Tuesday’s Architeaser was a lamp on Third Street attached to the old Arkansas Gazette building, which now houses the lower school of the eSTEM school. The lamp can be found on the corner of the building near the alley which runs behind the building.
Here is today’s Architeaser. Made of ornate cast iron, this lamp is one of several along the building.
Douglas A. Blackmon will present the Central Arkansas Library System’s J.N. Heiskell Distinguished Lecture on Friday, May 11, at 6:30 p.m. in the Main Library’s Darragh Center at 100 Rock Street.
Blackmon’s book, Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II, was awarded the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction and was a New York Times bestseller. The book is a searing examination of how the enslavement of African Americans persisted deep into the 20th century, profoundly sculpting current American life. A documentary film based on Slavery by Another Name is scheduled for broadcast on PBS in late 2012.
Blackmon has written extensively over the past 25 years about the American quandary of race-exploring the integration of schools during his childhood in a Mississippi Delta farm town, lost episodes of the Civil Rights movement, and, repeatedly, the dilemma of how a contemporary society should grapple with a troubled past.
The lecture is free and open to the public. A book signing and catered reception will follow the Friday evening lecture. For more information or to RSVP for the lecture, contact lblackwell@cals.org or 918-3029.
The Monday Architeaser featured one of the purple-tinted lamps outside of Little Rock City Hall. These two lamps are located on either side of the main entrance to City Hall on Markham Street.
Here is today’s Architeaser. Though attached to a building which takes up nearly half a city block, this lamp is the only exterior lamp on the edifice.
Creepy, crawly critters will be the name of the game at the Museum of Discovery May 10-12, 2012 as educators host the annual three-day Bug Out! event, providing visitors the opportunity to learn about insects and the world of entomology.
Jane Jones-Schulz, Education & Information Coordinator for the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, will conduct presentations on tarantulas native to Arkansas and rare and endangered invertebrates that can be seen both in The Natural State and other parts of the United States.
Museum visitors will get to view a live insect collection, learn of the dangers of mosquitoes, the benefits of bees and more. If live bugs aren’t suitable for some, people can build electronic crawlers in the museum’s tinkering studio, and take their “bugbots” home.
The Museum of Discovery has many educational offerings for people of all ages, including three permanent galleries focused on physical, health and earth sciences. The Earth Journeys gallery allows visitors to explore some of our planet’s unique inhabitants, several of which will be highlighted in the three-day event.
Bug Out! Demonstrations and Showtimes:
Thursday, May 10: 10 am; 12 pm; 2 pm
Friday, May 11: 10 am; 12 pm; 2 pm
Saturday, May 12: 11:30 am; 1 pm; 3 pm
Established in 1927, the Museum of Discovery is Little Rock’s oldest museum. Following its 2011 closing and a 10-month renovation, the Museum of Discovery re-opened in January 2012. It is central Arkansas’s leading informal educational resource in areas of science, technology, engineering and math. The museum’s mission is to ignite a passion for science, technology and math in a dynamic, interactive environment.
Yesterday’s Architeaser showed a Gothic styled lamp on the exterior of Little Rock’s Christ Episcopal Church. though this building was not standing at the time, this was the church where Douglas MacArhtur was baptized as an infant.
Here is today’s Architeaser. It is another lamp, but of a more recent architectural style than Gothic. It (and it’s twin) may be the only lamps in Little Rock with purple-tinted glass.
Yesterday’s architeaser showed the shadow from a wrought iron balcony cast against a brick wall on the Capital Hotel in downtown.
Here is today’s rather Gothic Architeaser.
May is Arkansas Heritage Month. In keeping with that, the Sculpture Vulture in May will feature sculptures of Arkansans.
Today is a sculptural plaque of Fred Darragh, Jr. which was created by John Deering. It depicts Mr. Darragh in standing in a suit with a wry smile on his face and his hands casually resting in his pockets.
Over his right shoulder is an image of a the earth with a plane circling it. This pays homage to Mr. Darragh’s status as a pilot as well as his interest in world travel. It also pays tribute to his belief in a common humanity which unites people of all ages, races, backgrounds, and economic statuses.
Accompanying this sculpture is a plaque which says:
Fred Darragh, Jr.
(1916-2003)
pilot, veteran, businessman, world traveler, philanthropist, civil rights advocate, library trustee, raconteur, supporter of the first amendment, and friend of the oppressed.
The sculpture is displayed near the entrance to the Darragh Center in the Central Arkansas Library System’s main building.
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