By Lauren McLemore | Photos By EBONY BLEVINS On the morning of October 10, 2019, a sculpture by Jane DeDecker titled “Every Word We Utter” was dedicated in the River Market’s Vogel Schwartz Sculpture Garden in celebration of the 100th anniverary of Arkansas’ ratification of the 19th Amendment. Funded by donations raised by Sculpture…
The Junior League of Little Rock is back for another year of Holiday House fun. On Saturday, November 9, from 9 a.m. to noon, last year’s sold out event “Doughnuts with Santa” returns. This breakfast event will feature stories, coloring, the opportunity to hang out with Santa Claus, and of course — delicious…
Purchase Holiday House Tickets Here Junior League of Little Rock (JLLR) and AY are partnering for the 29th annual Holiday House — an annual shopping extravaganza at the Statehouse Convention Center that serves as a fundraiser for the Junior League’s community service efforts, including Stuff the Bus, Nightingales, LYFE, Kota Camp, Little Readers Rock, and…
by Lauren McLemore Over a century ago, on July 28, 1919, Arkansas became the twelfth state to ratify the 19th Amendment — the monumental piece of legislation that gave women the right to vote. On Oct. 10, 2019, a sculpture portraying some of the most prominent leaders of the women’s suffrage movement was added…
by Lauren McLemore When most people think about breast cancer awareness and prevention, it’s likely thoughts of things like mammograms, radiation and chemotherapy and even those who lost their fight to the disease. Most hospitals are able to meet the basic medical needs of breast cancer patients, if not go beyond that to offer…
There’s something about the feeling of seeing all of your hard, nose-to-the-grindstone work finally come together enough to glimpse the finished product. For local country singer and performer, Donnie Lee Strickland, that shiny thing over the horizon is just the beginning, and it started with years of hard work. Before finding himself in Arkansas, Strickland…
Celebrating their sixth year as a festival and their first year as a multi-week event, the 2019 ACANSA Arts Festival of the South events will take place from Sept. 13 to Sept. 28. A visual and performing arts festival, ACANSA is full of performances featuring world-class shows that are the product of collaborations between…
by Lauren McLemore and Lisa Fischer With neighborhoods like Chenal, Waterview Estates and Pleasant Valley, natural wonders like Pinnacle Mountain State Park and Lake Maumelle, and a plethora of restaurants, shops and hotels, it’s no wonder that west Little Rock is one of Arkansas’ coolest locales. There’s truly something for everyone. While what defines west…
DIY projects can be cheaper, easier ways to solve problems in and around the house. For this Conway husband and father of two, it’s a way of life. Cody Sublett, owner of Cadron Creek Craftsman, has been getting his hands dirty in the shop for the last three years. Many of his projects including making…
Celebrated annually for over a century, International Women’s Day occurs on March 8. It is a day for remembering the victories achieved by women over the course of history and reinforcing the need for legislative action against gender inequality that still plagues the political and economic world today. The theme of IWD 2019 is #BalanceForBetter,…
