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Welcome to Walton Arts Center!

Whether you are a season subscriber or new to Walton Arts Center, we are committed to providing everyone an outstanding performing arts experience.

With more than 60 performances this season, there is something for everyone – from award-winning Broadway musicals to our eclectic and entertaining 10x10 Arts Series, live music, as well as kids and family shows.

Don’t miss the 9th Annual Artosphere: Arkansas’ Arts and Nature Festival in June, featuring the Artosphere Festival Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Corrado Rovaris.

These world-class arts experiences don’t just entertain. They connect us to one another and instill a sense of community and compassion. Art allows us to embrace different cultures and ideas and to learn from each other. Learning through the arts is a timeless tradition that Walton Arts Center strives to make available for everyone in our community.

Walton Arts Center also supports performing arts education in area schools and training for teachers. From the Colgate Classroom Series to our SmART Residency Program and the Northwest Arkansas Jazz All-Stars, we use performing arts to help students learn and retain more. This work is supported by granting organizations, corporations and more than 1,000 Friends of Walton Arts Center. Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to support these invaluable education efforts.

Thank you for supporting Walton Arts Center and for helping to bring unique arts experiences to Northwest Arkansas. We couldn’t do it without donors, patrons and volunteers like you!

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FEBRUARY Pasadena Roof Orchestra Feb. 24 Theatre Company Cahoots NI presents Shh! We Have a Plan Feb. 25 Mummenschanz you & me Feb. 27

An Evening with Peter Yarrow March 31 APRIL An Evening with Martin Sexton April 4 VoicePlay April 6 VoiceJam Competition April 7

MARCH Raul Midón March 1 Alicia Olatuja March 2 RENT 20th Anniversary Tour March 2-4 Aquila Theatre Company’s Sense and Sensibility March 8

Trike Theatre presents Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse April 13-14 & 20-21 wellRED Comedy Tour’s From Dixie with Love April 14 I’m With Her April 17

Conrad Herwig April 28

PostSecret: The Show March 9-10

Northwest Arkansas Jazz All-Stars Youth Ensemble April 30

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Charlie Daniels Band May 10 The Sound of Music May 15-20 Ravé Mehta’s FLOW May 24 JUNE Art of Wine Festival June 8-9 Artosphere: Arkansas’ Arts + Nature Festival June 10-23 Diana Krall June 28

Beautiful - The Carole King Musical April 24-29

Dublin Guitar Quartet March 9

Jazzy Ash & the Leaping Lizards March 27

Ailie Cohen Puppet Maker’s The Secret Life of Suitcases May 9

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Beautiful – The Carole King Musical tells the inspiring true story of King’s 8 SHOWS / remarkable rise to stardom, from being part of a hit songwriting team with her husband Gerry Goffin, to her relationship with fellow writers and best friends Cynthia Weil and Barry Mann, to becoming one of the most successful solo acts in popular music history. Along the way, she made more than beautiful music, she wrote the soundtrack to a generation. Featuring a stunning array of beloved songs, Beautiful took home two 2014 Tony Awards® and a 2015 Grammy Award®.

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The10x10ArtsSeries Pasadena Roof Orchestra

Dublin Guitar Quartet

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Artosphere Festival Orchestra

The 10x10 Arts Series continues with five more extraordinary performances! All tickets to 10x10 Series shows are $10 and include a pre-show Creative Conversation and a post-show party.

Pasadena Roof Orchestra

Dublin Guitar Quartet

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March 9, 2018

Swing is in. Top DJs are stocking up on old vinyl copies of the great big bands, trendsetting clubs are vying to outdo each other with their swing and electro-swing nights, and Pasadena Roof Orchestra (PRO) is the band responsible for starting the revival. The 11-piece orchestra — with its authentic 1920s and ’30s aura, technically brilliant delivery, rousing atmosphere and light-hearted musical style — has been grooving for more than 45 years, first bursting onto the scene after discovering over 1,000 swing-era arrangements in their founder’s attic. The PRO has since earned a reputation for transporting what some might consider “antiquated” music into modernity in a fashion both fascinating and authentic. This thrilling concert experience is sure to keep you swinging for years to come!

Described as a “quartet with a difference” by the Irish Times, the Dublin Guitar Quartet (DGQ) is the first classical guitar ensemble entirely devoted to new music. Since its formation at the Dublin Conservatory of Music and Drama, DGQ has worked to expand the limited repertoire by commissioning new works and adapting modern masterpieces intended for instruments other than guitar, bringing attention to some of the world’s leading composers. With a keen sensitivity to the musical and emotional demands of each composition, these artists incorporate ingenious textures that transform the standard guitar sound, arousing audiences with rhythms and harmonies that buzz, clunk and ring like gongs.

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Aquila Theatre Company’s Sense and Sensibility March 8, 2018 With precision, sensitivity and high voltage energy, Aquila Theatre Company articulates the human essence inherent in classical drama and expands the canon of classical works for the stage. At the hand of artistic director Desiree Sanchez, this production incorporates an innovative use of space, movement, design and sound, combining the techniques of British and American theater to present a bold and exciting adaptation of one of Jane Austen’s most popular novels, Sense and Sensibility. Living in a world in which choices are limited, especially for women, this story poignantly and cleverly illustrates the effects of economic uncertainty brought about by rules of inheritance.

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Ravé Mehta’s FLOW May 24, 2018 Enter a world where music, yoga, art, mindfulness and dance all converge into one awe-inspiring, soul-healing experience. FLOW is a live piano concert by award-winning composer, producer and pianist Ravé Mehta, choreographed by lululemon ambassador and yoga dancer Kristen Schneider and accompanied by the awe-inspiring vocals of award-winning singer Radha Mehta. Infused with yogainspired artistry, such as piano yoga, yoga dance, acro-yoga, aerial yoga and more, FLOW will take you on a musical journey filled with grace, beauty, elegance, creativity and love. Partly choreographed and partly improvised, this show is an original experience that will allow you to be fully in the moment, free and open to whatever may come.

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Charlie Daniels Band May 10, 2018 Few artists have left a more indelible mark on America’s musical landscape than Charlie Daniels. Since forming the Charlie Daniels Band in 1972, this fiddlin’ man has received numerous accolades, including induction into the Grand Ole Opry, the Musicians Hall of Fame and, in 2016, the Country Music Hall of Fame. Over his career, Daniels has populated the radio with such memorable hits as “Long Haired Country Boy,” “The South’s Gonna Do It Again,” “In America” and of course, his signature song, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.” Now, this country music icon takes the Walton Arts Center stage for the first time ever to prove that, even at 80 years old, he’s still got it!

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OneNightOnly Special Events This Season

From Dixie with Love

An Evening with Jason Mraz, Solo Acoustic

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From Dixie with Love April 14, 2018

March 30, 2018 | SOLD OUT Jason Mraz has quietly amassed Jason a diverse fan base across the Mraz globe. Since getting his start in coffeehouses in San Diego, Mraz has brought his positive message and soulful, folk-pop sound to rapt audiences around the world through his vibrant recordings, humorous live performances and philanthropic efforts. Along the way, he has earned numerous platinum certifications for his various releases, made pop history with record-breaking hits like “I’m Yours” and “I Won’t Give Up,” racked up two Grammy® Awards, won the prestigious Songwriter Hall of Fame Hal David Award, and sold out amphitheaters and arenas around the world, including sell-outs at such iconic venues as The Hollywood Bowl, Madison Square Garden, and London’s O2 Arena.

Diana Krall

Trae Crowder (aka “The Liberal Redneck”), Drew Morgan and Corey Ryan Forrester are stand-up comedy and writing partners.

The trio has been touring nationally to sold-out clubs and theaters in support of their best-selling book, Liberal Redneck Manifesto: Draggin Dixie Outta the Dark. This year’s tour, From Dixie With Love, is about celebrating everything great about the South and telling stories from a place of love. It’s about dancing to country music at a gay wedding. It’s about loving your neighbor whether you have the same religion, skin color or sexual preference. It’s about leaving behind bigotry, but remembering the fried okra.

Diana Krall June 28, 2018 Diana Krall is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. To date, her albums have garnered five Grammy® Awards and eight Juno® Awards, and have also earned nine gold, three platinum and seven multi-platinum certifications. Krall’s unique artistry transcends any single musical style and has made her one of the most acclaimed artists of our time.

Krall and her familiar band of Anthony Wilson (guitar), Karriem Riggins (drums), Robert Hurst (bass), and Stuart Duncan (fiddle) have been entertaining audiences with material from Krall’s latest album, Turn Up The Quiet, during the most recent North American tour. Earning critical praise, MOJO Magazine called the new album “spectacular” and said Krall was in “top form.” People Magazine said, “Diana Krall’s new music will have fans falling for her all over again.”

