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Hounds must run, at risk of injury, so people can gamble in West Memphis.

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Greyhound fans We are morally opposed to all forms of legalized gambling as it constitutes an unconscionable tax upon the poor and less sophisticated members of our society. We have also found that virtually everyone that visits Southland smokes.

However, one thing we have not encountered at Southland is rampant animal abuse and/or neglect, which may come as a surprise to the readers of the recent cover article (“On the backs of dogs,” June 20) on greyhound racing at Southland.

Nearly everyone we have encountered in the past several years at Southland charged with caring for the greyhounds absolutely loves them. The kennels are kept clean, the greyhounds are well fed and are regularly exercised.

Your reporter showed little understanding of breed. Greyhounds — and greyhound racing — are as ancient as the wind they emulate when they run.

Paintings of greyhounds can be found in the tombs of Egyptian Pharaohs and the breed gets the only shout-out among all canine breeds in the Kings James Bible.

While we consider ourselves the first to defend the helpless and we do understand where the members of GREY2K USA are coming from, we believe it would be better to improve the industry through better regulation rather than to eliminate the sport altogether.

Greyhounds have been bred for centuries to do one thing: run really fast.

Eliminate the sport and you risk eliminating one of the most graceful and gentle creatures on the planet.

Finally, if you want to help to improve the life of a greyhound and have room in your home and your heart, by all means adopt one. You will not regret it. We went to Mid-South Greyhound Adoption Option in West Memphis in 2009 with a friend who was adopting one. Not only were all of our preconceived notions about greyhounds and greyhound racing proved wrong, we fell in love. We went back a few weeks later planning to adopt one Greyhound. We left with two.

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Corporations are not in business to create jobs. Corporations are in business solely to accumulate wealth, which often involves laying off workers and replacing them with automated devices and systems. This is a basic principle of business.

Republicans say corporations will save America. Well, America is actually in pretty good shape right now, certainly better than when George W. Bush was president. Besides, corporations are not in business to save

America.

By nature, corporations are unreliable because they are subject to the whims and desires of arbitrary stockholders; the boom and bust of stock markets everywhere; the greed and fraud of corporate executives, and global outsourcing. Rarely do corporations die by taxation; rather they fall by the greedy hand of the free market. If there were not taxation, corporations could not get government assistance.

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‘For white birds only’ I read with delight the article by Michael D. Brown, “Distinctions which God has not made” (cover story, June 6). Having survived those dark years at Harding College, I experienced anew memories of President Benson’s seemingly endless speeches against government, against integration and in support of unfettered markets. I well remember the outrageous, illogical, pathetically ludicrous “birds” speech. As I recall, Benson actually used the cliche, “Birds of a feather flock together.” My friends and I have subsequently referred to the speech as “the birds of a feather” speech.

We had mandatory attendance at chapel: assigned seats, roll checks, and punishment for absences. That semester I sat on the back row of the auditorium, second seat from the center aisle. In the aisle seat beside me sat a delightfully odd man, whom I quite liked: quiet, creative, mysterious and a bit “oily.” About halfway through the infamous speech, he slithered from his seat and through the adjacent doors in pursuit of an undisclosed mission.

Most people in chapel exited through the rear doors, which gave way to the lily pond in front of the building. The location of my seat provided immediate exit, so I came in sight of the lily pond right away.

Astonished, I beheld a worthy spectacle in the birdbath in the center of the pond! A crudely written sign displayed in large letters, “For white birds only.” What a totally marvelous coup de grâce!

I felt certain, and remain convinced, that my esteemed chapel buddy did this splendid, audacious deed. He strenuously denied that he did it — but, of course, he would.

The sign quickly and mysteriously disappeared, but the delightful memory prevails.

Ted Bailey Conway

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Coming together

hough the Arkansas Times may have been mildly critical of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce on occasion, the two can stand shoulder to shoulder in support of a worthy cause. If only the members of Congress could so generously put aside their political differences in order to strive for the common good. Washington, look to Little Rock!

Representatives of groups supporting Latino rights in Arkansas gathered at the Capitol Monday to applaud a U.S. Supreme Court decision that invalidated most of Arizona’s tough new anti-immigrant law. The Arkansas group has said all along that problems with immigration require a uniform national response, not wildly varied state-by-state fixes. The Supreme Court agreed Monday, Justice Anthony Kennedy writing for the majority that “Arizona may have understandable frustrations with the problems caused by illegal immigration while that process continues, but the state may not pursue policies that undermine federal law.”

Chamber of Commerce representatives and Alan Leveritt, publisher of the Times and the Spanishlanguage El Latino, are members of a coalition that worked successfully to dissuade Arkansas legislators from enacting anti-immigrant laws during the last legislative session. Religious leaders and civil rights groups are in the coalition too. Steve Copley of the Arkansas Interfaith Alliance spoke at the gathering Monday, as did Holly Dickson, staff attorney for the ACLU. Leveritt told the group that anti-immigrant laws like those in Arizona (and Alabama) are “profoundly anti-business,” and create a poisonous climate for all workers. “These laws do nothing but harass and drive people away,” he said.

