Told in a boxing ring over six rounds, “The Royale” is an electrifying adrenaline rush that shows us the human cost of making history. From playwright Marco Ramirez comes a story inspired by the real-world boxer Jack Johnson who — as a black man at the height of the Jim Crow era – became the […]

Experience an evening of food and wine tasting with live and silent auctions at the John Q. Hammons Center. The Private Reserve Tasting is from 6-7 p.m. and general admission starts at 7 p.m. For details, visit www.cff.org/Arkansas.

Set in turn-of-the-century New York City, this musical featuring a Tony Award-winning score is the rousing tale of Jack Kelly, a charismatic newsboy and leader of a band of teenaged “newsies.” When titans of publishing raise distribution prices at the newboys’ expense, Jack rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions […]