Morning News Update

Friday, April 26, 2024

Out and about NWA

  • En pointe — Ozark Ballet Theater presents Sergei Prokofiev’s “Cinderella”. at 2 p.m. April 27 at Bentonville West High School. Artist Emily Bromberg will dance the role of Cinderella.
  • Get loud — Live, loud music is planned for day one of AMMPlify Fest in the dining hall at Mount Sequoyah in Fayetteville. Tomorrow the ‘Rites of Spring’ festivities continue with an art sale featuring work priced at less than $100 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Food and beverages will be available and a DJ will be spinning tunes. Admission is free to all both events.
  • Music and movement — Schola Cantorum performs all 25 movements of Carl Orff’s 1936 cantata with choreography from NWA Ballet Theater at 7:30 p.m. tonight for ‘Carmina Burana: ‘The Conflict Within,’ at Faulkner Performing Arts Center in Fayetteville.

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