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Patriotic Musical

"When people say they don't like opera, I always ask, 'which one?'" laughs Nancy Preis, general director of Eureka Springs' venerable Opera in the Ozarks. "There's 400 years of opera to choose from, and there is something for everyone. Opera plots deal with human emotions -- something we can all relate to regardless of the time period of the story or the physical setting. The story might be about the Greeks, but the emotions in the plot are still with us, thousands of years later.

Opera in the Ozarks kicks off its 2022 summer music festival with Giacomo Puccini's opera "La Rondine," 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony Theatre, five miles west of Eureka Springs.

Critical violations are those factors leading to foodborne illness and must be corrected immediately. Noncritical violations relate to maintenance of food operations and cleanliness.

The Grove Comedy Club in Lowell has issued a sell-out warning for David Koechner, who will perform at the Lowell mainstay July 21-23. Koechner will also reprise his role as Todd Packer for a "The Office," event with trivia and behind-the-scenes stories, audience Q&A, and an opportunity for the top two teams to act out a scene from The Office with "Todd." Tickets start at $30. Next month fellow SNL alum Tim Meadows will perform July 29-30 at The Grove Comedy Club, 808 S. Bloomington St., Lowell. grovecomedy.com/comedy-shows-events.