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The Young King

Slingsby Theater Company’s

The Young King

May 5, 2018 | 2 shows

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The achingly beautiful and tender language of Oscar Wilde joins the intimate and magical world of internationally acclaimed Slingsby Theater Company of Australia, as we journey to faraway lands replete with rich rewards and challenging choices. The Young King tells the story of a naïve boy raised by goatherds who turns out to be the heir to the kingdom. Untold treasures and privileges are laid at his feet, but at what cost to others?

Performed by two actors and one musician, and enhanced by miniature puppets and shadow play, this interactive performance tells a touching coming of age story that grapples with the ethics of beauty, leadership and compassion, and asks “what kind of King would you be?” Ages 8+ Ailie Cohen Puppet Maker’s

The Secret Life of Suitcases May 9, 2018

In Starr Theater

Larry works in an office and he likes it very much. He likes sorting and tidying and generally putting things in order.

Everything in its place, a place for everything. But one day, a suitcase suddenly appears at his door. A The Secret Life suitcase with a tiny label. A tiny of Suitcases label with Larry’s name on it. And this suitcase has a mission... Join Larry on the adventure of a lifetime as his world gets turned upside down by a fantastical flying suitcase taking him further than he ever thought possible. Co-created by one of Scotland’s top puppetry companies and the UK’s leading theater for young audiences, The Secret Life of Suitcases is a playful, hilarious, huge-hearted piece for small people with giant imaginations. Ages 7+ 18

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KidsSeries Theatre Company Cahoots NI presents

Shh! We Have a Plan Feb. 25, 2018 | 2 shows

In Starr Theater

Prepare to be enchanted and amazed by this award-winning production featuring magic, music, puppetry and more! Based on the Chris Haughton book of the same title, this delightful and poignant tale follows the journey of some madcap characters all on a quest to capture a beautiful bird perched high in a tree. Sounds simple, but the pursuit soon becomes an obsession and the obsession verges on the absurd! Where will it all end? Join us as the characters learn to love and look after nature, discovering that freedom and kindness are perhaps more important than getting what you want at any cost. Ages 3+

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Jazzy Ash & the Leaping Lizards March 27, 2018 Jazzy Ash grew up with her mother from New Orleans and her father from Trinidad. Music infused her home life every day, from jazz to Caribbean rhythms to the lively children’s music which was playing all the time for the kids in her mother’s home day care.

She often spent summers in New Orleans with her aunts and grandparents, enjoying the culture and music that permeated their West Bank neighborhood. Ash and her band have had the pleasure of performing at New York’s Lincoln Center among other legendary venues. Her music has been featured by the LA Times and NPR, and continues to top the Children’s Music Charts. Ages 4+ Jazzy Ash & the Leaping Lizards

Trike Theatre presents

Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse April 13-21, 2018 | 6 shows

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Lilly loves almost everything! She loves school, she loves wearing disguises, she loves her awesome teacher, but not her stinky baby brother Julius. Lilly has her own way of doing things and even on the bad days, when she wears her movie star sunglasses and a purple plastic purse that plays music, how bad can it be? Adapted from the award-winning children’s books by Kevin Henkes, Trike Theatre brings to life Lilly’s hilarious and heart-felt journey where even young mice make mistakes and have to find the courage to apologize. Ages 3+ waltonartscenter.org

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Mummenschanz you & me

VoicePlay

Mummenschanz you & me

VoicePlay

Feb. 27, 2018

April 6, 2018

Since its successful three-year run on Broadway, Swiss-based experimental mime troupe Mummenschanz has pioneered a new form of visual theater using shadow, light and creative manipulation of objects, resulting in a stunning spectacle that transcends cultural barriers and sparks the imagination. Making their Walton Arts Center debut, these “musicians of silence” bring their surreal, signature large-scale masks to life and revive an historic tradition of acrobatics, with each scene set to only the soundtrack of the awe, joy and laughter of the audience. Celebrating its 45th anniversary, this revolutionary group returns to the U.S. to present a show full of originality, exceptional ingenuity, surprises and deft satirical touches.

Original. Imaginative. Ridiculous. What began quite literally as a street corner barbershop act has now evolved into an internationally acclaimed touring sensation. Seen nationwide on Season 4 of NBC’s “The Sing-Off,” VoicePlay is unlike any other theatrical experience, recreating the orchestrated sound of an entire musical production with nothing but the human voice.

Amazing, humorous, vertigo-inducing harmonies pepper this vocal band’s signature sound as they ping-pong between eras and styles, lacing their shows with inventive and often hilarious onstage theatrics. A show fit for all ages, VoicePlay stops in Northwest Arkansas to headline the 2018 VoiceJam A Cappella Festival with a sound you have to hear to believe.

PostSecret: The Show March 9-10, 2018 | 3 shows

Additional support provided by Kelly & Marti Sudduth

In Starr Theater

If you love exploratory theater pieces, this is the can’t-miss show of the season! PostSecret: The Show is a visual, auditory and emotional journey through the beauty and complication of our deepest fears, ambitions and confessions. Using projected images and video, three actors guide the audience through a narrative of the stories behind secrets: sexual, sad, funny and controversial postcards that have made postsecret.com one of the most popular blogs in the world. With the bravery of RENT and the surprising honesty of The Vagina Monologues, this show is a breakthrough in storytelling, sourced from over a million anonymous and artful secrets mailed on postcards to artist, curator and internet phenomenon Frank Warren.

PostSecret: The Show

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Conrad Herwig

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Conrad Herwig April 28, 2018 Atop both the performing and jazz educational fields, trombonist Conrad Herwig’s professional performance career commenced with big band stints with a number of iconic and legendary figures, including Miles Davis, Joe Henderson, Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente and Frank Sinatra, among many others. Equally well-versed in the be-bop, hard bop and modern jazz musical languages, and armed with composition and arrangement credits for both small and large ensembles, Herwig is able to step into virtually any situation and deliver – making him one of the most in-demand jazz artists and educators at major universities and conservatories around the world. Herwig will weave his musical mastery into an ensemble that features NWA’s finest musicians.

The Northwest Arkansas Jazz All-Stars Youth Ensemble April 30, 2018

Alicia Olatuja

Alicia Olatuja March 2, 2018 Praised by The New York Times as “a singer with a strong and luscious tone and an amiably regal presence on stage,” Alicia Olatuja has been astounding audiences with her exquisite vocals, artistic versatility and captivating demeanor since 2013, when she performed as a featured soloist with the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir at President Obama’s second inauguration. Influenced by a wide range of musical styles, from gospel and soul to jazz and classical, Olatuja has developed a special talent: a full-bodied tone, precise pitch balanced with soulful honesty and personal engagement at the lowest whisper or highest wail.

The Northwest Arkansas Jazz The Northwest Arkansas Jazz All-Stars Youth Ensemble — All-Stars Youth Ensemble a group of gifted high school musicians from around the region — presents an evening of Big Band Jazz with guest artist Conrad Herwig on International Jazz Day! This is the second year that Walton Arts Center has offered talented young artists from the area the opportunity to participate in this intensive, immersive music education experience. After receiving training from professional jazz musicians, including internationally acclaimed trombonist and educator Herwig, the All-Stars will demonstrate their newly developed skills and techniques in a live performance. Don’t miss the chance to see these up-and-coming local musicians in a special concert celebrating the future of jazz!

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A concert series for music lovers like you!

All shows in Starr Theater

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Martin Sexton April 4, 2018 Raul Midón

Peter Yarrow

Martin Sexton

Raul Midón March 1, 2018 Raul Midón is a distinctive and searching artist, characterized by a silky tenor voice and a syncopated, flamenco and jazz-infused guitar style. Bass, harmony and melodic lines fly from the fretboard in a way that belies the fact that all the music is produced by just two hands. In his own words, the musician, blind since birth, describes it best. His music is “for those who are interested in going beyond notions of genre – it’s for listeners with open ears, open minds, open hearts.”

Syracuse native Martin Sexton got his start singing in the streets and subways of Boston in the early ‘90s. Still fiercely independent and headlining venues from The Fillmore to Carnegie Hall, he has influenced a generation of contemporary artists. His songs have appeared in television series such as Scrubs, Parenthood, Masters of Sex and in numerous films, though it’s his incendiary live show, honest lyrics and vocal prowess that keep fans coming back for more.

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The 2017/18 Season Continues!

Paul Haas, Music Director sonamusic.org

3.10.18 Pops: Fayetteville Jazz Collective 5.5.18 Masterworks III: La Bohème

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Arkansas’ Arts + Nature Festival Returns June 10-23!

Walton Arts Center proudly presents the 9th Annual Artosphere Festival, featuring free and ticketed events fun for the whole family! Experience art, music and nature at locations throughout NWA. Download the Artosphere App or visit artospherefestival.org for tickets and a complete festival lineup.

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Chapel Music Series Listen to exquisite music played in local churches and architectural marvels.

