| Photos, left to right: Despite occasional rain and thunderstorms, 225,000 people attended the 2015 Riverfest celebration this past weekend! Organizers, volunteers and attendees all deemed it a great success! (Riverfest photo by Mark Wagner) |
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May 29:
The Wildflowers (Amy Garland, Bonnie Montgomery and Mandy McBryde) performing music with folk, country, rock and blues influence,
Ron Robinson Theater, 7 p.m. $10 general admission.
Learn more.
June 3: Movies in the Park kickoff in First Security Amphitheater with
Divergent (PG13) sponsored by
Central Arkansas Library System. Learn more.
June 6: Summer Camp Kickoff Week! Museum of Discovery. Learn more.
June 10: Movies in the Park in First Security Amphitheater with Ghostbusters (PG) sponsored by Clinton School of Public Service. Learn more.
June 13:
Gimme Abbe 1969, a rock and roll tribute to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, First Security Amphitheater, Riverfront Park, 8 p.m. 244-8800.
Celebrity Attractions.
Tuesdays at Stickyz Rock'n'Roll Chicken Shack, Karaoke with DJ Greg, 7:30-11 p.m. All ages, no cover. 103 River Market Avenue.
Thursdays at the Rev Room: Open Blues Jam. Public welcome and encouraged to participate.
Learn more.
Fridays at Juanita's Caf? & Bar, Karaoke with DJ Greg, 6-9 p.m. All ages, no cover. 614 President Clinton.
Saturdays at the Rev Room/Revolution Restaurant, 8:30- p.m.-12:30 a.m., Karaoke with DJ Greg,.
Saturdays at the
River Market Farmers' Market, 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
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| Saturdays with Bobby's Bike Hike: Historic Neighborhoods Bike Tour, 9 a.m. Pork & Bourbon Bike Tour, 11:30 a.m. Learn more. |
MacArthur Park Historic District
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| June 7: A Conversation with Delita Martin, 5 p.m., Arkansas Arts Center Presented by Friends of Contemporary Craft. $5 for FOCC members, $10 for non-members. Brief annual meeting of FOCC precedes the Conversation, reception follows. Martin's mixed media artwork explores the identity of Black women by piecing together the signs, symbols and language of everyday life, dating back to the days of slavery to the present. Tickets are required and are available both in advance and day of the event. Call 501-373-4000 or go online. Wednesdays: Cards Against Humanity League, Stone's Throw Brewing, 7 p.m. 402 E. Ninth. Compete for prizes. 501-244-9154. |
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Southside Main Street, south of I-630
June 4: Green Cleaning Seminar, The Green Corner Store, 1423 Main, 7-8 p.m. $10. Call 501-374-1111 for more information.
June 13: South Main Vintage Market, Bernice Garden, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Southern Salt Food Company (food truck) will be on hand while McGehee Piano will furnish a community piano for market goers to enjoy.
Wednesdays: South on Main's Local Live Music Series.
June 3: Cutthroat Trout.
June 10: The Muses-Music from Guys and Dolls.
Sundays: The Bernice Garden Farmers' Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
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Verizon Arena
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In Downtown North Little Rock,
1 Verizon Arena Way. For ticket information
link here (Verizon Arena) or here (Ticketmaster).
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| May 29 Charlie Wilson June 5 Tim McGraw June 6 Brit Floyd June 20 Black & Brown Comedy Get Down July 27 Eagles August 20-23 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey September 3 Kelly Clarkson October 8 The Motley Crue The Final Tour with very special guest Alice Cooper February 19-21, 2016 TORUK-The First Flight, the new Cirque du Soleil touring show inspired by James Cameron's Avatar. Tickets on sale. |
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In Downtown North Little Rock. For more information
link here.
