Arts centers offer creativity, opportunity
Fall may mean back to school, but it’s also time for students to return to creative pursuits at area arts centers. Here are some of the autumn offerings:
FAYETTEVILLE
Arts Live Theatre
818 N. Sang Ave
521-4932
artslivetheatre.com
All classes are Sept. 18-Nov. 16.
Create-A-Play — Treasure Trunk Theatre, 5-5:45 p.m. Mondays, grades K-1, $110; Showstoppers Musical Theatre, 4-4:45 p.m. Tuesdays, grades K-1, $110; Fairytales and Fantasy Theatre, 4-4:45 p.m. Wednesdays, grades K-1, $110; Storytellers Theatre, 4-4:45 p.m. Thursdays, grades K-1, $110.
Musical Theatre — “Beauty and the Beast” Musical Theatre, 5-6 p.m. Mondays, grades 2-4, $130; “Cinderella” Musical Theatre, 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays, grades 2-4, $130.
Magical Beasts Storytellers Theatre — Based on the magical beasts of Harry Potter, 5-6 p.m. Thursdays, grades 2-4, $130.
Songs of “Hamilton” Revue — 4-5 p.m. Mondays, for grades 5-7. $130.
Komedy Klub Comedy Improv — 4-5 p.m. Tuesdays, for grades 5-7. $130.
“The Lion King” Musical Theatre — 4-5 p.m. Wednesdays, for grades 5-7. $130.
“A Charlie Brown Christmas” Readers’ Theatre — 5-6 p.m. Thursdays, for grades 5-7. $130.
Songs of “Hamilton” Revue — 5-6 p.m. Tuesdays, for grades 8-12. $130.
Ha Ha Comedy Improv — 5-6 p.m. Wednesdays, for grades 6-12. $130.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/ANDY SHUPE
Instructor Jules Taylor works Tuesday, March 21, 2017, with actors Vic Blasingame (from left), 12; Fiona Blasingame, 10; Viola Kelley, 10; Violet Newberry, 10; and Kayla Henderson, 12; during the Broadway Bound Theater camp at Arts Live Theater in Fayetteville. The spring break camp will culminate with a performance at the end of the week.
505 W. Spring St.
571-2706
communitycreativecenter.org
Plein Air Painting: 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays & Thursdays, Aug. 22-Sept. 7, ages 16 and up. $160.
Studio Leilani
254 N. Olive Ave.
442-4396
studioleilani.com
After-School Fine Art — 3:45-5:15 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays, beginning the week of Sept. 11 through May 18 for a total of 32 classes. For ages 7-14.
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Classes begin Sept. 11 at Studio Leilani in Fayetteville.
TheatreSquared
505 W. Spring St.
445-6333
theatre2.org
Beginning Acting — With Steven Marzolf, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sundays Aug. 27, Sept. 3-10-17. For adults. $125.
Public Speaking — With Steven Marzolf, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sundays Oct. 15-22-29 & Nov. 5. For adults. $125.
Shakespeare Folio — With Steven Marzolf, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sundays Jan. 28 & Feb. 4-11-18. For adults. $125.
Intro to Improvisation — With Jordan Haynes, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sundays May 6-13-20-27. For adults. $125.
Terra Studios
12103 Hazel Valley Road
800-255-8995
Clay Turtles — 11 a.m. Saturday. $15.
Clay Owls — 1 p.m. Saturday. $15.
Clay Fairy House — 1-3 p.m. Sunday. $45.
“We have classes scheduled every Saturday and Sunday and offer private classes by appointment,” says Allison Dean, education director. “We also have Sunday Music in the Gallery every week from 1 to 4 p.m. [with] free admission. You can find the schedule for both online at terrastudios.com/calendar.”
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Terra Studios offers classes to make clay owls, turtles, fairy houses and more.
SPRINGDALE
Arts Center of the Ozarks
214 S. Main St.
751-5441
acozarks.org
Afterschool Classes
Students learn from a professional artist in a studio environment. Each month is themed and includes an hourlong lesson each Tuesday and Thursday with all class material provided.
Summers End Sketching — Sept. 12-28. $55 for all six classes or $10 a day drop-in.
Fall Into Painting With the Masters — Oct. 3-24. $65 for all seven classes or $10 a day drop-in.
Mix It Up: Mixed Media — Nov. 2-28. $65 for all seven classes or $10 a day drop-in.
