MUSIC

The Arkansas State University-Beebe Singers and Chamber Singers carry out at 7:30 p.m. right this moment within the Owen Center theater, ASU-Beebe, 1102 W. College St., Beebe.

Jeffrey Thames conducts a program that features “Through All Things” by Stephen Paulus, “The Night Has a Thousand Eyes” by Jean Berger, “The Seal Lullaby” by Eric Whitacre, “Mid the Oak Trees” by Zoltan Kodaly, “Abschiedslied der Zugvogel” by Felix Mendelssohn, “Set Me as a Seal” by Rene Clausen, “All My Trials” by Norman Luboff, “Chindia” by Alexandru Pascanu and “In the Still of the Nite,” organized by Ed Lojeski.

Admission is free. Call (501) 882-3600 or go to asub.edu.

ETC.

Tourism awards

Oct. 31 is the deadline to submit nominations for the 2024 Henry Awards, honoring excellence in Arkansas’ tourism business.

The awards, named for Henri de Tonti, founding father of Arkansas Post and hailed as the primary “Arkansas Traveler,” have been part of the annual Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism since 1981.

The award classes, in keeping with a information launch:

◼️ Natural State Tourism Development Award, introduced to a neighborhood, group, particular occasion or attraction for an modern venture that “stands out from the crowd” due to its distinctive attraction or artistic method that will increase neighborhood delight and placemaking.

◼️ Tourism Organization of the Year, introduced to a conference and guests bureau, promoting and promotion fee, chamber of commerce or different entity for excellence over the course of the earlier 12 months.

◼️ Tourism Attraction of the Year acknowledges the contribution of native sights in drawing guests, delivering excellence in customer support and enhancing the profile of the world.

◼️ The Rising Star Award, to a younger tourism skilled in recognition of particular accomplishments, demonstrated management and dedication to the business.

◼️ The Tourism Region of the Year, introduced to certainly one of Arkansas’ 12 Regional Tourist Associations for excellence over the course of the earlier 12 months.

◼️ The Tourism Person of the Year, chosen by former honorees and introduced to a person who has been actively concerned in tourism and made a considerable contribution inside the previous 12 months to the betterment of the tourism business.

◼️ The Tourism Hall of Fame Award acknowledges people who’ve been actively concerned for a few years in tourism and have made substantial contributions to the betterment of the business.

The 2024 awards ceremony will happen on the Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism Feb. 25-27, in Jonesboro.

Submit nominations at ArkansasGovernorsConference.com.

Preservation grants

The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program is accepting purposes for Historic County Courthouse and Historic Preservation Restoration grants, which encourage and promote preservation of historic assets by offering monetary help for the restoration of historic properties.

First step, with a Nov. 15 deadline, is acceptance of an elective pre-application Letter of Intent, together with data concerning the property and the proposed venture, to permit this system to supply venture growth help and to establish finest preservation practices. Submit an LOI and the ultimate utility by way of the web portal: tinyurl.com/3spcwk5k.

Subsequent deadlines:

◼️ Jan. 25: Historic County Courthouse utility deadline

◼️ March 4: Historic Preservation Restoration utility deadline.

For extra data, go to tinyurl.com/3mcs98ad, name (501) 324-9880 or e-mail [email protected].