Contemporary craft is featured at Matt McLeod Fine Art gallery in the Creative Corridor during 2nd Friday Art Night this week, along with artist Chuck Blouin at Gallery 221 at Second and Center. See more under Around Downtown.
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River Market District
June 10, 14: Little Rock's Farmers' Market in its 42nd year in the River Market pavilions with all-new programs, vendors and more! Note: Open Tuesdays and Saturdays through fall.Learn more.
June 10: Farmers Market Garden Gourmet Chef Series, River Market pavilions, 9-10 a.m. Pulaski Tech Culinary Institute students will demonstrate two ways to make salsa and offer a unique twist on a BLT! Free.
Music in the River Market District:
Sticky's Rock'N'Roll Chicken Shack-
June 10: the Good Time Ramblers, 9 p.m.
June 11: Tragikly White, 9:30 p.m.
The Rev Room-
June 11: DeFrance, 8:30 p.m.
June 12: Fishbone, 8 p.m.
Ongoing: Saturday Guided Tours with Bobby's Bike Hike. Learn more.
Movies in the Park, outdoor movie series in the First Security Amphitheater, Riverfront Park. Sundown. Learn more.
Lineup:
June 15: Guardians of the Galaxy (PG-13) sponsored by Little Rock Marriott
June 22: Brewster's Millions (PG)
June 29: Lego Movie (PG) sponsored by Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard PLLC
June 12: Eagle Encounter, Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center, 2 p.m. Check out the eagle's wingspan and learn from zoologists about this bald eagle from the Little Rock Zoo. Learn more.
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MacArthur Park
Historic District
June 12: Stars & Stripes Forever with the Little Rock Wind Symphony, MacArthur Park, 7-8:30. In event of rain the event will be held in the Arkansas Arts Center Theatre. In honor of Flag Day! Celebrate with hand-clapping marches, flag waving patriotic songs, toe-tapping Broadway show tunes, an armed forces salute, and free ice cream. Bring the kids and your picnic baskets for an old-fashioned concert in the park!
June 15: Movies at MacArthur-The Real MASH! MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Popcorn and beverages provided. Traces original stories that inspired the fictional TV series and film set. Interviews with MASH actors as well as military surgeons, doctors, nurses, pilots and enlisted men.
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SoMa
June 10: South on Main presents Amelia White and Mark Curry, at 9 p.m. Learn more.
June 11: The Bernice Garden Market, 1401 S. Main Street, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. open-air market for
vintage (20+ years old), antique (50+ years old), upcycled/recycled items and handmade/original art. Stone's Throw Brewing and eats from Sladers's Alaskan Dumpling Co. Learn more or follow on Facebook.
June 11: Family Volunteer Day, Our House campus, 302 E. Roosevelt, 9-11 a.m. Clean up playgrounds and organize the Little Learners classrooms. Some ground work. Take a water bottle, garden gloves and a readiness to work!
June 12: Bernice Garden Farmers Market, 1401 Main Street. Sundays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
June 18: 5-Year Anniversary of The Root Cafe! 5-8 p.m., 1500 S. Main. A Dessert Potluck...bring one to share! Live music by Late Romantics and The Fried Pies. Local craft beer garden, food trucks, fun activities for kids of all ages. A portion of the beer sales will benefit Arkansas Public Policy Panel. Learn more.
June 24: First Friday in SoMa
! 4-8 p.m. A late night of shopping and dining in the SoMa District.
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Argenta Arts District
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In Downtown North Little Rock. For more information
link here.
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Ongoing: Arkansas Travelers Baseball,
Burns Park, check the schedule
here
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June 11: Argenta Farmers Market/Certified Arkansas Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-12 noon, 6th and Main Street. Fram-to-Food-Truck challenge & 9th Anniversary Celebration.
June 11: Dogtown Film Series-
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Argenta Community Theatre. $5.
Learn more.
June 11: Dogtown Farmers' Market, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Parking lot next to Argenta Branch Library on Main Street.
June 20: A Mexican Affair with the Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, Argenta Community Theater. One night special event, live from NYC, celebrating the relationship between Mexico and the US and the cultural influence between both countries. Learn more.
June 22: Twelfth Night with the Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, The Joint. Learn more.
June 24: Twelfth Night with the Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre, Argenta Community Theatre. Learn more.
