ENTERTAINMENT: River Rhapsodies finale features pieces for tuba and percussionists

MUSIC

Rhapsodies of Rio

Musicians from the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra perform music representing things in nature for the orchestra’s finale River Rhapsodies Chamber Music Concert 2023-24 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Great Hall of the Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock.

Andrew Irvin, violin, and Ed Owen, tuba, perform “Unterkagner Ländler” for violin and tuba, op.87, no. 2, by Jan Koetsier. Katherine Williamson, violin; Timothy MacDuff, viola; Jacob Wunscch, cello; and Haeshin Shin, piano, play the Piano Quartet in E flat major, op.87, by Antonin Dvorák. Percussionists Madison Shake, Erick Saoud and Rick Dimond play “Rain Tree” by Toru Takemitsu. And the orchestra’s Rockefeller Quartet (Linnaea Brophy and Trisha McGovern Freeney, violins; Katherine Reynolds, viola; and Wunscch, cello) perform Caroline Shaw’s “The Evergreen.”

Tickets are $50 (prices subject to change), $15 for students and military with valid ID. Call (501) 666-1761, extension 1, or visit arkansassymphony.org.

Louis JordanJazz

The Delta Cultural Center hosts the inaugural Louis Jordan Jazz on the River concert at 7 p.m. Friday at the Cherry Street Pavilion across from the Delta Cultural Center, 141 Cherry St., Helena-West Helena. The alignment:

◼️ 7pm – gospel-jazz fusion singer Bri Ailene

◼️ 8pm – jazz and hip-hop artist Jose Holloway

◼️ 9pm – jazz trumpeter Rodney Block.

Entry is free; bring chairs and blankets. There will be food and drink trucks on site. There will be an after-party at the nearby Delta Dirt Distillery. Call (870) 338-4350 or email [email protected].

ART

Exhibition in Van Buren

“Small Works on Paper,” the Arkansas Arts Council’s traveling visual arts exhibit, opens Wednesday at Arts on Main, 415 Main St., Van Buren, and remains on display there through June 24. Now in its 37th year, the exhibition consists of works no larger than 18 by -24 inches by 39 Arkansas artists who are members of the Arkansas Artist Registry. The gallery’s opening hours are from 11am to 6pm, Monday and Wednesday to Saturday. The venue will host a reception from 6pm to 8pm on Friday, May 17th. Entry is free. For more information, call (501) 324-9767 or email [email protected].

ON THE PODIUM

‘Evangelical Extremism’

Tim Alberta, writer for The Atlantic, will discuss his book, “The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory: American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism”, under the auspices of the Central Arkansas Library System, at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Ron Robinson Theatre, 100 River Market Ave., Little Rock. Doors open at 5:30 pm. An autograph session follows. WordsWorth Books will have copies available for sale on site. Entry is free; registration is required at cals.org.tinyurl.com/4jtmawe5.