Still on the Hill: Water Music

Arx Duo

June 10, 6:30pm | Sassafras Springs Vineyard, Springdale June 11, 6:30pm | Cooper Memorial Chapel, Bella Vista

June 13, 7pm | Hunt Chapel, Rogers

Dover Quartet June 12, 7pm | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Fayetteville

With the Dover Quartet and Zorá String Quartet June 20, 7pm | Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville

Artosphere Festival Orchestra

Artosphere Trail Mix

Corrado Rovaris, Music Director

Explore our local trail systems and enjoy one-of-a-kind outdoor artistic experiences along the way.

More than 90 premier musicians from around the world come together for a series of truly inspired orchestral performances.

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June 15, 8pm | Crystal Bridges Museum LIVE of American Art, Bentonville Program: Jonny Greenwood’s Water and Mozart’s Flute & Harp Concerto and Symphony No. 38 “Prague”

Beethoven Masterworks June 19, 7pm | Walton Arts Center Program: Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor” with pianist Maurizio Baglini and Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” with live animation by Grégoire Pont

Artosphere Finale: The American Spirit June 23, 8pm | Walton Arts Center Program: Leonard Bernstein’s Overture to Candide and Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, Jennifer Higdon’s Viola Concerto with violist Roberto Díaz, and John Adams’ Short Ride in a Fast Machine Artosphere Festival Sponsors

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Trail Mix: Bentonville June 16, 11am to 1pm | Downtown Square to Crystal Bridges Trail Mix comes to Downtown Bentonville with artists and musicians performing at trail locations between the Square and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Visitors should also plan to attend the Crystal Bridges Garden Party, featuring AFO musicians, from 11am to 4pm.

Visual Arts Topo Map for School Avenue Opens April 2018 | Fayetteville’s School Ave. An outdoor art installation by eco artist Stacy Levy.

The Bleak and the Burgeoning

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Opens June 19 | Walton Arts Center See page 33 for exhibition details.

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Beyond the show…

Be more than an audience member – participate in these fun events and explore the arts from a new perspective! For more information visit waltonartscenter.org/engage.

Arts and Appetizers

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Feed your appetite for theatrical insider info with these delightful and insightful conversations hosted by Walton Arts Center’s Vice President of Programs & Executive Producer, Scott Galbraith.

Along with occasional special guests, Scott will provide context, backstage stories and historical perspectives designed to enhance your theatergoing experience.

Mark your calendar for these dates and register at waltonartscenter.org or 479.443.5600.

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Cash bar will be available.

Broadway Book Club (BBC) Calling all lovers of Broadway and books!

If you’re currently a member of a book club or have never participated in one before... this is the club for you! Members of the Broadway Book Club (BBC) will register and read a book curated by our staff that relates to an upcoming Broadway show at WAC. By joining the BBC, you will have access to discounted tickets to the accompanying show as well as an opportunity to join a lively discussion with other BBC members. Choose as many books from the list as you’d like!

For a list of books and to register, contact our Group Sales Coordinator, Kimberly Jones, at kjones@waltonartscenter.org or 479.571.2719. Ticket prices will vary.

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VisualArts Visual Arts

Ryan McGinness Dark Energy (left) © Ryan McGinness Ryan McGinness Untitled (middle) © Ryan McGinness

The Joy Pratt Markham Gallery presents exhibitions of works by both emerging and internationally recognized artists. Visit the gallery and enjoy the three remaining shows of the 2017/18 Season.

Shepard Fairey Rise Above (right) © Shepard Fairey

The Grammar of Ornament Through March 17

Gallery Hours

This exhibition explores the interdisciplinary practices of contemporary artists who sit at the intersection of art and design to consider the ways that ornament can create visual languages.

Featured artists include Shepard Fairey, Mary Judge and Ryan McGinness. Also on display are loaned prints taken from Specimens of Chromatic Wood Type, Borders, &c. by William H. Page, courtesy of the NWA Chapter of the Association of Illustrators and Graphic Artists.

Monday – Friday / Noon - 2pm One hour prior to most performances

Adornment: Beauty in Excess March 29 – May 25 Opening reception: March 30, 5pm The six contemporary artists in this exhibition fuse intimate objects, delicate materials and obsessive processes to explore the uncertainty of our physical condition and the vulnerability of the human body.

Featured artists include April Dauscha, Carson Fox, Roberto Mannino, Matt Neff, Piper Shepard and Kayte Terry.

Tours also available by appointment. Please call 479.571.2766 to schedule a tour.

Gallery admission is free

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The Bleak and the Burgeoning June 19 – Oct. 7 Opening reception: June 19, 5pm Presented as part of WAC’s annual Artosphere: Arkansas’ Arts + Nature Festival, the works in this exhibition, including large-scale installations, are physically curated in ways that reveal both an independent sense of personal geography and a collective experience of fragile terrains. Featured artists include Amber Cowan, Masey Craddock, Leonardo Drew, Lauren Fensterstock and Judy Pfaff.

Amber Cowan Bridesmaids Forest

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to this year’s Masquerade Ball sponsors, Honorary Chair Judith McKenna, and Event Co-Chairs James Beck and Todd Hanus.

Walton Arts Center’s Corporate Leadership Council hosts annual fundraisers with proceeds supporting arts programs that inspire Northwest Arkansas children, strengthen our schools and our community.

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LearningThroughtheArts Northwest Arkansas has an abundance of world-class arts. But who gets to participate?

Why does it matter? These questions are at the core of Walton Arts Center’s advocacy for students. School boards, superintendents, curriculum leaders, principals, teachers and parents are the gatekeepers to arts field trip participation – unless they value the benefits of participation, too many students get left behind.

When students learn through the arts they develop the critical thinking, collaborative and creative skills necessary to succeed. When students explore their community’s cultural amenities — including Walton Arts Center — they build cultural capital to help them reach the dreams of adulthood.

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Resident Company

Symphony of Northwest Arkansas Season Packed with Variety and Exciting Special Guests

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For more than six decades, the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas has carried out its mission of bringing great music to life.

Made up of the region’s finest professional musicians, SoNA has been delighting symphonic music lovers year after year with classical and pops performances, special concerts and innovative programming.

Established in 1954 as the North Arkansas Symphony, the group changed its name to the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas in 2011.

Maestro Paul Haas also joined the symphony as music director at that time, and today SoNA is reaching thousands each year and selling out performances one stellar season after the next.

SoNA seems to have found the perfect formula for solidifying its golden standing: delivering consistency through distinctive programming, world-renowned guest soloists and classic masterpieces, while keeping the audience on its toes – like when Haas decides to throw fun surprises in to various concert programs.

As a resident company of Walton Arts Center, SoNA’s mainstage concerts are primarily performed at WAC, but in recent years it has also infused itself into the community by performing at venues and events throughout the region, such as the Bentonville Film Festival or Fayetteville Roots Festival, and at the Walmart AMP or Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. “Collaboration has been vital to our success,” SoNA Executive Director Matthew Herren says, adding that the orchestra is expanding its reach now more than ever through community partnerships. “The future of Northwest Arkansas is bright, and classical music will certainly continue to be a part of the landscape.”

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The 2017-18 Season Continues Having already lit up the WAC stage earlier in the season with a rousing performance of Tchaikovsky’s romantic 5th symphony last fall, followed by the annual Christmas Pops spectacular and the family Snowman concert in December, and some brilliant Mozart and Mendelssohn to kick off the new year – SoNA musicians are now set to continue the season with an exciting lineup featuring guest singers and the swinging sounds of a big band.

On March 10, get ready for an evening of iconic Hollywood film music as SoNA teams up with the incomparable Fayetteville Jazz Collective. With selections from Singin’ in the Rain, April in Paris, James Bond, The Pink Panther, Raiders of the Lost Ark and more, this concert features scores from some of the biggest blockbusters in cinema to date!

Danielle Talamantes

And, to finish the season on a high note on May 5, SoNA welcomes an internationally travelled cast of singers for Masterworks III: La Bohème, featuring Puccini’s Act I of La Bohème and Strauss’ epic Also sprach Zarathustra.

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TheatreSquared’s Season 12 Continues with a Bang Six-Play Season Features Regional and World Premieres “Unmissable,” says Robert Ford, artistic director of TheatreSquared (T2). “That’s the best word we can use to describe the 2017/18 six-play season.”

to drinks and perhaps a bit too much honesty. Performances of this existential, funny, scathing and smartly written new comic drama are set for Jan. 24 – Feb. 18, 2018.

“We secured the rights to both the 2015 Tony Award® Winner for Best Musical and the 2016 Tony Award® for Best Play, immediately after their Broadway runs. We [launched] the world premiere of a gripping new play based on untold events in the life of Nina Simone. We’ll bring home an Arkansas playwright’s acclaimed new play — told partly in rap, with comic verve — of how his parents first met as refugees in south Arkansas. And [we’re reimagining] two classics with abundant theatrical invention.”

