| Photos: Beat the Heat: Yoga on the River will be held July 25 behind the River Market Farmers' Market. (Details under River Market District). Kids were all smiles Thursday all around the MacArthur Park pond during City Parks & Recreation's 30th annual cane pole fishing derby. (Photos by Lauren Clark) |
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River Market District
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| July 17: Iron Tongue and Adam Faucett & the Tall Grass, 7 p.m., Ron Robinson Theater, $10. Local heavy rock group. Presented by CALS/Arkansas Sounds. Learn more.
July 22:
Movies in the Park,
First Security Amphitheater with
The Goonies (PG) sponsored by L. Cotton Thomas. Sundown. Free.
 Saturdays at the
River Market
Farmers' Market, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Pavilions.
Learn more. SNAP available for purchase on 2nd floor.
July 25: Yoga on the River, Riverfront Park, 8-9 a.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. Saturdays at the Rev Room & Revolution Restaurant, 8:30- p.m.-12:30 a.m. Karaoke with DJ Greg. Tuesdays at the River Market Farmers' Market, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Learn more.
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.
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MacArthur Park Historic District
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| August 1: Block on Rock, Stone's Throw Brewery's 2nd birthday party, 402 E. 9th, 3-10 p.m. Benefits Preserve Arkansas and the Arkansas Brewers Guild. Featuring beers from Stone's Throw and other great Arkansas breweries, music from Cindy Woolf & Mark Bilyeu and the Big Dam Horns, and great food trucks. Thursdays: Arkie Pub Trivia, Stone's Throw Brewing, 6:30 p.m. 402 E. Ninth. 501-244-9154. Partners with different cultural institutions each week. |
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Southside Main Street, south of I-630
Sundays: The Bernice Garden Farmers' Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wednesdays: South on Main's Local Live Music Series.
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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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| July 18 Jefferson-Jackson Dinner 2015 with guest speaker Hillary Clinton July 27 Eagles "History of the Eagles" August 8 American Idol Season 15 tryouts, 501-975-9000 or link here. 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 December 4 tobyMac SOLD OUT January 15-16 Monster Jam 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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Argenta Arts District
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In Downtown North Little Rock. For more information
link here.
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July 17 thru late August: "Give Our Regards to Broadway" Bridge exhibit, Heritage Center, 506 Main Street, by the North Little Rock History Commission. Free. Includes photographs by Greg Davis as well as historic images.
July 17-18: Hognado! at The Joint, 310 Main Street, Fridays & Saturdays, 8 p.m. thru August 29.
Learn more.
July 18:
Argenta ArtWalk, 5-8 p.m. Art in Unexpected Places throughout Argenta along the River Rail Trolley Route. 501-993-1234.
Third Friday of each month.
July 18: The 5th Annual Souls to the Polls party sponsored by the Arkansas Democratic Black Caucus, 9:30 p.m. or immediately following the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner at Good Food by Ferneau, 6th and Main. Admission $10. Hosted by Tre Day of Power 92.3.
Learn more. 870-403-6187
July 21-August 1: Argenta Community Theater presents the stage adaptation of Mrs. Miniver. Learn more. August 29: Arkansas Times Whole Hog Roast benefiting the Argenta Arts District, Argenta Farmers Market Events grounds, 5-9 p.m. Presented by Ben E. Keith. Learn more. Official site for the Arkansas Travelers, Dickey-Stephens Park, here. July 10-12 games are dog friendly! |
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| September 14-16: Destination Downtown, regional downtown revitalization conference sponsored by Main Street Arkansas and co-sponsored by Louisiana Main Street and Mississippi Main Street Association. 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. October 6: Arkansas's First Ladies benefit for the Old State House inaugural gown exhibit. "Yes to the Dress." Learn more. October 24: PopUp West Ninth. Learn more on Facebook. November 7: The Arkansas Cornbread Festival, SoMa. Learn more. November 7: Historic Arkansas Museum Candlelight Gala. 75th Jubilee Kickoff. March 5-6, 2016: Little Rock Marathon and Little Rockers Kids Marathon (March 5). Learn more or stay informed on Facebook. |
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Downtown Update
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| July 17, 2015 |
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Darin Gray will succeed Wayne Woods as chairman and CEO of CJRW, a Downtown Little Rock Partnership member. The announcement came this week following the advertising and public relations firm's move to 300 Main Street at the entrance to the Main Street Creative Corridor. Learn more. CrossFit Composure is downtown's newest gym, located at 229 W. Capitol. Featuring locker rooms and showers, the 3,900 sq. ft. space is outfitted in brand new Rogue Fitness  equipment with air conditioning, and a hang out lounge overlooking the space in the historic Sterling Building. Classes run from 5:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Current rates are $80 a month for the first 50 members and $120 a month regular pricing (after first 50). For more information contact Adam Funmaker, owner, by email, learn more online or call 501-291-3502.  The University of Arkansas Community Design Center (UACDC) + Marlon Blackwell Architect announced today that The Creative Corridor: A Main Street Revitalization for Little Rock project has won Honorable Mention in Urban Design (Concept) of the International Awards 2015 sponsored by Architecture Podium. Learn more.
