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FOOD AND DRINKBY STEVE SHULERDamgoode Pies has made its mark on the metro food scene with a proven pizza menu. However, Damgoode has brought more than just pizza to its new River Market location. The restaurant has made its first foray into craft beer, and it has attracted downtown patrons with its brews and another new feature: the pizza slice bar.PAGE 18

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENTBY CALEB HENNINGTONThe mid-1980s music scene was dominated by glam rock bands such as Motley Crue, Poison and others. Faster Pussycat also made a name for themselves in Los Angeles clubs and eventually nationally with the hit “House of Pain.” Faster Pussycat makes an appearance at Rev Room on Wednesday night.PAGE 20

LIVE MUSICBY CALEB HENNINGTONElectronic dance music DJ Wick-It the Instigator has taken the Internet by storm with his masterful remixes of famous pop and rock songs. Wick-It has more than 56,000 subscribers on audio-sharing site SoundCloud and is now touring the country. He makes a stop at Rev Room on Saturday night.PAGE 22

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COVER STORY:From the small town of Kennett, Missouri, to backup singer for Michael Jackson, Sheryl Crow eventually

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BY JOSEPH PRICE

A lmost one-tenth of the licensed at-torneys in Arkansas had licenses to practice law suspended May 7.

While such a high num-ber, 934 of 10,490, might sound alarming, it’s ac-tually because of a very simple reason: The attor-neys are not up to date on license fees.

“Attorney license fees are due every year be-tween Jan. 1 and March 1,” says Stephanie Harris, former Arkansas Supreme Court communications coun-sel whose position was eliminated May 14. “There are always a lot of attorneys who do not pay on time.”

In Rule VII of the state’s Rules Govern-ing Admission to the Bar, it’s stated that at-torneys who have not met the March 1 dead-line will receive a notice that they have yet to pay their license fee and that they owe a pen-alty of $100. On April 1, another final notice

is sent, along with a second penalty of $100. The final deadline for payment is April 15.

Harris says during the election season last year, there was litigation over what a suspen-sion for nonpayment meant for several can-didates, such as those qualified to be judges. The state Supreme Court has since created a provisional change to the rule to address that question and the procedure for sus-pending attorneys who have not paid dues. Public comment period on the procedure lasts until June 1.

“In the state of Arkansas, attorney licenses are administered by the Arkansas Supreme Court’s Office of Professional Pro-grams,” says Michele Glasgow, executive ad-ministration assistant with the Arkansas Bar Association. “The Arkansas Bar Association is a voluntary association and thus is not in-volved in the licensure process.”

But why aren’t the attorneys paying their fees? Well, those reasons vary.

“We think that many of the attorneys on the list have moved out of Arkansas and never notified the clerk that they no longer practice in this state,” Harris says.

While the state tries to keep track of attorneys, it’s up to the attorneys to play an active role in keeping the state updated.

“Attorneys are required to keep their ad-dresses current,” Harris says. “If they choose not to practice anymore and do not want to continue to pay dues, they must petition the [state] Supreme Court to surrender their li-censes.”

Some attorneys are not able to alert the state of changes themselves.

“If attorneys die, someone must notify the clerk’s office and provide some evidence of the deaths,” Harris says.

On April 16, after the attorney misses the April 15 deadline, a per curiam order is issued listing all the attorneys suspended for license fees and unpaid penalties, according to Rule VII.

A per curiam order is a ruling issued by an appellate court of multiple judges in which the decision rendered is made by the court acting collectively and unanimously.

“So there are a number of reasons that the list is so long,” Harris says. “It is always the attorneys’ responsibility to keep their

contact information current.”According to Rule VII, attorneys who

believe their names are listed in the April 16 per curiam order by mistake may appeal ad-ministratively by providing evidence of the mistake to the state Supreme Court’s clerk’s office.

“All of our license fees are used to regulate the practice of law and ensure the integrity of and public confidence in the profession,” Harris says.

Programs funded by the fees are the state Supreme Court’s Office of the Committee on Professional Conduct, which carries out discipline for ethical-rules violations; the Of-fice of Professional Programs, which carries out continuing legal education accreditation and the bar exam, as well as professional practicum; the Client Security Fund, which provides a mechanism for reimbursement to clients if an attorney embezzles a client’s money; and the Judges and Lawyers Assis-tance Program for mental health care and substance abuse counseling services.

Late attorney license fees result in 934 suspensions

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SOJAS WAGLENational Geography Bee contestantWagle, a 13 year old from Springdale, took third place in the National Geographic Bee hosted by the National Geographic Society on May 13 in Washington D.C. We’d take Wagle to the Purple Cow for shakes and burgers, and pass the time while we wait by quizzing him on world capitals.

LEAH THORVILSONFormer marathonerThe legendary former competitive runner and University of Arkansas at Little Rock fundraiser underwent major knee surgery in Vail, Colorado, on May 7. She returned to Little Rock on May 14. We’d welcome her home with a salmon salad — she had one named after her at The Pantry — with a bottle of wine to take the edge off.

ALICE FULKLittle Rock Police Department assistant chiefFulk, a 23-year vet of the department, was denied a promotion in 2012 and filed a lawsuit against the department for discrimination, but she was promoted May 14 and became the department’s first female assistant chief. We know Fulk is relieved, and a night on the town is just what she needs.

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Arkansas River upgraded to corridor statusBY JOSEPH PRICE

The Arkansas River has been integral to Arkansas’ economy since its be-ginning. Even before Arkansas was

an official U.S. state, French traders used the river to trade with American Indians who lived along its shores. Through the centu-ries, cities have grown along it, and the sim-ple rafts gave way to steamboats, which gave way to the barges traveling its waters today.

That importance has finally been recog-nized, as the navigable section of the Ar-kansas River, known as the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, had its status upgraded from connector to corridor by the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration on May 4.

“The commercial navigation [of the Ar-kansas River] is just as important as other [types of transportation],” says Katherine Eisenhower, public information specialist with the Arkansas Waterways Commission. “The MKARNS is known as Marine High-way 40 because it parallels Interstate 40.”

The Maritime Administration recog-nizes three types of marine highways: cor-ridors, connectors and crossings. Marine highway corridors are multistate routes that parallel major national highways. Ma-rine highway connectors are routes that serve as feeders to the larger corridors, and crossings are short routes that transit har-bors or waterways and offer alternatives to much longer or less convenient land routes between points.

The McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System runs approximately 445 miles from the Tulsa Port of Catoosa in Oklahoma to the Southeast at Montgom-ery Point near Arkansas Post. Because most of the system winds through sparsely popu-lated areas, many people don’t have a grasp of how much river traffic there actually is.

“People aren’t accustomed to seeing in-land waterway traffic,” Eisenhower says. “Not a lot of us see barge transportation up and down waterways.”

The upgrade to corridor status opens the system to future funding opportunities by the federal government.

“The MKARNS was dedicated in 1971,” says Gene Higginbotham, executive di-rector of Arkansas Waterways. “Of its 445 miles, about 308 is in Arkansas.”

The navigable waterways in Arkansas in-clude the White River, Red River, Ouachita River and Mississippi River.

“We’re 31st in the nation in what we move on our waterways,” Higginbotham says.

“Arkansas is third in the nation as far as navigable waters.”

According to a yet-to-be-released study conducted this year by the University of Ar-kansas, the Arkansas portion of the naviga-tion system has a $1.1 billion total economic effect on Arkansas revenue and $3 billion ef-fect on revenue for the rest of the U.S. The study says the system directly and indirectly sustains 25,000 jobs in the U.S., with 7,600 of those jobs in Arkansas. The system is respon-sible for $1.1 billion in employee compensa-tion, with $278 million of that in Arkansas alone, the study says.

Also, the Army Corps of Engineers up-graded the river from “moderate use” to “high use” on March 2.

APPLYING FOR STATUSArkansas and Oklahoma had been work-

ing for years to upgrade the status of the river. Until last year, the states had been filing sepa-rate applications for the upgrade.

“The way [the application for an upgrade] was structured, USDOT saw it as just one state,” Higginbotham says. “They didn’t real-ize it was an interstate system.”

That’s when a different approach was tak-en. Both states partnered in 2014 to submit a single application, Higginbotham says.

Higginbotham started working with his Oklahoma Department of Transportation counterpart, Deidre Smith, who works with

the Waterways branch.“In the application, she came up with an

MKARNS logo,” Higginbotham says. “Ev-erything we submitted was under that logo and everything we signed together.”

Higginbotham says metropolitan orga-nizations, individuals in the community and legislators got on board with the project, too.

Eisenhower says both the Arkansas and Oklahoma legislative delegations worked in Washington, D.C., to garner support for the upgrade. U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins, of Kansas, also voiced her support of the upgrade.

“We made a case for not just benefiting Arkansas but the nation and beyond,” Eisen-hower says.

One of the things that moves up the river that benefits the nation is fertilizer, Higgin-botham says. He says when other rivers in the country are frozen and not navigable, the Arkansas River is still open to travel and that products shipped up river to Tulsa, Oklaho-ma, can be distributed around the Midwest and mountain states.

Also being transported on the river are pe-troleum, coal, steel, aluminum and sand.

The application was accepted, and U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that the naviga-tion system would be upgraded as part of the Maritime Administration’s America’s Marine Highway Program, promoting the system to the status of other inland waterways.

SYSTEM USESThe system’s locks and dams help con-

trol floods that have had a devastating ef-fect on communities along the Arkansas River.

“By stabilizing the flow of water, it miti-gates floods and high-water events,” Eisen-hower says. “There are wildlife preserves along the river.”

Eisenhower also says with the flood wa-ters under control, there is more private development along the river. She says there is also a lot of recreational use of the river.

There are three ports along the Arkansas section of the system at Fort Smith, Little Rock and Pine Bluff. There are also termi-nals at Arkansas City, Dardanelle, Dumas and Pendleton, Linwood, Morrilton, North Little Rock, Pine Bluff and Van Buren.

The river not only effects the economy, but it also sees an effect in return.

“River use is tied to the economy,” Hig-ginbotham says. “It went down [with the recession] in 2008.”

He says as the economy has improved, the river has seen its use increase.

“The reason we’re really excited is be-cause MKARNS hasn’t received acknowl-edgement of its importance,” Eisenhower says. “Now it is recognized that it plays an important role.”

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Hutchinson announces special legislative sessionTHE WEEKLY REWIND

POLICE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE ONCE AGAIN UNDER SCRUTINY FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF BALTIMORE’S FREDDIE GRAY AND SUBSEQUENT PROTESTS IN THE CITY. ACCORDING TO THE LITTLE ROCK POLICE DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS IN A CITY THAT IS NO STRANGER TO RACIAL ISSUES, HERE’S A LOOK AT WHAT THE CITY’S POLICE FORCE — AND ITS ARRESTED SUSPECTS — LOOKS LIKE.

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ENCORE SESSION ANNOUNCEDFeeding the need of legislators to legislate, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced this past week

that he would, in fact, be calling for a special session of the Legislature to convene beginning Tuesday. Thankfully, some might say, the scope of the meeting is limited. The federal Depart-ment of Defense is poised to award a new contract for production of a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, which is the planned replacement for the Humvee, to be used by the Army and Marine Corps. Lockheed Martin, with its facility in Camden, hopes to win the contract and produce the vehicles right here in The Natural State.

The governor’s goal with the session is to support the bid via the state Constitution’s Amendment 82, passed in 2004 to provide state bond financing support that helps make such bids more competitive. The support is capped at 5 percent of the state’s annual revenue. While some critics call such incentives corporate welfare, proponents say it’ll bring money and jobs to the state. Just how much of both is a matter of study and will likely be taken up in the session. Another potential topic: moving Arkansas’ primary election up from May to March. Doing so would mean two fewer months of political ads, so there’s that.

ARKANSAS RIVER NEARS FLOOD STAGES

Joggers, cyclists and other users of the Arkansas River Trail were frustrat-ed this past week when cresting wa-ters had the Arkansas River just shy of flood stage in Little Rock, closing the trail. The river crested at 1 p.m. May 13 at 20.25 feet. Flood stage for that area is 23 feet. Still, more than 8 feet of water covered the wetlands along the river at the Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center near down-town Little Rock, with water up to the rafters over the center’s boardwalk. While that restricted the options for the center’s human traffic, it proved a boon to other visitors. According to the museum’s program director, Lau-ren Marshall, muskrats, turtles and birds were having a blast scooping fish and seaweed from the swell.

— Compiled from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports

GOV. ASA HUTCHINSON SPEAKS DURING A LUNCHEON FOR THE POLITICAL ANIMALS CLUB AT THE GOVERNOR’S MANSION IN LITTLE ROCK ON MAY 11. HUTCHINSON ANNOUNCED PLANS TO CALL A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE TO CONSIDER INCENTIVES THAT COULD CREATE ALMOST 600 NEW JOBS IN SOUTHERN ARKANSAS.

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The Arkansas Highway and Trans-portation Department made a some-what terrifying announcement May 12, issuing a news release that said work on all 131 federally funded high-way projects in the state could come to a halt if Congress doesn’t strike a deal to fill the federal Highway Trust Fund, which is set to run out of mon-ey at the end of this month. Yes, that state-work stoppage includes the $125 million Big Rock Interchange, where Interstate 430 meets Interstate 630, which could be frozen in time in its current state if no deal gets made. And we were so close, too.

AN APRIL 2014 AERIAL VIEW SHOWS CONSTRUCTION ON THE BIG ROCK INTERCHANGE BETWEEN INSTERSTATES 430 AND 630.

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To get into Arkansas Razorbacks football games, state lawmakers will have to pay more than face value for tickets after a ruling by the state Eth-ics Commission. The question was raised by a lobbyist for the University of Arkansas after review of Amend-ment 94, passed last year, barred legislators from accepting gifts from lobbyists. Because season ticket holders have to make a donation — anywhere from $50 to more than $20,000 — to get the kind of tickets lawmakers were getting at face value, the ethics panel opined that waiving the donation constitutes a gift. Ad-mission will now cost the full value of the ticket. But hey, with those raises all legislators got, they can probably afford it.

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Grampa’s Catfish House, located at 9219 Stagecoach Road near the Otter Creek area of Little Rock, is moving to Bryant at the end of the month.

A manager says Grampa’s will be out of its current building by May 31 and hopes to open in its new spot within the first two weeks of June.

The new spot is in the building where Big Mouth Burgers was formerly housed at 5311 Arkansas 5. Grampa’s has seen its business thrive since opening on Stagecoach Road after the restaurant closed its Sherwood location for good due to financial difficulties.

PIE FIVE PIZZA COMING TO LITTLE ROCK AREA

Dallas-based fast-casual pizza chain Pie Five Pizza is ready to share its fast, made-to-order, handcrafted pizzas with the great state of Arkansas. Earlier this month, Pie Five announced plans to open up to 10 stores across Arkansas (no specific loca-tions have yet been announced, though). The first three stores will be located in central Arkansas and are expected to open within the next year, with the first this fall.

Pie Five’s fast-casual model allows pa-trons to customize a personal handcrafted pizza, choosing from a wide selection of fresh, artisan ingredients — all in under five minutes. The pizzas are cooked in a custom-designed, state-of-the-art pizza oven. The company says its menu offers millions of possible pizza combinations: Pie Five customers can create dishes with four crusts — including artisan thin, clas-sic pan, whole-wheat grain Neapolitan and gluten-free — seven sauces and 28 fresh toppings. Additionally, they can add one of Pie Five’s freshly tossed handmade salads served in a baked pizza dough bowl or a home-baked brownie or cookie pie.

Arkansas Pie Five franchisee, Rob By-ford, has been in the restaurant business for more than 20 years, according to a Pie Five news release. He already owns three Slim Chickens locations in central Arkan-sas and says he looks forward to bringing fast-casual pizza to the market.

NEW TENANTS ANNOUNCED AT HURRICANE CREEK VILLAGE

Since the groundbreaking at the new Hurricane Creek Village shopping center just north of Interstate 30 and Alcoa Road

in Benton, officials have announced addi-tional tenants in the past few weeks.

The center will be anchored by a 123,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace store and a 62,000-square-foot Acad-emy Sports store, which opens Friday. The shopping center will have a total of 250,000 square feet of retail development space.

Representatives of the developer, The Retail Connection, have told several local media outlets that AT&T, Arvest Bank, Longhorn Steakhouse, Chuy’s Mexican Grill, Slim Chickens and Panda Express will join the new center, and last week Supercuts was added to the list.

According to the developer, construc-tion of most of the stores already an-nounced is set to be completed by the end of the year. The new shopping center is ex-pected to bring hundreds of new jobs to the area, with 250 at Kroger alone, the grocer

reported in a previous news release.

BENTON CATFISH JOINT EXPANDSEat My Catfish in Benton has just com-

pleted an expansion of its dining room, a manager says.

The restaurant, which started as a food truck but quickly grew in popularity until it blossomed into a full-service brick-and-mortar restaurant three years ago, has added 60 seats, as well more space in the kitchen, freezer and food-prep areas, says manager Gary Hawkins.

Eat My Catfish’s expansion has also added the need for four to six new employees, and the restaurant is still hiring, Hawkins says.

The menu has been slightly expanded, adding some variety such as a sampler din-ner, he notes.

The restaurant, owned by Travis Hester of Sheridan, is located at 1205 Military Road, Suite 7.

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Frank Broyles was a genius. In the ear-ly 1990s, he saw — way before anyone else — the value and effect of televi-

sion on college football. He saw how the old Southwest Conference was rotting from the inside and how it wouldn’t survive because of the inability to attract national TV sponsors with such a Texas-centric base. So when Flori-da State and Miami took a pass on joining the Southeastern Conference, Broyles jumped at the invitation, and Arkansas athletics of-ficially moved into the big time.

Three things South-erners like almost more than anything are re-ligion, college football and politics. And when Gov. Asa Hutchin-son announced that a special session of the Legislature will happen the day after Memo-rial Day, an opportu-nity arose to combine at least two of those three (my lefty friends believe we already combine all three). The thinking goes like this: Let’s move up our pri-mary elections from late May to early March so Arkansas can be one of several Southern states to all have party primary elections on the same day — a so-called SEC primary, heck even our politics have to have a game-day flair. So a running debate has been oc-curring about having this election change on the “call” for this special session. Typically, the only issues the governor decides to bring before the Legislature in a special session are guaranteed to pass. Why have a session if the issues can’t garner enough support? Makes sense, sorta like the Hogs running the ball on first and inches on the goal line — go with the sure thing.