In March, the season continues with Vietgone, by Arkansas native Qui Nguyen. A modern twist on the all-American love story, this recent off-Broadway hit is a classic boy-meets-girl tale – except this boy and girl are refugees from the Vietnam War newly settled in a relocation camp in Fort Chaffee, Ark. Fresh from its acclaimed 2017 New York debut, Vietgone presents a fresh theatrical take on one Arkansas family’s unique history. Directed

by T2 artist in residence Kholoud Sawaf, performances are slated for March 14 – April 8.

T2’s Season 12 officially launched this past August with 20 performances of the 2015 Tony Award®-winning Best Musical, Fun Home; and in October, the company staged the world premiere of The Champion, inspired by the life of R&B legend Nina Simone. And for the holiday season, T2 offered an inventive twist on Frank Capra’s classic film with It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play.

“Season 12 has already been a record-setter for T2 – we’ve had more sold-out shows in the first half of the [season] than in our past two seasons combined,” says Executive Director Martin Miller. “It’s clear there’s a lot of excitement in Northwest Arkansas for great theater, and the word’s getting out.”

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In the final mainstage production of the season, T2 presents The Hound of the Baskervilles, as freely adapted by Steven Canny and John Nicholson and directed by Mark Shanahan. Packed with verbal and visual ingenuity, this sublimely funny reimagining of the most celebrated Sherlock Holmes mystery is a hypertheatrical tour de force. Performances are April 25 – May 20.

And, in June, TheatreSquared celebrates the best of what’s next with the 2018 Arkansas New Play Festival. Arkansas’ flagship celebration of new plays, the festival will feature two weekends of performances at T2 and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, paired with local craft beers and a host of exclusive behindthe-scenes events from June 8-17.

All T2 mainstage performances take place in Walton Arts Center’s intimate 175-seat Nadine Baum Studio Theater.

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Community Creative Center Celebrating 10 Years of Hands-on Studio Arts in NWA This is a very special year at Community Creative Center. The nonprofit arts organization will be celebrating 10 years of offering art classes and workshops from its home in Walton Arts Center’s Nadine Baum Studios. Pottery, painting, drawing and mixedmedia art classes and workshops for people of all ages and skill levels are the main focus of CCC, along with an extensive arts education program serving NWA schools.

The 10th Anniversary celebration will culminate with an exciting new offering that also marks the beginning of CCC’s newest arts endeavor – the launch of the new Wheel Mobile, a mobile art studio. The custom-designed Winnebago will travel to schools, farmers markets, youth centers and other NWA locations, and will offer the same types of art classes and workshops currently available in the Nadine Baum Studios. “We are thrilled to be working on this exciting new project,” says Putman. “As far as we know, there is no other traveling art studio like the Wheel Mobile anywhere!” Arts accessibility for all has always been central to CCC’s mission, and this new project will allow the organization to reach many more students and community members.

A special anniversary celebration will take place in April and include $10 workshops for kids and adults plus a 10th Anniversary handcrafted pottery sale featuring work by the Center’s teaching artists and staff. “What greater way to thank our friends and family for their support over the years than with the opportunity to enjoy and create more hands-on art,” says Barb Putman, CCC’s executive director.

“For years at CCC,” Putman adds, “we’ve been encouraging people to imagine more. Now, with the Wheel Mobile, we’ve taken our own advice and have imagined a way to bring the arts directly to people where they live, learn, work and play.”

CCC’s regular class schedule will also be available during the spring session for both youth and adults. Along with the multi-week potter’s wheel, figure drawing and painting classes, the Center also offers an array of one-time workshops designed to appeal to a variety of students and interests. Ghost Date Night at CCC invites couples to try out the pottery wheel, calling to mind Patrick and Demi from the movie Ghost. “The point is to be together with your sweetheart and try something new…and the arts are a perfect vehicle to do this,” explains Ashley Byers, the Center’s education program manager.

Arts education programming will be front and center this spring as well. The Center will serve more than 1,000 students through oncampus, afterschool and art-integration programs. Stage to Studio gives pupils the opportunity to watch a live performance at Walton Arts Center, then continue the experience across the street at CCC with a hands-on art workshop exploring themes introduced by the performance. And, Curious Minds sends CCC teaching artists out to the students for a four-day afterschool art residency. Both programs serve low-income schools in Northwest Arkansas.

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It’s All About the Drama with Trike Theatre for Youth Kids grow up quickly, as the saying goes, and the same can be said for Trike Theatre, which started in a small downtown storefront in 2008. Today, Trike Theatre, Northwest Arkansas’ Professional Theatre for Youth, has programming year-round and is not only reaching young actors, but their parents, teachers and younger siblings, too.

Over the years, the nonprofit moved from location to location before establishing its current home on the Bentonville Square. But empowering youth to forge deep connections with themselves, their community and the world by seeing, participating in and learning through theater has been the focus for Trike Theatre since day one. “Our focus has stayed true even though we’ve branched out and done a million other things,” says Jason Suel, Trike’s head of outreach.

After earning her graduate degree, Trike Theater founder and artistic director Kassie Misiewicz worked in professional theaters for youth in Milwaukee and Seattle. When she and her family moved to Northwest Arkansas, she believed it was the perfect place to create such a program – and her colleagues at Walton Arts Center agreed.

“Trike Theatre’s partnership with Walton Arts Center has been truly symbiotic,” says Misiewicz. “When we were first starting in 2008, even before we had our nonprofit status, I met with Laura Goodwin at WAC to dream of possible education and artistic collaborations. Our shared artistic aesthetic and deep love and respect for young audiences led us to co-create Digging Up Arkansas and Bear State of Mind – two plays that challenged both companies to develop original Arkansas-based stories and refine the way we engage the audience.”

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serve 40,000 people in and out of the Northwest Arkansas community through all of its programming.

In addition to offering Theatre Academy classes and camps yearround, the Youth Theatre program gives actors ages 8-16 the chance to audition and perform in several fullscale productions. The 2017/18 Season lineup includes Charlotte’s Web and Lily’s Purple Plastic Purse, both performed in Walton Arts Center’s Starr Theater. For its youngest audiences, Trike Theatre also offers its Little Trikes Series – professional, engaging theater experiences for children ages 2-5 and their families.

Trike Theatre’s reach goes well beyond Northwest Arkansas. As national art integration consultants, Suel and Misiewicz impact teachers and students across the country. In NWA, Trike’s artseducation outreach includes the SmART Residency Program, a partnership with Walton Arts Center supporting students at Sonora and Bayyari elementary schools. Through this program, Trike’s teaching artists provide curriculum-linked workshops, pre-performance and post-performance workshops and professional development.

“We’re not only just about reaching the kids, we’re about reaching their parents and the teachers, and educating about what the arts can do,” Suel says. He also echoes Misiewicz in pointing out that the organization would not be where it is today were it not for Walton Arts Center. “They support us; they believe in what we do.”

Now in its sixth season as an affiliate company of Walton Arts Center, and with the recent WAC expansion complete, Trike is now able to bring more theatre experiences and educational opportunities to the Fayetteville community — including classes and shows right here at WAC — providing even more artistic opportunities for young people and families in Northwest Arkansas.

Classes, camps, tickets and information available at triketheatre.org

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Walton Arts Center would like to share our appreciation for the many generous volunteers whose time and dedication makes our programming possible.

We couldn’t do it without you!

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Sammie Cunningham Carol Daggett Diana Danforth * Rhonda Darden * Jerry Davison * Judy Davison * Claudia De Ugarte * Dee Dean Sandrina DePaz Melody DeVere * Ken Dickerson John Dixon * Dan Dunn Kathy Dunn Valerie Ellis Evalina Everidge Glyn Finley * Marcia Finley Angela Flake Wendy Florick Dean Fodness Lola Fodness Tracy Fortuny Judy Foster Frou Gallagher Rosemary Gallea Katherine Ganoung Susan Garriss * Margaret Gilmore * Joel Giarrusso * Ellen Gifford * Kimberly Gillow Annette Goll * Sharon Gray * Stephen Gray * Gwyn Gregory * Peggy Guccione * Alexandra Haines Fran Hamilton Mark Harris Ralph Harvey * Larry Haug * Kathy Heinz Jeremy Hess * Kathleen Hess Theresa Hevin * Jeanne Hickman * Stephanie Hicks

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We invite you to join our team and help to create the best live arts experience in Northwest Arkansas.

