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    2012 Notable people

    Little Rock’s king of crawfishScotty Adams plans and executes the spring’s biggest charity-party. Scotty Adams knows way too much about crawfish. He’s been to the Louisiana crawfish farms in Lafayette Parish and seen the whole process of growing, washing and selling the tasty, bug-eyed little creatures. He’s even g...  

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    A Bull in Grizzly territory

    MEMPHIS — Everything is rushed for this interview. The reporters jam into the visitors’ locker room and mass around one Chicago Bull, then another, seeking soundbites. The players look bone tired, but dutifully dispense post-game Pez into the recorders in front of them. This is NBA life circa 2012, on the heels of a lockout that has forced 66 games to be played in four m...  

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    Digging into the underground

    About 25 minutes into our conversation at Vino’s, Rwake’s vocalist begins talking about crawfishing. Not large-scale, commercial crawfishing, but in a backyard, creek or pond — catching the mudbugs one at a time as a child. “I’d lift the rock and wait for the dirt to dissolve,” says Chris Terry, aka C.T., who has been the vocalist for the North Little Rock heavy music act since t...  

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    Slow Southern Steel captivates with true stories

    Great questions equal great documentaries: Why are coal miners in Harlan County on strike? Watch Harlan County, USA. What happens when GM closes its Flint, Mich., plants? Roger & Me has the answers. Little Rock filmmakers David Lipke and Chris Terry’s excellent Slow Southern Steel likewise begins with a simple question: What is the DNA of this South...  

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Jan 27
Arkansas Big Buck Classic

The Arkansas Big Buck Classic is the largest hunting event in the state. With hundreds of vendors, the Classic has something for everyone. Live deer, a live animal kids' show, Monster Whitetails of Arkansas display, indoor bow shoot, and the Texas Snake Handlers are just a few of the show's highlights. The Big Buck contest allows Arkansas hunters a venue to display their deer. The Overall winner takes home an ATV. There arcategoriee many categories, including ladies and youth, and the highest scored deer from each county receives a plaque. Friday, January 27: 1pm-9pm Saturday, January 28: 9am-9pm Sunday, January 29: 9am-6pm Adults: $10 Ages 5-12: $5 Under 5: FREE Free parking

1:00pm–9:00pm
Jan 27
Good Tymez Karaoke
Rock City Lounge Little Rock, AR
8:00pm
Jan 28
Seminar: Why Commemorate the Civil War?
OLD STATE HOUSE MUSEUM Little Rock, AR
9:30am–12:00pm
Jan 28
“Made from Scratch” Culinary Workshop: Homemade Sauces
Winthrop Rockefeller Institute Morrilton, AR
10:00am–3:00pm
Jan 28
Irish Dance Lessons
2 Campden Hill Road, Sherwood.
11:30am
Jan 28
True Arkansas Treasures and Their Stories
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center Little Rock, AR
1:00pm–4:00pm
Jan 28
Diamond Bear Brewing Co. tours
Diamond Bear Brewing Co. Little Rock, AR
2:00pm
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    Cleaning off the desk

    And found this note to my second old boss (Crystal) from my first old boss (Griffin Smith) about something I’d published back in the very early days of Sync. (I’m ...

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