Yesterday’s Architeaser was a flower atop one of the columns on the exterior of theArkansas Gazettebuilding.
Just as flowers can grow inside as well as outside, architectural flowers can be found inside buildings as well as on the exterior. Today’s Architeaser shows one of these.
For 35 years, Riverfest has been showcasing outstanding musicians and visual artists along the Arkansas River.
Among the artists highlighted this year from Friday through Sunday are Boyz II Men, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Little Big Town, Joe Walsh, Gov’t Mule, Staind, Mutemath, Chevelle, Third Eye Blind, EKG, B.o.B., Snoop Dogg, Sleeper Agent, Rodney Block & The Real Music Lovers, Archnemesis, and Trout Fishing in America. As the event has for years, Sunday night will be punctuated by a fireworks display. This year’s display is in memory of longtime sponsor Jennings Osborne.
Riverfest is proud to announce “Ruff on the River”, our new Pooch Parade! The first annual Ruff on the River Parade will be held Saturday, May 26th at 3:00 p.m. in the River Market District in downtown Little Rock. The theme for the 2012 event is “Let the Good Times Flow!” Register your four-legged friend today, then dress your pooch in costume and let the judges decide who has the most creative costume. Each pooch registration includes one human escort.
Angie Staley Johnson is the Chairman of the Riverfest committee, Jordan P. Johnson, Sr., is the Chairman of the Riverfest Board of Directors (and husband to Angie), and DeAnna Korte is the Executive Director of Riverfest.
Yesterday’s Architeaser was a flower on the side of the KATV building. With yesterday being primary election day in Arkansas, that building had even more than its usual amount of activity as races were being covered. The building was designed by George Mann and opened in 1929 as the Worthen Bank Building. In 1970, KATV moved in after the bank had moved into its new Noland Blass-designed skyscraper.
Today’s Architeaser is a flower which sits atop a column.
Last Saturday the Museum of Discovery hosted Dino Dash and Discovery Fest in the River Market district. Here are a few scenes from the event which drew families from all over Central Arkansas.
Yesterday’s Architeaser was one of the blue roses which are found on the Junior League of Little Rock building. Little Rock Architect Theo Sanders designed the building in 1908 as the home for the Elks in Little Rock, with construction occurring in two phases over the next several years as fundraising permitted. In 1927 it was purchased by the Women’s City Club and served as their headquarters until the building was purchased in 2001 by the Junior League of Little Rock. Though the building was renovated and restored, it still bears markings of both original previous tenants as well as the Junior League.
Here is today’s Architeaser. It is one of the rare non-rose flowers on a building in Little Rock.
Earlier this month, Ballet Arkansas hosted its annual spring soiree. At the evening, Joseph F. Kolb was presented with the “Above the Barre” award. Kolb was recognized for his past leadership on the Ballet Arkansas board. In the early 2000s, Kolb served as the producer of the annual Ballet Arkansas production of The Nutcracker when there was no staff available to do so.
Joe and Cindy Kolb
Kolb has also been an active board member of the Arkansas Repertory Theatre and Historic Arkansas Museum. He and his wife Cindy have two daughters. The oldest one is taking dance classes, so he now his most important connection is a ballet dad instead of being a ballet board member.
Also at the soiree, Ballet Arkansas announced its 2012-2013 season and featured dancers presenting preview moments. The season will kick off with American Images on October 12 – 14, 2012. The dancers will interpret iconic pieces of art in dance. The performances will take place at Wildwood Park for the Arts in conjunction with Wildwood’s Harvest Fest.
Next up will be the annual production of The Nutcracker from December 7 – 9, 2012 at Robinson Center Music Hall. This holiday tradition will featured not only Company members and Ballet Arkansas II but also dozens upon dozens of local dance students.
Ballet Arkansas spring into Spring at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre. From April 5 – 7, 2013, it will present Spring into Motion which will feature a variety of dances.
Throughout the season, the Company tour beyondCATEGORY throughout the state. In conjunction with this tour, the Company will also offer workshops.
Lauren Quick Strother is the Executive Director of Ballet Arkansas. The guest artist and artistic advisor is Michael Bearden, courtesy of BalletWest. Guy Couch is the Tour Director. The 2012-2013 Company includes: Leslie Dodge, Lauren McCarty Horak, Toby Lewellen, Anna Maris, Sean Porter, Laurel Dix, Paul Tillman, Katchiri Feys Tillman and Amanda Sewell.
Yesterday’s Architeaser kicked off a week of architectural flowers in the City of Roses. Appropriately, yesterday’s feature was the old Rose Law Firm building on Main Street. It was built in 1908 and features architectural roses across the front facade.
On the date in 1959, the musical Gypsy opened in Broadway. It contains the song “Everything’s Coming up Roses.”. Appropriately, today’s Architeaser showcases another rose on a building in Little Rock.
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