But not so fast, my friend. I’m not saying that moving up the party primaries just so Arkansas can be in the cool club is the worst

idea in the history of our state. After all, we did hire John L. Smith to coach and destroy the Hogs for a year. And Clinton did let in a bunch of Cubans to stay up at Fort Chaf-fee. But the idea just doesn’t make any sense. The two biggest reasons we won’t see a dol-lar of ad revenue spent in Arkansas are Hil-lary Clinton and Mike Huckabee. Baring an Old Testament-style disaster, Hil and Huck will be front and center come primary time

in the South — which means the candidates left in either party (as-suming the Dems can find some poor ole sap to lock horns with the Hil-a-nator) will avoid Arkansas and concen-trate in other states.

Also, there’s the practical fallout for the state elections. Rank and file Republicans are not going to run in primaries without the cover of voter turnout numbers generated by the interest in the presi-

dential primary, so we will not split up the two primaries — which means that moving one means moving both, and that brings a truck-load of problems that even Brett Bielema with a great offensive line can’t solve. If pri-maries are moved, what about the fiscal ses-sion of the Legislature? That will have to be moved — and most likely later, which means you could have a few lame duck members voting. Plus, moving into April means the fiscal year deadline is pretty close, so if there are stalemates, we could literally shut state government down because we didn’t have enough time to work through the differences. (Remember Happy Fiscal New Year on July 1.)

I’m not chanting SEC on this one.Bill Vickery is a political consultant and appears

on Political Plays on KARK on Friday mornings. Listen to him on The Sunday Buzz from 9 a.m. to noon Sundays on 103.7 The Buzz.

R ecently, an announcement was made that the Arkansas Legislature will re-convene Tuesday in a special session

to vote upon a potential economic develop-ment super project that involves Lockheed Martin in Camden. Although this is the pri-mary focus for the session, other issues could arise that were less successful during the regu-lar session that just wrapped a few weeks ago.

One such issue is that of moving Ar-kansas’ presidential primary to March.

An effort to make this change was re-cently attempted and approved by the state Senate but stalled before a state House committee. Why would the Ar-kansas Legislature integrate this issue into the coming special session when it wasn’t popular enough to make it out of committee and onto the House floor for a vote after its first go round?

On the surface, the idea of moving our presidential primary up as part of the south-eastern regional nominating contest is in-triguing, as there are no major presidential primaries in the Deep South. The major ben-eficiaries of having the earliest primaries have long since been Iowa and New Hampshire. So what is our angle?

First, there are the headlines. Some of the most game-changing events take place in the earliest primaries. For instance, after poor performances in the New Hampshire primary, both former Presidents Harry S. Truman and Lyndon B. Johnson ended their re-election bids. Some would also argue that former Pres-ident Bill Clinton’s performance in the New Hampshire primary redeemed his 1992 cam-paign and that John Kerry solidified his bid

for the presidential nomination after gaining momentum by winning the Iowa caucus.

Then, more importantly, there’s the eco-nomic appeal. Since there will undoubtedly be record-breaking spending in the coming 2016 presidential elections, there are people in Ar-kansas who would like for some of that money to be at play here.

While I can understand the logic behind wanting our state to have a greater share of the political spending pie, there are num-bers working against us. The SEC primary, or as it has been so popularly titled, would occur shortly after the first four major pri-maries in Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada. If our Legislature votes to make this change, we will join a host of other mostly Republi-can-dominated states for March 1 primaries. Even if we were to join

forces with these other states, don’t you think that political operatives are still going to play for the greatest number of votes to be gained? Aside from the Republican wave that has now fully washed over the South, the political spending we saw here on behalf of former U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor and then-Congressman Tom Cotton belongs almost entirely to the impor-tance of the seat. The GOP needed that seat to solidify a majority in the U.S. Senate, and that’s why it played so hard to get it.

What all of this amounts to is really an ef-fort to give an advantage to Southern-conser-vative-darlings-turned-presidential-hopefuls by providing them with a means of possibly scoring early victories with the idea that such wins would lead to front-runner status.

Jessica DeLoach Sabin appears on Political Plays on KARK on Friday mornings.

POTENTIAL MOVE HELPS REPUBLICANS, NOT ARKANSANS HUCK, HIL AND BEING IN THE SEC

“The two biggest reasons we won’t see a dollar of ad revenue spent in Arkansas

are Hillary Clinton and Mike Huckabee. Baring an Old Testament-style

disaster, Hil and Huck will be front and center come

primary time in the South.”

“What all of this amounts to is really an effort to give an advantage to Southern-

conservative-darlings-turned-presidential-hopefuls

by providing them with a means of possibly scoring

early victories with the idea that such wins would lead to

front-runner status.”

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RIGHT ONBy Bill Vickery

Should Arkansas move its primary election date?POLITICS


The early afternoon sun peaks through the clouds on a weekday afternoon as Hunter Henry is get-

ting ready for work. He is supposed to be on “vacation” for a couple of weeks before the University of Arkansas summer class-es and workouts begin, but you don’t become one of the better tight ends in college football by lounging by the pool, so there he is on the turf of Joe B. Hatcher Stadium at his old Little Rock high school, Pu-laski Academy, playing catch and warming up with high school teammate and current Hogs fullback Ty-ler Colquitt. It’s almost like the two are back in high school. They are even about to be joined by some of their high school pals.

Before Henry was one of the nation’s top prep tight ends, he was simply a Pulaski Academy ninth grader after his family moved to Little Rock from Atlan-ta. While his size and stature made him stand out, he wasn’t a star … yet.

That status came fairly quickly, though, and came to a head his junior year at the private school, known for its football prowess, where he helped the Bruins to a 14-0 state title in fall 2011. The athlet-ic tight end thrived in PA’s high-octane, up-tempo offense. Along the way, he start-ed making college scouts drool with ac-robatic, impossible catches like he made in the state championship game against Malvern and the fourth-and-forever scor-ing catch he snatched over a Pottsville de-fender in the end zone of a playoff game.

While he wasn’t just another student at PA, he was just one of the guys shar-ing a locker room with Parade All-America quarterback Fredi Knighten, one year his junior, and offensive lineman Jason King, who signed with Purdue.

Coming back to family and friends for a few weeks is a refreshing change from the demands, on and off the field, that come with being a Division I football star.

“It is nice to be around the people that love you and don’t really care about what you are on the field,” Henry says. “They

really care about who you are, and it is nice to be around that.”

Knighten, the Arkansas State senior standout quarterback is also warming up on the field on which he made so many high-light plays. He remembers the 2011 sea-son with fondness, including the game at Cabot where the Bruins bus got caught in rush-hour traffic and the team had to warm up while taking the field. It didn’t bother them much, as they scored 29 points before the Panthers even gained their first posses-sion. Both Henry and Knighten agree that is was the friendship the team shared that allowed them to become one of the better football teams in Arkansas prep history.

“The crowds were great, and playing on this field was so special. I would love to play one more game here,” Knighten says. “But some of the best times were on the field like it is now, with no one here. Just us. Just us putting in the work to get better.”

Another one of those “us” is lineman King, now a starter at Purdue, who joins the group on the field and was part of the crew that got together the night before to reminisce. Even though the alumni are not far removed from high school, they are al-ready relishing in homecomings.

“I saw people I hadn’t seen in three years,” Knighten says.

And the fraternity didn’t just include football players. Dusty Hannahs is also in that circle of friends that roamed the halls together and shares group texts dai-ly. Hannahs starred on the hardwood for the Bruins and led them to the 2011-12 4A state championship game. He signed with Texas Tech and played for the Red Raiders for two years. He has transferred to Arkan-sas, and after sitting out a year will be eli-gible for his junior season this year. While his football buddies were getting ready to work out on the PA football field, Hannahs had already been putting up jumpers, his crimson Arkansas T-shirt dark with sweat.

The PA athletes from the 2012 and 2013 class racked up some accomplishments that won’t ever be forgotten. They’ve figured out that no matter where they go or how long they have been gone, their high school campus will always be home.

Read Nate’s sports blog at goingdeep.sync weekly.com.

Star athletes glad to return home to Pulaski AcademyBY NATE OLSON

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Q: You’ve been planning Riverfest for a while now. Has it gotten any easier with the more experience you have?A: The one part I love about my job is it is constantly changing. Every year, there is something that might be a little bit more challenging. The fact that the festival is set in the downtown setting with all of the growth … The site is constantly changing, so that might be the biggest challenge — where we are moving and where we are going. Obviously, the Broadway Bridge and construction is going to be a little challeng-ing. That is probably the biggest challenge. I wouldn’t say it is necessarily difficult. There are challenges, but I think as an organiza-tion, we meet them head-on.

Q: What is the toughest part of the preparation?A: We have such a great planning com-mittee. They work 365 days a year to put this on. We start [May 15], and it will take 10 days to set it all up. From starting to put tents up to electrical, all of that type of thing, the vendors moving in. What I think the challenging thing is that all of that has to come down in one day. As we have grown, that has become more difficult. I think when I say difficult, I mean we are up all night. We have worked hard for 10 straight days. Three straight days with on go of the event, and then all of a sudden the fireworks end, and the last concert ends.

Whenever everyone is walking out, it is like, “Oh boy. Katy, bar the door, and here we go.” We don’t stop going, and we are up until 3 or 4 in the morning. We are back up at 8 [a.m.] so that when everyone comes back to work, they won’t see any remnants of the festival.

Q: How do the workers get through it?A: It is the most impressive thing I have ever seen in my life. We are all dragging and have blisters on our feet, but that commit-tee is packing up and drying everything out if it has rained. Then, they come back Monday morning with smiles on their faces getting it done. They come back the next year, which is the other amazing thing.

Q: You can’t please everybody, but do you take things personally when fans object to the announcements of your headliners?A: This time of year, I try not to pay too much attention to it. You are never going to please everyone. I think we do a good job of trying to offer diverse acts. We have a little bit of something for everybody. It may not always be in a headline act, but we’ve got so many great local and regional acts. If you like blues, country or R&B, you are going to find it here. Every year is different, so I really can’t let that bother me. Sometimes, the people that are being negative don’t understand the process. I know Michael

Marion, [general manager of Verizon Arena], can back me up on this. It isn’t as easy as calling up Dave Matthews and say, “Come on down to Little Rock, Arkansas, and play Riverfest.” They don’t understand the routing and the expense of what bands cost. It is a lot.

Q: How do you determine which head-liners you pick?A: Basically, we start as early as July talking about what we would like to see. We com-pile a wish list and, believe it or not, some of it is based on emails we get. We try to have something in every genre, and we send the list to a booking agent in Birmingham, Alabama. Then, Chris King, who owns Stickyz, books all of our locals and region-als. I meet with Chris and [the booking agent], and we talk about who is out there and who is touring. Then, they come back with a list of what [the acts] cost. I’m like everyone else, I would like to have Lenny

Kravitz, too, but then all of a sudden you’re knocked back down to reality because they are up here, and our budget is down here. Then, it is a big puzzle because I might say, “I want country this night and R&B this night, and classic rock this night.” But I make an offer, and I get them, but I wanted them on Friday night, but I can’t get them until Sunday. Then, all of the puzzle pieces start falling together.

Q: How important is the city of Little Rock and its workers in the process?A: They are so crucial to everything we do. The Little Rock Parks and Recreation department and Public Works, the guys that are down here, we couldn’t do it without them. They are so important and play such a major role in making Riverfest a success. They have done it since we were down in Murray Park in [1978]. There are some of them that are still involved that were involved back then.

First lady of RiverfestAnnual festival is a longtime labor of love for Executive Director DeAnna Korte

In 1993, DeAnna Korte got her first taste of Riverfest when she attended with her then-husband and their two young sons. Fresh off a move from Oklahoma City, Korte had no idea the festival would

become her career. Actually, it is now more than that. It’s been a way of life and a project she has sunk countless hours and blood and sweat into to ensure a variety of musical entertainment for the entire state. And along

the way, she even met her second husband, longtime Riverfest committee member Joey Korte, while working together.

Korte first became involved as a volunteer and then as an administrative assistant 17 1/2 years ago. After 2 1/2 years, she became operations director.

In 2004, she became the executive director after watching her former bosses struggle.“We were on our second director in 3 1/2 years, and they let the second director go in

December 2003,” she says. “I was the only one that had been here. The money hadn’t been raised, and the entertainment hadn’t been booked. Those were the only two things I hadn’t done as a part of the staff. I said, ‘What the heck?’ I went to the board and said, ‘Give me an opportunity, and see if I can do this. If I can’t, I will go back to doing what I was doing, but I would really like to give this a shot.’ They named me interim director through the 2004 festival, and I got the job in June.”

We caught up with Korte to discuss the planning and booking process and more.

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DEANNA KORTE HAS BEEN THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF RIVERFEST SINCE 2004. READ THE FULL INTERVIEW AT SYNCWEEKLY.COM.

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iverfest is back again. Since its humble beginnings as a festival showcasing arts at Murray Park in 1978, it has

grown larger and is the largest Memorial Day weekend attraction in Arkansas.

One thing most Riverfestgoers know: Traffic is going to clog downtown.

“We recommend they take the shuttle,” says DeAnna Korte, executive director of Riverfest. “You can park at War Memorial Stadium or Lakewood Middle School in North Little Rock. Both shuttles drop you off at the main gate.”

The shuttles are available throughout the weekend of the festival. “They start running 30 minutes prior to Riverfest and until everyone goes home,” Korte says.

This year, advance tickets are no longer avail-able at Walgreens. Instead, they are online only. In order to inform festivalgoers of the change, event organizers turned to the Internet. “Social media has become a huge part,” Korte says.

Three-day passes are on sale for $25 with a $4.75 service fee at riverfestarkansas.com. A package deal including two VIP tickets is also on sale for $500. Thursday is the last day to buy online tickets. Tickets at the gate are $40 each.

“[The ticket change] really happened to catch the demographics of who’s coming,” Korte says. Demo-graphics are generally used by Riverfest organizers to find acts that are more in line with the tastes of those attending. So far, she says, people from 28 states are attending.

Riverfest has a budget of $3 million, Korte says. But in return for that investment, the city feels a $33 million effect, she says.

Safety has also been a priority at Riverfest.“We’re broken down by zones,” Korte says. She says the

Little Rock Police Department, the Pulaski County Sher-iff’s Office, the Little Rock Fire Department and Riverfest’s own private security make sure order is maintained and that festivalgoers are safe.

“It’s probably one of the safest places you can be Memorial Day weekend,” she says.

Riverfest also has five new vendors for this year’s festi-val. The vendors are spread across festival grounds, with locations at the Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature


Center, the First Security Amphitheatre, the Ed-wards Food Giant Food Court and the Deltic Tim-ber KidZone Area, which will have a nature theme that allows children to make butterfly puppets, paper bag trees and paper cup flowers.

A new activity, for those brave enough to try it, is Over the Edge. Over the Edge is an attraction where participants can repel off the 14-story First Security Bank Building. The cost to repel is $1,000, and proceeds benefit Women & Children First and Riverfest Inc.

Other events include Flowing on the River on Thursday at 5:30 p.m., the Rock-N-Stroll 5K Fun Run at 8 a.m. Saturday, Ruff on the River at 9 a.m. Saturday and the Oaklawn Racing and Gaming Bag-go National Championship at 1 p.m. Saturday.

For those looking to entertain the whole family, there’s the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Family Fun Zone.

While at the Family Fun Zone, visitors can see a little bit of the world at the International Village or they can see the Jesse White Tumblers and Kenya Sa-fari Acrobats. Professional dog trainer Jonathan Offi will also be at the Family Fun Zone with his Ultimate Stunt and Trick Dog Show. The team of rescued dogs performs acts of speed and agility. The shows are Sunday at 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., and Sunday at 1:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Chances for shopping include visiting Merchant Row Arts & Crafts. And the Arkansas Arts Center Artmobile will be at Riverfest once again.

The Super Retriever Series Super Dock puts dogs to the test as they try their paws at pool diving. The Super Retriever Series begins with check-in Friday at 4 p.m. and continues through Saturday to Sunday’s finals at 6 p.m.

For big eaters, Yarnell will have its Freeze Fest Ice Cream Eating Contest. The contest happens at the KidZone stage Saturday and Sunday.

Also making an appearance is the Johnsonville Big Taste Grill. The grill is 65 feet long and 53,000 pounds.

Performers from Recreation Studios will be at various parts of the festival, as well. They include stilt walkers, jugglers, hula hoopers and acrobats perform-ing near the Clinton library.

Of course, it wouldn’t be Riverfest without the fireworks. The fireworks will be set off Sunday at 9 p.m. prior to the night’s headlining acts. That wasn’t always the case, but with families looking to get their children home and more adult-oriented acts at night, it worked out for Riverfest organizers.

But aside from giving the city a financial boost, it’s about making sure people have a good time.

“We want people to come out and have a great weekend,” Korte says. “It’s fun, festivities and fire-works.”


FRIDAYBUD LIGHT STAGE*STARSET: 6:30-7:30 p.m.*The Pretty Reckless: 8-9:15 p.m.*Halestorm: 9:45-11 p.m.

MILLER LITE/ARKANSAS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION STAGE*Just Sayin’: 6:30-7:30 p.m.*Kris Allen: 8-9 p.m.*Sheryl Crow: 9:30-11 p.m.

STICKYZ STAGEThe Salty Dogs: 6:30-7:30 p.m.*Swampbird: 8-9 p.m.*Gaelic Storm: 9:30-11 p.m.

SATURDAYBUD LIGHT STAGEBrothers & Company: 1-1:45 p.m.American Lions: 2:15-3 p.m.Recess: 3:30-4 p.m.40 Oz to Freedom: 4:30-5:30 p.m.*Sister Hazel: 6 p.m.*Bone Thugs-n-Harmony: 8 p.m.*311: 9:45 p.m.

MILLER LITE/ARKANSAS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION STAGELittle Rock School of Dance: 11:30 a.m.I CAN! Dance: 12:15 p.m.KidSmart: 1 p.m.O’Donovans School of Irish Dance: 1:45 p.m.Kyla Horton: 2:30 p.m.Stephen Neeper & The Wild Hearts: 3:30-4:15 p.m.Adam Hambrick: 4:45-5:30 p.m.*Ben Rector: 6-7:15 p.m.*Robert Earl Keen: 7:45-9 p.m.*Kip Moore: 9:30-11 p.m.