Homeschooling Classes
Students learn from a professional artist in a studio environment. Each month is themed and includes a two-hourlong lesson each Wednesday with all class material provided.
Hippie Modernist — Sept. 13-17. $40 for all three classes or $15 a day drop-in.
Super Hero/Heroine Dadaist — Oct. 4-23. $55 all four classes or $15 a day drop-in.
Surrealist Sculptures — Nov. 3-27. $70 for all five classes or $15 a day drop-in.
Photo By Spencer Tirey – Wren Walton , 4, lays on a sheet of paper, Tuesday, June 10, 2014, as Eve Smith, director of visual arts at the Arts Center of the Ozarks tracing her outline during an art class. The ACO is holding an art class, named Mini Doodlers, each Tuesday till July 18 for 2-5 year old.
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
118 W. Johnson Ave.
750-8165
shilohmuseum.org
Third Saturday — Join museum educators as they harvest and prepare food from the heritage garden, 10-11 a.m. Aug. 19. For families. Free.
Ozark Quilt Fair — With antique and contemporary quilts for show and sale on the museum grounds, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 9. Music by Greenland Station and a special quilt exhibit inside the museum by the Dogwood Quilters Guild. Free.
Third Saturday — Explore the pioneer skill of candle-dipping, 10-11 a.m. Sept. 16. For families. Free.
Third Saturday — Bring a handful of apples to run through a cider press, 10-11 a.m. Oct. 21. For families. Free.
Third Saturday — Join museum educators for dutch oven cooking in the log cabin, 10-11 a.m. Nov. 18. For families. Free.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/FLIP PUTTHOFF
BLACKSMITH AT WORK
Owen Whitaker, 12, looks at chunks of coal Saturday March 18 2017 with blacksmith Joe Doster of Huntsville. Doster burned coal in his forge during his blacksmith demonstration Saturday at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. He made nails and tools during his presentation and showed tools of the blacksmith’s trade.
ROGERS
Rogers Historical Museum
322 S. Second St.
621-1154
rogershistoricalmuseum.org
History Tours — With costumed characters, 7, 7:45, 8:30 & 9:15 p.m. Oct. 19-21 & 26-28. $5.
BENTONVILLE
Crystal Bridges Museum
600 Museum Way
657-2335
crystalbridges.org
Craft Squared — Wired! with artist Joel Armstrong, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 18. Get all wrapped up in a new technique of drawing with wire. All materials, two glasses of beer & light appetizers provided. $55 ($44 members).
Adult Workshop — Jewelry with artist Sally Ball, 1-5 p.m. Aug. 20. Learn the basics of wire wrapping and bead setting and leave with a wearable work of art. $55 ($44 members).
Art by the Glass — Misshapen Masterpiece, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Aug. 25. All materials, plus two glasses of wine and light appetizers provided. $55 ($44 members.
Drop-In Artmaking — 1-4 p.m. Aug. 27, Sept. 2, Sept. 3, Sept. 9, Sept 16,-17, Sept. 23-24, Sept. 30. Drop in to the studios any time between 1 and 4 p.m. for creative artmaking all ages will enjoy. Free.
Preschool Art — Nature Inspirations, 10-11 a.m. Sept. 5-12-19-26, Bentonville Community Center studio. For ages 4-5. $60. Register at www.bentonvillear.com/departments/parks-and-recreation/community-center/facility/.
Homeschool Art —Art & Nature, 1-2 p.m. Sept. 5-12-19-26, Oct. 3-10, Bentonville Community Center studio. For ages 4-6. $90. Register at www.bentonvillear.com/departments/parks-and-recreation/community-center/facility/.
My Grown-Up & Me — Nature Inspirations, 9-9:45 a.m. Sept. 5-12-19-26, Bentonville Community Center studio. For ages 2-4 with an adult. $60. Register at www.bentonvillear.com/departments/parks-and-recreation/community-center/facility/.
Homeschool Art — Art & Nature, 2:25-3:15 p.m. Sept. 5-12-19-26, Oct. 3-10, Bentonville Community Center studio. For ages 7-12. $90. Register at www.bentonvillear.com/departments/parks-and-recreation/community-center/facility/.
After-School Art — Spectacular Sculpture, 3:30-4:30 p.m. or 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sept. 5-12-19-26, Bentonville Community Center studio. For ages 4-5. $60. Register at www.bentonvillear.com/departments/parks-and-recreation/community-center/facility/.
