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Bonus for UA’s Gearhart
It passed without notice in the daily press at the time, but the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees completed its annual meeting on campus executive pay last week by granting one significant bonus along with a slate of pay increases for campus chancellors. It approved $225,000 in deferred compensation to G. David Gearhart, chancellor of the flagship campus at Fayetteville. His pay also will rise from $282,000 to $289,000. Trustee Sam Hilburn made the motion for the $225,000 bonus – which will come from the private University of Arkansas Foundation and be held for Gearhart until retirement from the chancellor’s job. John Tyson seconded it. It was approved without discussion. The money is immediately vested for Gearhart. Gearhart was the only chancellor to receive any form of additional compensation. John Ed Anthony, chairman of the UA Board, said Gearhart had done a “super job” and his pay was among the lowest in the country for leaders of campuses of the UA’s stature. He said it was understood when Gearhart was hired that the UA needed to improve the pay of Fayetteville’s chancellor, but Gearhart accepted a lower pay than the job should have commanded on his hiring a little more than a year ago because of difficult economic circumstances. “This seemed the time for that to be addressed,” Anthony said.
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John Ed Anthony confirmed several things we’d heard about recent discussions concerning a new president for the University of Arkansas System. President B. Alan Sugg has announced his retirement in 2011. Anthony said there was strong support on the board, as has been reported, to elevate Gearhart to the presidency. He said, however, that a minority of members of the board thought that there should be an open application process in which Gearhart should participate, even though these members also favored Gearhart. Anthony said the Board likes to govern by broad consensus. But, Anthony said, the desire that Gearhart be made to apply for the job, rather than be chosen by acclamation, was not the stumbling block to Gearhart’s selection. Instead, it was Gearhart’s desire that he continue for some period as chancellor of the Fayetteville campus as well as president. He’s only been at Fayetteville for a year. He’s hired a leadership team. He’s expressed an interest in completing his beginning goals for the campus. The prospect of a UA president concurrently being the top official at Fayetteville caused discomfort at other UA campuses, with their sometimes competing interests.
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Contents Down cycle
PREVENTION: Not to be taught in Green Forest.
Barn door, cow, etc. n The Green Forest School Board voted recently to add six days of sex education to sixth and seventh grade classes this year because of a pregnancy outbreak. Fourteen girls in grades 6-12 (one in every 20) are pregnant or already mothers. One fifth-grader had a pregnancy scare. The Green Forest students won’t be getting comprehensive sex education, however. The courses will be taught by Reality Check Inc. of Lowell, a nonprofit group whose website (realitycheckinc.org) is loaded with propaganda about the shortcomings of comprehensive sex education, in which sex is discouraged but in which birth control methods are taught for those who ignore the abstinence message. In Reality Check’s view, “comprehensive sex education assumes that teens will engage in high risk sexual behavior and are content to merely reduce the risk of that behavior.” That’s a skewed assumption about comprehensive sex ed, but the Green Forest record suggests that sex, indeed, happens.
8 Robocalls – illegal
n The League of American Bicyclists released its 2010 rankings for “Bicycle Friendly States,” and Arkansas was way down the list at 45 overall, worse than the 38th finish in 2009. Rankings are based on legislation, policies and programs, infrastructure, education and encouragement, evaluation and planning, and enforcement. Tom Ezell, president of Bicycle Advocacy of Central Arkansas, says the league has high standards for bike-friendly designations and the 45 ranking was fair. “We’ve made a tremendous amount of progress in grassroots and community efforts over the past several years, but at the state level bicycling has been largely ignored, and there’s been no statewide effort or coordination. Hopefully, with the help from this new report and a little rabble-rousing, we can have an agenda for the coming year to help work on our deficiencies,” Ezell says.
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Convention hopes deflated
North Little Rock Mayor Pat Hays is pressuring the North Little Rock School Board to settle its lawsuit over his grab of school tax money to build a parking deck. — By Max Brantley
n Little Rock City Manager Bruce Moore blamed the economy for low registration for this week’s 2010 Neighborhoods USA (NUSA) conference, which Little Rock successfully wooed to the city after budget concerns forced Raleigh, N.C., to scuttle its plans to hold the event. Moore said that around 500 people signed up for the conference, though they expected 1,000. Based in Dayton, NUSA is a non-profit that works to strengthen communities. “I think it’s the nature of the economy,” Moore said. “I’ve seen that in organizations I belong to…. Cities, as everyone else, are having to look at their overall fiscal health.” Like Little Rock, which has suffered declining revenues and been forced to lay off city employees. What did Little Rock spend to get the event? Moore said he didn’t have figures yet, but said employee and volunteer legwork made up most of the effort. “…as far as actual dollars out the door, it hasn’t been significant.” Online documents from Raleigh, N.C.’s July 2009 budget said that city expected to save themselves $75,000 by turning NUSA away.
Robocalls have become a fact of life in Arkansas political campaigns, though a state statute explicitly prohibits them. — By Gerard Matthews
10 Rolling on the river
It’s Riverfest time and we have the map, schedules and key details for maximum enjoyment of the Memorial Day weekend festival on the Arkansas River. — By Lindsey Millar and John Tarpley
16 NLR hardball
Departments 3 The Insider 4 Smart Talk 5 The Observer 6 Letters 7 Orval 8-15 News 16 Opinion 19 Arts & Entertainment 39 Dining 45 Crossword/ Tom Tomorrow 46 Lancaster
Words n Flaneur du jour: “Together with Brit Hadden, a wayward, alcoholic baseball fan and flaneur from Brooklyn, he raised money for a new magazine by calling on wealthy acquaintances.” A flaneur is “an idler; dawdler; loafer.” It’s French, wouldn’t you know. n Go down on the leavy, I said on the leavy, and see that shufflin’ thong. . .: Long before they became baseball fans, French explorers tramped across Arkansas and dropped Gallic names all over the place. Not everybody noticed, apparently. Greg and Katy Wolf send along a notclosely-edited article from a southwest Arkansas newspaper, about fishing in the area. “Boat Ark is 650 acres in Southwest 4 may 27, 2010 • ARKANSAS TIMES
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Arkansas and the border of Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma. . . . Wilson hopes to open boat Arc lake in March 2011, special netting season to remove buffalo fish only. There are three miles of leavy around it and the daily limit for boat arc is to catch five catfish, 15 cropping, 25 brim, and zero bass.” The Wolfs translate: “Boat Arc lake is Bois d’arc Lake.” I wonder if there’s a limit on pirch. While there’s no Boat Ark or Boat Arc in Arkansas, there is a bodark, a tree. The Encyclopedia of Arkansas says, “The
name ‘bodark’ is a slurring of the French ‘bois d’arc,’ meaning ‘wood of the bow’ – a reference to the Osage Indians’ practice of making bows from the tree.” n Thumbs down for Phan C. Pants: Max Brantley grumbles that there’s too much “sourcing” in food writing today. “You source your oysters from Bayou Labatre, you source your strawberries from White County and you source your Slim Jims from the E-Z Mart. Why not just obtain them?” He’s not happy either with “curate,” which appears both in food writing (“Ura Hogg will curate the menu”) and cultural writing, such as “Film Critic Phan C. Pants will curate the selection of ‘Our Gang’ episodes to be featured at this year’s Traskwood Film Festival. Why can’t he just select them?”
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The Observer went to the
movies this weekend. Along with our movie ticket, we also asked for a medium coke and a medium popcorn. The refreshment counter girl tells us, “But it’s cheaper if you get the supermega-size-unlimited-refill-combo!” We say we really don’t want that much. So she just shrugs and says “OK.” Curious why they were trying to give us more for less, we had to ask why the supermega-size-unlimited-refill-combo is cheaper than getting medium sizes with no refills. After all, it’s the same thing, just less of it. Refreshment counter girl says, “Because it’s a combo!” The Observer isn’t the sharpest bulb in the lamp, so someone is going to have to explain that one to us. We’re also now wondering about our brightness for paying more to get less.
There was a lesson in
democracy to be had last week, the first time that The Observer’s 18-year-old voted. It was that there is public uncertainty about whether one needs ID or not to cast a vote. One volunteer outside, holding a sign for her candidate, said she thought yes, it was a requirement. Another shrugged. Definitely not, said another. They were all campaigning for the same person, so their vagueness was not of an ideological nature. So in the 18-year-old went. She told the lady at the desk that she didn’t have her driver’s license with her and asked if she could vote anyway. The lady said, sure, “I’ll just ask you some questions.” After the 18-year-old provided birth date and address, she got to sign the book and proceed to the voting booth, where she got some good advice on whom to vote for from her sage parent. Later, someone whom we won’t identify, except to say he is one of the biggest wigs in government medical care, was sent away when he tried to vote without an ID. He went back to his car and got it, another volunteer reports. More theories emerged: You can only get away with voting without your ID when you’re 18. Poll workers may not volunteer the information that you can vote without your ID, so if you don’t know you can, you’ll end up
having to fetch it. And so forth. Sadly, these days you don’t get to sign your name in an old book under all your past signatures, a record of your every trip to the polls. We miss that. The 18-year-old will never know it.
The Observer squinted through
high school, too hip for the scourge of nerdified glasses, but when we got to college we knew something had to be done. Contacts out of the question due to our whomperjawed eyeball shape, we’ve been relying on specs for going on 20 years now. Other than the occasional screw falling out or nosepad popping off, we’ve had minimal trouble being a four-eyes. This winter, tired of squinting into Arkansas’s Biblical-grade sun, we decided to get a pair of prescription sunglasses. We had them go Ronnie Milsap dark with ’em, and they’ve literally changed the way we do business. Barring nightfall, storm clouds and evil plots to block out the sun with a giant disk, we can’t imagine going outside without them anymore, and wonder just how we ever got along without. The other day, The Observer got back to the Fortress of Employment and realized that our glasses — our plain ole glasses — were missing. We usually drop them in a pocket or hang them from our shirt collar when we put on the shades, so it was something of a mystery where they went. Suddenly, the Mobile Observatory blocks away, we were marooned with only our sunglasses to limp us along. We spent the next two hours looking like a juvie delinquent, biggerizing the text on our computer monitor until it was nearly an inch high just so we could see it, and telling everyone who stopped by the desk our tale of squinty woe. At lunch, The Observer walked back to the car, and there we found our precious auxiliary peepers, lying lens-down on the hard pavement by the door, mercifully not flattened into a halo of shards by a passing car. We’ve never been so happy to see our glasses — a crutch, sure, but the good kind of crutch.
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It’s too bad you think it was a bad week for the Little Rock Zoo (May 20 Week That Was). I, personally, think it was a refreshing week as far as the Little Rock Zoo was concerned. At least they haven’t let a bunch of anti-smoking jihadists tell them what to do — yet! What’s the matter with you people? Is the sweet smell of a cigarette burning getting in the way of you smelling the aroma of a fresh pile of elephant shit outside at the zoo? A little whiff of cigarette smoke is not a health hazard, doesn’t smell foul, and whether you know it or not, smoking does not make it anywhere less of a pleasant family venue. However, the continuing hate spewed by your newspaper toward people who choose to smoke is quickly making it unfit for family reading. John Vinson North Little Rock
like they were grown-up chorus girls, took the cake. It must have given a lot of pedophiles a real jolt. Even Miley Cyrus, whom I consider a grown-up child, was at a party bumping and grinding with an older man. I’m glad I saw all this with my own eyes, otherwise I would have found it hard to believe. Things like this rob children of their childhood and people wonder why things are so bad out there. I am glad that my granddaughters and great-granddaughters have God-fearing parents who would never put them into such horrible situations. Peggy Wolfe Heber Springs
Happy about election As a man who was born and raised and educated in Arkansas, I was gratified to see that Senator Lincoln will face her liberal opponent in the runoff. We can only hope that she will be resoundingly defeated. The present conservative anger is nothing new: I grew up in Little Rock in the ’50s and ’60s. The big issue back then was race, but one hears the same mindless right-wing muttering against government as if it were something more than an extension of us. Washington is not inhabited by aliens. But you might think so to listen to the
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Let me get this straight. One of the Pulaski County School Board members causing the most fuss has the most spending issues in the audit? This stinks. I’m hoping the state board takes a long look at this group at their next meeting. The district is not instilling a lot of public confidence right now. I look for a drop in students in the fall. I would not want to be the new superintendent coming into this mess of a district. Board members Tatum and Williams have been on the board long enough to know the rules of reimbursement. Tatum has almost 20 years. Williams over 10. Maybe Wood should spend more time on spending rules than taking away the union. Richard Moss Jacksonville
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Who deserves GOP?
The Republicans seem to be doing much better these days in Arkansas. The brilliant, winning message that Arkansans really go for is this: “Republicans have not been behaving conservatively in the past. We are those Republicans. We are conservative.” Is it possible that red state Arkansans actually deserve Republican leadership? Does anyone, really? Gene Mason Jacksonville
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Tea Party people, like Mr. Rand Paul (named for Ayn Rand, no doubt) who talk resentfully about “taking the country back.” From whom? Who has captured it? The same phantom liberals who have taken all your guns away? The same paranoid fantasies that abort every other fetus in Arkansas? Do these right-wing people ever actually listen to their own paranoid nonsense? Now we are being told that the government has no right to require those who don’t have it to purchase health care insurance. Mortgage companies can require us to buy insurance on our houses, and Arkansas can require us to carry insurance on our cars, but the right wing wants to start a revolution over the horrible tyranny of government asking you to take care of yourself, and contribute to the common welfare. At my advanced age, I am sick and tired of listening to these idiots of the right who are always wrong. They cannot think rationally, so they never make decent moral decisions. We may never achieve a decent health care system in this weird country where Americans prefer a patch-work of health care “industries” over a “system” that might operate with the interests of the patient in mind rather than the profits of big pharma and the insurance thugs. I lived in Canada for 15 years, and I have used their health care system, and their hospitals. I can assure you that health care is more efficient in Canada than in this country; it is also cheaper, and it is universal. When or if you do fall ill, you do not have to fear being bankrupted. No one asks you first thing about your “insurance” as they do in our blessed land; they are actually interested in getting you healed. It is some relief to express my disgust with people who never seem to learn anything except vicious selfishness, paranoia and a stupid parochialism that passes for “patriotism.” James A. Means Natchitoches, La.
Correction n A letter in the May 6 issue about Bob Lancaster’s column was written by John D. Glover of Little Rock. His last name was spelled incorrectly.
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The WEEK THAT was M ay 1 9 - 2 5 , 2 0 1 0 It was a good week for …
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UA CHANCELLOR DAVID GEARHART. The UA Board of Trustees bonused him $225,000 in deferred compensation, the only chancellor in the state to be honored this year with a pay supplement. YOUTH. Two college students were elected to county Quorum Courts, one in Baxter County and one in Saline County. Bad news: both are conservative Republicans.
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CONSUMERS. The state Public Service Commission rejected a settlement of an Entergy rate case negotiated by Attorney General Dustin McDaniel in part because of an “unreasonable” shift of costs from industrial to residential customers. Who’s fighting for the little man? It was a bad week for …
WEST MEMPHIS. Two police officers were killed and the local sheriff and deputy were wounded in shootouts following an Interstate 40 traffic stop. The motorists, a father and son steeped in anti-government beliefs, were killed in the shootouts. SEN. BLANCHE LINCOLN. Expecting to win renomination without a runoff, she found herself in a runoff battle with Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, on the wrong side of momentum and stripped of much of her once-huge campaign treasury. GOV. MIKE BEEBE. Loss of Medicaid funding and continued allegations of mistreatment by staff forced him to close the Human Development Center at Alexander. What took so long? NORTH LITTLE ROCK. The city has offered only a fig leaf to the North Little Rock School Board to get the Board to drop its lawsuit over an illegal tax increment finance district. (See Max Brantley’s column.) The LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT. It went to federal court to object to the state’s refusal to address the segregation encouraged by state approval of open enrollment charter schools in Pulaski County. Bad news? Yes, even if legally justified. It means more bad PR for the district. A long court fight might limit charters but it won’t force parents back into a district whose administration is not moving aggressively to fix schools that need fixing. 8 may 27, 2010 • ARKANSAS TIMES
TOO MUCH: Gallant says robocalls annoy voters.
Robocalls are illegal So why do we keep getting them? By Gerard matthews
n Robocalls — recorded messages sent to thousands of phone numbers — are a fact of life in political campaigns. The public doesn’t like them much, judging by the gripes about them, but campaign managers and politicians still believe in their utility. Legality? That’s a more complicated question. According to state law, “it is unlawful for any person to use a telephone ... for soliciting information, gathering data, or for any other purpose in connection with a political campaign when the use involves an automated system for the selection and dialing of telephone numbers and the playing of recorded messages when a message is completed to the called number.” But political campaigns are still making the calls. So how do they get around the law? Defenders take guidance from federal action. The Consumer Telephone Protection Act of 1991 prohibits robocalls for commercial purposes, but not for political ones. In January, the Federal Election Commission, pointing out Arkansas and Wyoming specifically, observed that state laws prohibiting pre-recorded calls are preempted by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. This had no force of law, however. Brad Phelps, chief deputy attorney general, wrote in a letter to the Times that
“while the Arkansas robocall statute has not yet faced a First Amendment challenge, given the nature of the speech prohibited, it can reasonably be anticipated that any effort to enforce the statute with respect to political robocalls is likely to face such a challenge.” “As far as I know, we don’t have any binding case law on this,” says UALR law professor Ken Gallant. “This is political speech. It seems to me that whether or not it’s you calling me live or your robot calling me, you are trying to convey a political message and politicians have a right to do that.” But not everyone is of the same opinion. State Rep. Dan Greenberg (recently defeated in a primary race for Senate) used robocalls in a previous campaign before learning of the law. But he did not in his most recent run for state senate because he believes the state statute can be enforced. “There are two arguments against the proposition that it’s a criminal offense. The first argument is a First Amendment argument, that people have the right to speak and so forth. Now that is a difficult argument to make because the government is allowed to regulate speech in a content neutral way, according to time, place and manner. Second, the argument that federal preemption takes over and eliminates the state law was challenged in Minnesota in a
similar case and the court found there was no federal preemption.” Gabe Holmstrom is a consultant for the Democratic Party and has worked on campaigns that used robocalls. He says most campaigns assume they are protected by the federal laws. “Campaigns feel they have some cover,” he says. “And they do it because they think it’s effective, or otherwise they wouldn’t be spending money on it.” But what a campaign might see as useful, voters might interpret a bit differently. “The puzzling thing about this whole deal is that the political campaigns seem to believe that there is an advantage to be gained by making these calls and I suspect that a lot of people like me are less inclined to vote for someone that you get a robocall from,” Gallant says. One reason campaigns can get away with making the calls is because the law is essentially being ignored. It’s not being enforced and efforts to change it in the legislature are unlikely. “And that’s probably for two reasons,” Gallant says. “One, the legislature has more important stuff to do with its time. Number two, no one wants to go on the record as being in favor of robocalls, which everybody, including me, hates.” Continued on page 9
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Ultimately, Gearhart announced he would stay as chancellor at Fayetteville and not seek the presidency. In response to a question, Anthony said he hoped the occasion might arise that Gearhart could again be considered for the presidency. But he said Gearhart had “conditioned himself to the idea he could end career as chancellor and be happy.” Anthony said he was confident the UA Board would hire a “fine president,” but there was always the chance in 5 to 10 or more years that the position would be open again.
at almost $224,000. UA President Sugg noted that new hires in organizations often are paid at rates far beyond those in an organization for much longer periods. He said, for example, he expected his successor will likely be paid more than the $300,000 he’ll make beginning July 1. “I think it’s valuable we keep David Gearhart as chancellor at the UA,” Sugg said. “He has a lot of momentum there. He’s a great fund-raiser. The faculty and staff and administration have a lot of confidence in him and the alumni feel good about him.”
public relations world. KARK Channel 4’s Cecillea Pond-Mayo will go from covering courts and the Capitol for the local NBC affiliate to answering press inquiries for the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality. Pond-Mayo replaces Aaron Sadler, also a former journalist, who now serves as the press secretary for Attorney General Dustin McDaniel. Mayo, who’ll be paid $51,000, said she wanted a job that would allow her to spend more time with her daughter after 15 years in the news business.
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Is former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee considering another run for
Another news reporter has defected to the
Prez Huckabee?
president, or just leaving that impression to help build his appeal as a TV and radio host, lucrative gigs that have none of the messy accountability provisions of public jobs? We don’t know, but we’d suggest Huckabee might forget about a run for president unless he can softsoap talk show host Rush Limbaugh, the de facto opinion leader of the Republican party. In a new Limbaugh biography, “An Army of One,” author Zev Chafets writes that the frontrunner for Limbaugh’s support for president is Sarah Palin, then Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty. It won’t be Huckabee, Chafets says. Rushbo calls the Huckster “an irresponsible populist.”
Other campuses
John Ed Anthony was asked if he was concerned that other chancellors in the system might resent a special payment for Gearhart.“I don’t feel that in routine meetings with other chancellors,” he said. “They recognize this is the flagship campus and the student body is much larger and the demands and requirements are exceptional.” Apart from the UAMS campus, the second-highest-paid UA chancellor in 2011 will be UALR’s Joel Anderson,
robocalls Continued from page 8
A citizen complained to a prosecutor this year about recorded endorsements made by Mike Huckabee for Rhonda Wood of Conway, a candidate for Court of Appeals. Wood contended the calls weren’t covered by the statute, apparently because numbers weren’t randomly dialed. Nothing came of the complaint to the local prosecutor. Wood lost the election anyway. Greenberg looks at the question through a political lens. “The fundamental issue is that there’s a political problem,” he says. “No prosecutor wants to be the first one to take this on. But I think that most people agree that what we have now is a monstrosity with the telephone ringing constantly. I don’t think that politicians appreciate the burden they’re placing on average citizens.” If robocalls are illegal (at least nominally, until a court rules otherwise), then what does that say about the politicians and campaigns that make them? “That’s really for the voters to decide,” Gallant says. “If you are someone who thinks that obeying the law is important then one thing you might say is ‘None of these politicians has the courage to go to court and challenge this law and get it struck down. Instead they’re trying to go around it.’ On the other hand, if you are a libertarian type then you say ‘What this tells me is that these politicians are ready to fight for their right to stand up and speak freely.’ Or you could just simply say ‘I hate these calls so much that I will not vote for the last one who robocalls me.’ ”
The Clinton Center is proud to be part of Arkansas’ Largest Music Festival. During Riverfest weekend, visit the Clinton Center for these great offers:
Free Parking & Shuttle for Clinton Library Visitors Parking at Verizon Arena Thursday - Sunday
$2 Off Admission to the Library Saturday and Sunday • View “Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection” before it closes on June 1 • Visit the on-site restaurant, Forty Two for 10% off your meal with your Riverfest River Bucks • Bring your kids to “Build My Pins” Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join local artists to create a decorative pin that sends a message of its very own. This activity is free of charge; however, admission fees apply to tour the Library • Be sure to visit the Clinton Museum Store for a large and fascinating array of presidential memorabilia, collectibles, clothing, books, art and more.
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the black crowes: Masters of the stage.
Rock ’n’ rollin’
on the river
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The talent runs deep and wide at Riverfest 2010.
iverfest takes its lumps every year. It’s either overpriced, or driven by an underwhelming roster, or too crowded, say its critics. But the masses continue to swarm. Around a quarter of a million have attended in each of the last three years. Perhaps they come because there’s nothing better to do in Arkansas on Memorial Day Weekend, or maybe the festival’s critics are mostly wrong. Take the price. As the festival’s executive director, DeAnna Korte, is fond of saying, compare Riverfest’s weekend ticket charge ($15 in advance, $25 at the gate) to just about any other entertainment outing. It’s either on par or, in the case of something like Magic Springs, significantly cheaper, particularly if you scoop up one of the 70,000 advance tickets available, until they’re sold out, at area Wendy’s and Big Red Stores. Compare Riverfest to a typical concert, say by one of this year’s headliners alone, and you’d expect to pay somewhere in the neighborhood of the $15 to $25 you can
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pay at Riverfest to see more than a dozen of them. Speaking of the headliners, it’d be hard to argue that this year’s lineup isn’t the best the festival’s seen in years (more on that below). Yes, your favorite band probably isn’t among the roster. But that likely has something to do with expense (Kings of Leon and The Dave Matthews Band, for instance, would cost Riverfest half or more of its $600,000 to $650,000 music budget, according to Korte) or the festival circuit (name indie bands rarely venture outside of big indie festivals) or playing outside in the Arkansas heat on Memorial Day Weekend. As to the suggestion that Riverfest isn’t arranged well, the jury’s still out. For the first year since 2002, the festival won’t include North Little Rock within its boundaries. The shift southward comes in response to feedback from attendees, according to Korte. “Last year, people enjoyed having the Clinton Center stage and the amphitheater stage so close together,” she said
earlier this year when the plans were announced. “They really like having everything on one side of the river.” Korte said she doesn’t anticipate any added congestion. The Little Rock grounds will extend farther west than they did last year and, to combat crowd-bottlenecking, the southeastern boundary will broaden to allow crowds to travel in front of and behind the Museum of Discovery when traveling to and from the Clinton Center stage, which returns for the second year. The Junction Bridge remains open to pedestrians. The Main Street Bridge will be closed, though the trolley will tote folks from city to city for free. Festival-goers will be able to move westward from the festival’s two biggest stages, the Bud Light Stage at the Clinton Center and the Miller Lite stage at the Riverfest Amphitheatre, to the Times-sponsored Arkansas Music Tent (more on it on page 19) near the back of Rumba-Revolution, and then on to the Triple-S Stage, which returns to the parking lot under the Broadway bridge after a year away on the North
horn-soaked antecedent to wedding bands everywhere. But this ain’t for them. Grown folks don’t mind a healthy dose of positivism or smooth soul in their funk. Particularly, when it comes wrapped in familiar songs. With more than 50 gold and platinum albums and 33 charting pop singles, including “Let’s Groove” and “After the Love Has Gone,” the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of Famers should be playing to an audience that sings back to them. It’s hard to imagine any other Riverfest act drawing a larger crowd. LM.