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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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| June 11 Erykah Badu with Rickey Smiley June 12 Brit Floyd-Space and Time Continuum World Tour 2016 June 25 Steely Dan & Steve Winwood July 16 Maxwell Summer Tour with Fantasia and Ro James July 29 I Love the 90's-featuring Vanilla Ice, Salt-n-Pepa with Spinderella, Kid'n Play, Tone Loc, Rob Base and Young MC August 13 Dolly Parton. Tickets on sale June 6 at 10 a.m. August 17 Journey and The Doobie Brothers August 19 Outcry September 9 Dixie Chicks October 7 The Avett Brothers October 18 Five Finger Death Punch & Shinedown March 3, 2017 Twenty One Pilots |
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June 10, 2016
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Downtown Notes
The
Little Rock Technology Park Authority Board approved this week the purchase of furniture and audio-visual equipment and approved a five-year contract with Ritter Communications of Jonesboro for broadband internet.
Learn more.
Rock Town Distillery is marking six successful years in business with the release of a limited edition whiskey only available for purchase at the distillery in downtown Little Rock starting at 11 a.m. on June 25!
Learn more.
Despite gloomy weather predictions and a decline in attendance at this year's festival,
Riverfest Director Deanna Korte is pleased with the changes the Riverfest team made and positive as it goes forward.
Learn more.
Rose Law Firm adds new members, David S. Mitchell Jr. and Karen "Betsy" Turner, and Cynthia Blankenship and Jim Fowler have joined as counsel attorneys. Jacob White White has been hired as an associate attorney.
Learn more.
Super Summer Saturdays are back by popular demand! Starting this Saturday the
Clinton Center
will offer free, fun-filled, and educational activities. In conjunction with the Clinton Center's temporary exhibit, American Champions: The Quest for Olympic Glory, Saturday programming will include sporting and Olympic themed activities for kids of all ages. Super Summer Saturdays are free; however, admission fees to tour American Champions and the permanent exhibits apply. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Anna Kimmell as been named the new Director of Education for the Arkansas Repertory Theatre. She is currently Director of Education at Mill Mountain Theatre in Roanoke, Virginia. She will begin at The Rep mid-August.
Allegiant Air recently announced nonstop flights for the summer from Little Rock to Los Angeles through August 1. Learn more.
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Around Downtown
June 10-19: Annie Get Your Gun, The Studio Theatre, 320 W. Seventh. Summer musical by Irving Berlin presented by the Community Theatre of Little Rock. Learn more.
June 10: Second Friday Art Night, 5-8 p.m. at participating downtown
 Little Rock locations:
Butler Center Galleries, Cox Creative Center, Arkansas Capital Corporation Group, Copper Grill, Historic Arkansas Museum, Matt McLeod Fine Art Gallery and the Old State House.
Learn more. Special guest artists Heidi Hogden, 6:15 p.m., and Virmarie DePoster, 7 p.m. will be at
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Sally Nixon, recently featured on cover of
The Idle Class.
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Arkansas Capital Corporation Group, for guided tours of their work. Featured artist at Gallery 221 is Chuck Blouin. Second floor studios open. Arkansas artist Sally Nixon if featured at
Historic Arkansas Museum, with live music by Randall Shreve and refreshments from Rebel Kettle Brewing Co.
Old State House music with
Cindy Woolf and Mark Bilyeu. Das Loop will be playing at the
Butler Center.
Matt McLeod Fine Art in the Creative Corridor features amazing contemporary craft.
June 10-26: Greg Gardens-The Musical, The Weekend Theater Based on the film Grey Gardens. Winner of three Tony Awards, This musical tells the story of an aunt and her daughter, cousins of former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who lived at the Grey Gardens estate (Bouviers' mansion in East Hampton, New York), who go from a status of rich aristocrats to an isolated existence in a home overrun by cats.
Learn more.
June 11-12: River City Expo,
Statehouse Convention Center. Arkansas's largest comic convention with pop-culture icons. Meet Nichelle Nicols from the original Star Trek series, Neal Adams, the man who revived Batman, and Captain Buck Rogers, Little Rock native Gill Gerard.
Learn more.
June 17: It's in the Bag!, Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 501 W. Ninth, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. "Lunch n' Learn" featuring conversation between Bernard Kinsey and Khalil Kinsey of The Kinsey Collection. For more information or to RSVP contact Brian Rodgers, 501-683-3636. Sponsored by
Philander Smith College and Asher Dairy Bar.
June 17: History & Hip-Hop, Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 501 W. Ninth, 6:30 p.m. Panel discussion and mix DJ battle. $250 grand prize. Presented by MTCC and
Philander Smith College. 501-683-3593.
June 18: Juneteenth Celebrate Freedom, Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free street festival. For the complete lineup
link here.
June 18: Mount Holly Garden Series, Mount Holly Cemetery Bell House, 9 a.m. Featuring Emis Bemis from Bemis Tree Farm. Refreshment, door prizes. Benefits projects within the historic cemetery, sponsored by the Downtown Dames.
June 23: Fifth Annual Seersucker Social, Old State House. Celebrating 180 years of statehood! Benefits School Bus Fund for students to see the museum. Learn more.