STICKYZ STAGEPeople’s Republic of Casio Tones: 12:30-1:15 p.m.Open Fields: 1:45-2:30 p.m.Move Orchestra: 3-3:45 p.m.Ghost Bones: 4:15-5 p.m.Bobgoblin: 5:30-6:15 p.m.The Whigs: 6:45-7:45 p.m.*Vinyl Thief: 8:15-9:15 p.m.*Mansions on the Moon: 9:45-11 p.m.

SUNDAYBUD LIGHT STAGEWeakness for Blondes: 1:45-2:45 p.m.The Irie Lions: 3:15-4:15 p.m.House of Shem: 4:45-5:45 p.m.*Galactic feat. Macy Gray: 6:15-7:30 p.m.*Big K.R.I.T.: 8-9 p.m.*Girl Talk: 9:45-11 p.m.

MILLER LITE/ARKANSAS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION STAGEVessels of Praise of First Baptist Church: 1:15 p.m.Life Skills for Youth: 2 p.m.Arkansas All Star Cloggers: 2:45 p.m.Charlotte Leigh: 3:30 p.m.The Roosevelts: 4:30-5:30 p.m.Backroad Anthem: 6-7 p.m.*Sam Hunt: 7:30-9 p.m.*Jake Owen: 9:30-11 p.m.

STICKYZ STAGEBig Still River: 1:30-2:15 p.m.Dead Soldiers: 2:45-3:30 p.m.John Paul Keith: 4-4:45 p.m.Adam Faucett & The Tall Grass: 5:15-6 p.m.Leopold & His Fiction: 6:30-7:15 p.m.*Hot Buttered Rum: 7:45-9 p.m.*George Porter Jr & His Runnin’ Pardners: 9:30-11 p.m.

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The Chill Factory: Slushies Flossie’s Funnel Cakes Inc.: Funnel cakes, fresh and frozen lemonade, cotton can-dy, hand-dipped corn dogs and shaved icePapa John’s: Pizza and chocolate chip cookie monster slicesYarnell’s Ice Cream: Ice cream cones and ice cream sandwiches

EDWARDS FOOD GIANT FOOD COURT

Mattie V’s Heavenly Made/Smok’d It Up: Turkey legs, smoked-bologna sandwich-es, smoked-pork sandwiches, ribs and sidesSissy’s Place: Bloomin onions, fried green tomatoes, fried pickle spears, chicken on a stick, pork chop on a stick, fried turkey on a stick, buffalo wings on a stick, fried Oreos, fried candy bars, fried Twinkies and fried Pop-Tarts

Santa Lucia: Greek gyros, chicken or seafood milano, Mediterranean sausage and baklavaLee’s Express: Crab rangoon, egg roll, chicken curry shish kabob, meatball shish kabob, beef jerky shish kabob, chicken fried rice, general tso chicken, cashew chicken, orange chicken and lo meinPapa John’s: Pizza and chocolate chip cookie monster slicesW & M Concessions: Jumbo corn dogs, mozzarella cheese sticks and nachosKathy’s Kabana: Chicken or steak que-sadillas, taco salads, burritos, chicken or steak fajitas, walking tacos, Philly cheese steaks, mucho nachos, tacos and choco-late-dipped bananasThe Chill Factory Daiquiris: The name says it allRiverside Coney Island: Boiled crawfish, boiled shrimp, fried jumbo shrimp, frog legs, alligator, crawfish A-2-fay, catfish, red beans and rice, Cajun bacon mac attack and deep fried banana puddingThe Original Corn Roast: Roasted corn, corn in a cup and apple slices with cara-mel and pecansOzark Candies and Nuts Inc.: Kettle corn, roasted pecans and almonds

Nucci’s: Corn dogsFlossie’s Funnel Cake Inc.: Funnel cakes, fresh and frozen lemonade, cotton candy, hand-dipped corn dogs and shaved iceYarnell’s Ice Cream: Ice cream cones and ice cream sandwichesDry Creek Concessions: Hamburgers, chicken tenders, Johnsonville bratwurst, smoked pulled pork, Frito chili pies and supreme BBQ nachosCristi & Ali Cuisine LLC: Gyros/wraps, chicken potstickers, chicken baskets, butterfly chips, Parmesan fries and fried Oreos

AMPHITHEATREFlossie’s Funnel Cakes Inc.: Funnel cakes, fresh and frozen lemonade, cotton can-dy, hand-dipped corn dogs and shaved ice

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SCULPTURE PLAZAIce Tea Box: Name says it allFlossie’s Funnel Cakes Inc.: Funnel cakes, fresh and frozen lemonade, cotton candy, hand-dipped corn dogs and shaved ice

Papa John’s: Pizza and chocolate chip cookie monster slicesSanta Lucia: Greek gyros, chicken or sea-food milano, Mediterranean sausage and baklavaThe Chill Factory Daiquiris: The name says it allW & M Concessions: Jumbo corn dogs, mozzarella cheese sticks and nachosFried and Frozen: Beef or chicken tacos, beef or chicken taco salads, beef or chicken taco nachos, stuffed taco nachos, taquitos, boneless wings, Frito pies and donuts

CLINTON PRESIDENTIAL CENTER

Papa John’s: Pizza and chocolate chip cookie monster slicesFlossie’s Funnel Cakes Inc.: Funnel cakes, fresh and frozen lemonade, cotton candyPatsy’s: Corn dog, red velvet cake and snow conesPatsy’s Sugar Shack: Cotton candy, caramel apples, candy apples, popcorn and nachosKatie’s Kickin Chicken: Chicken on a stick, chicken strips and corn dogsRJ’s: Sausage, pepperoni or cheese pizza, turkey legs and cookie slices

Arkansas Democrat Gazette: State newspaper, arkansasonline.comSturdi Guns: Wooden toy rifles, pistols, swords and shields, sturdiguns.comHappy Feet: Massaging insoles for shoes, happyfeet.net/reliefGambletor: Light-up items, sunglass-es and feather tiarasDamsel In Defense-Independent Pro: Personal protection items, mydam-selpro.net/pro6440Custom Made Wire Art Jewelry and Name Rings: Sterling silver and 12-karat gold wire jewelry Stated Apparel: Arkansas designed clothing, stated.meDorris Designs: Original spray paint-ings on floating masonite canvases, dorrisdesigns.comUSA Pain Away: Real Time Pain Relief: All-natural rub-on pain relief lotion, usapainaway.comAll of Us: Soup, dip, muffin and cheese ball mixes, allofussoupdip.comNative Crafts: Clothing and jewelry Native Arts: American Indian crafts and jewelry, handmade embroidered dresses and bags

Banded Mallard Company: Acrylic duck calls, duck call necklaces, key chains and motion duck decoys, bandedmallardmarketing.comThirty-One Gifts Bags: Utility bags, thermal bags, purses, totes, wallets and home-organization items, myth-irtyone.com/Rmoore78Mistura Timepieces: Hand-crafted watches made of wood, leather and cork, mistura.comRock City Outfitters Inc.: Arkansas-in-spired T-shirts and clothing, rockci-tyoutfitters.comFlintspirit: Stone and bone carvings Dragonflies and Feathers Inc.: Handmade organic soap, dragon-fliesandfeathers.comSouthern Chic’s T-shirts: Screen-printed T-Shirts for adults and children EZ Hang Chairs: Hanging chairs, swings and hammocks, ezhangc-hairs.comHD Vending: Light-ups Ewe-Nique Products: Indoor and out-door metal decor Grizzly Mountain Saw Works: Chain-saw carversHotspots Airbrushing: Airbrush T-shirts, hats and license, hotspotsair-brush.comHempy Beads: Handmade earrings, hats, hobo bags, stone bracelets and rings

ReCreation Studios & Cirque Arts: Feather hair accessories, handmade clothing, hula hoops and circus props, recreationstudioslr.comHenna Tattoos: Henna temporary tattoos Fayettechill Clothing Company: T-shirts, mens and womens hats, clothing and accessories, fayettechill.comLooking Good: Womens sun dresses and pantsNative South West: Bags, dresses, native jewelry, dream catchers, na-tive cedar flutes, wakaymusic.com CJS Production: Photo booth States of Mind Clothing: T-shirts, tanks and sweatshirts, statesofmind-clothing.com Bound Watches: Digital silicone wristwatch in the shape of Arkansas, boundwatches.comCountry Deep: T-shirts, tank tops, hats, countrydeep.comArch Gallery: Eyebrow threading KNC Bargains: Womens handbags, graphic T-shirts for the family, hats, sunglasses and flip-flops Sunglass Queen: Sunglasses Culture Clothing Company: T-shirts, snap-back hats, sunglasses and coozies, shopcultureclothing.comLe Baol Accessories: Hats, sunglass-es, necklaces, T-shirts, belts and buckles

FRIDAYThe Kazoobie Kazoo Show w/Rick Hubbard: 6:15 p.m.Break Shop Bump’n: 7:15 p.m.DJ Dev: 8 p.m.

SATURDAYLittle Rock Zoo Creature Feature: 11:30 a.m.The Kazoobie Kazoo Show w/Rick Hubbard: 12:15 p.m.FreezeFest Ice Cream Eating Competition: 1:15 p.m.Little Rock Zoo Creature Feature: 1:30 p.m.Break Shop Bump’n: 2:15 p.m.Kenya Safari Acrobats: 3 p.m.Freeze Fest Ice Cream Eat-ing Competition: 3:45 p.m.The Kazoobie Kazoo Show w/Rick Hubbard: 4 p.m.Break Shop Bump’n: 5 p.m.Kenya Safari Acrobats: 5:45 p.m.FreezeFest Ice Cream Eating Competition: 6:30 p.m.

The Kazoobie Kazoo Show w/Rick Hubbard: 6:45 p.m.Break Shop Bump’n: 7:45 p.m.DJ Dev: 8:30 p.m.

SUNDAYThe Kazoobie Kazoo Show w/Rick Hubbard: 1:15 p.m.Break Shop Bump’n: 2:15 p.m.Freeze Fest Ice Cream Eat-ing Competition: 3 p.m.Kenya Safari Acrobats: 3:15 p.m.The Kazoobie Kazoo Show w/Rick Hubbard: 4 p.m.FreezeFest Ice Cream Eating Competition: 5 p.m.Break Shop Bump’n: 5:15 p.m.Kenya Safari Acrobats: 6 p.m.The Kazoobie Kazoo Show w/Rick Hubbard: 6:45 p.m.Freeze Fest Ice Cream Eat-ing Competition: 7:45 p.m.Break Shop Bump’n: 8 p.mFireworks: 9 p.m.DJ Dev: 9:30 p.m.

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ften dubbed as one of the world’s biggest female rock stars, Riverfest 2015 headliner Sheryl Crow isn’t

taking many phone calls these days. Con-centrating nearly all her energy on a new record, she managed to break away this month to assist in former President Jimmy Carter’s annual Habitat For Humanity project, this one in New Orleans, with the goal of building 10 homes in 10 days.

And she’s not just lending a hand with publicity. Crow also has been working with an organization called Blue Jeans Go Green, which takes old denim and turns it into eco-friendly insulation for homes. The organization is just one of the breast cancer survivor’s nonprofit passions, which include the Breast Cancer Research Foun-dation, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the United Nations World Food Programme and more.

But it hasn’t been Crow’s charity work or subsequent Bootheel Trading Co. denim brand that’s propelled her into stardom; it’s been her eight studio albums, a multiplatinum greatest hits collection and a Christmas album, not to mention her nine Grammy Awards, her millions of albums sold worldwide and her collabora-tions with some of the biggest music stars around the globe.

Crow has a combined 40 top 10 singles on the Billboard Hot 100, Adult Top 40, Adult Contemporary, Mainstream Top 40 and Triple A charts. And more recently, she

also added a Top 20 solo country single to her long list of accolades.

Crow, 53, first broke into the music business — after growing up in Kennett, Missouri, with two musically gifted parents who played in swing bands — by singing on local advertising jingles while playing in a local band at night. After earning a music degree at the University of Missouri and spending a few years teaching music to children with autism, she moved to Los Angeles in the 1980s to give her music career her full attention. There, she successfully auditioned to be a backup singer for Michael Jackson’s Bad Tour from 1987-89. She often performed with Jackson on “I Just Can’t Stop Loving You” and also recorded background vocals for a number of established artists such as Stevie Wonder, Belinda Carlisle and Don Henley, among many others.

After a failed attempt at a debut album and a bout of severe depression, Crow

joined a group of local musicians for a regular jam session, held on Tuesday eve-nings, to work on her craft. The resulting record, Tuesday Night Music Club, included songwriting credits shared with her jam partners, and it was slow to take off until the track “All I Wanna Do” became an unexpected smash hit in 1994. Tuesday Night Music Club went on to sell more than 7 million copies worldwide during the 1990s. The album also earned Crow three Grammy Awards in 1995 for Record of the Year, Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. She followed up with performances at the 1994 and 1999 Woodstock Festivals, among other major music events.

In 1996, Crow released her self-titled second album; it included songs about abortion, homelessness and nuclear war — her records have not shied away social commentary. The debut single, “If It Makes You Happy,” became a radio success

and netted her two Grammy Awards for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance and Best Rock Album. Other chart-topping singles included “A Change Would Do You Good,” “Home” and “Everyday Is a Wind-ing Road.” Crow produced the album herself. It was even banned from Wal-Mart stores because in the lyrics to “Love Is a Good Thing,” she criticized Wal-Mart’s gun-selling practices. (The singer and the world’s largest retailer have since made up, she has said, and Crow’s albums are now available at Wal-Mart.)

During this time and over the next several years, Crow wrote and performed theme songs to films such as Tomorrow Never Dies, Big Daddy, Bridget Jones’s Diary and I Am Sam, as well as helping with vo-cals on albums by the likes of Prince, Kid Rock — their song “Picture” was a huge radio hit — Michelle Branch and more. She also was featured on the Johnny Cash album American III: Solitary Man in the

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song “Field of Diamonds” as a background vocalist and played the accordion for the songs “Wayfaring Stranger” and “Mary of the Wild Moor.”

In 1998, Crow released The Globe Sessions. Soon afterward, she discussed in interviews having gone through a deep depression, and there were rumors about a short affair with Eric Clapton — whom she has many times since referred to as a close friend. Upon the release of the album, Crow told Billboard, in response to ques-tions about whom “My Favorite Mistake” was written about, “I’m really private about who I’ve had relationships with, and I don’t talk about them in the press. I don’t even really talk about them with the people around me.”

Despite the “contro-versy,” Crow has said in numerous interviews that “My Favorite Mistake” is her favorite on the record and that “it’s the only song of mine that when I hear it on the radio, I don’t turn it off,” she told Glamour years later. The Globe Sessions won Best Rock Album at the 1999 Grammy Awards and was promptly rereleased with a bonus track: her cover of the Guns N’ Roses song “Sweet Child o’ Mine.” The cover won the Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in 2000. Other singles included “There Goes the Neighborhood,” “Anything but Down” and “The Difficult Kind.” The Globe Sessions peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart, achieving U.S. sales of 2 million within the following decade.

Crow interrupted work on her next al-bum, C’mon C’mon, in 2002 after her friend Kent Sexton died from scleroderma, for whose funeral she recorded the traditional hymn “Be Still, My Soul.” In November of that year, it was released as a single, with the proceeds going to the Scleroderma Research Foundation, a group she had been involved with for years.

C’mon C’mon was her fourth studio al-bum, spawning the hit single “Soak Up the Sun.” The second single, “Steve McQueen,” won the Female Rock Vocal Performance Grammy the following year.

During this time, Crow’s societal opin-ions and politics continued to influence her music. She let it be known that she strongly opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq by wearing a shirt that read, “I don’t believe in your war, Mr. Bush!” during a performance on Good Morning America. She also penned an open letter on her website to the former president explaining her opposition. How-

ever, despite her opposition to the war, Crow lent some cheer to injured soldiers in 2003 by playing her guitar and singing to individual patients at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, according to numerous media reports.

Also in 2003, a greatest-hits compi-lation called The Very Best of Sheryl Crow was released. It featured many of her hit singles, as well as some new tracks. Among them was the ballad “The First Cut is the Deepest,” originally a Cat Stevens song, which became her biggest radio hit since her very first one. The track earned her two

American Music Awards for Best Pop/Rock Female Artist and Adult Contem-porary Female Artist of the Year in 2004.

Also in 2004, Crow debuted in the world of musicals, performing in the Cole Porter story De-Lovely. Since then, she’s helped pen a new musical, entitled Din-er, alongside Barry Levinson.

Crow’s fifth studio album, Wildflower, was released in 2005 to mixed reviews and lukewarm public reception, although

it did earn her two Grammy nominations. The album got a new boost in 2006 when the second single, “Always on Your Side,” was released and had been rerecorded with Sting, and sent off to radio, where it was quickly embraced on adult top 40 stations and charts. The collaboration with Sting resulted in a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals.

Her latest album, 2013’s Feels Like Home, captures the sound of a great and estab-lished artist enjoying a sort of fresh start.

Funny how things come full circle — if you hang in there long enough. Crow cer-tainly has, with a still-shining career now in its 23rd year since the debut album and hit maker, Tuesday Night Music Club, hit the airwaves.

Feels Like Home — if it can be put in any genre — has been dubbed more coun-try-flavored than anything else. Along with easy-going company, she told the U.K.’s The Telegraph in October 2014 that it was her fight with breast cancer that prompted her recent shift back to her roots, as well as to country music:

“When I was diagnosed with cancer I moved [from Los Angeles to Nashville, Tennessee], as I wanted to put down roots and nurture my life in a way that I hadn’t before. It was a conscious decision to make a shift away from conventional pop. Coun-try is where I come from, and I wanted to be part of that tradition.”

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Pizza lovers in Arkansas have no shortage of choices for their favorite pie. In the Little Rock area alone, options run the gamut from Neapolitan style to thin crust, to

deep dish and beyond. The style Arkansans arguably enjoy the most is American: that chewy, pillowy crust typically topped with red sauce, shredded cheese and a host of toppings. That preference has been a boon for Damgoode Pies, which has seen strong business at its locations in Little Rock, Fayetteville and Rogers. But when restaurant and brewery chain Boscos closed its location in the River Market, Damgoode owner Jeff Trine saw an opportunity to take his business to a new level. And so Trine opened his sixth location and debuted a line of house-brewed beer under the Damgoode Pies label. The new restau-rant opened, fittingly, on March 14 (Pi Day).