James Minyard * Shannon Mitchell * Pat Molle * Mario Moreno Pat Moriarity * Peggy Moriarity * Nathalie Moriarty Luz Morlet * Nelly Muyia Maureen Neagle * Darla Newman * Darryl Nichols Jordan Nichols Fran Olsen * Carl Owens * Sunshine Owens * Janet Oxford Don Parrish * Tom Perry * Reese Petersen Jeannie Philpott Ronit Portet Patricia Powell Charlotte Quattlebaum Michelle Rathgaber * Pauletta Reed Shari Reed Laurie Reh * Teresita Reisinger Camila Restrepo Jerry Retallick MariAnne Retallick Michaelah Reynolds Joyce Richards * Mildred Rogers * Leonard Rott * Lois Rott * Juanita Salazar Lamb Anita Sampley * Julia Seibert Judith Shipp * Marie Silano Jeanne Silvestri * Nina Simmons * Claren Sjoberg Claudia Smith Charlotte Sorenson * Carol Spears *

Cheryl Spencer Stephanie Springate Margaret Standish Lois Sullivan Rebecca Summerlin * Sammy Summers Jerald Swenson Marie Swenson * Marie Sylvester * Kathy Taylor * Dale Thomas Lynne Thomas Patty Thomas Sharon Thomason * Angela Thompson Brenda Thorne * Phyllis Thurman Peter Tooker * Gloria Tran Peggy Treiber * Sharon Truax Teresa Turk * Gene Tweraser * Hadley Twilley * Barbara Verdery Fawne Wallace * Ruth Waller Terry Wamsher Bill Ward * Nancy Ward * Jan Warren Karen Wenzel Sherron West Adam Wilcox Yvette Wilkins Angelika Will * Judith Williamson Joan Wimberly Tiff Wimberly * Carol Wingate Molly Woodard Michael Wulf * Nan Yarnelle Lynn Zemlicka * Roger Zemlicka * Xiaochen Zhang

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Friends of Walton Arts Center enjoy benefits like: + Access to the Friends Lounge

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Collier Drug. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Kimberly-Clark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Underwoods Fine Jewelers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Community Creative Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

KNWA Northwest Arkansas News. . . . . . . . . . . . 50

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Land O’Lakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Visit Rogers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. . . . . . 56

Longer Investments Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

The Walmart Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Delicato Family Vineyards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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Staff Listing Executive Peter B. Lane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President/CEO Darcy Ballew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President, Communications Brian Crowne. . . Vice President, Walmart AMP Scott Galbraith . . . Vice President, Programming & Executive Producer Laura Goodwin. . . . Vice President, Learning & Engagement Missy Darwin Kincaid . . . . . . . . Vice President, Development Wendy Riggs . . . . . Vice President, Operations Tim Vogt. . . . . . . CFO/Vice President, Finance Jason Smith. . . . . . CEO Executive Assistant & AFO General Manager Programming Jennifer Ross. . . . . . . . Director, Programming Robert Ginsburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jazz Curator Rachel Burkevich. . . Programming Coordinator Learning & Engagement Patricia Relph. . . . . . . Arts Learning Specialist Mallory Barker . . . . School Services Specialist Sallie Zazal. . . . . . . . . . . Learning Coordinator Meghan Foehl. . . . . . Engagement Coordinator Development Cheryl Kester. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director, Grants Taylor Speegle. . . Director, Corporate Relations Amy Freeman. . . . Corporate Relations Manager Kyle May. . . . . Walmart AMP Corporate Manager Will Watson. . . . . . . . . . . Annual Giving Manager Vanessa Evans. . . . . . . . . . . Donor Engagement Coordinator Rachel Pianalto. . . . . Development Coordinator Zach Strickland. . . . . . . Club AMP Coordinator Molly Throgmorton. . . Development Coordinator Communications Jill Suel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director, Marketing Jennifer Wilson. . . . . . Director, Pubic Relations Casey Weiss. . . . . . . Digital Marketing Manager Heather Holland. . . . . . . . . . . Creative Director Hillary Scott . . . Senior Marketing Coordinator Randi Cruz. . . . . Public Relations Coordinator Krissy Kirlin. . . . . . . . Digital Content Specialist Kimberly Jones . . . . . Group Sales Coordinator Ticketing Katie Sullivan Milhalka. . . . . Director, Ticketing Services Jennifer Dobrowolski. . . . . Box Office Manager Andrew Crowe. . . . . . . AMP Box Office Manager Ryan Bradshaw . . . . . . . . Ticketing Services & Subscription Coordinator Zeb Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Partner Specialist Harley Procell. . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Donations 48

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Mason Wells. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Specialist Anthony Fine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Rep Megan McAllister. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Rep Misti McKee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Rep Tessa Miner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Rep Melvin Phillips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Rep Fallon Yockey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Rep Charl Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Rep Finance Sandy Dilbeck . . . . . . . . . . . . Director, Finance Leslie Cowles. . . . . . . Senior Staff Accountant Elena Terrell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Staff Accountant Roy Everett. . . . . . . . . . . . Finance Coordinator Robert Martin. . . . . . . Database Administrator Human Resources Karen Percival. . . . Director, Human Resources Sam Grinceri. . . . . . Human Resources Coordinator Kelli Parker. . . . . . . . . . . Receptionist & Human Resources Assistant Operations Sharon Randall. . . . . Asst. to VP of Operations Event & Patron Services Nick Zazal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director, Events & Patron Services Shannon Thomas. . . . . . . . . . . Events Manager Justin Holmes. . . . . . . . . . . . . Events Assistant Allison Padavan. . . . . . . Manager of Volunteer Programs Beth Hopkins. . . . Volunteer Programs Assistant Ranny Kulink. . . . . . . Patron Services Manager Taylor Hight. . . . . . . . . . Senior House Manager Kimberley Wright. . . Full Time House Manager Patrick Bannon. . . . . . . . . . . . . House Manager Katie Batker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . House Manager Karmen Brehmer. . . . . . . . . . . House Manager Daniel Caruth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . House Manager Chelsey Herrold. . . . . . . . . . . . House Manager Renwick Hudson . . . . . . . . . . . House Manager Tina Jimenez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . House Manager Schuyler Schwarting. . . . . . . . House Manager Lorinda Smith. . . . . . . . . . . . . . House Manager Michele Williams . . . . . . . . . . . House Manager Michelle Garcia-Martinez . . . . House Manager Jason Henson . . . . . . . . . . . . Food & Beverage Layne Koch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food & Beverage Daniel Lopez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Food & Beverage Ruslan Serdyuk . . . . . . . . . . . Food & Beverage Fawne Wallace. . . . . . . . . . . . Food & Beverage Robyn Walters . . . . . . . . . . . . Food & Beverage Production Diana Brown. . . . . . . . . . Director, Production Valorie Jones. . . . . Associate Director, Production

Jacob Christiansen . . . . . . Production Staffing Coordinator Alex Newby. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technical Director Drew Miner. . . . . . . . . . . . . Carpenter Assistant Carlton Rinehart. . . . . . . . . Head Audio & Video Nate Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audio Assistant Josh Spurgers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Lighting Lydia Winkelmann. . . . . . . . Electrics Assistant Nick Vecchio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artist Services Facilities Bob Pless. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Director, Facilities Mike Herbert. . . . . . . . . . Maintenance Engineer Rick Durham. . . . . . . . . Maintenance Assistant Thomas Debari. . . . Facility Services Manager Christy Robe. . . . . . . . . . . . WAC Facilities Lead Beth Washington. . . . . . . . WAC Facilities Lead Roger Ramirez. . . . . AMP Facilities Supervisor Christy Robe. . . . . . . . . . . . WAC Facilities Lead Beth Washington. . . . . . . . WAC Facilities Lead Roger Ramirez. . . . . AMP Facilities Supervisor Clay Lamanske. . . AMP & WAC Facilities Lead Sheri Barnett. . . . . . . . . . . AMP Facilities Lead Bryan Wise. . . . . . . . . . WAC Groundskeeper Alexander Adams. . . . . . . . . . . Facilities Crew Norman Bolstad. . . . . . . . . . . . Facilities Crew Ryan Cantorina. . . . . . . . . . . . . Facilities Crew Braxton Hicks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Facilities Crew Rosie Humphrey. . . . . . . . . . . . Facilities Crew Tanner Keen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Facilities Crew Dylan Leos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Facilities Crew Wyatt McCollom. . . . . . . . . . . . Facilities Crew Mary Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Facilities Crew Wendy Moss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Facilities Crew Jeffery New. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Facilities Crew Austin Oldenburgh. . . . . . . . . . Facilities Crew Amanda Reyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . Facilities Crew Max Schwartz-Yermack. . . . . . Facilities Crew Walmart AMP Production Brian VanAuken. . . . . . . . Director, Production Alan Chapman . . . . . . . . Assistant Production Manager Lisa Easterling . . . . . . . . . . . Artist Hospitality Walmart AMP Front of House Stephanie Simpson. . . . . . . . . Director, FOH & Client Services Walmart AMP Food & Beverage Clay Layne . . . . . . . Director, Food & Beverage Joel Yermack. . . . . . . . Food & Beverage Crew Max Schwartz. . . . . . . .Food & Beverage Crew Walmart AMP Maintenance Mark Richardson. . . . . . . . . Facilities Engineer Marcus Richardson. . . . . . . Maintenance Crew Bernard Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . Maintenance Crew

Bring your group to Walton Arts Center and save!

