Fall is weeks away, but Arkansas’ fall arts season is already here, bursting at the seams with all manner of dance, theater, visual arts, music and more.

In lieu of a starting gun, we offer up 50 fall arts events of note. This selective list attempts to provide a snapshot (an appropriate word, since Arkansas photographers are coming out of the woodwork this fall ) of the wide array of what’s available to art lovers from now until the new year. We also offer contact numbers where you can get event times and other information.

As usual we must note that what is listed below is subject to change. Al Green, who has already rescheduled one concert, would be able to speak to the truth of that. 1 New album by Evanescence — The biggest rock band Arkansas has ever produced releases its sophomore album, The New Door. Much wrangling behind the scenes. Alternate title we made up: The Revenge of Amy Lee. Oct. 3. 2 Moonlight and Magnolias — Ron Hutchinson’s script peers in on Ben Hecht and Victor Fleming locked in an office furiously trying to rewrite the screenplay for Gone With the Wind. This comedy opens the 31 st season for Little Rock’s Arkansas Repertory Theatre. Sept. 8-24. (501 ) 378-0405, (866 ) 684-3737. 3 Al Green — The greatest soul singer alive postponed his August concert because of “summer heat.” He’s hoping it isn’t too cold for the rescheduled show in October. Riverfest Amphitheatre, Little Rock. Oct. 27. (501 ) 975-7575, (501 ) 375-2552. 4 Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons — Opening show of University of Central Arkansas Public Appearances 06-07 season features the singing group that’s currently receiving a bio treatment on Broadway. Donald W. Reynolds Performance Hall, Conway. Sept. 29. (866 ) 810-0012. 5 James Galway — The pre-eminent flutist comes to Little Rock to play a Mozart concerto with the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. Robinson Center Music Hall, Little Rock. Oct. 12. (501 ) 666-1761. 6 Larry the Cable Guy — The voice of Mater in Cars and one part of wildly popular Blue Collar Comedy team brings his routine to North Little Rock. Think anybody will shout “Git-R-Done” ? Oct. 7. Alltel Arena. (501 ) 975-7575. 7 Theatre Squared — Fayetteville’s new professional theater takes on The Last Five Years, Jason Robert Brown’s two-person musical. Nov. 17-Dec. 3. Studio Theatre, Fayetteville. (479 ) 571-2728. 8 Photos by Donna Pinckley — Haunting black-andwhite photos of wide-eyed children. Cox Creative Center, Little Rock. Friday-Oct. 21. (501 ) 918-3090. 9 A Year With Frog and Toad — Celebrated musical about the adventures of a forest of characters waking from a long winter hibernation. Arkansas Arts Center Children’s Theatre, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock. Nov. 25-Dec. 17. (501 ) 372-4000, (800 ) 264-2787. 10 The Dukes of Dixieland — Katrina couldn’t stop this New Orleans jazz band, which kicks off the Fowler Center Series at Arkansas State University at Jonesboro. Sept. 23. (870 ) 972-2781, (888 ) 278-3267. 11 Jane Smiley — Lecture for the Hendrix-Murphy Foundation by the Pulitzer prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres. Hendrix College, Conway. Sept. 18. (501 ) 450-4597. 12 Ozark Mountain Gospel Festival — Gospel groups from around the country sing in Eureka Springs. Friday-Saturday. (479 ) 244-6087. 13 Concert and star party — Music by the Arkansas Tech University brass choir and stargazing come together on top of Mount Nebo. Dardanelle. Sept. 23. (479 ) 229-3655. 14 Andrew Wyeth — Show of 32 early watercolors and tempera paintings by one of America’s most beloved artists. Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock. Sept. 22-Dec. 31. (501 ) 372-4000, (800 ) 264-2787. 