September 10: Crush Wine Bar hosts a Wine Tasting with Geyser Peak Winery from 5:30-7:30 p.m. for $10. The wines for the evening: Geyser Peak Sauvignon Blanc, Geyser Peak Pinot Grigio, Geyser Peak Chardonnay, Geyser Peak Merlot, Geyser Peak Cabernet Sauvignon. Crush Wine Bar is located at 318 Main Street, Argenta Arts District, downtown North Little Rock. Call 501-374-9463 for more information.

September 10 - 23: Henry V, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM, ticket prices $25-$40, Arkansas Repertory Theatre 601 Main Street, downtown Little Rock. Tickets and more info at www.therep.org.

Thea will host an opening reception for up-and-coming metal artists Carolyn Hendrix and Amanda Wyman of Fireflies Metal Art during the Argenta ArtWalk on Friday, August 17, 5:30 - 8:00pm. This is the artists' second exhibition at the Thea Center, the first being this past April. Once again, the artists will be present to answer questions about their repertoire of unique metal art, which includes free-standing sculptures, two dimensional wall hangings, jewelry and much more, during the ArtWalk.

Wyman and Hendrix agree that, "as metal artists, [their] goal is to evoke a sense of softness in each piece that is not typically associated with metal. [They] form every piece by hand, and then weld it together." The challenge to manipulate a medium as rigid as metal into something with an organic and whimsical form is what fuels their passion.