Homeschool Friday Fun — Printmaking, 2-3:30 p.m. Sept. 8. For ages 5-8 & 9-12. $45.
Preschool Art Class — Portrait Perfect, 10:30 a.m.-noon Sept. 9-16-23. For ages 3-5 with an adult. $30.
Homeschool Tour & Art — Discover how to represent movement in art, using our bodies to create, 1-3 p.m. Sept. 13. Free.
Studio Squad — Tote-ally Cool, 4-5:30 p.m. Sept. 16. For ages 11-13. Free.
Adult Workshop — Pet Portraits with Amy Eichler, 1-5 p.m. Sept. 17. $55 ($44 members).
Studio Studies Series — Mixed Media Landscapes with Tony Tiger, 6-8:30 p.m. Sept. 20-27-Oct. 4. For adults. $100 ($80 members).
Craft Squared — Meditation Art with Matt Miller, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 22. For adults. $55 ($44 members).
Art By the Glass — Jazzed with musical inspirations of Stuart Davis, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 29. For adults. $55 ($44 members).
Scott Family Amazeum
1009 Museum Way
696-9280
amazeum.org
Baby Buds — 10-11 a.m. Sept. 13, Oct. 4, Nov. 1, Dec. 6, Jan. 10, Feb. 7, March 7, April 4, May 2. For ages 6-17 months and their favorite adult. $15 ($10 members).
Discovery Tots — 10-11 a.m. Sept. 20, Oct. 11, Nov. 8, Dec. 13, Jan. 17, Feb. 14, March 14, April 11, May 9. For ages 18-26 months and their caregiver. $15 ($10 members).
Great Pretenders — 10-11 a.m. Sept. 27, Oct. 18, Nov. 15, Dec. 20, Jan. 24, Feb. 21, March 28, April 18, May 16. For ages 3-5 and their favorite adult. $15 ($10 members).
Trike Theatre
209 E. Second St.
464-5084
triketheatre.org
Creative Players — Surprise!, 4-4:50 p.m. Tuesdays Sept. 12-Oct. 17 or 9-9:50 a.m. Saturdays Sept. 16-Oct. 21. For grades preK-4. $65.
Story Tellers — Elephant and Piggie Adventures, Tuesdays Sept. 12-Oct. 17 or 9-9:50 a.m. Saturdays Sept. 16-Oct. 21. For grades 1-2. $65.
Playwriting — 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays Sept. 12-Oct. 17. For grades 6-12. $100.
Acting — Audition Prep, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Thursdays Sept. 14-Oct. 19 for grades 3-6; 6:20-7:40 p.m. Thursdays Sept. 14-Oct. 19 for grades 7-12. $100.
Acting — Character, 10:30-11:50 a.m. Saturdays Sept. 16-Oct. 21. For grades 3-8. $100.
Second session begins Oct. 31. Camps are also scheduled for fall break (Oct. 16-18), Thanksgiving break (Nov. 20-22) and December break (Dec. 22).
NWA Democrat-Gazette/BEN GOFF @NWABENGOFF
Elise Hallof, a teaching artist with Trike Theatre, leads campers in an improv exercise called ‘Night at the Museum’ on Monday July 11, 2016 during Camp Trike Theatre: Improv & Comedy at the Bentonville Community Center. The campers will present a short comedy performance for their families on Friday at the conclusion of the five-day camp. Trike Theatre will also present Camp Trike Theatre: Broadway, with a focus on scripted theater and basic actinic skills, on July 25-29 a the community center.
EUREKA SPRINGS
Eureka Springs School of the Arts
15751 U.S. 62 West
253-5384
essa-art.org
Oil Painting — 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 11-15, beginner/intermediate, $325.
Reverse Glass Painting — 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 11-15, all levels, $195.
Metal Pendulum Sculpture — 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 18-22, all levels, $425.
Watercolor – Inside Out — 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 25-29, all levels, $375.
Intro to Drawing — 5-8 p.m. Mondays, Oct. 2-Nov. 6, all levels, $195.
Door Hardware — 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 2-6, intermediate, $375.
Inking and Illustration — 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 16-20, all levels, $375.
Watercolor Greeting Cards — 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 30-Nov. 3, all levels, $195.
— Becca Martin-Brown
bmartin@nwadg.com