Shore Riverwalk in North Little Rock. Also in response to feedback from attendees, the annual Sunday fireworks display will start at dark, around 9 p.m., with the day’s headliners to follow. While the north side of the river won’t be part of the festival’s ticketed area, it’ll still play host to Riverfest events, including, new for this year, hot air balloon races, a 5K fun run and a stage devoted to “inspirational music.” Access to those activities will be free, as will access to the North Shore Park during the fireworks. Of course, Riverfest is, first and foremost, a family festival and all the standard kids’ stuff — jugglers, ventriloquists, climbing walls, bounce rooms — returns. Plus, as part of U.S. Navy Week, there’ll be a flight simulator, and the hugely popular Super Retriever Series Championships (dogs leaping, long distance, into water) and what Korte says was probably last year’s most popular attraction, the Disc-connected K9s (dogs athletically catching Frisbees), near the western boundary of the grounds. As for the “it’s too crowded complaint.” That’s fair. It is a full-on confrontation with humanity. But suck it up. What else are you gonna do this weekend?
SATUR DAY, M AY 29 UNCLE KRACKER
6 p.m., Bud Light Stage (Clinton Center)
Turns out Uncle Kracker has a decent hold on longevity. Even though his first hit single, 2001’s inescapable “Follow Me” had one-hit wonder written all over its farmer-tanned saunter, the Michigander has released three charting albums since and has maintained a presence on the radio, most recently with his country/adult contemporary crossover hit, “Smile.” Once a band mate of Kid Rock (and, in high school, emcee partner to Eminem), Uncle Kracker specializes in a wrong-sideof-the-street swagger that’s goofy and out of place but still somehow sincere and enduring, like his menthol-scratched voice. JT.
FR IDAY, M AY 28 CROSS CANADIAN RAGWEED
last chance?: Cross Canadian Ragweed will soon take a break from the road.
Cross Canadian Ragweed tours hard. The rock-tinged country band — which takes its name from rhythm guitarist Grady Cross, lead vocalist/guitarist Cody Canada, drummer Randy Ragsdale and original bassist Mark Wiedemann (Jeremy Plato fills the role now) — has played more than 220 dates every year for 13 of the last 15. For most of that run, Little Rock’s been a frequent stop, with CCR regularly selling out one of the city’s biggest clubs, Revolution. But fans shouldn’t skip this gig confident that another will soon roll around. A recent press release announced that the band would soon “take a break from life on the road” indefinitely. The Red Dirt country standard-bearers come to the festival behind the album “Happiness and All the Other Things,” the Oklahomabased act’s 10th overall and fifth on Universal South. LM.
Fame — that group plays reunion concerts occasionally, but under the significantly less appealing name Birtles Shorrock Goble (the last names of the original members) because they no longer own the rights to the band name. Only American Wayne Nelson, who joined the group in 1980 and sings lead on “Night Owls,” a single that made it to the top of the charts in 1981, remains from any incarnation of the band that made any commercial impact. But then again nothing goes with cool river breezes like yacht rock. LM.
8 p.m., Bud Light Stage (Clinton Center).
LITTLE RIVER BAND
9:15 p.m., Triple-S Alarm Stage.
Last year, a Sunday monsoon kept Little River Band and most of the day’s lineup from ever taking the stage. But Australia’s champions of yacht rock are committed to Riverfest! Or, who knows, maybe there weren’t any casino stages available. What we do know is that this Little River Band is Little River Band in name alone. The Little River Band that scored 10 Billboard top 20 singles, that produced hits like “Reminiscing” and “Lady,” that was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association Hall of
recently “Get Off on the Pain.” LM.
EARTH, WIND & FIRE
9:45 p.m., Miller Lite Stage (Riverfest Amphitheatre).
Young people might look on Earth, Wind & Fire dismissively, as a cheeseball relic of the ’70s and ’80s, the shiny, happy,
LUCERO
7:45 p.m., Bud Light Stage (Clinton Center)
When I happened onto a Tuesday night road trip to a Lucero show at a metal venue in Conway as a drunk college freshman, I was one in a gaggle of sauced teen-agers, getting our heads twisted by this anonymous young band with two albums under its name. Those
GARY ALLAN
9:30 p.m., Bud Light Stage (Clinton Center).
There are superheroes with more believable origin stories than Gary Allan. Twenty years ago, Allan told CMT, he worked on a car lot when he wasn’t playing music. One of his co-workers happened to leave a demo tape in a truck that a rich woman bought. After driving around with the tape for two weeks, the woman and her husband came back to the dealership to ask about Allan. He told them his life story, and told them that he wanted to go to Nashville and make a demo. They asked how much, and he said $12,000. And they wrote him a check for $12,000. Within six months, Allan had a record deal. He repaid the couple their $12,000 and gave them a percentage of his first record, “Used Heart for Sale.” Since then, he’s released seven albums of gritty, often deadpan mainstream country, most
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ragged, drawling punks on stage became not only hugely popular but enormously respected years later. It’s been a long, roadworn path, one that’s landed the guys on Universal Records, with eight albums and a bona fide cult following, to boot. Ben Nichols and Lucero have, I think it’s safe to say, become a Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band for Arkansas and Tennessee; Nichols’ voice, all worn from whiskey and Winstons, has become one of those instantly recognizable and oft-imitated rasps that defines not only a band, but a genre at large. Look for this to draw one of the most energetic crowds of the weekend. JT.
fans swoon, and rough and tumble enough, lyrically, to provide the soundtrack for anyone who fancies himself rough and tumble. Even if you’re not cowed by his looks or bravura, Shelton is confident he can reach your inner fan. “We all got a hillbilly bone down deep inside,” he sings on his recent hit, “Hillbilly Bone.” “No matter where you from you just can’t hide it/And when the band starts banging and the fiddle saw/You can’t help but hollering, Yee Haw!” LM.
THE BLACK CROWES
9:30 p.m., Bud Light Stage (Clinton Center).
BELL BIV DEVOE
This Atlanta-based act is going into its 26th year as America’s premiere blues/ 9:15 p.m., Triple-S Alarm Stage. mod/hard rock band. After their 1990 After some 10,000 — by Riverfest orga- breakout single, a cover of Otis Redding’s nizers’ count — danced in the rain last year great “Hard to Handle,” and being named to the sounds of Heads of State, a nostalgia “The Most Rock and Roll Rock and Roll group comprised of half of New Edition Band in the World” by British music rag (Bobby Brown, Johnny Gill and Ralph Melody Maker, the Crowes spent a spell Tresvant), Riverfest’s Korte decided to carry in the ’90s as a rootsy alternative to grunge over the reunion — with the other half of that and pop-punk, threw in the towel in 2002 seminal ‘80s R&B boy band. I’m talking, and regrouped five years ago to hit the road and return to the studio. Since, they’ve rolled over tens of thousands of miles and released two well-received albums to a devoted, international fan base. These guys have been defining rock star antics for years, to boot. They are all sibling rivalry (the band is led by bearded, spatting Robinson brothers, Chris and Richard), bone thin, movie star-marrying and pot-smoking. They’ve been accused of cribbing too much and too directly from their influences, but when you’re imitating some of the greatest music ever made — The Rolling Stones, The Faces, Otis Redding, The Allman Brothers — it’s hard to complain too much. The Crowes are known yee haw: Blake Shelton has wide appeal. for a great stage show, so expect of course, about Bell Biv Devoe, the trio them to bring the choogle for the Little of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie Rock crowd. JT. DeVoe, who, despite serving as background players in New Edition, formed like Voltron to pioneer the influential R&B and hip-hop blend New Jack Swing and own junior high dance floors across the country in the early 1990s. Perhaps you remember a jam called 7:30 p.m., Triple-S Alarm Stage. “Poison”? It taught us “Never trust a big butt and smile.” Or one called “Do Me!”? The Juke Joint Duo, as Cedric and It taught us that it never hurts to add an Lightnin’ are known to blues dudes, has exclamation point when you really want to been a familiar, house-packing act on the get your point across. LM. White Water Tavern stage for years now. Lightnin’ Malcolm, the awesomely tubby guitarist with a gold chain ever-present on his neck, and Cedric Burnside, sinewy 9:30 p.m., Miller Lite Stage grandson of R.L. and one of the coolest(Riverfest Amphitheatre). looking dudes ever put behind a kit, piece Fresh-faced, dimpled and with a mouth- together some of the tightest, head-nodding ful of glistening pearly whites, Oklahoma hill country blues revival music around. The country star Blake Shelton is a marketer’s two are working overtime on Sunday, hitting dream. He’s dreamy enough to make female White Water Tavern afterwards for a special
S U N DAY 5 / 3 0
CEDRIC BURNSIDE & LIGHTNIN’ MALCOLM
BLAKE SHELTON
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out of the animal house: Robert Cray plays the blues. after-party show of their signature catchy, funky, sweaty speaker meat. JT.
STEVE MILLER BAND 9:30 p.m., Miller Lite Stage (Riverfest Amphitheatre).
Consider Steve Miller Band’s “Greatest Hits 1974-1978.” Every other week, some canonical band releases a career-spanning greatest hits album that can’t touch what Steve Miller Band did in four years. “Rock’n Me,” “Take the Money and Run,” “Fly Like an Eagle,” “Jet Airliner” — untouchable. And this snapshot doesn’t even take in the band’s latter output like “Heart Like a Wheel” or the eternally awesome “Abracadabra” (whose music video epitomizes awesome ’80s cocaine-on-theediting-bay logic). With 26 albums under his umbrella and a new one, “Bingo!,” a self-described “party record” of ’60s soul and R&B covers, coming in June, it looks like the Midnight Toker (AKA The Gangster of Love, AKA Maurice) doesn’t plan to stop soon. Also, Steve Miller Band wrote the greatest, most sincere song about the joys of eating chili with “Hot Chili.” Sample lyric: “Hot chili is groovy/after a movie or watchin’ TV.” Too good. JT.
ROBERT CRAY
9:30 p.m., Triple-S Alarm Stage.
Robert Cray’s come a long way from his stage time as the bassist for Otis Day & The Knights in “National Lampoon’s Animal House.” He’s made the cover of Rolling Stone, had a signature Fender Stratocaster made for/named after him,
become best friends with Eric Clapton, pulled down bags and bags of Grammy gold and now tours with a band made of members with their own gilded gramophones from other projects. To boot, every studio album he’s recorded since 1995 has hit one of the top three places on Billboard’s blues charts. JT.
LUDACRIS
10 p.m., Miller Lite Stage (Riverfest Amphitheatre).
Bill O’Reilly’s once-sworn enemy and actor in 2004’s Academy Award-winning Best Picture “Crash” also happens to be one of the most consistently entertaining rappers out there. After 10 years of hit after hit — his singles discography might as well be called a collection of the best ass-shakers of the decade — the instantly recognizable timbre of his voice has practically become an immediate seal of quality. It would be hard to find another rapper that has more fun nailing syllables on the beat. Luda’s flow? It’s kind of untouchable when he’s hitting the gas, then the brakes, doing verbal gymnastics the entire time. Do you remember how you went “ohh!” (and you did because everyone did) when you first heard his guest spot in Chingy’s “Holidae In?” “Some call me Ludacris, some call me Mr. Wiggles/far from little/make your mammary glands wiggle?” Those are words from a cat who can tell you tons about stressed and unstressed syllables. You can’t even read that without feeling cool. He’s hilarious, he’s awesome, he’s an immediate party-starter and he’s probably the most anticipated act for Riverfest this year. JT.
riverfest
schedule MILLER LITE STAGE (RIVERFEST AMPHITHEATRE) 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:45 p.m.
Friday, May 28 Natural State Brass Band Rodney Block & the Real Music Lovers Earth, Wind, and Fire
Noon 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:45 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m.
BUD LIGHT STAGE (CLINTON CENTER PARK) 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
Friday, May 28 Good Time Ramblers Cross Canadian Ragweed Gary Allan
Saturday, May 29 Band Competition Shannon Wurst Amy Garland Band Adam Faucett Ryan Couron Jimmy Wayne Blake Shelton
1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:45 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 29 Fallen Oak Iron Tongue The See Uncle Kracker Lucero The Black Crowes
Sunday, May 30 Band Competition Ted Ludwig Trio One Stone Reggae Band Tawanna Campbell 607 Osborne Family Fireworks Ludacris
1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:45 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
TRIPLE-S ALARM STAGE 6:15 p.m. 7:45 p.m. 9:15 p.m.
Friday, May 28 Whale Fire The Hippie Holler Band Little River Band
Noon 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:45 p.m. 9:15 p.m.
Saturday, May 29 Free Micah Boondogs Dave Raymond & Present Company The Reds Love Ghost Suga City Bell Biv Devoe
1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 30 Stella Fancy Greers Ferry Romany Rye The Greg Spradlin Outfit Cedric Burnside and Lightnin’ Malcolm Osborne Family Fireworks Robert Cray Band
Sunday, May 30 Brother Andy & His Big Damn Mouth Underclaire CRISIS A Good Fight Truth & Salvage Co. Osborne Family Fireworks Steve Miller Band
INTERNATIONAL VILLAGE STAGE 11:00 a.m. 11:45 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 29 Reflejos Mexicanos Kenya Safari Acrobats Mabelvale African Drum & Groove Ensemble Kenya Safari Acrobats Reflejos Mexicanos O’Donovan’s School of Irish Dance Kenya Safari Acrobats Manataka Drum Society & William Worden Spirit Songs Tribal Motion & Traveling Hips Belly Dance Kenya Safari Acrobats
1:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 30 Kenya Safari Acrobats Manataka Drum Society & William Worden Spirit Songs Mexican Folklore Ballet Kenya Safari Acrobats Mexican Folklore Ballet Tribal Motion & Traveling Hips Belly Dance Kenya Safari Acrobats
ARKANSAS MUSIC TENT 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
Friday, May 28 The Men of Praise & The United Voices featuring Friendly Womack Kemistri featuring Nicky Parrish Michael Burks
3:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 29 Runaway Planet Mammoth Orange Velvet Kente Cedell Davis with Brethren The True Soul Studio Band
3:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 30 Mandy McBryde Jonathan Wilkins & The Reparations Sweet Eagle Jim Mize Osborne Family Fireworks Hayes Carll
NORTH LITTLE ROCK INSPIRATIONAL MUSIC STAGE 1:00 p.m. 1:50 p.m. 2:45 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4:20 p.m. 5:10 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 30 Maywood Park Walk-ins Welcome Watson Primary Ensemble from St. Mark Church Chasing Lions Sam Walker Both/And Charity Vance The Gloryland Pastor’s Choir Osborne Family Fireworks
MARKET ROW ARTIST AND MERCHANTS Central area (near KidZone and the Peabody Hotel): Living Works of Art (full face painting), Scentsation Sunglasses, EZ Hang Chairs, Blue Brownies, Build-A-Pal (make stuffed animals), Nana’s Needle (T-shirts, tote bags), Heifer Dog (temporary airbrush tattoos), Tom Gusewelle (caricature artist), The General Store (Shamwow Towels), Happy Feet (insoles for shoes), Amerinkas (Native American art), M&R Concessions (sand art). Rock Street (behind LaHarpe’s Landing west of Riverfest Amphitheatre): Native Southwest (music and instruments). West Pavilion at the River Market (just south of the Riverfest Amphitheatre): Annie’s (T-shirts, purses), Zydoo (wooden roses), Designs By Betty (magnetic jewelry), Jim Tindall (caricature artist), Lil’ Treasures (jewelry, handbags), Basketful Delight (purses, wallets), Kerri’s Designs and Collectibles, N A Enterprises, Rhinestone Rebel
(embellished T-shirts), Whimsies (bead art), Friends of Uganda (handmade crafts), Nazir Art Crafts, Roland Woodturners, Northside Aquatics (home and garden gifts), Pigtails Inc. (Razorback apparel), Rainbow Journey Gems (jewelry), Accessory City, Mini Massage of Arkansas, Native Crafts, Pet Taters (dog snacks), Nature’s Glow (Dead Sea salt products), Nuke Doggie (temporary airbrush tattoos, jewelry), Amerinkas (Native American art), Kitchen Craft by Americraft, Lyndya’s Glass Concepts, Terry’s Solution (Egyptian cotton sheets). Clinton Presidential Park (Clinton Blvd.): C&C Enterprises (T-shirts, hats, jewelry), Scentsation Sunglasses, Henna Designs (tattoos), Overlooked (T-shirts, jewelry). North Shore Riverwalk (near the Triple-S Alarm Stage): Scentsation Sunglasses, Nuke Doggie (temporary airbrush tattoos, jewelry), M&R Concessions (sand art).
ARKANSAS SELECT BUICK & GMC DEALERS KIDZONE STAGE 6:15 p.m. 6:45 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:15 p.m.
Friday, May 28 Mr. Don Magical Balloon Man The Kazoobie Kazoo Show with Rick Hubbard Monster Shop Bumpin’ Cody Belew
10:15 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m. 2:45 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4:15 p.m. 5:00 p.m. 5:45 p.m.
Saturday, May 29 Mr. Don Magical Balloon Man The Kazoobie Kazoo Show with Rick Hubbard Wayne Francis, ventriloquist Tommy Terrific’s Magic Show Birds of Prey, Little Rock Zoo Monster Shop Bumpin’ Birds of Prey, Little Rock Zoo The Kazoobie Kazoo Show with Rick Hubbard Tommy Terrific’s Magic Show Wayne Francis, ventriloquist The Kazoobie Kazoo Show with Rick Hubbard
1:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 7:15 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 30 Arkansas Arts Center Tell-A-Tale Troupe Monster Shop Bumpin’ Birds of Prey, Little Rock Zoo Mr. Don the Magical Balloon Man Wayne Francis, ventriloquist The Kazoobie Kazoo Show with Rick Hubbard Brian & Terri Kinder Wayne Francis, ventriloquist Monster Shop Bumpin’ The Kazoobie Kazoo Show with Rick Hubbard Osborne Family Fireworks Dry County
YARNELL’S ICE CREAM FAMILY STAGE 6:30 p.m. 7:10 p.m. 7:50 p.m.
Friday, May 28 Ms. Karen’s Dance Studio Jesse White Tumblers Sharon’s Dance, Gym & Cheer
11:00 a.m. 11:40 a.m. 12:20 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:40 p.m. 2:20 p.m. 3:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:40 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:15 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:45 p.m.
Saturday, May 29 Little Rock School of Dance Casey Boehmer (juggler) Jesse White Tumblers M.A.R.T.Y. (martial arts) Casey Boehmer Farrah Fitzhugh Jesse White Tumblers M.A.R.T.Y. Ally Michelle Brittany Conine Jesse White Tumblers River City Gymnastics Farrah Fitzhugh
1:30 p.m. 2:10 p.m. 2:50 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 4:10 p.m. 4:50 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:10 p.m. 6:50 p.m. 7:20 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 30 Luke Schildknecht Jesse White Tumblers I Can! Dance Clogging Thunder Anderson’s Taekwondo Center Jesse White Tumblers NLR Parks & Recreation Dancers Brittany Conine Kenya Safari Acrobats Kyla Horton The U.S. Navy Band Osborne Family Fireworks
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Willow
Wyndham Hotel Official Festival Hotel
Dickey-Stephens Park
Balloons in the Park
See Schedule Inside for Times Disc Connected K-9’s U.S. NAVY World Famous Flight Simulator Frisbee Dogs La Harpe
Doubletree Hotel Broadway
Arch
trolley to cross .
Main Street Bridge
Bank of America Rock Wall
Yarnell’s Family Stage
ARTZONE
Arkansas Queen & USS Razorback
Heifer International
International Village
AR Select GMC Dealers KidZone Area
TENENBAUM RECYCLING GROUP Scrap Exchange
Doubletree Gateway
Kids Crafts
KidZone Stage
Ocean Spray Exhibit Verizon Exhibit
Exhibit
La Harpe
Official Festival Hotel Old Statehouse
The Peabody Little Rock Official Festival Hotel
Statehouse Convention Center
FREE
CATA Trolley to North Little Rock
Land O’Lakes Half & Half Exhibit
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau Gateway Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce
LITTLE ROCK Media Check-In
Markham
Volunteer Check-In
Scott
Verizon Wireless Main Gateway
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RIVERFEST FAST HOURS:
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6-11 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday; 1 p.m.-11 p.m. Sunday.
the Riverfest gates for a daily price of $5. Children 6 and under are admitted free.
ADMISSION: A limited supply of half-
PARKING/PUBLIC TRANSPORATION: Parking is avail-
price ($15) tickets will be available at select Wendy’s and Big Red Convenience Store locations around the state. Gate or online admission (www.riverfestarkansas.com) is $30, which includes all three days and all performances. Children ages 7-10 can purchase a one-day admission wristband at
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Super Retriever Series
Bridge closed to foot traffic. Must ride
Broadway Bridge
Osborne Family Fireworks Sunday 9:00 pm
Cumberlan
Balloons in the Park
Bank of America ArtMobile
CenterPoint Energy Gateway
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North Little Rock Inspirational Stage
U.S. NAVY Accelerate Your Life Exhibit
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CATA Trolley to Little Rock
Riverfront Drive
Arkansas BlueCross BlueShield ROCK N STROLL 5K Fun Run & Walk Saturday 9 a.m.
Triple-S Alarm Stage
Chamber of Commerce
Poplar
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able for a fee in the River Market Parking Garage or the parking garage at 2nd and Main, as well as other lots in the vicinity. The Little Rock shuttle bus will depart from the east side of War Memorial Stadium at Markham and Van Buren Streets in Little
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Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame
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Rock and will drop off on La Harpe Avenue behind the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce Building. The North Little Rock shuttle will pick up at the North Little Rock High School north parking lot in North Little Rock. From the north side, festival goers enter the parking lot at Pershing and Orange. Riders will be dropped off at 2nd and Cumberland Street in Little Rock. Return shuttle riders board where passengers were delivered, and a $2 round-trip fare will be charged upon boarding. Wheelchair access is available on most shuttles and curbside throughout downtown Little Rock and North Little Rock. Spaces with valid wheelchair permits are available behind City Hall at 500 W. Markham Street and the parking lot
at Clinton and Commerce in Little Rock, or at the corner of Willow and Riverfront Dr. in North Little Rock. Friday’s shuttle begins running at 5:30 p.m., Saturday’s at 9:30 a.m., and Sunday’s at 12:30 p.m. All routes operate 30-45 minutes following the close of each night’s final event.
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outside beverages and food, audio recording devices, cameras with detachable lenses, video recorders, skateboards, bicycles, skates, rollerblades, cane umbrellas. Only pets trained to assist disabled patrons are allowed.
WATER: Riverfest will provide five free water stations located throughout the festival site.
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aid stations located near the Riverfest Amphitheatre in Little Rock. The other location is inside the North Shore Riverwalk in North Little Rock under the Main Street Bridge.
RIVERFEST RECYCLES:
2010 is the second year of the Riverfest Recycles Program. Visitors can pick up aluminum cans and plastic bottles to trade in for a variety of gifts, including a Riverfest Recycles T-shirt. New this year, the festival offers “green cards,” which can be stamped at the Recycling Tent for returning bottles and cans, riding the shuttle, and other efforts to “go green.” With three stamps on their green card, visitors can register to win a car. www.arktimes.com • may 27, 2010 15
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n For the runoff election June 8, we’ve added a name to our previous list of recommendations, having become convinced that while land commissioner isn’t the most important job in state government, it’s important enough to be filled by someone with a known record of public service. That would be state Rep. MONTY DAVENPORT, a real estate broker and cattle rancher from Yellville who has the support of the Arkansas Education Association and the Arkansas State AFL-CIO, among others. All our picks are running in the Democratic primary: BILL HALTER for United States Senate. JOYCE ELLIOTT for U.S. representative from the Second Congressional District. JOHN W. WALKER, for the state House of Representatives, District 34. WILANDRA DEAN for re-election to the Pulaski County Quorum Court, District 5. Early voting begins June 1.
Bigots and big business
n No black American official will bully a giant foreign corporation when Rand Paul is president, by golly. His is surely one of the odder campaign promises in the history of U.S. politics. Even people who believe the American president should grovel before big money usually won’t say so aloud. That the Tea Party’s darling made this remarkable admission reveals all about the priorities of Paul and the partiers. Defending malefactors of great wealth is number one on their list. Permitting prejudice against black Americans is number two. Sometimes these goals coincide. President Obama has roundly criticized BP, whose offshore oil well exploded last month, killing 11 people and spilling huge amounts of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. He said that BP must stop the spillage and pay for the damage it has caused, or – an unspecified – else. Vague, yet fighting words to Paul, who’s running only for the Senate this year, but has his eyes on higher office. “What I don’t like from the president’s administration is this sort of ‘I’ll put my boot heel on the throat of BP,’ ” Paul said in a televised interview. “I think that sounds really un-American in his criticism of business.” He offered this opinion while being called to account for an earlier suggestion that private business owners be allowed to practice racial discrimination on customers. Such discrimination is forbidden by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Clearly, black oil in the Gulf doesn’t bother Ron Paul as much as black faces in white-owned restaurants.
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Endorsements, Round 2
SIGNS OF SUMMER: Chase, 4; Ava, 3, and Samantha Arnold, 7, enjoy some melon during Tuesday’s Farmer’s Market in the River Market Pavilion in Little Rock.
