Battle For Brooklyn – A Public Viewing, Saturday, June 30, 2012 at 6pm Featuring Dr. Mindy Fullilove
“Battle for Brooklyn“
A Public Viewing
Saturday, June 30, 2012
6:00 pm
New Millennium Church
2100 Lakeshore Drive, Little Rock, AR 72204
(Lakeshore Drive Baptist Church Education Building)
Featuring: Dr. Mindy Fullilove
Clinical and Research Psychiatrist, Author of Root Shock: How Tearing Up City Neighborhoods Hurts America and What We Can Do About It
Downtown Little Rock Partnership News
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Presented by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and sponsored by Bale Chevrolet, Honda and Kia of Little Rock
11 a.m.-11 p.m. Trolley shuttles to River Market, Clinton Presidential Center, Arkansas Arts Center, U.S. Post Office at Orange Street (North Little Rock), and Patrick Hays Senior Center (North Little Rock) Noon-2:30 p.m. Kirk Anderton live at the River Market Noon-5 p.m. Top 10 Classic Car Show, St. Vincent Plaza, River Market Pavilion Plaza Noon-10 p.m. Kids Pavilion & Car Pavilion, River Market pavilions 2-8 p.m. Caricatures by John Deering, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette cartoonist ($10 fee goes to Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Central Arkansas), Kids Pavilion 1-4 p.m. Patriotic Pamy & Patriotic Annie performing magic, ventriloquism & balloon animals 3-6 p.m. Big John Miller Bank live at the Pavilion Plaza 6:30 p.m. Oh Say! Can You Sing? Contest Final 5 compete 7 p.m. Happy Tymes Jazz Band 8:30 p.m. Arkansas Symphony Orchestra 9:30 p.m. Fireworks shot over the Broadway bridge visible to downtowns Little Rock & North Little Rock Please remember no coolers, no pets, no fireworks, no outside food or drink, and no smoking.
Sponsors of Pops on the River also include The Peabody Little Rock, Chick-Fil-A, Yarnell’s Premium Ice Cream, Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau, Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Direct Buy, Arkansas Flag & Banner, Arkansas Travelers, and the Downtown Little Rock Partnership.
Downtown Museums Open on Fourth of July Many of the downtown museums will be open 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on July 4th including the Arkansas Arts Center, Clinton Presidential Library, Old State House, Historic Arkansas Museum (2-4 p.m. Frontier Fourth of July special event), Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, Museum of Discovery, Heifer Village, and MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History (9-4). |
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Tuesdays & Saturdays Farmers Market, Pavilions, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. June 27 Movies in the Park “Moneyball”-For a complete schedule click here. Begins at sundown, Riverfest Amphitheatre. July 4 Pops on the River! September 26 Pretty Lights, the Illumination Tour, Riverfest Amphitheatre |
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Robinson Center Music Hall |
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July 1 The Tidwell Project July 15 Tedeschi Trucks Band August 11 Anthony Hamilton October 25 The Fresh Beat Band Live in Concert November 25 Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker Tickets via Ticketmaster as available. |
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SoMa |
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Main Street south of I-630 The Bernice Garden Sundays Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.Community Bakery Thru June LifeQuest Oil Painters group featured The Green Corner Store |
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Verizon Arena |
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July 1 New Edition featuring After 7 July 21 Raw World Tour July 26 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey: Barnum Bash Oct 25 Red Hot Chili Peppers Nov 8 Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival January 10 Justin Bieber Tickets for these events are available at the Verizon Arena Box Office (North Little Rock), all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone at 800.745.3000 or online.
Argenta Downtown North Little Rock Saturdays Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-12 noon. All certified Arkansas family farmers. Across from Argenta Market at 6th & Main Streets. June 30 Join the Argenta Arts Foundation and the Argenta Farmers Market at the Argenta Summer Foodie Festival celebrating the plentiful growing season in Arkansas. The festival will take place 9 a.m. – 1 p.m., 600 Main Street next to the Argenta Farmers Market. Admission is free. |
Harry Potter’s World: Renaissance, Science, Magic and Medicine
Harry Potter’s World – Renaissance, Science, Magic and Medicine – EXHIBIT
U.S. National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health
The Central Arkansas Library System Main Library, 100 South Rock Street, Little Rock, AR 72201 (Tel: 501.918.3000) will host Harry Potter’s World, a traveling exhibit using materials from the National Library of Medicine. The exhibit runs July 2 – August 11, 2012.