15 Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival — Scads of documentaries screened in Hot Springs’ historic Malco theater. The just-announced opening night feature film is On Solid Ground: The River Rats of Arkansas by Ken Mandel and Melanie Masino, former Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute director. Closing reception will feature a joint presentation with the Hot Springs Music Festival. Oct. 20-29. (501 ) 321-4747. 16 I Am My Own Wife — The Weekend Theater tackles 2004 Pulitzer prize-winning play about Charlotte von Mahlsdorf, a real-life German transvestite who survived Nazi and Communist regimes. Little Rock. Oct. 21. (501 ) 374-3761. 17 Jimmie Rodgers Tribute — Two nights of concerts dedicated to the father of country music. Expect to hear some yodeling. Ozark Folk Center, Mountain View. (870 ) 269-3851. 18 Bonnie Raitt — Slide guitar queen brings shock of gray hair and trunkful of songs to Little Rock. Robinson Center Music Hall. Oct. 3. (501 ) 244-8800, (501 ) 975-7575. 19 H. M. S. Pinafore — Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera sails again at Wildwood Park. Show opens Wildwood’s 2006-07 season. Sept. 20 and 29, Oct. 1. Little Rock. (501 ) 821-7275, Ext. 232. 20 Fort Smith Little Theatre — The long-running Fort Smith company stages Grace and Glorie, a gentle comedy that examines the relationship between a cancer patient and hospice worker. Sept. 14-17, 20-23. (479 ) 783-2966. 21 Smoke on the Mountain — Popular gospel musical features Natalie Canerday, Russellville native who had starring roles in Sling Blade and October Sky. Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, Little Rock. Tuesday Oct. 15. (501 ) 562-3131. 22 The Best of the T Tauri Film Festival — Future Spielbergs show off their work in this Ozark Foothills Fim Fest program in Little Rock. Market Street Cinema. Sept. 30. (870 ) 251-1189. 23 Delta Symphony Orchestra — The DSO takes on Peter and the Wolf. Fowler Center, Jonesboro. Oct. 2. (870 ) 236-4598. 24 Arkansas female photographers — Photos rule the fall. Nancy Nolan, Maxine Payne and Kat Wilson hit you with their best shots at the Historic Arkansas Museum, Little Rock. Oct. 5-Jan. 21, 2007. (501 ) 324-9351. 25 Storm jewelry — New Orleans jewelry artist Thomas Mann turns Katrina debris into wearable objects. Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Sept. 15-Nov. 12. (501 ) 372-4000, (800 ) 264-2787. 26 Classical Halloween — Pianist Horacio Gutierrez and the Arkansas Symphony strike up “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” and other dark night delights. Robinson Center Music Hall, Little Rock. Oct. 21-22. (501 ) 666-1761. 27 Red Shoes and Rep @ the Rep — An honestto-goodness dance event by the Arkansas Festival Ballet. Rare because it isn’t done by a troupe from outside the state or is The Nutcracker. Arkansas Repertory Theatre. Nov. 3-4. (501 ) 227-5320. 28 and 29 The Second City — The name is doubly apt for Chicago’s famed comedy troupe as it makes two appearances in Arkansas this fall, at Little Rock’s Arkansas Rep, Sept. 27-Oct. 8, and Jonesboro’s Fowler Center, Oct. 9-10. Rep: (501 ) 378-0405, (866 ) 684-3737. Fowler Center: (870 ) 972-2781, (888 ) 278-3267. 30 Michael W. Smith — One of the most well-known figures in contemporary Christian music takes a bow. Sept. 23. Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville. (479 ) 443-9216. 31 Blues and Heritage Festival — The new name of this annual festival doesn’t have quite the same ring as King Biscuit Blues Festival. Wonder if somebody will sing a blues song about it ? Helena-West Helena. Oct. 5-7. (870 ) 338-8798. 32 The Up Close and Personal Tour — R&B sensation Chris Brown is the headliner, but New Orleans’ rapper Lil ’ Wayne, one of the opening acts, might be what savvy hiphop listeners want to hear. Alltel Arena, North Little Rock. Sept. 23. (501 ) 975-7575. 