The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the grand opening of the Stella Boyle Smith Music Center with a three-day community celebration Sept. 13-15, 2024. The state-of-the-art, $11.75 million facility will be the first permanent home for the ASO in its 59-year history.

The weekend festivities will begin with a private event on Friday, Sept. 13, honoring the generous donors who made the center possible. On Saturday, Sep. 14, the ASO will open its doors for a full day of public celebration, kicking off with a morning parade from the Riverfront Amphitheater through downtown Little Rock to the music center, near the William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum and Heifer International in the East Village neighborhood.