Shores.
A roller coaster of a play that takes audiences from heights of hilarity
through outrageous anger, and into caves of depression and out again,
this political and religious commentary is the story of four gay men in
a Southern Baptist Church in Texas and the various ways they cope when
they discover urges within themselves that go against the teachings of
their church. The damage of religion that preaches intolerance and foments
self-hatred and the repercussions of this brand of religion are seen throughout
the boys’ trek from pre-adolescence to adulthood: the pain, the
doubt, the self-loathing, the confusion. The script weaves together the
characters’ stories inserting Bible passages that support, contradict
and call into question the fundamentalists’ teachings about homosexuality.
Directed by Ralph Hyman.Fridays and Saturdays, curtain times are at 7:30pm,
for special Sunday showings (Musicals only) curtain times are at 2:30pm.Tickets:
$14.00 ($10.00 for students and seniors over 65) for Dramas and $18.00
($14.00 for students and seniors over 65) for Musicals. Tickets can be
purchased at the theater with cash, check, Mastercard or Visa.
For more information, call 501-374-3761 or visit http://www.weekendtheater.org.
"Smoke on the Mountain Homecoming"
August 26 - October 5, 2008
Murry's Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Col. Glenn Road
The gospel singing Sanders Family is back in
an all-new show. It's 1945 and their lives are about to change. Sister
June and her husband, The Reverend Oglethorpe (who are expecting their
first child) are off to Texas where the Reverend has been called to preach,
and young Dennis is about to become the new pastor at Mount Pleasant Baptist
Church. So, pull up a pew and join them for a gospel-singing good time.
For reservations or for additional information, visitThe gospel singing
Sanders Family is back in an all-new show. It's 1945 and their lives are
about to change. Sister June and her husband, The Reverend Oglethorpe
(who are expecting their first child) are off to Texas where the Reverend
has been called to preach, and young Dennis is about to become the new
pastor at Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. So, pull up a pew and join them
for a gospel-singing good time.
For reservations or for additional information, visit
http://www.murrysdinnerplayhouse.com or call 501-562-3131. or call
501-562-3131.
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