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| May 29-June 5: I Love You, But You're Sitting on My Cat! at The Joint, 310 Main Street, Fridays & Saturdays, 8 p.m. Learn more. Hognado! open June 12. May 30: Argenta Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon. May 30: Legends in Argenta, The Argenta Plaza, 520 Main, 5-11 p.m. Live entertainment by Runaway Planet, The Beckham Brothers Band, FreeVerse, ReCreation Studios & Cirque Arts and Paul Prater. Food trucks, Diamond Bear Brewing Company and Moody Brews. Local arts/crafts vendors. June 1: Preservation Conversations: Wood Window Repair Workshop, presented by Quapaw Quarter Association, 144 Melrose Circle, Argenta Historic District. Technical assistance coordinator Brian Driscoll with Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Drinks provided, bring lawn chairs. Free and open to the public. June 5: Arkansas Times presents Celebrate the Grape--Wine, Food & Jazz Festival benefiting the Argenta Arts District, 6-9 p.m., Argenta Farmers Market Plaza. For ticket information go online. June 10 Argenta Downtown Council  Annual Luncheon featuring keynote speaker Mayor Andy Berke from Chattanooga, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Wyndham Riverfront Hotel. Learn more. Official site for the Arkansas Travelers, Dickey-Stephens Park, here. |
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| June 11-28: The Addams Family: A New Musical, The Weekend Theater, 1001 W. 7th. Learn more. June 12: Second Friday Art Night, downtown Little Rock. June 13: Arkansas Statehood Celebration, Historic Arkansas Museum and Old State House Museum activities. June 18-20: 46th Annual National Quilt Association Show, Statehouse Convention Center. Learn more. June 20: Juneteenth, Mosaic Templars Cultural Center. Learn more. September 16-20: ACANSA. Learn more. September 19: Six Bridges Regatta 2015. Learn more. September 26: 2015 Big Dam Bridge 100. Registration open now for Arkansas's largest cycling tour. Link here. October 3: Main Street Food Truck Festival. For more information email or go to Facebook. November 7: Corn Bread Festival, SoMa November 7: Historic Arkansas Museum Candlelight Gala. 75th Jubilee Kickoff. |
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| May 29, 2015 |
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| Walkers and bicyclists be wary of trails along the Arkansas River this weekend. Many areas are being closed due to high waters from recent rains. The Arkansas River is expected to crest this afternoon. Nearby Rebsamen Golf Course has been closed and will be reevaluated for reopening on Monday. It was National Hamburger Day this past Thursday and David's Burgers took the opportunity to announce that it would be coming to the River Market within 90 days and locating in the space occupied by Boulevard Bread. Boulevard Bread is moving a few feet inside River Market Hall to the former Coast Cantina's location, reopening tomorrow. Learn more.
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission announces 150 events in June around the state including several venues in Downtown Little Rock. Learn more. This evening from 6-8 p.m. Ten Thousand Villages in the River Market will be celebrating its 10th anniversary. From Dean Skip Rutherford, Dean of Clinton School of Public Service: "While so many positive things have happened in downtown Little Rock since 2005, Ten Thousand Villages was one of the first retailers to come to the River Market District. and President Clinton Avenue. Not only did TTV have a national platform, it was (and is) a "fair trade" store. "Tyler Denton, who at that time was with the Clinton Foundation and who now is on the Pulaski County Quorum Court, was Little Rock's recruiter and the primary reason why TTV located on Clinton Avenue. TTV will be recognizing Tyler Friday night . I hope you will come by and say thank you to a retailer who believed in us from the beginning and Tyler for his vision. I hope you will come by and say thank you to a retailer who believed in us from the beginning and Tyler for his vision." Ray Wittenberg, publisher of Oxford American, announced this week that Editor Roger Hodge will be leaving OA for a position at the national publication The Intercept. Wittenberg said Hodge has "positioned the Oxford American as one of the premier literary magazines in the country...and will be missed." Eliza Borne, managing editor, will serve as interim editor. A new 13-mile bicycle and pedestrian trail, the Southeast Trail, will soon link the Arkansas River Trail in downtown Little Rock with the David D. Terry Lock and Dam. Scheduled to open next month, this will provide an alternative to the Big Dam Bridge loop. The trail will begin at the Clinton Presidential Center. |
| Music highlights around town from Arkansas Times here. Little Rock (LRCVB) event listings here. A list of summer camps from Little Rock Family here. |
| Ongoing: Video auditions accepted until June 15 for 2015 Summer Intensive with Ballet Arkansas. Learn more. May 29: Main Street Food Trucks Fridays , 10:45 a.m. - 1 :30 p.m. Corner of Main and Capitol Fridays thru June 26. Sponsored by Downtown Little Rock Partnership and the Main Street Revitalization Committee--bringing people back to Main Street! June 2-Haygood's BBQ, Kona Ice, La Herradura, Southern Salt and Waffle Wagon. May 29-30: The Member of the Wedding The Weekend Theater, 1001 W. Seventh Based on the Carson McCullers multi-award winning novel by the same name -- set during World War II and tells the story of 12-year-old tomboy, Frankie Addams, and her closest companions in her small racially divided hometown. Learn more. May 29: Ten-Year Anniversary Celebration! 6-8 p.m. Ten Thousand Villages, 301A President Clinton Avenue Stop by this popular retail store in the River Market District to say thank you! One of the first retailers in the River Market District to arrive spurred by the opening of the Clinton Library. Live music, food, and free gifts. A Fair Trade retailer. May 29: Laughter & Lyrics with Phyllis Yvonne Stickney, 7 p.m. Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 501 W. Ninth An evening of spoken word, social commentary, live music and Conscious Comedy, drawing on the works of Nikki Giovanni, Maya Angelou, Ruby Dee and Beah Richards. Presented by Little Rock High School National Historic Site and Mosaic Templars Cultural Center. Free, no reservations required. 501-374-1957.