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Main Street Creative Corridor
June 10, 17: Main Street Food Truck Fridays, c
orner of Main and Capitol, 10:30-1:30. Fridays thru June 17. For updated food truck participation and menus link here.
June 10-26: Windfall,
Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main Street.
Learn more.
June 12: Windfall: Pay Your Age Night:
If you're age 22-40, pay your age at The Rep! Enjoy a complimentary wine tasting provided by Colonial Wine and Spirits. Offer based on seating availability.
June 25: Windfall: The After-Party.
Stick around after the performance for drinks and look for members of the cast to make an appearance in Foster's. Ticket not required.
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A snapshot of temporary exhibits offered at museums and other organizations and businesses throughout downtown. For more information and hours click the museum or gallery name.
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9th & Commerce, MacArthur Park
Free docent tours at 1 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays.
58th Annual Delta Exhibition. June 10-August 28. June 9: Artists & Member Reception.
Renoir's Madame Henriot in Costume: A Special Loan. Thru September 11.
Paul Signac Watercolors and Drawings: The James T. Dyke Collection. Thru July 17.
55th Young Arkansas Artists Exhibition. Thru July 24.
William-Adolphe Bouguereau's Admiration: A Special Loan. Thru September 11.
Flow: Recent Works by Ceramics Resident Artists Julia Baugh, Museum School Gallery. June 21 thru September 4.
ASI Building, 401 President Clinton Avenue
Jeanfo: We Belong to Nature. Thru June 25. Culture Shock: Shine Your Rubies, Hide Your Diamonds. Features Melissa Cowper-Smith, Melissa Gill, Tammy Harrington, Dawn Holder, Jessie Hornbrook, Holly Laws, Sandra Luckett, Morgan Page and Rachel Trusty. Thru August 27.
1200 President Clinton Avenue
Oval Office "Opening"--have a commemorative photo taken.
American Champions: The Quest for Olympic Glory. Thru September 11.
Changing Tides: 100 Years of Iconic Swimwear, on loan from the collection of the Fashion History Museum in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.
Thru August 7.
Pyramid Place, 221 W. 2nd
New Orleans artist Edmon "Chuck" Blouin. Thru June 28.
200 E. Third
75th Anniversary exhibit: A Diamond in the Rough: 75 Years of Historic Arkansas Museum.
MacArthur Park, 503 E. 9th Street, free admission
Undaunted Courage, Prove Loyalty: Japanese American Soldiers in World War II.
Vietnam, America's Conflict
Waging Modern Warfare: General Wesley K. Clark
108 6th Street, Suite A, Main Street Creative Corridor
Art. Craft. Art. featuring James Hayes, David Clemons, Lucas Strack, Sage Holland, Tom Holland, McLees Baldwin, Susan Campbell, David Scott Smith, Beau Anderson, Stephen Driver, Louise Halsey, Barbara Cade, Leandra Spangler, and Carrie Crocker.
501 W. 9th Street
Kinsey Collection. Thru July 2.
500 President Clinton Avenue
Imaginate Thru
October 2.
300 W. Markham Street
602 President Clinton Avenue
Lil' Wild Ones, second Saturday, 2 p.m. for 4-8 year olds.
Fish feeding every Wednesday, 2 p.m.
Alligator feeding every Friday, 2 p.m.
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June 28: What Do I Do Now Seminar with Wright Lindsey Jennings, focusing on labor and employment issues in 2016. WLJ Conference Room, Floor 23, 200 Capitol Avenue. Free, complimentary lunch. Learn more by emailing Roben Sullivant before June 24.
July 4: Free Day at
Clinton Presidential Center
September 10 Little Rock Paper Airplane Championship, Clinton Presidential Park, benefits Lymphomaniac Society. For sponsorship information email Griffin Coop.
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September 24: Main Street Food
Truck Festival.
For more information contact Chellie Longstreth, Downtown Little Rock Partnership Events Director 375-0121 or email.
October 31: Friends of Children Annual Luncheon, benefits Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families, honoring CJ Duvall, Jr. and Dr. Chad Rodgers. Learn more.
November 12: Opus Ball, debut of newly renovated Robinson Center ballroom.
Learn more.
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Downtown Runs
June 11: Tenth Annual AMI Walks, Arkansas Travelers, Dickey Stephens Park, North Little Rock. Benefits The BridgeWay and the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Learn more.
June 18: The Go! Mile, Clinton Presidential Library. Presented by
Go! Running.
Learn more.
October 22: Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Arkansas.
Learn more.
March 4-5, 2017: Little Rock Marathon. Benefits Little Rock Parks and Recreation. Learn more.
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