What: America’s Art Form Concert: “Improvisation, the Essence of Jazz”
When: 3/8/22 @6pm
Where: In-Person
Who: Ages 18+
No Registration Required, Free to the Public
March’s program, “Improvisation, the Essence of Jazz”, will feature Henderson State University’s Dr. Rick Dimond on keyboards and key musical students Julius Carcamo on sax and bass, Austin Murberger on guitar and bass and Kiki Valdivia on acoustic and electric violin.
The Jazz Society scholarship program continues to send music students to jazz summer camp and present jazz education in local communities, including the free outdoor JazzFest on Labor Day weekend.
What: Know It to Grow It: Sustainably Managing Glades: A Rare Plant Community in Arkansas
When: 2/11/22 @ 10am
Where: In-Person
Who: Ages 18+
No Registration
The latest episode in the Garland County Master Gardeners’ “Know It to Grow It” series will be the first in-person program in the series in nearly three years!
This program features special guest Virginia McDaniel, Forestry Technician/ESA Certified Ecologist.
The Ouachita Mountains are home to many rare plant communities, such as glades. Glades are natural openings in the forest, characterized by thin soils and exposed bedrock, that house a diversity of rare plant species. Many of these plants are endemic, meaning they are found in the Ouachita Mountains and nowhere else in the world. However, due to fire suppression, many glade communities have been encroached by cedar trees and other woody species which shade-out the smaller flowering plants. The USDA Forest Service uses thinning and prescribed fire to restore these rare plant communities. The explosion of color on restored glades after a burn is magnificent. Come learn about restoration work the Ouachita National Forest is doing with its valued partners to sustainably manage these important ecological communities.
What: America’s Art Form Concert: “The Harp: Today and Throughout Music History”
When: 2/8/22 @6pm
Where: In-Person
Who: Ages 18+
No Registration Required, Free to the Public
Alisa Coffey, Principal Harpist with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO), will be the guest at the Garland County Library as part of the ongoing music series collaboration with the Hot Springs Jazz Society.
As part of the evening concert, Alisa will provide insight into the workings of the harp, its tuning, its construction, how it is played, and how the harp has been used in the past and its use in music today.
Alisa has been Principal Harpist with the ASO since 2011. She has been featured as soloist with the orchestra several times and will again be featured in the upcoming ASO season. In addition to her work with the ASO, Alisa performs regularly with the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, the Baton Rouge Symphony, and the Shreveport Symphony. Alisa is a sought-after teacher, working with students at the Little Rock School of the Arts, Hendrix College, and the University of Arkansas. She is a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Northern Texas.
What: Helping An Adult Access Literacy Services
When: 2/7/23 @ 10am
Where: Livestreamed at facebook.com/garlandcountylibrary and youtube.com/garlandcolibrary
Who: Ages 18+
No Registration
The staff at The Literacy Council of Garland County will discuss how to identify an adult who struggles with reading and how to help them access free services to improve their skills.