May 30: CALS Con 2015, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. CALS Main Library Family-friendly celebration of all things fandom. Attendees of all ages are encouraged to dress as their favorite characters for the contest at 4 p.m., participate in a social media scavenger hunt, building in the Lego area and more. Learn more. May 30: Little Rock Grand Fondo & Food Festival, Spokes/Orbea, 119 S. Main, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. A super fabulous block festival featuring six of LIttle Rock's most notable chefs during the Little Rock Gran Fondo cycling event (just under 70 miles). Learn more. May 30: 2015 Little Rock Take Steps for Crohn's and Colitis, Clinton Center Lawn, 3 p.m. CCFA's largest fundraising event benefiting the fight against digestive diseases. Learn more. May 31: Sunday Meditation, 9-9:45 a.m. The Wolfe Street Center, 1015 Louisiana & 10th Sundays. Meditation, prayer and reflection. Open to the public. Sponsored by The Wolfe Street Foundation. 501-303-0004. June 2: 2015 Diamond Chef Arkansas Finale Statehouse Convention Center Presented by Pulaski Technical College Foundation. Competition between 2015 Preliminary Winner Chef Justin Patterson of The Southern Gourmasian and the 2014 Winner, Chef Marc Guizol of the The Capital Hotel. Learn more. June 3: Legacies and Lunch-Remembering Rosey, CALS Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market, 12 noon. Presented by Clinton School of Public Service, Butler Center for Arkansas Studies and Arkansas Humanities Council. Bring a sack lunch. Roosevelt Thompson was a Central High School graduate and an extremely gifted young man who had a bright future in public service before his tragic death in an automobile accident in 1984. It was widely believed that Thompson was poised to become Arkansas's first African American governor. At this special Legacies & Lunch program, historic video footage featuring Thompson, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and others, will be shown. A panel, including Elaine Dumas, one of his teachers and mentors; Lee Thompson, his brother; and Beth Felton, his classmate at Central and a staff member at the CALS Roosevelt Thompson Branch Library, will discuss how his memory lives on today. RSVP (free) by email or call 501-383-5239. June 3: Bow-Tie Bash, Clinton Center Great Hall, 5:30 p.m. Arkansas Commitment, an organization for Black students, honors James L. "Skip" Rutherford, Dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. Tickets $100. Learn more. June 3: Block party/open house, 6:30-8:30 p.m., 609 and 601 E. 16th Street and 1617 Park Lane Sponsored by Mike Orndorff to promote the tiny house movement. |
 August: Osage County
June 3-21
Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main Street
A dark comedy that focuses around the large Weston family when they unexpectedly reunite after dad disappears and their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of repressed truths and unsettling secrets. Along with winning the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, August: Osage County has won five Tony Awards, including Best Play. Learn more.
PAY WHAT YOU CAN NIGHT
June 3 | 7 p.m.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette presents "Pay What You Can Night." Patrons can pay any amount for their tickets. Tickets must be purchased in person at the Box Office at 601 Main the day of the performance. Box Office will be open 9 a.m. until curtain. Tickets are limited to 2 per person. Offer based on seating availability.
PRESHOW DIRECTOR TALKS
June 3 and 4 | 6:15 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
A preshow talk will take place on the set with Producing Artistic Director Bob Hupp and members of the creative team.
