ENTERTAINMENT NOTES

Paul Goble (b.1933), Lost in the Canyon, 1984; watercolor, 10 x 5 1/2 inches
Paul Goble (b.1933), Lost in the Canyon, 1984; watercolor, 10 x 5 1/2 inches

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TODAY

Award-winning art

"Young at Art: A Selection of Caldecott Book Illustrations," original art from award-winning books (including Chris Van Allsburg's Polar Express and Jumanji, Leonard Weisgard's Mother Hen, Elizabeth O. Jones' Prayer for a Child, Maurice Sendak's Memoirs of a Mouse, Arnold Lobel's Frog & Toad All Year and Paul Goble's The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses), opens a 12-state tour today in the Galleries at Wildwood, Wildwood Park for the Arts, 20919 Denny Road, Little Rock.

The exhibit, up through June 17, is a program of ExhibitsUSA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance, in conjunction with the Arkansas Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. The collection of original illustrations from 28 Caldecott Medal recipients, runners-up and other award-winning artists comes from the permanent collection of the Wichita Falls Museum of Art in Wichita Falls, Texas.

Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. Admission is free. Call (501) 821-7275 or visit the website, wildwoodpark.org.

WEDNESDAY

Smoke on the tour

Conway-based Red Curtain Theatre continues a tour of Smoke on the Mountain (written by Connie Ray, conceived by Alan Bailey, musical arrangements by Mike Craver and Mark Hardwick) into early June, performing for benefits at central Arkansas churches and community centers.

Performances are at 7 p.m., except as noted in the schedule:

• Wednesday, First Presbyterian Church, 2400 Prince St., Conway, benefiting the church's Music Ministry. $12; $10 for students, senior citizens and military, $7 for children 10 and younger. (501) 499-9776

• Friday, Conway Faith Church, 1655 Middle Road, Conway, benefiting Harbor Home. $20. (501) 499-8622

• Saturday, 2:30 p.m., Greenbrier Event Center, 5 Lois Lane, Greenbrier; live bluegrass pre-show, coffee, cookies, benefiting Compass Academy. $20, $10 for children. (501) 581-1070

• Saturday, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 925 Mitchell St., Conway, benefiting St. Peter's Youth Ministries. $12; $10 for students, senior citizens and military, $7 for children 10 and younger. (501) 499-9776

• Sunday, 2:30 p.m., John & Ola Hawks Senior Wellness & Activity Center, 705 Siebenmorgen Road, Conway, silent auction and bake sale, benefiting Senior Wellness & Activity Center. $20. (501) 327-1122

• May 24, Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church, 1601 Louisiana St., Little Rock, benefiting the church's Community Breakfast. $12; $10 for students, senior citizens and military, $7 for children 10 and younger. (501) 499-9776

• June 3, 5 p.m., Antioch Baptist Church, 150 Amity Road, Conway, potluck meal and dessert auction to follow, benefiting Antioch Summer Mission Trips. No ticket necessary. (501) 499-9776

• June 8, First United Methodist Church, 1610 Prince St., Conway, benefiting the church's Feeding Ministries $12; $10 for students, senior citizens and military, $7 for children 10 and younger. (501) 499-9776

• June 9, 6 p.m., NorthView Church, 224 Mills Lane, Marshall, benefiting Daughters of the Other Side. $20. (973) 738-2113.

Sponsors include Smoothie King of Conway and the Conway Convention and Visitor's Bureau. Email info@redcurtaintheatre.com or visit the website, redcurtaintheatre.com.

THURSDAY

Hidden history

Andrew Buchner, an archaeologist with Panamerican Consultants, shares some of what he has unearthed documenting the Sherman Mound site in "History Hidden in Plain Sight: The Sherman Mound, 1200-1600 A.D.," a Brown Bag Lunch Lecture, noon-1 p.m. Thursday at the Old State House Museum, 300 W. Markham St., Little Rock. Admission is free; participants should provide their own lunches. Call (501) 324-9685 or email info@oldstatehouse.org.

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Art and essay winners

Bryce Smith of Ahlf Junior High School in Searcy won first place, for his drawing of the Selma Methodist Church, in the grade 7-8 grade art division of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program's 27th annual "Preserve Our Past" art and essay invitational. The contest was part of Arkansas Heritage Month activities.

Madison Caple of Cotter Junior High School took second place for a drawing of the Cotter Bridge; Kai Griffith of Hot Springs Junior Academy took third place for a drawing of the Medical Arts Building in Hot Springs. Honorable mentions went to Abby Kilgore of Wynne Junior High School for a depiction of the Riley Cabin in Cross County and Emma Gomez of Hot Springs Junior Academy for a drawing of the Malco Theater in Hot Springs.

Bart Walker of Haas Hall Academy in Rogers won first place in the grade 7-8 essay division for a piece on the Potts Inn Tavern. Second place went to Meera Arunkumar of Haas Hall Academy for an essay on Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs; Destiny Bowden of Pottsville Junior High took third place, writing about the Pottsville Citizens Bank. Honorable mentions: William Burgener of Hector High School, who wrote about the Arkansas State Capitol, and Francine Cuevas of Hector High for an essay on the Knox House in Pine Bluff.

Savanna Young of Little Rock's Pulaski Academy won first place in the grade 5-6 art division for a drawing of the Old Mill in North Little Rock. Lindy Gildon of Pulaski Academy won second place for a drawing of the Old State House; two Pulaski Academy students tied for third place -- Kamoree Daniels for a drawing of the Hotze House in Little Rock and Luke Dallas for a depiction of the Albert Pike Memorial Temple. Honorable mention went to Shallya Anand of Pulaski Academy for a drawing of Curran Hall in Little Rock.

First-, second- and third-place winners in each division receive a trophy; honorable mention recipients get a ribbon, and all students who entered will receive a certificate. Winning entries and honorable mention entries will be on display through May at the Historic Arkansas Museum in Little Rock. See them at arkansaspreservation.com/Learn-More/preserve-our-past-winners.

photo

Leonard Weisgard (1916–2000), Mother Hen, c 1947; acrylic, 15 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches

Style on 05/15/2018

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