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"A Circus Hitched to a Tornado: Arkansas Politics in the 20th Century" Exhibit
July 8 - December 31, 2008
Old State House Museum
The title for this exhibit on Arkansas politics is drawn from a Saturday Evening Post reporter's description of Senator Hattie Caraway's whirlwind canvass with Huey Long in 1932. Noted political writers Jay Barth and Ernie Dumas serve as co-curators for this panorama of Arkansas politics in the last century from the perspective of that era's dozen most important elections.
Museum hours: 9am-5pm, Monday-Saturday and 1-5pm Sunday.
Free admission.
For more information, call 501-324-9685 or visit www.oldstatehouse.com.

Hot Color Cool Glass
Now - July 27, 2008
10 AM - 5 PM
Arkansas Arts Center

This monumental, three-part exhibition brings together the most exciting work in the history of art glass, featuring over 120 works of dazzling color, delicacy, and strength. The exhibition features Sonja Blomdahl, organized by the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, which charts the tantalizing work of the Seattle glass artist who uses glowing color and elegant form to create works of serenity and power. The Glass Century, organized by the Arkansas Arts Center, explores how art glass changed from decorative to expressive art in the 20th century. Drawn from some of the nation’s finest collections, this exhibition contains spectacular works by major innovators from Tiffany to Chihuly. Beyond Blown Glass, organized by the Arkansas Arts Center, examines contemporary art glass by the most inventive and exciting artists in the field today and offers new new visions of the beauty and expressive power of glass as an art form.
Admission: $12.00 Adults, $10.00 Seniors and Children/Students, $8.00.
For more information, call 501-372-4000 or visit www.arkarts.com.

"Playthings and Amusements of Yesteryear: Toys from the Permanent Collection" Exhibit
Now - November 7, 2008
Historic Arkansas Museum, Gallery II

Playthings and Amusements of Yesteryear: Toys from the Permanent Collection draws from the museum’s extensive collection of Arkansas-made and used objects to offer a peak into the playtime activities of children living in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Alongside the toys are photographs of children, some pictured with their toys, taken during the same time period. Toys on display include rocking horses, games (such as Tiddledy Winks), various types of dolls, miniature porcelain dishes and doll house furniture, and toy soldiers and weapons. Some toys should be familiar to present-day children while others are indicative of their period, such as a child-sized toy spinning wheel. Modern day toys like plastic tool sets are seen as wooden tools with objects like slide planes (missing from today’s collection of hammers and “electric” drills).
Historic Arkansas Museum is open 9am-5pm Monday through Saturday and 1-5pm on Sunday.
Admission to the galleries and parking are free; tours of historic grounds are $2.50 for adults, $1 for children under 18, $1.50 for senior citizens. The Historic Arkansas Museum Store is open 10am-4:30pm Monday through Saturday, 1-4pm on Sunday.
For more information, visit www.historicarkansas.org or call 501-324-9351.

Movies in the Park presents "Wizard of Oz"
July 23, 2008
Riverfest Amphitheatre

Gates open at 6:30pm and movie starts at sundown.
Admission is free.

Moviegoers are encouraged to bring families, picnics and pets to the park to enjoy an outdoor movie under the stars. All information on Movies in the Park including schedule, park rules and signup for email updates is available at the website www.moviesintheparklr.net.

POP! In The Park Concert
July 26, 2008 • 6 PM - 9 PM
History pavilion, Riverfront Park

Featuring Rockst*r, Dre & Jontai, The Reds and Moving Front.
Bring your blankets, coolers (no glass please) and lawn chairs and settle in to enjoy a concert under the stars with some of the best music Arkansas has to offer.
Free admission.
For more information, call 501-375-2552.

The American Heart Association Festival of Wines
October 2, 2008 • 6 PM - 9 PM
Dickey-Stephens Park
Admission: $60.00 in advance.
The fifth annual Festival of Wines is presented by The Jack Stephens Heart Center at St. Vincent. The good news is that this year we will have EXPANDED SPACE to accommodate the growing event. More than 600 wines from around the world will be featured. The wine will be paired with delectable hors d’oeuvres from our own area restaurants including: Bennett’s Catering, Simply the Best Catering, Bill Valentine’s Ballpark Restaurant, Boulevard Bread Co., Boscos, Bruno’s Little Italy, Cheers in the Heights, Copeland’s New Orleans Restaurant and Bar, Cozymel’s, Juanita’s, Mimi’s, Gaucho’s, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, The Capriccio Grill, Lulav and Saddlecreek Woodfired Grill. Bidders in the silent and live auction get the chance to take home unique items and rare bottles of wine. The goal in 2008 is to raise $200,000 for cardiovascular research and heart health education programs.
Recognized as a premier social event in Central Arkansas, the Festival of Wines has seen overwhelming growth and popularity in the community since its inception in 2004. The Festival of Wines continues to grow each year, breaking records in 2007 with an astonishing 1,700 attendees.
For more information, visit www.arfestivalofwines.com or contact Jamie Deason at 501-379-1198.