Calendar 2020 - 2021

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
2020 - 2021

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AR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: AR SYMPHONY AMER FOUNDATION FOR
SUICIDE PREVENTION:
First Thursday Virtual ORCHESTRA: Drew and
Happy Hour Friends Studio Class Virtual Out of Darkness Day
AR FOODBANK:
AR CINEMA SOCIETY:
Filmland | Through Oct 4 WOMEN’S OWN WORTH: Heroes Against Hunger 5K
UCA VS. North Dakota State
HOT SPRINGS: Wowapalooza U of A VS. Mississippi State
Arts & The Park | Through Oct 3 HOT SPRINGS:
Gallery Walk
CELEBRATE MAYA: Build A
Better World... Lecture Series

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
ARTS ALL ACCESS: ARTS ALL ACCESS:
AR SYMPHONY Creating Your Own ARTS ALL ACCESS: AR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: UCA VS. Arkansas State
ORCHESTRA: Excerpts of Work with Chris James The Operatic Singer Friday Performance Night U of A VS. Auburn
Contemporary as Artist and Athlete DOWNTOWN LITTLE ROCK
Virtual Bedtime Repertory and AR SYMPHONY PARTNERSHIP: Shadows at
with Bach Improvisation with ORCHESTRA:
Mariana Oliviera with Francesca Sixth | Through Oct 31
Virtual What’s It Like? Mondanaro HOT SPRINGS: Documentary
Film Festival | Through Oct 17

11 12 13 14 15 16 17
AR SYMPHONY AEDD: Hawgs for a Cause UA LITTLE ROCK: UCA VS. Missouri State
CENTERS FOR YOUTH & AR SYMPHONY CARELINK: Cupcakes School of Business U of A VS. Ole Miss
ORCHESTRA: FAMILIES: Classic ORCHESTRA: on the Run
Virtual Bedtime Golf Tournament Through Nov 30 Distinguished
Virtual What’s It Like? SPECIAL OLYMPICS: Alumni Luncheon
with Bach MAKE-A-WISH: Virtual Charity Olive Hour
Auction | Through Oct 23
18 UA LITTLE ROCK: Virtual
AR SYMPHONY
Exhibit by Ricky Sikes
ORCHESTRA: Through Nov 15
Virtual Bedtime
19 20 21 22 23 24
with Bach AR SYMPHONY LITTLE ROCK: HUMANE SOCIETY OF
AR ADVOCATES FOR AR HUNGER RELIEF ALLIANCE: Greek Food Festival
ORCHESTRA: Kendra Scott Giveback Event Through Oct 24 PULASKI COUNTY:
CHILDREN & Virtual Brown AR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: UA LITTLE ROCK: Fill the Outback
Distinguished UCA VS.
FAMILIES: Friends Bag Lunch Did You Know? Alumni Awards Eastern Kentucky
CATHOLIC HIGH: Alumni Dinner
of Children Virtual
HISTORIC AR MUSEUM:
Luncheon Exploring the Arkansas Delta
THE GAINES HOUSE: Virtual
Sandra Wilson Cherry Awards

25 26 27 28 29 30 31
AR SYMPHONY UCA: Virtual
Homecoming Week AR SYMPHONY AR SYMPHONY AR SYMPHONY BAPTIST HEALTH HALLOWEEN
ORCHESTRA: Through Oct 31 ORCHESTRA: ORCHESTRA: ORCHESTRA: Did You Know? FOUNDATION:
Virtual Bedtime AR SINGLE PARENT SCHOLARSHIP AR Charity Clays U of A VS. Texas A&M
River Rhapsodies Virtual What’s It Like? UAMS:
with Bach Series II FUND: A Night of Hope
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY: Partners Card Week
Through Nov 8
Hammer & Ales
HEIFER: Boo!seum
CELEBRATE MAYA: Build A Better
World... Lecture Series



2020N O V E M B E R
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1 2 3 45 67
MUSEUM OF CELEBRATE MAYA:
AMER FOUNDATION FOR SUICIDE DISCOVERY: BELLA RUSTINA: AR CHILDREN’S: Virtual Race
PREVENTION: Virtual Out Spark! Luncheon Build A Better World... for a Healthier Tomorrow
of Darkness Day Lecture Series Modern Vintage HUMANE SOCIETY OF
Market Conway PULASKI COUNTY:
AR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: PLEASANT VALLEY Through Nov 8 Virtual Reigning
Virtual Bedtime with Bach COUNTRY CLUB: Cats & Dogs
HOT SPRINGS:
HUMANE SOCIETY: Calendar Sale Holly Days
METHODIST FAMILY HEALTH: Gallery Walk U of A VS. Tennessee
11 12
Share the Light | Through Dec 31 9 10 EASTERSEALS AR: 13 14
GARVAN GARDENS: Virtual Art & Soul UCA VS.
8
AR SYMPHONY Mrs. Garvan’s Fall Tea HISTORIC AR MUSEUM: Eastern Kentucky
ORCHESTRA: Virtual MUSEUM OF Exploring the
Bedtime with Bach DISCOVERY: U of A VS. Florida
CAMP ALDERSGATE: Spark! Arkansas Delta - The
Jewish Communities
Fish Fry