NLR hardball n North Little Rock Mayor Pat Hays simply won’t quit trying to raid school taxes to pay for downtown development projects. Latest development: City Attorney Jason Carter has drawn up a proposed settlement of the North Little Rock School Board’s lawsuit challenging an illegal deal done by the City Council in the waning minutes of 2008 so the city could capture 6 mills in school property taxes on a new $25-$30 million apartment complex, the Enclave, before it went on the school district’s tax rolls. The settlement, in its current form, gives the School Board little. It doesn’t revoke the illegally established and illegally gerrymandered tax increment finance district that Carter and Hays concocted to pilfer the school tax money. It talks of some unspecified amendment to that ordinance and school officials hope maybe Boss Hays will cut them in for a little taste of the loot. Carter is supposed to talk specifics at a School Board work session soon. But it’s a given that Boss Hays wants the maximum he can get to build a parking deck. I hope the School District hangs tough. Constitutional questions remain about TIF districts, a legislative creation of developers to steal school taxes. But even if the city can grab the money, it must abide by statutory time lines and also the requirement that districts contain contiguous tracts of land. Hays and Carter dreamed up an artifice by which disconnected tracts are connected by public streets, like charms on a bracelet. Under their theory, North Little Rock could put downtown and Maumelle Boulevard in the same TIF district. Given the procedural shortcomings, the city can’t win the lawsuit. So why would the School District take a settlement that provides no cure to the illegal money grab? Simple answer: Coercion. Boss Hays has already threatened to withhold police officers and other city help to schools if the district continues to stand in the way of his school tax raids. Three separate school offi-
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cials tell me of new talk (all of the whispered variety) that downtown powers will seek to establish a statefinanced charter school or private school downtown if things don’t go well in the lawsuit. Such schools would drain students from the district, a financial body blow. The city is threatening the school district in genteel terms. Carter’s settlement talks of the city and school district’s need to “preserve their cooperation relationship and mitigate the potential for future conflicts.” In other words, the school district resists Boss Hays’ tax raids at its peril. In return, the school district, gets, well, not much. Hays would create a new bureaucracy — a six-member advisory board on which he’d control two members and his pals in county government would control two more — to review proposed tax districts and pronounce them good. Should Boss Hays happen to lack a majority vote on a specific scheme, no matter. The board’s decisions would be only advisory. The settlement also gives the school district another sop — an ownership stake in any public facilities built with tax money. Big deal. Parking decks are a poor investment for cash flow. See those in downtown Little Rock. The school district is in a sensitive spot, given the mayor’s pressure. Superintendent Ken Kirspel defers to the board on this specific city raid, but he is willing to speak the larger truth about the legislation that invented a way to capture school taxes for private development capital. “There’s no doubt we don’t agree with the TIF law,” he said, “but it’s the law. But no matter what other people say, it does take money away from schools.”
Halter’s the one n For Democrats, the election season comes down to this: Assuming that a Democrat has any chance to beat the old Republican left tackle for the Razorbacks for the U.S. Senate, is it more likely to be Sen. Blanche Lincoln or Lt. Gov. Bill Halter? Forget Senator Lincoln’s Agriculture chairmanship and her lovely personality and Halter’s wretched lottery and his offputting ambition. Halter is a Democrat’s only chance, and in this cheerless year it is not a great one. Lincoln’s approval ratings are the lowest of a major Arkansas officeholder in memory although the decline was driven partly by some of the unfairest paid media anyone has seen during the health-care wars in 2009. You have to ask yourself, how would she counter that in a matchup with John Boozman, a congressional colleague with whom she has often worked in concert and with whom she was usually in step on the big issues during the eight years of George W. Bush and Republican congressional control? They voted alike on Bush’s wars, the deficit-inducing Medicare expansion fathered by the insurance and pharmaceutical industries, the bailout of the financial industry and most of the Bush tax cuts for the rich and corporations. The big differ-
Ernest Dumas ence was that Lincoln eventually realized that the Bush tax cuts and spending were plunging the country into massive deficits and she stopped voting for them. Boozman kept on. If a Republican proposed them he followed, right over the cliff. But you can’t make an issue of voting against a tax cut, any tax cut, no matter how sensible the vote was. At least, Blanche Lincoln can’t. Senator Dale Bumpers, her predecessor, did it quite effectively. Bumpers was one of the few senators in 1981 who voted against the big Ronald Reagan tax cuts that began the spiral of 12-digit deficits, and he came home to talk proudly about it. When the country fell into the deepest recession since the 1930s and deficits soared, he looked like a sage. Halter doesn’t strike you as being as cheeky as Bumpers either but at least he could talk about Boozman’s contributions to the gargantuan debt and the economic collapse with no trace of hypocrisy. He never had to vote on the stuff. He could and almost certainly would contrast
Chick elections n Some guys were sitting around trying to figure out why, Blanche Lincoln excepted, women did so well in the primary and judicial election last week. A woman got more votes than anyone on the ballot to win a seat on the Arkansas Supreme Court. A woman led the ticket for another court seat, nearly winning without a runoff. A woman showed up four men in the Democratic race for Congress in the 2nd District. We figured it was a gender thing, beyond our comprehension. You have your chick flicks. Now we have our chick elections. Actually, I’m willing to venture a little analysis. If I’m wrong, I can only cite the example of Bill Clinton when he was governor and getting harassed on the stairs of the state Capitol by Say McIntosh. Clinton snapped and shouted to McIntosh, “I’m sorry I’m not black.” If I get this analysis wholly gummed up, women should accept my apology for not being a woman. The race for the Arkansas Supreme Court between a veteran male judge named John Fogleman and a young inexperienced female judge named Courtney Henry provides an instructive case study. She destroyed him. All the lawyers I know well favored
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Fogleman. All the lawyers I know well are men. Some of the lawyers I know well wanted me to write a column criticizing Henry for telling a compelling story in her stump speeches about how she was adopted and was therefore especially sensitive on children’s and family issues. They said she was adopted by her mother’s new husband, which was hardly an orphan’s story. But here’s the thing: Henry did not lie. She was adopted. She never said she was an orphan. And I happen to know that, if she had told the rest of the story, delving into profoundly painful personal matters, she probably would have won by an even bigger margin. Why bring adoption up at all? It’s politics. Biography counts. It’s like Mike Beebe saying he was born in a tar paper shack and never knew his father, but declining to go into any further detail about his mother. He wanted to connect with people and tell an ingratiating story of overcoming disadvantage.
Boozman’s contributions to the deficits and his own (vastly overdramatized) role in producing an end to budget deficits and creating the first back-to-back surpluses in modern times. He was a functionary in Bill Clinton’s Office of Management and Budget in the critical years when the government reversed the deficit slide. Lincoln’s best stratagem might be to blame Boozman for the collapse of the Razorbacks in 1972 when he was supposed to be keeping Texas linemen and linebackers off Joe Ferguson, the great quarterback whom Frank Broyles benched at the end of a 6-5 season because his passing attack had become ineffectual. But unless Ferguson joined her, what chance would she have with that issue? Third District voters, who remembered it best, thought enough of his gridiron service in 2001 to elect him to Congress. Yes, she did beat his brother Fay in her first election to the Senate in 1998 and might hope for the same matchup. Both Boozmen were prone to gaffes but can she hope for a godsend like Fay’s famous “God’s protective little shield”? Dr. Boozman, an ophthalmologist who was the Republican Senate nominee, proclaimed that women who were raped were not apt to get pregnant because a woman’s body emitted protective hormones when she was having unwanted sex and they prevented her from conceiving. That was his justification for opposing abortion for women
who said they had been raped. Despite his slight daffiness Fay remained beloved in Northwest Arkansas until his death in 2005, when his barn gate fell on him, but “God’s little shield” turned the tide for Lincoln in 1998. John Boozman is an optometrist, not a physician, and doesn’t claim any real or bogus medical expertise. Is he beatable at all? The Republicanleaning Rasmussen polls say no. Congress. org’s power ratings of the 435 members of Congress rank Boozman 386th. In poor Arkansas, “Hey, we’re 386th!” is a pretty good battle cry. Halter doesn’t have a voting record, all his public service having been in the executive branch. Despite the bombardment of business commercials attacking him for being a union softie and a minion of eastern liberals, he is still largely a blank slate upon which he, Boozman and their surrogates can write a definition. The big surge of voters in November who will choose between the Democratic and Republican voters’ choices will not be particularly driven by ideology or at least poorly informed. That gives Halter as good a chance as Boozman. He, not Halter, would have to defend bank bailouts, corporate coddling, deficits and wars. And what if the old blocker foolishly agreed to a series of televised debates with Halter, the nifty halfback-cum Rhodes scholar? Crazier things have happened.
He wanted to win an election. But he didn’t want to go into any further detail in public. These were painful, embarrassing matters. The stump speech to which Henry limited herself — saying her childhood experience of a new name and a new family taught her the value of new beginnings in life, which the justice system can provide — was compelling enough and factual as far as it went. And it may have connected more with female listeners than with men. Women tend to be forced to make new beginnings in our society, taking new names, balancing motherhood and careers in ways not typically faced by men, standing by their men, or not, when those men behave as the boys they forever are. It’s almost as if Henry’s biographical snippet was female code. It had to have been something like that to cause Fogleman to get lesser winning percentages even in his home counties than he got as a candidate for judge in that district against a male opponent years before. I also suspect that his signature television commercial boomeranged. In it he appropriately cited his extensive judging experience. But then, at the end of the ad, he showed a blurred photograph of the young, blonde Henry, stating that, by comparison, she had only one year of
judging experience. It is entirely possible — I’d even say likely — that women, or at least some of them, recoiled at that image, likening it to an older man’s typically lording over a younger woman the inherent advantages he holds only by virtue of being older and male. Women may even have viewed the presentation of Henry in that commercial an attempt to stereotype and dismiss her as a ditzy blonde. I don’t think Fogleman or his male advisers meant that, at least consciously. Maybe they thought they were treating the young woman the same way they’d treat a man, which is, they perhaps thought, what women want. It’s what we all do subconsciously that places some of us on one planet and some on another. Alas, we have no exit polls to break down the gender demographic in this race. So I’m ad-libbing here without data. If I’m wrong on this, women should feel free to tell me, if they can find time amid their systematic overthrow of our political and judicial systems. John Brummett is a columnist and reporter for Stephens Media’s Arkansas News Bureau. You can read additional Brummett columns in The Times of North Little Rock. www.arktimes.com • may 27, 2010 17
Let’s Protect Arkansas’ Children from secondhand smoke. Riverfest is smoke-free this year thanks to Little Rock’s tobacco free parks policy.
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A survey of the can’t-miss Arkansas acts appearing at Riverfest. By john Tarpley n While national acts like Bell Biv Devoe or Gary Allan provide the bulk of the draw for Riverfest, of the 46 musical acts on hand for this weekend’s celebrations, 33 hail from the musical expanse in Little Rock. Sure, Steve Miller Band and Ludacris are expected to be awesome as always, but it’s Little Rock’s finest that provide the spice to the weekend. The hometown Riverfesters consistently pack local venues and, if it were a fair world, would command crowds just as sizable as the featured out-of-towners. Sure, 607 might as well be Kanye West while on the Rev Room stage and Brother Andy & His Big Damn Mouth can get fists at White Water pumping harder than Iron Maiden did in 1984 London, but Riverfest offers
the best of local musicians that annual chance to showcase their wares for roughly 200,000 more people than they draw for usual weekend gigs. Here are a few acts to keep in mind during your next funnel-cake run. Hands down, one of the greatest, most thoughtful lyricists the state has to offer —certainly one of the most respected songsmiths around — Adam Faucett (4:30 p.m., Saturday, Miller Lite Stage) manages to get under your ribs, effortlessly. Longtime Little Rock institution The Boondogs (1:30 p.m., Saturday, Triple-S Alarm Stage) specialize in immaculately-crafted, restrained bedroom pop. They’re followed by new Max Recordings band Continued on page 24
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THE ROMANY RYE 9 p.m., Union Station. $10.
n When Chris Denny ditched The Natives — Jesse Bates, Ryan Hitt, Judson Spillyards and Joshua Spillyards — a few months after he and the band cut what was supposed to be their debut on a national indie with juice, the local consensus had the backing unit returning to Little Rock and joining the legions of local musicians who’ve glimpsed national success only to become the victim of unfortunate circumstance. Through members of Dawes, who toured with Denny and the Natives, the guys met Luke MacMaster, once the leader of a buzz-y California band called The Colour, who now records as The Romany Rye, and they hit if off (and brought their buddy Whitman Bransford, of Mammoth Orange and Silverton, into the fold). Now, they’re soon to hit the road for a two-month North American tour opening for The Delta Spirit. Thursday, this incarnation of the group plays its first official concert. The first 50 people get a copy of Romany Rye’s debut, “Hello Good Bye” (recorded before the local guys joined). It’s open to all ages. There’ll be food and, according to Judson Spillyards, “cheap drinks.” Catch the band again at Riverfest at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday on the Triple-S Alarm Stage and then not again until July 13 at Juanita’s. LM.
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SALINE SUMMER DAZE WITH KRIS ALLEN
THE KING OF ARKANSAS RETURNS: Kris Allen headlines Summer Daze. stage, should sell out pre-event, according to Black. But Watts Field (AKA the old Saline County airport) can accommodate thousands of folks, and Black anticipates there being plenty of tickets available at the door. Local acts Crash Meadows, Dry County (fitting since Saline County is dry; no alcohol is allowed in the
festival) and Riverbilly open for Allen, who’ll likely hit the stage around 8 p.m. Saturday. The carnival, which will be staged adjacent to the ticketed concert area and to Bernard Holland Field (where the softball tournament happens) and Saline County Park, kicks off on Friday at 3 p.m. and opens Saturday and Sunday at
3 p.m., Watts Field, Benton. $15-$50.
n Eddie Black, director of the Benton Area Chamber of Commerce, is quick to play down any suggestion Saline Summer Daze is in competition with Riverfest. The new event, he says, is merely an expansion of the Wally Hall Tournament of Champions, a softball tourney entering its third year that’s expected to draw between 8,000 and 10,000. Add concessions and a carnival and some music and — boom — you’ve got a nice little family festival. But when you snag Kris Allen to perform his first solo concert in Arkansas since winning “American Idol” last year, your little family festival becomes a whole ’nother thing. To that end, Black says he’s sold advance tickets to the concert in eight states and all across Arkansas. The advance VIP tickets, which run $50 and get you a seat near the front of the 20 may 27, 2010 • ARKANSAS TIMES
HELLO, GOODBYE: The Romany Rye debuts before it embarks on a long tour.
10 a.m. Admission is free. LM.
ANDY MCKEE
9 p.m., Juanita’s. $12 adv., $15 d.o.s.
n He’s the Steve Vai of the YouTube generation. Or maybe the Internet’s update on Dick Van Dyke’s one-man orchestra act as Bert in Mary Poppins. Regardless, it’s an impressive sight to see Andy McKee poke metal harmonics out of his guitar while simultaneously weaving classical melodies with whatever free fingers he has left and thumping his chest as a backing beat. So impressive, in fact, that the homemade
GUITAR HERO: Andy McKee brings some serious chops to Juanita’s.
videos on YouTube that propelled him to overnight celebrity have been viewed over 53 million times — and that’s just the tally for his three most popular ones. His ability to walk the fine line between “technically marvelous” and, well, “listenable” sets him apart from other instrumental braggarts; his covers, from Toto’s “Africa” to Bjork’s “Venus as a Boy” are terrific interpretations of familiar tracks, but his originals (especially “Drifting” and “Art of Motion,” two that popularized him) are able to stand alone as the deftly scored, expansive tracks they are. Yet what’s really fascinating about this guy is that the bulk of his fans are surprisingly young; you’d expect them to scoff at the music as Weather Channel noise. But judging from the number of Andy McKee cover videos uploaded to the web by anxious young classicists tackling his multi-tasking, polyrhythmic sounds, there may be real hope yet for real life Guitar Heroes like this guy. JT.
specialize in orchestral and choral music. The festival pairs mentor musicians from major chamber ensembles, conservatories and orchestras with promising pre-professional apprentices, who receive scholarships and free housing to attend. The two groups play side-by-side throughout the festival, presenting 20 concerts and more than 25 open rehearsals for attendees to see and hear. Performances take place all over
Rock Film Festival organizers have proven they know well that parties make for a festival’s success just as much as the films themselves. They’re always a high time and yet another reason to support the local festival by investing in a V.I.P. pass. Opening night sees Cajun’s Wharf opening up at 5:30 p.m. for pre-screening food and drinks before the crowds shuffle it down the street to Riverdale Cinema
BILLY CURRINGTON
8 p.m., Timberwood Amphitheater, Magic Springs. $5-$10.
n Impressive, Currington. Of the 10 singles you’ve released in your sevenyear career as a country crooner, you’ve yet to have one not chart in Billboard’s country singles charts. And you won a CMA for “Hottest Video” for “Must Be Doing Something Right,” so you’re a bona fide, acknowledged country sex symbol. That’s cool. After all, you might as well do country stardom right if you’re going to do it, right? Sure, your songs tend to rely on some thin nostalgia every once in a while and, more often than not, sit in the stickiest of bubblegum camps, but, honestly, I can’t hate on that for a second. Your songs and videos are about living the life with your boys and harems of gorgeous Southern peaches; you’re a CMT superstar and you’re doing it well, so props from this music writer. And to boot, just four hours ago you Tweeted that you finished recording vocal tracks for your new album while in an island music studio. Then you offered to buy airfare for whoever can guess which island. It doesn’t matter how you cut it, that’s a pretty cool move, Currington. Live the life, take it to Magic Springs this week and take it easy, y’hear? JT.
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HOT SPRINGS MUSIC FESTIVAL 6:45 p.m., Arlington Hotel Terrace. Free-$125.
n As Riverfest winds down, another longtenured Arkansas festival starts up. Here’s betting there won’t be huge crossover. The Hot Springs Music Festival, now in its 15th year, is a two-week camp of sorts for 250 international musicians who
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Popular feely-folk Baton Rouge act Benjy Davis Project and purveyor of throaty, California country Jay Nash come to The Village, 9 p.m., $10 adv., $12 d.o.s. The omnipresent DJ Balance spins for the ever-growing Thursday night crowds at Union, 10 p.m., free. Falcon Scott plays either its last show or its last show with the Falcon Scott Robot, according to the Sticky Fingerz webpage. They/It will bid Little Rock adieu alongside whackadoo emcee crew Futuro Boots, 9:30 p.m., $5. The River Market district hosts two big weekly parties: J-One Productions’ weekly “In Too Deep” party goes to Deep Ultra Lounge, 9 p.m., while “Thirsty Thursdays” moves from the now-closed On the Rocks to the event’s new home at Revolution, taking Dr. Feel Good, Mike Blake and StoneCold along for the ride, 8 p.m., $10 early admission. ACAC opens its doors for the inVerse Open Mic Poetry Night, 6 p.m., $5. The Arkansas Travelers face off against the San Antonio Missions and sell $2 beers from Vino’s and Bosco’s for their Brewpub Night, 7:10 p.m., $6-$12.
FRIDAY 5/28
IN FROM THE ISLANDS: Fresh off recording a new album in some secret tropical clime, Billy Currington comes to Magic Springs. Hot Springs — art galleries, churches, the Hot Springs Farmers’ Market. Find a full schedule at hotmusic.org. Most festival days include a free performance; otherwise, concerts run $10 to $15 per event; a $125 festival pass affords access to everything and preferred seating. LM.
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LITTLE ROCK FILM FESTIVAL OPENING NIGHT 5:30 p.m., various locations.
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at 7 p.m. for “Winter’s Bone,” the much-anticipated film that opens the festival after winning the Grand Jury and Screenwriting awards at Sundance. The festival then teams up with Oxford American in the Terry House Mansion for the opening night after-party at 9 p.m. with music by a terrific array of locals in pop craftsman Bryan Frazier, bluegrass outfit Runaway Planet, throwback country trio Mandy McBryde & The Chosen Few and DJ extraordinaire g-force. One part homecoming for the festival, one part pep rally for the remaining three days, festival organizers expect this to be the best opening night yet. JT.
The monthly Cool Shoes dance party celebrates its second birthday with a summer-welcoming beach-themed party at their regular home, Downtown Music; party architects Wolf-E-Wolf, DJ Shawn Lee and Risky Biz man the decks, 10 p.m., $5, $8 under 21. The original lineup of 2000’s radio rockers Fuel come to The Village with Memphis hard-balladeers One Less Reason, 8 p.m., $18 adv., $22 d.o.s. Local promoter Ras Levi throws a Reggae Boat Cruise on the Arkansas Queen with DJs K-One, Hy-C and Boone regulating a threestory party, 10 p.m., $25. Hot Springs artist, curator, gallery owner and jazz pianist extraordinaire Chuck Dodson debuts his new take on dance music with Studio 54 at Maxine’s, 10 p.m. Two of Little Rock’s most beloved bands, The See and Brother Andy & His Big Damn Mouth, provide an alternative to the Riverfest crowds with their show at Union, 10 p.m., free.
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Psych-garage rockers from Nashville, Jeff the Brotherhood, man up in Vino’s, 9 p.m. Local jammers FreeVerse hit the Midtown Billiards stage, 12:30 a.m., $5 non-members. Benton’s popular watering hole, Denton’s Trotline, brings Arkansas bluegrass favorites Pope County Bootleggers to Saline County, 8 p.m. Rockers Subdue take it to the West End weekend crowd, 9 p.m., $5. www.arktimes.com • may 27, 2010 21
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inVerse Open Mic Poetry Night. 6 p.m., $5. ACAC, 900 S. Rodney Parham. 244-2979, www. myspace.com/acacarkansas.
SPORTS
Arkansas Travelers vs. San Antonio Missions. Brew pub night with $2 beer from Vino’s and Bosco’s. 7:10 p.m., $6-$12. DickeyStephens Park. travs.com. FLW Tour 2010. The largest fishing tournament organization in the world holds a qualifying event with family activities and an outdoor show. Lake DeGray from Spillway Ramp Free. Sponsored by Hot Springs Convention Center. 321-2277, flwoutdoors.com.
FRIDAY, MAY 28 MUSIC
All events are in the Greater Little Rock area unless otherwise noted. To place an event in the Arkansas Times calendar, please e-mail the listing and all pertinent information, including date, time, location, price and contact information, to calendar@arktimes.com.
Benjy Davis Project, Jay Nash. 9 p.m., $10 adv., $12 d.o.s The Village, 3915 S. University. 570-0300, thevillagelive.com. Chris Henry. 9 p.m., free. Grumpy’s, 1801 Green Mountain Drive. 225-3768. Dave Williams & Co. 8 p.m., $5. Afterthought, 2721 Kavanaugh. 663-4176, afterthoughtbar.com. David Nail, Trey Hawkins Band, Matthew Huff. 9 p.m., $10. Juanita’s, 1300 S. Main St. 3743271, juanitas.com. 18 plus. DJ Balance. 10 p.m., free. Union, 3421 Old Cantrell Road. 661-8311. DJ Mikey Mike. 10 p.m. Counterpoint, 3605 MacArthur, NLR. 771-5515, myspace.com/ bogiescounterpoint. Falcon Scott, Futuro Boots, Bren. 9:30 p.m., $5. Sticky Fingerz, 107 Commerce St. 372-7707, stickyfingerz.com. Greg Madden. 10 p.m., $3. Town Pump, 1321 Rebsamen Park Road. 663-9802. Jason Greenlaw & The Groove. 8 p.m. Denton’s Trotline, 2150 Congo Road, Benton. 501-315-1717. Jim Dickerson. 7 p.m. Sonny Williams’, 500 President Clinton Ave. 324-2999, www. sonnywilliamssteakroom.com J-One Productions’ “In Too Deep” Party. 9 p.m. Deep Ultra Lounge, 322 Clinton Ave. 2449550. Lucious Spiller Band. 8 p.m. Gusano’s Conway, 2915 Dave Ward Drive, Conway. 501-329-1100, gusanospizza.com. Mousefire, The AM Refugees. 9 p.m. Vino’s, 923 W. 7th. 375-8466, vinosbrewpub.com. Mr. Happy (headliner), John & Kenny (happy hour). 5:30 p.m., 9 p.m., $5 after 8:30 p.m. Cajun’s Wharf, 2400 Cantrell Road. 3755351, cajunswharf.com. Ryan Brunet & The Malfecteurs, Montgomery Trucking. 9:30 p.m. White Water Tavern, 2500 W. 7th. 375-8400, myspace.com/ whitewatertavern. Samantha Crain, Zeb Dewar and The Fed. 9 p.m., free. Maxine’s 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. 501-321-0909, maxinespub.com. Team Lieblong. 9 p.m., free. Flying Saucer, 323 President Clinton Ave. 972-8032, beerknurd.com. The Ted Ludwig Trio. 5 p.m. Capital Bar & Grill, 111 W. Markham. 370-7013, capitalhotel.com/ CBG. The Romany Rye. 8 p.m., $10. Next Level Events, 1400 W. Markham. Thirsty Thursdays with Dr. Feel Good, Mike Blaze, Stone Cold. 8 p.m., $10 early admission. Revolution, 300 President Clinton Ave. 823-0090, www.rumbarevolution.com. Wade Ogle, Jason Paul. 9 p.m. George’s Majestic Lounge, 519 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville.
Charlie Weinter. 8 p.m. $6. Loony Bin, I-430 and Rodney Parham. 228-5555, loonybincomedy. com.