That Arizona enacted vindictive and irresponsible legislation on immigrants, only to see most of the laws struck down by the Supreme Court, strengthens the belief that Arizona lacks the sort of enlightened leadership that Arkansas has. Governance without gunfire.

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on’t let your dog ride with a Republican. Mitt Romney boasts of strapping his Irish Setter on top of a station wagon for a frigid 12-hour trip. He revealed his cruelty in the mistaken belief it would make him more popular with the common people. He lacks empathy with both dogs and the human working class.

Julia Hurley, a Republican state representative in Tennessee, has been showing a video on YouTube of her dog Pepper being held outside a moving car for what she called an “air swim.” (We’re reminded of the picture of Michael Jackson on a balcony holding a human baby that Jackson seemed about to launch on a high-altitude air swim.) How did Michael Vick avoid getting a Republican nomination? He knows dog abuse. Probably knows as much foreign and fiscal policy as the average Republican candidate too.

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The gathering GOP storm

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he Arkansas Republican Party state committee did an excellent job last weekend of papering over internal party friction, helped by a blind eye from the same daily newspaper reporter who portrayed Democratic fruitcake John Wolfe’s primary vote in Arkansas as the political story of the month.

The Republicans didn’t evict any reporters from their state committee meeting, which also helped. But procedures were put in place to ensure that voters knew which candidates for at-large national convention delegate seats had the stamp of approval of Mitt Romney and which did not.

The Pauliacs had already done their mischief, turning out sufficient people and availing themselves of rules to nab a handful of congressional district seats in the Arkansas delegation. Republicans would be well-advised to ignore them and not try, as some have mentioned, to unseat them at a state committee meeting in July.

Republicans DO like their discipline. Fourth District Chairman Larry Bailey wrote before the meeting: “These people are not Republicans, they are Libertarians.”

It was but one indication of the current GOP message that a Republican comes in only a single flavor.

Not so. State Rep. Jonathan Barnett, a former Highway Commission chairman, survived a challenge to his re-election as national committeeman. A fervent antitaxer tried to question him about his vote for legislation that enabled a state vote on a highway construction sales tax. Barnett dodged the question and was defended by at least one anti-taxer who said “gotcha” questions were inappropriate when the party should be uniting to defeat the foreigner in the White House.

Remember also that candidates who claimed to be better conservatives swept contested state GOP Senate primaries over putative “liberals.” (The vanquished were liberal in the same way that a foot-washing Baptist is a liberal compared with a snake handler.)

The conservatives burn hot. Nationally, many are exulting over the poor early ratings of the Mike Huckabee national radio show. To the extremists, Huckabee is soft on taxes, big government and immigrants. No

amount of his abortion and gay bashing can fix that.

This passion — and an abiding mistrust of Mitt Romney’s liberal antecedents — will be critical in turnout this fall. A lack of conMAX servative ardor might be Barack BRANTLEY maxbrantley@arktimes.com Obama’s only hope for re-election, unless hatred of him proves an even better motivator.

Arkansas politics are little different. There are reasonable Arkansas Republicans. But, to turn again to the religious metaphor, none is so liberal as to advocate sprinkling over dunking even if he doesn’t hold with full immersion.

Michael Tilley, writing in the City Wire, made a sharp observation after he talked to Democratic Sen.to-be Uvalde Lindsey of Fayetteville and Sen. Jake Files, a Fort Smith Republican.

Wrote Tilley: “Situating Files anywhere near the realm of pragmatic politics in which compromise is required, is to lessen his standing within a growing segment of his own party. For Lindsey, pragmatism is the coin of his realm. …

“What is not obvious is the goal of Arkansas Republicans. Their agenda to gain control through numbers does not appear to include a plan to govern once they gain control through numbers. How will the dog behave if it catches the car?”

The answer, I fear, lies in Romney’s capitulation to the far right and its hold on Congress. In Arkansas, a Republican majority will slash taxes on the rich, slash government spending, punish immigrants and legislate morality — anti-abortion, anti-contraception, anti-gay, pro-church in government. They’ll pack guns and disdain compromise. The handful of Republicans who might prefer consensus occasionally won’t vote cross their militant colleagues. They know how those Senate primaries turned out.

Extremism is no vice in today’s Republican Party.

Compromise is.

OPINION

Scalia makes plain court is politicized

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lexander Hamilton, the driving architect of the American republic and the author of most of the Federalist Papers, anticipated just about everything that would transpire in his republic — just not Antonin Scalia.

Or Clarence Thomas or Samuel Alito, or, for that matter, the full if shaky Republican (the adjective is important) majority on the current U.S. Supreme Court.

The two big things that were missing in the original confederation of states, Hamilton realized, were a strong central government with the power to solve problems across the states and an independent federal judiciary and supreme court, which would hold itself above the raging politics of any time and interpret the Constitution and the laws without favor.