33 Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour — Artists and craftsmen in and around Mountain View open up their studios. See pottery, paintings, stained glass, woodcarvings and more. Sept. 15-17. (888 ) 679-2859. 34 ArtsWeekend — Several arts organizations in Searcy team up for two days of theater performances, art exhibits and film screenings. Court Square, Searcy. Sept. 29-30. (501 ) 368-0111. 35 Little Rock Wind Symphony — First concert of the Wind Symphony’s new season whooshes in Arkansas native Jackie Lamar to blow on the alto saxophone. Second Presbyterian Church, Little Rock. Oct. 19. (501 ) 666-0777. 36 Twelve Angry Men — The Rogers Little Theatre production wouldn’t have the same impact if the show was titled Eleven Angry Men and One Guy Who’s OK. Rogers. Sept. 15-17. (479 ) 631-8988. 37 Ben Krain — Award-winning Arkansas Democrat-Gazette photographer displays work at Gallery 26, Little Rock. Sept. 30-Nov. 4. (501 ) 664-8996. 38 Acoustic Sounds Cafe — The creme of America’s folk / acoustic crop have concerts every two weeks for appreciative crowds in an inviting, smoke-free and alcohol-free setting. Deborah Liv Johnson and Boulder Acoustic Society play on Nov. 10. Second Presbyterian Church, Little Rock. (501 ) 227-0000. 39 I’m Sorry the Bridge Is Out, You’ll Have to Spend the Night — Best play title of the season ? Yes. Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale. Oct. 20-22, 27-28. (479 ) 751-5441. 40 Aida — A national touring company trucks in Elton John and Tim Rice’s musical extravaganza to Walton Arts Center. Fayetteville. Sept. 12-17. (479 ) 443-9216. 41 River City Men’s Chorus — What do you know, songs by John and Rice pop up in “The Music in You,” the Men’s Chorus’ opening concert. The chorus will also sing pieces by Arkansas composer J. Paul Williams. Trinity United Methodist Church, Little Rock. Sept. 24-25. (501 ) 377-1080. 42 Camelot — King Arthur, Queen Guenevere, Lancelot and Merlin belt out Broadway tunes in a free Warfield Concerts production. Lily Peter Auditorium, Helena-West Helena. Oct. 27. (870 ) 338-8327. 43 STREB’S Wild Blue Yonder — A dance company that bounces off scaffolding, trampolines and other equipment hops in. Part of the Walton Arts Center Dance series, Fayetteville. Nov. 10. (479 ) 443-9216. 44 Treemonisha — Scott Joplin’s Pulitizer-prize winning 1910 folk opera makes a rare appearance as part of the Perot Theatre series, Texarkana. Nov. 4. (903 ) 792-4992. 45 Hot Springs Gallery Walk — We’re putting our money on a cool early November as the best time to take a late-night stroll to assorted galleries in picturesque downtown Hot Springs. Nov. 3. (501 ) 624-0550. 46 George Dombek — One of the state’s most arresting painters is in residence in New York. He returns to the state in November and will show recent work in his studio in Goshen. Nov. 4, 5, 11 and 12. (479 ) 587-8357. 47 FrUiTCaKeS — The South Arkansas Arts Center digs in to the Christmas season with a production of this comedy. Nov. 24-Dec. 3. El Dorado. (870 ) 862-5474. 48 Gallery 26 ’s Holiday Show — An annual event that features the work of over 50 artists. The opening-night party is always an event, with a band, presents and a happy crowd spilling out on the sidewalk in front of the gallery, Little Rock. Nov. 18. (501 ) 664-8996. 49 Candelight Carol Services — The 42 nd year for Hendrix College’s presentation of the Christmas story through Scripture lessons and choral music. Conway. Nov. 30-Dec. 3. Trinity United Methodist Church, Little Rock. Dec. 15. (501 ) 450-1248. 50 Arkansas Craft Guild Christmas Showcase —Behold the wonders of Arkansas’ own artists and craftsmen, more than 100 in all. Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock. Dec. 1-3. (870 ) 269-4120.

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