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3rd Street. 9 p.m. Reno’s Argenta Cafe, 312 Main St., NLR. 374-2900. Arkansas Jazz Experience Combo. 6 p.m., $10. Quapaw Bath House and Spa, 413 Central Ave., Hot Springs. 501-767-0211. Brothers From Different Mothers. 8 p.m. Denton’s Trotline, 2150 Congo Road, Benton. 501-315-1717. Bushdog. 10 p.m., $5. Fox and Hound, 2800 Lakewood Village Drive, NLR. 753-8300. ChiliRose Band. 12:30 a.m., $5 non-members. Midtown Billiards, 1316 Main St. 372-9990, midtownar.com. Chris Henry. 9 p.m. Flying Saucer, 323 Clinton Ave. 372-7468, beerknurd.com. Cool Shoes with Wolf-E-Wolf, DJ Shawn Lee, Risky Biz. 10 p.m., $5, $8 under 21. Downtown Music, 211 W. Capitol. 376-1819, downtownshows.homestead.com. DJ Debbi T. 10 p.m. Counterpoint, 3605 MacArthur, NLR. 771-5515, myspace.com/ bogiescounterpoint. DJ Derrick. 8 p.m. Rogue Pizza Company, 402 W. Dickson, Fayetteville. 479-571-5200. Don’t Stop Please. 8 p.m. Gusano’s Conway, 2915 Dave Ward Drive, Conway. 501-329-1100, gusanospizza.com. Dr. Zarr’s Amazing Funk Monster. 10 p.m., $5 early admission. Revolution, 300 President Clinton Ave. 823-0090, www.rumbarevolution.com.18 plus. Fuel, One Less Reason. 8 p.m., $18 adv., $22 d.o.s. The Village, 3915 S. University570-0300, thevillagelive.com. Greg Garner & Voodoo Cowboy, Matt King. 10 p.m. Sticky Fingerz, 107 Commerce St. 3727707, stickyfingerz.com. House Arrest. 9 p.m., $5. West End, 215 N. Shackelford. 224-7665, www. westendsmokehouse.com. Jerry Yester. 8 p.m., $15. Lyric Theater, 113 W. Rush, Harrison. 870-391-3504, ozarkartscouncil. org. Judging the Silence CD Release. 8 p.m. Vino’s 923 W. 7th St. 375-8466, vinosbrewpub. com. Keith Lewis, Gil Franklin. 6 p.m. Honey Hut, 3723 MacArthur, NLR. 753-0091. Reggae Boat Cruise with DJs K-One, HyC, Boone. 10 p.m., $25. Arkansas Queen, 100 Riverfront Drive, NLR. 744-8842. Rena Wren. 8:30 p.m., free. Capi’s 11525 Cantrell Road. 225-9600, capisrestaurant.com. Sarah Hughes Band. 9 p.m., $5. Smoke and Barrel, 324 W. Dickson, Fayetteville. 479-5216880. Shannon Boshears (headliner), Carl & Mia (happy hour). 6 p.m., 9:30 p.m. $5 after 8:30. Cajun’s Wharf, 2400 Cantrell Road. 375-5351, www.cajunswharf.com. Steve Bates. 8 p.m., $5. Cregeen’s, 301 Main St., NLR. 374-7468, cregeens.com. Studio 54 with Chuck Dodson. 8 p.m. Maxine’s, 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. 501-3210909, maxinespub.com. Temper Switch. 9 p.m., $5. Cornerstone Pub, 314 Main St., NLR. 374-1782, www.cstonepub. com.
UpcOMiNg eveNTS Concert tickets through Ticketmaster by phone at 975-7575 or online at www.ticketmaster.com unless otherwise noted. JUNE 3-6: Wakarusa 2010. An annual fourday festival of camping and music, including Widespread Panic and The Black Keys. Mulberry Mountain, $159 full event pass. www. wakarusausa.com. JUNE 3-6: Eureka Springs Blues Festival. Weekend passes, $100-$200; individual tickets, free-$30. Various locations, Eureka Springs. eurekaspringsblues.com. JUNE 4: John Prine. 8 p.m., $49-$60. Robinson Center Music Hall, 7 Statehouse Plaza. 666-1761, ticketmaster.com. JUNE 4-27: “Smokey Joe’s Cafe.” A musical tribute to American culture with the songs of Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller. 7 p.m. Wed.; 8 p.m. Thu.-Sat.; 2 p.m., 7 p.m. Sun.; $20-$40. Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main St. 378-0405, therep.org. JULY 15: Robert Plant and Band of Joy. 8 p.m., $65-$85. Robinson Center Music Hall, 7 Statehouse Plaza. 666-1761, ticketmaster.com. JULY 29: Justin Bieber, Sean Kingston. 7 p.m., $31-$51. Verizon Arena, NLR. 800-7453000, www.ticketmaster.com. AUG. 10: Built to Spill. 8:30 p.m. The Village, 3915 S. University. 570-0300, thevillagelive. com. The Glyph, Sinners Casting Stones, RacoonSnake Hybrid, As Hell Retreats, The Burial. 8 p.m., $5. Soundstage, 1008 Oak St., Conway. www.soundstageshows.com. The Juke Joint Duo: Cedric Burnside, Lightnin’ Malcolm. 8 p.m. Odie’s House of Blues, 3413 Central Ave., Hot Springs. 501-6236343, odieshouseofblues.com. The Lyle Dudley Band. 10 p.m., $3. Town Pump, 1321 Rebsamen Park Road. 663-9802. The Odds, The Nace Brothers. 6 p.m. George’s Majestic Lounge, 519 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. 479-527-6618, georgesmajesticlounge.com. The See, Brother Andy & His Big Damn Mouth. 10 p.m., free. Union, 342 Old Cantrell Road. 661-8311. The Ted Ludwig Trio. 9 p.m. Capital Bar & Grill, 111 W. Markham. 370-7013, capitalhotel.com/ CBG. Tonya Leeks & Co. 9 p.m., $7. Afterthought, 2721 Kavanaugh. 663-4176, afterthoughtbar.com. Trey Johnson and Dave Almond. 9 p.m., free. The Big Chill, 910 Higdon Ferry Road, Hot Springs. 501-624-5185, thebigchillhotsprings.com. Typhoid Mary. 9 p.m., $5. Underground Pub, 500 President Clinton Ave. 707-2537, www. theundergroundpub.com. White Collar Criminals. 8 p.m. Markham Street Grill, 11321 W. Markham. 224-2010. Willie Heath Neal. 9:30 p.m. White Water Tavern, 2500 W. 7th. 375-8400, myspace.com/ whitewatertavern.
EVENTS
FLW Tour 2010. See May 27. Riverfest 2010. Arkansas’s largest music, arts and food festival, featuring groups of all musical genres on outdoor stages. Riverfront Park, downtown Little Rock and Riverwalk. 6-11 p.m., $25 at gate. 255-3378, riverfestarkansas.com. Saline County Summer Daze. The first annual celebration with music and events. $15 adv., $20 d.o.e., $50 V.I.P. 401 Airline Drive, Benton. 877837-6616, bentonchamber.com. The Super Retriever Series Crown Championship. Super Fly and Super V dog jump and retrieving competition. Riverfest west gate, DoubleTree Hotel, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 424 W. Markham. superretrieverseries.com.
COMEDY
Charlie Weiner. 8 p.m., 10:30 p.m., $6. Loony Bin, I-430 and Rodney Parham. 228-5555, loonybincomedy.com.
SPORTS
Arkansas Travelers vs. San Antonio Missions. 7:10 p.m., $6-$12. Dickey-Stephens Park. travs.com.
SATURDAY, MAY 29 MUSIC
Andy McKee, Johnny Dickinson. 9 p.m., $12 adv., $15 d.o.s. Juanita’s, 1300 S. Main St. 3743271, juanitas.com. All ages. Billy Carrington. 8 p.m., $5-$10. Magic SpringsTimberwood, 1701 E. Grand Ave., Hot Springs. 870-624-0100, magicsprings.com. Brian & Nick. 9 p.m. Flying Saucer, 323 Clinton Ave. 372-7468, beerknurd.com. Brother Andy & His Big Damn Mouth, Dangerous Idiots, Josh The Devil & The Sinners. 9 p.m. Maxine’s, 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. 501-321-0909, maxinespub.com. Cody Belew & The Mercers (headliners), Jim Mills (happy hour). 6 p.m., 9:30 p.m. $5 after 8:30. Cajun’s Wharf, 2400 Cantrell Road. 3755351, www.cajunswharf.com. DJ Shaintrain. 10 p.m. Counterpoint, 3605 MacArthur, NLR. 771-5515, myspace.com/ bogiescounterpoint. Ed Bowman & the Rock City Players. 9 p.m., $5. Cornerstone Pub, 314 Main St., NLR. 3741782, www.cstonepub.com. Fjord Mustang. 10 p.m., free. Union, 342 Old Cantrell Road. 661-8311. FreeVerse. 12:30 a.m., $5 non-members. Midtown Billiards, 1316 Main St. 372-9990, midtownar.com. Jeff the Brotherhood. 9 p.m. Vino’s 923 W. 7th St. 375-8466, vinosbrewpub.com. Jet 420. 9 p.m., $5. Electric Cowboy, 9513 I-30. 560-6000, www.electriccowboy.com. Joystick. 12:30 a.m., $5 non-members. Midtown Billiards, 1316 Main St. 372-9990, midtownar.com. Keith Lewis, Gil Franklin. 6 p.m. Honey Hut, 3723 MacArthur, NLR. 753-0091. Lollipop Factory. 9 p.m., $5. Smoke and Barrel, 324 W. Dickson, Fayetteville. 479-521-6880. Mare Carmody and Courtney Sheppard. 7 p.m. Ya Ya’s, 17711 Chenal Parkway. 821-1114, yiayias.com. Mary-Lou, Bluegrass Bombers. Noon, free. Jacksonville Museum of Military History, 100 Veterans Circle, Jacksonville. 501-241-1943. Midnight Shuffle Kings. 8 p.m. Odie’s House of Blues, 3413 Central Ave., Hot Springs. 501-6236343, odieshouseofblues.com. Mountain of Venus. 8 p.m., free. George’s Majestic Lounge, 519 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. 479-527-6618, georgesmajesticlounge.com. Pope County Bootleggers. 8 p.m. Denton’s Trotline, 2150 Congo Road, Benton. 501-3151717. Ramona and Carl. 9 p.m., $7. Afterthought, 2721 Kavanaugh. 663-4176, afterthoughtbar.com. Sacrificial Slaughter, Fathom Down, Still Reign, The Beast, Tomorrow Brings the Agony. 8 p.m., $7. Downtown Music, 211 W. Capitol. 376-1819, downtownshows.homestead. com. Steve Bates. 8 p.m., $5. Cregeen’s, 301 Main St., NLR. 374-7468, cregeens.com. StrangeLove. 11 p.m. Counterpoint, 3605 MacArthur, NLR. 7715515, myspace.com/bogiescounterpoint. Subdue. 9 p.m., $5. West End, 215 N. Shackelford. 224-7665, www.westendsmokehouse.com. The Ted Ludwig Trio. 9 p.m. Capital Bar & Grill, 111 W. Markham. 370-7013, capitalhotel.com/ CBG. Tony Ruiz (disco), DJ g-force (lobby). 9 p.m., $10. Discovery, 1021 Jessie Road. 664-4784, latenightdisco.com. Tragikly White. 9:30 p.m., $5. Sticky Fingerz, 107 Commerce St. 372-7707, stickyfingerz.com. Trey Johnson and Dave Almond. 9 p.m., free. The Big Chill, 910 Higdon Ferry Road, Hot Springs. 501-624-5185, thebigchillhotsprings.com.
EVENTS
Breakfast with Giraffes. A VIP breakfast and keeper chat about the long-necked animals. 8 a.m., $13-$22. Little Rock Zoo, 1 Jonesboro Drive. 6662406, littlerockzoo.com. FLW Tour 2010. See May 27. Riverfest 2010. Arkansas’s largest music, arts and food festival, featuring groups of all musical genres on outdoor stages. Riverfront Park, downtown Little Rock and Riverwalk. 10 a.m.-11 p.m., $25 at gate. 255-3378, riverfestarkansas. com. Rock ‘n Stroll 5K Fun Run/Walk. Riverfest
teams up with Arkansas Blue Cross/Blue Shield for a new certified course through historic Argenta. 9 a.m., $30 adult registration, $10 child registration, includes Riverfest pass and T-shirt.. riverfestarkansas.com/attractions/rock-n-strollfun-run. Saline County Summer Daze. See May 28. The Super Retriever Series Crown Championship. Super Fly and Super V DAN dog jump and retrieving competition. Riverfest west gate, DoubleTree Hotel, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 424 W. Markham. superretrieverseries.com.
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Charlie Weiner. 7 p.m., 9 p.m., 11 p.m., $6. Loony Bin, I-430 and Rodney Parham. 228-5555, loonybincomedy.com.
BOOKS
Allan Ward. The author discusses his book, “Golden Thunder: A Quest for the Inner Past.” 1 p.m., free. Wordsworth & Co. Books, 5920 “R” St. 663-9198, wordsworthbooks.org.
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Arkansas Travelers vs. Corpus Christi Hooks. Air Force Reserve night. 4 p.m., $6-$12. Dickey-Stephens Park. travs.com. Wildcat Disc Golf Tournament. A Southern National district qualifier event. 8 a.m. Cedar Glades Park-Wildcat Course, 461 Wildcat Road, Hot Springs. cgpark@garlandcounty.org.
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Festival Brass, Festival Chamber Players. 6:45 p.m., free. Arlington Hotel, 239 Central Ave., Hot Springs. hotmusic.org. Jeff the Brotherhood, Heavy Cream, Kid Panzer. 10 p.m. The Exchange, 100 Exchange St., Hot Springs. 501-624-9463, myspace.com/ theexchangevenue. Karaoke with DJ Mikey Mike. 8 p.m. Counterpoint, 3605 MacArthur, NLR. 771-5515, myspace.com/bogiescounterpoint. Pope County Bootleggers. 8 p.m., free. George’s Majestic Lounge, 519 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. 479-527-6618, georgesmajesticlounge.com. Successful Sundays with Onestone Reggae Crew, Tawanna Campbell, Tricia Reed. 9 p.m., $10 early admission. Ernie Biggs, 307 President Clinton Ave. 372-4782, littlerock. erniebiggs.com. Sunday Jazz Brunch with Ted Ludwig. 11 a.m. Vieux Carre, 2721 Kavanaugh. 663-4176, afterthoughtbar.com. The Juke Joint Duo: Cedric Burnside, Lightnin’ Malcolm. 9:30 p.m. White Water Tavern, 2500 W. 7th. 375-8400, myspace.com/ whitewatertavern.
EVENTS
Riverfest 2010. Arkansas’s largest music, arts and food festival, featuring groups of all musical genres on outdoor stages. Riverfront Park, downtown Little Rock and Riverwalk. 1-11 p.m., $25 at gate. 255-3378, riverfestarkansas.com. Saline County Summer Daze. See May 28. The Super Retriever Series Crown Championship. Super Fly and Super V dog jump and retrieving competition. Riverfest west gate behind DoubleTree Hotel, noon-6 p.m. 424 W. Markham. superretrieverseries.com.
SPORTS
Arkansas Travelers vs. Corpus Christi Hooks. Fireworks night. 5:30 p.m., $6-$12. Dickey-Stephens Park. travs.com. Overnight Canoeing Adventure. Join a park interpreter on the Little Maumelle River for overnight camping in a remote location only accessible by canoe. $85. Little Maumelle Boat Launch. 8685806, arkansasstateparks.com./pinnaclemountain. Wildcat Disc Golf Tournament. A Southern National district qualifier event. 8 a.m. Cedar Glades Park-Wildcat Course, 461 Wildcat Road, Hot Springs. cgpark@garlandcounty.org.
MONDAY, MAY 31 MUSIC
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Dave Raymond & Present Company (3 p.m., Saturday, Triple-S Alarm Stage); fronted by an ex-Mulehead and backed by Batterys and Big Cats, they’re as if Luna hailed from Hillcrest. Across the street, the young ones with the big amps do their thing. Metal revivalists Iron Tongue (3 p.m., Saturday, Bud Light Stage) brings screaming Southern hard rock to the Clinton Library while The See (4:30 p.m., Saturday, Bud Light Stage) rips into its abusively catchy, definingly anthemic guitar rock for the crowds waiting for Uncle Kracker. The headline act for this year’s festival, Ludacris, may just learn a thing or two from the consistently creative, longtime favorite rapper of the Times, 607 (8 p.m., Sunday, Miller Lite Stage). Smart, weird, hilarious and always pushing boundaries, not to mention himself, the emcee is great in local venues but belongs on a stage this size. Expect him to command a mic, the crowd and the stage, but not particularly in that order. Another favorite of this publication, Stella Fancy (1 p.m., Sunday, Triple-S Alarm Stage), takes a collective approach to its bossa-novaweaned staircase pop that’s coy and precious without losing the swaying, pop edge the band’s lauded for. Afterwards, Greers Ferry (3 p.m., Sunday, Triple-S Alarm Stage) makes its live debut. Led by prolific singer/songwriter Isaac Alexander, it’s yacht rock meets Bread, soft rock with heart. And it features an all-star lineup: Rob Bell (The Easys, the booker/founder of The Arkansas Tent), Brad Williams (The Salty Dogs), Zach Holland (Good Fear), John Crowley (The Easys) and joshua (Velvet Kente). Later, Greg Spradlin (6 p.m., Sunday, Triple-S Alarm Stage) demonstrates why many think he’s the state’s best guitarist. Across the festival, two of Little Rock’s best rock bands take stage to open for Steve Miller Band. The winners of this year’s Musicians Showcase, Brother Andy & His Big Damn Mouth (1:30
LittLe rock hip hop: 607 will play the Miller Lite Stage on Sunday. p.m., Sunday, Bud Light Stage) has garnered a fevered following in their short career with their brand of familiar yet implacable rock. Underclaire (3 p.m., Sunday, Bud Light Stage) follows with an intelligent, fiery twist on modern rock that appeals to fans of the genre and archetypical music snobs alike. The Arkansas Tent (again sponsored by Arkansas Times) is back for its third year, holding within it a range of local sounds from gospel to country to shredding bar rock. The Men of Praise & The United Voices (6:30 p.m.) featuring Friendly Womack — yep, that’s Bobby’s brother — lead off on Friday. It starts the festival off with an opening prayer, so to speak. They’re followed by Kemistri featuring Nikki Parish (6:30 p.m.), a seven-piece nu-R&B outfit fronted by a local R&B diva with as good of a set of pipes as you’ll find all weekend. Headlining on Friday is Michael Burks (9:30 p.m.), the Camdenraised “Iron Man” himself, who shreds the blues in an inimitable, untamed style. One part Albert Collins, one part Slash, Burks’ world-traveled guitar handiwork has earned him a spot as one of the most imposing figures in contemporary blues. Saturday’s Oxford Americansponsored lineup kicks off with the fourman, one-mic bluegrass of Runaway
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greg spradLin: Plays a mean guitar. Planet (3 p.m.), one of the fastest, tightest bluegrass acts in the state. It’s real men’s music played by real-life, hairy, manly men and it’s a perfect soundtrack for a little afternoon drinking. The quartet is followed by the jazz-infused, heady experimentalism of Mammoth Orange (4:30 p.m.). These instrumentalists are as close to an under-30 supergroup as you’ll find in town. Arguably the greatest band to come out of Little Rock in years, Velvet Kente (6:30 p.m.) follows with its genre-bending, literate and grooving take on songwriting and butt-shaking. One part Leonard Cohen, one part The Roots, with a touch of the best parts of The Police and Bloc Party, the four-piece is effortlessly goosebump-summoning and the definition of required local listening. Blues legend CeDell Davis (8 p.m.) may get around in a Rascal chair these days, but his famous blues licks and sweaty, porch stomp words could smack around any bushy-tailed young gun anyway; he plays with his backing band Brethren. Lee Anthony, founder of True Soul Studios, the legendary stamp of quality for Arkansas musicians, brings together the True Soul Studio Band (9:30 p.m.), a collective responsible for a number of the singles that waxhounds all over the world lust after. Local songbird with as bonafide a country pedigree as you’ll find anywhere, Mandy McBryde (3:30 p.m.), sings heartfelt and witty originals with a twang. It’s charming, it’s infectious and it’s opening up Sunday’s lineup. For a town that churns out its fair share of great bar Continued on page 29
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n Politics is dirty. Adlai Stevenson once said, “He who slings mud generally loses ground,” but in my experience it seems that he who throws the mud wins. The “that’s-not-true” response to salacious charges is never as sexy or memorable as the allegations themselves and it only takes a little repetition to create a negative impression of a candidate in the minds of voters. Negative advertising is something we’ve come to expect each election cycle, especially in big-ticket races. Just look at the primary between Sen. Blanche Lincoln and Lt. Gov. Bill Halter. But as the May 18 primary approached, a state Senate race took a particularly ugly turn. On May 13, Linda Pondexter Chesterfield, a candidate for the District 34 state Senate seat, began running ads on black radio stations calling her opponent Jay Barth a liar. But that’s not all. In just 60 seconds, Chesterfield, who is black, managed to play the race card and the gay card against Barth, a Hendrix professor who is white and openly gay. If you thought
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at the very last minute.” The ad claims, “At the Democratic Stonewall Caucus meeting on April 21, [Barth] said he wanted to become the first openly gay man elected to the Arkansas legislature. That’s his business. But when against Barth. asked about it at the NAACP meeting on May 4, he denied ever saying it.” Not true, says Barth. “Someone walked up to me and said, ‘Did I hear you say that the only reason you were running was because you were an openly gay man?’ And I said no, the reason I’m running is because I have expertise on key issues facing the district and I have a history of bringing people together to get things done. So I never denied what I said at the Stonewall meeting,” Barth said. Next, the ad claims that Barth DOWN, NOT OUT: Barth says good will come from said Chesterfield voted against his campaign. anti-bullying legislation and then notes “the truth is Mrs. Pondexter identity politics was a thing of the past, this Chesterfield was one of the bill’s coad proves you wrong. sponsors.” “One of my areas of research is radio “I did not say that,” Barth says. “I said advertising,” Barth says. “So it worried she missed the vote, which is accurate if me in terms of the electoral impact it you look at the record. It was also accurate might have. We were torn on how to that she was the co-sponsor, but being a coreact to it. We knew there would be some sponsor on a bill and not showing up for outrage about the ad among progressives the vote is like putting a candidate’s sign in who would be upset [not only] about the your yard and then not showing up for the distortions that it presented but also at the election.” attempt to bring my sexuality into the race
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There’s more. The ad, a “conversation” between two voters, continues, “What about his charge that she seldom showed up at the legislature? That plays into one of the oldest stereotypes used against black folk and that is, we’re lazy.” What makes the accusations particularly nasty, especially implying — about as subtly as a brick to the face — that Barth is a racist, is that Barth’s campaign was, perhaps naively and at least ironically so, about bringing people together and transcending identity politics. “We were advertising a lot more than she was and we ultimately had confidence that our message would get through,” Barth says. “In retrospect, we had a little more of a nuanced argument and my opponent had a really blunt argument. I think it’s easier for blunt arguments to get through.” Barth says the ad didn’t determine the outcome of the race, but it certainly didn’t help. Still, he isn’t cynical and remains a “very hopeful person.” “I’ve learned a lot and I’ll take that into the classroom,” he says. “A lot of people got involved in this campaign who will continue to be involved in public service. So, good things are going to come out of this.” Chesterfield could not be reached by phone or e-mail. One of the final lines of the advertisement said, “No one can deny that desperate people will say anything to win.” That’s one thing the ad got right.
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Continued from page 23 519 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. 479-527-6618, georgesmajesticlounge.com. Levon Walkin. 9 p.m., free. The Big Chill, 910 Higdon Ferry Road, Hot Springs. 501-624-5185, thebigchillhotsprings.com. Outernational, Man Against Fire, The A.M. Refugees. 9 p.m., $8. Maxine’s, 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. 501-321-0909, maxinespub.com.
SPORTS
Arkansas Travelers vs. Corpus Christi Hooks. 2 p.m., $6-$12. Dickey-Stephens Park. travs.com. Overnight Canoeing Adventure. Join a park interpreter on the Little Maumelle River for overnight camping in a remote location only accessible by canoe. $85. Little Maumelle Boat Launch. 868-5806, arkansasstateparks.com./ pinnaclemountain.
TUESDAY, JUNE 1 MUSIC
DJ Mikey Mike. 8 p.m. Counterpoint, 3605 MacArthur, NLR. 771-5515, myspace.com/ bogiescounterpoint. Festival Chamber Players. 7:30 p.m., free. Arlington Hotel, 228 Spring St., Hot Springs. hotmusic.org. Karaoke with DJ Debbi T. 10 p.m., free. Town Pump, 1321 Rebsamen Park Road. 663-9802. Latin Nights. 7 p.m., $5, $7 under 21. Revolution, 300 President Clinton Ave. 823-0090, www. rumbarevolution.com. 18 plus. Richie Johnson. 5:30 p.m.. $5 after 8:30. Cajun’s Wharf, 2400 Cantrell Road. 375-5351, www.cajunswharf.com. Tabor & Waters. 9 p.m., free. The Big Chill, 910 Higdon Ferry Road, Hot Springs. 501-624-5185, thebigchillhotsprings.com. The Moving Front, Baker Family, Cold Mold. 9:30 p.m. White Water Tavern, 2500 W. 7th. 3758400, myspace.com/whitewatertavern. Tuesday Jam Session. 8 p.m. Afterthought, 2721 Kavanaugh. 663-4176, afterthoughtbar.com.