Do you believe the arts change lives?

Organizing a group is a great way to share amazing arts experiences with coworkers, friends and family members, and save money at the same time!

All you need is you and nine other people.

By including Walton Arts Center in your charitable giving, you could make the gift of a lifetime and change lives right here in our community for years to come. There is no minimum amount and everyone can make a gift that is meaningful now and in the future.

Want to reserve your tickets for next season before the rush? Groups get early access to most shows – including Broadway!

Reserve tickets for your group today! Call 479.571.2719 or email groups@waltonartscenter.org.

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Leadership Circle $25,000+ Bob & Marilyn Bogle Joel & Lynn Carver* Cynthia Coughlin* Linda & Lee Scott Kelly & Marti Sudduth*

Producer Circle $10,000 - $24,999 Becky & Bob Alexander Brett & Kara Biggs* Cece Box* Prudy & Dale Caudle* Mike & Susan Duke Hershey & Denise Garner Lisa & Jeff Gearhart Reed & Mary Ann Greenwood Johnelle Hunt* Hannah & Greg Lee* Dr. Steve & Linda Nelson* David & Candace Starling* Billie Jo Starr* Kirk Thompson & Brett Burch* Benefactor Circle $5,000 - $9,999 Serrhel & Patty Adams* Michael & Shannon Arcana* Ted & Leslie Belden* In Memory of Brent & Solveig Berry Nick & Carolyn Cole* Roger Collins* Mickey & Larry Drennan* Jon & Joanie Dyer* Fred & Barbara Frye* Orville & Susan Hall Murray & Judy Harris* Meza Harris* Marybeth & Rick Hays* Bryan & Mandy Hunt* Rich & Kristin Kley* Scott & Shizuko Price* Pruitt Tool & Supply Company, Inc.* Mary Lynn Reese* Margaret & Dick Rutherford Todd Simmons

Brenda & Jerry Walton* Jim & Lynne Walton* John & Kitten Weiss* Linda L Wray & The Wray Family* Artist Circle $2,500 - $4,999 Dr. & Mrs Larry Armstrong* Mina & Les Baledge* Greg & Rachel Billingsley* Mrs. E.G. Bradberry* Hugh & Martha Brewer* Raymond Burns* Katherine & Curt Calaway* John & Caroline Clarke Ed & Carol Clifford* Paul & Kim Crawford* Mike & Susan Daniels* Linda Dingledine* Sandy Edwards* Pete & Shirley Esch* Chuck & Suzy Fehlig* James & Barbara Freeman Harrison & Rhonda French* Hog Haus Brewing Company Shawn Gray* Hunter Haynes Mary Jo & Paul Henry* Michael E. Hill & Gary Fast* Anthony & Susan Hui* Lee & Linda Jaslow* Thomas & Jill King* Terry & Mary Ann Klefisch* Anne & Pete Leer* David & Deborah Malone* James & Ann McKenzie* Dan McLanahan Michael & Constance Morse* Robert T. Murphy III & Beau G. Reynolds* Debby Nye & Catherine Lyon* The Tim Ogg Family* Terryl & Shannon Ortego

David & Pam Parks* Jimmy Plumlee & Lee Long* Barbara & Doug Prichard* Frank & Sara Sharp Bob & Diane Shaw* Dennis & Evelyn Shaw* Martha Sutherland Barbara G. Taylor Bill, LeAnn, Craig & Laura Underwood* Jason Viator & Kolten English* Sidney & Mirela Vinson* Kent & Teresa Webb* Michael White & Bao Bui* Patsy Wilcox* Chairman Circle $1,000 - $2,499 Mark Aasmund & Lynne Thomas Gary & Carol Adams Debbie & Carson Alsup* Henry & Amy Alvarado* Bob & Theresa Arvin* Biff & Ann Averitt* Frank & Pat Bailey Carol Barnett* Patricia L. Bates Dan Batson Paul & Nancy Beahm Family* Jen & James Beck* Louis & Patricia Beland* George & Mary Benjamin* Elaine Berg* Bryan & Kristen Billingsley* Jing & Vince Biondo* Jim & Nancy Blair* Kent & Nancy Blochberger* In Memory of Emilie Bohannon* Dick & Anne Booth* Jacqui Brandli & Doug Cummins* John & Marilee Brodbeck Ron & Evelyn Brown*

James & Salena Brown* Mary Kathryn & Matt Brown Robert & Melissa Brown Jeffrey & Christi Byron* NWA Retirement Services, Inc. June M. Carter* Jim & Alice Cartwright* Jeff & Jenna Caudle Steven Charles R.Ph.* Bill & Connie Clark* Suzanne & Steve Clark* Mike & Sandy Cockrell* Barry & Debra Cooksey* Cindi Cope* Jim & Kathy Counce* Rich Dailey Kirk & Judy Dandridge* Charles & Connie Danielson* Kay & Sid Davis* Jake & Brittany Deans* Jimmy & Lisa Deen* Doug & Barb Degn* Susan & Joe Delacruz* Don & Kelly DeSoto* Don B. Deweese* Amber & Bill Dietrich* Lamar & Joy Drummonds* Keith & Tammy Ekenseair* Douglas Elliott--SAM* David & Cathy Evans Richard & Suzanne Ezell* Karolyn & Donald Farrell* Joe & Jean Ann Fennel* Mike & Carolyn Fincher Greg & Robin Forbis* Don & Naiema Frieson David E. R. Gay & Gary D. Thornton* Fred & Ellen Gifford Ryan & Jenna Gill*

Nan Ginger* Nancy Garner & Mort Gitelman* Lyle & Sue Gohn* Albert Gray* Chris & Julie Haimbach* Howard & Treva Hamilton* Al & Dorothy Hanby* Todd & Majorie Hanus* Joe & Mary Ruth Harner* Don & Debra Harris* Malcolm & Ellen Hayward Ruthann Hefner* John & Lynne Hehr* Sue & Mark Henneberger Dr. Morriss & Ann Henry* Retta & Eddie Hight* Dr. Jerry & Donna Hoenshel* Dr. Michael Hollomon & Eric Wailes* Anna & Curtis Howells* Rebecca Hurst & Jim Smith* Jack & Temple Igleburger Douglas James & Elizabeth Adam EJ & Paige Johnson Joan & Bruce Johnson Terry & Michael Johnson* Kelly & Wade Jones Brandi & Steve Joplin* Bill & Missy Kincaid Amy & Vaughn Knight Jeff & Sara Koenig Peter B. Lane Melissa Gale Larkins Larry Bittle Insurance Agency, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Rick Layton Jay & Kay Lewis Robert & Vella Lewis* Longer Investments Inc.* Nita Lynch* Bob Mackey* David & Sue Maddox*

* Asterisk denotes membership as a WAC Super Subscriber. Walton Arts Center Council Board and Foundation Board members denoted in bold.

Joshua Mahony & Rhianon DeLeeuw Seth A. Malley & Luke Bridges* Cathy & Stephen Marak* Randy & Chris May* Marybeth & Micky Mayfield* Tom & Becky McCoy Dr. Jay & Judy McDonald Phil & Judith McKenna Kathleen McLaughlin & Tim Costigan Ellis & Kay Melton* John & Carol O. Mitchell* Ritta Mitchell Jennifer Mitrovich* Theresa & Joe Moore Jerry & Cherie Moye Anton & Linda Myers* Tim & Melissa Myers* Melinda & Bob Nickle Rhonda & Tim O’Donnell* Anne O’Leary-Kelly Robert & Susan Patton* Paul & Linda Pinneo* Andrew & Laura Plaukovich* Ed & Tish Pohl* Gary & Patricia Profit* Justin Purkey & Francisco Serpa Bruce & Veronica Purkey John & Tamara Roberts* Jon & Wendy Robinson* Richard & Julie Roblee Den & Sheilah Roenfeldt - Cedar Crest Lodge & Cabins* Joe & Catherine Ross* Dr. Kenton & Jennifer Ross* David Russell* Marshall & Beth Saviers Libby & Bart Schaller* Tom & Susan Schallhorn

