The recent cancellation of Riverfest may have you thinking that there won’t be a great music fest this May, but you would be wrong. This May, one of the biggest events of the summer is happening right across the Mississippi River in Memphis: Memphis in May’s Beale Street Music Festival. Over 60 artists will be…
Little Rock has a rich artistic community – from visual arts such as painting to theater and more. But one of its strengths is the its musical offerings. And one of the crown jewels in Little Rock’s (and Arkansas’) arts community is the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. This Wednesday, the ASO is offering a free concert…
Walk through Riverfront Park on a Wednesday evening, and you’ll see people lounging, enjoying each other’s company and paying rapt attention to something, and then you’ll hear it: the strains of cool jazz floating in the air. And that can only mean one thing: the return of Jazz in the Park. Now in its seventh year,…
Love some Greek food? Arkansas’ largest ethnic food festival is coming to fill you up with tasty Greek cuisine. But first, the International Greek Food Festival is hosting a special preview event that will give attendees the chance to sample the goods before the fest. This is the first time the festival has offered a preview in…
The South is known nationally and internationally for having produced and inspired some of the great works and authors in American history. From Mark Twain to Jesmyn Ward, Southern writers have written some of the defining works of their generations. Some states, like Mississippi loom larger in this tradition. Having produced such heavyweights as William…
Need a movie night sometime soon? The Central Arkansas Library System has got your back! In April, CALS is hosting a series of movie screenings that will appeal to movie watchers with different tastes. Whether you want to watch an old favorite or that classic movie you’ve never gotten around to, there’s something for you.…
Sarah Woolf of Follow the Woolf has your guide to Arkansas’ music scene. This week, go see Big Piph, Alabama, Ronnie Milsap and more. Around Little Rock Thursday 3/21 Chris DeClerk/ Walter’s Coffee & Speakeasy – 5018 Kavanaugh Blvd. / 5:30-8:30 Central Arkansas singer-songwriter Chris DeClerk comes to Walter’s Coffee & Speakeasy for a night of originals and…
Stay “in the know” about all the great events going on around Arkansas. Find out all what the hot spots are this weekend. Thursday, March 21 What: Day at the Races Where: Oaklawn Jockey Club When: 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Support the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute this weekend at Day at the…
Ballet season is coming to a close in Arkansas, but fans have one last show to tide them over until next season. Ballet Arkansas is wrapping up its successful 40th anniversary season with a finale that will definitely have standing ovations. The final program, Forte, will be a repertory program featuring the musical talents of pianist…
Creativity will be in the air in Northwest Arkansas this spring as a group of exciting artists begin working on new projects. Crystal Bridges’ new visual and performing arts space, The Momentary, is launching a new Artist-in Residence (AIR) program. Two individual artists and one pair of artists have been invited to The Momentary to…
