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Upcoming Events Cirque Mechanics Birdhouse Factory Nov. 18 | Tickets $10 This exciting cirque-style show takes place in an unexpected setting – a factory, where machinery and circus artistry combine in fantastic ways. Prepare to see law-defying acrobatics, trapeze artists, comedy and more. It's a fun, feel- good show perfect for your whole family! Asleep at the Wheel Dec. 8 The 10-time Grammy ® Award winning national touring phenomenon led by legendary front man Ray Benson and called "one of the best live acts in the business" (Reuters) is Comin' Right At Ya! with holiday favorites and 1970's Americana tunes, including "On Route 66," "Choo Choo Ch'Boogie," "The Letter that Johnny Walker Read" and more! Ray Bonneville Dec. 9 A hard driving, blues-dipped singer-songwriter, Ray Bonneville won the International Blues Challenge in 2012 representing the Ozarks Blues Society. With a greasy guitar style, horn-like harmonica, smoky vocals and pulsing foot percussion, few can ride a groove like Ray Bonneville. Samara Joy Dec. 10 With a voice as smooth as velvet, Samara Joy's star rises with each performance. Following her win in the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, 21-year-old Ella Fitzgerald Scholar began recording her debut album backed by the Pasquale Grasso Trio – released in July 2021. Come hear a young vocalist bound for stardom! WAC + SoNA present The Snowman: A Family Concert Dec. 12 | Tickets $10! The tradition continues! Join us for a special screening of The Snowman, with the original score performed live by SoNA. Following the screening, acclaimed Music Director Paul Haas will lead the audience in a sing-a-long of other holiday favorites. Joins us for a merry and bright afternoon of family- friendly symphonic music! Media support: NWADG, NWABJ, KUAF 495 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville, AR 72701 waltonartscenter.org | 479.443.5600 Cirque Mechanics Asleep at the Wheel Ray Bonneville Celebrating 30 Years! Series Sponsors: The Snowman: A Family Concert Samara Joy Additional support provided by Candace & David Starling, Cece Box, Dick & Margaret Rutherford and Tom & Jill King West Street Live presented by Neal Pendergraft NOVEMBER 14-20, 2021 WHAT'S UP! 11 community theater are the people you meet and the friends you make." In the story, Miklos Hammerschmidt (played by Jon Gustafson) owns a shop selling perfume, soaps and lotions in 1937 Hungary. Loyal employee George Horvath (John Hall) works hard in the shop and takes solace in his romantic pen pal relationship with a young woman. But will the romance survive when George learns that his beloved mystery woman is actually Amalia, the prickly co-worker he bickers with day in and day out? "The employees love and respect and fear [Hammerschmidt] all at once," Gustafson says of his character. "He has long believed he has lived a successful life in business and in his personal life. Then he learns he has been betrayed and struggles to know the details of events and their meaning for his future." Gustafson adds that as a neurologist in his real life, "the tension between work and family are very real, and I closely identify with Mr. Hammerschmidt in this matter. I have not faced the specific difficulties my character is experiencing, but I understand the disappointment of things not working out as you imagined." As for George, Hall calls him "an idealist who is very much in his head about the way things ought to be instead of how they are. I get that a lot [myself]!" "My husband and I weren't unlike Amalia and George in the early days of our relationship, a fact that makes this show even more special," says Lambdin-Bolin. "Working with him [as stage manager] on this production has brought back many fond memories and made many more." In the Fort Smith Little Theatre production of "Parfumerie," loyal employee George Horvath (John Hall) works hard in the shop and takes solace in his romantic pen pal relationship with a young woman. But will the romance survive when George learns that his beloved mystery woman is actually Amalia Balash (Emilee Dale), the prickly co-worker he bickers with day in and day out? (Courtesy Photo)