About the exhibit (from the U.S. National Library of Medicine Website – http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/harrypottersworld/exhibition.html)
In 1997, British author J. K. Rowling introduced the world to Harry Potter and a literary phenomenon was born. Millions of readers have followed Harry to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where he discovers his heritage, encounters new plants and animals, and perfects his magical abilities. Although a fantasy story, the magic in the Harry Potter books is partially based on Renaissance traditions that played an important role in the development of Western science, including alchemy, astrology, and natural philosophy. Incorporating the work of several 15th- and 16th-century thinkers, the seven-part series examines important ethical topics such as the desire for knowledge, the effects of prejudice, and the responsibility that comes with power. This exhibition, using materials from the National Library of Medicine, explores Harry Potter’s world and its roots in Renaissance magic, science, and medicine.
Bookends Café, the library’s (CALS) literary café in the Cox Creative Center, 120 River Market Avenue, will offer special Harry Potter items while the exhibit is at the library, including Quidditch Player’s Pie, Bertie Botts Every Flavor Smoothie, Butterscotch “Butterbeer” Latte, and Cauldren Cakes.
CADC Offers Utility Assistance Beginning July 9, 2012
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 2012
For More Information, Contact
CADC Communications, 501-778-1133 or
Larry Cogburn, 501-778-1133
CADC TO OFFER UTILITY ASSISTANCE IN
PULASKI COUNTY BEGINNING JULY 9, 2012
Little Rock, Ark. - Central Arkansas Development Council will offer utility assistance to Pulaski County residents beginning July 9th. The program will kick off with mass utility intake days at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds.
Mass Intake Day – Monday, July 9th and Tuesday July 10, 9 am until 1 pm both days at the Arts and Crafts Building at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds, 2600 Howard Street in Little Rock. The first 600 customers each day will be served.
After that, applications will be accepted on the following schedule in Pulaski County:
- Monday thru Wednesday (beginning July 16), 8 am until Noon at the Arkansas Workforce Center of Little Rock, 5401 South University. Call 501-603-0909 for more information.
- Thursdays Only (beginning July 18), 8 am until Noon at the Arkansas Workforce Center of Jacksonville, #2 Crestview Plaza. Call 501-603-0909 for more information.
CADC offers LIHEAP assistance in Pulaski, Lonoke, Saline, Hot Spring, Pike, Clark, Montgomery, Ouachita, Columbia, Dallas, Union and Calhoun counties. For more information on applications in those counties, go to www.cadc.com or call 501-778-1133.
LIHEAP assists households with home energy and heating bills. Eligible households must meet income guidelines and furnish proof of all household income for the month prior to applying. For a household of 1, monthly countable income is $1,462. Countable income includes check stubs, child support, unemployment, housing utility assistance, SSI, SSA, TEA, VAS and retirement benefits.
To qualify for Crisis LIHEAP, persons must have a disconnect notice with a disconnect date within 7 days of application date.
All households receiving food stamps are potentially eligible to receive this assistance; however, the program is not limited to food stamp recipients. Persons, including elderly and disabled who previously received LIHEAP forms in the mail do not need to attend LIHEAP Mass Application Days. Applications should be returned to the CADC office completely filled.
To apply for assistance, the household should bring proof of income for all household members 18 years or older for the previous month, proof of child support, proof of unemployment for all household members age 18 and older, proof of social security, retirement, pensions, workman’s comp or disability, proof of utility allowance and if no income, proof of how bills are being paid. Social security numbers and birthdates for all household members are required. Failure to provide verification requested may result in delay or denial of assistance. Allow agency 35 days to make payment. For more information, call your local CADC office.
CADC is a private nonprofit community action agency that was formed in 1965 to fight and win the “War on Poverty.” The mission of CADC is to improve the quality of life and build strong communities in Arkansas. For more information, please call 501-778-1133.