BOOKS
Levena M. Woodard. The inspirational Christian author speaks about her new book, “Dare to Trust.” 7 p.m., free. Faulkner County Library, 1900 Tyler St., Conway. 501-327-7482.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2 MUSIC
Ben Miller Band, Heavy Pets. 8 p.m., free. George’s Majestic Lounge, 519 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. 479-527-6618, georgesmajesticlounge.com. Dayton Waters. 9 p.m., free. The Big Chill, 910 Higdon Ferry Road, Hot Springs. 501-624-5185, thebigchillhotsprings.com. DJ Debbi T. 10 p.m. Counterpoint, 3605 MacArthur, NLR. 771-5515, myspace.com/ bogiescounterpoint. Festival Symphony Chorus and Orchestra. 7:30 p.m., free. Hot Springs Fieldhouse, 228 Orange St., Hot Springs. hotmusic.org. Jessica Carder, Free Micah, Sammy Williams. 9 p.m., $5. Juanita’s, 1300 S. Main St. 374-3271, juanitas.com. 18 plus. Kat & Chuck. 8 p.m., $5. Afterthought, 2721 Kavanaugh. 663-4176, afterthoughtbar.com. Little Rock Jazz Quintet. 8 p.m. Bill St., 614 President Clinton Ave. 353-1724. Lucious Spiller Band. 9:30 p.m., $5. Sticky Fingerz, 107 Commerce St. 372-7707, stickyfingerz.com. Nightshade, Blood of Prophets. 9 p.m. Vino’s 923 W. 7th St. 375-8466, vinosbrewpub.com. Puddin’head. 5:30 p.m., free. Town Pump, 1321 Rebsamen Park Road. 663-9802. Rob & Tyndall. 5:30 p.m. $5 after 8:30. Cajun’s Wharf, 2400 Cantrell Road. 375-5351, www. cajunswharf.com. Steele Jessup. 9 p.m., free. Grumpy’s, 1801 Green Mountain Drive. 225-3768. The Good Piper. 8 p.m. Rogue Pizza Company, 402 W. Dickson, Fayetteville. 479-571-5200. The Ted Ludwig Trio. 5 p.m. Capital Bar & Grill,
111 W. Markham. 370-7013, capitalhotel.com/ CBG. Zoogma. 9 p.m., $8. Revolution, 300 President Clinton Ave. 823-0090, www.rumbarevolution. com. All ages.
EVENTS
4th Annual Little Rock Film Festival. The annual film festival of screenings, workshops, parties and panels. $30 festival pass, $5 screenings. Various locations. littlerockfilmfestival.org.
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COMEDY
Adam Hunter. 8 p.m., $6. Loony Bin, I-430 and Rodney Parham. 228-5555, loonybincomedy. com.
LECTURES
Nathania Sawyer. The Associate Head for Special Projects at the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies delivers the lecture, “How Shape Note Singing Changed a Community.” Noon, free. Darragh Center, Main Library, 100 S. Rock St. 3205717, butlercenter.org.
THURSDAY, JUNE 3 MUSIC
Adam Hambrick. 8 p.m. Gusano’s Conway, 2915 Dave Ward Drive, Conway. 501-329-1100, gusanospizza.com. Bushdog. 9 p.m., $5. Electric Cowboy, 9513 I-30. 560-6000, www.electriccowboy.com. DJ Mikey Mike. 8 p.m. Counterpoint, 3605 MacArthur, NLR. 771-5515, myspace.com/ bogiescounterpoint. Eoff Brothers (headliner), Some Guy Named Robb (happy hour). 6 p.m., 9:30 p.m. $5 after 8:30. Cajun’s Wharf, 2400 Cantrell Road. 3755351, www.cajunswharf.com. Eureka Springs Blues Weekend. A four-day event featuring national and regional blues acts at various clubs and auditoriums around town. Weekend passes $100-$200, individual passes $5-$30. Various locations. eurekaspringsblues. com. Festival Chamber Players. 7:30 p.m., free. First Presbyterian Church, 213 Whittington Ave., Hot Springs. hotmusic.org. Flying Balloon-o Brothers.8 p.m., $5. Afterthought, 2721 Kavanaugh. 663-4176, afterthoughtbar.com. J-One Productions’ “In Too Deep” Party. 9 p.m. Deep Ultra Lounge, 322 Clinton Ave. 2449550. Mr. Lucky. 8 p.m. Denton’s Trotline, 2150 Congo Road, Benton. 501-315-1717. She’s The Antagonist, Skyler House, This Is Jacob. 8 p.m., $7. 9 p.m. Vino’s 923 W. 7th St. 375-8466, vinosbrewpub.com. The Ted Ludwig Trio. 5 p.m. Capital Bar & Grill, 111 W. Markham. 370-7013, capitalhotel.com/ CBG.
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COMEDY
Adam Hunter. 8 p.m., $6. Loony Bin, I-430 and Rodney Parham. 228-5555, loonybincomedy. com.
CALL FOR ENTRIES Auditions for “Chicago.” The Weekend Theater, 7th & Chester, 10 a.m. Saturday, May 29, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 30. Those auditioning should prepare a verse and chorus of a song and bring sheet music for the accompanist. Some movement may be required. No one under 16 will be cast. Scripts will not be available prior to auditions. Rehearses from Sept. 11-Oct. 7; show runs Oct. 8-24th. For more information call the theater at 374-3761 or visit www.weekendtheater. org. Auditions for Conway Community Arts’ production of “Tuesdays with Morrie” will be held June 15-16 at 6 p.m. in the Faulkner County Library,
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RACE IN HOLLYWOOD: NATIVE AMERICAN IMAGES ON FILM Begins 8 p.m. Thursday, May 27 Turner Classic Movies a fundraiser for arkansas repertory theatre
In fashIon, eIther you’re In or you’re out. Don’t worry, you’re In. Monday, June 14, 2010 Runway Fashion Show by 6:30 p.m. Drinks and Hors d’oeuvres in the Main Lobby 7:30 p.m. Runway Show with music by Mr. Happy Tickets are $75. Call The Rep’s box office at 501-378-0405 or visit therep.org to purchase tickets. Dee and Masami Fiser, Co-chairs Sponsored by:
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n Though African Americans have seen themselves maligned on film since literally the earliest days of cinema (D.W. Griffith’s “Birth of a Nation” comes to mind), Native Americans haven’t fared much better. Portrayed in countless westerns as ruthless killers, rapists and thieves in the early years, Native depictions have taken a turn (some might say a more patronizing turn) in the past few decades as filmmakers — both Native and nonNative — reassess the history of white/Native interactions and look more closely at what it is to be an American Indian in the United States today. Here, Turner Classic Movies finishes up its monthlong series on race in film with a look at Native American depictions in cinema. Hosted by Robert Osborne and Professor Hanay Geiogamah of the American Indian Studies Center at UCLA, it’s sure to be a provocative night of viewing. Kicking things off at 8 p.m. is the cult favorite “Nanook of the North” (1922), followed by “The Exiles” (1961), “Incident at Oglala” (1992), “Broken Rainbow” (1985), “The Silent Enemy” (1930) and “The Return of the Man called Horse” (1976). HELL’S KITCHEN SEASON PREMIERE 9 p.m. Friday, May 28 FOX
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n Given that I don’t get my kicks watching people be berated, humiliated and mentally pummeled for money, I’m no fan of reality TV. Given that, you wouldn’t think I would be a fan of Gordon Ramsay, but I am. The British chef with the big mouth has turned himself into a TV institution in recent years, appearing in shows across the airwaves. He’s particularly famous for his no-nonsense approach to dealing with those who fail to live up to his
very high culinary standards. He gives no quarter to slackers and those who treat their food as anything less than a sacrament delivered for the salvation of the diner. As someone who loves a good meal — and who has often been served bad food simply because the person in the kitchen was too lazy to get it right — I can get behind a guy like that. Give ’em hell, Gordie! Here, Ramsay brings back his popular cooking reality show Hell’s Kitchen for a seventh season. If you’ve seen “Survivor,” the format will be familiar: two teams of culinary artists face off in a series of challenges, with those who can’t cut the mustard getting eliminated along the way. After the teams are whittled down sufficiently, the teams combine and then contestants duke it out one-on-one. Good fun, and great looking food. If only my TV had Smell-o-vision.
‘SOUP’ STAR: Joel McHale, the most hilarious man on basic cable. THE SOUP PRESENTS: 20 YEARS OF TAKING SOME E! 9 p.m. Friday, May 28 E! n How do I love “The Soup”? Let me count the ways. The show that picked up the comic slack on E! after the muchbeloved “Talk Soup” went off the air, “The Soup” is a weekly romp through the sticky, crotch-smelling hell that is American pop culture, circa 2010. With standing features like “Oprah’s Vajay-jay,” “It’s Lindsey (Lohan)” and completely bizarre clips from Mexican soap operas — their weirdness supplemented with a liberal dose of biting color commentary provided by host Joel McHale — it’s a hilarious corner of the TV multi-verse and definitely must-seeTV around my household. Here, “The Soup” turns its withering glare on the show’s parent network, looking at all the crap that’s been fit to air on the E! Network over the channel’s 20-year history. It’s sure to be fun. —David Koon
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shtick (thank God). Even with only a handful of shows under their belts, these Continued from page 24 guys have an unfiltered, metric ton of buzz. Jim Mize (8 p.m.), Fat Possum recording rockers, the trio of Jonathan Wilkins artist and criminally underacknowledged & The Reparations (5 p.m.) stand tall. Conway-based musician, follows up with Beer-splattered, swaggering rock with tracks from his Dixiefied oeuvre; right a dollop of country twang, they’re longbeside the slide guitars and shuffling standing favorites around town. Sweet drums, listen close for his painstaking Eagle (6:30 p.m.), simply put, is all the songwriting. So Hayes Carll (9:30 p.m.) best dudes playing the best music. It’s may not technically be an Arkansan, shredding, power-chord ’80s rock with but the Houston-born singer/songwriter all the testosterone and none of the glam graduated from Hendrix in 1998 and one of his albums is entitled “Little Rock,” so if any Texan deserves a doublecitizenship, it’s Hayes. An heir to the thrones held by Townes Van Zandt and John Prine, he’s been celebrated by practically every publication worth its headphones. Heck, even Don Imus called his trademark song “She Left blues legend: CeDell Davis will play the Me For Jesus” the “greatest Arkansas Tent. country song ever.”
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Continued from page 27 1900 Tyler St., Conway. Two adult male roles are available. Auditionees should come prepared to read from the script. Production dates run from July 29-Aug. 9 at UCA. For further information, call 501-450-2624 or visit conwayarts.org.
THIS WEEK IN THEATER “Glengarry Glen Ross.” The classic American drama follows a tense boiler room full of blue collar back-stabbers, hustling off bad real estate to unaware clients, through May 29. 7:30 p.m. Fri.Sat. Weekend Theater, 1001 W. 7th St. $14. 3743761, weekendtheater.org. “Over The River And Through The Woods.” A comedy in which two loving but overbearing sets of grandparents scheme to keep their beloved grandson close to home. Dinner: 6 p.m. Tue.-Sat., 5:30 p.m. Sun. Lunch: 11 a.m. Sun. and special Wed. matinees. Curtain: 7:45 p.m. Tue.-Sat., 12:40 p.m. and 6:45 p.m. Sun. Through June 20. $30$32. Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, 6323 Col. Glenn Road. 562-3131, murrysdinnerplayhouse.com. “Smokey Joe’s Café.” A musical tribute to American culture as seen through the songs of Jerry Lieber and Mike Stoller. 7 p.m. Wed., June 2, “pay what you can night;” 7 p.m. Thu., June 3, $20-$40. Arkansas Repertory Theatre, 601 Main St. 378-0405, therep.org.
GALLERIES, MUSEUMS New exhibits, upcoming events ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER, MacArthur Park: “The Miniature Worlds of Bruce Metcalf,” May 28-Aug. 22; “World of the Pharaohs: Treasures of Egypt Revealed,” artifacts from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, through July 7, $22 adults, $14 students; “Currents in Contemporary Art,” “Masterworks,” “Paul Signac Watercolors and Drawings,” ongoing. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. 372-4000. CLINTON PRESIDENTIAL CENTER, 1200 President Clinton Ave.: “Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection,” more than 200 pins the former secretary of state wore during her diplomatic tenure, through June 1, “Build My Pins,” local artists help participants build decorative pins, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. May 29 (during Riverfest); “Leadership in a Time of Crisis: President Clinton and the Oklahoma Bombing,” through June 1; standing exhibits about policies and White House life during the Clinton administration. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. $7 adults;
$5 college students, seniors, retired military; $3 ages 6-17. 370-8000. MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY, 500 President Clinton Ave.: “Alice’s Wonderland,” hands-on science, math exhibit featuring characters from Lewis Carroll’s story, for ages 3 to 10, May 31-Sept. 15; interactive science exhibits. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. Admission: $8 adults, $7 children ages 1-12 and seniors 65 and up, children under 1 free, “Pay What You Can” second Sunday of every month. 396-7050. www.museumofdiscovery.org. n Eureka Springs 83 SPRING STREET GALLERY: Betsy Stafford, jewelry, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. May 29, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. May 30. 479-253-8310. BLUE SPRING HERITAGE CENTER, Hwy. 62 west of Eureka: Barbara Kennedy, paintings and drawings; Out on Main pottery, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. May 29-30. $7.25. 479-253-9244. CASTLE ROGUE’S MANOR, Beaver: “Pinups, Pushups and Glamorous Art,” 3-6 p.m. May 29-30, free; Rendezvous 2010, music, magic, fireworks, 8 p.m. May 31, $40. 479-253-4911. EUREKA FINE ART CO., 78 Spring St.: Diana Harvey, still-lifes and miniatures; Bob Harvey, abstracts; Randy Rust, landscapes. Reception 6-9 p.m. May 29. 479-253-6595. EUREKA THYME, 19 Spring St.: Photographs of the Beaver Bridge by Randal Thompson, Dale Johnson, Stephen Shogren, Gerry Toler and Jim Young. 6-8 p.m. May 29. 479-363-9600. IRIS AT THE BASIN, 8 Spring St.: Kate Baer, silver and fossil jewelry, reception 1-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. May 29. 479-363-9600. THE JEWEL BOX, 77 Spring St.: Open House, all day May 29. 479-2 53-7828. QUICKSILVER GALLERY, 73 Spring St.: Mark Nichols, paper art. 479-253-7679. ZARKS FINE DESIGN, 67 Spring St.: Open House, all day May 29. 479-253-2626. n Hot Springs MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, 425 Central Ave.: “Ansel Adams: Early Works,” through Aug. 1, $5. $5, $4 for seniors. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thu.Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. 501-609-9955.
GALLERIES, ongoing exhibits. ARKANSAS STUDIES INSTITUTE, 401 President Clinton Ave.: “Paper Trails,” large-scale charcoal drawings by David Bailin, main gallery, through May 29; “Book Arts,” books transformed into art, through June; “AAE State Youth Art Show 2010,” Concordia gallery, through May 29. 9 a.m.5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. 320-5792. ARGENTA ART MARKET, 510 Main St., NLR: Outdoor artists and crafters market, 8 a.m. to noon
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New on Rock Candy n As we mentioned in our Riverfest preview, North Little Rock is hosting an inaugural, festival-tied fun run. The Rock N Stroll 5K Fun Run/Walk kicks off at Broadway and Main Streets at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 29. Registration is on the North Shore River Walk under the Broadway Bridge. Advance registration is $30 for adults and $10 for children 10 and under. Registration on the day of the event is $35 for adults and the same for children. Participants receive Riverfest passes and a T-shirt for entering.
Imus approved: Country singer Hayes Carll is worthy of Arkansas citzenship. every Sat. BOSWELL-MOUROT FINE ART, 5815 Kavanaugh Blvd.: “Elegy,” photographs of Angkor, Cambodia, by John McDermott. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tue.-Sat. 664-0030. CANTRELL GALLERY, 8206 Cantrell Road: “Let’s Eat!” paintings of the top chefs and restaurants in Little Rock by Carole Katchen, through June 19. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 2241335. CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 509 Scott St.: “Passing on Our Gifts,” work by Melverue Abraham, Mary Shelton, LaToya Hobbs, Delita Martin, Austin Grimes, David Mann, Sofia Calvert, Kathryn Grace Crawford, Aaron Izaquirre Dusek and Rebecca Alderfer. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Thu., 9 a.m.-noon Sun. 375-2342. CHROMA GALLERY, 5707 Kavanaugh Blvd.: Work by Robert Reep and other Arkansas artists. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat. 6640880. COMMUNITY BAKERY, 1202 Main St.: “Drawn to Art,” show and sale of drawings in all media by nine women artists, through May 29. 11 a.m.-8 p.m. GALLERY 26, 2601 Kavanaugh Blvd.: “A Couple of Cut-Ups,” recent works by Amy Edgington and Byron Werner, through July 10. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tue.-Sat. 664-8996. GREG THOMPSON FINE ART, 429 Main St., NLR: Matt McLeod, paintings, through July 10. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat. 6642787. HEARNE FINE ART, 1001 Wright Ave.: “Collaborations,” paintings and sculpture by Kevin Cole, Benny Andrews, Kennith Humphrey, Tonia Mitchell, Marjorie Williams-Smith, photographs by Ernest C. Withers, and other work. 372-6822. HEIGHTS GALLERY, 5801 Kavanaugh Blvd.: Arkansas artists. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.5 p.m. Sat. 664-2772. KETZ GALLERY, 705 Main St., NLR: “Creative Expressions,” paintings by Dan Thornhill. 5296330. LOCAL COLOUR GALLERY, 5811 Kavanaugh Blvd.: Work by artists in cooperative. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 265-0422. LAMAN LIBRARY EXHIBIT HALL, 2801 Orange St., NLR: “Lasting Light: 125 Years of Grand Canyon Photography,” Smithsonian Institution exhibit, through May 29. 758-1720. M2 GALLERY, 11525 Cantrell Road: Work by new artists Danny Broadway, Todd Williams, David Walker, Char Demoro and Morgan McMurry. 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 225-5257. RED DOOR GALLERY, 3715 JFK, NLR: Work by
n In addition to hosting one of Riverfest’s main stages, the Clinton Center is offering a number of special deals throughout the weekend. Since the center’s normal parking area will be cordoned off for Riverfest, Thursday through Sunday visitors should park at Verizon Arena (for free) and ride a shuttle. On Saturday and Sunday, admission to the library is $2 off. Forty Two, the library’s onsite restaurant, is also offering 10% off for diners who pay with Riverfest “River Bucks.” From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, the center hosts “Build My Pins,” where local artists will work with kids to make decorative pins that, like those in the Madeleine Albright collection on display through June 1, send a message. n Mark your calendar. From noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 2, the next Legacies & Lunch lecture, presented by the Butler Center, features Nathania Sawyer, associate head for special projects at the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, discussing shape note singing and its relationship to the town of Tull, which, for the past 125 years, has hosted an event called “Old Folks’ Singing.” Sawyer, whose lecture will be based on “Blest Be the Tie That Binds: 125 Years of Old Folks’ Singing in Tull, Arkansas,” hopes to be able to play some recordings from Tull during her lecture. She describes the music as the bridge between “raucous” Sacred Harp (a branch of shape note singing that uses four note shapes instead of seven) and traditional gospel. The lecture takes place at the Main Library’s Darragh Center. n Little Rock’s Ray McKinnon stars in the video for The Drive-By Truckers “This F*cking Job,” off the band’s new album “The Big To-Do.” He and “That Evening Sun” director Scott Teems co-directed.
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BACK FOR SECONDS: No men need apply when Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte and Samantha return to the big screen for “Sex in the City,” the second in a supposed trilogy following the frantic, frou frou Manhattanites. This time, the four travel to Abu Dhabi as a vacation from their mid-life crises and find themselves injecting the Middle East with a dose of girl power. Also, Liza Minelli sings “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It).” Rave: 1:00, 2:30, 4:00, 4:50, 5:30, 7:00, 7:50, 8:30, 10:00. Riverdale: 11:00, 1:40, 4:20, 7:00, 9:35. Just Wright (PG) — A physical therapist finds herself falling for the professional basketball player in her care. Breckenridge: 10:15, 12:50, 4:35, 6:55, 9:20. Lakewood: 11:05, 1:35, 4:20, 7:15, 9:50. Rave: 12:20, 2:00, 2:50, 4:30, 5:20, 7:10, 8:20, 9:50. Letters to Juliet (PG) — An American in Italy takes it upon herself to help a number of anonymous, lovelorn women who left letters at the fictional Capulet courtyard in Verona. Breckenridge: 10:35, 1:00, 4:10, 7:05, 9:35. Chenal 9: 1:50, 4:40, 7:10, 9:30. Lakewood: 10:55, 1:25, 7:25. Rave: 2:05, 4:55, 7:35, 10:25. MacGruber (R) — A bumbling special operative is asked to return to the job to track down a warhead stolen by his dirty-named arch nemesis. Breckenridge: 10:25, 2:50, 5:00, 7:20, 9:30. Chenal 9: 1:25, 4:10, 7:15, 9:45. Lakewood: 4:10, 9:45. Rave: 12:00, 2:55, 5:40, 8:00, 10:30. A Nightmare on Elm Street (R) — Remake of the 1984 horror classic in which a murderer uses the dream world to take revenge on the children of the lynch mob that killed him. Rave: 1:30, 3:55, 6:40, 9:20. Riverdale: 11:20, 1:25, 3:25, 5:40, 7:45, 9:55. No One Knows About Persian Cats (NR) — An indie band in Tehran tries to stay out of jail in spite of strict laws against rock music. Market Street: 4:00, 9:00. Oceans (G) — An ecological drama/documentary about the amazing underwater world and threats to ocean life. Riverdale: 11:05, 1:05, 3:05, 5:05, 7:05, 9:05. Our Family Wedding (PG-13) — When a young couple returns home from college to announce their marriage plans, their parents lob hot-headed insults at each other and play tug-of-war over their children’s wedding. Movies 10: 4:35, 9:50. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (PG) — A dyslexic, ADHD high school student discovers he’s a descendant of Poseidon and finds himself entangled in a war of mythical proportions. Movies 10: 1:10, 4:15, 7:05, 9:45. Robin Hood (PG-13) — The legendary marksman and people’s hero leads a gang of marauders against corrupt governmental heads. Breckenridge: 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, 7:35, 10:35. Chenal 9: 2:00, 3:30, 5:00, 7:00, 8:00, 10:10. Lakewood: 12:00, 3:30, 7:00, 10:05. Rave: 12:20, 1:40, 4:10, 5:00, 6:50, 7:30, 8:10, 10:10. Riverdale: 11:30, 2:30, 5:35, 8:40.
Shrek Forever After (PG) — The final movie of the series has the ogre stuck in Far Far Away, in which ogres are hunted and Rumpelstiltskin is king. Breckenridge: 10:05, 11:05, 11:45, 12:15, 1:45, 2:15, 2:45, 4:15, 4:45, 5:15, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 9:15, 9:45, 10:15. Chenal 9: 2:05, 4:45, 7:35, 10:00 (3D); 1:35, 4:15, 7:05, 9:25 (IMAX 3D). Lakewood: 11:10, 1:45, 4:30, 7:35, 9:55 (2D); 10:50, 1:15, 4:00, 7:05, 9:25 (3D). Rave: 1:15, 3:45, 6:15, 8:45 (2D); 12:15, 12:45, 1:45, 2:15, 2:45, 3:15, 4:15, 4:45, 5:15, 5:45, 6:45, 7:15, 7:45, 8:15, 9:15, 9:45, 10:15 (3D). Riverdale: 11:05, 1:10, 3:15, 5:20, 7:25, 9:30. Shutter Island (R) — Two U.S. marshals travel to a secluded mental asylum to find an escaped patient and end up discovering a vast conspiracy. Movies 10: 1:05, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00. The Spy Next Door (PG) — A CIA spook retires to marry his girlfriend and must gain approval of her kids, who mistakenly download top secret documents, making the family a Russian target. Movies 10: 1:50, 7:35. The Tooth Fairy (PG) — A star hockey player (Dwayne Johnson) is temporarily transformed into a full-fledged tooth fairy as penalty for discouraging a young fan. Movies 10: 1:40, 4:20, 7:20, 9:40. Why Did I Get Married Too? (PG-13) — When four couples get together for their annual vacation in the Bahamas, their rest and relaxation is interrupted by an ex-husband determined to reunite with his remarried wife. Movies 10: 1:20, 4:10, 7:15, 10:15. Riverdale: 11:15, 1:50, 4:25, 7:00, 9:35. Wildfire: Feel the Heat (NR) — Discover how firefighters all over the planet fight the biggest, hottest fires on the planet. Aerospace IMAX: 10:00, 12:00, 2:00, 8:00 Fri.; 12:00, 2:00, 4:00, 8:00 Sat. Chenal 9 IMAX Theatre: 17825 Chenal Parkway, 821-2616, www.dtmovies.com. Cinemark Movies 10: 4188 E. McCain Blvd., 9457400, www.cinemark.com. Cinematown Riverdale 10: Riverdale Shopping Center, 296-9955, www.riverdale10.com. IMAX Theater: Aerospace Education Center, 3764629, www.aerospaced.org. Market Street Cinema: 1521 Merrill Drive, 3128900, www.marketstreetcinema.net. Rave Colonel Glenn 18: 18 Colonel Glenn Plaza, 687-0499, www.ravemotionpictures.com. Regal Breckenridge Village 12: 1-430 and Rodney Parham, 224-0990, www.fandango.com. Dickinson Theaters Lakewood 8: Lakewood Village, 758-5354, www.fandango.com.
‘MACGRUBER’: Kristen Wiig, Will Forte and Ryan Phillippe star.
