The capital city is introducing another piece of public art to its downtown scene: Helios, a sculpted by Hunter Brown. A ceremony was held Friday morning to unveil the new Little Rock sculpture. The piece was commissioned by the Sculpture at the River Market Group and is rooted at the corner of Capitol…
For this week’s Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Jasmine Wilson, a Leadership Development Coach and Business Education Instructor. The two-time graduate of Arkansas Tech University, in Russellville, earned a BA in Psychology and MS in College Student Personnel. Wilson and her family returned to Arkansas from Texas and currently reside in…
Mr. Worldwide is coming to Northwest Arkansas. On Tuesday, it was accounted that Pitbull will be performing at the Walmart AMP in September. The performance will be one of many stops on Pitbull’s “Feel Good Tour,” and part of the venue’s Cox Concert Series. It will be the first time that Pitbull has ever…
The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA), currently undergoing a roughly $130 million renovation and expansion in downtown Little Rock, will reopen to the public in the fall of 2022, the museum announced Monday. Formerly known as the Arkansas Arts Center, the museum was originally scheduled to open in the spring of 2022 after…
On Monday, it was announced that the rapper Lil Baby will be adding Central Arkansas to his touring schedule. The concert will be at the Simmons Bank Arena in North Little Rock on Saturday, August 7, at 7 p.m. At 26 years old, Lil Baby has been nominated for three Grammy Awards, two American…
For this week’s segment of Hometown Heroes, AY About You sits down with Jessica H. Ford, chief communications officer with Arkansas Community Foundation. Ford is a native Arkansan with a bachelor’s in Women’s Studies from the University of Wyoming. She has worked in the nonprofit sector for 16 years, starting out as an advocate…
The beauty of art is not only found in the technique of the artist’s hand or the image itself — the beauty of art is in the feelings that stir in the viewer when they see a certain piece that causes them to recall either a memory, a dream or a sensation they can connect…
Celebrity Attractions just announced its 2021-22 Broadway Season, which includes performances of Hamilton and a slew of other popular shows in Little Rock. Each will be held at Robinson Performance Hall. To say the past year has been difficult for performance venues — both theater and live music — would be an understatement. Last…
Arkansas-born actor Frank Bonner died Wednesday at the age of 79 as a result of complications from Lewy body dementia. Born in Little Rock on Feb. 28, 1942, Bonner was the son of singer Mamie Grace and saxophone player Frank Woodrow Boers. He began his prolific acting career in 1967. Bonner had roles…
After two years since Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed off on legislation to replace the current statues in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U.S. Capitol, local artist Kevin Kresse has been chosen to design and create a statue of musician Johnny Cash. “This is the biggest day in my art career,” Kresse said…