Hamilton feared that the Supreme Court might be too weak to enforce its interpretations, since it could not appropriate money like Congress or lead an army like the president. But that soon turned out to be a needless worry.

What he seems not to have anticipated was a Supreme Court that would establish itself as a ERNEST superlegislature, DUMAS superimposing its ideas about which problems should be solved and by whom and how, and, yes, even which party and which candidate deserved to be in the White House. That is what we have today, that is, when party discipline can keep the ranks steady.

Yes, that was also the popular charge against the court in the days of Earl Warren and William J. Brennan (appointees of a Republican president), when it was holding that black children were entitled to schooling equal to that of whites, strictly interpreting the Bill of Rights for criminal suspects and holding that popularly elected legislators, except U.S. senators, had to represent approximately equal numbers of people. It was creating law,

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olor my neck red, but I often suspect some “progressives” are more interested in demonstrating moral superiority than winning elections. Vicarious participation in emotionally satisfying public spectacles renders them incapable of thinking about how presumptively unenlightened voters might react. And yes, I’m talking about you, MSNBC. That woman holding a big sign for the TV cameras reading “I am a SLUT with a VAGINA, and I vote,” at a feminist pep rally in Michigan isn’t thinking about how badly President Obama needs her state’s electoral votes. Nor how close polls show the Michigan contest to be. She’s thinking about demonstrating her contempt for Republican legislators.

It rarely occurs to such people that they might be driving voters in the opposite direction. Any more than it occurred to the dopes that showed up at early Tea Party rallies carrying guns. (Interesting how that’s quit happening, isn’t it?) Their first principle, always and everywhere, is displaying their righteousness.

The countercultural left, of course, has enjoyed alienating drones since Woodstock. But hippies aren’t the problem today.

Indeed, it’s the posturing of highlypaid TV celebrities that has helped drive the Moral Indignation Wing GENE of the Democratic LYONS Party into politically awkward positions in three critical swing states — at least two of which President Obama must win to be re-elected.

To fans of MSNBC’s evening political infotainment shows, three news stories have often eclipsed the presidential race for top billing all spring: the Scott Walker recall election in Wisconsin, the Trayvon Martin case in Florida and Michigan’s semantic squabble over women’s naughty bits.

The network’s handling of all three has been somewhere between embarrassing and reprehensible. Hosts and guests have taken active, partisan roles every bit as objectionable as, say, Fox News’s Sean Hannity. In each case, their journalism has proven even worse than their political judgment. Democratic politicians would be wise to reconsider putting in face time on MSNBC. Regarding Gov. Walker, there’s little

not interpreting it, the critics said. The framers, see, never meant rights to be equal.

The big dump of decisions in the final days of the court’s current term makes the point, over and over, that this is a political judiciary, not the independent one that the Federalist Papers guys wanted. Unlike any appellate court I’m familiar with, which studiously avoids issues that are not raised, this court goes out of its way to address legislative issues that are not even before it. Like a legislature does.

In the now infamous Citizens United case, Chief Justice John Roberts manipulated the proceedings over a long period so that the court could make a sweeping decision for corporations and the Republican Party that even the right-wing groups that brought the case had not sought or anticipated, to permit unlimited corporate funding of political campaigns as long as it was not directly into a candidate’s treasury.

Then, this week, the Republican majority extended the crazy ruling further by holding that states couldn’t forbid the abuses either, no matter how compelling the case that it was needed to prevent corruption.

Then there was the court’s weird decision, again last week, to void a huge fine imposed on Fox News and Walt Disney’s ABC network by the Federal Communications Commission for violating FCC poli-

cies regulating cursing and nudity on television. The Republican majority ducked the only issue in the case, whether the FCC rules violate free speech, but while it did not want to deal with that question the justices nevertheless wanted to let Fox off the hook. Fox News has been the majority’s frantic defenders, on everything from corporate political funding to health care.

The court said it didn’t need to pay the fine.

Monday, the Republican ranks on the court broke slightly and two — Roberts and Kennedy — joined the court’s minority to strike down parts of Arizona’s immigration law that flagrantly violated federal law. A seething Scalia used his dissent not to condemn his inconstant brethren but Barack Obama — not so much for his administration’s opposition to the Arizona law but its action and the president’s remarks a few days ago in halting the expulsion of immigrant children brought into the country.

Justices do not ordinarily comment on matters that are not before the court. It was as if Scalia was saying, “If John Boehner and Mitch McConnell won’t do their jobs and take this guy on, I will.”

Next, health care. Never mind that Scalia has already upheld the expansive use of federal power under the commerce clause, does anyone wonder how he will view it when it is a Democratic initiative?

left to say except that MSNBC savants persistently misjudged Wisconsin voters. Acting as partisan cheerleaders, they ignored polls showing that many voters felt about recalling Walker pretty much as most Americans felt about impeaching Bill Clinton — i.e. that a grave constitutional remedy shouldn’t be used to re-run an election.