Notice To The Public: 2013 Consolidated Plan Annual Update
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The City of Little Rock is beginning the planning process for its 2013 Consolidated Plan Annual Update. The plan will outline funding and programs to be accomplished through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Act, (HOME), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA). To initiate the planning process, a public meeting will be conducted at the following time and location:
Thursday, June 28, 2012, 6:00 p.m.
Neighborhood Resource Center
3805 West 12th Street
Little Rock, AR 72204
The purpose of this meeting is to determine and receive comments on community development and housing needs, to receive comments on development of proposed activities, to review program performance, to inform the public of the 2013 planning process, and to increase citizen involvement.
All interested persons are encouraged to attend and participate.
The City of Little Rock Assures Equal Opportunity in Employment and Housing
We’re Having a Neighborhood Meeting, Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 6:00 p.m
Howdy Neighbors,
We’re having a PETTAWAY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2012 at 6:00 pm. This community meeting will take place at our neighborhood alert center (East Broadway Alert Center) located at 500 East 21st Street (at the corner of Commerce Street).
- Bring a cereal box for the Cereal Box Drive
- Find out what’s happening in the community
- Discover ways you can assist the community
- Meet your neighbors
Downtown Little Rock Partnership News
A new exhibit opened this week at the Clinton Library honoring the mothers of President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, bringing members of the Clinton family to Little Rock (photo left by Lynda Dixon); Radio station 94.1, The Point has supported Main Street Food Truck Fridays, a project designed to bring people back to Main Street, across from the Bucket List Wall.
Weekly Update
June 15, 2012
From the Director
The Main Street Food Truck Fridays initiative has been very successful with an average of 200 meals being served each week. We will be taking a break in July and August and resume sometime in September prior to the October 6 Main Street Food Truck Festival. One of the goals of the Main Street Revitalization Committee of the DLRP is to get people outside and onto Main Street. I believe we are succeeding. Join us these last three Fridays!
We have been hearing about pedestrian and vehicular accidents scattered throughout downtown. Remember, if you’re walking and talking on your cell phone, pause before crossing the street and check the traffic. Drivers, likewise be alert. We want everyone to be safe!
I am pleased that Paul Latture, executive director of the Little Rock Port Authority, will be joining us at the Downtown Little Rock Partnership membership Breakfast Briefing next Thursday, June 21 at Curran Hall (7:30 a.m.). Not a member? Come as our guest. RSVPs are suggested. Please email or call 501.375.0121.
Congratulations to Arkansas Children’s Hospital on the opening of the beautiful new South Wing, the largest project in its 100 year history. How fortunate for all of us in LIttle Rock to have such a fabulous medical facility dedicated to our children.
–Sharon Priest
Downtown Notes
Is your company a nonprofit? If so, Meg Matthews, public relations manager for the City of Little Rock, wants to make you an offer.
In exchange for borrowing the City’s video equipment at no charge to produce your own marketing video, she would show your video on the city’s television channel (LRTV, Channel 11). LRTV is accessed through both Comcast Cable and AT&T U-verse channels. For more information contact Meg Matthews by email or calling 501.371.4421.
According to Betty Wineland, executive director for Central Arkansas Transit, bus ridership citywide is up 14.7%, the highest it’s ever been.
Jessie Edwards of CJRW told the DLRP Communications Roundtable this week that the first Illuminate the Cure event for the Susan G. Komen Foundation in Little Rock was a success on Mother’s Day. There were 500 biodegradable lanterns released from the Big Dam Bridge.
Hank Kelley, of Flake & Kelley Commercial, told the DLRP Board of Directors on Thursday that he is supporting the Little Rock Bike Friendly Committee chaired by Ed Levy and their project ” to make your facility bicycle friendly.” For an evaluation of your business and suggestions for easy changes, contact Hank by email.
The River Market District went green this week! Diana McClung, director of the River Market, said the new combined (single stream) glass and cardboard recycling program may be used as a model for other entertainment districts across the country.
Tim Heiple, of Keep Little Rock Beautiful and the River Market Neighborhood Association, was part of a group three years ago that sorted (by hand) the waste going into the dumpsters in the District. “We determined that approximately 60% of the waste was recyclable with the majority of that being cardboard and glass, particularly as it relates to District restaurants.”
