Folk outfit The Head and the Heart is playing at Robinson Center on Wednesday night, but not before they stop by Control Records — Hillcrest’s favorite indie vinyl shop — for a free acoustic performance on the front porch at noon.
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Three Dog Night at Robinson Center on Thursday
Three Dog Night may be touring with only one of its original members, but that won’t matter much when the opening chords to 1970 rock anthem “Joy to the World” peal out to the rafters at Robinson Center, forcing anyone within earshot to surrender to the singalong just as it has forced any kid named Jeremiah to be asked at least once by a wisecracking grownup whether or not he was, indeed, a bullfrog.
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Little Rock Tap Festival kicks off on Monday
Whatever it is that gets folks head over heels for the shuffle-ball-change, it’s bound to be on display at this four-day festival in Robinson Center’s William Grant Still ballrooms, a series of classes, showcases and improv sessions open to tappers at various skill levels.
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Finals for symphony’s Arkansas Talent singing competition this weekend
Ranging in age from 13-52, only six contestants remain: Rachel Kamphausen, Marcus Murphy and Mya Little, who will compete on Saturday night; and Yni Bernalte, Kyndal Collins and Kim Qualls, who will compete on Sunday afternoon.
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Perfect 4/20 activity? ‘Harry Potter’ with a live orchestra
Can you really think of a better way to spend 4/20/24 (a palindrome, no less!) than to be gloriously stoned for a screening of “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” while the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra performs every note of the film’s iconic score?
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John Mellencamp at Robinson Center on Wednesday
2023’s “Orpheus Descending” — his 25th studio album — was hailed as a “masterpiece, of songwriting, performances, and searing, poetic, and blunt messages” by Spin.
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Arkansas Symphony Orchestra announces 2024-2025 season
Aaron Diehl, Andrei Ioniță, Zee Zee and Simone Porter are among the 2024-2025 season’s featured soloists.
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‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at Robinson Center this weekend
Now on its 50th anniversary tour, “Jesus Christ Superstar” has four showings at Robinson Center — 8 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; and 1 p.m. Sunday.
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Ballet Arkansas delivered striking ‘Swan Lake’ performance at Robinson Center
“Swan Lake,” the famous ballet scored by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, hadn’t been performed at the Robinson Center for 20 years, and Ballet Arkansas attracted nearly 4,000 people to see the show over the weekend.
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‘Mean Girls’ stage musical at Robinson Center this weekend
It’s hard to imagine the eminently quotable teen-movie classic “Mean Girls” (2004) ever going out of style, but if there was ever a moment for its touring 2017 musical adaptation to pass through Little Rock, it’s now, while the 2024 film adaptation of that very musical adaptation is still in theaters.