Florida’s Trayvon Martin case has constituted perhaps the most egregious instance of journalistic malpractice since the selling of the Iraq War. For weeks at a time, MSNBC personalities Al Sharpton, Big Ed and Lawrence O’Donnell arrayed themselves as prosecutor, judge and jury — promoting a wildly inaccurate, racially inflammatory version of the tragedy for nightly consumption.

In MSNBC’s kangaroo court, neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman’s story that he was assaulted and beaten practically insensible before resorting to deadly force was reviled, mocked and lampooned. A murky film clip of Zimmerman in handcuffs was replayed a thousand times to show him supposedly injuryfree. This went on for weeks.

Then when a police file was released proving Zimmerman had indeed suffered a broken nose and serious head wounds, something amazing happened. MSNBC not only failed to report these critical facts; it dropped the story altogether. Poof, gone!

Now that Zimmerman’s freely given

testimony to Sanford, Fla. police has emerged — the suspect was evidently too naïve to lawyer-up — observers are left to wonder whether or not, absent media pressure from the likes of Sharpton, he ought to have been charged with a crime at all.

Fortunately, MSNBC now has Michigan Rep. Lisa Brown’s now-famous genitalia to fill a programming void. “If you don’t like vaginas,” Lawrence O’Donnell told viewers, “this is not your TV show.”

Well, I wouldn’t go that far.

But I will say that Rep. Brown definitely asked for trouble, ending otherwise well-considered objections to a draconian anti-abortion bill with a childish joke: “I’m flattered you’re all so concerned about my vagina, but no means no.”

The adult response would have been pained silence. GOP legislators, however, played along, censuring Brown for 24 hours.

Daft progressives swung into action, summoning Eve Ensler, author of the tedious off-Broadway play “The Vagina Monologues” to the Michigan pep rally, giving right-thinking Democrats a swell chance to act morally superior while talking dirty on national TV. And yes, I’m aware it’s a clinically appropriate term with a thousand inappropriate synonyms.

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t is hard-boiled fact that Arkansas fans have one of the great inferiority complexes in American sport.

The Hogs win enough to push the athletic program to the brink of great global relevance, and we are emboldened by the feeling that we may overcome our long adolescent distress and finally get a date with the prom queen. Then right when we arrive at the doorstep, giddy as hell, some hoodlum springs out of the dark and shoves us into the holly bushes near the porch.

A man named Perry Costello played this role Friday night, calling balls and strikes in a grossly haphazard manner from the outset. Arkansas’s exceptional pitching staff issued a season-high nine walks, two of which were of the bases-loaded variety and helped South Carolina eke out a 3-2 victory that moved the Gamecocks ever closer to a third straight national title (Arizona ultimately spoiled the trifecta bid with an emphatic two-game sweep of the Cocks for the crown).

The Hogs’ long, beautiful and improbably good postseason wrapped, with Coach Dave Van Horn paying cursory tribute to each team’s effort while pinching his tongue firmly when asked about Costello’s performance. The Gamecocks issued only two walks all night despite dancing around, if not completely adrift from, the edges of the plate just as the Hog pitchers did.

The disparity became comically obvious when ESPN would overlay its K-Zone technology on pitch replays. A cutting fastball from Carolina lefty Tyler Webb would settle several inches outside and be called a strike. Hog starter DJ Baxendale, pitching masterfully over the first four innings, would find his on-target pitches being denied by Costello’s right arm in the fifth.

Baxendale, an exceedingly respected and stoic young man throughout three fine years here, walked off the mound casting hard glares toward Costello. The Hogs’ plight only worsened afterward, as relievers Colby Suggs and Barrett Astin simply could not get a bead on Costello’s floating zone, and Astin eventually took the hardluck loss when one more agonizing ball four put the winning tally across in the eighth inning.

In fairness, Arkansas was certainly felled by its own ineptitude with the bats.

After opening play in Omaha with an eightrun showing against Kent State that qualified as a downpour of offense, the Hogs scored four runs over three games against the Gamecocks, and truly put themselves in peril by giving a listless performance in Thursday night’s clinching opportunity. South Carolina lefty Jordan Mont-

gomery was crafty over eight shutout innings, and when Arkansas dared to mount a threat, baserunning gaffes torBEAU pedoed that almost WILCOX instantly.

The Hogs made their own luck in Houston and Waco, squeezing through every possible breach in the opponent’s defenses to get to the College World Series. Errors and hit batsmen, not ringing line drives strung together, carried them past Rice and Baylor. You could certainly argue that the team’s petering out was simply overdue.

But why, oh why, does a guy like Costello have to come along and infect the discussion? Can we just win or lose on the merits? Certainly, South Carolina would like to draw a sense of earnest achievement from a big win rather than have to face media questions about the balls and strikes. Trash officiating affects winner and loser alike, to say nothing of what damages it may rend unto the credibility of the sport itself.

