WAC HOLDS AUDITIONS
Walton Arts Center is hosting auditions for the children’s cast in Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker from 1 to 6 p.m. Sept. 30 in Starr Theater.
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet is casting for the roles of party girls and party boys, Mounties, mice, angels, polar bears and reindeer. To audition, children must meet the following requirements: be between the ages of 7 and 15 years old (as of Nov. 23); be between 3 feet 8 inches and 5 feet 3 inches; must wear dance attire for audition, which includes any solid color bodysuit, tights, ballet slippers, hair in a neat bun and no jewelry for girls, and white shirt or bodysuit, black shorts or tights, ballet slippers and neat hair for boys.
Children must be present when handing in the audition registration to verify height requirements, and a current photograph will be required to register for the audition. Head shots or school photos are acceptable.
Audition schedule is as follows: 1 to 2:15 p.m., registration for all auditioning students in Starr Theater; 2:30 to 3:45 p.m., audition class for children 7 to 8 years old; and 4 to 5:45 p.m., audition class for children 9 years old and older.
Performances of Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s The Nutcracker are 7 p.m. Nov. 23, 2 and 7 p.m. Nov. 24 and 2 p.m. Nov. 25 in Walton Arts Center’s Baum Walker Hall. Tickets range from $19 to $52 plus applicable fees and can be purchased in person at the Walton Arts Center Box Office
Information: (479) 443-5600 or waltonartscenter.org.
UAMS OFFERS VACCINATIONS
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Schmieding Caregiver Training Program and Walgreens are working together to provide adult vaccinations Sept. 28 at the UAMS Schmieding Center for Senior Health and Education in Springdale.
Adult vaccinations for flu and pneumonia will be administered from 9 to 11 a.m. at the center at 2422 N. Thompson, Suite B. A TDap (tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough) booster vaccine and a vaccine for shingles will be offered as well. Educational information on the importance of vaccinations will be distributed to patients.
Anyone interested in receiving a vaccination at the event should bring their insurance card for billing.
Information: (479) 751-3043 (ext. 245) or email BM [email protected].
ARTISTS SOUGHT
Community Creative Center is looking for artists who create handmade items for the 2018 Holiday Gift Market, which will take place from Nov. 23 to Dec. 16 in Walton Arts Center’s McBride Studio. Gifts ranging from ceramics, jewelry, cards/paper, woodwork, glass, fiber, paintings, homemade goods and functional works are perfect items. CCC will handle all transactions with artists retaining 60 percent of their sales.
Applications are available online through Sept.
30.
Information: community creativecenter.org.
PROSTATE TESTS SET
There will be a free screening and education workshop for men ages 45 to 75 from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 2 at Highlands Oncology Group, 808 S. 52nd St. in Rogers. Learn about the benefits and risks of a prostate cancer screening and decide if screening is right for you. Screening is a PSA blood test and physical exam of the prostate. The physical exam is optional.
Information: (479) 544-0581 or email [email protected].