FUN
‘Jurassic Quest’
Play with baby “dinosaurs,” excavate fossils and train a raptor while dodging Spinosaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex as interactive dinosaur show “Jurassic Quest” makes two Arkansas appearances:
◼️ Noon-6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. May 18 at the Rogers Convention Center, 3303 S. Pinnacle Hills Parkway, Rogers. Tickets are $22-$85; visit tinyurl.com/2u3r232w.
◼️ Noon-6 p.m. May 30, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. May 31, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. June 1 at the Conway Expo and Events Center, 2505 E. Oak St., Conway. Tickets are $22-$40. Visit tinyurl.com/thrzh342.
Using code DINO30 gets you 30% off online tickets.
“‘Jurassic Quest’ provides unforgettable adventure, transporting families through 165 million years of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods to roam among true-to-life versions of the creatures that once ruled the Earth,” according to a news release.
Features of the show include:
◼️ “Real fossils like T-Rex teeth, a triceratops horn and much more
◼️m “Live dinosaur shows all day and meet baby dinos
◼️ “The largest ride-able dinosaurs in North America
◼️ “Interactive science and art activities, including a giant fossil dig
◼️ “Dino rides, bounce houses and inflatable attractions
◼️ “‘Triceratots’ soft play area for junior explorers
◼️ “Photo opportunities, face painting and more!
◼️ “The one-of-a-kind interactive Raptor Training Experience
◼️ “‘The Quest,’ a self-guided scavenger hunt-style activity where budding paleontologists can become Junior Park Rangers
◼️ “A fun and fact-filled video tour.”
Visit jurassicquest.com.
THEATER
‘On Golden Pond’
Argenta Contemporary Theater, 405 Main St., North Little Rock, stages “On Golden Pond” by Earnest Thompson, 7 p.m. Wednesday-Friday and May 20-23 and 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, 22 and 24. Bob Bidewell plays Norman, with Kelly Ponder as Ethel, Matthew Maguire as Charlie, Brooke Wallace as Chelsea, Chris Flowers as Bill and Davis Chrysler as Billy Ray. Quinn Gasaway directs. Tickets are $28-$88. Visit argentacontemporarytheatre.org.
ART
‘Postcards’ on display
“Postcards,” images of postcards by Sherwood photographer, illustrator and sculptor Mark Wittig, is on display through May 30 at the North Little Rock Public Library System’s Innovation Hub, 204 E. Fourth St., North Little Rock, with an Argenta Third Friday Art Walk reception, 5-8 p.m. Friday. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 10 a.m.-2 p.m. the third Saturday of each month (May 23). Admission to the venue and the reception is free. Call (501) 907-6570 or visit NLRlibrary.org.
‘Most Elusive Artist’
Rarely seen watercolors, block prints, ceramics and sketches alongside more recognizable works by Ocean Springs, Miss., artist Walter Inglis Anderson (1903-1965) are part of a 40-piece traveling exhibition titled “The South’s Most Elusive Artist: Walter Inglis Anderson,” opening with a 5:30-7 p.m. reception Friday at the South Arkansas Arts Center, 110 East Fifth Street, El Dorado.
Most of the works come from the permanent collection of the Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs and Anderson’s estate. Some of it has never previously left Mississippi.
Anderson was born in New Orleans but spent the majority of his life in the small seaside town of Ocean Springs. He was classically trained at the New York School of Fine and Applied Art and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Admission is free. Call (870) 862-5474.
Art Market artists
The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts’ inaugural Art Market, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 6 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 7 throughout the museum, 501 E. Ninth St., Little Rock, will include works by 39 artists from Arkansas, Texas, Tennessee, Missouri, Oklahoma and Arizona — 34 chosen by a panel of three jurors and and five artists and galleries by invitation.
The list:
◼️ Laurie Ament of Little Rock, owner of Isinglass Design, who creates handcrafted lampwork glass beads
◼️ Sculptor and landscaper Joe Barnett of Little Rock
◼️ Metalsmith Deitra Blackwell of Little Rock
◼️ Lynda Bodenheimer of Paron, who works with art glass
◼️ Lacy Cain of Little Rock, “whose expressive visual storytelling blends her background in literature, fashion and fine art into deeply personal creations,” according to a news release
◼️ Emma Estelle Chambers of Little Rock, who creates paintings and ceramics using hand-processed pigments made from Arkansas rocks and minerals
◼️ Ceramic sculptor India Taylor Childress of Little Rock
◼️ Ceramic artist John Dyas of Bella Vista
◼️ Ceramic artists Jenny and Sam Dowd of Prairie Grove
◼️ Kelly Edwards of Little Rock, who creates modern, three dimensional wall hangings intriguing vessels, sculpture and tile work
◼️ Printmaking center Flatbed Press of Austin, Texas
◼️ Little Rock textile artist Abigail Enthrone
◼️ Little Rock muralist, printmaker and illustrator Perrion Hurd
◼️ Little Rock painter Nisha Jaiswal, originally from western India, whose work draws inspiration from traditional Warli art
◼️ Heidi Johnson of Little Rock, founder of Delette Resin Designs, who creates one-of-a-kind resin vases that blend stones, glass, and crystals
◼️ North Little Rock mosaic artist Daniel Koops
◼️ Little Rock jeweler, photographer and designer Sharon Landon
◼️ Missouri City, Texas, collage artist Guiteau Lanoue
◼️ Memphis artist Ansley Larsson, who creates one-of-a-kind jewelry from goose eggshells
◼️ Cabot cyanotype and fiber artist Mellissa “Mo” Lashbrook
◼️ Alexander metalsmith Loni Lichti of Silver Phoenix Designs
◼️ Rogers’ MIXD Gallery
◼️ Springdale glass artist Ron Mynatt
◼️ Phoenix-based printmaker Daniella Napolitano
◼️ Little Rock ceramicist Jennifer Parren
◼️ Memphis botanical sculptor John Powell
◼️ North Little Rock sculptor Jayne Pyle
◼️ Dallas jewelry artist Sue Rogers
◼️ Fox, Ark., glass artist Patricia Sage
◼️ Cabot ceramic and fused glass artist Andrea “Andy” Sandage
◼️ Little Rock wood sculptor Sandra Sell
◼️ Leachville, Ark., painter Sara Sills, who works in textured acrylics and found objects
◼️ Little Rock found-object sculptor Tod Switch
◼️ Conway artist and educator Cicely Trice-Collins
◼️ Yellville glass artist Daniel Van Antwerp
◼️ Pittsburg, Tenn., woodturning artist Jon Wellborn
◼️ Little Rock minimalist abstract artist Laura Welshans
◼️ Reian Willams of Edmond, Okla., who works primarily in portraiture and figurative oil paintings
◼️ Columbia, Mo., weaver Ruth Wright.
Visit arkmfa.org/event/amfa-art-market.