PLENTY OF ELBOW ROOMI had forgotten how big Boscos was until I visited Damgoode

Pies recently. The dining room is massive, and it can feel a little like eating in a warehouse on nights that aren’t very busy. Rich wood accents and dark, masculine tones dominate the dining area, including the rectangular bar in the center of the room. About a dozen booths line the walls, but the majority of seating is com-prised of tables and chairs. The exception here is at the new pizza-by-the-slice bar. Diners can take a seat at the bar and order their slice directly from the kitchen. Damgoode Pies only offers individ-ual slices at lunch, when many patrons are looking for a quick bite before heading back to work.

And don’t forget about the patio. More than 50 people can sit outside on the second-floor dining space overlooking the First Security Amphitheater. The outdoor space is covered, meaning a meal on the patio is possible — even in rainy weather. Combining indoor and outdoor tables, Damgoode Pies’ River Market loca-tion is capable of seating more than 200 people at a time, a robust number that would certainly test even the best kitchen.

Doing DAM-goodeDAMGOODE PIES SETTLES INTO RIVER MARKET LOCATION WITH BREWERY, TWEAKED STYLE

DAMGOODE PIES OFFERS A WIDE VARIETY OF CRUSTS AND TOPPINGS ON ITS EXTENSIVE MENU.


RAZORBACK BUNS ($7.99)My favorite of the three appetizers

served on sourdough with garlic butter, these rolls bring some smoky heat with bacon, jalapenos, cheese and red sauce. The pepper taste is restrained, meaning spice-averse eaters might still enjoy these bites. (ss)

VOODOO PASTA ($11.99)A classic red sauce pasta gets a kick

of Tabasco sauce, as well as chicken, roasted red bell peppers and onions. While the flavor was good, the pasta was cooked for too long and ended up tasting a bit gummy. If cooked well, I can imagine this would be a winner. (ss)

PEPPERONI PIZZA BY THE SLICE ($3.50)

The large slice — the star of the menu — is at once crispy and gooey, with a more buttery flavor than the pies feature. Damgoode has always done a pepperoni pizza well, but this is my favorite version that it has put forth. (ss)

MEATBALL SAMMIE ($9.99)These are some really good

meatballs. Soft enough that they flatten under the pressure of the crusty bread, the meatballs are perfectly framed with basil, red sauce and mozzarella cheese. A good choice at either lunch or dinner. (ss)

KEY LIME PIE ($4.50)Damgoode Pies has started making

desserts in house, but I wouldn’t recommend this one. The pie overloads on key lime juice, making for a seriously sour experience. Hopefully, the kitchen will tone down the tartness because the texture of the crust and filling was spot on. (ss)

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LOCATION: 500 President Clinton Ave.

PHONE: (501) 664-2239

WEB: damgoodepies.com

HOURS: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday

PRICES: Appetizers, $4.99–$11.99; entrees, $3–$13.99; pizza pies, $4.99–$40.99

ALCOHOL: Full bar

KID-FRIENDLY: Yes

ATTIRE: Casual

TAKES RESERVATIONS: Only for special events (Riverfest, Pops on the River, etc.)

IN A NUTSHELL: Damgoode Pies brings its proven pizza menu to the River Market and adds a few upgrades such as a pizza-by-the-slice bar and a new brewery that makes both easy-drinking and complex beers.

DAMGOODE PIES RIVER MARKET

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BY THE SLICE …If you’ve ever eaten a Damgoode Pies piz-

za, you already know what to expect from the new River Market location. It’s a yeasty piz-za, which gets plenty of rise during the bake, served with a variety of toppings and creative sauces. Just like the other locations, pizzas are available in thin crust, hand tossed and stuffy, which is essentially a complete pizza topped with another crust and smothered in sauce. On my first visit, I had the 10-inch Dam-goode pepperoni pie, a menu item that boasts triple the pepperoni of the standard pizza. It was as it is at every Damgoode location: a no-frills pizza competently constructed, well-seasoned and satisfying. My table also tried the Voodoo Pasta, featuring a red sauce doctored with a bit of Tabasco. The heat and flavor were fine, though the pasta itself was a little overcooked.

Damgoode has added some new items, including meatballs featured as a stand-alone appetizer and on a sandwich. The meatballs are delicious, packed with flavor and soft enough to melt in your mouth. The meat-balls are now available at all Damgoode Pies locations. Also, for $3, you can get pizza by the slice, and it’s a pretty hefty slice at that.

Toppings are 50 cents extra apiece, and Dam-goode offers a lunch special consisting of a slice of pizza, salad and drink for $6.99. Pizza served by the slice tastes superior to the pie. On our visit, the bottom of the crust tended toward a more crispy texture while still keep-ing the traditional fluffy feel, and I appreciat-ed the juxtaposition.

For more on the entrees we tried, be sure to check out The Dish.

… OR BY THE GLASSDamgoode wisely hired Josh Quattle-

baum to head brewing operations for its new beer label. Quattlebaum had previously brewed at Boscos and was familiar with the brewery’s layout from day one. Damgoode has four beers it’s currently selling under its label, and they are good. My favorite of the four is the El Hefe, a light hefeweizen with a good balance of malt and citrus. Damgoode’s flagship pale ale is easy to drink, as is its Red Ribbon golden ale, but I found both to be a little boring. Seasoned beer fans won’t be too enthusiastic about these four offerings, but they are ideal for people who are just starting to explore craft beer.

Damgoode Pies is also where Josiah

Moody is brewing some batches for his Moody Brews label. The former brew mas-ter at Vino’s Brewpub, Moody makes what I consider to be the finest beer ever produced in this state, and his Half Seas Over Impe-rial IPA has been repeatedly praised in Lit-tle Rock and beyond. Moody has two of his beers on Damgoode’s menu, both of which are highly developed, technical brews. The Cuban Pull is a brown ale infused with Cuban coffee that comes across as deep and creamy. Aria’s Bier, named after Moody’s daughter, is a light saison fortified with hibiscus and or-ange peel. In bringing Moody to the brewery, Damgoode has ensured that both new and veteran beer drinkers will have something that they enjoy.

FINAL VERDICTDamgoode Pies’ push into the River Mar-

ket and the world of beer making are both successful ventures. By sticking to a solid formula and adding a few enhancements, the restaurant is already hitting its stride in the kitchen, and with a new brewery mak-ing beers enjoyable for everyone, Damgoode Pies is solidifying its position as one of Little Rock’s better pizza choices.

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In the early 1980s, rock ‘n’ roll took a drastic turn from the days of Jimi Hen-drix’s rebellious rendition of the Na-

tional Anthem and Led Zeppelin’s empha-sis on sexy, heavy rock music to something a little more … glamorous.

Popularized by bands from the Los An-geles underground rock scene, the subge-nre known as glam metal quickly took over radio stations across the country, thanks to bands such as Motley Crue, Poison, War-rant and New York Dolls.

Faster Pussycat was a band that was right there during the launch of that scene and found a way to continue through the genre’s death in the early ’90s. And like many of the bands from that era, they’re still touring and rocking out as hard as they ever have, thanks to a very dedicated fan base.

The band started in Los Angeles in 1986, and was formed by band leader Taime Downe. They released their first album, 1987’s Faster Pussycat, on Elektra Records, and with it ushered in the age of “sleaze rock.” The album featured songs such as “Bathroom Wall” and “Don’t Change That Song,” which were relatively well-known songs during that time.

But their big breakout success didn’t come until their second album, 1989’s Wake Me When It’s Over. The album reached No. 48 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and was certified gold by the Recording Industry

Association of America. It featured the band’s first and only hit single, “House of Pain,” a slow, heartfelt ballad about a child

growing up without a father.During their early years, the band toured

extensively with powerhouses of rock such

as Alice Cooper, Motorhead, KISS and Motley Crue. But like most bands during those rowdy years, Faster Pussycat suffered from in-band fighting, big personalities and drug abuse. All of this led to the band eventually calling it quits in 1993.

But Faster Pussycat just wouldn’t stay dead, eventually reforming in 2001 under the same name but with a much different style than their previous glam metal roots.

The band, thanks to lead singer Downe, began to experiment with the rough, ma-chinelike sounds of industrial rock and even released an album of industrial-rock remixes of some of their classic tracks. That 2001 album, called Between the Valley of the Ultra Pussy, wasn’t received with the same adoration by fans and critics that their previous albums had.

Eventually, Faster Pussycat made it back to the glam metal sound that defined the band but not before going through even more in-band fighting and lineup changes.

In their current iteration, Downe is the only original member left in the band. But they’re still going strong, carried by Downe’s commitment to his craft and the nostalgia that glam metal brings to metal heads all over the world.

Faster Pussycat will play at Rev Room at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. If you’re a fan of glam metal, then don’t miss out on this blast from the past. Local hard-rock band Iron Tongue will open for the group, and tickets for the 18-and-up show are $12 in advance and $14 day of show.

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TomorrowlandOUT FRIDAYWhile it may not be the most anticipated science-fiction work coming from Disney in 2015 (what with Star Wars: Episode VII due out in December), this adventure-mystery flick sure has some enticing elements. It stars George Clooney as a jaded former prodigy and Britt Robertson as a curious teen with promise. Together, they navigate a script penned by the co-creator of Lost under the direction of two-time Oscar winner Brad Bird. Promise, indeed.

PoltergeistOUT FRIDAYFrom the descriptions, it sounds like very little is actually being changed in this remake of the 1982 horror that features a suburban family struggling with supernatural happenings that seem to coalesce around its young daughter. Sort of makes you wonder why it needed to be made, right? Well, it was.

Sunshine Superman [LIMITED]OUT FRIDAYAfter a successful swing through the festival circuit, writer-director Marah Strauch’s documentary on the father of BASE jumping, Carl Boenish, hits theaters in limited release. The film follows the arc of Boenish’s flight — literally — from skydiving to even more dangerous attempts at launching himself into thin air.

Multi-LoveOUT TUESDAYThat a group named Unknown Mortal Orchestra should arise from anonymity should surprise no one. But with two critically praised albums already to their credit, the anticipation is high for the group’s third effort of immersive, psychedelic rock, which comes after solid touring showings in New Zealand, Europe and North America.

American SpringOUT TUESDAYPittsburgh-based punk rockers Anti-Flag offer up their latest activism-oriented album, a follow-up to 2012’s The General Strike. The effort, the band’s ninth studio album, is their first with label Spinefarm. Inside the group’s rage, expect to hear earnest messages speaking on growing wealth inequality and diminishing human rights.

English GraffitiOUT TUESDAYAfter topping U.K. charts with 2012’s Come of Age, Brit rockers The Vaccines have been all the rage across the pond. And their third studio album, their first recorded in the U.S., acknowledges that in a knowing way the band members themselves might call cheeky or maybe just ironic.

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Gaining initial notoriety on SoundCloud for his masterful re-mixes of famous pop and rock songs, Nashville, Tennessee, na-tive Wick-It the Instigator is now attempting to remix the

electronic dance music scene and give it a breath of fresh air.The multigenre DJ and producer has remixed songs from all styles

of music, including country, rock and blues. His remixes of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and Johnny Cash’s “I Walk The Line” have each garnered more than a half million listens on SoundCloud. His remix album, The Brothers of Chico Dusty, takes parts of songs from both blues-rock band The Black Keys and hip-hop artist Big Boi to create a near-seamless interlocking of sounds that transcends either genre.

His popularity on SoundCloud, with more than 56,000 subscrib-ers to his page, has led to success outside of the website. In 2012, bil-lion-dollar software company Microsoft commissioned Wick-It to produce a song for the commercial of popular mobile game Angry Birds Star Wars. This has all led to him being able to do more than just produce song remixes, and he now tours the country showing off his hot DJ skills.

Currently, Wick-It is on a pretour in support of his appearance at this year’s Wakarusa Music Festival, an annual event located on Ozark’s Mulberry Mountain. He’ll play in Little Rock on Saturday with open-ing acts Mouth and Coyote Union at Rev Room at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 day of show.

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THIS WEEK’S MUSICTHURSDAY

Murray, Kentucky, artist Joe Buck has worn many hats in his eclectic career. Besides blending country and punk music into a strange musical concoction, he’s also played in numerous bands, including Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers and Hank Williams III’s band. His music is loud, rude and completely chaotic but has gained notoriety in the music scene because of these characteristics. When touring solo, he goes by his stage name, Joe Buck Yourself. If you want to see Joe live, check him out at White Water Tavern at 9 p.m. Memphis proto-punk band

The Dirty Streets will open the show, and tickets are $7.

Post-punk band Slang have taken notes from all types of artists, including David Bowie, Brian Eno and Tom Waits. Because of this, their sound is one that has to be listened to intently in order to understand. They’ve often been compared to the early days of ’80s new wave band Talking Heads and are known for their high-energy, upbeat live shows. They’ll be joined by three local Arkansas bands: The Dangerous Idiots, The Federalis and The Hacking. Each band will bring their own distinct flavor to the stage, so there’s something

for everyone to enjoy. The show starts at 8 p.m. at Stickyz. Tickets for this all-ages show are $5.

SATURDAYThe band 40 Oz to Freedom are fun to watch if you’re into the angst-filled, reggae-inspired rock songs of ’90s rock band Sublime. The band members, who take their name from a 1992 Sublime song of the same name, have won awards for their skills in mimicking one of the chillest bands of the ’90s, including the 2010 San Diego Music Award for best tribute band. If you want to experience this lively band live, you can

check them out at Stickyz at 9:30 p.m. Tickets for the 18-and-up show are $5 for those 21 and up and $10 for anyone younger.

Little Rock band The Sea Nanners, along with local rock band The Coasts, will play at White Water Tavern at 9:30 p.m. Both bands play brilliant lo-fi indie music, with The Coasts playing the more upbeat version and The Sea Nanners playing a Band of Horses style of rock. Both bands also differ in their manpower — The Coasts play a power-duo style, and The Sea Nanners consist of a few more musicians. Tickets are TBA.


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LOONY BIN COMEDY CLUB, Drew Thomas, 7:30 p.m. $7, ages 18 and up, 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, (501) 228-5555

THE JOINT, The Joint Venture: Comedy Improv, 8 p.m. $8, 301 Main St., North Little Rock, (501) 372-0210

musicANOTHER ROUND PUB, Mourning View, 7 p.m. 12111 W. Markham St., Little Rock, (501) 313-2612

PONCHITO’S MEXICAN GRILL, RockUsaurus, 7-9 p.m. 10901 Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, (501) 246-5282

REV ROOM, Faster Pussycat, 8:30 p.m. $12 in advance, $14 day of show, ages 18 and up, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090, rumbarevolution.com

SOUTH ON MAIN, Fret & Worry, 7:30 p.m. 1304 S. Main St., Little Rock, (501) 244-9660

THE AFTERTHOUGHT, Open Mic, 8 p.m. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock, (501) 663-1196

special eventsADULT GAME DAY at noon at the Esther De-witt Nixon Library. Ages 18 and up are invited to play dominoes, poker, chess, board games or video games. (501) 457-5038

LEARN, BUILD, PLAY LEGO CLUB at 4 p.m. at the Central Arkansas Library System, Oley E. Rooker branch. Children ages 5-11 are invited to an interactive Lego-building program. (501) 907-5991

FILM: Time of Fear at 6:30 p.m. at the MacAr-thur Museum of Arkansas Military History. The film screening is free and open to the public. (501) 376-4602

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HIBERNIA IRISH TAVERN, Billy Pirate’s Open Mic Comedy Night, 7:30 p.m. 9700 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, (501) 246-4340

LOONY BIN COMEDY CLUB, Drew Thomas, 7:30 p.m. $7, ages 18 and up, 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, (501) 228-5555

musicANOTHER ROUND PUB, Roderick, 7:30 p.m. 12111 W. Markham St., Little Rock, (501) 313-2612

CAJUN’S WHARF, Smokey, 5:30 p.m. Even Odds, 9 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 375-5351

REV ROOM, Arkansas River Blues Society Blues Jam, 7 p.m. 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090

SENOR TEQUILA, RockUsaurus, 7-9 p.m. 10300 Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, (501) 224-5505

STICKYZ, Slang, 8 p.m. $5, all ages, 107 River Mar-ket Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-7707, stickyz.com

THE JOINT, Argenta Arts Acoustic Music Series presents: Vicki Genfan, 7:30 p.m. 301 Main St., North Little Rock, (501) 372-0210

WHITE WATER TAVERN, Joe Buck Yourself with The Dirty Streets, 9 p.m. $7, 2500 W. Seventh St., Little Rock, (501) 375-8400

special eventsSEWING & MORE WORKSHOP at 3 p.m. at the Esther Dewitt Nixon Library. Ages 13 and up are invited to learn how to crochet. Registration is rec-ommended. (501) 457-5038

CRAWFISH BOIL at 6 p.m. at Grumpy’s Too. The event will feature food, live music by Ryan Couron and more. facebook.com/grumpystoowlr

AROUND THE WORLD THURSDAY featuring the tastes and sounds of Mexico begins at 6:30 p.m. at Forty Two at the Clinton Presidential Center. Ad-vance payment of $27.95 per person and reserva-tions are required. (501) 537-0042

COMMUNITY FOCUS LUNCHEON at noon at 10411 W. Markham St. facebook.com/cityconnections

BOOK READING AND SIGNING with author Suzi Parker at 8 p.m. at Dizzy’s Gypsy Bistro. suzipark [email protected]

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LOONY BIN COMEDY CLUB, Drew Thomas, 7:30 and 10 p.m. $10, ages 18 and up, 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, (501) 228-5555

musicCAJUN’S WHARF, Some Guy Named Robb, 5:30 p.m. Third Degree, 9 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road, Lit-tle Rock, (501) 375-5351

CREGEEN’S IRISH PUB, Brian Nahlen, 9 p.m. 301 Main St., North Little Rock, (501) 376-7468

KINGS LIVE MUSIC, Monroe County with Taylor Dawn Nealey, 8 p.m. $5, ages 18 and up, 1020 Front St., Conway, (501) 205-8512

WEST END SMOKEHOUSE & TAVERN, Kyndryd Spyryts, 10 p.m. $7, 215 N. Shackleford Road, Little Rock, (501) 224-7665

special eventsMAIN STREET FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS from 10:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 500 Main St. littlerock.com/calendar

WELLNESS FORUM HEALTH DINNER from 6-8

p.m. at Baptist Health Medical Center, Hicking-botham Outpatient Center. Reservations are re-quired for this free event. [email protected]

