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May
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Hello Riverfest!Music, arts festival hits town this weekend.And so it arrives. Riverfest 2013. Arkansas’ largest and premier music and arts festival. Friday at 6 p.m. till Sunday at 11 p.m. Three afternoons and nights of fun on the Arkansas...
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May
21
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Return of the chickenTyrannosaurus Chicken revisits Little Rock for Riverfest show.The name of the band is weird yet memorable: Tyrannosaurus Chicken. And the music that the Fort Smith duo of Rachel Ammons and Smilin’ Bob Lewis play is also weird … at least in it...
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May
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A believerDarius Rucker as a country superstar.“Wagon Wheel” is the biggest hit of Darius Rucker’s country career. A No. 1 country hit and a tune that peaked at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100. And why shouldn’t the song be a s...
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May
21
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Getting their shine onFlorida Georgia Line burst onto country scene.If you’ve managed to avoid hearing “Cruise” by Florida Georgia Line this year, you haven’t been listening to the radio. Not just country radio, either. The pop country song, like m...
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May
21
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Mexican, with a side of ElvisChuy’s opens first Little Rock location.When I first saw that Tex-Mex chain Chuy’s was opening up a Little Rock location, its first in Arkansas, I didn’t know quite what to say. And I mean that literally, as the news cam...
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May
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Into the nightMad Nomad celebrates Black Out release.Mad Nomad holds their CD release party for their self-released debut record, Black Out, this Friday night at White Water Tavern, the Friday night of Riverfest. Competing against th...
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May
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A movable boutiqueIn grade school, a bookmobile visited our campus once a year and beckoned kids to climb on board and pick out books, pencils, erasers and posters to purchase — much like a typical ...
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Magical music weekendsSure, Riverfest 2013 is catching everyone’s attention this weekend, but down in Hot Springs, Magic Springs Water and Theme Park kicks off its 2013 Concert Series with an appearance...
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May
21
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Quick picksThis week's top picks in local concerts, fundraisers and events: 05/22-05/28The Little Rock Zoo is open Memorial Day, and in partnership with AT&T Veterans, the zoo honors the men and women of the armed forces with $2 off regular admission and free parking...
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May
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Fostering hopeNonprofit brings awareness to foster care needs.T he man — if you call a person one year removed from his teens a man — looks down for a moment. There are no words. Just a pause. He thinks. Lost for a short second. Eyes looking ...
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Calling all film fansLittle Rock Film Festival returns for seventh year.Head South — that's where the Little Rock Film Festival is taking cinephiles for the seventh year of the festival this Wednesday through Sunday. Why South? Because while the the fi...
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May
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Tale of the old Dirt Farmer"Our point of view was that if Levon had never been a musician — if he had never been in The Band, if he couldn't play the drums — he'd still be worthy of having a documentary made...
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Clucking good chickenFayetteville-based chicken chain arrives in Little Rock.Last week I was reminded of a joke I’ve never heard: Why did the med students cross the road? Judging by the line out the door and the backup in traffic on Markham Street turning o...
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May
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Country, Little Rock styleGood Time Ramblers return with second album, Bigelow Strange.The new album from Little Rock country rock outfit the Good Time Ramblers is eight tracks long. That’s a damn shame. Because the abum, filled with stories of teens stealing dad’s w...
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Dark drawingsUALR illustrator readies first book.Looking for a children’s book with a little Twin Peaks-meets-Lemony Snicket edge? Sally Nixon is on it. The 24-year-old illustrator is finishing the final touches on her first book...
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May
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Feast and philanthropyThough it’s an international organization, Heifer International’s mission to end global hunger maintains roots here in the U.S., here in the South and right here in Arkansas, the h...
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A barbecue blast to kickstart summerStrange as it might be, there are rules to a rib-eating contest. At least when it comes to this Saturday’s Buzz-B-Q hosted by 103.7 The Buzz. The annual barbecue and music festival...
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May
14
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Quick PicksThis week’s top picks in local concerts, fundraisers and events: 05/15-05/21Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church becomes party central in Little Rock with the International Greek Food Festival this weekend. Festival hours are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Sat...
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May
07
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New kings of the castleTwo twentysomethings take over longtime Hillcrest restaurant.Sitting in the tiny dining room of Leo’s Greek Castle in Hillcrest, nothing seems out of place.
Same layers of curling wallpaper. Same laminated menus. Same paper-wrapped gyros. T...
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May
07
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From Aniston to ZodA guide to the summer movie season.That loud cha-ching heard over the weekend was the sound of Iron Man 3 cashing in its weekend domestic receipts to the tune of $175 million, a box-office haul that places it second...
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