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MUSIC: all this jazz …
Arkansas jazz musicians TeRoy Betton Jr., Irene Crutchfield Brown, Bill Craig, Jackie Lamar and Ken Walker join the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame at an “Jazz Celebration Induction Ceremony,” sponsored and presented by the Arkansas Jazz Heritage Foundation, Monday 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the 1885 House of Representatives, Old State House Museum, 300 W. Markham St., Little Rock.
The post-induction jazz celebration will include a combo of Hall of Fame members: Joe Vick (bass vertical, 2014), Brian Brown (drums, 2018) and Clyde Pound (keyboards, 2020). Doors open at 7 p.m .; There will be snacks, snacks and table seats for about 100. Admission is $ 40, $ 20 for foundation members who have paid their $ 20 fees 2022-23. Visit the foundation’s Facebook page, facebook.com/Arkansas-Jazz-Heritage-Foundation-115070468552197.
Screenings at the “Men in Black” theater over the weekend of July 4 mark the 25th anniversary of its premiere. (Special for the Democratic Gazette)
Movie: ‘Men in Black’ back
Theaters will be screened “Men in Black” in a new 4K version over the weekend of July 4, marking the 25th anniversary of its release. Breckenridge Village 12 and Colonel Glenn 18 of Little Rock will show the film at 3 and 7 p.m., July 3, and 7 p.m., July 4. The Movie Tavern in Little Rock will screen at 7pm on July 3rd and 7pm on July 4th. And Fayetteville Razorback Cinema and Malco Ft Smith Cinema will screen it at 3pm on July 3rd and 7pm on July 4th. Visit fathomevents.com for ticket information.
AUDITIONS: ‘Disaster!’ pit
Arkansas Public Theater will be held auditions for the musical “Disaster!” by Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick (concept created by Rudetsky and Drew Geraci; additional material by Geraci), 7 p.m. Monday, June 20 at the Victory Theater, 116 S. Second St., Rogers. Auditions will be based on script readings, singing and dance combination; Download and rehearse a rehearsal package, including schedules, scenes, character descriptions, and rehearsal schedules, at arkansaspublictheatre.org. Doors open at 6:30 p.m .; Callbacks, if necessary, will take place at 19:00 on June 21. Production dates are July 29-31, August 4-7, and August 11-14. Call (479) 631-8988 for more information.
ETC .: Preservation talk
Pat Johnson, founder of the Eddie Mae Herron Center Museum in Pocahontas, gives a virtual talk today at 3:30 p.m. as part of the Series of virtual speakers Women in preservation, focused on Arkansas women working to preserve the state’s historic sites. Admission is “free”, but prior registration is required at tinyurl.com/28saa3yu. The talk will also be streamed live on Preserve Arkansas’ YouTube channel, youtube.com/channel/UC-N_aGiEaksTp724-nGzbhw. Support for the series comes from DEMX Architecture.