ALL THE GLORY from 7-10 p.m. at the Philander Smith College, ML Harris Auditorium. The event will feature Alexis Spight with The Mercy Seat Mis-sionary Baptist Church Mass Choir, Vision, Roshell Dodds, Focus and special guest Minister Anthony Jackson. Tickets are $25 in advance, $28 at the door. eventbrite.com

FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT begins at 4 p.m. at the Central Arkansas Library System, Oley E. Rooker branch. The free event features popcorn, bever-ages and a popular feature film. cals.org

RIVERFEST 2015 begins at 6 p.m. at the River Market District. The event features food vendors, arts, crafts, a kid-zone area, live music and more. Admission is $40 per person for a three-day pass. riverfestarkansas.com

PRIZE CEREMONY AND FILM SCREENING featur-ing films about historic places in Arkansas by high school filmmakers at 6 p.m. at the Ron Robinson Theater. The event is free and open to the public. (501) 324-9786

SPLASH ZONE ANNIVERSARY PARTY from 6-9 p.m. at 201 Martin St. in Jacksonville. Admission is $5 per person. cityofjacksonville.net

SHERWOOD MOVIES IN THE PARK: The Dark Knight Rises at 7 p.m. in Sherwood Forest, 1111 W. Maryland Ave. Lawn chairs and snacks are wel-come; alcohol is prohibited. The event is free and open to the public. (501) 835-6839

SATURDAY 05/23comedy

LOONY BIN COMEDY CLUB, Drew Thomas, 7:30 and 10 p.m. $10, ages 18 and up, 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, (501) 228-5555

musicANOTHER ROUND PUB, Canvas, 6 p.m. 12111 W. Markham St., Little Rock, (501) 313-2612

BEAR’S DEN PIZZA, The Saturday Giant, 10 p.m. 2335 Farris Road, Conway, (501) 328-5556

CAJUN’S WHARF, Ben Byers, 5:30 p.m. Jet 420, 9 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 375-5351

HIBERNIA IRISH TAVERN, Ship of Fools, 8 p.m. 9700 N. Rodney Parham Road #K, Little Rock, (501) 246-4340

KINGS LIVE MUSIC, Akeem Kemp with Don Park, 8:30 p.m. $5, ages 18 and up, 1020 Front St., Con-way, (501) 205-8512

REV ROOM, The Official Wakarusa Pre-party fea-turing Wick-It The Instigator, 9 p.m. $10 in advance, $12 day of show, ages 18 and up, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090, rum-barevolution.com

STICKYZ, 40 Oz To Freedom: Sublime Tribute Band, 9:30 p.m. $10 for ages 18-20, $5 for ages 21 and up, 107 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-7707, stickyz.com

WEST END SMOKEHOUSE & TAVERN, Mr. Happy, 10 p.m. $7, 215 N. Shackleford Road, Little Rock, (501) 224-7665

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To honor Asian-Pacif-ic Islander Heritage

Month, PBS documentary Time of Fear will screen at the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History. The film explores how 16,000 Japanese-Ameri-cans were forced to relocate to military camps in the racially segregated region of southeast Arkansas during World War II. Time of Fear uses scenes from home movies and exclusive interviews to pres-ent native Arkansans’ reactions. Admis-sion is free, and beverages will be pro-vided.

Dizzy’s Gypsy Bistro hosts Cocktails with

Echo Ellis, a book reading and signing by local author Suzi Parker, from 8-10 p.m. Parker’s recently released novel, Echo Ellis: Adventures of a Girl Reporter, follows a female journalist who unravels a mystery in the Mississippi Delta. Park-er will also speak on the book and what it’s like being a writer.

The Colors of Rhythm Percussion Concert will

be held from 6-8 p.m. at the Stella Boyle Smith Auditorium on the University of Ar-kansas at Little Rock campus. The concert features three talented percussionists from India: Ustad Taufiq Qureshi on the djembe, Pandit Milind Tulankar on the jal tarang and harmonium and Ramdas Palsule on the tabla. Tickets are $15.

The Wildflowers — formed by artists Bonnie

Montgomery, Amy Garland and Mandy McBryde — will bring their mix of folk, rock, country and bluesy sounds to the Ron Robinson Theater at 7 p.m. for an Arkansas Sounds concert. The perfor-mance will begin with solo sets and will then switch to a full set by all three artists and a backing band. Tickets are $10.

The 17th annual Wine & Food Festival lasts

from 6:30-9 p.m. at Wildwood Park for the Arts. The event will feature more than 100 wines, fare from local eater-ies, a silent auction and more. Tickets are $75.

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CALENDARWHITE WATER TAVERN, The Sea Nanners with The Coasts, 9:30 p.m. 2500 W. Seventh St., Little Rock, (501) 375-8400

special eventsRIVERFEST 2015 begins at 11 a.m. at the River Market District. The event features food ven-dors, arts, crafts, a kid-zone area, live music and more. Admission is $40 per person for a three-day pass. riverfestarkansas.com

COLORS OF RHYTHM PERCUSSION CONCERT from 6-8 p.m. at the Stella Boyle Smith audito-rium. Tickets are $15 per person. (501) 231-7829

SPRING KAYAK FLOAT from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Little Maumelle Boat Launch. Advance pay-ment of $40 per kayak and registration are re-quired. (501) 868-5806

COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA SPRING CONCERT at 6 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Bryant. The event is free and open to the public. [email protected]

RIVER VALLEY SUPERHERO 5K from 8-11 a.m. at Russellville Junior High School. Registration for the event is $20 for kids 12 and under, $30 for adults and $15 for T-shirt only. rivervalleysuper hero5k.org

BODY KISS DANCE CLASS at 6:30 p.m. at Di-vine Dance Studio. Admission is $10 per person. The class will feature 120 minutes of seductive stretching, fitness and sexy choreography. (501) 353-5392

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REV ROOM, The Post Riverfest Afterparty fea-turing Rodney Block & The Real Music Lovers, 9 p.m. $10, ages 21 and up, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090, rumbarevolu-tion.com

special eventsRIVERFEST 2015 begins at 1 p.m. at the River Market District. The event features food ven-dors, arts, crafts, a kid-zone area, live music and more. Admission is $40 per person for a three-day pass. riverfestarkansas.com

SPRING CANOE FLOAT from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Little Maumelle Boat Launch. Advance pay-ment of $40 per canoe and registration are re-quired. (501) 868-5806

COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA SPRING CONCERT at 3 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Bryant. The event is free and open to the public. [email protected]

BOOK SIGNING with author Webb Hubbell at 2 p.m. at Barnes & Noble, 11500 Financial Centre Parkway. (501) 954-7646

MONDAY 05/25music

THE STUDIO THEATRE, Open Mic, 8 p.m. 320 W. Seventh St., Little Rock, (501) 940-4646

THE AFTERTHOUGHT, Monday Night Jazz, 8 p.m. $5, 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock, (501) 663-1196

CULTUREart

ARGENTA GALLERY 413 Main St., North Little Rock. Lend Me Your Eyes, North Little Rock High School and University of Arkansas at Little Rock students, through May 27. Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday through Saturday. (501) 225-5600

ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER MacArthur Park, East Ninth and Commerce streets. Feed Your Mind Friday: Arkansas Voices in the Gallery with Gar-bo and Archie Hearne, noon, May 22. Films for a Sunday Afternoon: Jean-Michel Basquiat: Ra-diant Child, 2 p.m. May 31. 54th Annual Young Arkansas Artists Exhibition, through July 26. 30 Americans and A Humble Hum: Rhythm of the Potter’s Wheel, recent work by resident artist Ashley Morrison, through June 21. Paul Signac: Drawings and Watercolors: The James T. Dyke Collection, through July 19. Foundation Collec-tion and Masterworks, continuing. Museum School art classes and workshops for children and adults; call or visit website for schedule and costs. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. arkansa sartscenter.org or (501) 372-4000

BOSWELL MOUROT FINE ART 5815 Kavanaugh Blvd. In Rose-Papered Rooms, Grace Mike-ll Ramsey, through May 23. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. (501) 664-0030

BUTLER CENTER FOR ARKANSAS STUDIES 401 President Clinton Ave. Human Faces and Land-scapes: Paintings by Sui Hoe Khoo and White River Memoirs, through July 25. A Different State of Mind, Arkansas Society of Printmakers, through June 27. Hours: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. (501) 918-3033

CANTRELL GALLERY 8206 Cantrell Road. John Wooldridge, through July 10. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday or by appoint-ment. (501) 224-1335

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH 509 Scott St. Plein Air Painters of Arkansas, Victoria Harvey, Clar-ence Cash, Tom Herrin, Greg Lahti, Sean LeC-rone, John Wooldridge, Diana Shearon, through June 30. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to noon Friday and Sunday. (501) 375-2342

CLINTON PRESIDENTIAL CENTER 1200 Presi-dent Clinton Ave. Dinosaurs Around the World, through Oct. 18. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $7; retired military, college students and ages 62 and over, $5; children 6-17, $3; active military and children under 6, free. (501) 374-4242

ESSE PURSE MUSEUM 1510 S. Main St. Com-mon Threads, through May 31. What’s Inside: A History of Women and Handbags, 1900-1999, continuing. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission: $10; military, 5-18 or 60 and older, $8; under 5, free. (501) 916-9022

ESTHER DEWITT NIXON LIBRARY 703 W. Main St., Jacksonville. Prehistory of the Jacksonville Area, continuing. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. (501) 457-5038

GALLERY 221 Second and Center streets. Works by Greg Lahti, through May 28. WPA & Art From the Great Depression, through May 28. Hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and by appointment. (501) 801-0211

GALLERY 360 900 S. Rodney Parham Road. Flora & Fauna, Rachel Trusty and Beth Whitlow, through May 30. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mon-day through Wednesday and Friday and Satur-day, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. (501) 993-0012

GREG THOMPSON FINE ART 429 Main St., North Little Rock. National Silverpoint Invita-tional Exhibit, through June 27. Magic Realism, through July 11. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tues-day through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. gregthompsonfineart.com or (501) 664-2787

HEARNE FINE ART 1001 Wright Ave., Suite C. National Silverpoint Invitational Exhibit, through June 27. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon-day through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, by appointment Sunday. (501) 372-6822

HISTORIC ARKANSAS MUSEUM 200 E. Third St. (Everyday) Interpretations: Cindy Arsaga, Joe Morzuch and Adam Posnak, through Aug. 9. Suggin Territory: The Marvelous World of Folklorist Josephine Graham, through Nov. 29. Suyao Tian: Entangled Beauty, through June 7. Recent Acquisitions, through Aug. 23. Knife Gal-lery, We Walk in Two Worlds: The Caddo, Osage and Quapaw in Arkansas, Arkansas Made Gal-lery, continuing. Hourly tours (except noon) 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. Store hours: 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Sun-day. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $2.50; ages 65 and over, $1.50; children 17 and under, $1. (501) 324-9351

L&L BECK ART GALLERY 5705 Kavanaugh Blvd. May exhibit: Backyard Birds. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. (501) 660-4006

LOCAL COLOUR GALLERY 5813 Kavanaugh Blvd. Summer Color, Rosemary Parker and Sharon Franke, through May 31. Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. (501) 265-0422

MACARTHUR MUSEUM OF ARKANSAS MILI-TARY HISTORY 503 E. Ninth St. By the President in the Name of Congress, From Turbulence to Tranquility: The Little Rock Arsenal, The Sun Never Sets on the Mighty Jeep, War and Re-membrance: The 1911 United Confederate Vet-erans Reunion, Through the Camera’s Eye: The Allison Collection of World War II Photographs, continuing. Alger Cadet Gun exhibit, continuing. Ongoing exhibits depict Arkansas’ military heri-tage. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 1-4 p.m. Sunday. (501) 376-4602

M2 GALLERY 11525 Cantrell Road, Suite 918. Works by Lisa Krannichfeld, through June 12. Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sat-urday and by appointment. (501) 225-6257

MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY 500 President Clin-ton Ave. Mindbender Mansion, through Sept. 7. Regular hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday

through Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission: $10; children 1-12, $8. museumofdiscovery.org or (501) 396-7050

OLD STATE HOUSE MUSEUM 300 W. Markham St. Lights! Camera! Arkansas! through July. Dif-ferent Spokes, through February 2016. Perma-nent exhibits: 1836 House of Representatives Chamber; Pillars of Power, history of the Old State House; On the Stump: Arkansas Politics, 1819-1919; First Families of Arkansas; As Long as Life Shall Last: The Legacy of Arkansas Women. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Satur-day, 1-5 p.m. Sunday. (501) 324-9685

PAINT NITE 7 p.m. May 26, Bravo!, 17815 Chenal Parkway; 4:30 p.m. May 30, Zin Wine Bar, 300 River Market Ave. Painting class with Adam Crockett. Cost: $25-$45. (501) 410-3252

PYRAMID ART, BOOKS & CUSTOM FRAMING 1001 Wright Ave. Page Turners: Original Illustra-tions by Bryan Collier, through June 13. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, by appointment Sunday. (501) 372-5824

SCOTT PLANTATION SETTLEMENT 15525 Alex-ander Road, Scott. Tours of historic buildings. Hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday through Fri-day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday through third weekend of November. Tours: $3; children un-der 12, $2. (501) 351-5737

THEA FOUNDATION 401 Main St., North Little Rock. Rivers, Buildings, Streets, Bridge, John Kushmaul, through May 29. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. (501) 379-9512

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK GALLERIES 2801 S. University Ave. Gallery III: MA Thesis Exhibition with Brady Forrester, Heather Beckwith, Yihan Wang, through June 28. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. (501) 569-8977

theaterARKANSAS REPERTORY THEATRE: August: Osage County. Showtimes: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Show runs June 3-21. 601 Main St., Little Rock, (501) 378-0405, therep.org

LANTERN THEATRE: Sordid Lives. Showtimes: 8 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. Show runs June 4-13. 1021 Van Ronkle, Conway, conway arts.org

MURRY’S DINNER PLAYHOUSE: A Mighty For-tress. Showtimes: 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Sat-urdays, 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Sundays. Show runs through May 19-June 20. 6323 Colonel Glenn Road, Little Rock, murrysdp.com or (501) 562-3131

THE JOINT: I Love You But You’re Sitting On My Cat (Original comedy by The Main Thing). Showtimes: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Show runs through June 5. Admission is $22. 301 Main St., #102, North Little Rock, (501) 372-0210

THE WEEKEND THEATER: The Member of the Wedding. Showtimes: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Show runs through May 30. 1001 W. Seventh St., Little Rock, (501) 374-3761, week endtheater.org


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musicCAJUN’S WHARF, Brian & Nick, 5:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 375-5351

THE AFTERTHOUGHT, Jam Session with Carl Mouton, 8 p.m. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock, (501) 663-1196

THE JOINT, Hoggin the Mic, 8 p.m. $5, 301 Main St., North Little Rock, (501) 372-0210

WHITE WATER TAVERN, Trophy Boyfriends KABF 88.3 FM Benefit Show, 10 p.m. 2500 W. Seventh St., Little Rock, (501) 375-8400

special eventsNIXON BOOK WORMS discusses The Aviator’s Wife by Melanie Benjamin at 6:30 p.m. at the Es-ther Dewitt Nixon Library. (501) 457-5038

TALES FROM THE SOUTH dinner and a show begins at 6:30 p.m. at Stickyz. talesfromthe-south.com

sports eventsARKANSAS TRAVELERS vs. San Antonio, 7:10 p.m. Dickey-Stephens Park, 400 W. Broadway, North Little Rock, (501) 664-1555

WEDNESDAY 05/27comedy

LOONY BIN COMEDY CLUB, Frankie Morrell, 7:30 p.m. $7, ages 18 and up, 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, (501) 228-5555

THE JOINT, The Joint Venture: Comedy Improv, 8 p.m. $8, 301 Main St., North Little Rock, (501) 372-0210

musicCAJUN’S WHARF, Richie Johnson, 5:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 375-5351

JUANITA’S, Like Moths To Flames, Sylar, Ashes to New and Descended From Wolves, 7:30 p.m. 614 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-1228

KINGS LIVE MUSIC, Laura Thurston, 8 p.m. All ages, 1020 Front St., Conway, (501) 205-8512

PONCHITO’S MEXICAN GRILL, RockUsaurus, 7-9 p.m. 10901 Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, (501) 246-5282

SOUTH ON MAIN, Luke Pruitt, 7:30 p.m. 1304 S. Main St., Little Rock, (501) 244-9660

THE AFTERTHOUGHT, Open Mic, 8 p.m. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock, (501) 663-1196


THURSDAY 05/28comedy

HIBERNIA IRISH TAVERN, Billy Pirate’s Open Mic Comedy Night, 7:30 p.m. 9700 N. Rodney Par-ham Road, Little Rock, (501) 246-4340

LOONY BIN COMEDY CLUB, Frankie Morrell, 7:30 p.m. $7, ages 18 and up, 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, (501) 228-5555

musicANOTHER ROUND PUB, Papa Grande, 7 p.m. 12111 W. Markham St., Little Rock, (501) 313-2612

CAJUN’S WHARF, Byron, 5:30 p.m. Tragikly White, 9 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 375-5351

JUANITA’S, Framing Hanley, 9 p.m. 614 Presi-dent Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-1228

REV ROOM, Arkansas River Blues Society Blues Jam, 7 p.m. 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090

SENOR TEQUILA, RockUsaurus, 7-9 p.m. 10300 Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, (501) 224-5505

WHITE WATER TAVERN, Mike and The Moon-pies with Swampbird, 9 p.m. $7, 2500 W. Sev-enth St., Little Rock, (501) 375-8400

special eventsJOB SEEKERS from noon to 4 p.m. at the Wil-liam F. Laman Library, Argenta Branch. Library staff will be available to assist with resumes, job applications and more. lamanlibrary.org

SEWING AND MORE CLASS: Ages 13 and up are invited to learn how to crochet at 3 p.m. at the Esther Dewitt Nixon Library. (501) 457-5038

JAZZ IT UP FUNDRAISER to benefit The Con-way Symphony Orchestra from 6-9:30 p.m. at 1000 Southwestern Energy Drive in Conway. The event will feature live music, food, live and silent auctions. Tickets are $40 in advance, $50 at the door. (501) 827-2638

FILM SCREENING: ReMoved at 6:30 p.m. at the B&B Theatres Little Rock Chenal 9 IMAX. The free event is scheduled in honor of Fos-ter Care Awareness month. facebook.com/thecentersar

