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LR City Hall Turns 100 2008-04-09 14:25:02 On April 15, 1908, the new Little Rock City Hall
was opened to the public.
To mark that “Century of Service,” Mayor Mark Stodola, the Little Rock City Board of Directors, and City Manager Bruce T. Moore are hosting a 100th Birthday Party at City Hall (500 West Markham) from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
For more information, check out the City's website at www.littlerock.org.
Downtown Argenta Art Walk 2008-04-09 14:16:56 I don't know about you but I am always looking for great art. I'm also frequently looking to expose my kids to great art and do something new and different instead of the same old, same old.
This week's new and different opportunity is the Argenta Art Walk. Apparently, on the second Friday of every month, the galleries in Argenta (downtown North Little Rock) are open late (until 8 p.m.) so you Read more:Downtown
Medal of Honor 2008-04-05 03:32:42 “By the President in the Name of Congress: Arkansas Medal
of Honor Recipients”
MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History
This exhibit will run April 3 - December 31, 2008. It explores the history of the Medal of Honor and honors the twenty-five Arkansans who have received the Medal of Honor. On display are three Medals of Honor from World War II, Korea and Vietnam, as well as ninety-three
Paws, Claws and Tails 2008-04-05 03:24:50 The Museum of Discovery is home to over 50 species of live animals. Through May 2008, visitors will be able to meet the Museum’s animals at “Paws, Claws
and Tails
.”
“Paws, Claws and Tails” will be held the first Saturday of each month, October–May from 11am-2pm. Museum educators will talk about different animals’ characteristics, habits and habitats while allowing the visitors an up-close
Young Arkansas Artists Rock! 2008-04-05 03:19:05 An annual tradition at the Arkansas
Art Center, this juried exhibition features the best artwork by kindergarten through 12th grade students. Work will be on display until April 20th.
For more information, call 501-372-4000 or visit www.arkarts.com.
While you are there, check out the Museum School's class listings. Read more:Artists
Start Designing Your Cardboard Boats 2008-04-04 12:45:09 I know if you live in Arkansas right now the last thing you want to think about is water (our prayers are with all the folks who have lost their homes and their possessions to the flooding and tornadoes).
The sun will eventually come out again and when it does, I know our thoughts will start turning to water skiing and enjoying the great Arkansas outdoors.
This year, Arkansas Family Fun is Read more:Boats
, Cardboard
, Designing
, Start
Junior Deputy Baseball - Hidden LR Gem 2008-04-04 11:05:39 We're big fans of all kinds of team sports at Arkansas Family Fun and one of our favorite team sports is baseball. We absolutely love to spend part of every weekend at the Junior
Deputy baseball field down by Cajun's Wharf. From watching the 5 year olds on the t-ball fields play tackle as the entire team goes after one ball all the way to the teenagers who now have fan clubs of girls coming Read more:Hidden
Celebrating Writers in Little Rock 2008-04-04 11:05:15 There is just so much to do in Little Rock
this weekend - that's a good thing.
Don't forget to take the kids (and the adult kids) to the Arkansas Literary Festival in Downtown Little Rock April 4th through the 6th.
Here's a list of the authors for children and young adults that I'm hoping to check out:
Jacques Couvillon The Chicken Dance (fiction, ages 9+)
Suzette Haden Elgin The Art of Read more:Writers
Author Presentation on Homelessness 2008-04-04 11:04:51 Come hear the authors of an amazing book, The Same Kind of Different As Me (), speak at First Baptist Church on April 17th at 7 p.m. The book is incredible. The event is selling so many tickets that they had to move it from Second Presbyterian Church to the larger sanctuary at First Baptist Church on Pleasant Valley Drive.
Tickets are $25.00.
For more Read more:Author
Orchids on The River 2008-04-04 11:04:07 The Arkansas Orchid Society is having a show & sale on Saturday April 5th and Sunday April 6th at Second Presbyterian Church. It'll be in the church's Great Hall. They are located on the corner of I-430 and Cantrell Road. The group will also have door prizes, silent auctions and you can tour prize winning exhibits.
Check it out! Read more:Orchids
, River
Railroad Show and Sale 2008-04-04 10:54:31 On April 5, the Arkansas Railroad
Museum will host its 13th Annual Railroadiana Show and Sale in Pine Bluff. There will be displays of railroad memorabilia, model trains, track and accessories -- all scales -- N, HO, O and G. There will also be working modular layouts by model railroad clubs and door prizes will be awarded. Come join this fun-for-all event.
1700 Port Road, Cotton Belt Shop
Davidson College Alum Speaks at Allison Presbyterian 2008-04-04 09:07:51 Rev. Sterling Freeman will be the guest minister at AllisonPresbyterian
Church on Wright Avenue tonight at 7:00pm each night. The church is located at 922 Wright Avenue at the corner of Wright Avenue and Chester Sts. Sterling is from Little Rock,graduated from Hall High School and DavidsonCollege
in North Carolina where he was a outstanding student and basketball player. If any of you have been
Kids Kozy Kottages at the Zoo! 2008-04-03 19:04:11 Tuesday, April 01, 2008 through Saturday, April 19, 2008
Little Rock Zoo
visitors can tour the Kids Kozy Kottages village at the Little Rock Zoo. Visitors can walk through a miniature town complete with small replica houses completed by area designers, interior decorators, and architects.
April 12 is the Kids Kozy Kottages Tour of Homes where guests can view the interior of the homes.