The Creative Corridor retrofits a four-block segment of downtown Main Street, 3rd through 6th through economic development catalyzed by the cultural arts rather than Main Street's traditional retail base. Planning and design for the Creative Corridor was funded by a 2011 Our Town grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. A grand opening of the corridor is scheduled at The Rep on September 14. Gretchen Hall, Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau CEO, said this week that more than 12,000 people have already visited the area in the last month. She added that the region has seen more than $5 million in economic impact from visitors and spectators for the U.S. youth soccer regional championship, the national quilting association and ATA. This week sees more than 4,000 guests downtown for the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity in town for their Conclave conference. Made by Few, an up-and-coming national tech conference, will be held October 1-3 from the Ron Robinson Theater in the River Market District downtown. Designed for "makers of the web," it is attracting some of the nation's big names in web design: Tobias van Schneider, lead designer at Spotify; Randy J. Hunt, VP design at Etsy; Aaron Draplin, founder at Draplin Design Co.; Elana publisher at Gratuitous Type; Harper Reed, founder at Modest, Inc.; Christian Rudder Asti Huang, co-founder at OkCupid; Kyle Durrie, proprietor at Power and Light Press; and Jason Scott, archivist at Internet Archive. Learn more. Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus and the University of Arkansas Global Campus will offer two work related online webinars: July 23, Overtime "Protection" on the Way-Prepare Now to Protect Your Bottom Line, and August 18, Same-Sex Marriage and Employment: What You Need to Know. Registration fee for each webinar is $40. For registration information, contact Tanya Centofanti by email or call 501-371-9999. The new South Main (SoMa) mural is $2,000 away from its goal to begin implementation! If you want to contribute to the Go Fund Me campaign, link here. |
| Music highlights around town from Arkansas Times here. Little Rock (LRCVB) event listings here. A list of summer camps from Little Rock Family here. |
| July 17-19: Xanadu-The Musical, The Studio Theatre, 320 W. 7th. Disco and roller skating in the 80's. Learn more. 501-374-2615. July 17-31: Summers Are Better with a Southern Accent summer  staycation sweepstakes sponsored by Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau. Win the "Little Rock Libations" foodie package featuring Rock Town Distillery sampler, Lost Forty Brewing tour and gift card, Damgoode Pies gift card and a one night stay at the brand new Homewood Suites in the River Market! For a chance to win link here to Facebook. July 17-August 9: Green Day's American Idiot, The Weekend Theater, 1001 W. 7th. Tony Award-winning hit musical about the perils of war, drug addiction, escapism and the power of true friendship. Learn more. July 17-19: Friends of Central Arkansas Libraries (FOCAL) Used Book Sale, Main Library campus, 100 Rock Street. Basement sale hours are 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, July 17-18, and 1 - 4 p.m. Sunday, July 19. The Special to the July book sale include a night shopping event and 25% teacher discount in the Main Library basement. Learn more. July 19: Mount Holly Garden Series: Mark Gibson with Green Thumb presents water feature ideas. Sponsored by Margaret Wyatt and the Downtown Dames. 9 a.m., Mount Holly Cemetery, Bell House. Suggested $5 donation. July 25: Genealogy Conference featuring Lisa Louise Cooke, CALS Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Avenue. Presented by the Butler Center. July 29: Stone's Throw Brewing & Southern Gourmasian Beer Dinner benefiting Quapaw Quarter Association. $50 per person. Learn more. July 30-August 2: Kaleidoscope--The Little Rock LGBT Film Festival, The Studio Theatre.Presented by the Film Society of Little Rock. Learn more. August 1: Researching Modern Military Records Symposium, MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History, MacArthur Park, 10 a.m. - 12 noon. Hosted by the museum and the Arkansas History Commission. Learn more. |
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On Exhibit
9th & Commerce, MacArthur Park
NEW: 57th Annual Delta Exhibition.
Thru September 20.
54th Annual Young Arkansas Artists Exhibition.
Thru July 26.
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
Weaving Stories & Hope: Textile Arts from the Japanese Internment Camp in Rohwer, Arkansas.
White River Memoirs. Thru July 25.
Arkansas Arts Educators State Youth Art Show. Thru August 29.
Christ Church Arts
509 Scott Street
Reflections in Abstraction: Judy and John Honey. Thru September 31.
1200 President Clinton Avenue
Dinosaurs Around the World, produced by Imagine Exhibitions. Thru October 18.
Super Summer Saturdays 10 a.m.-2 p.m. free dinosaur activities for kids, However, fees for library tour apply.
120 River Market
Light through the Pines. Photography exhibit.
What's Inside: A History of Women and Handbags, 1900-1999.
Pinafores, Purses & Pigtails: An Exhibit for kids of All Ages. For children's classes associated with the exhibit, July 12 and August 2, call 501-916-9022. Thru September 20.
Pyramid Place, 221 W. 2nd
For Beauty of the Earth by Mary Ann Stafford.
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, free admission
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
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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
Fish feeding every Wednesday, 2 p.m.
Alligator feeding every Friday, 2 p.m.
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