AN EVENING AT THE GARDEN from 7-10 p.m. at the Urban Garden Montessori School. The event will feature food, drinks, silent auction and more. Tickets are $50 per person. face-book.com/ugmontessori

FILM: Ferris Beuller’s Day Off at 7 p.m. at the Ron Robinson Theater. Tickets are $5 per per-son. cals.org


FRIDAY 05/29comedy

LOONY BIN COMEDY CLUB, Frankie Morrell, 7:30 and 10 p.m. $10, ages 18 and up, 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, (501) 228-5555

musicANOTHER ROUND PUB, Stevie Ray Vaughn Tribute, 9 p.m. 12111 W. Markham St., Little Rock, (501) 313-2612

CAJUN’S WHARF, Earl & Them, 9 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 375-5351

HIBERNIA IRISH TAVERN, Brian Ramsay, 8 p.m. 9700 N. Rodney Parham Road #K, Little Rock, (501) 246-4340

KINGS LIVE MUSIC, Nicnos, 8:30 p.m. $5, ages 18 and up, 1020 Front St., Conway, (501) 205-8512

STICKYZ, Col. Bruce Hampton, 9 p.m. $10, ages 18 and up, 107 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-7707, stickyz.com

TC’S MIDTOWN GRILL, Pamela K. Ward & The Last Call Orchestra, 9 p.m. 1611 E. Oak St. #15, Conway, (501) 205-0576

VERIZON ARENA, Charlie Wilson, 8 p.m. 1 Verizon Arena Way, North Little Rock, verizonarena.com

WEST END SMOKEHOUSE & TAVERN, Tragikly White, 10 p.m. $7, 215 N. Shackleford Road, Little Rock, (501) 224-7665

special eventsMAIN STREET FOOD TRUCK FRIDAYS from 10:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 500 Main St. littlerock.com/calendar

ARKANSAS SOUNDS CONCERT with Amy Gar-land, Bonnie Montgomery and Mandy McBryde as The Wildflowers at 7 p.m. at the Ron Robinson Theater. Tickets are $10 per person. cals.org/tick ets

TABLE FOR TWO EXPRESS from 5-9 p.m. at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute. The event features a four-course dinner of seared filet of beef, recipe cards and culinary instruction. Tickets are $75 per couple. rockefellerinstitute.org

WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL begins at 6:30 p.m. at Wildwood Park for the Arts. Tickets are $75 per person. wildwoodpark.org

MID-STATE REGIONAL ASTRONOMICAL LEAGUE CONFERENCE from 5-7:30 p.m. at Res-ervoir Park. The cost of the three-day conference is $36 per person. msral2015.caasastro.org

LAUGHTER & LYRICS featuring Phyllis Stickney at 7:30 p.m. at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Cen-ter. The event is free and open to the public. (501) 374-1957

sports eventsARKANSAS TRAVELERS vs. Corpus Christi, 7:10 p.m. Dickey-Stephens Park, 400 W. Broadway, North Little Rock, (501) 664-1555

SATURDAY 05/30comedy

LOONY BIN COMEDY CLUB, Frankie Morrell, 7:30 and 10 p.m. $10, ages 18 and up, 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road, Little Rock, (501) 228-5555

musicANOTHER ROUND PUB, Stevie Ray Vaughn Trib-ute, 9 p.m. 12111 W. Markham St., Little Rock, (501) 313-2612

BEAR’S DEN PIZZA, New City Savages, 10 p.m. 2335 Farris Road, Conway, (501) 328-5556

CAJUN’S WHARF, Canvas, 9 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 375-5351


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HIBERNIA IRISH TAVERN, The Dead Celt Society, 8 p.m. 9700 N. Rodney Parham Road #K, Little Rock, (501) 246-4340

KINGS LIVE MUSIC, Brown Soul Shoes with Tate Smith, 8:30 p.m. $5, ages 18 and up, 1020 Front St., Conway, (501) 205-8512

STICKYZ, Cody Canada & The Departed, 8:30 p.m. $10 in advance, $12 day of show, ages 18 and up, 107 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-7707, stickyz.com

WEST END SMOKEHOUSE & TAVERN, Mayday by Midnight, 10 p.m. $7, 215 N. Shackleford Road, Little Rock, (501) 224-7665

WHITE WATER TAVERN, Kevin Gordon, 9:30 p.m. 2500 W. Seventh St., Little Rock, (501) 375-8400

special eventsSTEPSY SHOPPING EXTRAVAGANZA to benefit The Crohns and Colitis Foundation of America at 11 a.m. at the Clinton Presidential Center lawn, 1200 President Clinton Ave. (501) 590-8948

BODY KISS DANCE CLASS at 6:30 p.m. at Di-vine Dance Studio. Admission is $10 per person. The class will feature 120 minutes of seductive stretching, fitness and sexy choreography. (501) 353-5392

BARGAIN BAZAAR JUNKTIQUE SALE from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Apostolic Church, 4314 Landers Road. Proceeds will benefit the Seke Rural Hospice in Zimbabwe. (501) 945-2655

LIVING HEALTHY WITH YOUNG LIVING WORK-SHOP from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fairfield Inn & Suites. Classes will include Everyday Oils: How and Why, Pain Management, Nutrition, Women’s Health, Non-Toxic Living and more. The workshop is free and open to the public. eventbrite.com

AAROC ZOO DAY 2015 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Little Rock Zoo. All ages are invited to support Arkansas Autism Resource & Outreach Center. Admission is $10. facebook.com/arkansas.aaroc

FISH FRY from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bethel Afri-can Methodist Episcopal Church. Tickets are $10

per person. The menu will consist of catfish, fries, hush puppies, dessert, drinks and more. (501) 374-2891

A NIGHT OF FASHION AND LIGHTS from 6-11 p.m. at War Memorial Stadium. Tickets are $10 in advance. A portion of the proceeds will ben-efit the Arkansas Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. eventbrite.com

FATHER-DAUGHTER MASQUERADE BALL from 7-10 p.m. at The Ladies Room Qutique, 7711 Kampground Way in North Little Rock. Tickets are $20 per father-daughter pair. Masks will not be provided, and semiformal attire is required. (501) 612-1825

MID-STATE REGIONAL ASTRONOMICAL LEAGUE CONFERENCE from 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 p.m. at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The cost of the three-day conference is $36 per person. msral2015.caasastro.org

VESTIDO ROJO from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Wil-liam J. Clinton Presidential Library. Latina wom-en are invited to a free luncheon featuring free health screenings, a Zumba workout and live mariachi music. (501) 707-6600

TAKE STEPS FOR CROHN’S & COLITIS FUND-RAISER at 2 p.m. at the Clinton Presidential Cen-ter lawn. cctakesteps.org

FEAST IN THE FIELD from 6-10 p.m. at Heifer Village. The all-white-attire event features lo-cal foods in a family-style dinner, speakers, live music and more. Tickets are $150 per person. feastinthefield.org

CORGI-FEST from noon to 5 p.m. at Two Rivers Park. The event is free and open to the public. lit tlerock.com/calendar

EASTER SEALS ROCK RUN 8K begins at 7:30 a.m. at Murray Park. Registration is $25 per person. (501) 227-3709

CALS CON 2015 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cen-tral Arkansas Library System, Main Library. All ages are invited to celebrate all things fandom. cals.org/cals-con

LITTLE MAUMELLE KAYAKING ADVENTURE from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. beginning at the Little Maumelle Boat Launch. Advance payment of $40 per kay-ak and registration are required for this 4.5-mile guided float. (501) 868-5806

ZETA PHI BETA 75TH DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY GALA from 7-11 p.m. at the Double Tree Hotel, 424 W. Markham St. The formal event is open to all Greek fraternities, sororities and general pub-lic. Tickets are $25 in advance, $35 at the door. (501) 258-2430

LEGENDS IN ARGENTA will be held from 5-11 p.m. at The Plaza, 520 Main St. in North Little Rock. The free event will feature live music, entertain-ment, food trucks and drinks. legendsofarkansas.com


SUNDAY 05/31music

JUANITA’S, Black Stone Cherry with Shaman’s Harvest, 8 p.m. 614 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-1228

STICKYZ, The Zoltars, 8 p.m. $6, ages 18 and up, 107 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-7707, stickyz.com

special eventsMID-STATE REGIONAL ASTRONOMICAL LEAGUE CONFERENCE from 8:45 a.m. to noon at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The cost of the three-day conference is $36 per person. msral2015.caasastro.org


MONDAY 06/01music

CAJUN’S WHARF, Richie Johnson, 5:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 375-5351

THE STUDIO THEATRE, Open Mic, 8 p.m. 320 W. Seventh St., Little Rock, (501) 940-4646

THE AFTERTHOUGHT, Monday Night Jazz, 8 p.m. $5, 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock, (501) 663-1196

special eventsWILL GOLF FOR FOOD OUTING from 1-6 p.m. at The Greens at North Hills. Participation is $60 per individual golfer. (501) 225-5818

TUESDAY 06/02music

CAJUN’S WHARF, Brian & Nick, 5:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 375-5351

REV ROOM, Houndmouth, 8 p.m. $15, all ages, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090, rumbarevolution.com

SOUTH ON MAIN, The Steel Wheels, 7:30 p.m. 1304 S. Main St., Little Rock, (501) 244-9660

THE AFTERTHOUGHT, Jam Session with Carl Mouton, 8 p.m. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd., Little Rock, (501) 663-1196

THE JOINT, Hoggin the Mic, 8 p.m. $5, 301 Main St., North Little Rock, (501) 372-0210

WHITE WATER TAVERN, Ghastly Menace, 9 p.m. 2500 W. Seventh St., Little Rock, (501) 375-8400


Sudoku High Fives

How to play: Sudoku High Fives is a puzzle consisting of five regular Sudoku grids, sharing one set of 3-by-3 boxes. Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9. The numbers in any set of 3-by-3 boxes, which are shared by two of the Sudokus, are filled in identically, for both of the individual Sudokus.

How to play: Fill in the blank squares, using any number from 1 to 9, without repeating any number in a run line. The lines must be filled in with numbers that add up to the total in the shaded box at the top of the beginning of each line. A number in the bottom half of the shaded box is the downward total; in the top half, it’s the horizontal total. We didn’t say this was going to be easy.

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Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating.

The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top left corners.

Freebies: Fill in the single-box cages with the number in the top left corner.

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The McGehee School District isaccepting applications for the

following position for 2015-2016school year:

•Elementary Secretary•Secondary Social Studies

Teacher•Secondary Library Media•Middle School Counselor•(2) Elementary Teachers•Maintenance Supervisor•Transportation Director

Applications available athttp://mcgeheeschools.org.

Deadline: Until filledSubmit applications /resumes toThomas Gathen, Superintendent,

P. O. Box 767, McGehee, AR71654. Must meet state licen-

sure requirements. EOE.

Stationary EngineerPosition #22104611

Class code: S099C Grade: C114Salary: $30,305

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Mail Applications to:Department of Health

Office of Human ResourcesRecruitment & Placement Section4815 W. Markham – Slot H26Little Rock, AR 72205-3867

An Equal Opportunity Employer(M/F/V).

CLASSIC CAR SHOWPops on the River Top 10 We are

accepting applications to be apart of the Arkansas Democrat-

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Prizes for best in show will beawarded. If your car is chosen, itwill be on display Saturday, July

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to enter. Please call501-244-4344 for more info.

Divorce & Criminal LawBryce Brewer 501-978-3030

CODE ENFORCER experienced.Part-time (between 12-16 hrs.

per week). Apply at theWrightsville City Hall

or call 870-897-4547.

L a n d s c a p e M a i n t e n a n c eHelper must have 2 yrs exp. $9hour to start. 40hrs guaranteedper week. Call 501-847-9583

HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELORNorfork School District

2015-2016 School Year. For applications visit:

panthers.k12.ar.us Acceptedthrough Friday, May 29, 2015.

For more information call BobbyHulse at 870-499-7191. Mailresumes to Bobby Hulse, 136

Mildred Simpson Drive, Norfork,AR 72658.

Deli Crew $250. Bonusft/pt Some experience required. Apply Scholotzsky’s 3421 JFK,

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EARN WHILE YOU LEARNWear flip flops & shorts. Learnhow to make $250- $500 wkly.Valid DL req’d. 501-835-6328

LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCEExperienced. Full time. Pay DOE

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LITER CREWS needed. BushHogging experience required.

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PEST CONTROL TECHNICIAN:Exc. opportunity for right person,will train. Must have HS diplomaor equiva lent . Good dr iv ingreco rd . P l ease app l y 4208Division St. NLR

INSTRUCTOR/NETWORK ADMINISTRATOR

T e a c h e s b a s i c / a d v a n c e dcomputer & networking classes.M a n a g e P C h a r d w a r e a n dsoftware for a vocational rehabcenter. Manages servers andapplications for 2 networks andapproximately 100 computers.Manages wired and wirelessnetwork campus wide. Teachingexper ience preferred. Sendresumes to [email protected].

CONSTRUCTION SUPERINTENDENTNeeded with five years verifiablecommercial experience in retailconstruction at North Little Rock

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Class A CDL w/2yrs OTRDancor Transit Inc@ 866-677-4333

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CAMDEN FAIRVIEW SCHOOLSis accepting applications for thefollowing licensed positions for

the 2015-16 school year.•Head Boys Basketball Coach•Social Studies (9-12)•Two Math Teachers (6-8)•3rd grade Teacher•Pre-engineering teacher (7-8)Applicants must have current AR

Certification. Apply at:http://cfsd.k12.ar.us

EARLY CHILDHOOD TEACHERSneeded at Asbury Christian ChildDevelopment Center. If you lovechildren have the ability to workf l e x i b l e h o u r s a n d h a v e aprofessional work ethic, wewould love to talk to you aboutjoining our team. Also looking foroffice help, Director Experiencepreferred. Please submit resumest o L a u r a B u r n s , D i r e c t o r@[email protected].

FORREST CITY SCHOOLSJob Postings

•Special Education Teacher•Speech Pathologist•Speech/Language PathologyAssistantQualifications: Must hold validArkansas Teacher’s Certificatefor position applied for or be

willing to secure propercertification. Previous experience

preferred.Applications available at:

http://mustang.grsc.k12.ar.usOR Forrest City School DistrictPersonnel Office, 625 Irving,

Forrest City, AR 72335.Contact: Dr. Tiffany Hardrick,

Superintendent,870-633-1485, ext. 130. Or LisaBirmingham-Special EducationDirector 870-633-1796, ext.

109. Equal Opportunity Employer

PRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICTaccepting applications for the

following positions for the2015-2016 school year:

•High School ScienceTeacher

Applications are available at:curleywolves.org

OR Prescott District Office,762 Martin St.,

Prescott, AR 71857Phone Number: 870-887-3016

Applications will be taken untilthe position is filled. EOE

Research InterviewerWill conduct customer

satisfaction surveys overthe phone. NO selling ortelemarketing involved.

Must have professional phoneskills, excellent communication

and people skills, andbasic typing ability.

Bilingual representativesneeded also. We havepositions available for

DAY & EVENING SHIFTSNLR location

5035 Warden Rd. Apply online at

www.marketstrategies.com

BOOKKEEPER (PART-TIME)needed for fast-paced companyhandling various accounts andmulti-faceted client list. Profi-ciency in Quickbooks and MS

Office Software is a must.Knowledge of MAC computers aplus. Must be able to multi-task

and be familiar with job costings,receivables, payables, dividends,etc. Salary based on experience

for 20-30 hours per week.Email resume to:

[email protected].

R & R TECHNICIAN for transmission repair offeringpaid holidays & vacation. Healthins. available. Must have exp.

& tools. Call Rick or Brian Mon.-Fri. at 501-758-3565.

MEDICAL FRONT OFFICE. Fulltime, w/benefits. Must answerphones, schedule appointments,check pat ient in/ out ver i fyi n s u r a n c e . F a x r e s u m e501-603-9390

PROGRAMMER ANALYSTS (2)(North Little Rock, AR) Code, test,debug, document, implement andmaintain software applications,experience with data modelingusing Erwin or related tool withdata warehousing & ETL conceptsand working experience in JAVA,J2EE components on a WeblogicApplication server and ApacheTomcat 6.0 application servers.M a s t e r D e g r e e i n C o m p u t e rScience, EE, or closely related fieldrequired. Must be proficient inM i c r o S t r a t e g y , R e l a t i o n a lDatabase, SQL, data modeling,Java, JavaScript, JDBC and JSP.M a i l r e s u m e t o T e c s o u r c eInternational LLC, 11901 Crystal HillRoad, North Little Rock, AR, 72113

PROGRAMMERMarket Strategies International,a dynamic, fast growing market

research company has animmediate opening for a

Programmer in our North LittleRock Call Center. We are

currently seeking an energeticteam player with a Bachelor's

Degree in Computer Science or3 to 5 years programming

experience required, includingfamiliarity with C and C++

programming languages. Basicunderstanding of HTML will behighly regarded. Knowledge of

Linux Redhat OS, and shellscripting (csh preferably) a plus.

Interested candidates apply atwww.marketstrategies.com

PIPELAYER, OPERATOR,AND LABORERS

Drug screen & good drivingrecord is required. Turn inapplication @ 300 EveningSunset Valley in Redfield oremail to [email protected]

No Phone Calls.

CDL DRIVERS - Good Pay- GoodEquipment- Good Miles-Good

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CLASS A & B END DUMP DRIVERSStatewide. 3 yrs driving exp., 1Violation, no accidents, & havecurrent MVR. Pay %. 501-661-8114.

Drivers CDL-A: Lots of Miles.Recent Grads Welcome – Tuition

Reimbursement up to $5000Home Weekly; No Slip Seat.

No Touch, Newer Equipment.Excellent Benefits includingBONUSES. 855-219-4838

INFANT CARE GIVERS NeededFull & Part time Experience a

plus. Grace Lutheran ECDC - LR501-663-0755.

The Barton - Lexa SchoolDistrict has the following

positions available:• Federal Coordinator/Title 1•4th grade elementary Teacher•5th grade elementary Science

Teacher•Secondary Special EducationTeacher

•Secondary Math teacher•ABC Pre-school Director/TeacherSend resumes or applications to:

Office of SuperintendentP.O. Box 97

Barton, AR 72312Fax: 870-572-4713

or visit:http://blsd.grsc.k12.ar.us

EOE

ACT NOW! 10 people needed, noexperience necessary. Rapidadvancement possible. $500weekly per contract. Call today8a-6p 501-851-2999

Field Service RepCabot water works is now ac-

cepting applications for a FieldService Representative.

