When Ronnel passed away in early 2022, he left behind the largest individual gift in the nonprofit’s 56-year history. In addition to expanding educational efforts like Arkansas Youth Orchestras, Strings Class, Summer Strings Camp and ASO Community Orchestra, his donation will also go towards the construction of the Stella Boyle Smith Music Center, which will serve as the home for all of ASO’s community programming.
Daniel Grear
Daniel Grear is the culture editor at the Arkansas Times. Send artsy tips to danielgrear@arktimes.com
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The Reverend Horton Heat to haunt The Hall on Friday
Come out to The Hall to hear The Reverend Horton Heat’s spooky baritone float above guitar riffs that glide chromatically and drums that shuffle to the time of their own manic whims.
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Tanya Tucker to perform in Forrest City in January
Tucker rose to prominence at the age of 13 with 1972’s “Delta Dawn,” a tune fixed somewhere between country and hymn, but this is your chance to catch her making a late-career victory lap.
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Kenny Chesney graces North Little Rock in April
Kenny Chesney, Knoxville-born country music crossover legend, is gliding through North Little Rock on Saturday, April 22.
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WWT’s Holiday Hangout is sold out, but you can still go to these events
If you’re sad about White Water Tavern’s annual Holiday Hangout being sold out, there are some non-ticketed events you can still attend. Saturday promises a songwriter showcase. Come out on Sunday for brunch, a book sale and a discussion on the legitimacy of comics as an art form.
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‘Y entonces el mar te habla,’ experimental video installation, premieres at The Momentary on Tuesday
“Y entonces el mar te habla,” Coco Fusco’s experimental video installation, cultivates a juxtaposition between cushy, simulated struggle and legitimate strife. Free screenings of the 45-minute film show on a loop at The Momentary starting Tuesday, Dec. 6 and continue through most of December.
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Brad Williams’ voice is the centerpiece of his new solo album
On his new solo album, “The Greatest is Love,” Brad Williams’ voice is something special. Like a flower pressed in the pages of a dusty book and then forgotten about for several decades, his country baritone is smooth, crisp and worn, and seems lifted from a different time.
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Little Rock producer Yuni Wa drops an EP of dark pulses on Friday
Little Rock electronic producer Yuni Wa, also known as Princeton Coleman, drops a new EP tomorrow and it’s darker and moodier than ever, as if the listener is swimming through murky water, led only by the color of a stray jellyfish.
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Emily Fenton displays an impressive vocal range on new EP, ‘Roaches’
The titular single from Little Rock singer-songwriter Emily Fenton’s new EP, “Roaches,” is a quintessential three-chord song in the best way.
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Exhibit honoring Little Rock photographer Ralph Waldo Armstrong III at Mosaic Templars Cultural Center
If you were a part of the Black community in Little Rock from 1951 to 2006, there’s a good chance you had your picture taken by Ralph Waldo Armstrong III. Visit an exhibit honoring his photography at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, on display through January.