Thursday Thursday evening the American Heart Association of Arkansas is hosting the Festival of Wines: Cocktails & Cuisine, which takes place at Dickey-Stephens Park. Head to 400 West Broadway St. in North Little Rock from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. to attend the largest wine festival in central Arkansas. It features food from more than…
From her wheelchair, Kristen Martin held a laser and pointed to various locations on the canvas to indicate where she wanted painted splattered next. Her tracker, as they’re called, is Mary Lynn Nelson, the dedicated volunteer who brought this painting program to Easterseals Arkansas. The two were preparing a piece of art to be auctioned…
Hot Springs, Ark. – From start to finish, October is sure to offer plenty of thrills and excitement at Oaklawn starting with a traditional Oktoberfest party and ending with a Halloween Bash complete with a costume contest. The Oktoberfest celebration kicks off the month Sunday, Oct. 1 with a $5,000 drawing from 6 – 10…
The co-owners of an Arkansas-based chocolate maker announced this week that as their company expands, they’ll be changing its name from Hello Cocoa to Markham & Fitz. Read the company’s press release below: A Fayetteville chocolate maker is improving its quality, expanding its space and changing its name as it plans for relocation to Bentonville’s…
Construction of Delta Heritage Trail terminus trailhead begins Submitted by Arkansas State Parks (Little Rock, AR) August 1, 2017 Construction of a new trailhead facility for the southern terminus of the Delta Heritage Trail (DHT) in Arkansas City kicks off tomorrow. This innovative project is being developed under the national “rails to trails” initiative,…
In our Lunching in Little Rock blog series, Michael Kirkpatrick will explore and review the city’s best restaurants – all in time to get back to the office. This week, Michael ate lunch at Big on Tokyo in the Little Rock River Market. Click here to read more in this series. Photo courtesy of Arkansas Department of Parks and…
Second weekend also features doc about famed actress Rose Marie As a character actor, Robert Davi has appeared in 137 films. He is most recognizable as FBI Special Agent Big Johnson in Die Hard, Bond villain Franz Sanchez in License to Kill, and opera-singing bad guy Jake Fratelli in The Goonies. His singing in The…
The biggest party in Arkansas this weekend is going to be the opening of the Murphy Arts District in El Dorado, which is located in the heart of downtown. Thursday at 8 p.m. Natasha Bedingfield performs in the newly constructed Griffin Music Hall Headliner, Train, will take the stage at 9 p.m. On…
Documentarian Stanley Nelson will be at the 26th annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival on Saturday, October 14th to add another award to a film career already steeped in recognition. He has six Emmys, including one for Lifetime Achievement, a Peabody Award, and received the National Medal for the Humanities from President Obama. When Nelson…
Submitted by the Outdoor Industry Association Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) released the state-by-state Outdoor Recreation Economy Report, which demonstrates the powerful impact that outdoor recreation has on Arkansas’ economy. The report shows that the outdoor recreation economy in Arkansas directly contributes 96,000 jobs and annually generates $9.7 billion in consumer spending and $698 million in…
