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COMMENT

Art and protest When Michelangelo finished his statue of David it was recognized for the triumph that it was. A holiday was declared and the statue was paraded through the streets of Florence. Artists continued to lead the parade for several hundred years and then, in the 1800s, things changed. Artists continued to lead the parade but at such a distance that only a few of the most attentive followers could see them. The impressionists and postimpressionists, the leaders of their day, were lucky to be recognized in their own lifetimes. In the 20th century things changed yet again. Artists continued to lead the parade but they failed to notice that, at some point, the parade went off in a completely different direction. The 1960s were the most divisive time since the Civil War. A prolonged unjust war, political assassinations, mass demonstrations, riots in the street and cities in flames were the order of the day. And yet, when we look back at the art of that time, we see minimalistic canvases with stripes and stains, cartoons blown up to epic proportion, and cans of soup. Where was the protest, where was the outrage, where was the HOWL? It has been said that the baby-boomer generation has not stepped up to support art like previous generations. Perhaps they are not there for art because art was not there for them. The best art of the 1960s was not in galleries and museums; it was on album covers. Today the parade has all but disbanded. There are still gatherings that are moving in one direction or another and there are still people out there who believe they are leading the movement. What is lacking is some consensus as to where that movement is going. The Delta des Refusés does as good a job as any, and better than most, of pointing the way. David Rose Hot Springs Born & Bred: Thus is the title of one of my Pinterest pages. I am a native Arkansan and avid Arkansas Times reader. I have lived in Little Rock my entire 32 years. I have experienced and watched a lot of changes take place in this state. I’ve met former President Bill Clinton, campaigned for judges, our former governor and have even shaken hands with Mayor Mark Stodola. 4

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This state was once called “The Land of Opportunity.” For quite a while I believed wholeheartedly that great opportunities awaited me here in Arkansas. So with that in mind, I strived to do well academically. I graduated from high school with honors. I attended Philander Smith College immediately following high school, where I obtained a B.A. in political science. I obtained my M.B.A. here recently and I remain optimistic of the opportunities that await me. However, I have applied to numerous

jobs with annual salaries in the $40K-$80K range, but can only get offers from employers paying much less. I once believed that there were greater chances of financial success through a good education, but instead I see that Arkansas employers don’t want to pay wages that meet or exceed the cost of living. Which, I don’t know if you all have noticed, but it has gone up over the past few years. Trust and believe that there are plenty of beds lying in wait in Arkansas’s Department of Correction

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for those who choose not to pursue an educational path, but a criminal one instead. I have personally felt the impact of loved ones incarcerated in ADC. I also know that it’s easier for an ex-con to boomerang back in there than it is for them to adjust to the standard of living in society. With the issues taking place with the Little Rock School District, there’s a possibility that our youth will become more subject to violence and a life of crime than they are to a quality education. I’d like to thank Max Brantley for shining the light on the chaos taking place with the charter schools and the test scores of those students in lowincome LRSD schools. My children currently attend Brady Elementary, one of those schools mentioned. Thank you for also shining the light on the head of our state, Gov. Hutchinson. This guy is quite the character. I’m not sure how anyone’s success will go under his leadership, especially when he and his comrades are in the pockets of the esteemed Waltons. After reading the March 31 issue of the Arkansas Times, I learned some interesting things about Mr. Hutchinson. For one, who knew that he attended a university that was deeply rooted in racism? I sure didn’t. No one thought to mention that during his campaign. My fellow Arkansans, this is who you voted for, remember? Also, who wants Medicaid in the hands of those “very wealthy with big corporate interests (Republican Party)”? I sure don’t. Why is it such a big problem for the truly sick to receive adequate health care? Why is it such a big issue that a majority of Arkansas’s poor and underprivileged are now covered? Don’t even let me get started on the mandatory drug tests that were just stipulated for new welfare applicants. Mr. Hutson (recent Times writer) makes a good point. The effects of this will only trickle down to cost the state more. Wait a minute; I can’t fail to mention this highway proposal. There is plenty of inner city roads that could use some much needed repairs. University Avenue, Fair Park, 12th street between Kanis and University, West 36th street in the John Barrow Community, to name a few, could use more than just pothole patch jobs. Here we are faced with a tax hike, though, to build a super highway after we just gave

West Little Rock interstates a nice makeover. Please make better choices for our people, Mr. Hutchinson. For the record, neither Johnny Key nor Michael Poore is good for LRSD. I just wanted to make sure I pointed that out for you. True enough, A rkansas is a Confederate and Republican state. So why blame today’s leaders for the values they hold near and dear? Yes, “the war against the poor is in full swing.” The Confederate f lag still proudly flies in various places throughout this state. Anyone born and raised in this state certainly knows what it symbolizes. With leaders such as Asa Hutchinson, Tom Cotton, Leslie Rutledge, Treasurer Milligan and their party-mate Donald Trump, who really stands a chance of success in Arkansas? Certainly not lower-class individuals like me who also pay taxes and heavily populate this state as well. I would also like to say to Mr. Suarez, the recent Bentonville resident who wrote in, imagine if you were walking down one of those streets in your neighborhood with a hoodie on and your skin was a whole lot darker. How comfortable would you be and how safe would you feel then? Kymisha McDonald-Holmes Little Rock

From the web In response to the Arkansas Blog post “Facts Win on Abortion”: And another thing: Having lost twice Big Time in the SCOTUS (first same-sex marriage and now abortion), when will the South finally give up trying to legislate hatred, bigotry, racism, misogyny and homophobia in the name of “Jesus?” Your latest losers? “Mississippi clerks cannot cite their own religious beliefs to recuse themselves from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, under a ruling a federal judge handed down Monday. “The effect of the ruling by U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves is that the state can’t enforce part of a religious objections bill that was supposed to become law Friday. “Reeves is extending his previous order that overturned Mississippi’s ban on same-sex marriage. He says circuit clerks are required to provide equal treatment for all couples, gay or straight. He also said that all 82 circuit

clerks must be given formal notice of that requirement.” How much MOR E time and taxpayer money will your GOP governor and attorney general waste devising mean-spirited and ultimately losing end-runs around the Constitution? Norma Bates

them that. Black Panthers for Open Carry In response to an Arkansas Blog post on the U.S. Public Interest Research Group’s on the waste of money involved in freeway expansions: Resista nce is f utile; livable downtown neighborhoods do not

serve the paving good. All will be merged into the mega-lane collective. No mat ter how many wellresearched studies, no matter how many other cities are changing their transportation strategy away from ever widening highways. The AHTD is going to boldly move forward. Into 1960. tsallenarng

Facts have not been relevant to politics since the tobacco industry stood and swore their oaths before Congress. A sincerely held belief, however hopelessly ignorant and physically impossible, has been treated as the equivalent of information. Are we turning a corner? Silverback66 The s e r ig ht-w i ng , va g i n ameddling, fetus-fetishing, gay-hating elected officials who want to put women back where they belong — in kinder, kirche und kuche — are seeing their world threatened once again by the onrush of present-day reality. Never mind the future; these people hate the world as it exists around them today. They’re not conservative, they’re regressive. We should begin calling

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JUNE 30, 2016

EYE ON ARKANSAS

WEEK THAT WAS

Quote of the Week:

— U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia), addressing the House of Representatives last week before leading a sit-in of the House chamber that lasted over 25 hours. Lewis and other Democratic members of Congress were seeking a vote on new gun control legislation in the wake of a mass shooting at a nightclub in Orlando, Fla., but they ultimately failed to break the stalemate.

Mixed bag from the high court The U.S. Supreme Court wrapped up its term with several major decisions, including two that have major implications for Arkansas, one good, one bad. In a 5-3 decision, the court struck down a 2013 Texas law that severely restricted access to abortion in that state by requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital and by requiring clinics to meet the same standards as ambulatory surgical centers (although most abortions are now performed using pharmaceuticals, not surgery). A similar “admitting privileges” requirement in Arkansas is currently being challenged in court and now will likely be invalidated as well. Last week, an evenly divided Supreme Court effectively halted President Obama’s most ambitious action on immigration, which would have protected millions of undocumented immigrant parents and youth from the threat of being deported. The court remains short one member since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia earlier this year, and the 4-4 tie means a lower court decision blocking the White House’s “deferred action” plan remains in place. An estimated 30,000 residents of Arkansas would have been aided by the executive action. 6

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“We were elected to lead, Mr. Speaker. We must be headlights, and not taillights. We cannot continue to stick our heads in the sand and ignore the reality of mass gun violence in our nation. … The time for silence and patience is long gone.”

THE WATER IS FINE: A bluff above the Buffalo River provides a view of canoers taking a break on a sandbar.

Expiration date The Arkansas Supreme Court also handed down a major split decision last week: In a 4-3 opinion, it dismissed eight death row inmates’ challenge to the state’s secretive execution process, reversing an earlier ruling by a circuit judge. The court rejected the prisoners’ argument that the state must disclose the sources of the drugs it plans to use in lethal injections. However, it’s still not clear when Arkansas can proceed with executions, since one of those drugs reaches its expiration date on June 30. Stay tuned.

Looking for leaks In a victory for the Buffalo River, state environmental regulators agreed last week to hire an independent analyst to check on a controversial hog farm in the national river’s watershed. Environmentalists fear that liquid waste generated from C&H Hog Farm in Mount Judea will leak into the Buffalo by way of the region’s porous geology. Although researchers from the University of Arkansas’s Division of Agriculture say they’ve found no significant leakage so far, the Buffalo River Coalition has questioned the friendly relationship between UA agricultural extension workers and farmers. The Arkansas Pollution Con-

trol and Ecology Commission agreed it’s worth taking another look.

This side up A portion of a new bridge being built across the White River and surrounding wetlands in Monroe County contains key components that were installed upside down, the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department acknowledged last week. The new bridge, meant to replace the old U.S. Highway 79 crossing at Clarendon, was originally slated to open around Labor Day of last year, but construction has been halted on the project since April 2015. That’s when AHTD inspectors discovered that 70 bearing pads — which help a bridge handle vertical and horizontal stresses — were “180 degrees off,” according to an AHTD spokesperson. Of those, 58 required corrective action. High water

has delayed remediation work, but the department now hopes the bridge will be finished by Labor Day of this year.

Betting on the ballot We’ve been wondering who’s behind “Arkansas Wins in 2016,” the group circulating petitions for a constitutional amendment that would authorize one casino apiece in three Arkansas counties (Washington, Miller and Boone). One answer emerged last week when the group announced that Cherokee Nation Entertainment — which owns and operates nine casino properties in Oklahoma — has plans for the Washington County location. No word yet on potential operators for the other two proposed casinos. If canvassers collect sufficient signatures this summer, the question will appear before Arkansas voters in November.

OPINION

Courting trouble

he Arkansas Bar Association voted recently to recommend that the Arkansas Constitution be amended to provide for appointment of members of the Arkansas Supreme Court rather than by election. It’s a long-shot proposition even if the legislature puts an amendment on the ballot. We like our elections in Arkansas, though the new Republican majority is taking a shine to appointment now that a Republican governor would be in charge. But they’ve also taken more of a shine to judicial elections than when most of the judges were Democrats. Now judicial candidates often find ways to send signals that they are Republicans, no matter that elections are officially nonpartisan, because of the electoral benefits of the association. It’s been a tumultuous couple of weeks for judicial law-making, however, an illustration of the old maxim about being careful what you wish for. A four-member majority of the Arkansas Supreme Court, in a case of life or death, said the Arkansas Constitution’s

nondiscriminatory idea. At 66, I find it standards of surgical clinics and employ plausible that people are able to be pro- doctors with hospital privileges. No simductive at an office job after 70. Some ilar rules apply to childbirth, colonoscoolder judges feel that way, too. But they pies and many other riskier procedures. requirement of didn’t want to cross the legislature. The Supreme Court said the pretext of publication of This comes after the elected court’s health and safety was just that, a pretext expenditures of embarrassing performance a year ago for an undue burden on women. tax money didn’t on another matter of discrimination — The appointed judges of the U.S. mean what it the same-sex marriage case. In it, a pro- Supreme Court also declined to disturb clearly says. The longed deferral led by Justice Courtney a Connecticut law that places restriction MAX issue was spendGoodson spared the state court from on the sale of military-style weapons. BRANTLEY maxbrantley@arktimes.com ing on drugs to upholding the state’s constitutional And it also said domestic violence was execute prisoners. promise of equal rights. The Arkansas just cause for loss of Second AmendThe four-member majority said publi- court let the U.S. Supreme Court take ment gun possession privileges. All this cation was left to the discretion of the the heat. came near the one-year anniversary of General Assembly, including conceivThe U.S. Supreme Court, still the U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking ably never. The court was deferring to appointed by the president (when the down state bans on same-sex marriage. the Arkansas legislature, which in 2015 Senate is willing to allow confirmation On balance lately, then, appointed approved legislation meant to protect votes) is another matter. Thanks to its justices seem to be more likely to the identity of back-alley sellers of lethal current lack of a full complement of attempt to interpret the Constitution drugs. Pharmaceutical companies are justices, it couldn’t decide an issue of than bow to popular pressure. Even not anxious to advertise the use of their importance to millions of immigrants. partisan appointees surprise at times products for killing. This was a disservice to both sides of a — Anthony Kennedy on abortion and The elected judges also deferred to pressing issue. same-sex marriage, for example, not to the legislature in the matter of their But the court did better this week on mention Chief Justice John Roberts on own retirement. You may be elected abortion, when it struck down a Texas preserving Obamacare. to a judgeship after age 70, but if you law meant to make abortions de facto Given the bent of some of those are, you must forfeit lucrative judicial illegal. The law said abortion providers recently elected to the Arkansas retirement benefits. Dozens of states — even those merely providing pills that Supreme Court, it’s hard to see how have the same sort of rule and federal eventually cause miscarriages in the first Gov. Hutchinson’s appointees could be courts have found this was a rational, weeks of pregnancy — must meet the much worse.

When America was great

onald Trump is right. There was a time when America was great and it didn’t pussyfoot around to avoid offending people who thought they were victimized by discrimination. It was the period after World War II, when everyone prospered and America was kicking butts, at home and abroad, and Arkansas’s leaders were at the center of it. Proving that history is always relevant to today, the spring issue of the staid Arkansas Historical Quarterly takes us back to those halcyon days of Trump’s memory and the great men who bestrode the state, if not the nation, notably Congressman Ezekiel C. “Took” Gathings and Gov. Ben T. Laney. Gathings, East Arkansas’s congressman for 32 years, is the star of two brilliant articles in the Quarterly, by professors Michael Bowman and Justin Castro at Arkansas State University. Bowman writes about Gathings’ crusade in 1952 to force TV and radio to cut out sexy talk and raise necklines and lower the hemlines on women’s clothes and to stamp out

lewdness in books and magazines. Castro recounts Gat hing s’ a nd Laney’s battles against President ERNEST Truman and the DUMAS Mexican government, which was refusing to let Mexicans come to Arkansas to work the cotton fields, owing to the discrimination and abuse they suffered at the hands of employers and businesses in Delta towns. Gathings accused Truman of using Southern treatment of the braceros as a wedge to pass civil rights laws to protect black people. Gathings and Laney demanded that Mexicans be allowed to come to Arkansas in droves. They even promised better treatment of Mexicans, including a minimum wage, but deplored Truman’s idea of doing the same for native black people. You can see the relevance of both to this historic presidential race, when the nearly certain Republican standard

bearer has made sexiness and immigration — more of the former, less of the latter — the centerpieces of his candidacy. At one of his congressional hearings on media lewdness, the grinning Gathings was caught on film shimmying around the room to illustrate what he called “the hoochie coochie,” which he had seen a grass-skirted girl and a scantily dressed man perform to fast music on TV. “My children saw that and I could not get it turned off to save my life,” Gathings said. “I tried.” At a hearing on lewd literature, Gathings led his committee into a room for a private viewing of pornography he had collected. As is still their habit, the media, from the Arkansas Gazette to Life magazine and Groucho Marx, mocked the sensitive congressman. Newsweek ran the picture of the gyrating Gathings over the caption “House at Work.” Who knows what Donald Trump would make of Gathings’ crusade, or vice versa? Trump owned the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants until last year and insisted every year on personally examining each contestant in her swimsuit. His current wife posed nude for GQ magazine on a bearskin rug in his private jet, and his last two wives (the other also was filmed nude) talked publicly about his prowess in bed. Trump told shock jock Howard Stern in 1997 that while he

had dodged the draft during the Vietnam War, his personal Vietnam was his relentless fight to avoid sexually transmitted diseases from his many encounters with sexy women. Everyone should read — Trump, too — Professor Castro’s account of Arkansas’s frantic efforts to keep its Mexican workers. It is a lesson in how values can shift over time but never change at the core. Gathings and Laney were known chiefly for their defense of racial segregation. Laney, who was known as Business Ben, having demonstrated early business acumen by being born into oil wealth, led the Dixiecrat revolt in 1948 because the Democratic platform had a civil rights plank. But Mexicans were different. When the Mexican government declared that Arkansas was off limits to the braceros flooding across the South and the Plains every farm season because of their mistreatment, Laney declared that Truman and other liberals got Mexico to blacklist Arkansas in retaliation for his leading the Dixiecrat rebellion. Gathings carried out the fight to preserve Mexican immigration until 1964, when he and the whole Arkansas delegation lost both the fight to preserve discrimination against blacks and Mexicans’ privilege to work in Arkansas at better wages than were paid to blacks. www.arktimes.com

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PEARLS ABOUT SWINE

Feels right

avid Pryor’s legacy as a genial, bright Arkansas statesman is beyond reproach. His service as executive (governor from 1975 to 1979) was marked by progressiveness, and he championed tax fairness and the rights of the elderly through his impassioned, lengthy tenure in Congress. Pryor didn’t recede from view completely when he opted to retire from the U.S. Senate, and most notably of late, he’s been the University of Arkansas System’s most vocal trustee with respect to the controversial decision to expand Reynolds Razorback Stadium. His points were not without merit; summarized generally, Pryor felt the university was committing to a $160 million project without the general student body’s best interests in mind, a meritorious posture to be sure. Statistically, this publication crunched and disseminated the numbers that suggest disparately more money will be spent on the average footballplaying student than the others on campus. The reality, though, is that the university also expects to crest the $100 million revenue mark in athletics, and then there’s the newfound course of stability and pragmatism within the program — let’s be honest, this expansion isn’t some hyper-ambitious effort to set national attendance records — that augurs that the new seats will fill, the revenue stream will only keep roaring, and the hand-wringing will mostly subside because the university’s national profile will be enhanced. It’s still betting on the come, natch. Bret Bielema followed a clunker debut campaign of 3-9, 0-8, with a respectable 15-11, 7-9 aggregate, two emphatic bowl wins included, over the next two seasons, showing quick strides for program that cries out for some degree of notable equilibrium after fatigue with Houston Nutt, teased but fruitless vows from Bobby Petrino, and a single cratering year with John L. Smith at the helm. That 15-11 mark still contains some puzzling defeats and some oh-so-close moments that keep Hog fans at their always appreciable distance from committing full-bore to the program. Yes, it’s a fickle fan base, and you saw that in great, unflattering detail last November. Had the Hogs managed a chip-shot field goal against Mississippi State on a raucous and chilly night in November, the team would have pushed its overall record to 7-4 and likely nudged its way back into the Top 25. Instead, the bitter 8

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taste of that loss robbed the senior players of what they deserved six days later against Missouri, a brave BEAU and happy crowd WILCOX ready to vaporize a downtrodden, manufactured rival to boost their bowl seeding. It was evident that conditions and the Thanksgiving holiday itself had some impact on the poor attendance in the 28-3 rout of the Tigers, but moreover, a lot of fans simply hadn’t shaken off the Bulldog hangover. That’s another reason why Pryor could’ve championed his cause, but he clearly wanted to steer clear of athletics and offer a more reasoned view from the academician perspective he’s long held. But it would have been totally fair to say, if a 6-5 team plays a 5-6 team on the Friday after Thanksgiving and half the seats appear quite empty, what exactly are we building up to? In the 15 years since the last stadium expansion, I’ve seen all manner of games on the Hill, everything from the loud and imposing clashes with the likes of Alabama and Ole Miss, and those are the days and nights you feel like stadium expansion is absolutely merited. When the place is thundering with the stomps and hollers of the red-and-white throngs hanging over railings and people are embracing complete strangers over tenoraltering plays, it’s an inspiring thing to see. To be sure, that kind of emotion is what fuels everything in this part of the world, sometimes a bit illadvisedly. If Arkansas can start consistently drawing crowds of 80,000-plus to games once an expansion project is completed, that’s a great thing. In fact, it seems almost absurd that a Razorback home tilt couldn’t easily outdraw, say, a record-setting Arkansas Derby. With so much invested in the present and future of the football program, and expectations building, the timing for all of this is generally about the best it could be. Petrino could’ve possibly helped facilitate this kind of expansion after he won the 2012 Cotton Bowl, but fate dealt a different hand there and instead of lobbying for the program to the tune of millions, the coach was scrambling to retain employment after lying about thousands spent on a would-be mistress.

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THE OBSERVER NOTES ON THE PASSING SCENE

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he Observer got out to the Arkansas Arts Center over the weekend for its annual costume sale, when the Children’s Theater there cleans out the closet of all the outfits they have no more use for. We fully expected the joint to be mobbed, overrun with people playing dress up and dress down, dress all around, chicken pirates and spy squirrels, invaders from Mars and Kansas farm girls dreaming of no place like home. But when we got there it was just the vast, empty theater, a table on the stage manned by some bored-looking folks spending a perfectly good Saturday cooped up indoors, and a handful of people wandering around. We went up and joined them, poking through the costumes: rubber duck heads and chicken feet, a hideous rubber pig mask; funny hats; clown costumes; shoes; boots; moccasins; jumpsuits and spacesuits and business suits; a complete foam-rubber brain with wires poking out of it: everything one might need if they were hankering to become somebody else, or several somebody elses at once. We didn’t find anything we couldn’t live without, but we could see where the sale could be a daydreamy kid’s paradise. To boot, everything there was thrift-store cheap. We could have filled the trunk of the Mobile Observatory a couple of times over for less than the cost of a meal at Waffle House, and might have, were the tiny closets of The Observatory not already stuffed with so much junk that Spouse worries we’re edging toward a need for a televised hoarder intervention. So, we left it all there, for the next dreamer. It’s been a while since The Observer has been on the stage, and while Spouse picked through the clown shoes and princess dresses, we stood there for a minute and looked out at the empty seats, all set on a slope for the best and least obstructed view, and imagined how intoxicating it must feel to stand there and look out into a thousand eyes, to hear the laughter or weeping, and know you were directly responsible. The Observer doesn’t have the face or build or voice to be an actor, unless someone is looking to cast a particularly portly Falstaff,

but we’ve been in love with at least the idea of the stage ever since we played Jack Be Nimble in preschool, accidentally busting our candlestick but good while attempting a not-so-nimble leap over it. The unexpected peals of laughter we got from the crowd when we dropped to our knees and frantically attempted to screw the waxy shards back into the candlestick holder so we could continue was enough to turn us into a world-class class clown and attention hound, which is — come to think of it — part of the reason you’re reading this right now. Lives turn on tiny things, friends. Dragonflies beat their wings and create swirls that create breezes that create winds that fill sails on ships that bear young lovers apart, the sea forever between them. Don’t ever believe it isn’t true. And so, The Observer stood there on the stage, looked out, and imagined a life unlived and a path not taken: someone else’s clothes, someone else’s words, but a passion and voice and intensity provided by Yours Truly. “Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks! Rage! Blow, you cataracts and hurricanoes, ’til ye have drowned our steeples!” Or: “We are waiting for Godot.” Or: “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” The Observer, who has long looked at passing cars on the highway and distant planes winging through the blue sky and thought what it must be like to be an entirely different someone, going about his own life, with his own problems and concerns, could, in all likelihood, really get down with the idea of pretending to be someone else for a while. It must be a frightening and exhilarating thing, we think: “To be or not to be ... that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles, and, by opposing, end them.” What a life that must be. Soon, however, Spouse tired of looking at the donkey tails and comically large glasses and hitched up her purse onto a shoulder, which is always our cue to exit stage left. Adieu, my dear imaginary audience. You have been wonderful. From the depths of this poor player’s heart, we thank you.

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REEKING CROSSTIES: Neighbors to the Union Pacific property that receives creosote-soaked timbers complain of the smell.

The big stink Argenta residents say an industrial neighbor is an assault to the nose, but the city claims its hands are tied. BY DAVID KOON

rive the residential streets of Argenta in North Little Rock and you’ll see it’s clearly a neighborhood on the rise: shady lanes and tidy clapboard houses, many of the porches appointed by chairs for sitting on summer nights. But some residents on the

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western edge of the neighborhood say that since 2012, an industrial supplier of creosote-coated crosstie assemblies just across North Broadway from the neighborhood has regularly raised a stink so noxious — described by one resident as “being smothered with mothballs” — that it drives them indoors 10 days a month or more. City officials, citing the decades-old industrial zoning of the property, which is owned and leased by Union Pacific Railroad, say there’s nothing that can be done to mitigate the stink by either code enforcement or in the courts. Some residents have moved out. Others are thinking they may have to follow if something isn’t done. A call to Nevada Railroad Materials, the Ogden, Utah, company that leases the property at 601 N. Broadway in North Little Rock, went unreturned at press time. A spokesman with the city of North Little Rock said the NRM facility

puts metal caps on new crossties, which are shipped to the facility by the thousands. Before arrival, each crosstie is soaked in creosote, a smelly, dark brown derivative of coal tar that has been used to protect railroad crossties and utility poles from rot and wood-eating pests since 1948. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, long-term, low-level exposure to the vapors of creosote can result in “increased sensitivity to sunlight, damage to the cornea, and skin damage such as reddening, blistering, or peeling,” along with irritation of the respiratory tract. Both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the International Agency for Research on Cancer say that creosote is a probable human carcinogen. A December 2014 report by North Little Rock City Attorney C. Jason Carter

found that of 16 Argenta residents who agreed to be interviewed during an investigation into complaints about the smell from NRM, “one half of those interviewed complained of eye irritation, sore throats, and/or sinus issues to some degree,” with residents reporting the smell was strongest on humid or damp days when the wind was out of the west/ northwest. Carter’s report goes on to say that spot monitoring in the neighborhood by the North Little Rock Police Department on six occasions detected little to no creosote smell. Carter wrote that even in the face of resident complaints, it would be difficult or impossible to prove the smell from the facility fits the legal definition of a nuisance. “The complaints about NRM come from a relatively small group of citizens in a limited area of the city,” Carter wrote. “It would be difficult to demonstrate that the condition consti-

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1) On June 22, officials with ExxonMobil — which infamously flooded a Mayflower neighborhood and nearby wetland with crude oil in 2013 after a pipeline rupture — returned to Mayflower to present city leaders with a giant novelty check for $500,000 at a “grip and grin” event that might have led many to believe the money was a philanthropic gift. What was weird about the event? A) The check was made of human skin. B) When Mayflower tried to cash it, the check bounced. C) Sweltering heat melted the glue on ExxonMobil officials’ lifelike masks, revealing them to be man-sized lizards. D) The $500,000 was part of a court-ordered $5 million settlement over the oil spill. (The $4.5 million still owed to Mayflower apparently will be paid with a plain ol’ check-sized check).

tuted a public nuisance, thus justifying government action.” After noting that residents could bring a lawsuit against NRM for creating a private nuisance (after which Carter notes that the person who brings the lawsuit would be liable for NRM’s legal fees if the suit doesn’t prevail), Carter concludes by saying it’s his opinion that the city should not issue public nuisance citations to NRM, and that “a civil case against NRM is too flawed to proceed.” Nathan Hamilton, a spokesman for the city, said that based on the opinion of the city attorney, he believes it would be “kind of a lost cause” to attempt to regulate the smell from NRM as a public nuisance. “For three years, the city has been trying to address these concerns,” Hamilton said. “Legally speaking, there is not much that we can do, just to speak plainly. We’ve investigated

3) On June 20, a grass-roots political group turned in over 100,000 signatures to the secretary of state, part of an attempt to get a measure before voters on the November ballot. What was the group, and what is their proposal? A) Arkansans for Compassionate Care, a group pushing for medical marijuana. B) Arkies for Adequate Swimwear, advocating for a ban on what they call “banana hanger” swimsuits for men. C) The Coalition for Responsible Coalitions, which would like to see a cap on the number of groups that can legally be called a “coalition.” D) The Committee for a Less Stupider Tomorrow, which advocates for the purchase and installation of a soundproof glass dome over Sen. Jason Rapert (R-Conway). 4) Speaking of Bro. Sen. Rapert, an LGBT group has scheduled a protest outside Rapert’s Conway office at 1 p.m. Friday, July 1. What’s the plan for the protest? A) Much needed visit by the Bookmobile. B) Return of Jesus, with The Lord reportedly vowing to “slap some sense into his ass.” C) Gay and lesbian kiss-a-thon. D) Free tinfoil hats and anti-booger sticks to help ward off The Gay Agenda. 5) Recently, police said, a man who had been arrested in Jonesboro for indecent exposure allegedly disrupted court there by doing something that will likely catch him another charge. What, according to police, did he do? A) Put the SYSTEM on trial, man! B) Was told he couldn’t handle the truth, handled it and then some. C) Stripped naked near the judge’s bench, while shouting, “COURT’S BACK IN SESSION!” D) Dropped his pants, sat down in the witness box, then complained that they were out of toilet paper. 6) The Little Rock Zoo announced recently that it’s added something new: a pair of Yellow-Backed Duikers. What is a Yellow-Backed Duiker? A) Lesser species of Fouke Monster. B) Rare cousin of the more common Red-Necked Dumbass. C) A small antelope, native to Africa. D) Huge, friendly, rainbow-furred hominids wished into existence from the childlike imagination of Assistant Zoo Director Susan Altrui. ANSWERS: D, B, A, C, C, C

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REPORTER, CONT. the legal remedies. While Hamilton said the city believes residents’ complaints are valid and accurate, the question faced by the city is: How do you regulate a periodic smell? “If someone lived next to a cookie factory, it could be the strongest smell in the world, and nobody would be offended by it,” he said. “If you live next to the railroad, you’re going to get some railroad smell and you’re going to be offended by it. But it’s very difficult to legislate that.” Another issue, Hamilton said, is how long Union Pacific has been in North Little Rock and the longstanding industrial zoning of the property on which NRM sits. “The railroad yard has been there longer than the city has been there,” he said. “We built up around that railroad yard. They’re zoned I-3, which means, by right, they have every right to do railroad activities. That’s considered a railroad activity ... . They have these rights that get grandfathered in.” Even though Hamilton says the city believes legal and zoning remedies are a dead end against NRM, other solutions are being considered. Since early May, the city has been conducting a threemonth trial of a portable device called an atomizer, a technology developed to mitigate smell from landfills. “It’s something we put up at the edge of the property that sprays out [chemicals] to capture the stuff before it hits the neighborhood,” he said. “It cost $5,000 to set it up. It’s a mobile unit. We’re testing it out to see if it works. If it works, maybe the solution is to buy three or four of them, permanently, to put up there.” Patrick Stair has lived in the 400 block of West Fifth Street since 1999. He’s been a leader in the grassroots fight against the mothball-like smell from NRM, which he said will “knock your socks off” when it’s bad, up to 10 days a month. His efforts include accepting resident complaints through a special email address, creosotestinks@yahoo. com. Over the years, he has received over 700 complaints from residents about the issue. He collates them on a spreadsheet by time and location, and sends the city a monthly report. He said some of his neighbors have already moved away from Argenta because of their frustration over the problem, and others are considering it. “At first, I tried to work with NRM and the city,” Stair said. “I thought they should know when things are going badly so they could try to figure it out. I assumed that they would try and reduce the odor and that we’d work together. So what I needed was a record of when it smelled bad so I could say, “Gee, it smelled bad that day, and that’s the

day after we got a load in,’ or ‘Gee, we changed where we stored them and look, the complaints went down.’ But that hasn’t worked out that way. NRM, after one meeting with another neighbor and me, quit responding to us. That was in February of 2013.” Stair said that at that meeting was an NRM vice president, a Union Pacific official and two railroad lawyers. The meeting turned frosty, Stair said, soon after the neighbor who was with him suggested that maybe they should have brought lawyers of their own. Asked about the reports from North Little Rock inspectors who detected little to no smell during random spot checks in the neighborhood, Stair said he believes the randomness of the checks was the issue. “The problem is, it’s not a continual smell,” Stair said. “Sometimes we’ll have a whole day of smell. There will be days you get numerous complaints from 6 in the morning to 10 o’clock at night ... . The problem with the city, and I’ve pointed this out to them, was that they weren’t responding to our complaints. If you have a barking dog, that’s when the city sends an inspector: when the dog is barking. You don’t randomly go and listen to barking dogs. It’s a response.” While Stair is hopeful about the trial run of the atomizer system (which he said his neighbors jokingly call “The Febreze Solution” after the popular consumer deodorizing spray), residents were not told by the city when the trial of the device started and have not been told when or how long it is being turned on, so they have no way of knowing whether it’s working. Stair said he understands attempts at negotiations between the city and NRM have fared no better than his own meeting with NRM, with NRM “basically threatening legal [action] if the city took any legal action against them, because they had zoning rights to be there.” But he disagrees with the idea that the city has done all it could and that efforts at using the courts or zoning to regulate the smell from NRM would surely fail. “Union Pacific is zoned I-3, which is pretty much anything goes industrial,” he said. “But if they wanted to set up a petroleum refinery there, or set up a rendering plant or any number of truly noxious industrial facilities there, I can guarantee the city would find some way to stop them from doing it, and would be successful at it. There are a number of things that you just would not put in the middle of a residential area.”

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School daze BY TOM COULTER

In exchange for anonymity, teenagers talk about what it’s really like to be in high school — sex, drugs, skipping school, wacky substitute teachers and all the ways that parents still just don’t understand. Cover illustration by Sally Nixon

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irl, age 17 Rising senior Hall High School

One day, my freshman year, one of my best friends asked me if I wanted to leave with her and her older sister. So I was like, “OK.” We were in the car, and they rolled a blunt. They started smoking it, and asked if I’d ever smoked before. I was like, “Never. I’ve never done that.” My friend was like, “Try it,” but I didn’t know what it was going to do to me. She was like, “It’s not that bad. I promise.” After that, I was hooked on it for my entire freshman year, and it was really bad. Surprisingly, it did not affect my grades. It was always in me to do my homework, do my classwork, to keep good grades. At the end of my freshman year, I was like “OK, I need to stop. I need to get it together.” We used to smoke so much during the school day. We would leave all the time. It’s always been easy to skip. You can walk out the front door and say your parent’s waiting out there. You can just go through the student parking space and get in your car and drive off. My parents pressure me a lot. They expect straight A’s, and I get my straight A’s. I have a 4.5 GPA. That can sometimes stress me out, because I already pressure myself enough as it is. If I don’t get an A on a test, I have to retake it. I don’t care what I have to do, but I have to retake it. My parents, even if I get a 90, they want a 100. No 90s. They’re not as hard on my little brother. He’s going to middle school, but I feel like if they pressure me that much, they should do it with him. It stresses me out a lot. I play soccer, so that helps with the stress. I can go on that field and just put that aside and know that I’m playing for a reason. The most difficult class I’ve taken was my AP Spanish class. The teacher expected so much of us. We have just regular Spanish classes for the kids who aren’t fluent in it, and then we have native Spanish, which goes level 1, 2, 3 and then Advanced Placement. I took Spanish 1 last year. My parents are from Central America, so I’ve always spoken Spanish with them. The teacher expected so much from us, and the way I spoke my Spanish, it was more proper than most kids. He liked that about me, so he just sent me straight to AP Spanish this year. It was so hard, because we had to write persuasive essays. We had to do the speaking portions of it, and sometimes he would critique us so hard. When

the AP Spanish test came, everything he taught us was on there. All of it. For that AP Spanish course, the test was easy, and the speaking part was the best part for all of us because we worked so hard on speaking Spanish. We couldn’t speak English in the class. My sophomore year, my English teacher was crazy. She was getting a divorce our first semester, so she was always crying in class. We didn’t learn anything. She was always so emotional, just asking us for relationship advice. She would tell us about her personal life, how he was trying to take the house from her. I was just like, Am I ever going to learn in here? I mean, that’s why my parents pay taxes. Second semester, she was swearing up and down she was never gonna get married. She got married, so it was just a big roller coaster in her life. I think a lot of kids are sexually active, because a lot of them end up pregnant. Every semester in the hallways, I’d see at least 50 percent of girls with the bump already. I think it’s expected for a lot of high school students to have sex. If you don’t do it, you’re not cool. I think kids are trying to stake a claim on the person they had sex with, especially girls. Girls get attached so much to the person they have sex with. It’s just the way many of them are. It’s like “Oh, I had sex with him. You can’t talk to him.” Guys only have sex with the girls, and then move on. I think girls should learn from that one experience like, “Oh, he used me for this, so I need to stop.” They don’t, though, because they think they have a claim on that person and try to keep going back to that person, expecting them to love them for that. There is racial division. We talk to each other. We have classes with each other, but you can see the difference. Hispanics will be on one side of the classroom and black people will be on the other side. That’s how my U.S. History class was. All of the Hispanics were by the board, and black people were by the windows. It was just how we’ve always been. When I first got here, all I saw was black people with black people and Hispanics with Hispanics. The few white people that were there, they were with each other. You do see black people talking to Hispanics and the white people that are there. You see us talking in the hallways, but not at lunch. At lunch the attitude is, “Oh, these are my friends. This is my race. This is who I’m with.”

There was a fight a few weeks ago where these black guys from another school came here looking for this guy. He had dropped out of school, but they found his brother instead. They jumped his brother, and didn’t think the Hispanic coalition was going to jump in for him. They did, and when the black people from our school saw that, they got mad. Everybody started fighting — the Hispanics against the black people. When the assistant principals and police officers and security guards came out, they all split up. When the girls saw that, the black girls were saying, “Come Monday, we’re gonna jump all the Hispanic girls.” Obviously, that kinda bothers us because we’ve been nothing but nice to them. We could choose not to talk to each other. On Monday, they were all arguing. I just thought, Shouldn’t this be different?

irl, age 17 Rising senior Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School A lot of my teachers will cry a lot, like they’ll tell all of their business. I’ve had teachers tell me that their husband is beating up on them, that they’re not having a good day because their husband is cheating on them. I got a good three, four teachers like that who just tell me everything. I had some teachers who had bad attitude problems. You can’t say anything to them, because they’ll think you’re being disrespectful to them no matter what you say. I had a teacher who put me out of class for asking too many questions, which is weird because, you know, you’re supposed to ask questions. But she said I was asking too many, and I went to the principal’s office and was like, “Can you believe that?” Then they were like, “Well, why are you asking so many questions?” I’m like, what? I don’t know what’s wrong with these teachers. Maybe I came at the wrong time or something, but I got all the crazy teachers. Cheating is how I made it through high school. I cheated my whole way through high school. I’m good at math, so when I took my math test first and know I did good, I’m taking a picture, sending it to everybody. Or my friend is good at science, so when she takes her test, she’s taking pictures, sending it to everybody. That’s just kinda how we do it, even if it’s a person you don’t know. We pretty much know who has the answers for everything.

The real smart kids, they’re not going to let you cheat off them; but, for the ones like me who’re pretty decent, my C is better than an F, so you can cheat off me. I never felt bad about letting people cheat off me because it’s an exchange like, “I got you this time, but when you take your test, I need you to have me.” All my math classes are my most difficult classes. I’m two math classes ahead of where I’m supposed to be. That’s only because when I was little and in the Gifted and Talented program, they determined that I would be above. So I get to middle school, and it only took one bad teacher for me not to learn anything that whole year. I’m still moving up every time, so it seemed like I was always behind everybody else. When you get to high school and tell your teachers you don’t understand, they’re like, “Why don’t you understand? You should’ve learned this.” Then you say, “I didn’t learn that. I’m sorry.” And they’re just like, “Well, that’s your problem. You better learn it fast.” And I never learned it fast. By the time I understood something, I’d already taken the test on it and failed it twice. I’m good at math, but it’s just moving too fast for me. I pass all my math classes with a C. I was happy to have a C. I think I got a B this last nine weeks, and it was just the best thing ever. I thought I really did good. I definitely feel a lot of pressure because my thing is getting college paid for. It’s not a big deal where I go. It’s that I want it to be paid for. If I don’t get a lot of scholarships and stuff, I’m sure my mom can help a little, but they’re not going to be able to pay $40,000. I don’t know whose mom is gonna just pay $40,000 every year. You want to go to a good school, and tuition is high at a good school. I don’t want to stay in Arkansas, so: out-ofstate tuition. It’s not the pressure to go to school, because I’m definitely going to school. It’s hard to know that this is on me this time. There’s nothing anybody else can do but me. There are millions of other kids competing for these same scholarships and things that I’m doing. It feels like if I don’t do it right, it’s over, but we’ll see how this goes. I try to stay on top of everything. I really don’t cope with it. I can’t do anything now. I start applying to colleges in August, so then maybe I’ll be able to cope a little. All my substitute teachers are crazy. I had this one sub from Trinidad. He is crazy. He thinks American children are horrible. He thinks www.arktimes.com

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I got this one sub, and she is just … let me see. I’ll try to use a nice word. She is too much. She changes her wigs every class period. She brings like four wigs. One period, she’ll have on her blonde wig. The next period, you come in, and she has on her red one.

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we’re the most undisciplined people. He thinks we have no sense of religion, that we just do whatever we want. Every time he’s my substitute, he always gives us this lecture about how we’re horrible and pitiful. One day, I asked him, “Do you think that maybe you’re too strict?” He went off on me. He was like, “No. You’re wrong. You’re horrible.” He’ll send you out for anything. He knows the whole handbook by heart. He’ll send you out for chewing gum. He’ll send you out for having holes in your jeans. I got this one sub, and she is just … let me see. I’ll try to use a nice word. She is too much. She changes her wigs every class period. She brings like four wigs. One period, she’ll have on her blonde wig. The next period, you come in, and she has on her red one. She doesn’t let you have your phone in class, because she said somebody put her on Instagram one time. It got like 50,000 likes. It was the funniest video I’ve ever seen. I had one sub who wouldn’t let us talk. My friend got sent out for breathing too loud. I had another sub who would thread my eyebrows in class. She brought her needle and thread in class, and was just threading people’s eyebrows for $2. Usually, you go to the eyebrow salon, and it’s $11. We thought $2 was just great, so she was just threading people’s eyebrows in class. She was really sweet. My first time going to a party, I was so surprised because I was friends with these girls I thought were real sweet, real nice. I got to the party, and they were twerkin’ and smoking. I was like, Oh my god, these people are crazy. Somebody asked me if I wanted something to drink, and I said no. They were like, “Oh, she thinks she’s too good to have something to drink.” I was like, “No, it’s not that. I just don’t want anything. I might get in trouble when I get home.” They said, “It’ll be gone before you get home,” but I just said, “No, I’m OK.” My friend, she’s not like me. She was trying everything. I was kinda embarrassed that she was trying everything, because it made me look like I was the square. I was the only one not doing anything. I’m still a stick in the mud. I still don’t do anything. I kinda sit back and observe. I’ll dance a little at the most, but even then it’s not twerking. I might socialize, but I pretty much just sit back and look at everybody. I’m one of a few who do that. I’d say like probably 90 percent of my classmates are having sex. I

don’t think there’s an expectation. I don’t think there’s a pressure. I don’t know anybody who feels pressure to have sex. I think people like to have sex, and it’s just what they do. Some people have whole groups of friends that all have sex with the same people. That sounds crazy to me, but it doesn’t sound crazy to a lot of people. A lot of people think that’s normal.

oy, 16 Rising junior Central High School

The school is really big. I got lost on the way to my first class and walked in late. I didn’t know if I was on my first class roll. [A teacher] asked me what my name was, and I was like, “I don’t know.” I was just lost. The Advanced Placement classes are mostly white and Asian, and the pre-AP and regular classes are mostly African American or Hispanic. Some pre-AP classes are about half white, half African American. At lunch, the white kids don’t really sit with the black kids. You can kinda see where all the white kids are at lunch, and

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where all the black kids are. There’s no hostility between the white kids and the black kids. My pre-AP World History class was about half and half. All the white kids sat on one side, and all the black kids on the other Not to inflate my ego, but I think our friend group is probably near the top. Most people know us, and we’re not hated by anyone. I wouldn’t say we’re like “the cool kids,” but we’re somewhere up there. I wouldn’t say there’s a definitive “cool kid” group or a clique that no one else can get into. No one’s that uptight. I’ll go hang out with other friend groups, too, like the nerds and the geeks. I’ll go talk to them at lunch sometimes and see what’s up with them. They’re pretty funny people, and in class, you have to be nice to them or else they’re not going to give you any of the test answers. It’s not like cliché, stereotypical high school from the movies with the jocks, the bullies, the nerds. Most people get along. My first drinking experience was after basketball homecoming this year. That was my first time, and I got really, really, really drunk. My parents had left the house for an hour or so to go eat dinner. We snuck back into my house. I got two Gatorade bottles and took some of my parents’ vodka. We left and took it in the car. We went to another person’s house, and they already had a bunch of alcohol there. Anyone could have it, so we all got pretty wasted that night. Getting alcohol is easier for me than most people in general, because I know where it is in my house. I assume it’s a lot harder for most people, because their parents would notice a difference. My parents have a lot, so I just take enough to where they wouldn’t notice. I’ve lied to my parents while high and drunk before. I’ve been on the phone with them while high and drunk, and I’ve put on a pretty good sober face. They weren’t able to tell, but they do know how drug activity circulates in this area. They’re always reminding me not to get involved in that stuff. They’ll tell me new information, like, “Did you hear about that kid who got caught with a weed farm in his backyard?” They’ve caught me drunk before. I got grounded for a few weeks. Xanax is pretty widespread. It’s weird how prescription drugs are looked down upon by our peer group. I was talking to them and was like, “Hey, me and this other person were talking about trying a little bit of acid www.arktimes.com

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On the other side of the desk From a teacher at Central High School.

like Central. There are a lot of politics at Central I don’t like. I have a core group of teachers that I get along with and can confide in about the job. I’ve met a lot of good people — but there’s also a lot of backstabbing, a lot of nepotism. When people say teaching is not a competitive profession? Well, in comparison to other professions, no, the money is not as attractive. But inside the school? It’s highly competitive. People in the same department can be cutthroat if a position comes open that seems attractive. They’ll go out of their way to elevate themselves or downplay others. There’s also a lot of people helping each other out — but people watch their own backs, a lot. I don’t have any AP classes; sometimes I wish I did, but most of the time I don’t, to tell you the truth. The people who teach AP are the main ones who are very competitive. I don’t want to sound like I’m punking out or anything, but there are better things I can do with my time than compete with other teachers. Another thing is that they have such a set curriculum with the AP courses — there’s not as much freedom. Our administrators will give us the freedom to do whatever we need to do to reach the “regular” kids. Though sometimes, I think that’s a nice way of saying, “These are not the kids that matter as much, so do whatever you want with them.” That’s the thing. I won’t play noble and say, “I just want to reach those kids.” But also, it is that. I know a lot of those kids are not getting the skills they need, even through their previous years of school before me. Sometimes it’s because the teachers just don’t bother giving them the skills that they need. And sometimes it’s, “I can’t teach 18

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these kids to do this kind of technical stuff,” whereas honestly a lot of times the kids don’t mind learning how to do the technical stuff. There’s a strong difference between the kids who come into my class and have taken the AP track all throughout their high school tenure and then decided, “OK, I’m just going to take it easy in my last year and take regular classes” — and then, the kids who have taken regular all throughout. It is such a vast difference. The kids who took the regular track — they don’t expect you to expect them to do anything. They don’t expect you to expect them to turn in work on time; they expect a 10th chance to turn in homework. They don’t expect you to hold them accountable for anything; they really don’t. But if you ask them, “Who’s going to college?” they all raise their hands. “I heard college was easy.” Well, if you know how to read and write it is. I’m pretty tough on them, but I break things down for them so they can understand it. I give them plenty of remediation — if they need it, then they just need it. The thing about it is, you have to home in on particular skills and constantly go back to those skills in some shape or fashion. The remediation happens every day; it just can’t take up your whole class period. That’s the good thing about block scheduling: There’s the remediation and there’s the learning of the new skills, and even if some of them aren’t mastering new skills every day, they master [the skills I remediate]. There’s very little we can do about a student’s home life, unless we see a problem so bad that we start the process of taking those kids out of that environment — which could have just as horrible an effect as letting them stay.

One of the saddest experiences I ever had as a teacher was when I tried to convince a parent to get her son tested for special education, and she refused to do it. This was at a school where I taught before Central. There was this kid who was obviously in need of special help. He needed an IEP [Individualized Education Program, a document outlining the special education services a student receives.] Eighth-grade kid, could barely spell his own name. A very sweet kid. Precious. On the day before parent/teacher conferences, we had a meeting with the mom. I had been appointed to be the one to address the parent. So I started the discussion: Had she thought about having her son tested to get an IEP? We had all our evidence there. His dad was there, too, and was very thankful. He said, “I’ve been trying to get him some help for a long time.” The mom and dad weren’t together, but it was clear they were both very concerned about him. By the time the meeting was over we were all glad, because we were going to get him the help he needed. Then, on the official day for parent/ teacher conferences, mom comes back in with an aunt and the dad. And the aunt was convinced that her nephew was a prophet. So, we were dealing with religious zealots. She said, “He’s not dumb. He doesn’t need any Special Ed. He doesn’t need any special help from you all. This baby is a prophet.” I was so shocked. And the dad was in tears, because he felt like he was powerless in the situation. They took him out of my class … and we were all really upset about the situation. To me, that was neglect. —As told to Benjamin Hardy

(LSD).” They were all like, “Dude, don’t do it. You’re gonna get really messed up on that.” I didn’t do it. They got a bunch of other people to talk to me about it. They said, “Hey, don’t do acid. You’re way too young for that.” Anything beyond weed crosses the line for most kids. It just puzzles me, I guess. The stigma towards doing hardcore drugs like prescriptions or hallucinogens … those are looked down upon. Smoking weed gives you a good representation within the peer group, whereas if you do those hardcore drugs, you’re seen as a stoner and a weirdo. You’ll be looked down upon by the majority of people. The more popular kids could probably do it and get away with it. It’s like, “You can’t hate her, because it’s her … she’s just too cool.” I bet the percentage of people having sex is a lot lower than what people would say it is. People are always bragging about it. They’re probably lying, like, “Me and this girl totally did it in my car.” I don’t think it happened. They’re probably exaggerating; I’d say the percentage is probably 5 or 10 percent at most. I think there is some pressure to go and be sexually active. You’ll look like a loser if you don’t get any girls. People will lie about it for their friends, to try to seem cool. You always talk with your friends about your experience you had with a girl. It’s always like, “How was it? Did you smash?” I’m always thinking about how if I fail this test or do badly in this class, I’m not going to get into college. There’s a lot of pressure on me to get into a good college. My parents said they’d be fine if I went to Arkan-

sas, but they think I’m better than the U of A. They’re always telling me, “These grades are fine for the U of A, but you’re so much better than this.” College is always being put inside my head by them and by me. There are lots of smart kids, but I don’t think they care enough to try to get in anywhere else [besides U of A]. They’ll be fine

with the U of A, because they’re usually really popular and already have everything going for them. They don’t really need to take that extra step to have a good future, whereas these other kids are middle-class or poor. They kinda want to get out of our peer group and go find someone they can relate to. The U of A wouldn’t be bad. I

wouldn’t cry if that were the only college to take me, but it’s not my current goal. I honestly wouldn’t care if I had to go there. It’s a good school.

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oy, 17 Rising senior North Little Rock High

There was a big style difference from middle school to high school. The first day I was rocking Aeropostale and stuff like that, and then I realized that wasn’t cool. Yeah, that was a big shock. My favorite teacher was probably the weirdest teacher I had. She was amazing. She was a great teacher. She

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taught science. Her stories were hilariously crazy. She’s a crazy woman. She told us about her 56 brothers and sisters. Yes, 56 brothers and sisters. Just crazy stuff like that. And how she would explain scenarios, too. She’d be like, “Salads at my house are heterogeneous or homogenous?” We’d say heterogeneous because she had walnuts and grapes and stuff in her salad, but then she’d be like, “Salads at so-and-so’s house since he doesn’t eat anything are homogeneous because he only likes lettuce in his salad.” Cheating is a widely accepted thing at my school. If you sit by someone smart, you’re basically expected to cheat. A lot of my friends do it. I’ve done it. I’m not ashamed of that. I still do it. I’ll know the answer but won’t feel confident that mine’s the right one, so I’ll just look on someone else’s paper to see if it’s right. Especially with homework. I don’t think I did one assignment in Advanced Placement U.S. History without copying off someone. Homework is a big cheating thing. If I’m not your close friend, don’t ask me for your paper because that’s dumb. You can get in trouble for that. If I’m friends with you, I can let you reword my paper all the time. I see racial divisions in the mornings after the tardy bell rings. I’m African American, but I hang out with a lot of white kids. When I’m walking into school, all the administrators greet me. If I’m past the tardy bell, they literally look past me. If someone’s pants are sagging and walking in their direction, they’re like, “Where’s your pass?” It’s really obvious at our school, especially since we have more African Americans at our school than Caucasians. I haven’t really had a teacher who I can pinpoint and say that they’re obviously racist. I have had some instances where it’s like, “Well, they’re doing this, so why can’t I?” That kinda thing. I feel like my parents don’t understand my problems. I’m a nondenominational Christian growing up in a

Southern Baptist house, so it’s pretty bad. I’m also gay, so there are a lot of battles between me and my parents. They’re ready for me to go. I’m ready for me to go. We’re at that point now. They try to act like they know what’s going on in my life, but they really don’t. I’ve been a straight-A student all my life. When I start slacking, it’s obvious that they’ll become disappointed in me. I’m disappointed in myself. They don’t have unrealistic expectations when it comes to grades. All my friends are really accepting of me being gay. It’s crazy how it happened. I’m one of those people who when you meet me, you know. In ninth grade, I kinda hid it. In 10th grade summer, I came out. Everybody was really cool about it, because they already knew. If you weren’t friends with me, then whatever. I haven’t had any people say, “Oh, you’re gay. I’m not your friend anymore,” or people picking on me. The most tension comes from my parents. Getting scholarships is what I’m really worried about. Finding them and applying for them is my thing. Getting into college won’t be a hassle for me. I know I can with my ACT

score and my grade point average. I know it’s possible for me to get into a good college. My parents are going to be paying for college as of right now, but I don’t want them to be burdened with my college bill till they die.

irl, 15 Rising sophomore LISA Academy

My biology teacher went a year without wearing shoes. He walked in the class with no shoes. In the wintertime, he had no shoes. He said he wanted to try it out. He’d also walk on the tables. He made this bet with his wife. He had to cut all his hair off. He wouldn’t tell us what the bet was, but he lost. He had long hair and this huge beard, so he cut it off and looked super weird. I did not like my Spanish teacher. She’s Hispanic, and me being Hispanic, I did not like her. She would say something about Mexicans, and I’m like, “Well, my mom’s Mexican, so what’s up?” She’d say, “That’s not the proper language.” We have more slang in our language, while Spain’s

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is more proper. She just put us down, and that’s why I don’t like her. My cousin started going to my school, and my family members are having problems with his side of the family. I barely get to see him. We were super close when we were little. All of a sudden, he’s just a different person, and he was so stupid. He would bring alcohol to the school. I’m like, “How dumb are you?” He’d be like, “You want some orange juice?” I was like, “You’re playing with me!” I couldn’t smell anything, ’cause I was sick that day. I drank it, and it was nasty! He had mixed it with liquor. I was like, “What is this?” He said, “It’s liquor and orange juice!” It was horrible, but then afterwards, I started getting used to it. He would bring it to class every morning. His mom … they always had parties, so they wouldn’t notice when he took it. One time, he brought everybody a specific drink. They were like, “Give me this! Give me that!” I kinda liked it. I felt cool. If you go out with somebody, guys will automatically think, Oh, I can touch on her now that she’s my girlfriend. From experience, this dude … we were going out. It wasn’t that long, and he got comfortable. He didn’t ever touch on me, but he asked me if I wanted to [have sex]. I was like, Dang, I don’t know, but I really like him. Then I said OK. We went to the gym, and we ended up not doing it. I was so nervous. Now when I think about it, I’m glad that I didn’t do it. I want to keep it to myself. Guys think we can do it here or there, like what the heck? Like doing it in the bathroom … that’s just weird. I’d rather keep it to myself. My uncle has his kids here. They’re from America, but they’re wasting their time. They’re not worried about school. I am. I want to be something different. I already know I’m gonna make it. They’re probably not, but I am. I’m not too upset about it. If I make it, I think it’d make them realize, Oh, I can make it, too. They could look up to me. www.arktimes.com

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WALTER WAS THE WORST

But Steely Dan’s Donald Fagen, the Danettes and Steve Winwood wow at Verizon Arena. BY JOHN TARPLEY

con Blues” and this writer’s personal favorite, “FM,” the band tore through a night of hits with minimal deep-cut indulgences (see: The Cure’s summer setlists). “Bodhisattva” was a monster live, propelled by the brass section behind the bandstand, and “Hey Nineteen” turned the sardonic synths of the original into a hard bop powerhouse.

he most striking thing about Saturday’s show at Verizon Arena was how it affirmed the reputations of Steve Winwood and Steely Dan. Winwood left the stage as the underrated workhorse hero of the night. Steely Dan’s two-hour set of literate jerk-jazz-rock was great, no doubt, but would have been really extraordinary had Walter Becker bothered to show up to the gig instead of souring the set with his apathy. Winwood crunched through an hour revue of his varied, decades-long catalog, bookending his set with “I’m a Man” and “Gimme Some Lovin’ ” — one could be forgiven for forgetting that these two mountains of song didn’t exist before the reedy British gentleman on stage made them — while touching on his psychedelic/proggy past in Traffic (“The Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys”), his British blues excellence in Blind Faith (“Can’t Find My Way Home,” another standard from the deep Winwood songbook), and, lest anyone forget that he’s a vice admiral in the Yacht Rock Navy, “Higher Love.” His voice was incredibly strong, and it was a joy seeing his instrumental chops still intact as he bounced back and forth from organ to guitar, not shying away from ripping it up on either one. So it would be reasonable to expect Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, the terrible twins of Steely Dan, to bring it as well, right? No doubt, Donald Fagen held it down behind the electric piano, handling vocals and front-man duties with an atypical joy, still relishing twisting his iconic, caustic lyrics around in his big bass mouth. Although longtime Dan pianist Jim Beard handled the heavy keys on the Steinway tucked rear stage, Fagen still found the energy and presence of mind to pepper in the occasional great and tasteful fill on his keys. On the other hand, Becker, still cokebloated from the ’70s, did little else but disappoint. One of the most inventive guitarists in rock history, the man who 22

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’TILL THE GIRLS SAY WHEN: Steely Dan’s “Danettes” (left to right: Carolyn Leonhart, Cindy Mizelle, Paulette McWilliams) and the duo’s backing band brought more musical muscle to Saturday night’s show than frontman Walter Becker, and special guest Steve Winwood charmed the crowd.

brought insane jazz voicings to rock music (I mean, his impossible chords look more like chemical equations than chord names, all D#minor11-sus9-aug13/ Eb fourth position or whatever), he just couldn’t be bothered to do much more than absent-mindedly flick at his bottom two strings, playing through a barelyaudible amp. (When Becker finally turned up to bring an amazing, Birdevoking solo to “Pretzel Logic” in the encore, it stung more than it wowed.) If that weren’t insult enough, Salty Uncle Walty expended the most energy when he took the mic for a couple of minutes to insult all the barefoot Dixieland yokels (“when you go back to your

Hondo town or gypsy caravan”) that paid serious bucks to see him play guitar, then made everyone sit through his vocals on “Daddy Don’t Live in That New York City No More,” Steely Dan’s most sub-Ringo song. Much side-eye was thrown by the audience, deservedly. That said, the band’s eight-piece backing band and the Danettes, its three backup singers, provided the incredible muscle of the night. Infinite praise is due to Jon Herington, too, the guitarist who amazed throughout the night in Becker’s emotional absence. Also worthy of a real rave: the setlist itself. Even without the usually dependable Dan performances of “Rikki,” “Dea-

Trading lead verses for “Dirty Work,” the Danettes shined, feminizing the ironic masculine vulnerability of the original cut. Between “Black Cow,” “Peg,” and “Kid Charlemagne,” Steely Dan made a nice case for being the definitive ubernerdy white dudes responsible for some of the highest points in the history of hiphop. (Along with Kraftwerk, of course.) Qualms aside, The Dan and the Dan Backing Band put on a strong show for any outfit that’s been going strong for 45 years, and the bad was way outweighed by the truly great. Donald Fagen is a living legend and, well, maybe next time they can send a Walter Becker cardboard cutout in his place.

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A&E NEWS FOUR JAZZ MUSICIANS were inducted into the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame last week in a ceremony at the Capital Hotel’s ballroom. Among them were two early jazz pioneers, Hot Springs’ Junie Cobb, a bandleader and multi-instrumentalist who was part of the Chicago jazz scene in the 1930s and 1940s, and Little Rock’s Alex Hill, a prolific jazz arranger during that same period who collaborated with Fats Waller and composed for the Duke Ellington Orchestra.

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A ROWDY FAITH: Longtime friends Alisyn Reid and Cate Davison are currently recording with their two-family band at Blue Chair Studio, and they’ll share some of those melodies Thursday night at The Joint, 7:30 p.m., $10.

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Cate Davison and Alisyn Reid aren’t sisters, but you’d never know it by the easy way their voices slide together through parallel harmonies. Reid’s bright, bold voice has the clarity of Emmylou Harris or Alison Krauss, to which Davison adds a warm, rich alto. After spending some post-college years pursuing acting

careers, the pair reunited back home in Arkansas to sing together for a friend’s wedding, started rehearsing together, and eventually decided to make it official. One can’t help but think of groups like The Watson Twins or Indigo Girls when hearing the duo (often mistaken for a Christian group because of their name), but their vocal chemistry rests atop a different accompaniment; Davison’s father,

Steve, plays the banjo and drums, lending a sort of “hot jazz” feel to the tunes, Alisyn Reid’s mother, Ty, holds down a steady bass line, and her father, Gene, answers Alisyn’s acoustic guitar with subdued, moody electric guitar for effect. The twofamily ensemble is recording this summer at Blue Chair Studio, an effort that undoubtedly will distill what’s already a distinctive sound.

1 Oz. Jig, The Creek Rocks, Opal Agafia and the Sweet Nothings and Kaminanda, to name a few. Within hours of Pipeline Productions’ announcement in December 2015 that Wakarusa 2016 would be canceled, Highberry swooped in to assume the summit. Deadhead spokesperson Jon Walker told the Fayetteville Flyer that his group “wanted to keep the magic of Mulberry Mountain,” and to harness some of the energy that Wakarusa brought to Arkansas. He does, however, plan to cap the attendance at 4,000 (in contrast to Wakarusa’s typical

20,000), so if vibing out to Papadosia and Dirtfoot after a belly dance class and a round of disc golf sounds like a dreamy way for you to spend the holiday weekend, you’ll want to make haste on securing those tickets. Camping is included with admission, as are the daily shuttles to the Mulberry River for swimming. You can tote in your own beer (no glass, please). Reserved RV passes are sold out, but primitive bus/RV passes (no water or electricity) are available for $50. See highberryfestival.com for the full schedule, tickets and details.

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Every summer, Wildwood Park for the Arts opens its 105 acres and 625-seat theater to a throng of children and teens ages 6-18 in fervent hopes they’ll leave more musically literate than when they came. The Wildwood Academy of Music and the Arts, as the program is called, is under the direction of Bevan Keating, a Canadian-born vocal specialist who is the energetic force behind the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Community Chorus, the choir at Second Presbyterian Church and co-founder of Praeclara, the church’s performing arts organization. Keating brings baritone Curtis Sullivan and pianist Kyung-Eun Na to Wildwood for “Let Beauty Awake,” which spans from Rameau to Lerner and Loewe, and features Ralph Vaughan Williams’ art song cycle, “The Songs of Travel,” in its entirety. Sullivan is known for his operatic interpretations of Count Almaviva and Sarastro, and of Giorgio Bachetti in Sondheim’s “Passion.” (You’ll also find him featured on the celebrated beefcake opera blog “Barihunks,” which is exactly what it sounds like.) Na is a collaborative pianist with a dazzling resume (Manhattan School of Music, Juilliard, Oberlin), a firm commitment to performing new music, and — as her students report — an ability to challenge and inspire in her role as UALR’s vocal coach. Na tells us the program is of the moment. “I think it is the perfect program for this current time when we are suffering from the conflicts between different political opinions, religious views and ideologies. … We all want to ultimately live in a beautiful place.” For tickets, visit wildwoodpark.org.

IN BRIEF

THURSDAY 6/30 Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre presents “Twelfth Night” at 2 p.m. (to be reprised at 10 a.m. Fri. and Sat.), at UCA’s Reynolds Performance Hall in Conway, $10, and “Midsummer Night’s Dream” at 7:30 p.m. (to be reprised 7:30 p.m. Sun.) on the lawn in front of McAlister Hall, pay what you can ($15 suggested). Reckless Kelly brings Austin twang to the Rev Room, 9 p.m., $20.

FRIDAY 7/1

ALL THE WORLD THERE IS: As part of an Arkansas Tourism video highlighting our corner of the world, Amasa Hines plays a free concert at Stickyz at 9:30 p.m. Thursday night.

THURSDAY 6/30

AMASA HINES: ARKANSAS TOURISM FILM SHOOT 9:30 p.m. Stickyz Rock ’n’ Roll Chicken Shack. Free.

Arkansas is gifted with more natural and cultural abundance than we know what to do with, and our bounty’s never more neatly packaged than in commercials promoting Arkansas tourism. Each one is essentially a two-minute, sweeping roundup of lush vistas, happy folks exiting a bathhouse, a pair of fisher-

men backlit by a sunset in the cypress swamps. It’s “Greatest Hits of Arkansas: The Aerial View.” In keeping with the formula of showing off Arkansas’s finest, Amasa Hines will participate in the filming of the next commercial, offering a free concert for anyone and everyone who doesn’t mind their mug being part of the promotional effort. Amasa Hines’ songs are rarely bound to a single riff — they drift, open up, make sudden turns. They can slip from a Clash-esque

FRIDAY 7/1

THE HOLLOW ENDS, BLACK HORSE, DANGEROUS IDIOTS 9 p.m. Vino’s. $5.

If you like your pop-punk swift and smart, you’ll need to pull up a patch of concrete at Vino’s Friday night. Dangerous Idiots, a self-described “gulch rock” trio, takes the stage first, on the verge of releasing its “Marijuana” EP this summer, featuring the single “If You Don’t Smoke Pot, I Don’t Trust You.” Driven by front man Aaron Sarlo’s eternally earnest vocals, the band (for this show, Greg Olmstead on drums and Jake Rutherford on bass) has been lauded for philosophically savvy tunes like “He Who Has the Information Is the Leader,” but can just as easily rip out a heartbreakingly sweet love song like “Wifi” (“you will never need a home as long as there’s the slightest spark in these old bones”) or “Sad,” a two-minute jewel shrouded in ukulele

dub groove to an expansive psychedelic sprawl so smoothly that by the end of the song, it seems impossible that the whole thing started with singer-guitarist Joshua Asante’s guitar playing one or more chords quietly, as if to himself. Thanks to an intense collective focus, several sets of highly attuned ears and inventive drumming, the band’s music breathes, allowing Asante’s supple voice to wail, preach and plead.

SATURDAY 7/2 and resignation (“the only thing we control is how much to care, if at all”). The show also features The Hollow Ends, a creation of St. Louis’ Zachary Schwartz, a soon-to-be doctor of political science whose resonant tenor alone could probably land him a career in musical theater if he weren’t so inclined toward anthemic rock songs with rollicking electric guitar and kick drum. Schwartz is on tour with violinist Jenn Rudisill, who plays like the Seven Furies, and singer Tawaine Noah, whose renditions of Marvin Gaye tunes have earned him permanent heartthrob status. (For proof, note that Hollow Ends’ incentive for a $10 donation includes “get to first base with Tawaine.”) They’re joined by Black Horse, a Little Rock trio that mixes Dick Dale-esque surf riffs with manic punk drumbeats. Soak up each of those beats while they last; Black Horse’s tracks are sprints, not marathons.

RANDALL SHREVE AND THE DEVILLES 9 p.m. Revolution. $7-$10.

In 2015, Randall Shreve finished “The Devil and The End,” the fourth chapter in what he called “The Entertainer Cycle,” a series of albums exploring the metamorphosis of a young entertainer named Charlie. Shreve’s music bears all the theater and drama of its sonic ancestors: Queen, ELO, and perhaps John Kander’s music for the 1975 musical “Chicago.” Aesthetically, he comes across as part of a macabre cabaret, an eyeliner-clad, fedoratopped ringmaster leading his band — for some time ‘The Sideshow” and now “The Devilles” — in brassy grooves that allow his voice to slide effortlessly into its lovely falsetto mode, often over Vaudevillian piano riffs. For someone who was a drummer on over 50 recordings before he ever stepped out front, he sure seems at ease up there. If you missed the band’s set at Riverfest, here’s a second chance to bear witness.

Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre presents “Romeo and Juliet” at 7:30 p.m. at Reynolds Performance Hall, $32 (to be reprised at 2 p.m. Sun.). Joe Diffie headlines Oaklawn Park’s 25th annual Spa Blast on the track’s infield, 5 p.m., Hot Springs. Brian Nahlen and Nick Devlin play a free show at Markham Street Grill and Pub, 8:30 p.m. The Arkansas Travelers play the Frisco Roughriders at Dickey-Stephens Field, with an all-you-can-eat picnic hosted by Ouachita Baptist University, 7:10 p.m., $10-$20. The Rev Room hosts “Ode to the Queens,” a vocal showcase paying tribute to Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Whitney Houston and others, 9 p.m., $10-$20. Maxine’s in Hot Springs holds an “Underground Sounds Hip-Hop Show,” an open mic followed by sets from Bud Jackson, Duke of the South, Giorgio Vuitto and Last Sayso, 9 p.m., $5.

SATURDAY 7/2 Sean Fresh and the Nasty Fresh Crew take the stage at King’s Live Music in Conway, with opener Caleb Lee, 8:30 p.m., $5. Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre continues its run of Sondheim and Bernstein’s “West Side Story,” 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Reynolds Performance Hall, $25-$32. Pine Bluff hosts “Sweet Sounds of Downtown,” a summer concert on the banks of Lake Saracen, 6 p.m., $5-$25. New Orleans experimental jazz duo Roar! joins Kansas City’s Sterling Witt and locals Landrest for a show at Maxine’s, 8 p.m., $7. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville opens its first folk art exhibit, “American Made: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum,” $10. Sammy Hagar & The Circle play the Walmart AMP in Rogers, 7:30 p.m., $36-$81. Maddie and Tae play “Shut Up and Fish” and other country tunes they’ve crafted at Magic Springs’ Timberwood Amphitheater, with opener Cliff Hudson, 7 p.m., $55-$65. Paul Prater combines magic and comedy at Vino’s, 8 p.m., $10.

SUNDAY 7/3 Calvin Rodgers headlines “Drummers in the House,” a percussionist showcase at the Rev Room, 7 p.m., $10-$20. KCamp and Young Greatness host an Independence Day Bash at the Clear Channel Metroplex, 8 p.m., $39-$84. Opera in the Ozarks brings “Don Giovanni” to the Arend Arts Center in Bentonville, 3 p.m., $10-$25.

MONDAY 7/4 Celebrate the Fourth at the 33rd annual “Pops on the River,” featuring a fireworks show and a performance from the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, noon to 10 p.m., fireworks at 9:30 p.m., free. www.arktimes.com

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AFTER DARK

JUG BAND MUSIC: Sad Daddy takes its tongue-in-cheek repertoire to the White Water Tavern Friday night, 9:30 p.m.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 30

MUSIC

“Albert Herring.” At the Opera in the Ozarks Theater. Inspiration Point, 7:30 p.m.; July 5, 7:30 p.m.; July 9, 7:30 p.m.; July 14, 7:30 p.m., $10$30. 16311 Hwy. 62 W., Eureka Springs. 479-2538595. opera.org. Amasa Hines. As part of a film shoot for Arkansas Tourism. Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack, 9:30 p.m., free. 107 River Market Ave. 501-3727707. stickyz.com. Big Stack. Cajun’s Wharf, 5:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-375-5351. cajunswharf.com. Charles Woods Band. 9:30 p.m., $5. whitewatertavern.com. Curtis Sullivan and Kyung-Yun Na. Wildwood Park for the Arts, 7:30 p.m., $15. 20919 Denny 26

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Road. 501-821-7275. wildwoodpark.org. Drageoke. Hosted by Queen Anthony James Gerard: a drag show followed by karaoke. Sway, 8 p.m. 412 Louisiana. clubsway.com. Highberry Music Festival. Yonder Mountain String Band, Keller Williams, Papadosio, Buckethead and more. Mulberry Mountain, -July 3, $55-$155. 4117 Mulberry Mountain Loop, Ozark. highberryfestival.com. Jim Dickerson. Sonny Williams’ Steak Room, 7 p.m. 500 President Clinton Ave. 501-324-2999. www.sonnywilliamssteakroom.com.

Karaoke. Zack’s Place, 8 p.m., free. 1400 S. University Ave. 501-664-6444. Live music. No cover charge Sun.-Tue. and Thu. Ernie Biggs. 307 President Clinton Ave. 501-3724782. littlerock.erniebiggs.com. Open Jam. Thirst n’ Howl, 8 p.m. 14710 Cantrell Road. 501-379-8189. www.thirst-n-howl.com. Open jam with The Port Arthur Band. Parrot Beach Cafe, 9 p.m. 9611 MacArthur Drive, NLR. 771-2994. Reckless Kelly. Revolution, 9 p.m., $20. 300 President Clinton Ave. 501-823-0090. revroom.

COMEDY

Drew Thomas. With CJ Starr. The Loony Bin, 7:30 p.m., $8. 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-228-5555. loonybincomedy.com.

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com. RockUsaurus. Casa Mexicana, 7 p.m. 7111 JFK Blvd., NLR. 501-835-7876. A Rowdy Faith. The Joint, 7:30 p.m., $10. 301 Main St. No. 102, NLR. 501-372-0205. thejointargenta.com. Ted Ludwig Trio. Capital Bar and Grill, 8 p.m., free. 111 W. Markham St. 501-370-7013. www. capitalbarandgrill.com/. Tragikly White. Cajun’s Wharf, 9 p.m., $5. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-375-5351. cajunswharf.com.

EVENTS

#ArkiePubTrivia. Stone’s Throw Brewing, 6:30 p.m. 402 E. 9th St. 501-244-9154. 2516 Cantrell Road Riverdale Shopping Center

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FILM

“The Karate Kid.” Ron Robinson Theater, 7 p.m., $5. 1 Pulaski Way. 501-320-5703. cals.org. Movies at the Market: “Cinderella.” Hot Springs Farmers and Artisans Market, 8 p.m., free. 121

FRIDAY, JULY 1

MUSIC

All In Fridays. Envy. 7200 Colonel Glenn Road. 501-562-3317. Black Horse, Hollow Ends, Dangerous Idiots. Vino’s, 9 p.m., $5. 923 W. 7th St. 501-375-8466. vinosbrewpub.com. Brian Nahlen and Nick Devlin. Markham Street Grill and Pub, 8:30 p.m., free. 11321 W. Markham St. 501-224-2010. markhamstreetpub.com. Canvas. Cajun’s Wharf, 9 p.m., $5. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-375-5351. cajunswharf.com. Fire & Brimstone. Cajun’s Wharf, 5:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-375-5351. cajunswharf.com. Highberry Music Festival. Yonder Mountain String Band, Keller Williams, Papadosio, Buckethead and more. Mulberry Mountain, through July 3, $55-$155. 4117 Mulberry Mountain Loop, Ozark. highberryfestival.com. “Il Tabarro” and “Pagliacci.” Part of Opera in the Ozarks’ 66th season. Inspiration Point, July 1, 7:30 p.m.; July 6, 7:30 p.m.; July 8, 7:30 p.m.; July 15, 7:30 p.m., $10-$30. 16311 Hwy. 62 W., Eureka Springs. 479-253-8595. opera.org. Joe Diffie. Part of Spa Blast, a celebration on the Oaklawn infield featuring fireworks and familyfriendly activities. Oaklawn, 5 p.m. 2705 Central Ave., Hot Springs. 501-623-4411. oaklawn.com. Live music. No cover charge Sun.-Tue. and Thu. Ernie Biggs. 307 President Clinton Ave. 501-3724782. littlerock.erniebiggs.com. Ode to the Queens. A showcase of vocalists paying tribute to Aretha Franklin, Cher, Whitney Houston, Janis Joplin, and others. Revolution, 9 p.m., $10-$20. 300 President Clinton Ave. 501823-0090. revroom.com. Sad Daddy. White Water Tavern, 9:30 p.m. 2500 W. 7th St. 501-375-8400. whitewatertavern.com. Salsa Dancing. Clear Channel Metroplex, 9 p.m., $5-$10. 10800 Col. Glenn Road. 501-217-5113. www.littlerocksalsa.com. Ted Ludwig Trio. Capital Bar and Grill, 8 p.m., free. 111 W. Markham St. 501-370-7013. www. capitalbarandgrill.com/. Underground Sounds Hip-Hop Night. Open mic followed by sets from Last Sayso, Bud Jackson, Duke of the South, Giorgio Vuitton. Maxine’s, 9 p.m., $5. 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. maxineslive.com. Upscale Friday. IV Corners, 7 p.m. 824 W. Capitol Ave.

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Fantastic Friday. Literary and music event, refreshments included. For reservations, call 479-968-2452 or email artscenter@centurytel. net. River Valley Arts Center, Every third Friday, 7 p.m., $10 suggested donation. 1001 E. B St., Russellville. 479-968-2452. www.arvartscenter. org. LGBTQ/SGL weekly meeting. Diverse Youth for Social Change is a group for LGBTQ/SGL and straight ally youth and young adults age 14 to 23. For more information, call 501-244-9690 or search “DYSC” on Facebook. First Presbyterian Church, 6:30 p.m. 800 Scott St.

LECTURES

Acting Shakespeare’s First Folio in Today’s Theatre. University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center, 6:30 p.m. 800 W. Dickson, Fayetteville. 479-5757987. arkshakes.com.

SPORTS

Arkansas Travelers vs. Frisco Roughriders. Dickey-Stephens Park, 7:10 p.m., $7-$13. 400 W. Broadway, NLR. 501-664-1555. milb.com.

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Ballroom dancing. Free lessons begin at 7 p.m. Bess Chisum Stephens Community Center, 8-11 p.m., $7-$13. 12th and Cleveland streets. 501-221-7568. www.blsdance.org. Contra dance. Park Hill Presbyterian Church, 7:30 p.m., $5. 3520 JFK Blvd., NLR. arkansascountrydance.org.

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Garden Club. A project of the Faulkner County Urban Farm Project. Ages 7 and up or with supervision. Faulkner County Library, 3:30 p.m., free. 1900 Tyler St., Conway. 501-327-7482. www. fcl.org.

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Shakespeare First Folio Exhibit. University of Central Arkansas Baum Gallery, through July 12: 12:30 p.m. 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. arkshakes.com.

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SPORTS

Arkansas Travelers vs. Frisco Roughriders. Dickey-Stephens Park, 7:10 p.m., $7-$13. 400 W. Broadway, NLR. 501-664-1555. milb.com.

COMEDY

Drew Thomas. With CJ Starr. The Loony Bin, 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., $12.10301 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-228-5555. loonybincomedy.com. “Forever Hold Your Peace.” By comedy trio The Main Thing. The Joint, 8 p.m., $22. 301 Main St. No. 102, NLR. 501-372-0205. thejointargenta.com. “Rednecks in Spandex.” An original production by The Main Thing. The Joint, 8 p.m., $22. 301 Main St. No. 102, NLR. 501-372-0205. thejointinlittlerock.com. The Swinger David Scott. The Loony Bin, July 1-2, 10 p.m.; July 6-9, 7:30 p.m., $8-$12. 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-228-5555. lr.loonybincomedy.com.

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Orange St., Hot Springs. 501-321-2277. “Woodstock,” Part II. A two-part screening of the 1970 documentary film. Vino’s, 7 p.m., free. 923 W. 7th St. 501-375-8466. vinosbrewpub.com.

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Shakespeare First Folio Exhibit. University of Central Arkansas Baum Gallery, 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. arkshakes.com.

KIDS

Walk Away With Your Own First Folio. Faulkner County Library, 3 p.m. 1900 Tyler St., Conway. 501-327-7482. arkshakes.com.

SATURDAY, JULY 2

MUSIC

Big Dam Horns. Immediately following The Main Thing. The Joint, 10:30 p.m., $5. 301 Main St. No. 102, NLR. 501-372-0205. thejointargenta.com. Charlotte Taylor. Cajun’s Wharf, 5:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-375-5351. cajunswharf.com. Highberry Music Festival. Yonder Mountain String Band, Keller Williams, Papadosio, Buckethead and more. Mulberry Mountain, www.arktimes.com

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AFTER DARK, CONT. through July 3, $55-$155. 4117 Mulberry Mountain Loop, Ozark. highberryfestival.com. Karaoke at Khalil’s. Khalil’s Pub, 7 p.m. 110 S. Shackleford Road. 501-224-0224. www.khalilspub.com. Karaoke. Zack’s Place, 8 p.m., free. 1400 S. University Ave. 501-664-6444. Casa Mexicana, 7 p.m. 7111 JFK Blvd., NLR. 501-835-7876. Karaoke with Kevin & Cara. All ages, on the restaurant side. Revolution, 9 p.m.-12:45 a.m., free. 300 President Clinton Ave. 501-823-0090. www.rumbarevolution.com/new. Live music. No cover charge Sun.-Tue. and Thu. Ernie Biggs. 307 President Clinton Ave. 501-3724782. littlerock.erniebiggs.com. Maddie and Tae. Magic Springs’ Timberwood Amphitheater, 8 p.m., $55-$65. 1701 E. Grand Ave., Hot Springs. magicsprings.com. Paul Prater. Magic, comedy. Vino’s, 8 p.m., $10. 923 W. 7th St. 501-375-8466. vinosbrewpub.com. Pickin’ Porch. Bring your instrument. All ages welcome. Faulkner County Library, 9:30 a.m. 1900 Tyler St., Conway. 501-327-7482. www.fcl.org. Randall Shreve and The Devilles. Revolution, 9 p.m., $7-$10. 300 President Clinton Ave. 501823-0090. revroom.com. ROAR!, Sterling Witt, and Landrest. Maxine’s, 8 p.m., $7. 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. maxineslive.com. Sammy Hagar and The Circle. Walmart AMP, 7:30 p.m., $36-$81. 5079 W. Northgate Road, Rogers. 479-443-5600. waltonartscenter.org. Sweet Sounds of Downtown. Saracen Landing, 6 p.m., $5-$25. 200 Lake Saracen Drive, Pine Bluff. 870-536-0576. Ted Ludwig Trio. Capital Bar and Grill, 8 p.m., free. 111 W. Markham St. 501-370-7013. www. capitalbarandgrill.com/.

Trey Johnson. Cajun’s Wharf, 9 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-375-5351. cajunswharf.com.

COMEDY

Drew Thomas. With CJ Starr. The Loony Bin, 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., $12. 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-228-5555. loonybincomedy.com. “Forever Hold Your Peace.” By comedy trio The Main Thing. The Joint, 8 p.m., $22. 301 Main St. No. 102, NLR. 501-372-0205. thejointargenta. com. “Rednecks in Spandex.” An original production by The Main Thing. The Joint, 8 p.m., $22. 301 Main St. No. 102, NLR. 501-372-0205. thejointinlittlerock.com.

EVENTS

Falun Gong meditation. Allsopp Park, 9 a.m., free. Cantrell and Cedar Hill Roads. Hillcrest Farmers Market. Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. 2200 Kavanaugh Blvd. Historic Neighborhoods Tour. Bike tour of historic neighborhoods includes bike, guide, helmets and maps. Bobby’s Bike Hike, 9 a.m., $8-$28. 400 President Clinton Ave. 501-613-7001. Little Rock Farmers’ Market. River Market pavilions, 7 a.m. 400 President Clinton Ave. 375-2552. www.rivermarket.info. Pork & Bourbon Tour. Bike tour includes bicycle, guide, helmets and maps. Bobby’s Bike Hike, 11:30 a.m., $35-$45. 400 President Clinton Ave. 501-613-7001.

SPORTS

Arkansas Travelers vs. Frisco Roughriders. Dickey-Stephens Park, 7:10 p.m., $7-$13. 400 W. Broadway, NLR. 501-664-1555. milb.com.

BOOKS

Shakespeare First Folio Exhibit. University of Central Arkansas Baum Gallery, through July 12: 12:30 p.m. 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. arkshakes.com.

SUNDAY, JULY 3

MUSIC

“Don Giovanni.” Arend Arts Center, 3 p.m., $10$25. 1901 S.E. J St., Bentonville. opera.org. Drummers in the House. A showcase of drummers, featuring Calvin Rodgers. Revolution, 8 p.m., $10-$20. 300 President Clinton Ave. 501823-0090. revroom.com. Highberry Music Festival. Yonder Mountain String Band, Keller Williams, Papadosio, Buckethead and more. Mulberry Mountain, $55-$155. 4117 Mulberry Mountain Loop, Ozark. highberryfestival.com. Irish Traditional Music Session. Hibernia Irish Tavern, 2:30 p.m. 9700 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-246-4340. www.hiberniairishtavern.com. KCamp and Young Greatness. Clear Channel Metroplex, 8 p.m., $39-$84. 10800 Col. Glenn Road. 501-217-5113. metroplexlive.com. Kutless. With Derek Minor and Tony Tillman. Magic Springs’ Timberwood Amphitheater, 8 p.m. 1701 E. Grand Ave., Hot Springs. magicsprings.com. Live music. No cover charge Sun.-Tue. and Thu. Ernie Biggs. 307 President Clinton Ave. 501-3724782. littlerock.erniebiggs.com.

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SPORTS

Fleur Delicious Weekend. A French-themed celebration featuring galleries, restaurants, boutiques and bars in downtown Eureka Springs. Downtown Eureka Springs, July 5-10. Downtown Eureka Springs, Eureka Springs. www.fleurdeliciousweekend.com. Little Rock Farmers’ Market. River Market pavilions, 7 a.m. 400 President Clinton Ave. 375-2552. www.rivermarket.info. Trivia Bowl. Flying Saucer, 8:30 p.m. 323 President Clinton Ave. 501-372-8032. www.beerknurd.com/ stores/littlerock.

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LECTURES

Fireworks Spectacular. Featuring the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas. Walmart AMP, 7:30 p.m., $3-$10. 5079 W. Northgate Road, Rogers. 479443-5600. waltonartscenter.org. Live music. No cover charge Sun.-Tue. and Thu. Ernie Biggs. 307 President Clinton Ave. 501-3724782. littlerock.erniebiggs.com. Open Mic. The Lobby Bar. Studio Theatre, 8 p.m. 320 W. 7th St. Pops on the River. Featuring the annual fireworks show, classic car show and music from Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and Big Dam Horns. River Market, noon, free. 400 President Clinton Ave. 501-378-3807. Richie Johnson. Cajun’s Wharf, 5:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-375-5351. www.cajunswharf. com.

“Opportunity of Us.” A lecture by Superintendent of Little Rock School District Mike Poore. Sturgis Hall, noon, free. 1200 President Clinton Ave. 501683-5200. clintonschool.uasys.edu.

EVENTS

Garden Sketch Hour. Through August. Faulkner County Library, free. 1900 Tyler St., Conway. 501327-7482. fcurbanfarmproject.org.

Fourth of July Celebration. Ozark Folk Center State Park, 10 a.m., $7-$12. 1032 Park Ave., Mountain View. ozarkfolkcenter.com.

SPORTS

Arkansas Travelers vs. Midland Rockhounds. Dickey-Stephens Park, 5:30 p.m., $7-$13. 400 ARKANSAS TIMES

MUSIC

“Albert Herring.” At the Opera in the Ozarks Theater. Inspiration Point, July 5, 7:30 p.m.; July 9, 7:30 p.m.; July 14, 7:30 p.m., $10-$30. 16311 Hwy. 62 W., Eureka Springs. 479-253-8595. opera.org. Brian and Nick. Cajun’s Wharf, 5:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-375-5351. www.cajunswharf. com. Gil Franklin & Friends. Holiday Inn, North Little Rock, first Tuesday, Wednesday of every month. 120 W. Pershing Blvd., NLR. Headcold, Terminus, Peach Blush. White Water Tavern, 10 p.m. 2500 W. 7th St. 501-375-8400. whitewatertavern.com. Jeff Ling. Khalil’s Pub, 6 p.m. 110 S. Shackleford Road. 501-224-0224. www.khalilspub.com. Jim Dickerson. Sonny Williams’ Steak Room, 7 p.m. 500 President Clinton Ave. 501-324-2999. www.sonnywilliamssteakroom.com. Karaoke Tuesday. Prost, 8 p.m., free. 322 President Clinton Blvd. 501-244-9550. willydspianobar.com/prost-2. Karaoke Tuesdays. On the patio. Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack, 7:30 p.m., free. 107 River Market Ave. 501-372-7707. www.stickyz.com. Live music. No cover charge Sun.-Tue. and Thu. Ernie Biggs. 307 President Clinton Ave. 501-3724782. littlerock.erniebiggs.com.

EVENTS

Artists for Recovery. A secular recovery group for people with addictions, open to the public, located in the church’s parlor. Quapaw Quarter United Methodist Church, 10 a.m. 1601 S. Louisiana. Bernice Garden Farmer’s Market. Bernice Garden, 10 a.m. 1401 S. Main St. www.thebernicegarden.org.

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Stand-Up Tuesday. Hosted by Brett Ihler. The Joint, 8 p.m., $5. 301 Main St. No. 102, NLR. 501-372-0205. thejointinlittlerock.com.

Arkansas Travelers vs. Midland Rockhounds. Dickey-Stephens Park, 6:10 p.m., $7-$13. 400 W. Broadway, NLR. 501-664-1555. milb.com.

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SPORTS

Arkansas Travelers vs. Midland Rockhounds. Dickey-Stephens Park, 7:10 p.m., $7-$13. 400 W. Broadway, NLR. 501-664-1555. milb.com.

BOOKS

Shakespeare First Folio Exhibit. University of Central Arkansas Baum Gallery, through July 12: 12:30 p.m. 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. arkshakes.com.

CLASSES

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MUSIC

Gil Franklin & Friends. Holiday Inn, North Little Rock, first Tuesday, Wednesday of every month.

120 W. Pershing Blvd., NLR. “Il Tabarro” and “Pagliacci.” Part of Opera in the Ozarks’ 66th season. Inspiration Point, July 6, 7:30 p.m.; July 8, 7:30 p.m.; July 15, 7:30 p.m., $10-$30. 16311 Hwy. 62 W., Eureka Springs. 479253-8595. opera.org. Jim Dickerson. Sonny Williams’ Steak Room, 7 p.m. 500 President Clinton Ave. 501-324-2999. www.sonnywilliamssteakroom.com. Karaoke at Khalil’s. Khalil’s Pub, 7 p.m. 110 S. Shackleford Road. 501-224-0224. www.khalilspub.com. Karaoke. MUSE Ultra Lounge, 8:30 p.m., free. 2611 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-6398. Live music. No cover charge Sun.-Tue. and Thu. Ernie Biggs. 307 President Clinton Ave. 501-3724782. littlerock.erniebiggs.com. Open Mic Nite with Deuce. Thirst n’ Howl, 7:30 p.m., free. 14710 Cantrell Road. 501-379-8189. www.thirst-n-howl.com. Rob and Tyndall. Cajun’s Wharf, 5:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-375-5351. cajunswharf.com. RockUsaurus. Senor Tequila, 7 p.m. 10300 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-224-5505.

COMEDY

The Joint Venture. Improv comedy group. The Joint, 8 p.m., $8. 301 Main St. No. 102, NLR. 501372-0205. thejointinlittlerock.com. The Swinger David Scott. The Loony Bin, through July 9, 7:30 p.m., $8-$12. 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-228-5555. lr.loonybincomedy. com.

DANCE

NEW IN THE GALLERIES

ARGENTA GALLERY/ROCK CITY WERKS, 413 Main St., NLR: Pottery by Logan Hunter and Hannah May. 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tue.-Sat. 2588991. CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 509 Scott St.: “Last Glimpses of Authentic Polaroid Art,” photography by Brandon Markin, Darrell Adams, Lynn Frost, Rachel Worthen and Rita Henry, July 1-Sept. 30, reception 5:30-8 p.m. July 8, 2nd Friday Art Night. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Thu., 9 a.m.-noon Fri., 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Sun. L&L BECK ART GALLERY, 5705 Kavanaugh Blvd.: “The Wild Ones,” paintings by Louis Beck, drawing for free giclee 7 p.m. July 21. a.m.-6 p.m. Tue.-Sat. 660-4006. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK: “Surface Tension,” MA thesis exhibition of photography by Ted Grimmett, July5-28, reception 4-6 p.m. July 15; “Traditional Arts of the Bedouin,” ExhibitsUSA/Mid American Arts exhibition, through Aug. 5. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

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BENTONVILLE BOTTLE ROCKET GALLERY NORTH, 207 NE 2nd St.: “Video — Future Art,” works by Mike Abb, Kat Wilson, Dillon Dooms, Corey Johnson, Sara Segerlin, Danny Baskin and Joel Vedros, soft opening 6-10 p.m. July 1, closing reception 6-10 p.m. Aug. 5. CRYSTAL BRIDGES MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, One Museum Way: “American Made: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum,” 115 objects including quilts, carvings, signs, samplers, weathervanes and more, July 2-Sept. 19, “Spotlight Talks” by American Folk Art Museum curator Stacy Hollander on the exhibition followed by concert by the Ozark Highballers, 7 p.m. July 1, and Libby O’Connell on food traditions, 8 p.m. July 6; American masterworks spanning four centuries in the permanent collection. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon., Thu.; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Wed., Fri.; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat.-Sun., closed Tue. 479-418-5700.

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Little Rock Bop Club. Beginning dance lessons for ages 10 and older. Singles welcome. Bess Chisum Stephens Community Center, 7 p.m., $4 for members, $7 for guests. 12th and Cleveland streets. 501-350-4712. www.littlerockbopclub.

EVENTS

Fleur Delicious Weekend. See July 5.

FILM

Movies in the Park: “The Campaign.” The Clinton School of Public Service sponsors this screening of the 2012 film starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis. River Market, 8:30 p.m., free. 400 President Clinton Ave.

POETRY

Wednesday Night Poetry. 21-and-older show. Kollective Coffee & Tea, 7 p.m., free. 110 Central Ave., Hot Springs. 501-321-0909. maxineslive. com/shows.html.

BOOKS

Shakespeare First Folio Exhibit. University of Central Arkansas Baum Gallery, through July 12: 12:30 p.m. 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. arkshakes.com.

ARTS

THEATER

“West Side Story.” Reynolds Performance Hall, UCA, Sat., July 2, 2 and 7:30 p.m.; Wed., July 6, 2 and 7:30 p.m., $25-$32. 350 S. Donaghey, Conway. arkshakes.com.

“A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” Reynolds Performance Hall, UCA, Thu., June 30, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., July 3, 7:30 p.m.; through July 9, 7:30 p.m., donations. 350 S. Donaghey, Conway. arkshakes.com. “Romeo and Juliet.” Reynolds Performance Hall, UCA, Fri., July 1, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., July 3, 2 p.m.; Tue., July 5, 7:30 p.m.; Thu., July 7, 2 and 7:30 p.m., $25-$32. 350 S. Donaghey, Conway. arkshakes.com. “Twelfth Night.” Reynolds Performance Hall, UCA, June 30, 2 p.m., and July 1-2, 10 a.m., $10. 350 S. Donaghey, Conway. arkshakes.com.

OFFICE INTERIORS

CONWAY UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS, Baum Gallery: “Walk Away with Your Own Folio,” Faulkner County Library event in conjunction with the exhibition of the Shakespeare First Folio, 3 p.m. July 1. 501-327-7482. HOT SPRINGS JUSTUS FINE ART, 827 A Central Ave.: “For the Love of Line,” pen and ink drawings by Gary Simmons, printmaking by Kristin DeGeorge, paintings by Donnie Copeland and ceramics by Michael Ashley, reception 5-9 p.m. July 1, Gallery Walk, show through July. 501-321-2335.

NEW IN THE MUSEUMS

HISTORIC ARKANSAS MUSEUM, 200 E. 3rd St.: “Frontier Fourth of July,” 2-4 p.m. July 4, with lemonade, watermelon, period music, living history, a reading of the Declaration of Independence; refurbished 19th century structures from original city and galleries, guided tours Monday and Tuesday on the hour, self-guided Wednesday through Sunday, $2.50 adults, $1 under 18, free to 65 and over. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. 324-9351.

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Small businesses across Arkansas use social media to connect with customers and sell their products and services. Do you want to connect with your customers on social media? Let’s get started. AMERICAN MADE: This tapestry, stitched on canvas by Hannah Carter circa 1748, is part of the “American Made: Treasures from the American Folk Art Museum” exhibition at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The show features more than 115 objects, from quilts to weathervanes, from the New York museum. The show opens Saturday, July 2; a member preview is the evening before from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Check crystalbridges.org for programming around the exhibition. The Arkansas Times will be taking an Art Bus trip to the museum in August.

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nations for the 2017 Governor’s Arts Awards recognizing artists, patrons and corporations. Deadline to nominate is Aug. 5. For more information, contact Cheri Leffew at 324-9767 or cheri@arkansasheritage.org. The Arts Council is also taking applications from teaching performing, literary or visual artists who would like to join the Arts in Education Roster. Deadline to apply is July 8. Applications are available at arkansasarts.org. For more information, call the Arts Council at 501-324-9769 or email cynthia@arkansasheritage.org.

The Arts Council is also seeking submissions for the 2017 “Small Works on Paper” exhibition. Artwork must be no larger than 18 by 24 inches and only members of the Arkansas Artists Registry may enter. (Membership to the registry is free and open to all Arkansas artists.) David Houston, executive director of the Bo Bartlett Center, will be juror. Deadline is July 22. For more information about how to enter and fees, contact Cheri Leffew at 324-9767 or cheri@arkansasheritage.org.

ONGOING GALLERY EXHIBITS

ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER, MacArthur Park: 58th annual “Delta Exhibition,” through Aug. 28; Renoir’s “Madame Henriot,” loan from the Columbus Museum of Art, through Sept. 11; “55th Young Artists Exhibition,” work by Arkansas students K-12, through July 24. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. 372-4000. ARKANSAS CAPITAL CORP., 200 River Market Ave., Suite 400: “Naturals,” work by Virmarie DePoyster, Heidi Hogden, Logan Hunter and Anna Sheals. www.arcapital.com. BUTLER CENTER GALLERIES, Arkansas Studies Institute, 401 President Clinton Ave.: “School’s Out: An Exhibition of Student Work,” organized by Arkansas Art Educators, through Aug. 27;

“Culture Shock: Shine Your Rubies, Hide Your Diamonds,” work by women’s artist collective, including Melissa Cowper-Smith, Melissa Gill, Tammy Harrington, Dawn Holder, Jessie Hornbrook, Holly Laws, Sandra Luckett, Morgan Page and Rachel Trusty, through Aug. 27, Concordia Hall. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 320-5790. BOSWELL MOUROT FINE ART, 5815 Kavanaugh Blvd.: New large pastels by Cynthia Kresse, blown glass buckets by Kyle Boswell. 664-0030. CANTRELL GALLERY, 8206 Cantrell Road: “Black Box,” paintings by Kae Barron, through July 2. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 224-1335. CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 509 Scott St.: “Interconnections,” paintings and drawings by Maria and Jorge Villegas, through June. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Thu., 9 a.m.-noon Fri. and 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. 664-0880. CORE BREWING, 411 Main St., NLR: “Salud! A Group Exhibition,” through July 10. corebeer.com. DRAWL SOUTHERN CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY, 5208 Kavanaugh Blvd.: “The Gun Show,” works by regional artists. 680-1871. GALLERY 26, 2601 Kavanaugh Blvd.: Paintings by Michael Lierly, ceramics by Donna Uptigrove.10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tue.-Sat. 664-8996. GALLERY 360, 900 S. Rodney Parham Road: “Outsiders,” large-scale abstracts by Anthony Samuel-Lopez, narrative paintings by Rachel Dziga, through July 8. 663-2222. GINO HOLLANDER GALLERY, 211 Center St.: Paintings and works on paper by Gino Hollander. 801-0211. GREG THOMPSON FINE ART, 429 Main St., NLR: “Magical Realism.” 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.Fri., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. 664-2787. HEARNE FINE ART, 1001 Wright Ave.: “AfriCOBRA NOW: Works on Paper” featuring Akili Ron Anderson, Kevin Cole, Adger Cowans, Michael D. Harris, Napoleon Jones-Henderson, Moyo Okediji, James Phillips, Frank Smith and Nelson Stevens, through Sept. 3, artists reception 5:30-8 p.m. Sept. 9, tours and discussion 3-5 p.m. Sept. 10. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sat. 372-6822. HISTORIC ARKANSAS MUSEUM GALLERIES, 200 E. 3rd St.: Illustrations by Sally Nixon; “Fucoid Arrangements” by Robert Lemming and abstract drawings by Louis Watts, through Aug. 7; “Hugo and Gayne Preller’s House of Light,” historic photographs, through October. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. 324-9351. LAMAN LIBRARY, 2801 Orange St., NLR: “Inked Arkansas,” exhibition of work by Arkansas printmakers Melissa Gill, Catherine Kim, DebiLynn Fendley, Kristin DeGeorge, Warren Criswell, Daniel Adams, David Warren, Nancy Dunaway, Neal Harrington and Tammy Harrington, through July 1. 771-1995. LAMAN LIBRARY ARGENTA BRANCH, 420 Main St., NLR: “Family Portrait,” paintings by Kesha Stovall. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat. 687-1061. M2 GALLERY, 11525 Cantrell Road: “Unwrapped,” paintings by Robin Trevor Tucker; “Dressed,” new works by Lisa Krannichfeld; also new works by Bryan Frazier, John Sadowski and Charles James. 225-6721. MATT MCLEOD FINE ART GALLERY, 108 W. 6th St.: “Art • Craft • Art,” jewelry, tapestries, felt, ceramic, glass, paper, metal and mixed media sculpture by James Hayes, David Clemons, Sage Holland, Tom Holland, Lucas Strack, Beau Anderson, Louise Halsey, Barbara Cade, McLees CONTINUED ON PAGE 36

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BRICK FIELDS (Sessions) • Rachel and Larry are a phenomenal, original duo. Their music is joyful and pretty. You’ll be mesmerized when they perform.

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MARK EDGAR STUART W/SPECIAL GUEST BEN HARRIS (After-Hours) • Join for a special after-hours show starting at 9 PM, $10 cover, call 501.244.9660 to reserve a table.

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LOUISIANA SOUL REVIVAL (After-Hours) • Doors open at 4 PM, wristbands may be purchased day of the show for $10, show starts at 9 PM. call 501244.9660 to make a reservation for a table.

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CHARLES PORTIS’S NORWOOD AT 50 • Oxford American benefit to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Charles Portis’s first novel, Norwood, featuring Roy Blount Jr., Fred Newman, Tift Merritt, Harrison Scott Key, and Jay Jennings.

JULY 3

Midtown Billiards is your favorite late-night spot for the famous Midtown Burger and live music on Friday and Saturday nights, but it also has a great Sunday Special - the $4 Bloody Mary. Happy hour is 3 p.m.8 p.m. during the week. Monday night, the bar hosts a Preacher replay and $1 PBRs midnight-close.

JULY 1

Wildwood Park for the Arts hosts its summer camp sessions from advanced vocal instruction to beginner, intermediate and advanced orchestra lessons, it’s a great opportunity for young artists (age 6-18) to learn and engage in musical study. Apply online at www. wildwoodpark.org.

TIM GRIMMETT’S PHOTOGRAPHY MA THESIS exhibition takes place at the UALR Gallery II. Summer gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

THRU JULY 12

See the FIRST FOLIO in Arkansas. It’s a rare opportunity to view the book that gave us Shakespeare. Free and open to the public at the Baum Gallery on the UCA campus in Conway through July 12.

JULY 30

STONE’S THROW BREWING’S BLOCK ON ROCK 3RD BIRTHDAY BASH takes place from 4-10 p.m. on Rock Street from 7th to 9th Streets. There will be live music, food trucks and of course locally made craft beer from Stone’s Throw. Admission is $5 and benefits Preserve Arkansas.

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Murry’s Dinner Playhouse presents TOO MANY COOKS. Enjoy dinner and a night of fun during this play set in 1932 in Niagara Falls and centering on a fatherdaughter duo opening a gourmet restaurant. For tickets and show times, visit www.murrysdp.com.

I LOVE THE 90s, featuring SALT-NPEPA, VANILLA ICE, KID ‘n PLAY, ROB BASE, TONE LOC, and YOUNG MC perform at Verizon Arena. Tickets are $68.00 and $55.00, and are available at www.ticketmaster.com.

A Blow Dry Lounge invites you and your hair to their GRAND OPENING - the first 100 people receive: 50% off Blow Dry, 20% off VIP Memberships, 10% off retail products and 10% off Blowdry Packages. Friday, July 15 from 5 to 9 PM. Adult beverages, coupons & cupcakes. Chenal Promenade, 17819 Chenal Parkway, C-128

JOAN JETT is a sold out show, but there’s more happening this month at Choctaw Casino. On July 16, experience Tik Shiro Dance Concert for free at CenterStage. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. For more upcoming events, visit www.choctawcasinos.com.

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POPS ON THE RIVER takes place at the First Security Amphitheater. The free event begins at noon with activities for kids, a classic car show, food trucks and more. Entertainment will include performances by the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra led by conductor Philip Mann. The fireworks display will start at 9:30 p.m.

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JULY 2

ARKANSAS SHAKESPEARE THEATRE presents live performances Tuesdays through Saturdays at Reynolds Performance Hall of Twelfth Night (July 1-2), West Side Story (July 2 and 6), Romeo & Juliet (through July 7) and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (July 3, 8 and 9) on the lawn of the UCA campus. In addition to the Conway shows, Twelfth Night will travel to the South Arkansas Arts Center in El Dorado on June 29 and Crystal Bridges in Bentonville on July 7. For show times and tickets, visit www.arkshakes.com.

JULY 4

For a summer road trip idea, visit the GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER NATIONAL MONUMENT in nearby Diamond, MO, on George Washington Carver Day, and join in on the celebration from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. n Old Chicago Pizza in North Little Rock takes part in the WORLD’S LARGEST TAP TAKEOVER with Samuel Adams taking over the taps at more than 90 participating Old Chicago restaurants nationwide. Come raise a glass to celebrate Old Chicago’s 40th anniversary. For more info, like Old Chicago NLR on Facebook. n Eggshells hosts THE SCOOP, an ice cream event, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., where you can learn how to make the perfect scoop.

FUN!

JULY 1-9

ED BOWMAN AND THE ROCK CITY PLAYERS perform live at the FourQuarter Bar at 415 Main Street. Live music takes place every Friday and Saturday night. n Vino’s Brew Pub has several local shows coming up. Check the calendar for a full lineup at www.vinosbrewpub.com, and take in a show along with the best pizza and craft beer in town.

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MAXWELL performs live at Verizon Arena. Tickets are $125.00, $85.50, $59.50, and $29.50, and are available at www. ticketmaster.com.

TRADITIONAL ARTS OF THE BEDOUIN, curated by Dr. Amber Clifford-Napoleone, runs through August 5 at the UALR Gallery I. The Bedouin were nomads occupying the deserts of the Middle East and were skilled craftspeople. Their artifacts, including jewelry, bowls and weavings, will be on display. Summer gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

JULY 20

This month’s free “MOVIES AT MACARTHUR” film is Art in the Face of War at MacArthur Military Museum at 6:30 p.m. Popcorn and drinks are provided.

JULY 7-8

The Arkansas Repertory Theatre hosts Business of SHOW WORKSHOPS for adults and young artists (1017 years old) from 6-8 p.m on Thursday and Friday nights, respectively. The workshops will cover the ins and outs of the industry from auditions to getting an agent, branding to social media. Call the box office at 501-378-0405 to RSVP. n Every Thursday at the Little Rock Zoo is ZOOVIES, a family-friendly movie night with face painting, meet-andgreets with animal ambassadors and concessions. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for children. Gates open at 7:30 p.m. The movie starts at sundown. Visit www.littlerockzoo.com for more info.

JULY 22

Combining mixology with preservation is a great way to celebrate historic places, and that’s what the 2ND ANNUAL PRESERVATION LIBATIONS MIX-OFF is all about. Mixologists will stir up Prohibitionera drinks for sampling. A panel of judges determines overall winners. Proceeds benefit Preserve Arkansas, the only statewide nonprofit organization for saving historic places. Albert Pike Masonic Temple, 712 Scott St., Little Rock, 5:30-7:30, $50/$75 VIP includes exclusive Temple tour. Reservations: PreserveArkansas.org or 501-372-4757. Thirsty for a Preservation Libations preview? Two of the event’s Mixologists are at the Colonial Wines & Spirits Tasting Bar this month; Luiggi Uzcatequi on July 7th and Mark Hooper on July 14th. Join us! 11200 W. Markham, 501-223-3120.

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O’Looney’s celebrates the SUMMER OF ROSE with 15% off all rose all summer long. The liquor store on Rahling Road also welcomes you to choose them for your summer wedding or gathering with a full special events staff on hand for wine pairings, custom cocktails and more. For more info, visit www.olooneys.com. n Riverdale 10 offers summer movies for everyone. Settle into your big comfy recliner seats and enjoy a glass of wine or beer at the only theater in town where you can do so. Visit www. riverdale10.com for a list of movies now showing. n Rebel Kettle Brewing Co. is a fun lunch, dinner or happy hour spot. Daily specials like shrimp and grits or a fried green tomato burger hit the spot especially when paired with a cold blonde ale or peach wheat – perfect for summertime. Like Rebel Kettle Brewing Co. to keep up with the latest specials and selections.

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FOURTH OF JULY!

MOVIE REVIEW

CUT THE PLOT, DOUBLE THE BLITZ: Sans Will Smith and a storyline, Roland Emmerich’s “Independence Day: Resurgence” failed to resurge with audiences this weekend.

Shallow ‘Resurgence’ ‘Independence Day’ sequel is a hangdog mess. BY SAM EIFLING

he makers of “Independence Day: Resurgence” have accomplished something that ought to be impossible: They managed to make “Independence Day,” one of the great blow-’em-up disaster flicks of all time, look like a model of moderation and restraint. The original, in which marauding aliens gleefully flash-microwaved cities worldwide, was, in hindsight, underappreciated for its predatory patience. Gargantuan ships slunk their way overhead, hovered and waited. Will they, or won’t they? Oh, they will, and they did, and it was grand. Then actual characters used logic to figure out what to do about it; the answer was, a lot of rad dogfights followed by Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum uploading a fatal computer virus to the main ship. Yes, it was silly. No, this wasn’t a problem. The original was the top-grossing movie of 1996, won the Oscar for visual effects, and gave us one of the great pep-talk movie speeches of all time. In “Independence Day: Resurgence,” Roland Emmerich, who directed both movies, simply doubled the recipe. You like big ships, eh? Well, how about the aliens come back with a ship so dang big

it comes to rest over the Atlantic — the whole Atlantic. Oh, you think it was bad when they were just blowing up cities? How about if the aliens drill down to the core to suck out Earth’s metal center? Oh, and what if instead of taking time to let a plot and characters develop in such a

way that you might, like, remember their names or anything about them, we cut out every bit of loose space that allows the movie to breath and make it watchable? How about that, eh? Eh? By the second hour, it feels like you’re watching a movie on fast-forward. It’s a blitz with no feelings, no emotional stakes, no real excitement. Nothing makes sense, nothing feels real. The clutter. The clutter. Somewhere in this morass, real human actors struggled to tell a story, a story about humanity’s new finest hour. And they got off to sort of a cool start. In this telling, we’re 20 years after the first invasion and loving all the sweet tech we cribbed off the alien ships. Their

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tech catapulted humanity into an era of fusion-driven interplanetary travel and huge honkin’ laser defense systems (including a manned gun base on the moon). The world has been at peace, and the U.S.A. elected Sela Ward as president. Former President Bill Pullman keeps having kooky-old-man psychic episodes from his residual connection to the aliens. Liam Hemsworth is a swashbuckling space pilot with something to prove. Will Smith is back as … well, his character died, actually, so he’s not back, and Jesse T. Usher plays his kid, another pilot, neither very fresh nor quite princely. A Chinese model named Angelababy plays another pilot with four lines so “Independence Day: Resurgence” can make a lot of money in China. Jeff Goldblum is back, as sort of a Bill Nye character who doesn’t get to show any of his work. Rather, any time Emmerich needs to do something sorta smartsounding, he has Goldblum say it at top speed so the entire U.S. government can get to work on it chop-chop. Decisions happen so quickly and without regard for facts in “Independence Day: Resurgence,” you’ll wonder if we’ve indeed landed in Donald Trump’s America. Hollywood, often so maligned for recycling old franchises into new blockbusters, usually does a better job of it. This is, in fact, the doomsday scenario of a director jumpstarting an old property. It’s in the same spiritual category as the “Star Wars” prequels and whatever Indiana Jones schlock followed “The Last Crusade.” The 20-year wait for a sequel that never needed to exist has just proven to be decades too short. www.arktimes.com

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WHAT’S COOKIN’ RESTAURATEUR GIO BRUNO, who has been working against roof leaks, wall damage and other adversity to get Bruno’s Deli in business at 308 Main St., says he is now shooting for an early July opening, though the July 5 date mentioned in a local food blog is optimistic. The deli will serve sandwiches to go, though there will be nine barstools and a ledge if you want to eat in. Besides Italian sandwiches, the deli will have a small grocery offering meats and cheeses by the pound and specialty items like olives, anchovies, anchovy paste, oils and Arborio rice. The heir to the famed Bruno family of Little Rock Italian cooking is particularly interested in bringing “Prima Donna” to town; he thinks the deli will be the only place to buy the half Gouda/half parmesan cheese created by Amsterdam caseiculturers (cheesemakers to us). He also wants to include it on his three-cheese sandwich he’ll be serving. The deli will be open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays. Bruno’s Little Italy next door does not serve lunch, so the deli will fill the gap. THREE SAMS BBQ is back and serving barbecue from a catering truck after a March fire destroyed the restaurant. The owners hope to rebuild within the next three months. The truck is in the parking lot of 10508 Mann Road every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 10:30 a.m. until the savory barbecue is gone. They are currently serving beef, pork, barbecue-stuffed baked potatoes, three side items and different desserts each week. EL ZÓCALO IMMIGRANT Resource Center will be serving Latin favorites at “Tacos and Tianguis,” a fundraiser at the Bernice Garden on Saturday, July 16. The event runs from 6 to 9 p.m. A plate of tacos, heaped with plenty of sides and homemade salsas, will cost $10. Proceeds will assist the Southwest Little Rock-based nonprofit’s work with Central Arkansas immigrant communities, which includes a bimonthly food pantry and one-on-one case management services for families in need of help. What’s a tiangui, you might ask? El Zócalo Director Kelsey Reville Lam said it’s a Nahuatl word meaning “a market in which local people can sell just about anything.” In addition to the food, the event will feature vendors selling handmade crafts and other goods. 34

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Dave & Buster’s, finally The restaurant and gaming chain opens in Little Rock.

ore than 30 years after it was conceived in Little Rock and funded with Arkansas money, Little Rock (and Arkansas) has its first Dave & Buster’s, the supersized sports bar and arcade chain often described as “Chuck E. Cheese for grown folks.” Can you still see its roots? We missed the ’70s and early ’80s in Little Rock, but something tells us you’d have to squint pretty hard to see through the layers of private-equity tinkering that have optimized every aspect of the chain to better separate you from your money. Dave Corriveau and Larry “Goose” Garrison opened Slick Willy’s World of Entertainment in Union Station in 1977. It was 10,000 square feet and full of air hockey, backgammon, billiards, foosball and snooker tables; darts, pinball machines and a miniature golf course. It billed itself as “Little Rock’s funkiest game room” and helped spawn a derisive nickname for a future president. A year later, Corriveau and Garrison put money in with Buster Corley to open Buster’s, a bar and cafe also in the train station that was “a favored haunt of politicians, bond daddies and cocaine whores,” as one businessman described it in Arkansas Business. In the early ’80s, Corriveau and Corley decided to combine Buster’s and Slick Willy’s and scale up (Garrison went on to own The White Water Tavern). They took the concept to Dallas, where the first Dave & Buster’s opened in a 40,000-square-foot warehouse in 1982. The company, now traded on the Nasdaq, has more than 70 locations today. Corriveau and Corley got out of the business in the mid-2000s. Corriveau died in 2015. The new Dave & Buster’s is way out southwest near the new outlet malls and the Bass Pro Shop. It’s 30,000 square feet, which is massive as far as restaurants go, but somehow smaller than we had imagined based on mar-

how they manifest themselves. Even near 1 p.m., there were few seats available; our party of eight was relegated to the U-shaped bar. The menu at Dave & Buster’s is like any gut-busting chain, but with more bright colors and complicated gaming and food combo meals. The Classic Goldfingers were just regular, almost certainly frozen, chicken strips. The

CHUCK E. CHEESE FOR GROWNUPS: D&B’s beef burgers (top left) are slightly better than fast food; the veggie mushroom burger (below) needed some char. There are games, too.

keting and word of mouth. “Who Let the Dogs Out?” was being piped out to the parking lot when we arrived on a hot weekday at lunchtime. That turned out to be an appropriate soundtrack for what was waiting inside. Dozens (hundreds?) of school-age children were hollering and bouncing around. Televisions, few of which would fit into any average-sized living room without requiring some demolition, lined all available wall space. A kaleidoscope of flashing lights inspired a conversation about the symptoms of epilepsy and

Dave’s Double Cheeseburger was just slightly better than fast food. We got both of those from the Eat and Play combo section of the menu, which has 17 entree options and is available all day Sunday through Thursday and until 5 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. So that means we got the burger and fingers for $16.99 a piece and with them came a $10 game card. We may have further upsized the game card for $2 extra. Like we said, it was complicated. Ordering the grilled Portobello and veggie mushroom sandwich was,

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admittedly, like asking the restaurant a trick question: That is, will it be treated with the same char and reverence as its beefy correlates? In this case, the answer was no, but its presence on the menu was appreciated nonetheless, and the salad alongside was much more than an afterthought, topped with tangy roasted tomatoes and a mild vinaigrette. The Buffalo Wing Burger was one of those last-days-of-Rome menu items that begged to be ordered just for the sake of experience — if for no other reason than to tell your future grandchildren, huddled around a post-apocalyptic campfire, that there was once a place where human beings ate their hamburgers topped with chicken strips. Plus a thick patina of blue cheese and a side of tots, served in a miniature fryer basket. The two chunks of celery — pinned to the bun with a bamboo skewer — were a pleasant touch, although it really should have come with a full pound of celery for the sake of nutritional counterbalance. Still, we enjoyed the burger. It was certainly better than our companion’s South Philly Burger, a deflated affair topped with gooey white cheese and a sprinkling of some chewy meat scrapings masquerading as grilled steak. Another colleague had the fish and chips and said it paired well with his pineapple-coconut Glow Cone, a martini glass stuffed with snow-cone ice and neon drink. It was a movie tie-in to the new “Ghostbusters,” a Slimer cocktail. We suspect that’s the deal: The food works better as something to sop up alcohol. But since it was 1 p.m. on a Wednesday, we didn’t pound beers or indulge in any more of the menu’s sugary cocktails. Instead, we played arcade games.

Everything at Dave & Buster’s works on a Power Card, a sort of debit card that you swipe. No quarters allowed. Your card can be “recharged” at any time, natch. We played Pop-a-Shot and football toss and SkeeBall and, as always, had fun. But in a venue as nice as Dave & Buster’s, is it too much to ask for high-end versions of each? The SkeeBall was more compact than usual. The basketball and football games were fairly standard, but we longed for bigger and taller. Elsewhere, D&B has just about every multiplayer game that involves your riding on something or shooting a toy gun at zombies or terrorists on the screen. The snowmobile game is highly recommended. And we wanted to stick around all afternoon to play the Batman driving game that allows you to pick from Batmobiles of all eras. Grim-looking 12-year-olds were always lined up outside the Star Wars BattlePod, a new “immersive” game with a concave screen that gave off a virtual reality sort of feel, so we never got a turn. Those were all just for fun. Then there’s a whole other section of games to play to earn tickets, which can be traded for trinkets. These games, which are loud and bright and arranged in a way that makes the gaming floor disorienting, give the place a Playskool’s My First Casino feel. The legislature passed a law specifically to pave the way for this Dave & Buster’s, one that allows arcade prizes to reach $500 for facilities larger than 25,000 square feet and with a full menu. Presumably, most of the people that play these games are drunk or children. So if you are one of those people or are the parent of one, be warned. You’re not going to win $500 without spending many multiples of that more.

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AFTER DARK, CONT. Baldwin, David Scott Smith, Susan Campbell, Leandra Spangler and Carrie Crocker. 725-8508. MUGS CAFE, 515 Main St., NLR: “Renee Williams, New Works.” 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 379-9101. NEW DEAL GALLERY/STUDIOS, 2001 S. Louisiana St.: “Solastalgia,” paintings by Susan Chambers, tapestry by Louise Halsey. PULASKI TECHNICAL COLLEGE, 3000 W. Scenic Drive: “Merging Form and Surface,” sculpture by Robyn Horn and Sandra Sell, Windgate Gallery, Center for the Humanities and Arts. 812-2324. RED DOOR GALLERY, 3715 JFK, NLR: Work by new artist Jeff McKay; also work by C.J. Ellis, TWIN, Amy Hill-Imler, Ellen Hobgood; new glass by James Hayes and ceramics by Kelly Edwards. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat. 753-5227. BENTON DIANNE ROBERTS ART STUDIO AND GALLERY, 110 N. Market St.: Work by Dianne Roberts, classes. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wed.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat. 860-7467. FORT SMITH REGIONAL ART MUSEUM, 1601 Rogers Ave.: “The Life and Art of Mary Petty,” works by New Yorker cartoonist, through June. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Tue.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. 479-784-2787. JASPER NELMS GALLERY, 107 Church St.: Work by Don Kitz, Don Nelms, Pamla Klenczar, Scott Baldassari and others. 870-446-5477. PERRYVILLE SUDS GALLERY, Courthouse Square: Paintings by Dottie Morrissey, Alma Gipson, Al Garrett Jr., Phyllis Loftin, Alene Otts, Mauretta Frantz, Raylene Finkbeiner, Kathy Williams and Evelyn Garrett. Noon-6 p.m. Wed.-Fri, noon-4 p.m. Sat. 501-766-7584. PINE BLUFF ARTS AND SCIENCE CENTER FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, 701 S. Main St.: “Here. African American Art from the Permanent Collection,” through Oct. 15; “Pine Bluff High School Annual Exhibition,” through July 3. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 1-4 p.m. Sat. 870-536-3375. YELLVILLE PALETTE ART LEAGUE, 300 Hwy. 62 W: Work by area artists. Noon-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat. 870656-2057. HISTORY, SCIENCE MUSEUM EXHIBITS ARKANSAS INLAND MARITIME MUSEUM, North Little Rock: The USS Razorback submarine tours. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Fri.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. 371-8320. ARKANSAS NATIONAL GUARD MUSEUM, Camp Robinson: Artifacts on military history, Camp Robinson and its predecessor, Camp Pike, also a gift shop. 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Mon.-Fri., audio tour available at no cost. 212-5215. ARKANSAS SPORTS HALL OF FAME MUSEUM, Verizon Arena, NLR: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 663-4328. 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. ESSE PURSE MUSEUM & STORE, 1510 S. Main St.: “Changing Tides: 100 Years of Iconic Swimwear,” 20th century swimwear from the collection of the Fashion History Museum in Cambridge, Ontario, through Aug. 7; “What’s Inside: A Century of Women and Handbags,” permanent exhibit. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tue.-Sat., 10 36

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INSTANT MAGIC: That’s what Polaroid cameras used to give the photographer. Now, the Blue Eyed Knocker group of photographers has used the old technology to create new images in its “Last Glimpses of Authentic Polaroid Art” exhibition, opening July 1 at Christ Episcopal Church, 509 Scott St. The show is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to noon Friday and 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. Along with Rita Henry’s work “Lorraine Hotel” above will be photographs by Brandon Markin, Darrell Adams, Lynn Frost and Rachel Worthen.

a.m.-3 p.m. Sun. $10, $8 for students, seniors and military. 916-9022. MacARTHUR MUSEUM OF ARKANSAS MILITARY HISTORY, 503 E. 9th St. (MacArthur Park): “Waging Modern Warfare”; “Gen. Wesley Clark”; “Vietnam, America’s Conflict”; “Undaunted Courage, Proven Loyalty: Japanese American Soldiers in World War II. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 1-4 p.m. Sun. 376-4602. MOSAIC TEMPLARS CULTURAL CENTER, 9th and Broadway: “Foot Soldiers for Freedom: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Arkansas,” through July 13; “African American Treasures from the Kinsey Collection,” through July 2; permanent exhibits on African-American entrepreneurship in Arkansas. 683-3610. MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY, 500 President Clinton Ave.: “Wiggle Worms,” science program for pre-K children 10 -10:30 a.m. every Tue. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun., $10 ages 13 and older, $8 ages 1-12, free to members and children under 1. 396-7050. OLD STATE HOUSE MUSEUM, 300 W. Markham St.: “Different Spokes: Bicycling in

Arkansas,” through July; “First Families: Mingling of Politics and Culture” permanent exhibit including first ladies’ gowns. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. 324-9685. WITT STEPHENS JR. CENTRAL ARKANSAS NATURE CENTER, Riverfront Park: Exhibits on fishing and hunting and the state Game and Fish Commission. 907-0636. CALICO ROCK CALICO ROCK MUSEUM, Main Street: Displays on Native American cultures, steamboats, the railroad and local history. www.calicorockmuseum.com. ENGLAND TOLTEC MOUNDS STATE PARK, U.S. Hwy. 165: Major prehistoric Indian site with visitors’ center and museum. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun., closed Mon. $3 for adults, $2 for ages 6-12. 961-9442. JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE MUSEUM OF MILITARY HIS-

TORY, 100 Veterans Circle: Exhibits on D-Day; F-105, Vietnam era plane (“The Thud”); the Civil War Battle of Reed’s Bridge, Arkansas Ordnance Plant (AOP) and other military history. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. $3 adults; $2 seniors, military; $1 students. 501-241-1943. MORRILTON MUSEUM OF AUTOMOBILES, Petit Jean Mountain: Permanent exhibit of more than 50 cars from 1904-1967 depicting the evolution of the automobile. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 7 days. 501-727-5427. PINE BLUFF ARTS AND SCIENCE CENTER FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS, 701 S. Main St.: “Exploring the Frontier: Arkansas 1540-1840,” Arkansas Discovery Network hands-on exhibition; “Heritage Detectives: Discovering Arkansas’ Hidden Heritage.” 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 1-4 p.m. Sat. 870-536-3375.

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SPA BLAST

Spa Blast, presented by Budweiser, is back at Oaklawn for its 25th anniversary. Gates open at 4 p.m., JULY 1 Admission is free. Bring the entire family for live music, the Kids Zone, a petting zoo and the best fireworks display in town. Entertainment includes the Hot Springs Dance Group, Jeff Hartzell, R&R, Jacob Flores, Blackwater Trio, Hillbilly Vegas and country music star Joe Diffie. Fireworks will immediately follow the Joe Diffie concert.

THE MONKEES

The Monkees take the stage at Oaklawn’s Finish Line Theater in celebration of the 50th anniversary of their hit TV show and debut single “Last Train to Clarksville.” The band, with original members Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork, are touring in support of Good Times, the band’s first original album since 1997. JULY 22, doors open at 6 p.m. with the performance time set for 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, July 5 at 9 a.m. Stardust Big Band Tea Dance\The Arlington

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JULY 2-30. Magic Springs’ summer music concert series is off to a big start. This month’s lineup includes Maddie and Tae (July 2), Kutless (July 3), Sabrina Carpenter (July 9), Colton Dixon (July 16), 38 Special (July 23) and Dwight Yoakam (July 30) at Timberwood Amphitheater. Concerts are free with general admission to the park or $8-$10 for concert only. Shows start at 8 p.m. For a complete schedule, visit www.magicsprings.com.

ALL MONTH LONG

JULY 3 & 4. Magic Springs hosts fireworks at dusk. The event is included in the price of admission. Bring a cooler for “Cooler Sundays” and pack food and drinks. No alcohol permitted. For more info, visit www.magicsprings.com.

The Hotel Hot Springs & Spa on 305 Malvern Avenue is located in the heart of Hot Springs National Park. Walking distance to shops, restaurants and Historic Bathhouse Row, it’s a great place to tuck into for a drink. There’s also live music in the lobby bar, The Inside Track, which also has 40 TVs and 20 beers on tap.

JULY 30. Come join us Down on the Farm at Magic Springs with a full day of family fun. There will be square dancing, farm equipment on display and a Little Mister and Little Miss Farmer contest. Dwight Yoakam will perform live in concert at the Timberwood Amphitheater at 8 p.m. For more info, visit www.magicsprings.com. JULY 23. It’s International Culture Day at Magic Springs with several food vendors representing countries from all over the world. There will also be art, music and dancing. Events are free with price of admission. For more info, visit www.magicsprings.com.

THE MISS ARKANSAS PAGEANT

The Miss Arkansas Pageant takes place at Bank of the Ozarks Arena, July 6-9. Each night of competition, doors open at 6 p.m. and the event begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the box office by phone at 501-620-5001 or via Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com.

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Resort Hotel & Spa hosts the Stardust Big Band Tea Dance from 3-6 p.m., JULY 24 in the Crystal Ballroom. Admission is $10. This powerhouse 17-piece big band with dancers teaching ball room dance steps will provide a wonderful evening of entertainment. For more info, call 501-767-5482 or visit www.stardustband.net.

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MOVIES IN THE MARKET

Movies in the Market takes places at the Hot Springs Farmers Market, June 30-July 21. Admission is free, and the schedule includes Cinderella (June 30), Descpicable Me 2 (July 7), Blue Hawaii (July 14) and Top Gun (July 21). Movies begin at sundown. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and snacks. Concessions are available.

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Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre’s production of Twelfth Night will be presented for free at 7:30 p.m., July 1 , at the Farmer’s Market located at 121 Orange Street in Hot Springs. For more info, visit www.arkshakes.com.

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Located on Central Avenue, Maxine’s is a longtime favorite for live music. All month long, enjoy local, regional and national acts plus great food and drinks. For a full schedule of events, visit www. maxineslive.com.

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DIAMOND BEAR BREWING COMPANY AND ARKANSAS ALE HOUSE Founded in 2000 with the mission of providing Arkansas with a beer of their own. Since then, DB has won numerous national and international awards for its world class beer. Located in the heart of Argenta, the Diamond Bear Arkansas Ale House offers daily lunch and dinner along with weekend tours of the brewery! Fresh made bratwurst, potato salad, hamburgers and club sandwiches are just a few of great food choices to go with a large choice of locally brewed beers! Great place for private parties. Also: Patio, Atmosphere, Local Beer on Tap N. Broadway Downtown Argenta, NLR 501-551-4660 VINO’S BREW PUB Little Rock’s ﬁrst brewer and a long history of live music vibe like nothing else in the city. Quite possibly the ﬁrst club kids step into. Vino’s is that famous!! The brewery boasts local ingredients such as hops, lavender and even Trinidad scorpion peppers from Dunbar Community Garden. Enjoy a pint on the two story deck and back patio! Pizza by the slice, sandwiches and massive calzones make this a perfect spot to enjoy some good food and a locally made pint-only $3.25 during happy hour from 4-6 pm daily. 923 W. 7th St., LR 501-375-8466

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PATIO/DECK

LA TERRAZA RUM & LOUNGE Come experience this amazing new Mediterranean/ Venezuelan restaurant and one of the best decks in town. Any place that has “rum” in its name should back that up, and La Terraza does — with a broad selection of top-shelf rums and also the best mojitos around. Since it’s opening last year, they have already been named a ﬁnalist in 6 categories in the Arkansas Times Reader’s Choice Awards including, Best New Restaurant. Also: Wine, Atmosphere, Bartender 3000 Kavanaugh Blvd., LR 501-251-8261 THE FADED ROSE Come join us on our covered patio. Enjoy the summer weather, drinks, and traditional New Orleans food while seeing people and being seen. We can’t think of much better than a cold beer and a spicy Cajun dish on a warm summer night. Also: Wine, Local Beer and Atmosphere, 1619 Rebsamen Park Rd., LR 501-663-9734

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600 N Broadway St, NLR (501) 708-2739 Diamond Bear Brewing Company was founded in 2000 with the mission of providing Arkansas with a beer of their own. Since then, DB has won numerous national and international awards for its world class beer. Located in the heart of Argenta, the Diamond Bear Arkansas Ale House offers daily lunch and dinner along with weekend tours of the brewery! Local brews on tap.

CRUSH WINE BAR

318 N Main St, NLR 501-374-9463 Crush Wine Bar located in Argenta (North Little Rock) is a casual place to unwind and relax inside or on the back patio. The award winning wine list and the large beer list will please anyone. Tapas menu is available. Happy Hour Specials daily. Tues-Thurs, 4-10pm, Fri and Sat 4-11pm.

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W ATE R I N G exceptional bar food! Our signature smoked wings were voted #6 in the country by USA today! Add 34 HDTV’s and the best live local music and we are the place to be! Also: Local Beer on Tap and Patio 17815 Chenal Pkwy., LR 501-830-2100

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CACHE Cache Restaurant and Lounge offers expertly crafted cocktails by our skilled bartenders, an extensive wine list and local brews on tap. Guests get a bird’s-eye view of the Downtown River Market on the airy second ﬂoor patio while enjoying a cigar. Enjoy live music ThursdaySaturday in our upstairs bar and lounge or share our new bar bites in the downstairs lounge for a casual date.. Also: Patio, Wine List 425 President Clinton Ave., LR 501-850-0265 cachelittlerock.com

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GILLEY’S AT CHOCTAW CASINO RESORT Gilley’s at Choctaw Casino Resort - Pocola is the best place in town for live music every Friday and Saturday night! Music starts at 10 pm both nights, and Gilley’s offers a wide selection of beer, wine and cocktails to enjoy, after a spin on our dance floor. Wednesday to Sunday, enjoy the Gilley’s Western Buffet for just $6.99 from 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Sundays from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm. Also: Smoking Friendly 3400 Choctaw Rd. Pocola, OK 74902 918-436-7761 choctawcasinos.com THE WHITE WATER TAVERN The bar’s a repurposed shuffleboard top. The mantle above holds a bowling pen; an oil painting of a late regular who was a fixture for 40 years; a Busch bottle filled with, among other things, the ashes of a long lost friend. Onstage is someone you’ve never heard of. Or someone whose songs you know all the words to. With local, regional and national acts of all types, but especially

blues, country/bluegrass and rock. Cover is usually no more than $5. Tuesday, the door charge is typically donations only. Times vary. 21 and up. No smoking. 2500 W 7th St., LR 501-375-8400 whitewatertavern.com RIVERDALE 10 MOVIES Little Rock’s go to movie location serving beer and wine and the most comfortable reclining seats in the world!!! Well at least around here! Enjoy the Classic Movie Series, monthly Arkansas Times Film pick, and current box office hits – just in a hip venue and right in the middle of town. Proudly owned by a local Arkansan, so they know how to make you feel right at home 2600 Cantrell Rd., LR 501-296-9955

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FOUR QUARTER BAR Four Quarter Bar is reminiscent of a bar you might ﬁnd while walking around Beale St. in New Orleans. Located in the Argenta District, NLR, they offer late night entertainment and unique food. In-house smoked pork and other hand-made menu items are offered until 1:30am every night. Great cocktails and craft beer served until 2am. Also Live Music, Smoking Friendly 415 Main St., NLR 501-313-4704 fourquarterbar.com SKINNY J’S Located in the heart of the Argenta district, Skinny J’s is one of the coolest local barstaurants around. A lineup of 14 local Arkansas beers on tap, including some from right around the corner, is sure to please any beer lover. With a variety of seafood, steak, and burgers on the menu, you can easily pair your favorite cocktail, wine, or beer! Also: Brunch Deals, Live Music 314 N. Main St., LR 501-916-2645

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17815 Chenal Pkwy., LR 501-830-2100 The Tavern Sports Bar and Grill is a locally owned bar and restaurant. Our predominately scratch kitchen focuses on high quality ingredients to craft exceptional bar food! Our signature smoked wings were voted #6 in the country by USA today! Add 34 HDTV’s and the best live local music and we are the place to be!

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314 N. Main St., LR 501-916-2645 Located in the heart of the Argenta district, Skinny J’s is one of the coolest local barstaurants around. A lineup of 14 local Arkansas beers on tap, including some from right around the corner, is sure to please any beer lover. With a variety of seafood, steak, and burgers on the menu, you can easily pair your favorite cocktail, wine, or beer!

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Treats To Go Spice up your life with Molé Pecan Toffee from Lambrecht Gourmet, Arkansas-made with four types of chilies, sea salt, and covered in imported dark chocolate. And keep your drinks ice cold while watching the fireworks with these locally made foam cups from Incredibly Charming Paper & Gifts. Both of these are available at Krebs Brothers Restaurant Supply!

The Heat is On! Grill your way to an amazing 4th with these Arkansasmade cooking pans from Blue Moon Disk. Made from agricultural plow disks and horseshoes by local craftsmen, these easy-to-use cookers will create more excitement than the fireworks! Works great over propane cookers, coals, open fire, or even on a stovetop! Available at Ken Rash Outdoor Furniture.

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Fire Up Your Grill with these Unique Fourth of July Dishes

Hokkaido Marinated Rib Eye Steak Marinate for 1 x 14 oz. Rib Eye Steak ¼ Cup Soy Sauce 2oz. Brown Sugar ¼ Cup Sake Japanese Rice wine ¼ Cup Teriyaki Sauce 1 Cleave Crushed Garlic Blend all ingredients together in a blender until the sugar is dissolved. Place rib eye steak and marinade in a Zip Lock bag for 25 minutes. Place steak on grill and cook each side for 8 minutes. If the marinade drips and causes the flame to flare too high, simply douse with a spray bottle. For a more intense flavor, baste your steak with the remaining marinade liqueur every 2 minutes, allowing it caramelize onto the steak.

SALMON MIGHT BE considered an outsider on the typical barbecue menu, but bring exotic color and taste to the entree with my Tangy Pineapple BBQ Sauce:

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GET FESTIVE BY PAIRING my Orange & Honey Dijon Glaze Brats together with my Roast Corn Black Bean Salsa for an unexpected yet enticing dish.

he Fourth of July: the most American of all American celebrations, distinguished by fireworks, block parties, and unbridled patriotism. While gathering RSVPs from your family and friends for your annual backyard get-together, putting together a crowdpleasing menu is essential. This year, instead of serving the typical ribs or pulled pork, surprise your guests with a revitalized menu. I’ve crafted a selection of my grilling favorites that are sure to put a delicious spin on your July 4th. WHETHER YOU ARE a culinary expert or a beginner on the grill, my Hokkaido Marinated Rib Eye Steak delivers a powerful combination of sweet and tangy flavors.

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Orange & Honey Dijon Glazed Brats Recipe for 5 x 3 oz. Brats ¼ Cup Orange Juice 2 Table spoons Dijon Mustard ½ cup Honey

Grilled Salmon Fillet with Tangy Pineapple BBQ Sauce Recipe for 1 x 10 oz. Salmon Fillet 6oz Tomato Ketchup 1 Large roasted peeled deseeded Jalapeno 4 oz. Canned Pineapple Chucks and Juice 2 Table Spoons Apple Cider Vinegar 3.5 oz. Brown Sugar 2 Teaspoons Molasses Pinch of Chili powder Pinch of Ground Cinnamon Salt & Pepper to Taste Blend all ingredients together in a small pot and bring to a boil, stirring often. When the sauce reaches boiling, turn temperature down to a low heat and simmer for 5 minuets. Heat your grill. Brush the grill bars with oil. Season the salmon with salt & pepper to taste. Place your salmon on the grill and let it cook for 6-7 minutes, allowing a crust to form. After the crust has formed, it then can be turned over with a spatula. Spoon on marinated every minute for the next 5 minutes. After you remove the salmon from the grill, cover the filet with the remaining BBQ Sauce.

Mix all ingredients together in a pan and bring to a boil. Turn the heat down to a slow simmer. Place brats on the grill and brush with the marinate every 2 minutes.Turn the brats to their other side to cook evenly after 7 minutes. Serve with the remaining Orange Honey Glaze. Roast Corn Black Bean Salsa Recipe for 2 portions 7 oz. Canned Black Beans 10 oz. Roasted Corn Kernels 1 1 Chopped Scallion 1 oz. Chopped Red Onion 2 Tea Spoons Chopped Cilantro Salt & Ground Pepper to Taste 2 oz. Mayonnaise 2 Tea Spoons Sweet Pickle Relish Mix all ingredients together and season to taste. Garnish the bowl with chopped scallion. These recipes will generate compliments on your exemplary culinary skills and have Uncle Sam’s tastebuds smiling. Happy cooking! ABOUT CHEF GOLDWHITE: A native of London and self-proclaimed “passionate lover of the culinary arts,” Goldwhite has worked in Australia, Paris, Israel and New York City. He previously served as the personal chef for the royal family of Jordan and currently oversees Gilley’s, Trophy’s Bistro, Oak Tree Lounge and Coffee Café at Choctaw Casino Hotel -Pocola. To learn more information about Goldwhite or Choctaw Casino Hotel - Pocola, visit http://www.choctawcasinos.com/ choctaw-pocola.

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