■moviereview Mullet madness ‘MacGruber’ works, mostly. n You probably thought it was safe. You thought Will Ferrell had used up all his golden Hollywood brownie points after “Step Brothers” and that Judd Apatow and his ensemble of arrested adolescents had to find other work after that lame Adam Sandler-is-dying movie. But when “The Hangover” had the
bad fortune of being really funny (and nominated for shiny trophies!) and “Hot Tub Time Machine” put the gross and Crispin Glover back into the guy-centric, R-rated laugh riot, there was no way that gloriously stupid comedies were going into hibernation. Now that summer is about to begin, Hollywood is even more hellbent on
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W. Central: “Looking at Our Landscape,” juried community photography exhibit by more than 100 contributors, through May. 479-418-5700. n Eureka Springs FUSION SQUARED, 84 Spring St.: John Rinehart, glass. 479-253-4999. STUDIO 62 GALLERY, 335 W. Van Buren: 5th annual “Art as Prayer Exhibit,” through May. studio62.biz. QUEEN ANNE MANSION, Hwy. 62: “Invitational Art Show,” through May, $2. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. n Fayetteville FAYETTEVILLE UNDERGROUND, 1 E. Center St.: “Django,” paintings by Leilani, Revolver Gallery; “We’ve Been Holding This Moment for You,” photographs by Sabine Schmidt, Hive Gallery; Ed Pennebaker, glass, E Street Gallery; Chris Mostyn, drawings, Vault Gallery. 479-387-1534. n Hot Springs ARTISTS WORKSHOP GALLERY, 810 Central Ave.: Jean Dillon, paintings and pastels; Millie Steveken, watercolors, through May. 501-623-6401. AMERICAN ART GALLERY, 724 Central Ave.: Work by Jimmy Leach, Jamie Carter, Govinder, Marlene Gremillion, Margaret Kipp and others. 501624-0550. ATTRACTION CENTRAL GALLERY, 264 Central Ave.: Work in all media by Hot Springs artists. 501463-4932. FINE ARTS CENTER, 610 Central Ave.: “The Families of Hot Springs,” photo history exhibit, through May 27. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed.-Sat.
Continued from page 29 Twin, Robin Steves, Brady Taylor, Georges Artaud, Lola, Jim Johnson, Amy Hill-Imler, James Hayes and Theresa Cates. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. 753-5227. SHOWROOM, 2313 Cantrell Road. Work by area artists, including Sandy Hubler. 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 372-7373. STEPHANO’S FINE ART GALLERY, 5501 Kavanaugh Blvd.: “The North/South Show,” work by Matt Gore, Jim Jolly, Stephano, Mary Anne Erickson, Alexis Silk and G. Peebles. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tue.-Sat. 563-4218. THEA FOUNDATION, 401 Main St.: “Through Our Eyes,” student photography exhibit. TOBY FAIRLEY FINE ART, 5507 Ranch Drive, Suite 103: Contemporary Arkansas artists. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tue.-Fri. or by appointment. 868-9882. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK: “2nd Congressional District Art Competition: An Artistic Discovery,” Gallery III, through June 4. 9 a.m.5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 569-8977. (For contest information, 324-5941.) UALR BOWEN SCHOOL OF LAW: “Law in a Land Without Justice: Nazi Germany 1933-1945,” World War II artifacts, through July. 7 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Thu., 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat., 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun. n Bentonville CRYSTAL BRIDGES AT THE MASSEY, 125
bypassing brain cells and selling popcorn instead of picking off Oscar votes with earnest literary adaptations. “MacGruber,” a big budget comedy based on a “Saturday Night Live” spoof of a TV character that’s long since been forgotten, is an appropriate opener for a season of silliness. On “SNL,” Will Forte’s MacGruber is a mullet-ed exaggeration of former TV hero MacGyver, with a penchant for defusing bombs and taking down bad guys with a bottle cap, toothpaste tube and a brown egg. During the quick sketches, MacGruber generally can’t resolve some personal issue before being blown to bits. For the big screen MacGruber’s tale is turned into 501-624-0489. GALLERY 726, 726 Central Ave.: Gary Weeter, watercolors, through May. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat. 501-624-7726. GALLERY CENTRAL, 800 Central Ave.: Sandy Hubler, paintings, and work by other Hot Springs artists. 501-318-4278. HOT SPRINGS CONVENTION CENTER: “Hot Springs: Baseball’s First Spring Training Town,” 24 photos from the early part of the 20th century. JUSTUS FINE ART, 827 A Central Ave.: Robyn Horn, sculptures and paintings, through May; also new work by Michael Ashley and Dolores Justus. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. 501-321-2335. LINDA PALMER GALLERY, 800 B Central Ave.: Work by Linda Palmer, Doyle Young, Ellen Alderson, Peter Lippincott, Sara Tole and Jan Leek. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 501-620-3063. RICIANO ART GALLERY, 833 Central Ave.: Featuring work by Riciano, Lacey Riciano and other artists. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. 501-339-3751. n Russellville RIVER VALLEY ARTS CENTER, 1001 E. B St.: James Hayes, glass, through May. 479-968-2452.
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CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSEUM VISITOR CENTER, Bates and Park: Exhibits on the 1957 desegregation of Central and the civil rights movement. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily. 374-1957. HISTORIC ARKANSAS MUSEUM, 200 E. Third
a knowing, more than sporadically funny and most definitely profane parody of a Bruckheimer testosterone fest. Val Kilmer and his ponytail play bad guy Dieter Von Cunth (a juvenile foul name that should have been jettisoned after the first draft). Ryan Phillippe, as MacGruber’s reluctant wingman, plays it straight. SNL pal Kristen Wiig is a swoony, eyeshadowwearing love interest and bad guy bait. The trick — and it’s not an easy trick — to these movies is making the concept strong enough to hold up over time and support the jokes. “MacGruber” aims to make Forte and Wiig the loonies (though Wiig is nicely low key, darting her eyes and practically whispering her lines) and let everybody else be more or less realistic. The movie spares no expense in locations or gunfire or blinking hardware, which puts Forte’s shtick in high relief. He finds some nice bits (the running one about his car radio is pitch perfect) and is unafraid to let a joke wander into uncomfortable territory (the sex scenes, for instance). Along those lines, “MacGruber” doesn’t stray from the sprays of blood that usually come with every action film now. Fans of MacGruber as a sketch could easily find themselves repulsed. The movie’s twisted use of anthemic, action movie music is inspired. Forte’s earnest, and one could even say strange, goofiness is winning. The expression on his face during a slow-mo gun battle in a warehouse is a one-of-a-kind comic feat. You know Ferrell rocketed out of “SNL” and built a huge audience on the hangdog charm that would eventually be revealed under his bluster. Forte is more of a nervous live wire at bottom and likely won’t endear himself to as many as Ferrell. “MacGruber” might not be a franchise but there’ll be many worse parading by on the big screen this summer. — Werner Trieschmann St.: “John Chiaromonte and Maribeth Anders: The Responsibility of Internal Forces,” “National League of American Pen Women Juried Exhibit,” sculpture and painting, through June 6. 324-9351. MacARTHUR MUSEUM OF ARKANSAS MILITARY HISTORY, MacArthur Park: “Warrior: Vietnam Portraits by Two Guys from Hall,” photos by Jim Guy Tucker and Bruce Wesson, through Aug. 8; exhibits on Arkansas’s military history. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat., 1-4 p.m. Sun. 376-4602. MOSAIC TEMPLARS CULTURAL CENTER, Ninth and Broadway: Exhibits on African-Americans in Arkansas, including one on the Ninth Street business district, Dunbar High School, entrepreneurs, the Mosaic Templars business and more. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat. 683–3593. OLD STATE HOUSE, 300 W. Markham St.: “Arkansas/Arkansaw: A State and Its Reputation,” the evolution of the state’s hillbilly image; “Badges, Bandits & Bars: Arkansas Law & Justice,” state’s history of crime and punishment, through March 2011. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. 3249685. WITT STEPHENS JR. CENTRAL ARKANSAS NATURE CENTER, Riverfront Park: Exhibits on wildlife and the state Game and Fish Commission. n Calico Rock CALICO ROCK MUSEUM, Main Street: Displays on Native American cultures, steamboats, the railroad, and local history. www.calicorockmuseum. com. www.arktimes.com • may 27, 2010 31
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Exciting Arkansas events on the horizon n Memorial Day Weekend is big in Benton. The Benton Area Chamber of Commerce and Benton A & P Commission proudly present Saline Summer Daze, May 28-30. Coinciding with the Wally Hall Tournament of Champions, the event features a carnival with rides, food and fun plus live music by Arkansas’ own American Idol, Kris Allen. Riverbilly, Crash Meadows and Dry County will also perform. General admission is $15 in advance and $20 at the gate. Saline Summer Daze will be held at 401 Airline Drive. For more information, visit www.bentonchamber. com. To purchase tickets, call 1-877-837-6616. n Murry’s Dinner Play House brings the performance of Over The River And Through the Woods, May 25 - June 20. This amusing, warm comedy about families features a single guy from New Jersey who sees both sets of his grandparents every Sunday. This routine is shattered when he announces he is taking a job far from home. The news doesn’t sit well with his beloved, but annoying, grandparents. Thus begins a series of schemes to keep Nick around. From the author of “I Love You, You’re Perfect Now Change.” www.murrysdinnerplayhouse.com for more information. n Now through June 25, rock out on the river at the Peabody RiverTop Parties. For $5, enjoy the best in local music each and every Friday night atop the Peabody Hotel in downtown Little Rock’s River Market District. DJ G-force and Epiphany hold it down on Friday, June 4 from 8 p.m. until well after midnight. For a complete list of upcoming shows, visit www.rivertopparty.com. n The 4th Annual Little Rock Film Festival has announced its lineup, and tickets are now on sale. The VIP Opening Night Reception at Cajun’s Wharf kicks off the festival on Wednesday, June 2 at 5:30 p.m. The opening night film Winter’s Bone, directed by Debra Granik, begins at 7 p.m. at Riverdale. Following the film is the Oxford American Opening Night After-Party at the Terry House Mansion at 9 p.m. Feature films, shorts, workshops and special events, including Movies in the Park and a cook-out at Dickey-Stephens Park, will run through Sunday, June 6. A full schedule of events plus details on how to purchase your festival pass are available online at www. littlerockfilmfestival.org. n This year’s Eureka Springs Blues Weekend takes place June 3-6. Headliners include John Hammond, Charlie Musselwhite with the Tablerockers, Magic Slim & the Teardrops, Bob Margolin, Shaun Murphy, Kelley Hunt, Super Chikan & the Fighting Cocks, Otis Taylor, Shaun “Lil’ Slim” Holt and many more. The blues festival will also feature performances by Ozark Blues Society Solo Winner Buddy Shute; Ozark Blues Society Band Winner Isayah’s All Stars; and International Blues Challenge Winner Grady Champion. A complete list of supporting venues and acts is available online at www.eurekaspringsblues.com where you can also find information on lodging and tickets. n If you love the pop music of the 50s and 60s, you are in luck. Opening Friday, June 4 at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre is Smokey Joe’s Cafe: The Songs of Leiber and Stoller. Pop-rock writers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller began their careers writing for Elvis Presley, the Drifters and the Coasters in the early 1950s. Well into the 1960s, they wrote for
Aretha Franklin, Peggy Lee, LaVern Baker and Perry Como, just to name a few. Nominated for 7 Tony Awards, Smokey Joe’s Cafe showcases the talents of this songwriting duo, including smash hits like “Stand By Me,” “Jailhouse Rock” and “Love Potion #9.” The show runs through Sunday, June 27. Ticket prices range from $20 to $50. For tickets, call 501-378-0405 or visit www.therep.org. n The legendary John Prine plays Robinson Center Music Hall on Friday, June 4. Tickets are $48.45-$59.25 and are available at any Ticketmaster outlet by phone at 800-745-3000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com.
nMasami and Dee Fiser are cochairs this year for the Passion for Fashion fundraiser for the Arkansas Repertory Theatre on Monday, June 14. This overthe-top runway fashion show featuring swimwear, cover-ups and casual wear takes place on the Rep’s set of Smokey Joe’s Café. The professionals at Barbara Graves Intimate Fashions pull it all together. The evening begins with a champagne and wine reception at 6:30 along with a cocktail buffet provided by Cajun’s Wharf, Copper Grill and Capers. The funky dance grooves of Mr. Happy will keep the party going well into the evening. Hosts include Jenny Bradford, Fran Carter, Mitzi Choate, Karen Cobb, Sharon Davis, Jan Fairman, Jill Fiser, Kelly Ford, Dorothy & Sean Graves, Susan Harbour , Cathy Hooker, Susan Matthews, Aubrey Nixon, Beth Porter, Tina Shelby, Randy Cooper, Scott Shively, Elizabeth Small, Kim Dee and Masami Fiser co-chair the Barbara Graves IntiSmalling, Jennifer Wilsonmate Fashion “Passion for Fashion” fundraiser for the Harvey, Polly Yant and Molly Arkansas Repertory Theatre. Scott Hairston, front man Young. Tickets are $75. For of Mr Happy will perform – Monday, June 14. more information, call Bethany Hilkert at 501-378-0445 or email her at bhilkert@therep.org – or go by Barbara Graves Intimate Fashions in Breckenridge Village, 227-5537. It’s the most fun anyone can have on a Monday night!!!!!
n Spend an afternoon and evening lounging on the Helena levee on the banks of the Mississippi River at the Delta Cultural Center’s 5th Annual Mother’s Best Music Fest on Saturday, June 5 at the Cherry Street Pavilion. The music begins at 1 p.m. with Blue Mother Tupelo and continues throughout the day. Evening performances include the Juke Joint Duo (Cedric Burnside and Lightnin’ Malcolm) at 7 p.m., Lucious Spiller at 8 p.m. and Earnest “Guitar” Roy at 9 p.m. The event is free and takes place rain or shine. For more information, call 800-358-0972. n The Promenade at Chenal FREE outdoor concert. Join hosts B98.5 with performance by The Big John Miller Band sponsored by Chenal Properties, Inc. on Friday, June 11 from 6-8PM. Additional performances are Friday, July 9 with Crisis and Friday, August 13 with Tragikly White.
n Tickets are on sale now for the 4th Annual Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre summer festival at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. This year’s festival will feature four shows running June 16-July 3: Henry V, The Comedy of Errors, Dracula and the children’s classic Alice in Wonderland. All four productions will be created over a one-month rehearsal and building period employing more than 70 artists from Arkansas and around the country, including college students from 12 different universities. Tickets are $10 for students, $15 for seniors and UCA staff and $20 for everybody else. In addition to the performances, there will be two special events: the Bard Ball, a meet-and-greet with a one-night-only murder mystery performance on June 11 at 7 p.m., and “The Bard and the Barrel” post-show club open after opening nights and at the close of the festival (June 16, 18, 24 and July 3). “The Bard and the Barrel” will feature food and karaoke with the cast. For more information on these events and for a complete schedule of events, visit www.arkshakes.com or call the UCA ticket office at 501-450-3265.
John Prine plays Robinson Center Music Hall on Friday, June 4.
n With the summer heat creeping in, there’s no better time to stock the bar with Diamond Bear. At the beginning of June, look for the popular Honey Weiss to hit stores again. Honey Weiss is a light bodied wheat lager with a pleasant smoothness coming from the red wheat and a slight sweetness courtesy of the Arkansas honey. This beer is best served with a slice of lemon on a hot summer day. Want to learn more about your local brewery? Diamond Bear Brewing Company is located at 323 Cross Street in downtown Little Rock. Free brewery tours are offered every Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. Call 501-708-2739 to learn more. Any interest in bottling beer? Ask about volunteering as one of Helga’s Helpers. They may even throw in a few complimentary beers for your hard work. Visit Diamond Bear online at www.diamondbear.com. While you’re at it, become a fan of Diamond Bear Brewing Company on Facebook.
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n Sticky Fingerz hosts Greg Gardner and Voodoo Cowboy on Friday, May 28 with Matt King opening the show. What do you call a party within a party? How about the Tragikly White Band playing at Sticky’s during Riverfest? They’ll headline the show on Saturday, May 29. Nearly every Wednesday night, you can catch the funky grooves of Lucious Spiller at Sticky Fingerz. He plays on Wednesday, June 2, 9, 16 and 23. Enjoy 50 cent beers on Wednesdays. For fans of classic country, Jackson Taylor is your man. He’s been compared to honky tonk troubadours like Waylon and Willie. He plays a show on Thursday, June 3. After a long absence from Little Rock, the award-winning rock band The Iguanas play on Friday, June 18. Critically acclaimed roots rock act from Austin, Band of Heathens brings their vocal harmonies and super tight musicianship to the Sticky Fingerz stage on Thursday, June 24. New Orleans’ own Dirty Dozen Brass Band returns on Saturday, June 26 with Weakness for Blondes supporting. For a complete list of shows, visit www.stickyfingerz.com. n Dr. Zarr’s Amazing Funk Monster, one of the most popular funk rock party bands in the South, plays Rev Room on Friday, May 28. Rev Room hosts Latin Night each week with $2 Corona and $2 tequila bombs plus sultry Latin sounds that will have you dancing the night away. $5 gets you in the door; dance lessons are free. This month, Latin Night takes place on June 1, 15, 11 and 29. 100.3 The Edge presents Saliva on Thursday, June 3. This is Saliva’s makeup date from the previously scheduled show on April 13. All tickets from that date will be honored. Memphis great Todd Snider plays Rev Room on Friday, June 4. Drive-By Truckers return on Friday, June 25. Grupo Fantasma, the Austin-based, Grammy-nomimated, 11-piece Latin funk orchestra, headlines a show on Wednesday, June 30. Visit www.revroom.com for more details.
Drive-By Truckers return to Rev Room on Friday, June 25. drinks during happy hour from 3-6 p.m. On Friday, May 28, catch a live performance by House Arrest. On Saturday, May 29, Subdue performs. West End is located at 215 N. Shackleford in Little Rock. For a complete live music schedule, calendar of events and menu, visit www.westendsmokehouse.net.
n Performing in June at Juanita’s is Bob Schneider with Smile Smile on Friday, June 4; Badhand with Jonathan Wilkins & the Reperations on Saturday, June 12; Lovedrug with Bear Colony and All the Day Holiday on Thursday, June 17; MewithoutYou, David Mewithoutyou performs at Juanita’s on Saturday, June 19. Bazan and Rubik on Saturday, June 19; and Junior Brown on Sunday, June 20. Visit www.juanitas. n Market Street Cinema is known for screening buzzworthy indie films com for more information. that might not otherwise be seen in Little Rock. The movie house also hosts special events. Currently, KARN is sponsoring monthly showings n White Water Tavern hosts several big local shows in June, including of popular classics, including North by Northwest (June 8); Star Trek: The Moving Front on Tuesday, June 1; Brother Andy & His Big The Wrath of Khan (July 13); and Top Gun (September 14), on the Damn Mouth on Saturday, June 5; and Magic Hassle on Tuesday, second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. Admission is $5. Beer and June 8. Mark your calendars for wine are served at the concession Cleveland’s Doug McKean & the stand, seven days a week. Visit Stuntmen on Saturday, July www.marketstreetcinema.net 10 and the legendary Malcolm or call 501-312-8900 for show Holcombe on Wednesday, July times. Market Street is located 21. For a complete schedule of at 1504 Merrill Drive. shows, visit www.myspace.com/ whitewatertavern. n A l o ng w i t h b ig - s c re e n blockbusters, Riverdale 10 hosts n West End Smokehouse & special events, including concerts, Tavern offers a relaxed sports debates, poetry slams and the bar atmosphere along with great Little Rock Film Festival. This food, drink specials and plenty year’s film festival takes place of entertainment, including 50 June 2-6. For show times and TVs, ten pool tables, shuffleboard, more information, visit www. darts and arcade games. Monday riverdale10.com or call 501-296through Friday enjoy half 9955. Riverdale 10 is located at off appetizers and $1 off all Junior Brown at Juanita’s on Sunday, June 20 2600 Cantrell Road.
ROAD TRIP! DESTINATION: HOT SPRINGS We love Hot Springs for the year-round gaming at Oaklawn, spas on Bathhouse Row, restaurants, music venues, galleries and its location in the scenic Ouachita Mountains. Plus, it’s easy to get to on one tank of gas, which makes it an ideal road trip this summer. Along the way, be sure to stop into Denton’s Trotline in Benton for a bite to eat or to catch a local show. On any given night, there’s a great band playing. Summer is the perfect time of year for delicious seafood. Hot Springs Oyster Bar and Cajun Restaurant is located in the heart of downtown Hot Springs across the street from Bathhouse Row. Chef Russ Jefferson, proprietor of the long time Little Rock seafood restaurant S.O.B.’s, brings back all of your New Orleans favorites plus fresh oysters daily. Dinner is served Tuesday through Saturday starting at 5 p.m. Lunch is available on Fridays from 11:30-1:30 p.m. A Hot Springs favorite since 1975, Rod’s Pizza Cellar is home to the Godfather pizza. The restaurant also serves salads, sandwiches and pasta all made with love. Wine and beer are available.
The Clinton Center is proud to be part of Arkansas’ Largest Music Festival. During Riverfest weekend, visit the Clinton Center for these great offers:
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$2 Off Admission to the Library Saturday and Sunday • View “Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection” before it closes on June 1 • Visit the on-site restaurant, Forty Two for 10% off your meal with your Riverfest River Bucks • Bring your kids to “Build My Pins” Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Join local artists to create a decorative pin that sends a message of its very own. This activity is free of charge; however, admission fees apply to tour the Library • Be sure to visit the Clinton Museum Store for a large and fascinating array of presidential memorabilia, collectibles, clothing, books, art and more.
The barbecue at McClard’s is worth the drive to Hot Springs.
• Bicycles are vehicles on the road, just like cars and motorcycles. Cyclists must obey all traffic laws. Arkansas Uniform Vehicle Code #27-49-111 • Cyclists must signal, ride on the right side of the road and yield to traffic normally. Code #27-51-301/403 • Bicycles must have a white headlight and a red tail light visible from 500 feet and have a bell or warning device for pedestrians. Code #27-36-220 • ep Make eseeyet! contact with motorists. Be visible. Be predictable. think ahead. • As you pass, say “OnHead your up, left... thank you.” •• On the Big Dam Bridge... go slow. On the River Trail... use a safe speed, don’t Represent! intimidate or scare others. Watch for dogs • As you pass, say “On your left... thank you.” and leashes. • On the River use a safe speed, don’t ForTrail... more information... Bicycle Advocacy of Arkansas intimidate or scare others. Watch for dogs and leashes. www.bacar.org
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Bicycles are vehicles on the road, just like cars and motorcycles. Cyclist should obey all traffic laws. Arkansas Uniform Vehicle Code #27-49-111 Cyclists should signal, ride on the right side of the road, and yield to traffic normally like any other road vehicle. Code #27-51-301/403 Give 3 feet of clear space when passing (up to a $1000 fine!) Code #27-51-311 Cyclist by law can not ride on the sidewalk in some areas, some bikes can only handle smooth roads (no cracks, potholes, trolley tracks). LR Ord.#32-494 Make eye contact with cyclists. Drive predictably. Please prevent ghost bikes. www.ghostbikes.org
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Rod’s is located at 3350 Central Avenue. If you want barbecue in Hot Springs, there’s only one name to remember: McClard’s. Family owned and operated for over 75 years, the fine folks at McClard’s have ribs, pork and beef down to an art. All barbecue meat is cooked and smoked in the old-fashioned pit-style. Everything on the menu is made from scratch, including the famous sauces, cole slaw, beans and hot tamales. McClard’s is located at 505 Albert Pike Road. Now open on Saturdays, The Cheese Corner offers the finest and widest selection of cheeses and imported specialties in the Spa City. Choose from 85 cheeses from 14 countries. The Cheese Corner has an impressive, affordable array of sandwiches and soups. Pop in for lunch; the Cheese Corner is located at 303 Broadway. If you’re looking for the best live music in Hot Springs, Maxine’s has got it. On Monday, May 31, Maxine’s proudly welcomes Outernational. The New York City band’s latest EP “Eyes on Fire” was produced by Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine. Make time to stop into the fine art galleries in Hot Springs. This month, the Linda Palmer Gallery has selected four artists to feature: Peter Lippincott, an award-winning potter; Doyle Young known for his watercolor paintings of Southern scenes; Ellen Alderson, a watercolorist who pays tribute to women of the Delta; and Steven Payne whose oil paintings will be on display. The Linday Palmer Gallery is located at 800 Central Avenue and is open Monday through Saturday from 1-5 p.m. Justus Fine Art will welcome the summer season with new works by Steve Griffith, Dolores Justus and Rebecca Thompson among others. The gallery recently added works by acclaimed Arkansas sculptor Robyn Horn to its offerings. Justus Fine Art is located at 827 A Central Avenue. Gallery Central will feature artist Charles Harrington during the month of June starting with an opening reception for the talented landscape painter during Gallery Walk on Friday, June 4 from 5-9 p.m. While strolling down Central Avenue, be sure to check out the Gangster Museum of America, which preserves Hot Springs’ notorious history as an organized crime outpost in the days of Owen “Owney the Killer” Madden. The museum is located at 113 Central Avenue and is open daily.
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n Foodies, mark your calendars. On Sunday, June 6, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., Boulevard Bread Co. in the Heights hosts a benefit BBQ, with 50% of the proceeds going to Felder Farm and the Dunbar Community Garden Project, both of which exist to educate local public school children on gardening, nutrition and sustainable culture. There’ll be Boulevardmade ’cue with all the fixins’, kids’ activities, a mini-farmers’ market, beer and wine and live music from Kevin Kerby, Stella Fancy and Mega Matt. Tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for kids and cover food, drink and fun. Call 663-5951. n Farther down the road: The first annual World Cheese Dip Championship is coming to DickeyStephens Park on October 9. Velveeta and Ro*tel are, aptly, co-presenters. There’ll be cheese dip competitions in professional and amateur classes, cheese dip tastings, beer and wine, the Arkansas/Texas A&M football game on the jumbo tron, live music and more. Stay tuned for more info, including how to register to compete.
Restaurant capsules Every effort is made to keep this listing of some of the state’s more notable restaurants current, but we urge readers to call ahead to check on changes on days of operation, hours and special offerings. What follows, because of space limitations, is a partial listing of restaurants reviewed by our staff. Information herein reflects the opinions of the newspaper staff and its reviewers. The newspaper accepts no advertising or other considerations in exchange for reviews, which are conducted anonymously. We invite the opinions of readers who think we are in error. Restaurants are listed in alphabetical order by city; Little Rock-area restaurants are divided by food category. Other review symbols are: B Breakfast L Lunch D Dinner $ Inexpensive (under $8/person) $$ Moderate ($8-$20/person) $$$ Expensive (over $20/person)
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ARKANSAS BURGER CO. Really good burgers, fries and shakes, plus salads and other entrees. 7410 Cantrell Road. Beer and wine. CC $$ 663-0600 LD Tue.-Sat. BEEF O’BRADY’S FAMILY SPORTS PUB The signature item is the wings, with a variety of sauces, plus burgers, specialty sandwiches, wraps, salads and fish dishes. 115 Audubon Drive, Maumelle. Full bar. CC $$ 803-3500 LD daily. BIG WHISKEY’S AMERICAN BAR & GRILL A modern grill pub in the River Market with all the bells and whistles — 30 flat screen TVs, boneless wings, whiskey on tap. Plus, the usual burgers, steaks, soups and salads. 225 E. Markham St. $$ CC Full bar 324-2449 LD daily. BOBBY’S COUNTRY COOKIN’ One of the better plate lunch spots in the area, with maybe the best
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■ dining Good for the soul The return of Say McIntosh. n We love soul food — chicken and turnip greens, pit barbecue and candied yams, pork chops and homemade macaroni and cheese. While all that probably doesn’t do much good by your physical heart, it surely does wonders for your spiritual ticker, full as that food is with care and history. Whether captured in the round borders of a plate or the square crib of a Styrofoam box, soul food is always a little encapsulation of how poor people can find goodness even when they can’t afford to buy it. Living in a Southern urban center as we are, Little Rock folks have a nice variety of soul food joints to choose from. Most are run by big families, and they all serve pretty much the same thing. The difference, and what renders them uniformly worth trying, is that each bears the fruit of a different family tree — a grandmama who put a little lemon juice in her sweet potato pie, or an uncle who swore by a dash of cinnamon in his barbecue sauce. That’s what makes it all so beautiful. In a lot of cases, you are — quite literally — eating the same things the folks in the kitchen would make if they were serving someone they love. Now comes again a famous name in both Little Rock politics and food: Robert “Say” McIntosh. Back in the 1980s and early 90s, McIntosh was something of a hell-raiser and reporter magnet, burning flags, crucifying himself in public more than once and punching out a well-known white supremacist on television. These days, however, he has apparently slowed down considerably, edging into his twilight years by opening a great little restaurant on Seventh Street near Capitol View with his kin. With a fine soul-joint atmosphere and a simple menu of down-home faves, it’s a real winner. The day we visited in early May, it was still cool enough outside that they had the doors open, the screen door banging every time someone came in. James Brown was on the radio (“Get on the scene. Like a sex machine ...”), and the place was so full we had trouble finding a table. Best of all, behind the counter was The Old Lion Himself, looking much more broad and gray than the lean figure in the Ali-esque boxing portrait near the counter, but still spry.
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Say’s was out of soft drinks the day we visited, so it was either water or freshsqueezed lemonade ($1.25 small, $2.25 jumbo), which suited all of us fine. We were told they were also sold out of catfish and ribs, so we tried the fried chicken dinner ($10.95) with greens and yams. One of our companions went with the sliced pork sandwich ($7.25), while the other tried the Big Robert cheeseburger ($7.75). We also took three slices of McIntosh’s culinary claim to fame, the sweet potato pie ($1.95). The lunch rush was on, so while we waited, we all had our dessert. We’ve had McIntosh’s pie before, and – to be honest – we’ve never been a fan. The crust is excellent: flaky and light. The filling, however, is a bit too sweet for our taste, and a bit too mushy. That said, the differences in taste concerning the lowly sweet potato pie are probably as numerous as differences in fingerprints, so try it for yourself. Our plates were much more promising, with big entrees and generous sides. The chicken dinner, as is often the case in soul food joints, was all wings. We don’t mind working a bit for our dinner, so we tore in with abandon. Though we couldn’t help wondering what they could do with a thigh or a breast, the chicken was very good; well-seasoned and expertly fried. The sides were similarly good, with the buttery-sweet yams pairing up perfectly with the smoky greens and a wedge of cornbread.
fried heaven: Say’s chicken is expertly fried. Our companions, meanwhile, found a lot to like in their meals as well. The barbecue, our friend reported, was very tasty — well smoked, and covered in a dark sauce spicy enough to make him sniffle. The burger, too, was good, with a generous-sized patty and nice seasoning. In short: Say McIntosh Restaurant is a great little place for a laid-back meal if you aren’t worried about blowing your diet all to hell. Try it if the thought of a good pot of yams gets your blood pumping. It’s definitely good for the soul.
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Novelties on the menu include whole sweet potato pies for $9.95, and the Big Bad Say ($14.95), Say’s take on the humungo-burger. The menu doesn’t feature any details other than a price that’s double that of their good-sized Big Robert, but we’re assuming it’s a heart-stopping chunk of beef.
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ASIAN CHINA KING BUFFET An enormous array of all kinds of Asian fare that’s all worth a try, beginning with the four dazzling large buffet tables, plus a small sushi station, a seafood bar with shrimp, and Mongolian grill. 9210 N. Rodney Parham Road. Beer. CC $$ 223-0888 LD daily. CHINESE PAVILION HUNAN RESTAURANT A longtime favorite in Chinese restaurant polls, it’s one of the earliest Asian eateries on the north shore. 8000 Hwy. 107, Sherwood. Beer and wine. CC $$ 835-8723 LD Tue.-Sun. FU LIN Quality in the made-to-order entrees is high, as is the quantity. 200 N. Bowman Road. Full bar. CC $$ 225-8989 LD daily. GINA’S CHINESE KITCHEN AND SUSHI BAR A broad and strong sushi menu with a manageable and delectable selection of Chinese standards. 14524 Cantrell Road. Wine and beer. $-$$ CC 868-7775 LD daily. HANAROO SUSHI BAR Under its second owner, it’s one of the few spots in downtown Little Rock to serve sushi. With an expansive menu, featuring largely Japanese fare with a bit of Korean mixed in. 205 W. Capitol Ave. Beer and wine. CC $$ 301-7900. L Mon.-Fri., D Mon.-Sat. LILLY’S DIM SUM THEN SOME Delectable Asian comfort food — fried or steamed dumplings and more in a variety of presentations. Thai ginger noodles, Thai panang and pad Thai are just a few of the highlights. 11121 Rodney Parham Road. Beer and wine. CC $$ 716-2700 LD daily. MT. FUJI JAPANESE RESTAURANT The dean of Little Rock sushi bars with a fabulous lunch special. 10301 Rodney Parham Road. Full bar. CC $$-$$$ 227-6498 LD daily. ROYAL BUFFET A big buffet of Chinese fare, with other Asian tastes as well. 109 E. Pershing Blvd., NLR. Beer and wine. CC $ 753-8885 LD daily. SAIGON CUISINE Traditional Vietnamese with Thai and Chinese selections. Be sure to try the authentic pho soups and spring rolls. 6805 Cantrell Road. Beer and wine. CC $$ 663-4000 L Tue.-Fri, D Tue.-Sun. VAN LANG CUISINE Terrific Vietnamese cuisine, the best in town, particularly in its presentation of the pork dishes and the assortment of rolls. Great prices, too. Massive menu, but it’s user-friendly for locals, with full English descriptions and numbers for easy ordering. 3600 S. University Ave. Beer and wine. CC $-$$ 570-7700 LD daily.
BARBECUE BARE BONES PIT BAR-B-Q A carefully controlled gas oven, with wood chips added for flavor, guarantees moist and sweet pork — both pulled from the shoulder and back ribs. The side orders, particularly the baked potato salad, are excellent. 5501 Ranch Drive, Suite 4. Beer and wine. CC $-$$ 868-7427 LD daily. BIRD DOG BARBECUE Situated way out Batesville Pike in Sherwood, Bird Dog Barbecue offers a homey atmosphere, diner-style grub and some of the best sauce around — not to mention a menu stocked with homemade burgers, appetizers, sandwiches and ‘cue. Go for the barbecue, stay for the smallcommunity people watching. 17416 Batesville Pike, Sherwood. Full bar. CC $$ 833-3133 LD Tue.-Sat. FAMOUS DAVE’S A chain that runs gamut of ’cue and its relatives: chopped pork, beef brisket, barbeque chicken, rib tips, chicken tenders, hot link sausage, catfish fillets and hot wings. With an array of sauces purported to represent barbecue regions around the country. 225 N. Shackleford Road. Full bar. CC $$ 221-3283 LD daily. FATBOY’S KILLER BAR-B-Q This Landmark community strip-center restaurant in the far southern reaches of Pulaski County features tender ribs and pork by a contest pitmaster. Skip the regular sauce and risk the hot variety; it’s far better. 3405 Atwood Road. No alcohol. CC $ 888-4998; 10208 I-30 568-3252 LD Tue.-Sun. H.B.’S BAR B.Q. A very good barbecue place tucked away in a residential neighborhood in Southwest Little Rock. Ribs are available only one day a week (Tuesday) but you’ll like the sandwiches better anyway. Don’t forget the flaky-crusted fried pies. But it’s OK to forget your credit cards – cash is all they take. 6010 Lancaster 565-1930 No CC $-$$. No alcohol LD (until 6 p.m.) Mon.-Fri. PIG AND CHIK Well-smoked meat with a thick, sweet sauce, plus nachos, huge burgers, country vegetables and lots of other stuff. 7824 Highway 107, NLR. Beer and wine. CC $$ 834-5456 LD Mon.-Sat. SIMS BAR-B-QUE Great spare ribs, sandwiches, beef, half and whole chicken and an addictive vinegar-mustard-brown sugar sauce unique for this part of the country. Multiple locations: 2415 Broadway, 372-6868; 1307 John Barrow Road, 224-2057; 7601 Geyer Springs, 562-8844. Beer. CC $-$$ LD Mon.-Sat. WHOLE HOG CAFE The pulled pork shoulder is a classic, the back ribs are worthy of their many blue ribbons, and there’s a six-pack of sauces for
■ update SAI GON CUISINE Conway’s latest culinary addition fills a long discussed gap. We’ve stopped in to this second location of the Little Rock pan-Asian spot, a transformed former KFC on Oak Street, just off the interstate a couple of times lately, and have been rather pleased by what we’ve sampled. Our waiter on our first visit asked what our tastes were and directed us away from a Panang to a particularly intricate but tasty Massaman Curry ($9.95). The balance of the coconut milk and pineapple to the sweet heat of spice simmered well into the tomato and potato reminded us of a good vindaloo with the sweetness of a korma. Another visit had us trying the Thai Street Noodles ($9.95), thick wide noodles in a rich beefy broth peppered with peanuts and broccoli. The menu’s thick with Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese options with something for just about anyone. Hope the college kids will keep this place busy enough to survive. 305 Oak Street, Conway. CC No alcohol $$ 501-327-6200. LD daily. all tastes. A real find is the beef brisket, cooked the way Texans like it. 2516 Cantrell Road, 664-5025. 5107 Warden Road, NLR, 753-9227. Beer and wine. CC LD Mon.-Sat.
EUROPEAN / ETHNIC ALIBABA’S MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE This eatery and grocery store offers kebabs and salads along with just about any sort of Middle Eastern fare you might want, along with what might be the best kefte kebab in Central Arkansas. Halal butcher on duty. 3400 South University. No alcohol. CC $-$$ 379-8011 LD daily. CIAO BACI The focus is on fine dining in this casually elegant Hillcrest bungalow, though tapas also are available. Many come for the comfortable lounge that serves specialty drinks until 2 a.m. nightly. 605 N. Beechwood St. Full bar. CC $$$ 603-0238 D Mon.-Sat. MIDDLE EASTERN CUISINE Gyros, falafel and souvlaki plates, as well as hummus, tabbouleh, eggplant dip and other dishes — wonderful food at wonderful prices. Halal dishes available, too. The River Market’s Ottenheimer Hall, 400 President Clinton Ave. No alcohol. CC $-$$ 372-1662 L Mon.-Sat. UNDERGROUND PUB Hearty, tasty British pubstyle fare, including exceptional custom-made sausages, crunchy fish and chips, and a decent Reuben. Inviting bar with an impressive draft beer and single-malt whiskey selection. 500 President Clinton Ave. Full bar. CC $-$$ 707-2537 LD Mon.-Sat. YA YA’S EUROBISTRO The first eatery to open in the new Promenade at Chenal is a date-night affair, retranslating comfort food into beautiful cuisine. Best bet is lunch, where you can explore the menu through soup, salad or half a sandwich. 17711 Chenal Parkway. Full bar, CC, $$-$$$ 821-1144 LD daily.
ITALIAN BRUNO’S LITTLE ITALY This more-than-halfcentury-old establishment balances continuity and innovation with delicious traditional and original fare. The pizza remains outstanding. Service is impeccable. 315 N. Bowman Road. Full bar. CC $$-$$$ 224-4700 D Mon.-Sat. CARINO’S COUNTRY ITALIAN A homey chain joint offering irresistible Italian bread and affordable, tasty, substantial lunches and dinners. 11600 Pleasant Ridge Road, 225-3434; 4221 Warden Road, NLR, 758-8226. Full bar. CC $$ LD daily. D’CARLO PIZZERIA RISTORANTE Solid Italian standards and a few daring originals are served in a pleasant atmosphere by even more pleasant people. 12325 Stagecoach Road. Beer and wine. CC $$ 407-0400 LD Mon.-Sat. IRIANA’S Unbelievably generous thick-crust pizza with unmatched zest. Good salads, too; grinders are great, particularly the Italian sausage. 201 E. Markham St., first level. Beer and wine. CC $-$$ 374-3656 LD Mon.-Sat. PIERRE’S GOURMET PIZZA Holds its own with the good independent pizza joints in the area, and most feature meat, meat and more meat. Salads, calzones and subs, too. 4905 JFK Blvd., NLR. No alcohol. CC $-$$ 907-1929 LD Mon.-Sat. PIZZA CAFE Thin, crunchy pizza with just a dab of tomato sauce but plenty of chunks of stuff, topped with gooey cheese. Draft beer is appealing on the open-air deck — frosty and generous. 1517 Rebsamen Park Road. Beer and wine. CC $$ 664-6133 LD daily. U.S. PIZZA Crispy thin-crust pizzas, frosty beers and heaping salads drowned in creamy dressing. Multiple locations: 4001 McCain Park, NLR, 753-2900; 3324 Pike Ave., NLR, 758-5997; 650 Edgewood Drive, Maumelle, 851-0880; 8403 Highway 107, Sherwood, 835-5673; 9300 N. Rodney Parham, 224-6300; 2710 Kavanaugh, 663-2198, and 5524 Kavanaugh. Beer and wine. CC $-$$ 664-7071 LD daily. VINO’S Great rock ’n’ roll club also is a fantastic
pizzeria with huge calzones and always improving home-brewed beers. 923 W. Seventh St. Beer and wine. CC $-$$ 375-8466 LD daily.
MEXICAN BROWNING’S They’re still serving up old-style Tex-Mex and nostalgia at one of Little Rock’s oldest restaurants. Consistency counts for something. If the Mexican isn’t to your taste, they have American dishes too, including steaks. Catering specialties from the old Cordell’s deli can be ordered here. 5805 Kavanaugh Blvd. Full bar CC $-$$ 663-9956 BLD Mon.-Sat. CACTUS JACK’S This inoffensive Mexican-esque effort on McCain has everything you’ve come to expect from the average Mexican restaurant. Ample portions, if not ample seasoning. However, it’s easy on the pocketbook. 4120 E. McCain Blvd. No. 116, NLR $-$$ 945-5888 Full bar CC LD daily. COZYMEL’S A trendy Dallas-chain cantina with flaming cheese dip, cilantro pesto, mole, lamb and more. 10 Shackleford Drive. Full bar. CC $$-$$$ 954-7100 LD daily. EL CHICO Hearty, standard Mex served in huge portions. 8409 Interstate 30, 562-3762, and 1315 Breckenridge Drive, 224-2550. Full bar. CC $$ 224-2550 LD daily. LA HACIENDA Creative, fresh-tasting entrees and traditional favorites, all served in a festive atmosphere. Our picks: The taco salad, nachos and maybe the best fajitas around. $2.50 Margaritas on Wednesday and Thursday. Multiple locations throughout Central Arkansas. 3024 Cantrell Road, 661-0600. Full bar. CC $-$$ LD daily. LA PALAPA Seafood is the focus at this Mexican restaurant, but the overly huge menu contains includes land-based items such as a great chile verde. Pan-fried fish topped with cheese and tomatobased sauce is a nightly special. 18321 Hwy. 10. Full bar. CC $$ 868-8822 BLD daily. LAS PALMAS “Authentic” Mexican chain with a massive menu of choices. Otter Creek Shopping Center, 455-8500, and 4154 McCain Blvd., NLR, 945-8010. Full bar. CC $-$$ LD daily. MI RANCHITO This growing Arkansas-owned chain offers great variety and super-sized meals of solid Tex-Mex, with the typical white cheese dip, only spicier, and more flavor to the regular entree fare. 1520 Market St., 223-5414, full bar; 2110 N. Reynolds Road, 653-0032, no alcohol. CC $-$$ Both LD daily. ON THE BORDER Great Tex-Mex food, with guacamole made to order and a menu that offers some specialty chicken, shrimp and fish dishes. The salsa is so good they sell it separately. The Mercedes margarita is the best we ever had; most expensive, too. 11721 Chenal Parkway. Full bar. CC $$ 217-9275 LD daily. RIVIERA MAYA For a restaurant that touts the slogan, “Discover Real Mexican Food,” it delivers much of the same as other similarly priced restaurants. Portions on the large side, though. 801 Fair Park. Full bar CC $-$$ 663-4800 LD daily. SUPER 7 This Mexican grocery/video store/taqueria has great a daily buffet featuring a changing assortment of real Mexican cooking: Fresh tortillas pressed by hand and grilled, homemade salsas, beans as good as beans get. Plus soup every day. 1415 Barrow Road. CC $-$$ 219-2373 LD daily. TAQUERIA KARINA CAFE A real Mexican neighborhood cantina with everything from freshly baked pan dulce, to Mexican-bottled Cokes, to first-rate guacamole, to inexpensive tacos, burritos, quesadillas and a broad selection of Mexican-style seafood. 5309 W. 65th St. Beer. $ CC 562-3951 LD Thu.-Tue. TAQUERIA SAMANTHA Arguably the best among the area’s burgeoning taco truck crowd. Tacos, burritos and other authentic fare. Unbelievably cheap. Usually parked just north of the Geyer Springs and I-30 intersection Cash only $ LD daily.
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Food and fun for everyone when you pair Cajun’s Wharf’s succulent seafood and steak with the ever-evolving live entertainment. Enjoy the fabulous fresh seafood or aged Angus beef while listening to the rolling Arkansas River on the famously fantastic deck! They also boast an award-winning wine list.
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Indulge in the culinary creations and intimate environment that define Capers Restaurant. Food and wine enthusiasts agree Capers’ sophisticated approach to dining is key to it’s many accolades including receiving the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence for six years running.
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An endless array of delicious dishes available in the Grill or grab your Gourmet-to-Go from the Grocery. Offering products by French Farm, Bella Cucina & Bittersweet Herb that promise to turn any recipe into a memorable masterpiece Copper Grill & Grocery is a wonderland for the gourmand.
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Happy Hour Mon-Fri 3pm-6pm. $1 off All Drinks and 1/2 Off Appetizers. Monday is Steak Night USDA Choice Aged 14oz Ribeye with 2 sides $13.99. Tuesday is Burger Night – Ultimate Burger with Fries just $4.99. Live Music Fri & Saturday!
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This is a first class establishment. SO has some of the best steaks and seafood in the city, including oysters from the east and west coasts. Their menu has been updated and features a fantastic selection of cheeses like port salut, stilton, murcia and pecorino. Don’t forget to check out the extensive wine list.
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Open daily. 11 am - close Sunday Brunch. 11 am to 2 pm 3610 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-1464
Sharing good things with good friends is the motto at Fantastic China. A Central Arkansas favorite offering the Freshest Chinese Food in town. It’s made to order with 100% Vegetable Oil. The presentation is beautiful, the menu distinctive, and the service perfect. Fantastic China is one of the heights most reliable and satisfying restaurants and a local favorite. Full bar.
Voted Best Mexican 2007. Featuring authentic fare from the Puebla region of Mexico, the selections seem endless at your choice of 3 locations in the Little Rock area. You will find an array of dishes ranging from the salient Shrimp Veracruzana at La Palapa out west to great Guacamole in the River Market Taqueria. Or try tasty Tostadas that share the name of the original Cantrell location, Casa Manana.
Whether the Travs are at home or on the road, come enjoy the unique Dickey-Stephens Park Atmosphere at Ump’s, an upscale sports pub and restaurant, featuring sandwiches, salads, steaks, seafood, good times and more! Come treat yourself to a meal prepared by Chef’s Ball award winning sous chef Richard Lindsey. Open 6 days a week for lunch, 11am-2pm. Open nightly for all Travellers home games. Regular dinner hours Friday and Saturday only.
14502 Cantrell Road 501-868-7600
Ya Ya’s is both sophisticated and whimsical. Mosaic tile floors, stone columns and fabric covered wall panels while heavy beamed ceilings, hand blown chandeliers and curvy wroughtiron railings add a whimsical flair. The menu is inspired by a combination of Italian, French, Spanish and Greek cuisines. Mediterranean Euro Delights share the menu with pizzas from our wood-burning oven, rich creative pastas and an array of the freshest of seafood dishes and innovative meat entrees. Live music resumes on the patio this spring. Join us for live, local music through the week. Don’t forget our Sunday Brunch ($16.95 & only $13.95 for the early bird special, 10 am to 11 am). Reservations are preferred.
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Dickey-Stephens Park Broadway at the bridge North Little Rock (501) 324-BALL (2255) www.travs.com
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Homemade Comfort Food Daily Specials • Monday: Spicy Shrimp Stir-fry. Tuesday: Pot Roast. Wednesday: Meatloaf. Thursday: BBQ Plate or Shepherd’s Pie. Friday & Saturday: Fried Catfish.
10907 N. Rodney Parham Mon-Sat 10:30am-9pm 501-228-7800
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2150 Congo Rd. • Benton from Little Rock to Exit 118 to Congo Rd. Overpass across i-30
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Shackleford & Hermitage Rd. (501) 312-2748
Hunka Pie
304 N. Main St. North Little Rock (inside Galaxy Furniture Store) 501-612-4754 Mon-Sat 10am-6pm chris@hunkapie.com www. hunkapie.com www.facebook.com/ hunkapie
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Look no further…voted Best Asian again by the Arkansas Times readers. Lilly’s serves up extraordinary dishes made from the freshest, premium local and organic ingredients. Also enjoy warm and inviting ambiance as you dine on any one of the tasty house specialties. Sundays are wine day: all wine by the bottle, half off.
Super King Buffet
One of central Arkansas’s largest Chinese buffets, we offer all your favorites with our sushi bar and Mongolian Grill included for one low price. Our dinner and all-day Sunday buffet include your lunch favorites as well as all-you-can eat crab legs, whole steamed fish, barbecue spare ribs, crispy jumbo shrimp and grilled steaks. Take-out buffet and menu available.
11121 Rodney Parham 501-716-2700
Super King Buffet
4000 Springhill Plaza Ct. North Little Rock (Just past Wal-Mart on McCain) 501-945-4802 Sun-Thurs 11am to 9:30pm Fri & Sat 11am to 10:30pm
Mediterranean star of india
North Shackleford Road 501-227-9900
Layla’s
9501 N. Rodney Parham 501-227-7272
Authentic North Indian Cuisine at its very best! Vegetable and Non-vegetable Buffet daily with Special. Saturday and Sunday Brunch. Mention this ad for a complimentary Indian Mango Drink.
Enjoy regional specialties such as Lentil soup, a huge serving of yummy Hummus, Baba Ghannnouj or Tabbouleh. And don’t forget about the Gyros, they’re sure to be heroes in your book!
Sonny Williams
If you have not been to Sonny Williams lately, get there immediately and check out the martini/wine bar. Now you can enjoy 35 wines by the glass, 335 selections of wine, 6 single barrel bourbons and all different kinds of Scotch from the many regions of Scotland. Of course, don’t miss out on the nightly entertainment by Jeff at the piano. Sonny’s is a River Market mainstay and perfect for intimate private parties; free valet parking! As always, Sonny Williams has the best steaks in town along with fresh seafood and game. No Skinny Steaks… Call ahead for reservations (501) 324-2999
Faded Rose
Featuring the Best Steaks in town with a New Orleans flair from a New Orleans native. Also featuring Seafood and Creole Specialties. As Rachel Ray says “This place is one of my best finds ever.” Back by popular demand…Soft Shell Crab and New Orleans Roast Beef Po-Boys.
500 President Clinton Avenue Suite 100 (In the River Market District) 501-324-2999 DINNER MON - SAT 5:00 - 11:00 pm PIANO BAR TUES - THU 7:00 - 11:00 pm FRI & SAT 7:00 - Late
400 N. Bowman 501-224-3377 1619 Rebsamen 501-663-9734 Open Sunday
brew pub Vino’s Pizza•Pub•Brewery 923 West 7th Street 501/375-VINO (8466)
Beer, pizza and more! Drop in to Vino’s, Little Rock’s Original Brewpub! and enjoy great New York-style pizza (whole or by-the-slice) washed down with your choice of award-winning ales or lagers brewed right on site. Or try a huge calzone, our new Muffaletta sandwich or just a salad and a slice with our homemade root beer. The deck’s always open, you don’t have to dress up and the kids are always welcome (or not). Vino’s is open 7 days, lunch and dinner. You can call ahead for carry-out and even take a gal. growler of beer to-go. And guess what?? The bathrooms have just been re-done!