15 16 17 18 19 20 21
AR SYMPHONY
AFP: Virtual National REYNOLDS GARVAN GARDENS: Winter
ORCHESTRA:
Virtual Bedtime Philanthropy Day Reception PERFORMANCE HALL: Garden Festival | Through Dec 31
CARTI: Virtual Festival of Trees REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE HALL:
with Bach Hocus Focus
CONWAY REGIONAL The Magic of Kevin Spencer

HEALTH FOUNDATION: VERA LLOYD: Virtual 10k

Dazzle Daze & 5k Turkey Trot

Through Nov 21 UCA VS. U of LA

U of A VS. LSU

22 23 24 25 26 27 28
AR SYMPHONY THANKSGIVING CONWAY:

ORCHESTRA: LITTLE ROCK: Illuminate
Virtual Bedtime The Go!bbler –
U of A VS. Missouri
with Bach Turkey Trot

29 30 31
AR SYMPHONY UA LITTLE ROCK:

ORCHESTRA: SpectacUALR
Virtual Bedtime Virtual Auction
Through Dec 3
with Bach
REYNOLDS
PERFORMANCE HALL:

Home Free

Thea’s Day of Giving

Sunday, December 6

In honor of Thea Kay Leopoulos’s birthday and to highlight
the foundation’s accomplishments as well as current needs,
Thea Foundation willblahckotelxdt its annual Thea’s Day of Giving on
December 6. Help support arts education and creative learning
for the 479,000 K-12 public school students in Arkansas.
To give, visit theafoundation.org/donate.

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AR SYMPHONY 1 23 Home for the 4 HEIFER:
AR FOODBANK: UA LITTLE ROCK: Christmas Market
ORCHESTRA: Giving Tuesday SpectacUALR Holidays at Heifer Village
Virtual Bedtime GARVAN GARDENS: Virtual Celebration HOT SPRINGS: U of A VS. Alabama
Holiday High Teas Gallery Walk
with Bach Through Dec 8
THEA: Day of Giving
7 8 9 10 11 12
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AR SYMPHONY AR FOODBANK: HANUKKAH ARKANSAS

ORCHESTRA: KARK Food 4 The REYNOLDS CHILDREN’S:
Virtual Bedtime
Holidays Telethon Virtual Miracle Ball
with Bach PERFORMANCE HALL: THE MUSES PROJECT:
Christmas with
20 Voices of Angels
Cece Winans
Through Dec 13

14 15 16 17 18 19

AR SYMPHONY SEC Championship

ORCHESTRA:

Kris Allen Holiday

Spectacular

Through Dec 20

21 22 23 24 25 26

HANUKKAH CHRISTMAS EVE CHRISTMAS DAY KWANZAA

27 28 29 30 31

AR SYMPHONY NEW YEAR’S EVE

ORCHESTRA:

Virtual Bedtime

with Bach



2021J A N U A R Y
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34 12

10 11 NEW YEAR’S DAY LOW KEY ARTS:

17 18 HOT SPRINGS: Arkansas Shorts:
MARTIN LUTHER Gallery Walk A Night of Short Film
KING JR. DAY
REYNOLDS 567 89
BELLA RUSTINA:
PERFORMANCE HALL: PULASKI TECH CONWAY
An Officer and Antique Alley Show
a Gentleman CHARTS: Jane Lynch REGIONAL HEALTH Conway

24 25 & Kate Flannery FOUNDATION: Through Jan 10
HEIFER:
Arkansas Duck Derby
Cardboard Village
Through Jan 8
15 16
12 13 14 AR SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA:
Masterworks I
Through Jan 17

19 20 21 22 23

OAKLAWN: REYNOLDS

Opening Day PERFORMANCE HALL:

Ballet Folklorico

de Mexico

26 27 28 29 30

REYNOLDS AR SYMPHONY

PERFORMANCE HALL: ORCHESTRA:
Post Modern Masterworks II
Through Jan 31
Jukebox: Welcome PULASKI TECH CHARTS:
to the Twenties Broadway’s Next