The public/private partnership for the new green program included City of Little Rock, Keep Little Rock Beautiful, the River Market, Waste Management, Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Ripple Glass Recycling of Kansas City, Missouri.
Many of the restaurants in the District have stepped up to participate with restaurant staff members going through training this past week as to the recycling process. Waste Management will regularly collect and hold the recyclable waste for pickup by Ripple Glass Recycling. Once processed by Ripple, the waste will be turned over to Owens Corning (in Kansas City) for use in the manufacture of residential insulation.
FACTS:
It only takes six 12-ounce beer bottles to make enough insulation to fill a standard wall cavity.
One recycled glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for four hours or a compact fluorescent bulb for 20 hours.
On average, it costs $30 per ton to recycle trash, $50 to send to the landfill and $65 to $75 to incinerate it.
So far this year Ripple has recycled over 32 million bottles and jars.
Warwick Sabin, publisher of Oxford American, announced this week via a youtube video that the company received an ArtPlace grant for its “South on Main” project at its new location in SoMa. Plans include opening a restaurant celebrating Southern culinary culture and nightly cultural programming.For more information about Oxford American click here.
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas announced this week a major expansion of its donation and job training operations to a 576,000 sq ft facility at 7400 Scott Hamilton Drive in southwest Little Rock, to be called Goodwill Resource Center.
The current location of the nonprofit’s headquarters is downtown, 1110 7th Street; officials said they still expect to maintain a presence at that location. The new facility will allow for the creation of 50 new jobs as well as an anticipated 50 additional positions to be created through new store openings in the state.
sBip’s, a restaurant that opened last fall in Quapaw Tower, 700 E. Ninth Street across from MacArthur Park, will be closing Saturday (June 16) at 11 p.m.
As reported in InArkansas, the nearby Riverdale Shopping Center’s Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market is scheduled to open July 18.
Around Downtown
Dorothy Howell Rodham & Virginia Clinton Kelley: Remarkable Women, Extraordinary Lives
Thru November 25, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mondays-Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Admission $7 for adults, $3 for children ages 6-17
William J. Clinton Presidential Library
New exhibit opening this week honoring the lives of the mothers of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bill Clinton. Archived video interviews from both women, recent video interviews with close friends and family, personal items and photographs offer a window into the lives of these remarkable women and the changing role of women during 20th century America. For more information go online.
A Loss of Roses by William Inge
Thru July 1
Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main Street
For information and tickets go online.
Mount Holly Garden Series
Saturday, June 16, 9 a.m.
Mount Holly Cemetery, Bell House, free or (suggested donation $5)
Sponsored by the Downtown Dames, a Quapaw Quarter Women’s service group. For more information call 501.375.7794.
Juneteenth 2012: Celebrate Freedom
Saturday, June 16, 12 noon – 7 p.m., free
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 9th & Broadway
Celebrate Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. As part of the local celebration, MTCC hosts an annual, day-long community street festival featuring activities, vendors, food, and entertainment. Event activities include a Fun Zone for children such as a rock climbing wall, face painting, jump roping, drum circle, tricycle-riding, craft and games, along with a diverse mix of musical, dance, and poetry entertainment for all ages.
Statehood Day Celebration: The 1836 Presidential Election
Saturday, June 16, free
Historic Arkansas Museum, 9 a.m.-noon
Parade to Old State House Museum, noon
Old State House Museum, 1-5 p.m.
A day of living history, pioneer music and old-fashioned political stumping for a celebration of the state’s entry into the Union. Immerse yourself in the world of 1836, when Arkansas voters chose in the presidential election between Democratic candidate Martin Van Buren and Whig candidate Hugh Lawson White. Albert Pike and Archibald Yell will debate who should be the victor. Then, step into the tavern to cast your vote. Visit with characters from the 19th century, then follow a parade at noon to the Old State House lawn for a 26-gun salute, flag raising, political speeches and dancing.
Preservation Conversations
Monday, June 18, 5 p.m., free
Curran Hall, 615 E. Capitol
Beer and wine program. Continue the discussion over dinner at Lulav Restaurant. Sponsored by Quapaw Quarter Association. For more information call 501.371.0075.
