March Art Exhibit Brenda Bennett and Darlene Garstecki Art Exhibit: Two Artists – Two Mediums Brenda Bennett is an award-winning oil and acrylic painter. Ms. Bennett’s canvases depict a variety of subjects, including landscapes and wildlife. She does not gravitate toward one type of subject matter in particular though, and explains that her paintings choose…
Ryan Merritt McGehee, owner of The Clean Eatery, breaks down the ketogenic diet. The Clean Eatery has a special offer for AY readers. Use the code AYMag to get employee pricing when you sign up for your order. The original purpose of the ketogenic diet was to prevent epilepsy in children. But since then, it’s been utilized…
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…
In our Lunching in Little Rock blog series, Michael Kirkpatrick will explore and review the best restaurants in Little Rock and its surrounding area – all in time to get back to the office. This week, Michael ate lunch at Pizza Cafe. Photo courtesy of Pizza Cafe. February is a busy time at the Kirkpatrick Creative office.…
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…
The best way to treat yourself (or the one you love) after a long day is with an at-home spa experience. This DIY spa kit can serve as a last-minute night to yourself, or as a gift for your hard-working loved one. Typically, DIY skincare can get a little messy. If you’re interested in making…
Executive chef Matthew McClure of The Hive at 21c Museum Hotel Bentonville has been named a semifinalist for the 2018 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards in the Best Chef: South category for the 5th year in a row. The full list of semifinalists can be found online. Established in 1990, and often referred…
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.…
Story by Angelita Faller An educational audiologist who has dedicated her life to helping the hearing impaired in Arkansas for over 26 years has been selected as the honoree for the ninth annual Jazz and Juleps event supporting the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology. The event, which celebrates Better…
Thea Foundation’s 4th annual Into the Blue, an evening celebrating and supporting the arts in Arkansas, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 28, 2018, at the Center for the Humanities and Arts at the University of Arkansas at Pulaski Tech in North Little Rock. This gala, which began as an elegant…