Razorback fans such as this one can identify numerous officials by name and associate them with crippling decisions: Larry Leatherwood, Marc Curles, Tom Eades, Penn Wagers, Andre Patillo — the list is extensive and torturous. Costello himself had etched his name on that roll of dishonor only two years ago when his phantom strike zone, as well as a couple of catcher’s interference calls, frustrated the Razorbacks’ opportunity to reach Omaha out of the Tempe Super Regional. So for this maligned ump, he was just delivering an encore screwing.

Curles’ crew was memorably suspended by the SEC in 2009 after it made a slew of awful fourth-quarter calls or nocalls in the Hogs’ 23-20 football loss at No. 1 Florida. Instead of that discipline being gratifying, it came off as insulting. Instead of administering token penalties to these buffoons whose integrity and observation withers in the middle of the maelstrom, why not just fire them and never give them the opportunity to spoil it again? It’s hardly Costello’s fault that he got yet another shot to showcase his own glaring deficiencies in a game of significance again.

Human error is anticipated, but not to be excused. In baseball especially, the hand signals of a single man can have a sweeping effect on the game. If the NCAA demonstrated some level of care and concern here, all that would be left to address is Mike Patrick’s childlike obsession with Tanner English’s foot speed.

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A gifted rookie outfielder for the Washington Nationals is causing a stir both on the field and in the press conferences. A reporter asked a question about drinking beer after the game, and Bryce Harper replied, “That’s a clown question, bro.”

Soon the quote was everywhere. Within a day or two, U.S. Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader of the Senate, answered a reporter with the same words that Harper had used. (For whatever it’s worth, Harper is from Nevada too, and is a Mormon like Reid.)

Clown in this sense means “dumb,” I think, and “bro” is short for “brother.” We heard a similar comment during a ballgame last year. When a fan who’d run onto the field was pursued by a security guard, he pleaded, “Don’t tase me, bro.” That also was widely circulated.

I’ve just discovered that the St. Louis Cardinals have a pitcher with two z’s in his name — Mark Rzepczynski. Quite a number of players have spelled their names with one z, like Al Zarilla and Gus Zernial, and, these days, a couple of dozen Rodriguezes, but a double-dipper is unusual if not unprecedented. (We’re talking about surnames, understand. Dizzy Dean and

Dazzy Vance don’t count.) A famous home run hitter of the 1930s, Jimmy Foxx, was given the nickname DOUG “Double X.” I hope SMITH the Cardinals will dougsmith@arktimes.com start calling their pitcher “Double Z,” now that I’ve got the ball rolling. I’ll be available to accept the first bobblehead doll on Double Z night.

“We acknowledge that this left Little in an unfortunate catch-22 — if he stayed, the officers would ultimately discover the car; if he attempted to leave in the car, he would lead the officers to it … ” A reader asks, “Should ‘Catch-22’ be capitalized, or has it gone into the language as a descriptive concept?” Capitalize, by all means.

We don’t want anyone to forget that it’s the title of a great novel by Joseph Heller, published in 1961. It means “a problematic situation for which the only solution is denied by a circumstance inherent in the problem or by a rule.” I read someplace that the title was going to be “Catch 18” until another novel, called “Mila 18,” was published first.

WEEK THAT WAS

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RECORD HEAT. It reached 107 in Little Rock on Monday, according to Fox 16, easily overtaking the 101 record for the day. Around the state, the heat topped out at 109 in Russellville.

Meanwhile, much of the state is suffering from severe drought.

FIFTY-SEVEN STATE PRISONERS. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 that it is unconstitutional to impose mandatory life-without-parole sentences on juveniles. Fifty-seven people are currently serving life without parole in the state for murders committed when they were 17 or younger.

Little Rock attorney Jeff Rosenzweig was already working with the Arkansas ACLU on new sentences for 13 people sentenced to life as juveniles in Arkansas for non-capital cases. They were entitled to consideration because of an earlier Supreme Court decision barring life sentences for charges less than murder. The 57 serving life for capital crimes will now be added to the list, for a total of 70, who’ll have to be resentenced.

DEATH PENALTY FOES. The Arkansas Supreme Court agreed with a circuit court and said the legislature had “abdicated its responsibility” in giving

the Arkansas Correction Department “unfettered” discretion over execution procedures, including choice of chemicals to be used in lethal injections. Too bad a legislative fix is likely coming next time the General Assembly convenes.

SCHOOL CHOICE. Federal Judge Robert Dawson stayed his ruling that the Arkansas school choice law unconstitutionally allows race as a decisive factor in transfers. Some 13,000 students were in a quandary about existing and future school assignments because of the ruling.

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BALDOR ELECTRIC. The Fort Smith manufacturer will pay $2 million to settle a complaint that it discriminated against women and minorities in the job applicant screening process. Some 795 people will be eligible for back pay and interest and some may be hired for jobs as they become available. Baldor has federal contracts worth millions and the complaint grew out of the federal contract compliance program. The review found qualified women, Asian, Hispanic and black applicants were denied the opportunity to advance to the interview stage for production and laborer jobs.