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William & Judy Schwab* Ken & Debra Senser* Barbara B. Shadden Craig & Marti Sharkey* Shipley Motor Co.* Sandra Sims* Carolyn J. Smart* Amy & Rick Sorrell* Irene & Joel Spalter* Judge Jim & Dixie Spears* James Spencer & Susan Parks-Spencer Joyce Stafford & Jack Cole* Curt Stamp* Bette & Jerry C. Stamps* Mike & Patty Stiles* Dick & Mary Stockland* Sally Stone* Don & Kathryn Stroessner* Terry & Cathy Suen James, Suzanne & Mary Anne Swindle* Philip & Mary Ann Taldo* Paulette Tate* Nell Taylor* Nancy & Dick Trammel* Kelly Tucker* Regions Bank* Jim & Susan von Gremp* Bill & Nancy Waite* Lara & Bill Waite* Gary & Shea Weidner Susan & Randy West* June White Nick & Connie White* Pattie & David Williams Jeff & Paula Wilson* Dr. Dan Worrell* Jackie Telfair & Tod Yeslow Ann Marie Ziegler* Robert A. Zierak*

Director $500 - $999 Abshier Construction* Kim & Janie Agee Gary & Melanie Alecusan* Lois Alward* Karen Anderson* Wanda L. Anderson Margaret Antz* Susie Arnold*

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Scott & Carren Audrain* Darcy Ballew Andy & Stacy Barron* Yvette & Donald Bell* Anabelle Steelman-Berry & Ron Berry Neff & Scarlett Basore John Berry & Richard Anderson* Mr. & Mrs. Dick Bensinger* Tony & Terri Bertschy* Bob & Patty Besom Mrs. Don Bishop Jon Bitler & Alison Jumper Aaron Bleidt & John Clayborn Marian G. Bolen Family Ray & Brenda Boudreaux* Kevin & Teresa Bradford* David & Linda Ann Bragg* Jim & Kelly Britton* Annemarie Browning* Gen Whitehead Broyles* Wade W. Burnside & Janet Baker* Randy & Shannon Dixon* Art & Beverly Cannady* Nadine K. Carfagno* Greg & Melissa Cherry Bart & Heidi Cohen* Carl Collier* Drew & Nancy Collom Virginia Ann Coogan Tony & Heather Cook* Matthew & Heather Coughlin* Wayne & Delane Cox* David & Marsha Crittenden Ralph & Cam Crouch* Brian & Day Crowne Pauline Darling* Clay & Ann Davis Michael & Deanna Wade Dial* Sandy Dilbeck* Janet Flaccus & Bruce Dixon* Randy & Shannon Dixon John & Emily Douglas* William & Doris DuBose Tom & Dana Dykman* John R. Eldridge, III The Embry Family* Eric & Teri Exner* David & Linda Ferrell* Carol Brantley & Wayne Flora* Lance & Kelly Foster* Perry & Shirley Franklin* Karen Freeman In Honor of Peanut, Katie & Reggie Martha Frits* Dave & Liz Fulton, Town & Country Shop* Doylene Fuqua* Dave & Jane Gearhart* Rodney & Sheryl Ghan*

Walton Arts Center OnStage Spring/Summer 2018

Don & Carol Lynn Gibson* Butch & Christie Ginther* Dash Goff Gail & Randy Goodrum Laura Goodwin Phoebe Jane Goodwin* Adella & Gary Gray* Lowell & Kathy Grisham* In Memory of Roger Gross* Dr. Robert & Brenda Gullett Drs. Steve & Diane Halbrook Ish & Mary Lou Haley Janice A. Hardin* Sherry Harris Grover C Harris Jr.* Don & Linda Hayes* Andrew & Shari Heinzelmann* Walt & Sudie Henderson* Brad & Kathy Hicks* Meredith, Blake & Calleigh Hilliard Jim & Debbie Hodges* Tina & Nate Hodne Alice Honea* Morgan & Carlen Hooker* David & Shay Hopper Greg House & Beverly Block* John Jackson* Paula Jenkins & Lee Brown* Bonnie Johnson & Mike Smets Carl & Lee Johnson* Don & Donna Johnston Preston & Anne Jones Kay Jones* Elizabeth & Gerald Jordan* Ann & William Justiss* Barry Katz* Cheryl Kester* Jay King* Ken & Karen Kolls* Patti Latta* Randy & Valorie Lawson* Beverly Lee John & Carolyn Leonard* Alicia Levy* Michael & Eileen Lieber Senator & Mrs. Uvalde Lindsey* Cheryl & Gene Long* Larry & Nancy Long* Vernon & Shirley Lott* Nick & Laura Luchi Robert D. Luper* Mike & Kris Macechko* Mandy Macke Kristin Markell & Matt Short* Bill & Sabra Martin Sheri & John Martin* David & Jo Martinson* Dr. David Massey* Warren & Kim Massey Irma & Duell Mathis*

Buster & Vita McCall* Linda & Bob McMath Michelle W. Merry-Ship* Dwight & Brandy Mitchell* Ocean Pools Spas & More, Inc* Andrew & Cheryl Monfee Jerry & Julie Moody Brian & Melonie Moore* Trisha Moore & Vicente Yanez Bill & Marietta Morris* Scott & Marla Muller Donald & Mauri Myers David & Betty Nichols* Larry & Marilou Noller* Larry & Sylvia Olson Murph & Carol Pair* Nelson & Susan Peacock Karen Percival* Tommi & Larry Perkins* Phil & Judy Phillips* Todd & Melissa Pinneo* Darrin & Marci Pitts* Michael & Bettye Platt Paul & Pamm Prebil* Prewitt Wealth Management Group In Memory of Hank Haines Edward Proctor Ms. Nirupama Raghavan Charles & Jean Rakes* James & Wendy Rankin* Tara & Abbas Raza Robert E. & Linda Reece* Luis Restrepo & Cataline Botero Sylvia & Russell Riggs* Wendy, Amanda & Anna Kathryn Riggs Randy & Tia Risor* Randy & Anna Robles* Lynn B. Rogers* Dr. & Mrs. Marc A. Rogers Linda Rye & Randall Webb* Robert James & Joseph Sidney* Dennis & Patti Sanders* Katie Schifano* Dave & Becky Schoewe* Joseph & Sue Ellen Schultz Marsha Scott Kara Sheets* Ron & Regena Shelby* Marc & Mindy Sherwood* Mary Beth Shields Ken & Celia Shireman* Margery & John Shore* LaDonna Smith* Al Snider* Stu & Debbie Sorensen* Kevin & Stephanie Springate Richard & Anna Marie Steeneck* Kristen & Ron Fink Nathan Stevens

Jason & Tanya Stewart Mark & Judi Stillwell Don & Jan Struebing* Marsha & James Swim* Doug Talbott & Martha Morrison* Thomas & Janet Tate* Mike & Debi Thuro* Jean King Travis* Jenifer Tucker* Kathy Turpin* Tom & Charlene Underwood* Lee & Janice Van Allen* Jim & Jan Vawter* Tom & Barbara Verdery* Brad & Lindsay Vester Tim & Fern Vogt Shawn & Julie Walker* Bob & Sharon Wasson* William D. Watson, Jr. Anna & Michael Watts* Thomas & Karen Welch* Margaret Whillock* William & Lawanna Whitfield* Scott & Cheryl Williams* Jeffrey Williams & Janet Penner-Williams* Jim & Carole Williamson Melinda & David D. Wilson Carol Sue & Alan Wooten* Dane & Michelle Workman* Drew Workman* Bob & Sara Wright*

Performer $250 - $499 Richard & Jennifer Alexander* Michael & Jacque Allen* Gary & Jane Anderson* Gary, Denise, & Nikki Anderson Don & Maxine Bechtel* Laureen Benafield* Eileen & Bob Billig Michael & Marlena Bond* Jennifer Booher Dennis & Karen Boyd* Ryan Bradshaw & Ellis Pearl Croken Susan Bradshaw* Paula Burks & Lewis B. Edwards* David Carlisle, MD & Wendy Taylor Carlisle Randall & Georgia Caselman Buddy & Susan Chadick Barbara Cibulka* Dan Coester* Dennis & Linda Collins Ellen Compton Bill & Bimmy Currie* David & Stefanie Evans- Cypher* Shirin & Shari de Silva* Mrs. Nancy Dodson

Juli Dorrough & William Jackson* June Duke Linda McKennon Smith & Bill Finer* Earl & Gayle Fochtman* John Gaudin & Corky Patton* Andrew & Mary Gibbs Betty & Martin Gilbert* John & Tamara Gilmour* Rigo & Laura Gomez Pat Grier* Mark & Debbie Griffin* Josh & Jamie Hamblen Hank & Cheryl Harrison Ron & Judi Harvey* Jackie Helton* Jeremy Hess & Peggy Treiber Spencer & Bicky Higginbothom* Lisa & Hannah Higgins* Tina Hildebrand Michael & Gayle Howard Bart L. Howell* Read & Tammy Hudson Helen B. Huff Don & Claudette Hunnicutt* Will & Alex Hunt* Una & Elizabeth Hutchens* Barbara Jackson Calvin & Shawna Jarrett Hartzell & Marsha Jones* Fern Kelsay* Rick & Margie Keyes Hugh & Brenda Kincaid* Christine & Tim Klinger Peter & Judy Kohler Lyndsey Kramp, MD* Priscilla Kumpe* Kurt & Alice Kutz* Bill & Barbara Long Bo & DeDe Long Robert & Deidre Martin Gary & Bonnie Martineck* Paula Maxwell Merle & Jennie McClain* Matthew McClanahan* Bill & Kim McComas Duane & Allison McElroy* Deeg & Bill Mitchell Earnie & Dona Montgomery* Debbie & Steve Morrison Gary & Linda Oliver* Derrik & Julie Olsen Tom & Sally Overbey Luke & Janet Parsch Lynn Patton* Jim & Kay Pickett Ben & Amber Pinter Chip & Carey Pollard Kevin & Karen Pope* Marshall Prettyman & Jody Dun Leavy* Hoyt & Mary Purvis* Alex & Will David & Carol Ratcliff*

* Asterisk denotes membership as a WAC Super Subscriber.

