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Deadline met
This was the scene outside the clerk's office Monday, the last day for legislators to file bills. DEADLINE MET: This was the scene outside the clerk's office Monday, the last day for legislators to...
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Spring arts calendar
Music, theater and more.SPRING ARTS CALENDARGREATER LITTLE ROCKARTMARCH 22-MAY 5: "Ron Meyers: A Potter's Menagerie exhibition." Plates, platters, bowls, yunomi, drawings. Arkansas Arts Center.MARCH...
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Time for Valley of the Vapors
Independent Music Festival enters ninth year. by Robert BellWow. Can it really be that it's only the ninth annual Valley of the Vapors that's upon us? Seems like only 2005 that the upstart independent...
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Saturday and Sunday To-Do: Arkansas Symphony Orchestra's 'American Songbook'
ARKANSAS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: 'AMERICAN SONGBOOK'8 p.m. Robinson Center Music Hall. $18-$58.This weekend, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra sets its sights on the Great American Songbook. Conductor Philip...
View ArticleThank you Boston Phoenix morning line
*FELLOW TRAVELERS: After "keeping Boston indie since 1966," the Boston Phoenix announced yesterday that it will cease publication. Obviously, this kind of thing hits home for us. Lindsey may have more...
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Saturday To-Do: Cody Belew
CODY BELEW7 p.m. Beebe High School. $15.Beebe native Cody Belew gives back this weekend by returning to his hometown to play a benefit concert to raise money for Project Graduation. According to his...
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Saturday To-Do: Se7en Sharp
SE7EN SHARP8:30 p.m. Cornerstone Pub and Grill.Well this is a bummer: After three years, an album, and a bunch of shows (including the 2012 Times Showcase and shows benefiting St. Jude's and the Boys...
View ArticleRick Fahr launches his news drone
Rick Fahr, the new general manager and publisher of the online-only River Valley Leader, has posted the first video shot from the paper's unmanned aerial vehicle. It ain't much (above), but you can...
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Saturday: Josh Abbott Band, Modoc, St. Patrick's Day Block Party and more
Red Dirt country is gonna roll into town, when The Josh Abbott Band plays an 18-and-older show at Revolution, 9 p.m., $12 adv., $15 day of. For some catchy, awesomely unfussy Southern rock 'n' roll,...
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Saturday art: Cefalo at Gallery 26
Stephen Cefalo, painter of lush, masterly narrative portraits, opens a new show Saturday at Gallery 26, 2601 Kavanaugh Blvd. Here's his statement about the new works in "The World is Flat":Although...
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Anti-Obamacare lost causers bring in the Cannon
The D-G's Charlie Frago tweets that the Cato Institute's Michael Cannon will testify before the Senate Insurance and Commerce committee on March 19. Remember him? We told you keep that name in mind...
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Food Feedback Friday: stock pots, grilled oysters, and big fun
Another week comes and goes for the Arkansas food community. I gotta say, it was a pretty spectacular week to be a foodie in Little Rock. I know I ate plenty of really spectacular food this week—I am...
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Opening today: "52nd Young Arkansas Artists"
The annual "Young Arkansas Artists" exhibition of work by students grades K-12 from all over the state opens today at the Arkansas Arts Center. Jurors for the show are members of the Arkansas Art...
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Matt McLeod, Southern women, Mike Spain
Matt McLeod has been posting teasing details from his painting commissioned for this year's Thea Arts Festival, set for April 27, on the Thea Foundation'sFacebook page. Tonight, the painting in its...
View ArticleI pledge allegiance to Grover
We mentioned yesterday that Grover Norquist is giving Arkansas Republicans permission to vote for dinky tax increases even though normally voting for a tax increase will turn you in to a severed rat...
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Get yourself a gander at the upcoming series 'Rectify' from Ray McKinnon
Entertainment Weekly has an exclusive preview of the new series "Rectify," created by Ray McKinnon. The six-episode series kicks off April 22 with a two-hour premiere on the Sundance Channel.The show...
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Sunday To-Do: Bernie Worrell Orchestra
BERNIE WORRELL ORCHESTRA8 p.m. Revolution. $10 adv., $15 day of.That former child prodigy Bernie Worrell cut his teeth as the original keyboardist for Parliament/Funkadelic — providing the deep,...
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Sunday To-Do: First Ever 10th Annual World's Shortest St. Patrick's Day Parade
FIRST EVER 10TH ANNUAL WORLD'S SHORTEST ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE6 p.m. Downtown Hot Springs. Free.For all its cheeseball, tourist-trap attractions, I like Hot Springs a lot — that city built on horse...
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Expand-o-meter holding steady
Today’s chances of passing expansion: 75%Last week’s chances: 75%See here for previous entries on the Expand-o-MeterThough the "private option" is likely to cost the feds hundreds of millions more per...
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Raw milk bill fails to mooooooove out of committee
Channeling Willie Nelson, Rep. Randy Alexander and Rep. Nate Bell united hippies and rednecks with their bill to allow the limited sale of raw milk. The bill failed by a roll-call vote in the House...
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