ART
The Arkansas Arts Council’s 37th annual “Small Works on Paper” exhibition opens Friday and remains up through July 26 at the Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas, 701 S. Main St., Pine Bluff. The traveling exhibition showcases two-dimensional artwork no larger than 18-by-24 inches by artists who are members of the Arkansas Artist Registry. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free. Call (870) 536-3375 or visit artx3.org.
Spa City gallery
Paintings by Steven Wise, nature-based sculptures by Elizabeth Weber, landscape paintings by Dolores Justus and paintings, drawings and sculpture by Mark Blaney are on display, starting with a Gallery Walk reception, 5-9 p.m. Friday and up through July 31, at Justus Fine Art Gallery, 827A Central Ave., Hot Springs. Admission to the reception and the gallery is free. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday and by appointment. Call (501) 321-2335 or visit justusfineart.com.
MUSIC
Symphony string camp
The Delta Symphony Orchestra holds its annual Summer String Camp, open to string students (violin, viola, cello, bass, harp and piano) age 8-15, 9 a.m.-noon Monday-Friday at 701 S. Main St. in Jonesboro. Campers meet daily from for group and sectional instruction sessions with orchestra musicians as instructors, culminating in a friends-and-family recital performance. Cost is $60 with tuition waivers for those in financial need. Space is limited. To register or for more information, visit deltasymphonyorchestra.org/string-camp.
THEATER
‘Footloose’: Pay what you can
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main St., Little Rock, is offering up to 100 “pay what you can” tickets to Tuesday’s 7 p.m. preview performance of the musical “Footloose,” on a first-come, first-served basis, starting at 10 a.m. Saturday at the theater box office. Call (501) 378-0405 or visit TheRep.org for more information.
DANCE
Community cast auditions
Ballet Arkansas has opened registration for the “community casts” for four of its 2024-25 productions — “Carmen,” “Nutcracker Spectacular” and “Romeo & Juliet,” Aug. 17-18 at Shuffles & Ballet II, 1521 Merrill Drive, Little Rock, and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” Aug. 25 at Ballet Arkansas’ studios, 520 Main St., Little Rock.
Registration fee is $30 per audition plus processing fees. There is a production and costume fee of $140-$170 per production for all cast members who receive/accept a role.
Performance dates for “Carmen” are Oct. 11-13 at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts; for “The Nutcracker,” Dec. 12-15 at Little Rock’s Robinson Center Performance Hall; for “Romeo & Juliet,” Feb. 13-16 at Robinson; and “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” April 26-27 at the museum.
Deadline to submit registration forms and fees is Aug 15, except for “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” which is Aug. 23.
Details on audition requirements, audition times based on age range, rehearsal schedules, acceptance and casting criteria and dress codes are available at balletarkansas.org/community-cast-auditions.
TICKETS
Comedian Danae Hays
Comedian and country music parodist Danae Hays, billed as “equal parts ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, Andy Samberg and Carol Burnett,” performs at 8 p.m. Oct. 5 at Little Rock’s Robinson Center Performance Hall, 426 W. Markham St. at Broadway. Tickets are $30.50-$50.50, with $100.50 VIP packages that include a meet-and-greet. Visit Ticketmaster.com.