Walton Arts Center Council Board and Foundation Board members denoted in bold.

Georgia Reading* Roy Rom Archie & Suzanne Ryan* Alfred Angulo, Jr. & Mary Sanders Dr. & Mrs. C.H. Schilmoeller* Jane & Curtis Shipley* Berta L. Seitz* Laura & Kevin Shrable* Tom & Tammy Smith* Laura & Bill Speer* Julie Stenken Rebecca Summerlin Daniel E. Sutherland Trea & Anna Taylor Kathleen Trotter & Charley Reese Jason Trout* Steve & Susan Tucker Tony & Teresa Uth* Charles & Debra Varela Steve Vowell Lynn & Elaine Wade Thomas Waller Craig & Leslye Wilson* Marv & Donna Wiseman* Juana Young Darryl & Mary Zettle

Contributor $100 - $249 Johnny & Susan Adkins Barry & Sammi Allen* Gordon & Susan Allison Concetta & Murl Baker* Phillip Baker Norm & Laurie Barker Sally & Jack Bartlett Andy Beilke Paul & Martha Bergant Rob & Roberta Billingsley* Mark & Mimi Blackwood Debbie Bogner* Eddie & Betty Bradford* Rosemary & Van Brahana Sumner & Jackie Brashears* Cathy & Russ Breck* John F. Brewer, Jr.*

Katherine & Howard Brill Evelyn Brooks* Robert Brooks Rob & Becky Brothers* Norman & Linda Bruce Jim & Mary Buchanan* Brent & Teresa Campbell* Donna Cannady & Jesse Fenwick* Cathy Case & Robert Rodweller Breck & Robbie Castleman* Bob & Sara Caulk Holly Childs Dr. Margaret Clark* John & Karen Cole Shauna Collins & Gabe Shrum Barbara Comstock Ken & Jeannette Cox Jim & Jerene Cross* Andrew & Ian Crowe Gary & Susan Culp* Dean & Patsy Dade* Larry & Karolyn Davenport Davis Family Jerry & Judy Davison Sarah Sparks Diebold David Douglas & Anastasia Strokova Mary & Larry Douglas Alfred Dowe Bob & Sandra Downum John & Sarah Duffel* Larry & Rebecca Dunn Rick Eggert & Patrice Stewart Burton & Beverly Elliott Eric & Allie Elliott* Mary B. Ellis Jereme Estes Ray & Elizabeth Evans Kathy Evans* Ken & RuAnn Ewing James & Betty Ezell* Joel Freund & Carla Crawley* Kathleen & Fred Fullerton*

Jerol & Sally Garrison* Gillihan Properties Kenneth & Deborah Goff* Emma Lee Gordon Donna Graham* Grimsley & Carol Graham* Christina & David Gray* Dale & Marilyn Green* Girish & Michelle Gupta* Ken & Linda Gutierrez* Allyn & Lois Haase Andrea Hall* Debbie Hall* Donna Hanson Sandy Hardcastle* Mary Harrell Jon & Jacquelyn Hassel* Pete & Margo Heinzelmann* Susie & Jim Henley Essa Hicks* Tom & Janice Hollopeter Glen & Ann Hopkins* James & Angela Hopkins* In Memory of Yukiko Frakes* JoAnn Hughes* Drew Hutchison David & Shannon Inglis* Greg Leding, Emliy Ironside & Ava Clark & Georgi Irwin* Derek & Andrea Jackson* Tom & Jean Jacobsen Jerome & Harriet Jansma Tom & Cathy January* Sheldon & Stephanie Jensen Jim & Corliss Johnson* Mike & Kim Johnson Pamela Johnston Valorie Jones Phyllis Kane Susan & Marvin Kay Jacqueline S. King* John & Sally King* The Kirlin Family Mike Klaas George & Vicki Knight* Kathy Knight*

Dr. Leonard & Shirley Koenen* Timothy Kral & Connie Hendrix-Kral Darwin & Nancy Jo Krumrey Richard & Phyllis Kuehl* Morannaya Kulink Bonnie J. Kupillas* Mark & Tena Larsen Sue & Dennis Lawler* Linda Leavell & Robert B. Garner Burnis Leavens Charlotte Lenehan Ken Leonard & Beth Keck Zak & Kim Lowe Clifford Lyon* John & Jill Mackenzie* Doug & Amy Martin Kyle & Rachel May* Michael & Judith McCartan* Lillian & James McConnell* Harry & Theresea McDermott John McKeone Peggy McMenus Bob & Judy McMurtrey* Aaron Medina Drew & Tessa Miner Jack & Martha Mitchell* Merry Moiseichik* Bill & Jennifer Murry Sarah Myers Ellen Nelson* The Nemesi Family Mrs. Gina Nida* Bryan & Frankie Novak* Shelly, Liam & Molly O’Dell Leslie & Geoff Oelsner Vickie Owens* Jeff Stripling & Doris Patneau* Mel & Jan Phillips J. David & Karen V. Pincus Carolyn Pio* Becky Pittman*

Ken & Polly Plunk Richard & Susan Pressler Chuck Priest Mr. & Mrs. Paul Priestner* Wilbur & Mary Rankin Realtor Extraordinaire, LLC Paul & Marilyn Rice* Mark Risk Lyn Robertson* Ken & Renae Robinson Glenda & Phillip Roddey Jerome Rose Don Rosenbaum* Bill & Georgia Ross* Len & Lois Rott Charlie & Shirley Russell* Julie Sanders Peter & Mary Savin The Schmieding Family Mark Scobey Lloyd & Dorothy Seaton Winifred Shanor Damon Shaw Linda Siccardi* Jeanne Silvestri John & Jerri Skaggs Spear Family* Richard Staton* Charlotte Steele for Steele Properties* Ruth W. Stock Anthony & Chantal Sumlin Bob & Sheila Suvino* Shaun & Rebecca Swearingen Marie & Jerry Swenson Frank & Eddie Lou Taylor Jim & Lynette Terrell Richard & Tami Thomas Sharon Thomason John & Joan Threet Thomas Triplett Travis Tucker Larry & Debbie Tuttle* Brian, Andrea & Benjamin VanAuken Kenneth & Nancy Vermilion* Paul & Charlene Vinson

Nika & William Waitsman* Pat Waldren* Rick & Terri Warren Elizabeth Washington Larry & Kay Weathers Nancy Werbitzky* George & Kathy Wheatley* Roger & Kathryn Widder* David & Lisa Will Merle & Jo Williams* Garnett & Julie Wise* Catherine Womack* Bridgette Woodell* Becky & Stacy Wright Chaney Youngblood

Contributions to the Friends of Walton Arts Center program provide critical operating support.

Listings are current as of January 31, 2018 and we make every effort to maintain accurate records.

However, if we have inadvertently omitted your name, please let us know so that we can correct our error. Every gift, whether recognized here or not, is greatly appreciated and supports the performing arts in our community. For information about making a gift to the Friends of Walton Arts Center program, please call Will Watson, Annual Giving Manager, at 479.571.2759 or visit www.waltonartscenter.org.

* Asterisk denotes membership as a WAC Super Subscriber. Walton Arts Center Council Board and Foundation Board members denoted in bold.

Walton Arts Center thanks the companies and foundations listed below for matching their employees’ gifts to the Friends of Walton Arts Center program.

Bank of America Matching Gifts Program

Kimberly-Clark

Synchrony Financial

Endeavor Foundation

Kimberly-Clark Foundation

The Clorox Company Foundation

GE Foundation

Morgan Stanley Community Affairs Program

The Coca-Cola Matching Gifts Program

General Mills Foundation

Morgan Stanley Foundation

Tyson Foods PAC Match Program

IBM Corporation

Regions Bank

Walmart Foundation

Kansas City Southern Matching Gifts Fund

If you would like to find out if your employer has a matching gift program, please call 479.571.2759. waltonartscenter.org

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