Join the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) for a weekend full of literary fun. The Arkansas Literary Festival is set for April 26-29 in Little Rock. Hear from your favorite authors and learn about up-and-coming writers. Don’t miss An Evening with Sebastian Junger, The Queen of Rockabilly and the annual Author! Author! party. An award-winning…
For more than two decades Youth Home, Inc. has put on one of the more distinctive fundraisers in Little Rock: Eggshibition. Now in it’s 27th year, Eggshibition features egg-inspired artwork from local artists sold at silent auction. In recent years Eggshibition has extended it’s artistic reach and now includes all kinds of art from nationally…
The irreverent new comedy and recent off-Broadway hit Vietgone will begin performances at TheatreSquared on March 14. Set in 1975 after the fall of Saigon, this New York Times Critics’ Pick is a stranger-than-fiction true love story between two refugees: he’s lost his wife; she’s lost her fiancé — and now, they just might find…
Thursday through Saturday Catch all 14 championship girls and boys games live this weekend at the 2018 Arkansas State High School Basketball Finals in Hot Springs. Hosted by Arkansas Activities Association and Visit Hot Springs the Finals will be held at the Bank of the Ozarks Arena, 134 Convention Blvd. Ticket prices are $8 per…
LITTLE ROCK – Transformational changes are coming to the Arkansas Arts Center, Executive Director Todd Herman announced Tuesday. Alongside architect Jeanne Gang of Studio Gang and landscape architect Kate Orff of SCAPE, Herman presented a striking architectural design that strengthens the connections between the visual and performing arts in an inclusive space that welcomes a…
Over the last 25 years, the Northwest Arkansas Children’s Shelter has provided aid to more than 9,000 kids in Northwest Arkansas. Maury Peterson, NWA Children’s Shelter executive director, told KNWA that though the state sends 100 percent of children in need their way, it only subsidizes about a quarter of the budget. This week, the…
By Marla Cantrell | Photography by Jamison Mosley At Terra Studios, less than 20 miles from Fayetteville, a wonderland unfolds across six acres that have been baptized in art. Here and there, sculptures of trolls and dragons appear. Purple blown-glass petals bloom from concrete spheres, and other sculptures of giant flowers with smiling faces welcome…
1. Little Rock Marathon Little Rock March 3 – 4 The 16th annual Little Rock Marathon provides a race for every pace, with a variety of options for runners including a marathon, half marathon, 10K, 5K and a children’s race. The event also includes entertainment provided by a number of sponsors littlerockmarathon.com/ 2. Wolfe Street Oscar…
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre – better known to locals as The Rep – announced that its 2018-19 season would include plays by Tennessee Williams, William Shakespeare and more. The new season will start Sept. 5 with Williams’ The Glass Menagerie, which will play until Sept. 23. The Rep will change pace with Guess Who’s Coming…
The work of composer Florence Price has recently caught national attention thanks to articles The New Yorker and The New York Times. A member of a biracial family, Price was born in Little Rock in the late 1800s — the daughter of a dentist and music teacher — and lived in the city during various…
