Game On! The Little Rock Marathon is today.
As they have the past several years, the Arkansas Arts Center will have a cheering station set up as the runners go by the museum along Commerce Street.
Today (March 6) from 7am until 9am-ish.
Stop by and enjoy food, drinks, and entertainment while cheering on participants in the race. Then hang out in MacArthur Park until the museum opens at 11am and enjoy the exhibits there as well as brunch at Best Impressions.
From 1pm to 5pm today, admission to the Museum of Discovery is only $1 per person.
The Little Rock Marathon will still be finishing up to the west of the museum, but that means there will be other activities to enjoy in addition to the Museum.
A featured exhibit is Dinosaurs: Fossils Exposed. This new and in-depth look at the prehistoric creatures that once roamed the Earth educates as well as excites visitors.
It dispels common misconceptions and engages young and old visitors alike with hands on interactive exhibits like a fossil dig pit, timeline matching game, and much more. Guests can get up close looks at life-size skulls, arms, feet and everything in between.
As runners in the Little Rock Marathon raced downtown today, they went past this sculpture of St. Andrew which sits in front of the Cathedral of St. Andrew near the race course.
The sculpture, St. Andrew – Ave Crux (Behold the Cross) was installed in 1979 under the leadership of Bishop Andrew J. McDonald of the Catholic Diocese of Little Rock and Monsignor B. F. McDevitt, Rector of the Cathedral of St. Andrew.
In 1981, the statue was dedicated as a memorial to Monsignor McDevitt.
The statue, by the sculptor Pedrini, is just under 10 feet tall and is carved out of Carrara marble. It depicts St. Andrew holding a scroll with the words “Go Teach All Nations” as well as a string bag of fish.
These items pay homage to his background as a fisherman and his work as a disciple who taught and traveled as far as Russia, Turkey and Italy — far journeys from the Holy Land in ancient times.
The saltire, or X shaped cross, stands behind him. Also known as St. Andrews cross, legend has it that he was crucified on a cross of this shape as opposed to the traditional “T” shape.
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