Sweet Justice Series
Wednesday, June 20, 6-7:30 p.m., free
Second Baptist Church, 8th & Cumberland
For more information contact Betsy Young.
Tattoo Witness: Photographs by Mark Perrott
AAC Member Opening Night
Thursday, June 21, 6-8 p.m., free to members
Arkansas Arts Center, Alice Pratt Brown Atrium
New exhibit organized and toured by the Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Open to public June 22-September 9. Opening night lecture by Michael Atkinson, PhD. author of “Tattooed: The Sociogenesis of a Body Art,” 6 p.m., Lecture Hall. Witness Corner, a video booth for sharing your own tattoo story. Beverages by Central Moon, music by The Point 94.1 FM, and light hors d’oeuvres. New memberships available at the door.
FOCC Annual Meeting
Sunday, June 24, 5:30 silent auction, 6:30 annual meeting
Arkansas Arts Center Lower Lobby
Friends of Contemporary Craft of Arkansas Arts Center ($20 membership). Over 50 items for silent auction; deadline for contributions June 17. Wine and light snacks. For more information contact Anncha Briggs orJohn Harris.
Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace
Tuesday, June 26, 11:30 a.m., free
Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP, Bank of America Building, 200 W. Capitol, Floor 23
Lunch-time seminar, to address a variety of topics, including when you can test an employee for drug or alcohol use and what limits Arkansas’ workers’ compensation laws and federal civil rights laws place on employers. A 45-minute presentation with complimentary lunch. RSVP your attendance by contacting Roben Sullivant (rsullivant@wlj.com) on or before Wednesday, June 20.
DLRP Events
Main Street Food Truck Fridays
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., thru June, corner of Main Street and Capitol Avenue on the plaza. Check Facebook for food vendor updates.
Breakfast Briefing Thursday, June 21, 7:30 a.m., Curran Hall, 615 E. Capitol. Guest Paul Latture, executive director of Little Rock Port Authority. For DLRP members and guests. RSVPs suggested.
Main Street Food Truck Festival, Saturday, October 6, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Main Street, from 3rd to 9th streets.
For more information contact Autumn Jacob or call 501.375.0121.
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Tuesdays & Saturdays Farmers Market, Pavilions, 7 a.m.-3 p.m. June 20 Movies in the Park “Puss ‘n Boots”-For a complete schedule click here. Begins at sundown, Riverfest Amphitheatre. |
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Robinson Center Music Hall |
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June 20 Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers June 29 Kirk Franklin July 1 The Tidwell Project July 15 Tedeschi Trucks Band October 25 The Fresh Beat Band Live in Concert November 25 Moscow Ballet’s Great Russian Nutcracker Tickets are available via Ticketmaster |
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June 23 ATA World Ceremony June 27 Lady Antebellum: Own the Night 2012 World Tour July 1 New Edition featuring After 7 July 21 Raw World Tour July 26 Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey: Barnum Bash Oct 25 Red Hot Chili Peppers Nov 8 Disney Live! Mickey’s Music Festival January 10 Justin Bieber Tickets for these events are available at the Verizon Arena Box Office (North Little Rock), all Ticketmaster outlets, charge by phone at 800.745.3000 or online.
SoMa Main Street south of I-630 The Bernice Garden Fridays beginning June 1, 6-8 p.m. Salsa and Latin dance lessons and party, $5 per person Sundays Farmers Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Community Bakery Thru June LifeQuest Oil Painters group featured studioMain June 15 12 noon. Rob Tanner, author of “From Animal House to Our House: A Love Story.” Free and open to the public. Sponsored by studioMain, AR Historic Preservation Program, Historic Preservation Alliance of AR, and Quapw Quarter Association. The Green Corner Store June 21 5:30-7 p.m. Makeover Beauty Day, sponsored by Etniq Mineral Cosmetics, an all natural and vegan line of cosmetics made in Little Rock. For more information call 501-374-1111.