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Ask and ye shall receive IN LAST WEEK’S OBSERVER, we asked for information about the vanished mural of a huge flower that used to grace the side of the old Gus Blass building on Main Street before it was blotted out at some time in the recent past — we don’t know exactly when — with a coat of mud brown paint. Such are the ways of progress, though we’d argue that the great bloom’s unceremonious dirt nap didn’t do a heck of a lot for the city’s artistic soul.

After our item ran last week, folks came out of the flora like bees, ready to tell tales of the mural’s creation and the woman who created it, the artist risking life and limb to turn the gray city skyline into her canvas.

The flower (which turns out to have been a hibiscus, not a gardenia as we suggested last week) was painted in the summer of 1980 by Little Rock artist Debra Lynn Moseley and several assistants. A former student of the artist Townsend Wolfe, Moseley grew up on a farm in the Sherwood area. She became interested in creating “mega art” in the late 1970s and eventually set her sights on the blank, north-facing side of the building on Main Street, where — with the help of federal funding secured through the National Endowment for the Arts and other sources — she painted the 90-by-120 foot mural.

Folks sent us photos showing Moseley and her assistants scrambling over fivestory-high scaffolding while working on the massive painting, their bodies tiny even when compared to the center of the blossom. Years later, Moseley went on to design the “Medical Mile” portion of the River Trail just west of the River Market.

A friend told us that Moseley — now Debra Moseley-Lord — is “living on the side of a mountain in Colorado.” We reached her via the Durango Discovery Museum in Durango, Colo., where she works as exhibits manager.

Mosley-Lord said she was 25 at the time she painted the mural, during what she called “the summer of Little Rock’s little spurt of interest in outdoor murals.”

After planning for three months, she spent another three months in May, June and July of that year actually creating the image during what she called a miserable heat wave, when temperatures rose over 100 degrees every day for a month.

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Moseley-Lord said she chose the flower because it was something everyone could appreciate. “It was really a matter of juxtaposing the urban environment with the natural environment,” she said, “and just that contrast between concrete buildings and an image from nature.”

Moseley-Lord said the mural lasted much longer than she thought it would, probably because the painting was two stories off the ground where spray-can revisionists couldn’t deface it, the north-facing exposure that kept it out of the beating sun and prevailing winds, and the fact that it was a universal image that nobody found offensive. The other large-scale mural painted in Little Rock that summer, Moseley-Lord recalls, didn’t even last three years before it was painted over.

“Little Rock is not known as an environment for public art,” she said. “I think there was probably an unconscious effort on my part to create something that was an undisputed beautiful image that most people could relate to.”

Thirty-plus years after she last climbed down from the scaffold, Moseley-Lord doesn’t seem sad that her painting is gone, but she does fear for the future of outdoor art. “I hope that idea of public art can remain alive,” she said. “With federal funding drying up, there’s less chances for people to be able to do it. That may feed into where graffiti art comes in. People need an outlet, and if there’s nowhere else to do it, it’s sometimes done inappropriately.”

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We reported on the Arkansas Blog recently about receiving a call from an opinion research firm on an expected proposal to renew a Little Rock property tax millage for roads and drainage. The questions centered on Mayor Mark Stodola’s idea to reduce the millage rate from 3.3 to 3 mills.

The drop in bond interest rates means the city could still have more money for bond issuebacked work.

Questions also focused on opinions about the mayor, city board and Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce.

The same sort of polling preceded the formation of a committee housed and run by the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce in support of a recent increase in the city sales tax. Though the mayor and chamber later disputed that this was a chamber operation, it clearly was. Chamber CEO Jay Chesshir even testified before the state Ethics Commission in defense of the secrecy in reporting of campaign expenditures and financial expenditures by the Chamber. He exploited a poorly drafted law that the Ethics Commission hopes to correct in 2013, the chamber willing (which it isn’t.)

So we asked the mayor about the polling. We also asked Chesshir and a representative of the consulting firm through which all the sales tax campaign money had passed so as to shield how it was spent.

Only Stodola responded, saying that none of the questions were considered by him or anyone else in City Hall and that he didn’t know who had paid for the poll, but guessed that members of the business community were likely behind it.

Stodola did promise in his note that there’d be no money for the Little Rock Technology Park in the property tax millage. The question is important because the $22 million in tax dollars the city has committed to the park is only a down payment on an estimated $50 million-plus to get the park off the ground. So far, apart from token sums from the UAMS, UALR and Children’s Hospital, the only real money on hand is the flow of tax pennies from grocery, clothing, car and utility purchases and restaurant meals.

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Polling on new city tax

GOOD: Says board position is basically unchanged.

When is a win not a win?

When the Tech park board includes an ‘unless.’

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f you talk to City Director Joan Adcock, the three neighborhoods south of Interstate 630 and east of University that the Little Rock Technology Park Authority has been assessing no longer face the bulldozer. “You won,” she told the Forest Park Neighborhood Association last week after Authority board chair Dr. Mary Good released a letter saying the three sites would be “taken off the table.” To Adcock, the matter is settled.

