Fa La La La La La La La Cocktails! Join the Museum of Discovery for the final Science after Dark of 2019.
This evening it is a holiday-themed Science After Dark! Be sure to wear your ugly sweaters!
Sponsors Fassler Hall Little Rock will sell food, Stone’s Throw Brewing will sell beer and Rock Town Distillery will sell cocktails.
You must be at least 21 to enter. Tickets are $5 or free for members and can be purchased online or at the door.
Santa Claus is coming to town and will be stopping by Hometown Holidays at the Little Rock Zoo on Friday, December 6. This ticketed, special event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. in Café Africa. For guests who purchase tickets, this will be a special dinner of delicious offerings of holiday favorites and kid-friendly options.
Along with dinner, the ticket includes live holiday music, holiday crafts, animal meet and greets, and train rides. There will even been gingerbread house-making. Later in the evening, all guests will have their souvenir pictures taken with Santa at the Arkansas Heritage Farm!
Limited to 100 guests, prices for Zoo members are $35 for adults and $30 for children. Ticket prices for non-members are $40 for adults and $35 for children. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are required for all children, regardless of age, as seating is limited. High chairs and booster seats are available but limited in quantity. Guests are requested to arrive on time and enter through the Safari Trader Gift Shop. Shuttles will be standing by to transport to Café Africa.
To learn more or to purchase tickets click here.
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Some of the animals living at Museum of Discovery have recently taken up painting as an enrichment activity. Soon, their paintings will be available for purchase in our Explore Store. But because watching the animals painting is just as fun as owning one of their masterpieces, they are hosting a painting party for our guests!
During the party you will watch a variety of our animals paint (using a non-toxic tempera paint) and be able to collaborate with them by painting yourself by using objects such as feathers, snake skins and more! You will also be able to take a collaborative art piece home!
All children must be accompanied with an adult. Tickets to this event must be purchased in advance. Tickets are $5 for adult and children Museum of Discovery members and $15 for adult non-members and $13 for children non-members (this includes the cost of museum admission.) Museum members must show proof of membership at the door.
On November 25, 1872, future Little Rock Mayor Horace A. Knowlton Jr. was born.
In April 1920, he was elected City Clerk of Little Rock. He served in that position until April 1931. That year, he was chosen as the Democratic nominee for Mayor, denying incumbent Mayor Pat L. Robinson a second term.
The primary race against Mayor Robinson was close. When the results were first announced, it looked as if Mayor Robinson had prevailed. But after challenging ballots, Mr. Knowlton was declared the winner. Since Little Rock was primarily a Democratic Party city, unsurprisingly Mr. Knowlton was elected Mayor in April 1931 and served two terms as Mayor.
He oversaw the start of some of President Roosevelt’s New Deal programs in Arkansas during his tenure. In 1934, he negotiated the purchase of Gillam Park for the City which established the first public park in Little Rock for African Americans. While a segregated park would today be wrong, in the 1930s he was viewed as very progressive for providing a public park for African Americans. One of his final acts as Mayor was to participate in the groundbreaking for the Museum of Fine Arts building in City Park (now a portion of the Arkansas Arts Center building in MacArthur Park).
Following his departure from public office, Mayor Knowlton and his wife (who had been an elementary school teacher) eventually moved to Florida and resided in the Tampa Bay area. His son and grandson (Horace III and Horace IV) have both been lawyers in the Tampa Bay area. Mayor Knowlton died on February 14, 1965. He is buried in the Oak Grove cemetery in Conway.
The Clinton Presidential Library is bringing back the decade that brought us blockbuster movies, must-see television shows, genre-changing music, iconic fashion, collectible toys, and the rise of PCs and the World Wide Web.
This exhibit will feature an exciting and diverse display – from props and scripts to fashion and tech – that, together, will tell the story of popular culture in the United States at the end of the 20th century.
You won’t want to miss Rose’s dress and Jack’s drawing portfolio from Titanic, scripts from The West Wing, one of Garth Brooks’ Stetson Cowboys hats, and, of course, a collection of Beanie Babies that were sent to the Clinton family during the White House years. you’ll definitely want to bring all your “Friends” for a special “perk”-y photo op!
Throughout the exhibit, you’ll have the opportunity to play a variety of interactive games that focus on the era, including ’90s trivia, Pogs, a giant crossword puzzle with ’90s clues, and a ’90s-style video game!
The Arkansas Arts Center Museum School will be having its annual Sale on Saturday, November 23 from 9am to 3pm at the Hall of Industry, 2600 Howard Street.
Scores of Museum School students and faculty (and faculty who are also students) will be selling artwork in all varieties of shapes, sizes, media and price ranges.
It is a perfect chance to get a start on holiday shopping as well as to support local artists. Several of the artists have been taking classes and selling at the sale for years, while there will be others who are first timers. Artists accept cash and checks; many also accept credit or debit cards.
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