Hit Musical

Connie & Ed Bennett

Supporters of many
organizations including:

UAMS - Winthrop P. Rockefeller
Cancer Institute

Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Children’s Tumor Foundation

Ronald McDonald House
Women and Children First

Natalie & Win
Rockefeller

Supporters of many
organizations including:

UAMS
Winthrop P. Rockefeller
Cancer Institute, Foundation,

NICU, & Envoys

Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
Children’s Tumor Foundation

Hearts & Hooves
Pulaski County Humane Society

Thea Foundation

Connie & Ed Bennett, Win & Natalie Rockefeller| Photography by Lori Sparkman Photography

2021F E B R U A R Y
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CATHOLIC HIGH: AR SYMPHONY PULASKI TECH
Incoming Freshman ORCHESTRA: CHARTS: Minnijean HOT SPRINGS: AR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA:
Gallery Walk Fascinating Gershwin
Open House River Rhapsodies III Brown & Spirit Through Feb 7
Tawfiq: A Legacy THEA:
7 Art Department REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE
of Resistance HALL: Buddy: The Buddy
14
VALENTINE’S DAY 11 Exhibition Opening Holly Story

18 WOMEN & CHILDREN FIRST:
BALLET ARKANSAS:
Woman of the Year Gala
Coppelia
89 10 Through Feb 21 12 13
PULASKI TECH
PULASKI TECH HEIFER:
CHARTS: CHARTS: Sunshine’s Birthday Party
Bobby McFerrin REYNOLDS PERFORMANCE
Asleep at the Wheel HALL: Rick Steves’ Europe:
17
METHODIST A Symphonic Journey
FAMILY HEALTH:
Get Up & Give RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
Through April 4
CHARITIES OF AR:

Chocolate Fantasy Ball

15 16 19 20
AR SYMPHONY
PRESIDENT’S DAY REYNOLDS ORCHESTRA:
Masterworks III
PERFORMANCE HALL: Through Feb 21

The World of

Musicals

21 22 23 24 25 26 27
AR ADVOCATES AR SYMPHONY AMERICAN HEART
FOR CHILDREN & ORCHESTRA: ASSOCIATION: Hot
Springs Heart Ball
FAMILIES: River Rhapsodies IV
Soup Sunday REYNOLDS OPERA IN THE ROCK:
Mary Bridget Davies
28 PERFORMANCE HALL:
South Pacific



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REYNOLDS
BALLET ARKANSAS: REYNOLDS HOT SPRINGS: LITTLE ROCK
PERFORMANCE HALL:
The White Room PERFORMANCE HALL: Lucy Love Desi Gallery Walk PARKS & REC:

Through March 31 STOMP Marathon Weekend

Through March 7

7 8 9 10 11 12 13
15
14 22 REYNOLDS UCA: BELLA RUSTINA: Modern 20TH CENTURY CLUB: Hope Ball
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS PERFORMANCE HALL: Annual Day Vintage Market Little Rock AR SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA:
Pops #3 | Through March 14
21 Cirque Mechanics of Giving Through March 14 HEIFER: Alpacapalooza
Birdhouse Factor UA LITTLE ROCK: PULASKI TECH CHARTS:
Alumni Luncheon Ani DiFranco

THE MUSES PROJECT:

Celtic Spring | Through March 14

16 17 18 19 20

ST. PATRICK’S DAY PULASKI TECH LOW KEY ARTS: AR SYMPHONY

CHARTS: Larkin Poe Valley of the Vapors ORCHESTRA:

REYNOLDS Independent Masterworks IV

PERFORMANCE HALL: Music Festival Through March 21

Celtic Angels Ireland Through March 21

23 24 25 26 27

PASSOVER

28 29 30 31

REYNOLDS REYNOLDS

PERFORMANCE HALL: PERFORMANCE HALL:

An Evening with Dog Man:

Chris Thile The Musical



2021A P R I L
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12 3

GOOD FRIDAY CATHOLIC HIGH:

Junktique

HOT SPRINGS: CENTERS FOR

Gallery Walk YOUTH & FAMILIES:

Bunny Run 5k

4 56 7 89 10
REYNOLDS BELLA RUSTINA: AR SYMPHONY
EASTER 14 Modern Vintage ORCHESTRA:
PERFORMANCE HALL: PULASKI TECH Market Conway Masterworks V
11 Akbar Gbaja-Biamila REYNOLDS Through April 11
UAMS: Day of Giving CHARTS: CATHOLIC HIGH:
Lea Salonga PERFORMANCE HALL:
UA LITTLE ROCK: Pete’s Big Hollywood Rocket 5k
Taste of Little Rock 21 UCA: Laurels & Stripes
12 13 Adventure
28 17
AR SYMPHONY 15 16
ORCHESTRA: BALLET AR:
18 22 23 Turning Pointe Gala
River Rhapsodies V PULASKI TECH: BALLET AR: CENTERS FOR YOUTH &
Diamond Chef Extremes
19 20 Through April 25 FAMILIES: Evolve
29 CATHOLIC HIGH: GOVERNOR’S MANSION:
Msgr. George Tribou
Golf Tournament David Phelps
THEA: Into the Blue
30
HOT SPRINGS: 24
Arts & the Park AMERICAN HEART
Through May 9
ASSOCIATION:
CONWAY: Heart Walk
Toad Suck Daze
25 26 27 Through May 2
PULASKI TECH
CELEBRITY REYNOLDS
CHARTS:
ATTRACTIONS: PERFORMANCE HALL: Potted Potter

Alton Brown The Popovich

Comedy Pet Theater



20MA2Y 1
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AR SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA:
Masterworks VI
Through May 2
METHODIST FAMILY
HEALTH: Southern Silks

2 3 45 67 8
CINCO DE MAYO
GOVERNOR’S PULASKI TECH AR FOODBANK: AR SYMPHONY
MANSION: CHARTS: Empty Bowls ORCHESTRA:
Cirque De La
First Lady’s Tea John Mayall & HOT SPRINGS: Gallery Walk Symphonie
Walter Trout OUR HOUSE: Dinner Through May 9
on the Grounds
THEA: Art Department
Exhibition Opening

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

MOTHER’S DAY ACCESS: AR SYMPHONY

ACCESS Cup ORCHESTRA:

Golf Tournament River Rhapsodies VI

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

CELEBRITY CENTERS FOR

ATTRACTIONS: YOUTH & FAMILIES:

Rain: A Tribute to the BrunchFest

Beatles

23 24 25 26 27 28 29
CELEBRITY

ATTRACTIONS:
Cats

Through May 30



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sun mon wed thurs sat

30 31 123 4 HEIFER: 5
HOT SPRINGS: MEMORIAL DAY Goat Yoga
Music Festival AEDD: Curtain Call HEIFER:
Through June 12
Through June 4 Feast in the Field

HEIFER: HOT SPRINGS:
Urban Farm Fest Gallery Walk
OPERA IN THE ROCK:

Spring Production

Through June 6

67 8 9 10 11 12

UCA: Purple Circle

Golf Tournament

13 14 15 16 17 18 19
UA LITTLE ROCK: 22 AR HUNGER CARTI:
Golf Tournament
RELIEF ALLIANCE: Tour de Rock
20 21 Serving Up Solutions THE MUSES PROJECT:
FATHER’S DAY Tale as Old as Time
23 24
AMERICAN HEART Through June 20
ASSOCIATION:
Go Red for Women 25 26

27 28 29 30
CELEBRITY

ATTRACTIONS:

Hamilton

Through July 11



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12 3

HOT SPRINGS:

Gallery Walk

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
INDEPENDENCE DAY

11 12 13 14 15 16 17
BELLA RUSTINA:
Modern Vintage
Market Conway
Through July 18

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

HEIFER:

Christmas in July

25 26 27 28 29 30 31

CELEBRITY

ATTRACTIONS:

Blue Man Group

Through Aug 1



mon 2021A U G U S T fri
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2 345 6
8 HOT SPRINGS: 14
Gallery Walk HEIFER:
15 Dirt Don’t Hurt
METHODIST FAMILY
22 HEALTH: Bright Night
THEA: Art Department
Exhibition Opening

9 10 11 12 13
VERA LLYOD:
Lulu’s Love in
Action Day

16 17 18 19 20 21
CELEBRITY 28
23
ATTRACTIONS:
Hairspray

Through Aug 22

24 25 26 27

29 30 31



2021S E P T E M B E R
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56 CELEBRITY 3
LABOR DAY 89 ATTRACTIONS: 11
CHILDREN’S TUMOR
12 13 FOUNDATION: Anastasia
AEDD: Dancing with Through Sept 5
Our Stars HOT SPRINGS:
Tee Off Classic Gallery Walk
Golf Tournament
10
19 20
14 15 16 17 18

VERA LLYOD: HEIFER:

Happiest Hour Barnaroo

THE MUSES PROJECT:

Dido & Aeneas

Through Sept 19

21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29 30
RONALD MCDONALD
HOUSE CHARITIES
OF ARKANSAS:
Golf Scramble



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