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A&E NEWS FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1993, BON JOVI will perform in Central Arkansas. The band’s booked a gig at Verizon Arena on Oct. 18. Tickets, which range from $34 to $159.50, go on sale at 10 a.m. Aug. 5. The band comes to town on its “Because We Can” tour, which, according to Pollstar, is the top grossing tour of the year so far.
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Astronaut and all-around American hero Dr. Buzz Aldrin — the second human being to set foot on the moon — is coming to the Clinton Presidential Center on Aug. 14 for a free talk about his new book, “Mission to Mars: My Vision for Space Exploration.” Aldrin will share the podium with Leonard David, the co-author of the book. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with the lecture at 6 p.m. Afterwards, Aldrin will sign books. Seats are limited, and will go fast. If you’re interested, RSVP to publicprograms@clintonschool.uasys. edu or call 501.683.5239. BLACK OAK ARKANSAS, the early 1970s hillbilly blues-rock combo that fell on hard times but never quit rocking, announced on its Facebook page yesterday that it’s signed a deal with Atlantic/Atco Records, and will release a new album called “Back Thar n’ Over Yonder” on Oct. 15 after a mini-tour with eight stops (none of which, unfortunately, is here in Arkansas). WHITE WATER TAVERN announced that it will host a local film night on the first Wednesday of every month beginning in August (it screened “The Identity Theft of Mitch Mustain” on July 31). On Aug. 7, the bar will show “Last Summer,” directed by Mark Theideman, who won Best Director for an Arkansas film at the Little Rock Film Festival for his work on “Last Summer.” The film screens at 9 p.m. From 7 to 9 p.m., White Water will serve boozefilled milkshakes featuring ice cream from Loblolly. Thiedeman will be in attendance. DANA FALCONBERRY, who went to Hendrix College and played music in Central Arkansas during her time there, recently gave a “Tiny Desk Concert” for NPR. The concert, which you can see at arktimes.com/falconberry, features songs from her latest album, “Leelanau,” an ode to the Michigan peninsula of the same name. The album is also inspired by “the prints of artist Gwen Frostic, the books of Willa Cather, and the stark, childs-eye beauty of the Swedish film ‘Let The Right One In,’ “ according to Falconberry’s website.
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