But maybe not. Good’s letter contains a caveat: the neighborhoods will “not be given further consideration unless there is substantial neighborhood interest and support” from an area, leaving that neighborhood again vulnerable to the board’s power to take properties through eminent domain.

What constitutes “substantial”? To Adcock, substantial would mean, she said, “I would have to have everybody come and tell me that’s what they wanted.”

The Authority board hasn’t spelled out what it means.

To real estate lawyer Jason Bolden, however, substantial means a group he represents that he says owns 40 properties in and around what civil engineers

are calling Area 3, Forest Hills, the area closest to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, he told the Authority in May and Adcock via e-mail this week.

It’s not surprising Bolden is willing to give up his Forest Hills property. He’s held it — eight addresses and perhaps nine — for less than a year, buying it after it was announced the neighborhood was being considered for the park, either by negotiation or condemnation. Another dozen plus properties have been bought in the past year by Mike Ashcraft (doing business as Star Properties LLC, Downtown Little Rock Properties and Equity Properties), who has also sold property to the Central Arkansas Library System for its Children’s Library on Fair Park in a deal negotiated by Tech park board member Dickson Flake. Other willing sellers are David and Gail Oyster, owners of a dozen rental properties in Forest Hills.

Good released what seemed at first blush to be a conciliatory letter Thursday in response to city displeasure at the conduct of a tech board meeting Wednesday.

At that meeting, the board continued discussion of the three proposed sites

with their civil engineer, Crafton Tull, which seemed to snub a city ordinance passed only Tuesday that acknowledged residents’ objections to the taking of their homes and requested the board do a sixmonth “extensive study” of alternative sites. (The city can only request action by the board, which was created by state legislation, but it does have a hammer: $22 million in city tax dollars pledged to the start-up of the technology park.)

On Monday, however, Dr. Good insisted that the board’s position is basically unchanged since before the passage of the ordinance, though the language about requiring substantial support for a neighborhood to go back on the table is new, as its request that support for any of the three locations be communicated to Adcock, as an at-large director, and Director Ken Richardson, in whose ward the three possible sites lie. As for the rest, Good said, “it’s exactly what we said on Wednesday, that we will prioritize and do nothing until we’ve looked at all the alternatives.”

There’s no question that the neighborhoods — Area 3, around 40 acres in Forest Hills between Monroe on the west and Peyton on the east north of 12th Street; Area 2, 40 acres in Fair Park south of 12th largely between Fair Park and Harrison Street, and Area 1, 60 acres north of the UALR campus east of University Avenue, the location of the Methodist Children’s Home — are the first choices of the Authority; two of the locations were determined by a consultant and the third by Authority board member Dickson Flake. Any alternative to them, Good said, will have to meet certain criteria that the Authority board is now in the process of drawing up. She wouldn’t say whether the much-debated “five minute” rule (which City Director Dean Kumpuris described as “malarkey”) that would limit the distance the park could be from Authority partners the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock would be part of the criteria. “In our mind it’s not a contested issue,” a description a reporter had used, Good said of the five-minute rule.

“Where the location goes it is still going to, in our opinion, be relatively close to the institution.”

The board itself is not looking for other sites, Good told state Sen. Joyce Elliott at its Wednesday meeting.

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On the immigration ruling

Representatives of groups supporting the rights of Latinos in Arkansas came together on Tuesday in the State Capitol rotunda to respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down key provisions of Arizona’s immigration law.

After brief remarks by Steve Copley of the Arkansas Interfaith Alliance, Holly Dickson, staff attorney for ACLU Arkansas, said that Monday’s Supreme Court ruling — which she called three red lights and a “yellow light” on the “show me your papers” aspect of the Arizona law — supports the American ideal of speaking with one voice, with decisions on civil rights made by “one government, not 50-plus.” Laws like the one in Arizona, Dickson said, create an atmosphere of distrust, and overtax already overburdened law enforcement agencies. While Dickson said the court “punted” on the provision forcing those stopped by police to prove their citizenship, she said that provision is sure to get closer scrutiny from the courts in coming years.

“What we do know,” Dickson said, “is that microscope that is already on Arizona and several other states is going to tighten in.”

Alan Leveritt, publisher of the Arkansas Times and the Spanish-language newspaper El Latino, also spoke at the event, saying that anti-immigrant laws like those in Alabama and Arizona are “profoundly anti-business,” and create a poisonous climate for all workers. “These laws do nothing but harass and drive people away,” he said.

Emmy for Gunn Mary Ann Gunn, the erstwhile Fayetteville circuit judge, has won a daytime Emmy award for her reality drug court TV show, “Last Shot with Judge Gunn.” The show was in production hiatus last we heard, but this might jump start a new season.

Gunn, whose angling for TV stardom on the bench earned disapproval from state judicial ethics regulators, won for “Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program,” besting “America’s Court with Judge Ross,” “Judge Joe Brown” and “We the People with Gloria Allred.” www.arktimes.com

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THE LONG POUR The Arkansas Times annual guide to navigating Central Arkansas’s watering holes.