CLINTON SCHOOL OF PUBLIC SERVICE
Distinguished Speaker Series
June 4 | 12 - 1 p.m.
Clinton School of Public Service, Sturgis Hall
Join Rep Producing Artistic Director Bob Hupp as he hosts the cast
August: Osage County for a panel discussion on this award-winning drama. Call the Clinton School at 501-683-5239 for reservations.
OPENING NIGHT
June 5 | 8 p.m.
Opening Night for August: Osage County will include a post-show reception with the cast immediately following the show. Complimentary champagne and light hors d'oeuvres will be provided.
LIVE FROM FOSTER'S WITH HEATHERSMITH
June 12 | 6:30 p.m.
Live pre-show music from HeatherSmith in Foster's, The Rep's lounge.
THE AFTER-PARTY
June 20 | 11 p.m.
Stick around after the show for drinks and look for members of the cast to make an appearance at Foster's, The Rep's lounge.
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| June 4: Karaoke Pool Party Comfort Inn & Suites: Presidential Conference Center, 707 Interstate 30, Frontage Road New Karaoke pool party with DJ Greg, 8 p.m.- 12 midnight, every Thursday. Public invited to attend. 501-687-7700. June 5-7: 9 to 5: The Musical by Dolly Parton, the Community Theatre of Little Rock, The Studio Theatre, 320 W. 7th Set in the late '70s, a comedy of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era. Based on the seminal 1980 hit movie. Learn more. CTLR is a nonprofit, volunteer organization founded in 1956. June 6: Dunbar Community Garden Pig Roast, 6-8:30 p.m. 1801 S. Chester Benefit for Dunbar Community Garden. Enjoy an evening of great local foods and music in the garden and learn about Dunbar Garden's mission. Tickets, $50 per person. Learn more. |
| Nearby DLRP Member Events
May 23: Colors of Rhythm percussion concert, UALR Stella Boyd
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On Exhibit
9th & Commerce, MacArthur Park
54th Annual Young Arkansas Artists Exhibition. T
hru July 26.
30 Americans.
Thru June 21.
A Humble Hum: Rhythm of the Potter's Wheel.
Thru June 21.
Paul Signac Drawings and Watercolors: The James T. Dyke Collection.
Thru July 19.
Art in Context.
Ongoing.
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ASI Building, 401 President Clinton Avenue
White River Memoirs. Thru July 25.
Arkansas Printmakers Exhibition. Thru June 27.
FINAL WEEKEND: Captured Images: Photographs from the Collection. Thru May 30.
Christ Church Arts
509 Scott Street
The Plein Air Painters of Arkansas. Painters include Victoria Harvey, Clarence Cash, Tom Herrin, Greg Lahti, Sean LeCrone, John Wooldrige and Diana Shearon. Thru June 30.
1200 President Clinton Avenue
Dinosaurs Around the World, produced by Imagine Exhibitions. Thru October 18.
What's Inside: A History of Women and Handbags, 1900-1999.
FINAL WEEKEND: Common Threads.
Thru May.
Pyramid Place, 221 W. 2nd
WPA (Works Progress Administration) & Art from the Great Depression (1930s-1940s)
Greg Lahti
200 E. Third
Ongoing:
We Walk in Two Worlds: The Caddo, Osage and Quapaw in Arkansas
History of the Bowie Knife
Arkansas Made: Arkansas Made Gallery
MacArthur Park, 503 E. 9th Street
Waging Modern Warfare! General Wesley K. Clark
Vietnam, America's Conflict
Undaunted Courage, Proven Loyalty: Japanese American Soldiers in World War II
501 W. 9th Street
Freedom! Oh, Freedom! Thru December 31.
500 President Clinton Avenue
Mindbender Mansion
. Thru September 7.
300 W. Markham Street
Different Spokes.
Thru February 2016.
Ongoing: Arkansas First Ladies' Gowns; Pillars of Power; On the Stump: Arkansas Politics, 1819-1919; First Families of Arkansas; As Long as Life Shall Last: The Legacy of Arkansas Women.
602 President Clinton Avenue
Jim Blote Wildlife Photography. Thru June.
Arkansas Wildlife Federation Kids Traveling Art Exhibit.
Thru June.
Fish feeding every Wednesday, 2 p.m.
Alligator feeding every Friday, 2 p.m.
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