Fund A Cure -JDRF Gala 2008-04-03 18:55:10 Make plans now to attend the Greater Arkansas Chapter's eighth annual Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Gala, held at 6 p.m. April 12 at the Statehouse Convention Center.
The gala is designed to raise funds for diabetes research and further increase public awareness. Those in attendance will enjoy silent and live auctions, dinner and dancing. Sponsorship opportunities, tables and
Event of The Week: Travs Opening Game! 2008-04-02 11:34:33 I can't believe it and am so excited - it's time for Arkansas Travelers baseball.
The Travs will open the season on Thursday by hosting the Midland RockHounds at Dickey-Stephens Park. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m.
I've read they have a new museum where fans can learn about great moments in Travs history and the men who led the proud franchise since its inception like Judge William
Event of The Week: Rocket 5K 2008-04-11 18:35:33 Tomorrow is the Catholic High School 5K. The event starts at 8 a.m. Here's the link to an entry form or the school's website.
WHEN: Saturday, APRIL 12, 2008
TIME:6:30 a.m. Race Day Registration
8:00 a.m. 5K Race
8:15 a.m. 3K Walk
WHERE:6300 Father Tribou Street
Little Rock, AR 72205
ENTRY FEE: $20 postmarked by April 5
$25 postmarked after April 5
$15 Youth Registration
(must be 8th
Eells Stars-N-Strikes Celebrity Softball Game 2008-04-11 18:34:49 The Third Annual Paul Eells Stars-N-StrikesCelebritySoftball
Game sponsored by Arkansas Business Publishing Group and Arkansas Sports Performance Center will be held Saturday, May 17th, at UALR’s Gary Hogan Field in Little Rock. First pitch will be at 1:00 p.m. All proceeds of the game go to the Paul Eells Foundation.
The website says they have a star-studded lineup of former Arkansas
Travs Offer More Affordable Mini Plans for Tickets 2008-04-11 18:21:53 The Arkansas Travelers are announcing two brand new ticket mini plans that give fans the choice of games they want to attend. Now available at the Travs box office are customizable 10-game and 5-game mini plans. Fans will be able to pick from all remaining home games at a discounted price.
The 10-game plan is just $70 ($10 discount) while the 5-game plan goes for $37.50 ($2.50) discount. Read more:Offer
, Tickets
Babies and Children's Expo 2008-04-11 10:54:12 Well, we had hoped to get a booth at this event but never heard back from the folks at the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette(!?). Nonetheless, this weekend Dillards and Arkansas' only statewide newspaper are hosting the Arkansas Babies
and Children
's Expo at the Metroplex in Little Rock. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the 12th and 1 to 4 p.m. on the 13th.
For more information call 918-4539.
Tell Me A Story 2008-04-14 12:37:17 I love reading to my kids or, better yet, letting my kids read to me. I just feel so darn proud when they work their way through learning to read a new word and am continually impressed with their desire and ability to do so. Lately, I've really been focusing on turning off the TV, the computer, the PlayStation 2, etc. and asking them to read to Mom.
I've also just finished reading All That
Green Event: eCycling Event at LR Zoo 2008-04-15 17:50:49 This Saturday, April 19, 2008 the Little Rock Zoo
has partnered with Waste Management and Sony Electronics to offer an electronics recycling event at the from 9a.m. to 3 p.m. in the north parking lot.
Members of the public may bring old vcr and dvd players, cd players, televisions, computers, and keyboards to the Zoo for recylcing during this event. Anyone who recycles will receive a free Read more:Green
Sherlock Holmes At The Rep This Week 2008-04-15 17:44:48 Robert Hupp is directing this Sherlock Holmes
production by Steven Dietz which is, of course, based on the 1899 play by William Gillette and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. This production will run from April 15 - 27, 2008 at the wonderful Arkansas Repertory Theatre located in downtown Little Rock at 601 Main Street. Here's how they describe it:
The game’s afoot! The world’s most masterful detective
Little Rock Family Fun Fasses 2008-04-15 17:38:07 With Arkansas Destination's Family
Fun Pass, you can now enjoy four great Little Rock
attractions, the Aerospace Education Center's IMAX Theater and the new Episphere Digital Dome, the Little Rock Zoo and the Museum of Discovery, at one discounted ticket price!
A child's ticket for a Family Fun Pass is $15 and an adult ticket is $20. Tickets bought individually for each attraction would normally
Clinton Presidential Library 2008-04-15 17:29:23 Just found this nice little piece on former President Bill Clinton
and Arkansas at Here's a blurb from the larger article where you can find out how Arkansas' tourism developed in the 1990s in response to its famous native, then-President Bill Clinton.
Ever since Bill Clinton urged America to "come on down" to visit his home Read more:Library
, Presidential
Authors of Book Becoming Major Motion Picture Coming to LR 2008-04-15 11:59:49 An unlikely friendship grew between international art dealer Ron Hall and the formerly homeless Denver Moore at the Union Gospel Mission in Ft. Worth, Texas. Now the story they've shared with the world through their book "Same Kind of Different As Me" is multiplying happy endings across the country as it inspires people to rethink their role in the solution to homelessness. Their story has Read more:Becoming
, Major
, Motion
, Picture
Pedaling for CASA 2008-04-19 10:05:41 The 3rd Annual Pedal Car Race is scheduled for today April 19, 2008 from
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the Little Rock RiverMarket, East Pavilion
Brian and Terri Kinder will be performing at 1 p.m.
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