FUN

Guests ought to see the a whole bunch, if not 1000’s, of daffodils crown the mountaintop because the Wye Mountain Community Church, 22300 Arkansas 113 in Bigelow, hosts the Wye Mountain Daffodil Festival, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-March 10, “unless Mother nature decides to water the flowers,” in keeping with the Facebook occasion put up (fb.com/occasions/1320465176014578). The occasion will even embody crafters and meals distributors — the church’s soup and concession stand might be open weekdays with meals vehicles on weekends. Dogs are welcome in the event that they’re saved on a leash. Parking and admission are free; donations might be accepted. Until the final two days of the competition, choosing the flowers is strictly off limits, however a restricted amount of daffodil bulbs might be bought on a first-come, first-serve foundation. Visit fb.com/wyemountainchurch.

Japanese tradition, displays, performances, workshops, sumo, youngsters’s actions, anime cosplay contest, haiku competitors are all a part of the 2024 Arkansas Cherry Blossom Festival, 12:30-5:30 p.m. Sunday on the Hot Springs Convention Center, 134 Convention Blvd., Hot Springs. Also part of the weekend actions: the American Craft Sake Fest, Saturday within the Bridge Street Entertainment District, together with a ticketed tasting space with craft sakes from breweries throughout North America and Japan, plus meals vehicles, Arkansas beverage distributors and reside leisure. Sponsor is the Society Brewers Association of North America. The competition wraps up with a sumo wrestling exhibition on the conference middle’s Bank OZK Arena. Visit hotspringssistercity.org.

‘Return of the Eclipse’

The forces of science and fandom collide for Science After Dark: “Star Wars: Return of the Eclipse,” 6-9 p.m. in the present day on the Museum of Discovery, 500 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock. In advance of the April 8 photo voltaic eclipse, the occasion will function light-saber mild work, “Star Wars” music performed by a quartet from the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, “Star Wars” characters from the 501st Legion, area ship and vacuum chamber testing, “Eclipse 101,”https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2024/feb/28/entertainment-festivals-honor-cherry-blossoms-in/”Sith Zaps” (Oudin coil) and trivia, and the Star Wars Cantina, “where cosmic cocktails, Stone Throw beer, and pizza treats await,” proclaims the Facebook occasions web page (fb.com/occasions/229113020261487/). You have to be at the very least 21 to attend; admission is $5 (free for museum members) with pizza, beer (from Stone’s Throw Brewing) and cocktails on the market (purchase tickets on-line or on the door). Visit tinyurl.com/4pxsbp9k.

THEATER

‘Call Me Mara’

“Call Me Mara” by Phillip Hal McMath, set within the early years of World War II, premieres, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday by means of March 17 on the Weekend Theater, 1001 W. Seventh St. at Chester Street, Little Rock. McMath’s play examines complexities arising from a blind date that entwines the lives of two households that assist the warfare effort by manufacturing bomber engines. The forged contains Leslie Beard, Drew Ellis, Deb Lewis, Tommie Tinker, Tricia Spione, John Hatton, Kirsten Rasmussen and Logan Morgan. Donna Singleton directs. Tickets are $20, $18 for college kids, senior residents 65-plus and and army. Visit weekendtheater.org.

A particular 7:30 p.m. March 7 efficiency is a collaboration with the MacArthur Museum of Military History. In a pre-show 7 p.m. speak, McMath and museum supervisor Stephen McAteer will talk about the historical past of the B17 bomber and the importance of Bauxite, Ark., to the warfare.

‘Harvey’ in El Dorado

The South Arkansas Arts Center, 110 E. Fifth St., El Dorado, levels “Harvey” by Mary Chase, 7:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and March 7-8 and a pair of:30 p.m. Sunday and March 9. Sponsors are Murphy Pitard Jewelers and All About Flowers and Gifts. Tickets are $5-$15. Call (870) 862-5474 or go to saac-arts.org.

MUSIC

‘Origin Stories’

Israel Getzov conducts the Conway Symphony Orchestra in a program titled “Origin Stories,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday on the University of Central Arkansas’ Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 2150 Bruce St. at Donaghey Avenue, Conway. The program consists of the Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 by J.S. Bach and the Symphony No. 29 in A significant by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Getzov will talk about the origins of the compositions and talk about their significance within the creative lives of their creators “and generations of artists that have followed,” in keeping with a information launch.

The UCA physics and biology departments and the Hendrix College Neuroscience and Psychology golf equipment will current pre-concert shows, together with demonstrations on how music originates as vibrations, the route these vibrations journey in mammalian brains to grow to be sounds, how ears carry out this transformation at bodily and mobile ranges and the way people expertise music, each sometimes and atypically, at 6:30 p.m. within the Windgate Center foyer.

Presenter is Engage Management. Tickets are $30-$60, with reductions for UCA school and employees; $15 for college kids; and $15 for kids with grownup ticket buy. Call (501) 450-3265 or go to conwaysymphony.org.

ART

Paintings and sculptures

Recent work by sculptor-painter Robyn Horn, work by Donnie Copeland and new work from Adrianne Deckbar’s nature sequence Hot Springs “headline” the March exhibit at Justus Fine Art Gallery, 827A Central Ave., Hot Springs. It opens with a month-to-month Gallery Walk reception, 5-9 p.m. Friday and stays up by means of March 31. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday and by appointment. Admission is free. Call (501) 321-2335 or go to justusfineart.com.

‘Small Works’ on transfer

The 2024 Small Works on Paper touring visible arts exhibition, showcasing the small-format work of Arkansas artists, opens at 10 a.m. Friday on the River Valley Arts Center, 1001 E. “B” St., Russellville, the place it stays on show by means of March 29. Admission to a reception, 2-4 p.m. March 16. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Call (501) 324-9767 or electronic mail cheri.leffew@arkansas.gov.

    “Red Window,” {a photograph} by David Rackley, and “Rabbit Head Drawing,” s mixed-media piece by Aaron Calvert, each Russellville artists, are a part of the “Small Works on Paper” touring exhibition, opening Friday at Russellville’s River Valley Arts Center. (Special to the Democrat-Gazette)
  

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Romney writer

McKay Coppins, who covers politics, faith and nationwide affairs for The Atlantic, discusses his e-book “Romney: A Reckoning” with moderator Nate Coulter, government director of the Central Arkansas Library System, 6:30 p.m. in the present day on the Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Ave., Little Rock. The speak is a part of the CALS Speaker Series. Admission is free; registration is required through CALS.org.

Poetry finals

High faculty college students who’ve gained poetry competitions through their colleges or academic teams will compete for the state title on the Arkansas Arts Council’s Arkansas Poetry Out Loud statewide poetry recitation competitors, 10:45 a.m. Saturday on the Ron Robinson Theatre, 100 River Market Ave., Little Rock. Admission is free. For extra data, electronic mail matt.boyce@arkansas.gov or or go to arkansasarts.org.

An unbiased panel of judges will decide which college students advance to the nationwide competitors this spring, the place the Arkansas champion can have the chance to compete for a high prize of $20,000. Taking half this 12 months: college students from England High School; Deer High School; Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts; Lisa Academy West High School; Little Rock West High School of Innovation; Parker’s Chapel High School; Sheridan High School; Arkansas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Founders Classical Academy; and Valley Christian High School.