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Dream homes don’t come any better than this one at 21 Sugar Maple Ridge in Conway. Built by Hambuchen Custom Homes, it sits on more than four acres adjacent to the fourth hole of Cadron Golf Course and features four bedrooms, five-and-one-half-bathrooms, approximately 6,000 square feet and so much more. Attention to detail is what really sets this home apart from the others. Gorgeous professional landscaping provides an excellent backdrop for the house. You’ll find pure relaxation sitting on the back screened porch watching the koi pond and taking in the extensive rock work throughout the grounds. There is also an area for your own putting green if that’s your idea of relaxation. Inside, the home is even more amazing. The chef’s kitchen has a Dacor doubleconvection oven, sub-zero refrigerator, granite countertops and a walk-in pantry. A breakfast bar offers a more relaxed dining option but the family is also covered for other occasions with a formal dining room and another dining area in the kitchen. The
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kitchen opens to a large hearth room with a fireplace where you’ll want to spend most of your family time. The master suite and another bedroom are downstairs. The master is to the left of the foyer and has an unbelievable master bathroom. The heated floor is one sign that this home is special. Other features are a Jacuzzi tub, walk-in shower with dual showerheads, his-and-hers sinks and beautiful tile work. The remaining bedrooms are upstairs and each has its own bathroom. Other highlights of the home are the Takagi tankless water heaters, security system, in-ground sprinkler, tornado shelter and gameroom above the garage. This is only a sampling of what this home has to offer. There is so much more to this home that it must be seen to be appreciated. It is listed with Linda Roster White Real Estate. To see additional photos, visit www.LRWHomes.com. Call Linda for a private tour or for more information at 730-1100.
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REAL ESTATE by neighborhood TO ADVERTISE, CALL TIFFANY HOLLAND AT 375-2985 DOWNTOWN CONDO
$212,000 Architectural design • Modern features • 12th Floor Skyline View Featured 4 times in At Home in Arkansas!
Call Gerald White, 680-3640 or Mary Johnson, 952-4318. Visit www.LRCONDO.com for more pictures & info. Gold Star Realty
1313 SUNSET Well kept 3BR/1.5BA close to schools. Surprisingly huge backyard, beautiful garden & covered patio. $92,000 MLS# 10257183 1440 BYRON Spotless! 4BR/2BA with large family room. Lots of counter space & cabinets, awesome backsplash. Gorgeous landscaping! $219,000 MLS# 10252436 5 COUNTRY COVE 5BR/4.5BA country estate on 4.33 ac. Master down, 4beds up, library, office, horses allowed, more land available. $375,000 MLS# 10238516 730 SLOPE New - Must See! 4BR/3BA, gameroom, computer area, custom tile shower, granite countertops, wood & tile. $279,000 MLS# 10251178
501-730-1100 • 501-679-1103 www.LRWHomes.com
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LOTS FOR SALE - Greenbrier. 1/3-1/2 acres starting at $23K. Trees, all utilities. Just 8 miles from Conway. 501-472-5807
QUAPAW TOWER Condo with architectural design, modern features and fabulous features. Shoji-style doors are a fantastic feature of the unit. Listed with Gold Star Realty. Call Gerald White at 501-680-3640 or Mary Johnson at 501-952-4318 for pricing or more info.
Downtown 515 E. CAPITOL - Rainwater Flats! Unit 202 is 1BR/1BA and features an open floor plan, 9’ ceilings, hardwood flooring and plantation shutters. Open a set of French doors in the great room and look over beautiful River Market views! Listed with Melissa Bond of the Charlotte John Company. 960-0665
Buying Lake Hamilton Condos!
Midtown 16 RESERVOIR HEIGHTS CONDO $129,900. 2BR/2BA, 1384 SF. Great open floorplan and stress free living. Condo fees includes pool access. Qualifies for $8K tax credit. Seller to pay $2500 towards closing costs and 6 months condo dues w/acceptable offer. Call John, Pulaski Heights Realty, for showing at 993-5442.
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KENWOOD ROAD - NEW PRICE! $155,500. 3BR/1BA, 1400 SF M/L. Updated kitchen & bath. Hardwoods, new roof. Tons of closet & storage space. Sep laundry. Great yard, deck, hot tub, storage bldg. Walk to school, pool, park. Minutes to UAMS. FHA ready, closing cost assistance avail. Call Tracy @ 501680-3469
Arkansas times presents PULASKI COUNTY Real Estate sales over $152,000 Faver Farms Limited Partnership LLLP to James R. Alexander, Pt Sections 32 & 33 1S-10W, Pt Section 5-2S-10W, SE 32-1S10W, Pt Section 4-2S-10W, $779,000. Daphna A. Stephens, David K. Stephens to Suntrust Bank, 521 President Clinton Ave., Ste. 1306, $637,500. Josue Montanez, Paula J. Montanez to Hyuna Lee, 108 Courts Ln., $559,000. Anna C. Ellishendrix, Anna C. Ellis, Gregory L. Hendrix to Robert M. Schillinger, John E. Schillinger, Keith H. Hardin, Lot A-16 B13, Chenal Valley, $515,000. Homesales Inc. to Cheng Wang, Chunping Gu, 10 Sellette Ct., $429,000. Lynn C. Pledgerwilson, Stuart Wilson to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 2 Longlea Dr., $413,331. Aaron W. Tygart, Valerie H. Tygart to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, L279, Cypress Point West, $390,043. David S. Fecher, Amy Fecher to William B. Leggett, L31 B61, Chenal Valley, $390,000. Tyler S. McClay, Robin M. McClay to Richard & Sharon Lathan Family Trust, Richard D. Lathan, Sharon S. Lathan, 44 Huntington Rd., $370,000. David H. Stephens, April C. Stephens to Philip A. Way, Lindsey L. Way, 37 Calais Ct., $355,000. Kelly Joiner, Tani Joiner to Stephen L. LaFrance Pharmacy, Inc., Ls5-6 B17, Original City Of Little Rock , $355,000. Randy James Construction Company, Inc. to Michael P. Goad, Anna Goad, 119 River Valley Loop, Maumelle, $345,000. Jacob White Construction Company to Jeremy W. Reeves, Leslie R. Reeves, 14003 Foxfield Ln., $341,000. Commissioner In Circuit to Centennial Bank, Ls1-3 & 12-14 B7, Riverside, $341,000. John Hess Construction LLC to Mike Alexander, Brenda Alexander, 4 Foxfield Cove, $335,000. Kroencke Construction Inc. to Rodrick J. Jones, Sharon P. Jones, 219 Corondelet Ln., Maumelle, $334,000. Price Homes LLC to Daniel E. Waite, Muzical D. Waite, 147 Oneida Way, Maumelle, $333,000.
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C. Heath Harper, Brooke H. Harper to Russell A. Jackson, Amanda L. Jackson, L62, Pebble Beach Woods, $327,000. GCR Construction LLC to Frankianne E. Coulter, Christopher R. Coulter, 125 Lake Valley Dr., Maumelle, $313,000. Stephen M. Northington, Deborah M. Northington to Susan H. Craig, 1812 Wellington Woods Dr., $306,000. Bank Of Ozarks to Mahesh K. Thadisena, 16 Longwell Loop, $302,000. River Market Tower LLC to Robert P. Richardson, 315 Rock St., Apt. 1302, $300,000. Richard Lathan, Sharon Lathan to Robert W. Harris, III, Tina R. Harris, 16 Chalamont Ct., $299,000. Eric P. Ardoin, Ashlie Ardoin to Laura K. Pritchett, Paige Cline, 133 Breckenridge Ln., Maumelle, $298,000. Brad Meador, Kimberlin Cranford to Carlson Living Trust, Chad H. Carlson, Amy C. Carlson, 203 Chalamont Ln., $285,000. Kristi B. Pennebaker to Daniel D. Boland, Diane S. Boland, 113 Crooked Creek Ct., NLR, $270,000. James R. Culpepper, Angela H. Culpepper to Kristi B. Pennebaker, 9409 Stepping Stone Ct., Sherwood, $270,000. Bosley Construction Inc. to Victoria D. Trager, 42 Highlander Dr., $270,000. Rosemarie H. Mernone, David A. Perkins to Paul M. Barron, Donna K. Barron, 4901 Deer Dr., Paron, $265,000. Russell A. Jackson, Amanda Jackson to K. M. Anthony, L39, Longlea, $265,000. John A. King, Wanda D. King to Kevin A. Ballany, Angela Ballany, 4594 Hollyridge Cove, Sherwood, $258,000. Aggieback LLC to Stephen L. LaFrance Pharmacy, Inc., Ls3-4 B17, Original City Of Little Rock , $255,000. Tomcat Holdings LLC to Stephen L. LaFrance Pharmacy, Inc., Ls7-12 B17, Original City Of Little Rock, $255,000. Phillip Way, Lindsey L. Way to Bryant Sizemore, 29 Bascom Dr., $251,000. Jason Garrett Construction, Inc. to Leonard C. Bates, Sr., Caberta L. BrownBates, 605 Avery Dr., NLR, $247,000. Laney McConnell, Jason McConnell to Gary A. Edwards, Valerie S. Edwards, 69
Saint Thomas Ct., $247,000. James H. Landers to Mocktooth Holdings LLC, L210A, Blandford Building HPR, $245,000. Tamim Antakli, Racha Antakli to Thomas C. Alderson, II, Marla K. Alderson, 28 Perdido Cir., $245,000. Aaron E. Brown, Krista S. Brown to Russell W. Martin, Jr., Emily A. Martin, 1708 Sawgrass Dr., $243,000. Derwin Adams to Paul R. Hughes, Karan I. Hughes, 127 Orleans Dr., Maumelle, $240,000. Roy L. Dellinger Construction Inc. to Marilyn K. Vaughan, 2208 Miramonte Dr., Sherwood, $240,000. Taunia Stadter, Taunia Rogers, Tom Rogers to Shannon Hughes, 118 Taylor Park Loop, $239,000. Toni P. Payne, Toni Pulliam, Jason Payne to John Willard, II, 5120 Cantrell Rd., 235,000. Donna Hare to Susan L. Lamb, L3 B5, The Villages Of Wellington, $230,000. Mark A. Stoffan, Freddie J. Stoffan to Susan L. Clawson, 2108 N. Garfield St., $230,000. Keathley Properties Inc., Keathey Homes to Jeries Horani, 30 Kanis Creek Pl., $229,000. Linda C. Webster to Byron L. Hodges, Phyllis M. Hodges, 50 Belle Meadow Ln., $224,000. Joyce K. Darden, Joyce A. Koztecki to Angela Palmerlett, 8 Turtle Creek Ct., Sherwood, $220,000. Graham Smith Construction LLC to Joseph A. Sanford, Jr., 14911 Pride Valley Dr., $217,000. Carol E. Spenst, John Spenst to Allison J. Burbank, 2116 Stoney Creek Dr., $216,000. Roger Bryles, Mary J. Bryles to Warren D. Frazier, Tricia L. Frazier, 16 Lorna Dr., $208,000. Wesley Boyles, Alicia Boyles, Randall Boyles, Kristi Boyles, Greville Boyles to Eranesha L. Cochran, Brandon L. Cochran, 8209 Quartz Cove, Sherwood, $208,000. Medlock Construction Co., Inc. to Carol J. Morrison, 9632 Del Rey Ln., Sherwood, $207,000. Glenn S. Duffy, Susan N. Duffy to
Tyler J. Pierce, Christina J. Pierce, 3324 Breckenridge Dr., $207,000. Beverly Garrard, Jill Garrard to BAC Home Loans Servicing LP, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, L2, Kenwood Estates Phase II, $204,029. Elbert Harrison, Amy Harrison to Elizabeth G. White, 6224 Kenwood Rd., Cammack Village, $202,000. Faith A. Curry to Donna K. McConnell, Gary D. McConnell, 1900 Stagecoach Village Ct., $193,000. Matthew J. Hardin, Rachael C. Hardin to BAC Home Loans Servicing LP, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, Ls10-11, Nob Hill, $191,889. James M. Brown, Jr., Carol H. Brown to Ryan P. Chmielewski, 1307 Jennifer Dr., $190,000. Calvin & Ruby Gilpatrick Living Trust, Calvin Gilpatrick, Ruby Gilpatrick to Roger L. Odell, Claire E. Odell, 2305 Middleton Dr., NLR, $190,000. William H. Wagner, Jennifer A. Wagner to Daniel L. Wagner, 8212 Evergreen Dr., $190,000. Jerry L. Stone, Velina K. Stone to Deborah L. Blessing, Phyllis J. Blessing, 102 Foxrun Cove, Jacksonville, $189,000. Jerome Farmer, Jr., Zella F. Farmer to Andrew Popham, Melissa Popham, 1601 Winbourne Dr., NLR, $189,000. Lee V. Scroggins to BAC Home Loans Servicing LP, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, L29 B4, Stone Links, $188,348. Dana Bell Keller Trust, Dana B. Keller to Sean M. Miller, Rachel C. Miller, 5950 Allwood Dr., NLR, $188,333. James R. Gulley, Betty W. Gulley to Justin Wells, Hallie C. Wells, 1805 Rainwood Cove Dr., $186,000. Andrew M. Parker to Phillip A. Martinez, Kelsi E. Martinez, 12501 Misty Creek Dr., $185,000. Gregory A. Flynn, Sharon Flynn to Vivien N. Onuora, 9 Ben Hogan Cove, $185,000. Laura K. Pritchett to Timothy L. Brannon, L727, Country Club Of Arkansas, $185,000. Rebecca D. Jones, Robert W. Jones to Sara B. Robertson, Hess M. Robertson,
1805 Stagecoach Village, $180,000. Douglas W. Loftin, Jr., Cindy C. Loftin to Adam R. Swalls, Abigail L. Swalls, 19111 Springway Dr., Alexander, $179,000. Kara L. White to Nick Gowen, 6904 Lucerne Dr., $178,000. Diane Turner, Sandra Trust to Brooke Hicks, Timothy Hicks, 2600 N. Taylor St., $175,000. GDR Partners LLC to Lucie Nickells, 11060 Bainbridge Dr., $175,000. James K. Breaw, Vickie D. Breaw to Chad E. Murray, 12 Victoria Cir., Maumelle, $175,000. Shawn C. Whiteley, Melissa L. Whiteley to Lionel J. Hopkins, 195 Deauville Dr., Maumelle, $174,000. Todd D. Starnes, Kara A. Starnes to Jeffrey P. Gardiner, Hilary Gardiner, L20, North Ridge, $173,000. Franki E. Coulter, Franki E. Logue, Christopher Coulter to Robert E. Monteith, Christina L. Monteith, 224 Deauville Dr., Maumelle, $173,000. Ricardo S. Bravo to Kenneth C. Holloway, 3172 Shady Side Dr., Sherwood, $172,000. Beau Vue Estates LLC to Erik Shollmier, Robin Shollmier, L20, Beau Vue Eatates Unrecorded, $171,000. Beau Vue Estates LLC to Tracy K. Shollmier, 18-2N-13W, $171,000. Mariann F. Richards to Matthew D. Mansfield, Melissa A. Mansfield, 7 Highwood Dr., $169,000. Mark S. Pearson, Deevee Pearson to Kelvin E. Walker, Lakeitha Walker, 3907 Sierra Forest Dr., $168,000. Diane Boland to James A. Climer, Kimberly J. Climer, 7500 Yuma Ct., NLR, $167,000. Matthew B. Karpoff, Shannon K. Karpoff to Kathleen Chambers, 21 Yazoo Cir., Maumelle, $165,000. James M. Brown, Jr., Carol H. Brown to Sonja Clark, 42 Westfield Ct., $164,000. Christopher E. Lee, Jamie R. Lee to Xiong Liu, 1007 Parkway Place Dr., $163,000. Tammy D. Salman, Tammy D. Jordan, Daniel J. Salman to Emily Noles, 4308 Spring Glen Dr., Sherwood, $163,000. Warren D. Frazier, Trica L. Frazier to Sachiko Yamaoka, L218, Sheraton Park,
$162,000. Frank E. Battistone, Donna F. Battistone to Teresa L. Anderson, 7 Bradford Ct., $162,000. Russell W. Martin, Emily A. Martin to Timothy R. Douglass, Elizabeth A. Douglass, 1405 Cherry Brook Dr., $161,000. Co5 Properties LLC to Janis K. Dougan, Douglas J. Dougan, Ls3-5 B18, Pfeifer’s, $160,000. Elizabeth B. Gunn to Shannan L. Venable, 2216 N. Cleveland St., $160,000. Reshana Bolridge, Marvin Bolridge to Areunice Morrow, Tiffany Morrow, 32 Crystalwood Dr., $160,000. Belinda Hodges, Chris Hodges to Linda Webster, 6 Diana Dr., $160,000. Brian D. Provencher, Amy M. Provencher to April Carter, 404 Baywood Dr., $159,000. Johnny D. Jones, Yolanda D. Jones, Yolanda D. Lewis to Joshua D. Loewen, Callie L. Loewen, 14200 Chesterfield Cir., NLR, $159,000. Becca C. Carle, Tara L. Austin to Nicole Landreth, 315 Valmar St., $158,000. Vernon R. Victory, Jr., Linda J. Victory to Harold J. Tanner, 104 Tenkiller Dr., Sherwood, $157,000. Ruth Adney, Gary Eklund to Christopher J. Franke, Helen Hamlin, 7913 Harmon Dr., $156,000. Dorothy N. Franke to Thanh B. Nguyen, 1021 Regal Dr., NLR, $156,000. Milton Madison, Lajuana Madison to Eddie Strickland, Jr., 14021 Knighton Cove, NLR, $155,000. Bernard E. Kaiser, II, Teri Kaiser to Kelly Hicks, Meredith Hicks, 121 Englewood Rd., Cammack Village, $155,000. Philip P. Helbig, Debra Helbig to Guy E. Oyler, 13402 Old River Dr., Scott, $155,000. Brizzolara Jones LLC to Courtney K. Nosari, 1104 N. Tyler St., $155,000. Brian D. Smith, Sarah C. Smith to Chris Herring, Marilyn Herring, 10716 Chestnut Dr., Sherwood, $154,000. Catherine M. Richart to Matthew R. Brown, Stephen R. Brown, 5111 F St., $153,000. Brian Muldrow, Mary R. Muldrow to Lena Z. Awar, Ziad R. Awar, Sana Awar, 7 Brickton Pl., $152,000.
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West Little Rock
16 RIDING RD - Wonderful family home 5/6BR, in-law/nanny quarters. Walk to the Racquet Club - Jefferson Schools. K. Rector, CBRPM, 519-4439
Hillcrest 4916 HILLCREST AVE - Nicely updated home on oversized lot. Updates include: new roof (March ‘10), refinished hardwoods, new laundry room, new windows, new paint throughout. Other features include two driveways for extra off-street parking, lots of deck space for entertaining, fenced back yard with large storage shed and kid’s playset. The kitchen has gorgeous cherry cabinets with solid surface countertops and stainless appliances. Walk-in closet and double vanity in the MBR! Call John Selva with Pulaski Heights Realty at 993-5442. DUPLEX - $187,500. Over 2700 total SF. Buy now & get $8K tax credit and have renter offset your mortgage payment. Main level is 2BR/2BA, 1500 SF. Upstairs studio rental is approx 550 SF ($515/mo.) Also, has 700+SF walkout basement. New Paint! Owner is licensed agent. Call John, Pulaski Heights Realty, at 993-5442 for more info.
West Little Rock 12 KINGS COURT - Tri-level on cul-desac street, 3BR/2.5BA, den w/FP, office, pool w/lots of decking - $150’s. Call today! K. Rector, CBRPM, 519-4439
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Longlea 13518 CHRISTOPHER DR - $370’s. What a deal! 4BR/3BA + 2 half baths. Lives like a one-level w/media room up, 3-car garage, 3-level deck, beautiful yard! P. Raney, CBRPM, 831-7267
Pleasant Valley 7 COLUMBINE COURT - Beautiful home on a cul-de-sac! 4BR, bonus room, remodeled kitchen, two living rooms & two-level decking on back. Many great neighborhood amenities! Call Stacy Johnson of Pulaski Heights Realty at 786-0024.
Conway 1313 SUNSET - $92,000. Well kept and close to schools. Surprisingly huge backyard. Beautiful garden, covered patio. MLS# 10257183 Linda Roster White Real Estate, 501-730-1100 or 501-679-1103. 1440 BYRON - $219,000. Spotless! 4BR/2BA, large family room, lots of counter space & cabinets. Awesome backsplash, gorgeous landscaping. MLS# 10252436 Linda Roster White Real Estate, 501-730-1100 or 501-679-1103. 730 SLOPE - $279,000. New - Must See! 4BR/3BA, gameroom, computer area, custom tile shower, granite countertops, wood & tile. MLS# 10251178 Linda Roster White Real Estate, 501730-1100 or 501-679-1103.
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Foxcroft
4403 STONE CREEK COVE - $260K. Custom built 2007 on 3.52 beautiful acres. 28’x24’ den! Colonial Glenn to Lawson Rd. South approx. 6 mi. D. Hastings, CBRPM, 680-5340
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123 N. SUMMIT - Rare find close to ACH, UAMS, & Hillcrest. 2 BRs and a separate office, 2050 SF. Totally updated including cherry wood laminate flooring throughout, all new plumbing & electrical wiring, new kitchen counters, sink & dishwasher, new tank-less H2’ 0 heater, wired for computer network, audio/video and IR remote, a deck, fenced yard and oversized 2 car garage. A 21X17.6 ft sunroom w/vaulted ceiling, tile floor, water proof walls, lots of windows and sunken Jacuzzi hot tub. Located in Union Depot next to AR School for the Blind. Call Clyde Butler of CBRPM at 240-4300.
4006 SIERRA FOREST - $160’s. Immaculate one owner home. New appliances! 3BR/2.5BA, sep. LR, DR plus big den w/FP. D. Hastings, CBRPM, 680-5340
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Nuking beavers n School has let out, as they say around here, and now commences the happy period when the Arkansas generality lights out in search of interesting ways to spend the so-called summer vacation. In this season I’ve always enjoyed hopping on the ATV, or the 4-wheeler as it’s known among the yokel cognoscenti, and tearing around the bottoms blowing up beaver dams. There are more cosmopolitian summer amusements but blowing up beaver dams is hard to beat. It’s more ecologically sensitive than using alligators to shoot off cannonballs as Old Hickory did at the Big Easy, according to Jimmy Driftwood. There’s even a rewarding public-service element in it, as it helps save trees thereby increasing the value of timber harvests in the affected areas, warming you to think that you’re coincidentally helping promote the good old free-enterprise system and doing your part to spur the economic recovery. Sometimes if you get your charge mudded in just right, you’ll get such a hellacious explosion that it’ll fling a whole wad of cottonmouths in your direction, and I like to get a sharp stick and pretend like I’m sword-fighting with the individual moccasins. They’ll lunge at me and I’ll jab back at them. This is serious business with
Bob L ancaster them, not idle sport. But I usually come out the winner, and not altogether because they are most times stunned from the explosion, which tends to slow down their normally lightning-fast reflexes. If the moccasin is stunned to a high degree of lethargy — or if he is in fact comatose, for all practical purposes dead, or indeed dead — then there’ll definitely be less of a thrill, less of a challenge, in the sword-play, or stick-play. It can be as unedifying as one of those mock jousts with a knight too drunk to hold his lance much less aim it or enstupored from having waited full-cuirassed in the sun too long. Most times though the snakewad will zoom up out of the explosion not only alive but royally p.o.’ed and ready to rumble. They’ll give you a spirited contest that’ll last until you get tired of it and unsportingly call in your backup with Granny’s old double-barrel 10-gauge. It’s a pastime with only one real danger, and that’s when snakes come flying up out of the explosion and slapping you about the shoulder blades
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and withers like good licks from a bullwhip, and you’re still a little disoriented from the concussion and are therefore temporarily relatively defenseless. Or one might hit you in the neck and wrap itself around there like a noose and start fanging you before you regain your bearings. That’s never happened to me personally but I’ve heard of it happening and although it wasn’t fatal it was touchand-go and it sure must’ve been scary. Dueling with cottonmouths may be the oldest known Arkansas summer-vacation tradition, traceable to Henry de Tonti, the “father of Arkansas,” back in the 17th century. You probably know that Henry was a famous cavalier, with an iron hook in place of his right hand. He was said to have lost the hand in battle, but what they don’t tell you is that the “foe” he was battling was the meanest-tempered of Arkansas reptiles, in just the manner described above. It nipped a digit, and his surgeon said there was no choice but to amputate, which is what the surgeon always said back then Two hundred years after that, right up through the Civil War, surgeons were still saying the same thing when confronted with a wound to a human limb or appendage. They cut off so many at Shiloh that laid end to end they would’ve reached to Antietam. And at Antietam again back to Shiloh. That last claim may be more truthy than factual but here’s one better sourced: In 1866, one-fifth of the Mississippi state
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budget was spent to provide returning Confederate soldiers with artificial limbs. Such was the primitive state of prosthetics that just about all of that went for wooden peg legs, maybe costing a dollar or two, with most guys opting to take the money and whittle the peg themselves. Something to occupy them during a lazy hazy crazy summer not so long ago. If nuking beaver dams turns you off, there are some passable 4-wheeler summervacation substitutes. One is rounding up escapees from the state rehabilitative and long-term care institutions and taking them back so the authorities can resume abusing them, which is their main summertime entertainment. You used to could get a bounty for every old-timer or tormented wretch you returned, but you used to could get bounties on lots of things that you can’t anymore — wolf scalps, for instance, and bobcat scuts. Coke bottles. These wretch roundups are also rooted in the Arkansas past. When they got bored during the summer vacation, ancestors of Arkansas white people would go out and capture runaway slaves and return them to their rightful owners. They usually got nothing out of this except the satisfaction of seeing justice done, but it killed some time, and there was a lot of time to kill then, though you could count on spending 10 days of every month wracked with breakbone fever or some other variety of malaria. The good old days.
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