Zoie Clift, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Magic Springs Theme and Water Park is located in Hot Springs and is Arkansas’s only theme and water park. There is big news for the park this year: a new ride called the Brain Drain (yikes!) opened to the public on April 7. This is…
Friday The 21st Annual Food & Foam Fest hosted by the Arthritis Foundation Arkansas at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock is a beer sampling event offering samples of over 400 varieties of beer, cider and wine from all over the world plus food tastings from local restaurateurs. The event is from 6 p.m. to…
Jill Rohrbach, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Professional and amateur cycling teams head to Fayetteville April 12-15 for the annual Joe Martin Stage Race. This four-day, four-stage race will host about 750 athletes from 27 countries and all 50 states. The average cyclist’s training adds up to about 16,000 miles on their…
Jill Rohrbach, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Ride one of the first mountain bike trails in the state at one of the oldest mountain bike festivals in Arkansas on April 6-8 at Devil’s Den State Park near West Fork. Celebrating 30 years, the Ozark Mountain Bike Festival includes scheduled bike rides, workshops, skills…
Party for a good cause at the Alzheimer’s Arkansas Champions Gala. The gala, which will honor Rick Fleetwood, Jennifer Batesel and Priscilla Pittman, is set for March 31 at the Little Rock Marriott, located at 3 Statehouse Plaza. A VIP event will take place from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. and a dinner and live auction…
Saturday The Little Rock Zoo is going green this Saturday at Lions, Lemurs & Leprechauns! Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with lots of fun events. There will be lemur yoga, free flighted-bird shows, animal birthday parties, a leprechaun themed scavenger hunt and more. For more information go to the LittleRockZoo.com. Head to the Heifer International campus…
Thursday Support local chefs this Thursday at the first Food Truck Meetup of the season at The Good Earth Garden Center. The line up includes: Katmandu MOMO, BlackHound Bar B Q, Cypress Knee Food, Shambala Mobile Vegan Kitchen, LLC, Stone’s Throw Brewing and Say Cheese Food Truck. Good Earth is located at 5601 Cantrell Rd.…
Thursday Enjoy an evening of beer, pizza and good old-fashioned competition through a variety of fun games and activities at Science After Dark: Nerd Games, hosted by the Museum of Discovery. You must be at least 21 to enter. Tickets are $10. Beer will be available for purchase from Stone’s Throw Brewing and and pizza,…
Friday The 3rd Friday Argenta Art Walk features the galleries along Main Street North Little Rock. A few events this Friday are: the 23rd Anniversary Exhibition at Greg Thompson Fine Art, the Yang Luo-Branch exhibit at the Thea Foundation, Barry Thomas Fine Art & Studio will feature paintings of Arkansas’ beautiful landscapes and much more.…
Thursday through Sunday The Studio Theatre presents Breakfast at Tiffany’s starting Thursday, Feb. 8. Based on Truman Capote’s classic novella, Breakfast at Tiffany’s tells the story of a young Southern-born writer, known to us only as Fred, who becomes infatuated with his Upper East Side neighbor: the beguiling, effervescent beauty Miss Holiday Golightly. Thursday through…