For a complete job descriptionand Application go to

www.cabotwaterworks.comNO RESUMES-APPLICATIONS

ONLY. EOE/MF

NURSE FLOATER 8:30 a.m- 5:30 p.m.

Monday-Friday Call 501-666-7591

LEGAL ASSISTANTInsurance defense firm needslegal assistant with litigationexperience. Must type min.70 wpm and have 2 yrs. legal

experience. Exc. benefits.Paid parking. Send resume byemail to [email protected]

LIBRARY CLERKPart Time Clerk. Prefer basicknowledge of public library

service. Must have High Schooldiploma or equivalent & basiccomputer skills and excellent

customer service skills.Nights & weekends required.

Submit resume [email protected] submit application at

www.lamanlibrary.org/page/53/job-opportunities

BUSINESS ANALYSTBruce Oakley Inc. is currentlyseeking a Business Analyst to

review, document, andimplement software and

business processes. Experiencewith MSSQL, Web technologies,and troubleshooting applicationsa plus. Email resume with salary

history and requirements [email protected]

CAFETERIA: Academics PlusCharter School has an opening

for a part time cafeteria position.Send resumes to: 501-803-9742

or [email protected] or900 Edgewood Drive,Maumelle, AR 72113.

Early Childhood SpecialistFull Potential Child DevelopmentCenter, located in Little Rock, isa l i c e n s e d C H M S s e r v i n gchildren ages six weeks to fiveyears. Must have a bachelor'sdeg r ee i n Ea r l y C h i l dhoodDevelopment or a bachelor'sdegree PLUS 12 hours or moreco l lege cred i t in ch i ldhoodand/or family studies. Job dutiesinclude assisting supervisor,supervising teacher techs andmaintaining student records. Formore information, call Larissa at501-562-5400.

The Green Forest School isaccepting applications for

Middle School Principal for the2015-2016 school year

Application information found at:www.gf.k12.ar.us or

Send resume & application info.to Dr. Matt Summers, PO Box

1950,Green Forest, AR, 72638.Email: [email protected]

Fax: 870.438.6214 orCall 870-438-5201

Senior AuditorAssociated Electric Cooperative, Inc. (AECI) seeks a SeniorAuditor in the Executive Division at the Headquarters’ officein Springfield, MO. As part of the Audit Service’s team, thesuccessful candidate will independently lead and overseethe completion of audits of varying complexity at AECI andmember Transmission Cooperatives. Qualified applicantswill have a Bachelor degree in accounting, finance, orrelated discipl ine and at least six years of audit ingexperience and engagement leadership. A professionalcertification as a CPA, or CIA, is preferred. Prior electricalu t i l i t y knowledge and exper ience , inc lud ing RUSrequirements, is preferred.

More information & a job application may be found online inthe Applicants section of our website at www.aeci.org.

Telephone: (417) 881-1204Email: [email protected] • E-Verify

Participant/EOE.EEO[AA]/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans [or Vets]

Senior AdministrativeAssistant

Full time position requires expertskills using Microsoft Office

Suite, Adobe Pro, strong oral andwritten communication skillsalong with solid leadership/supervisory skills. Qualified

individuals should send resumeand references to

[email protected] or faxto 501-217-8636. Background

and Reference Checks Required.AccessGroupInc.org

ACCOUNTING SPECIALIST Little Rock

The Accoun t ing Spec ia l i s t i sr e s p o n s i b l e f o r p r o v i d i n goperational support in a functionalarea by gathering, analyzing, &preparing data; creating relatedr e p o r t s & d o c u m e n t a t i o n ; &providing technical assistance tomanagement & internal clients.Required: Bachelor’s degree inaccount ing or o ther bus inessdiscipline required.Preferred: 1 year of professionalrelated work experience.One year experience using Banneror a similar accounting system toperform accounting and financialfunctions. State government &proficiency in Excel preferred.

To apply, visithttp://jobs.uaex.edu

Posting #250 AA/EEO/ Veterans/

Disabled/E-Verify employer

STRUCTURAL DESIGNERSeeking Graduate StructuralEngineer. Send resume to

[email protected]

CARPENTER NEEDED- Trim,Doors, Crown & Base. 40hrs/wk,YR, Valid DL. Transportation fromshop. 501-681-9938.

SECURITY POSITION available inLittle Rock office building, Friday 7a- 5p, Saturday - Sunday 7p - 7a,unarmed, uniforms and licenseprovided, stable contract. Apply at124 W Capitol, Suite 1700, LittleRock, or call 501-376-6877.


Sous ChefResponsible for the supervisionof all kitchen team members.Must have the ability to ensurefood quality, food costs & controlwaste & labor cost.Primary Duties:•Responsible for developing, planning & executing menus.•Knowledge of all aspects of kitchen operation incl. controls, training, cost analysis, compliance & prod. planning.•Must have knowledge of a variety of cuisines.Skills & Requirements:• Two year culinary degree or culinary apprenticeship program preferred.•Ability to read, write & communicate in English.•Maintain confidentiality.•Excellent problem solving skills.• Must be able to maintain a professional demeanor & work effectively with all dept., vendors, internal & external customers.

We offer full benefits:Healthcare, dental, vision,Short-term & Life disability.

Wellness program for allemployees!

For more information &to apply visit:

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Come grow with us at HotSprings’ most Exciting &

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TRAILER MECHANICWe are expanding! Fort WorthCarrier Corp. has immediateopening for qual i f ied trai lermechanic. Must have min. of 5years trailer mechanic experience,own tools, good driving & workhis tory . Compet i t i ve sa la ry ,insurance, uniforms, vacation,M-F shift & other benefits.

CRNASNEEDED SOON FOR

EXPANSION:UAMS Anesthesiology has openingsfor CRNAs. These positions are fulltime with limited call required. RN,

ARNP, & certified by AANA arerequirements. Position administers

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Call 501-686-6699 for moreinformation

UAMS is an inclusive AffirmativeAct ion and Equa l Oppor tun i tyEmp loye r o f i nd i v idua l s w i thdisabilities and protected veteransand is committed to excellence.

INSURANCE PROFESSIONAL,WLR clinic, provide customer

service, work patient accounts,denied claims, reqs 2+ yrs exp.

Comp salary/benefits, emailresume to [email protected].

MEDICAL CODER: CPC CertifiedProfessional Medical Coder witha minimum 2 years of relevantwork experience and Surgicalexperience preferred. Orthopedicexperience preferred. Must bea b l e t o p r i o r i t i z e w o r kappropriately and be able top r o d u c e a c c u r a t e r e s u l t sef f ic ient ly . Send resume [email protected]

The Department of PhysicalTherapy has the following

acute care positions available:

•Physical Therapist - Acute Care50033914 - Bachelor's, Master's,or Doctorate degree in PhysicalTherapy. Arkansas License oravailable for licensure.

•Physical Therapist Assistant -Acute Care 50058495 & 50058496- Associate degree in PhysicalTherapist Assisting and licensure asa Physical Therapy Assistant.

•Physical Therapist - Acute CarePRN 50045093 (temp position) -Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctorated e g r e e i n P h y s i c a l T h e r a p y .Arkansas License or available forlicensure.

Apply onlineat: https://jobs.uams.edu/ for

positions listed above. UAMS is an inclusive AffirmativeAct ion and Equa l Oppor tun i tyEmp loye r o f i nd i v idua l s w i thdisabilities and protected veteransand is committed to excellence.

•LPN 3-11 M-F•Weekend RN Supervisor

Madison Health & Rehab apply inperson at 2821 West Dixon Rd,

Little Rock, AR 72206. (EOE)

LPNs & CNAsApply in person

Sandalwood Healthcare2600 Barrow Rd. LR, AR 72204

RN: Experience in painmanagement, .managerial skills,computer savvy and experience

dealing with insurance. Faxresume to 501-771-4885

LPNs & CNAsfor AM/PM shifts

Call501-202-1674 or email:

[email protected]

PARKWAY HEIGHTSA Baptist Health Partner

now hiring for

Work with wonderful seniors! • Great Benefits!• Smoke Free Employer

CLINICAL TREATMENTDIRECTOR

J o b O p e n i n g f o r C l i n i c a lTreatment Director; Minimumrequirements; Must be licensedin one of the following: LADAC,ACADC, CCDP-D along with oneof the fol lowing: LCSW ANDLMSW, LPC, LMFT AND LAC,LPE- I OR LPE : J ob du t i e si n c l u d e b u t n o t l i m i t e d t osupervise and direct the agencymental health and substanceabuse treatment programs. Thisincludes planning, organizing,directing and reviewing all facetso f t h e m e n t a l h e a l t h a n dsubstance abuse programs andservices in the agency. Overseecompliance with the rules andr e g u l a t i o n s o f t h e a g e n c yregulatory and licensing bodiesand perform related work asrequired. The position is locatedin Little Rock, AR. Send Resumeto: P.O. Box 5408, Pine Bluff, AR71611

EEO/AA EMPLOYER

TECHNICAL WRITER : Full-timeneeded Immediate ly wi th acompeti t ive start ing salary.D u t i e s : w r i t i n g t e c h n i c a lmaterials, such as equipmentm a n u a l s , a p p e n d i c e s , o ro p e r a t i n g & m a i n t e n a n c einstructions. May assist in thelayout work. Min. Requirement:Bachelor’s degree in journalism/English or Education plus 1 yr ofexp. Send Resume to: Dr. MAhmad United Pain Care 7481Warden Rd Sherwood, AR

INSTRUMENT/ ELECTRICIAN

•Reading all types of schematics•Read and troubleshoot PLC logic•Using various types of meters•Troubleshooting control & power side of electrical circuits.•Troubleshooting instrumentation circuits and devices•Basic motor and drive troubleshooting A/C and D/C•Safely as it is job #1.General Requirements•Must have the ability to stand, walk, climb, and bend and be willing to work off shifts.•Documentation of one year or more of previous IE experience.•Must meet skills assessments requirements with the Arkansas Workforce & SEARK

College. Proof of high school diploma or GED.

Repair, install, adjust, assemble, & maintain paper millproduction equipment & machinery.

All Instrument Electrician’s are expected to have skills in theareas listed below:

Submit a detailed resume [email protected] or mail:

Evergreen Packaging, HR office,5201 Fairfield Road, Pine Bluff, AR 71601

DisclaimerThe above statements are intended to describe the general nature & level of work being performed by peo-ple assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities,

duties, &skills required of personnel so classified. All personnel may be required to perform duties outside oftheir normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Evergreen Packaging is an equal opportunity employer & all qualified applicants will receive consideration foremployment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran

status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Evergreen Packaging is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. D/F/M/V

Benefits:Hourly rate up to $33.13. Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, EAP, 401K, Retirement,Vacations, 13 Personal Holidays, Funeral and Jury pay..

DENTAL HYGIENIST..Busy WLRo f f i c e l o o k i n g f o r D e n t a lHygienist, with competitive payand benefits. Email resume [email protected]

SPECIMEN PROCESSORSFull Time/Evening Shift – LittleRock, AR. Quest Diagnostics, thenat ion 's lead ing prov ider o fdiagnostic testing and services,seeks candidate to performsduties as a Specimen Processors,who are responsible for generalsupport funct ions with in theS p e c i m e n P r o c e s s i n gD e p a r t m e n t . T h i s p o s i t i o nrequires a data entry background.Join us on our journey.Please apply to Job ID 3742904 at

www.questdiagnostics.comEOE.

RNR Custom Wheels & TireExpress- Mabelvale

SHOP TECHNICIANRNR offers full benefits,insurance, bonuses &

advancement opportunities.Email:

[email protected] Call (501)-570-7702.

BILLING SPECIALIST:Specialty surgical practice seeksbilling specialist with at least 5years experience. Duties include:AR analysis, efficient collections,Excel reports, benchmarking,compliance, coding, 3rd partypaye r po l i c i e s , and MGMApolicies. Competitive pay andbenefits. Qualified applicantso n l y . F a x r e s u m e t o5 0 1 - 2 2 3 - 2 2 3 1 o r e m a i [email protected]

CLINICAL/MEDICAL ASSISTANTSpecialty surgery clinic seeksexperienced clinical/medicala s s i s t a n t . D u t i e s i n c l u d e :w o r k - u p p a t i e n t s ; a s s i s tphys ic i an i n exams , m ino rsurgical procedures and patientcare. ENT, dermatology ando p h t h a l m o l o g y a p l u s .Competitive pay and benefits.Fax resume to 501-223-2231 oremail [email protected]

DENTAL SURGERY ASSISTANTNLR Company

Hiring Now! Want to be a part ofa strong team and a growing oralsurgery practice dedicated to ourpatients’ care? Send your resume

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Looking for a little extra income?Become an allied health instructor! No previous

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Mental Health TherapistJob Opportunity in SoutheastArkansas. Delta Family Center apsychiatric residential treatmentcenter for adolescents, is lookingfor a qualified Licensed MentalHeal th Therapis t , fu l l t ime.Contact Delta Family Center formore information 870-853-4224815 East St. Louis St. HamburgAR 71646

Equal Opportunity Employer

Orthodontic Assistantour LR office is looking for a fulltime orthodontic assistant whoth r i ve i n a f a s t pace t eamo r i e n t e d e n v i r o n m e n t .Orthodontic experience is a plusfor this position. Benefits include401k & paid vacation. If you areprofessional, detail oriented andoutgoing please send resume to:

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Pediatric Speech LanguageTherapist, PT/FT. Summer &after school work avai lable.B e n e f i t s a v a i l a b l e . C a l l5 0 1 - 6 0 3 - 9 9 7 6 o r e m a i [email protected]

CHI-St. VincentMorriltonNow hiring:

•Advanced Practice Nurse For Hospitalist Program

FT, Weekend Option & PRNCompetitive rates

•Surgical Technician Full-time & PRN positions

available. On/call pay,competitive rates

Apply atwww.chistvincent.comFor more information

501-977-2455

• CNAs Apply in person Woodland Hills

of Jacksonville 1320 W. Braden, NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

HICKORY HEIGHTS

•CNAs 3-11 & 11-7New pay scale

Excellent BenefitsApply in person: Hickory Heights

#3 Chenal Heights Dr. LR, AR72223, 501-830-2273. EOE

now hiring for:

HICKORY HEIGHTS

•LPNs or RNs 3-11 & 11-7 shifts

New pay scaleApply in person: Hickory Heights

#3 Chenal Heights Dr. LR, AR72223, 501-830-2273. EOE

now hiring for:

Now hiring!!LPN

See details & apply @www.arcare.net

Mayflower:Clinic Nurse

M-F, 8 to 5, Possible Sat.a.m. rotation.

Must be willing to travel.Qual: Current AR license &

CPR. Duties: Assistproviders in primary healthcare, pt. education, E.M.R.,

direct pt. contact

EOE

DEPENDENCYNEGLECT

ATTORNEY AD LITEM (AAL)6th JD- Pulaski County

The Attorney Ad LitemProgram has a need for a

part-time/contract AAL in the6th Judicial District.

In order to be considered forthe position, applicants areasked to submit a currentresume, cover letter detailingi n t e r e s t , 3 p r o f e s s i o n a lreferences, & statement ofq u a l i f i c a t i o n u n d e rAdministrative Order #15.

These materials should besent via email to

Eureka Ice [email protected] applications will be

reviewed as received inorder to fill the positions

as soon as possible.

Little Rock based, IndependentCase Management (ICM) Inc. is ar a p i d l y g r o w i n g c o m p a n yseeking...

Psychological ExaminerThis position administers andinterprets psychological tests,evaluates resul ts , developsthe rapeu t i c t r ea tmen t andpositive behavior support plans,and evaluates client progress.A s s i s t s i n t h e d e s i g n a n di n t e g r a t i o n o f i n d i v i d u a lobjectives as part of the overallind iv idua l serv ice p lann ingp r o c e s s . A s s i s t s s t a f f i nimplementation, monitoring,r e a s s e s s m e n t a n d p l a nm o d i f i c a t i o n . P r o v i d e sinformation and assistance to thep e r s o n s r e s p o n s i b l e f o rdeveloping the client's overallservice plan. A l icense as aPsychological Examiner by theArkansas Board of Examiners inPsychology and 5 years pastexperience as a PsychologicalExaminer are required.

All applicants must be able topass a cr iminal backgroundcheck, adult and child registrycheck, and drug test.

Qual i f ied appl icants, pleaseapply online at www.icm-inc.org

SALESPERSON - Comfort Sys-tems USA (Arkansas) has anopening for an exper iencedsalesperson in its commercialservice department. Previousverifiable sales experience re-quired, HVAC experience pre-ferred. Will be responsible forcold calling to develop new cus-tomers, maintaining relation-ships with existing customerbase, and renewing mainte-nance agreements with existingcustomers. Base salary, com-mission, car allowance, insur-ance, 401(k) , vacat ion, andcompany paid training all part ofcompensation plan. Must be ableto pass pre-employment drugtest and have c lean dr iv ingrecord. Send resume and coverletter to [email protected]

MEDICAL ACCOUNT SPECIALIST:Analyze medical accounts to

resolve outstanding insurancebalances with payers and

coordinate related secondaryfiling. Seeking exp with NextGen.

Must have 5+ yrs. exp. inmedical billing, and appeal

processes, and reading EOBs.See www.arspecialty.com/jobs,

email resume [email protected] with code

INSCOL in subject.

MEDICAL ASSISTF a s t p a c e d s u r g e o n h a simmediate need for F-T medicalassist. Must have completedmed assist school and haves t a b l e w o r k h i s t o r y .Compensation DOE. Fax resumeto (501) 224-0447

MHP’s and MHPP’sLife Strategies Counseling, Inc.has available in the Little Rock

office. Bilingual is a plus.Apply online at Lscihelp.com

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTEASTERN DISTRICT OF

ARKANSASCOURTROOM DEPUTY TO A

DISTRICT JUDGEANNOUNCEMENT #15-C03

The United States District Court,Eastern District of Arkansas, isrecruiting for one or more full-timeCourtroom Deputies. This positionmanages the judge’s caseload &p r o v i d e s c o u r t r o o m & o t h e rassistance by scheduling courtproceedings; preparing & issuingnotices; attending court hearings,trials & conferences; & preparingminutes of proceedings.Qualifications: Must be a highschool graduate or equivalent(college degree preferred) withgeneral experience which providesknowledge of office automationsoftware, such as word processing& case management software,experience in communicating witha d i v e r s e g r o u p o f p e o p l e ,scheduling events & managinglogistics, & 1 year of specializede x p e r i e n c e w h i c h p r o v i d e dp r o g r e s s i v e l y r e s p o n s i b l eexperience & knowledge of legalprocedure and/or legal pleadings,such as might be found in a lawoffice, in the Clerk’s office of aUnited States District Court, or inanother court in the judicial system.P r e f e r e n c e w i l l b e g i v e n t oextensive experience in court casemanagement/calendaring,proficiency in automated data entryand reports generation.Starting Salary Range: CL 26/01 -CL 27/61 ($42,644-$76,152).Employees of the U. S. DistrictCourt are entitled to benefits whichinclude the retirement system,health benefits, l ife insurance,f l e x i b l e s p e n d i n g a c c o u n t s ,scheduled holidays & annual leavep r o g r a m , & p e r i o d i c s a l a r yincreases.