Argenta Downtown North Little Rock Saturdays Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-12 noon. All certified Arkansas family farmers. Across from Argenta Market at 6th & Main Streets. June 15 Argenta ArtWalk, 5 p.m.-9 p.m. June 15 Dickey-Stephens Park, Arkansas Travelers vs. Tulsa Drillers, 7-10 p.m. June 16-17 7th Annual Arkansas Sculpture Invitational Show & Sale, Argenta Community Theater, 405 Main Street. free. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. June 16, 11 a.m.- 5 p.m. June 17. Preview at 6 p.m. during June 15 Argenta ArtWalk (free, cash bar). June 17 Dickey-Stephens Park, Father’s Day Game Arkansas Travelers vs. Tulsa Drillers, 6 p.m. June 18 Dickey-Stephens Park, Arkansas Travelers vs. Springfield Cardinals, 7-10 p.m. June 20 Argenta Downtown Council Annual Meeting, 11:30 Wyndham Riverfront, Carol Coletta, director of ArtPlace |
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Are you on Pinterest yet? This fun social media platform is quickly gaining popularity, and we’ve joined in! Follow our boards for photos of downtowns, lifestyles, history, events and more! Click here. Have something of interest for US to pin about downtown? Email photos and information to Becky Falkowski.
To subscribe to or to submit information to the Weekly Update, or for Membership information, email Becky Falkowski or call 501.375.0121. For the Downtown Little Rock Partnership Facebook page, click here. For the Main Street Food Truck Festival – Little Rock Facebook page, click here. Includes updates on the Festival Saturday, October 6 and on Main Street Food Truck Fridays information through June. For the MacArthur Park in Downtown Little Rock Facebook page, click here. For Downtown Little Rock Partnership Twitter page, click here.
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Home for Rent
Governors Mansion District, Quapaw Quarter
2118 Louisiana
2 bedroom with sunroom/office, 1 bath cottage, 1000 sq ft. Enclosed front porch, off street parking. Quiet neighborhood, lawn maintenance included. $895 per month. For more information call 501.375.7945.
Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre under way
The acclaimed Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre opened Thursday, June 7, 2012 and runs through July 1, 2012. For calendar and tickets click here. The summer offerings include; Twelfth Night, The Tempest, Richard III, Big River. The plays will take place at The Village at Hendrix, Wildwood Park for the Arts and Reynolds Performance Hall/University of Central Arkansas.
The New York Times wrote this about the festival, “Whether you prefer your Shakespeare outside or indoors, this festival can accommodate you.”
The Oxford American Magazine wrote this about the festival, “The festival already demonstrates a national level quality. We were flabbergasted by the excellence we witnessed.”
Check it out.
Celebrate Juneteenth at Mosaic Templars
It’s that time of year again for fun in the street with Mosaic Templars Cultural Center! Join us for Little Rock’s official Juneteenth celebration on June 16, 2012 12:00pm – 7:00pm at the corner of West Ninth and Broadway in downtown in Little Rock, AR.
This FREE event includes vendors, rock climbing wall, kids fun zone, crafts, games, and entertainment from some of Little Rock’s hottest local artists. You won’t want to miss it!
Sponsorships and vendor booths are still available, and volunteers are still needed. To see how you can be apart of this amazing celebration, please give us a call at 501.683.3593.
About Mosaic Templars Cultural Center:
The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center invites you to explore Arkansas’s African American history, life, and culture in our new, state-of-the-art museum. Walk down Ninth Street and learn about black-owned businesses, explore the legacy of the Mosaic Templars of America, and learn more about black legislators in the 1890s. Listen to firsthand accounts of life in the segregated South from the people who lived the experience. Visit the Third Floor Auditorium and explore the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame.
The museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving, interpreting, and celebrating African American history, culture and community in Arkansas from 1870 to the present, and informs and educates the public about black achievements – especially in business, politics and the arts. Through special events, education programs, ongoing research and exhibits such as the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame, the museum celebrates Arkansas’s African American heritage. Tours of the museum provide a detailed look at the history of African Americans in Little Rock and Arkansas.
The Museum Store is an excellent source for African American art, books, and collectibles. The selection includes hundreds of children’s picture books and chapter books on African American themes.
The Mosaic Templars Cultural Center will be an excellent stop for your African American heritage tours!