Submit resume to: HumanResources #15-C03,

United States District Clerk’s Office,600 West Capitol, Room A-149,Little Rock, AR 72201-3325.

This position is subject to mandatoryElectronic Funds Transfer participationfor payment of net pay. The selectedcandidate must successfully completea n F B I b a c k g r o u n d c h e c k a s acondition of employment. Only themost qual i f ied appl icants wi l l beinterviewed. The Court is an EqualOpportunity Employer.

FRY COOK, EXPERIENCEDArkansas Burger7410 Cantrell Rd

Family owned and operatedTues.-Sat. Good working

conditions Closed Sunday &Monday. Apply in person or call

501-663-0600

RN SUPERVISORS, LPNs,HUMAN RESOURCE & LSW withLTC exp. Benefits. Apply in per-

son Highland of CumberlandHealth & Rehab 1516 Cumber-

land Street, Little Rock, AR. EOE

SR. PHYSICIAN SPECIALISTin Pulaski Co, AR to establishprotocols on direct primary &preventive clinical care servicesincluding public health programso n d i s e a s e p r e v e n t i o n ,s c r e e n i n g , e v a l u a t i o n &treatment services; adherenceto CDC Best Practice guidelinesfor evidence-based programs.Provide clinical services to someof the Arkansas DOH’s LocalHealth Units as needed. Req:F i r s t P r o f e s s i o n a lDegree/MD/ECFMG equivalent &AR medical license.

Send CV to Arkansas HealthDepartment Attn: Reginald

Rogers, Deputy General Counsel4815 West Markham St., Little

Rock, AR 72205 or apply onlineto www.arstatejobs.com

Position #22106423Sr. Physician Specialist

"An Equal Opportunity Employer(/M/F/V)"

Asst. Director of NursingP l easan t Va l l e y Nu r s i ng &Rehabil itation a state of art,long-term care facility located inL i t t l e R o c k i s s e e k i n g aRegistered Nurse with leadershipexperience to join our team asan Assistant Director of Nursing.One plus years in long-term careexperience preferred. Qualifiedind i v idua l s w i th i n i t i a t i ve ,organization and dependabilityare encouraged to apply. We area g r e a t c o m p a n y o f f e r i n gcompetitive pay and an excellentbenefit package! Email resumeto Lana Kauffman, HR Director,[email protected]

Healthcare, well beyond ordinary

•CNAs, 3-11, 11-74 on 2 off

Apply in person at Nursing & Rehab

@ Good Shepherd3001 Aldersgate Rd, LR, AR

No phone calls please.EOE

PRN LPNsApply in person

Lakewood Health & Rehab 2323 McCain Blvd., NLR. EOE

Architecture PositionsCyntergy AEC is a Tulsa basedarchitecture and engineering

firm looking for qualifiedcandidates for the following

positions:

Architect / Intern Architect0-8 yrs experience

BIM / CAD Designer4-8 yrs experience

R e v i t a n d o r A u t o C A D a n dc o n s t r u c t i o n d o c u m e n tproduction experience required.Cand ida t es mus t have t heapprop r i a te educa t i on andexperience and work well withina team environment. Cyntergyoffers excellent benefits and anexciting work environment.

Please email résumé's [email protected]

or mail to

Cyntergy AEC1215 South Boulder

4th Floor,Tulsa, OK 74119

Attn: Human ResourcesEOE

CHI-St. VincentMorriltonNow hiring:

•MLT or MT PRN positions available

WeekendsCompetitive rates

Apply atwww.chistvincent.comFor more information

501-977-2455

Greystone Nursing & Rehab121 Spring Valley Road,

Cabot AR 72023Immediate openings

Apply in person,No phone calls please

LPN 11-7CNAs All Shift

HOUSEKEEPING/LAUNDRYSUPERVISOR M-F

Apply in person M-F 8-4.The Lakes at Maumelle Health &

Rehab, 103 Alexandria Dr,Maumelle, AR No phone calls

Scheduling Coordinator/FrontDesk for busy orthodontic office.Must be professional, outgoing

personality, a team player &have multi-tasking abilities. Exp.

a plus. Benefits. Please emailresume to:

[email protected] fax to 501-224-1305


CLINICAL THERAPISTJ o b O p e n i n g f o r C l i n i c a lT h e r a p i s t ; M i n i m u mr e q u i r e m e n t s ; T w o y e a r sSubstance Abuse Treatmentexperience; Bachelors Degree inSocial Work, Criminal Justice orPsychology, Must be licensed inone of the following: LCSW, LPC,LAC or LPE : Job duties includebut not limited to assessments,counseling (individual, group,f a m i l y ) , d i a g n o s i s a n devaluations and referrals. Theposition is located in Little Rock,AR. Send Resume to: P.O. Box5408, Pine Bluff, AR 71611

EEO/AA EMPLOYER

Facilities TechnicianCustom Aircraft Cabinets is lookingf o r a F a c i l i t i e s T e c h n i c i a nexperienced in regularly scheduledmaintenance for HVAC, Tools &Machinery, Air compressors, etc..

Please apply online atwww.customaircraftcabinets.com

or call 501-955-6500.

PIPE WELDER/FITTERLABORER

Openings Available-IndustrialRefrigeration Service, Top Pay,

Health/Dental Care, 401KPlan.Call For Interview

479-967-9850 8am-4pm.

RADIO STATIONS FOR SALE3 FM, 1 AM, serving KS, AR, MO,

OK. Sold as a group or single,Reply to: Box M 73163175 c/oArkansas Democrat-Gazette,

Classified Advertising, P.O. Box2221, Little Rock, AR 72203.

FOR

RENT

RENTALSAPARTMENTS, HOUSES, CONDOS, OFFICES

APARTMENTS & HOUSESfor rent Central LR & NLR.

501-650-5913, 501-650-5779HEIGHTS AREA - 1 & 2 BR

$550-$600 mo. $300 Dep. $20.app. fee No dogs 501-916-2257

HEIGHTS/WLR, 2 br., 1 ba.,W/D Conn. All new inside, $700

per. mo. Call 501-920-3668

JAX-OAKWOOD APTS. 1st months. free 501-982-9563

MABELVALE PIKE area: 2BR$500/mo.1st month Half off. Gas& water paid. 501-804-7116

NOW LEASING COURTYARDCOTTAGES

Bryant/JacksonvilleSenior (55+) apt Living

1 & 2 BR’sCall Bryant 501-847-3002

Call Jacksonville 501-241-0811

SHERWOOD –1 BR kitfn wtr pd, $400 mo $285 dep $25 appl. fee. NO pets 501-944-3674.SWLR - MOVE in special 1 & 2BRs twnhses from $365-$525.clean quiet safe. 501-562-1071.

SWLR - MOVE in special2 & 3 BRs from $450-$600.

Clean quiet safe. 501-565-8375.WLR - 2 BR full BA two halfbaths, 1100 sq ft. pool, gated.$795 + $500 dep 501-228-9299

WLR, 4 br., 2 ba., 2 car garage,fenced back yard, $1,400 a mo.

Call 501-563-6284

BEEBE: 3BR, 2BA, CH&A, hard-wood floors, lg. yard! $575/mo.501-454-3933 or 501-858-8101

JAX 3BR, Mobile Home In QuietPark, Hardwood Floors $525 mo. No Deposit. 501-472-4100

GREERS FERRY : FSBO3BR/2BA, 1475sf., 3 lots, hard-wood floors, RV/Boat Shelter,501-825-7511 or 501-250-5612

GREERS FERRY Lake, LakeFront Modular Home, Clinton ar-

ea on 2 acres, 1,344 sf. 3br/2ba,DW, W/D, LR, DR, Laundry rm,$127,000. 501-745-2030

MOUNT IDA: 3BR/2BA w/4 out-bldgs, year-round creek, on 3.5acres, 4 mi. to Lake Ouachita.Options. $179K. 870-867-3142.

BEEBE SCHOOL dist.: 10-acretracts. Perc-approved. City wa-ter. Owner fin. 501-658-3055.

BEEBE, SEARCY, Vilonia, Cabot& El Paso Surrounding areas.

Special. 501-416-1057

SEARCY, 5 ac. or more, build-ing sites, paved, $5500 per ac.

Plantation Realty. 501-288-7551

Come Find YourHidden Treasure!

OVER 15,000 sq.ft.For Your Shopping PleasureM-TH 11-7 • F-S 10-6 • Sun 1-6

9107 Hwy. 107 • Sherwood501-833-0200

AIMCO Used Stainless sinks,tables, refrigeration, ranges,

ovens, furniture. 800.482.9026

HUNTING LEASE in Clark CountyAR. seeking new members.Approximately 5000 acres southof the Alpine area. Abundantdeer, turkey, squirrel, & rabbit.Deer have been managed forqual i ty ant ler growth for 10years. Dues are $550 yearly. Alimited number of camping siteswith water & electric available.C o n t a c t D w i g h t W e e k s a t870-356-9487 or Jody Frazier at501-538-3357([email protected]) foran appointment to view the leaseand more information.

CLASSIC CAR SHOWPops on the River Top 10 We are

accepting applications to be apart of the Arkansas Democrat-

Gazette’s Pops on the RiverClassic Car Show Top 10.

Prizes for best in show will beawarded. If your car is chosen, itwill be on display Saturday, July

4th in the River Market indowntown Little Rock during the

32 annual Pops on the River.Submit your car's info and pho-

tos by Monday, June 22 online atwww.arkansasonline.com/pops.click on "contest" tab at the top

to enter. Please call501-244-4344 for more info.

STAINLESS TRIMRESTORATION

Dent removal, straighten-ing & polishing. Show qualitywork. Firm price on inspection.Call 501-344-2264 Bradford.

DOBERMANS: BLACK female& red male. Call 501-749-1035.

foxkennel.com

YORKIE , MALTESE, & OtherSmall Breeds. 1yr Health Guar.Shots. Accept cc. 501-843-9297Cabot, www.sspups.com

16 X 80, 3br/2ba, elec, shingledroof, special siding, Like New.

Owner Fin. avail. 501-868-5510

2015 DOUBLE wide 4BR/2BA,glamour bath. Delivered & Set upw/air. $48,900. 501-847-4555

SALES: Hawk’s Homes lookingfor energetic, dependable people

to join our staff. Kevin501-847-8828 Conway & LR

BURGLAR & FIRE ALARMTECHNICIAN

Must have level 1 training.Qualified for State Police license.Pay DOE. Call 501-374-1457.

NEWTON COUNTY, 200 acresw/cabin, excellent hunting, food

plots for deer, $1050 per ac.870-448-7171

NORTH PULASKI County.228 acres, for sale.

501-835-1974 Sherwood

Timberland Bid Sale6-18-2015,

162 acres, Columbia County,Arkansas, 9-year planted loblollypine & natural hardwood forest,

Reynolds ForestryConsulting & Real Estate,Colleen, 870-299-0978.reynoldsforestry.com.

SEA RAY 2007 Sport 195, w/wakeboard tower, has 78 hours,like new, garage-kept, cover.Trailer has folding hitch & 4brand-new tires. 501-580-1613.

SERVICESHOME REPAIR, CHILD CARE, PEST CONTROL, TREE SERVICE, TUTORING, PIANO LESSONS, ETC.

FLOWER BEDS & SOD WORK.Free estimates. Central Ark area

Call John at 501-858-8526.

Elevator ConstructorApprentice

Applications for the InternationalUnion of Elevator ConstructorsLoca l #79 Jo in t Apprent iceTraining Program for Little Rock,AR will be accepted From May22nd until JUNE 5th 2015.Al l app l i ca t i ons mus t becompleted online by visitingwww.neiep.org/careers.aspxand c l i ck ing t h e l i n k f o rApprenticeship Opportunities.

Applicants must be 18 years ofage to apply, possess and uploada n o r i g i n a l c o p y o f a H . S .Diploma, or H.S. Transcript, orGED, pass an entrance exam andsit for an interview.Note: There is a $25 fee for eachtesting applicant. (Day of Test)

T h e E l e v a t o r I n d u s t r y i scommitted to a policy of equalemployment opportunity, and allqualified applicants will receiveconsideration without regard tor ace , co l o r , r e l i g i on , age ,military/veteran status, sexualorientation, gender identity,nat iona l or ig in , s ta tus as aperson with a disability, maritalstatus, arrest records, geneticinformation, or any other legallyprotected status.

The Elevator Constructors arean Equal Opportunity Employer.

TELE-SALES: Part-timeB2B, Non-profit & IndustrialExp. Pref. 9:00hr + comm.

Call GFC 501-833-9955

SHERWOOD, Laramie Dr.2 br, 1 ba, patio, fenced, yard

care, $625 mo, util & dep.501-772-4059

CAMMACK: 2BR/1BA, hardwds,ch&a, Jefferson School . VerySafe $950 mo. 870-304-7776

MABLEVALE AREA-large 3 BR2 full bth walk in closets, kit.furn. all electric. 501-519-1711.

JAX: 1BR Camper ALL UTILI-TIES INCLUDED!! $450 Month +Zero Deposit. 501-472-4100

White Hall, AR 8000 sq ft. vacant commercial bldg. with

glass frontage. Over 1 3/4acres, large parking area.

Big frontage on Dollarway Rd. &Church St. Priced way below

appraised value. 501-276-6055.

HONDA 2006 Civic EX, PW, PL,TC, PSR, AL/WH, much more & agreat fine $5950. 501-351-3994.

TOYOTA 2006 Corolla, A/T, T/C,low mi., rare fine, only $5980.501-351-3994

AGED INVENTORY BlowOut, newhomes at used home prices. Sin-gles & doublewides 870-535-1524.

NEW, USED and Repo,over 40 to choose from

Call 870-535-1524.

SFI of Arkansas is now hiringfor: Press Brake, Laser, CNCMachinist and Welders Sheetm e t a l b l u e p r i n t r e a d i n gexperience desired. Competitivepay and benef i ts . To apply ,please email:

[email protected] or visit 670 Equity Ave.,

Conway, AR 72032

Environmental Sampling TechResponsible for collection,

preservation and transportationof industrial and treatment plant

wastewater samples to thelaboratory. For more information

visit www.lrwu.com. EqualOpportunity Employer. Deadlineto apply, Friday, May 29, 2015.

LR-8920 Morris Manor2 BR 1 1/2 BA all elec $600 mo

$300 dep. 501-681-2122.

NLR-McCain/JFK 2 BR 1 1/2BA,twnhme new carpet, w/d

conn. $675 mo. 501-753-5220

LR-3410 LAMAR 2 BR 1 BAwindow a/c, kit furn. $500 mo.

$300 dep 501-681-2122

PARKHILL-3BR 1 BA fencedbackyard, $800 a mo. $600 dep.

Call 501-760-7443.

NISSAN 2009 Murano S, AWD,pearl white, 89,000 mi., wife’scar, $12,900. 501-626-6071.

DOUBLEWIDE 4br, 2ba, 32x802003, fireplace, game room, oakcabinets. Like new. Includesdelivery, set up, AC, skirting &steps. 501-450-6300

SALES REPHigh income. Multiple locations

in Little Rock Area Call Damara at 713-525-5376

REDFIELD, OFF River Rd.: 6acres, $18,000 or best offer. Call501-681-2603.

Seeking candidates with:• 5+ years in manufacturing environment• Strong industrial maintenance background• Proficient in electrical and mechanical troubleshooting• Familiar with preventative maintenance programs• Experience working on highly automated machines connected to a PLC with various forms of electronic inputs and outputs• Experience with Robotics / Vision Systems a plusOTHER OPPORTUNITIES:• Quality Assurance Technologist• Facilities Stationary Engineer• Processor• Process Improvement ManagerWe will be accepting resumes inperson on Wed, May 27 9-12or Thurs, May 28 from 2-4

or you can apply online athttp://www.loreal.com/careers/

careers-homepage.aspx

Electronic Techs andMechanics Needed!

Kroger is lookin g for highly m otivated people to join us in Co-M anager positions, w ith grow th opportun ity to becom e a Store M anager.

Upon com pletion of train in g, successful can d idates w ill serve as a Co- M anager, w ith an overall day-to-day responsibility of run n in g all aspects of a retail grocery store.

M ust be at least 21 years of age, havin g earned an Associate’s an d/or Bachelor’s degree. Prior retail store m anagem ent experience is preferred.

Areas to in clude: Little R o ck-M etro , H o t Sprin gs, R ussellville, Co n w a y, a n d Jo n esbo ro . Can didates m ust be open to relocation w ithin these areas. W e offer excellent benefits, w ith a com petitive salary plus bonus!

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Library Assistant ITwo temporary 8 week positions(June 15-Aug. 8), part-time 25hours/week public service positionin Youth Services Department &Level 4 Teen Center, Main Library.Responsibilities include checkingmaterials in & out, answeringpatron questions, registeringpatrons for library cards, somei n f o r m a t i o n s e a r c h i n g &s h e l v i n g . F a m i l i a r i t y w i t htechnology, digital media, &exce l lent communicat ion &customer serv ice sk i l ls arerequired. Must be able to workwell with children & teens, &cooperatively with staff & public.K n o w l e d g e o f c h i l d r e n ’ sl i terature & experience withc h i l d r e n ’ s p r o g r a m m i n gdesirable. Some evenings &S a t u r d a y s r e q u i r e d .$10.82/hour.

Application/resume to: EllenSamples, [email protected],

Main Library, 100 Rock St., LittleRock, AR 72201. Applicationdeadline by noon, 5/29/15.

LAKEWOOD HILLS OPEN HOUSEMay 22nd & 29th, 11:30-1:30pm

2400 McCain Blvd. NLR501-758-7800.

Free food & drinks

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PETS

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