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h, whiskey! Ah, beer! Ah, wine! Sweet nectar of dreams!

Untangler of shy tongues and loosener of bodices! Is there any human interaction you can’t make more interesting, exciting, engaging or reckless? And no, we’re not just talking about the times things go right, so save your scolding, ye teetotalers. We’re old enough to know when to say when. Everything in moderation. Friends don’t let friends (or friends-of-friends) do anything stupid while tanked up.

While there are those out there who are well within their rights to hate Demon Rum, it should kinda go without saying that we here at the Arkansas Times tend to be fans. For one thing: we’re reporters, a profession well known for our propensity for hollowleggedness. For another: a sizeable chunk of the best moments of our lives are directly attributable to our Ol’ Pal Al in one way

or another, from pregnancies to parties to marriage proposals to heart-to-heart talks that we could have never had without the help of Liquid Courage. For a lot of you reading this, it’s likely that way as well. As for the rest of you: more beer for us!

This week, we raise a glass to raising a glass with our annual Arkansas Times Bar Guide. Whether you like your drinks in the dark-and-cool or the sweaty-and-loud, there’s someplace here to fill your schooner, stein, shot glass, snifter, goblet, tumbler, pitcher and/or schooner.

And because this paper doesn’t easily cram into your back pocket, we’ve made all the info below on happy hours and specials available in our FREE bar app, Cocktail Compass, newly redesigned and available for Android. Find it at arktimes.com/cocktail compass or by searching for “Cocktail Compass” in the app store.

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DIVES WE LOVE MIDTOWN Why do we go to Midtown? Why do we wait in line to get in, to fight through the bottlenecked throngs to get a drink; to stand in line to pee; to wade through the dancers who lost rhythm around the time they found the urge to dance; to dodge a pool stick, always jabbing the crowd no matter how tightly it envelops the pool tables; to order a hamburger; to eat the hamburger in exactly four bites, to follow the tide of crowd to and from the bar until the sun is threatening to come up? Because we don’t want to go home. Because it’s the rare ritual that at least on an annual basis those of us who drink and can still make it past the evening news take part in regardless of age, race or class. Also, those burgers really are good. 1316 Main St. 372-9990. midtownar.

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com. Full bar. 3 p.m.-5 a.m. daily. Happy hour: 3-8 p.m. daily.

PIZZA D’ACTION Some bars, for whatever reason, become a kind of community center, equal parts meeting house, debate room, dance hall, hookup spot, hangout and heathen church.

The beloved, crusty dive known as Pizza D’s has surely reached that status. The firing of a much-respected bartender and two other long-time hands late last year made for some friction between management and customers, including an apparentlystill-ongoing boycott that gives us an Excedrin 3 headache every time we hear about it. The bartender is back now, though, and Pizza D is mostly what it always has been: a neighborhood pub with a loyal clientele, cheap drinks, an outdoor patio,

pool, ping pong, darts, a full menu (including a new slate of appetizing-sounding plate lunch items weekdays) and tons of quirky, nicotine-stained personality. It’s a bar, folks. Don’t take it all so seriously. 2919 W. Markham St. 666-5403. pizzadaction.net. Full bar. 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Sat., 11 a.m.-midnight Sun. Happy hour: 4-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

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WHITE WATER TAVERN The Times has probably devoted as many column inches to rhapsodizing about the White Water Tavern as it has to lambasting Mike Huckabee. OK, that’s an exaggeration, but regardless, we love this place and we’ve never been bashful about it. As has been pointed out many times before, it is not going to win any beauty contests or awards for best selection of obscure single-malt scotches, but it’s got more character, a richer history and better decor than

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W.T. Bubba’s Country Tavern’s decor is that anything goes. So when you walk in and see screwdrivers and drills lying on the truck beds that line the bar’s north wall, well, they just look like they ought to be there. Just like the small V.I.P. lounge, which happens to be a little travel trailer plopped off to one side of the bar and fitted with seats and a small table and a view of the stage, just right for some private PBR time, or maybe PBR and a shot. As it turns out, the drill and screwdriver were in use, by workmen installing floodlights for the stage, and not a prop, and it also turns out that you can enjoy your evening lolling on one of the truck beds and not have to go to the bar, because they’ll fill the truck’s big aluminum tool box with ice and beer. We took a seat in a booth that looked like it had just been thrown together with plywood (and surely was), and ordered up some fried pickles and fried bologna and a burger and fries and a barbecue sandwich. (You don’t really need to know what a Pabst tastes like, do you? It’s stylish these days, but it’s still Pabst.) So about the food: W.T. Bubba’s (the owner says the W.T. is for “Wilford Theodore,” contradicting the manager’s translation, “White Trash”) is a bar and music hall and the food is not the main concern right now.

That’s too bad, because the ambiance here is pretty swell. In back of the VIP trailer is the “back yard,” with comfy furniture; the whole shebang can be rented for $100. The chain link fence that defines a dining area around the bar is pretty nifty. The dance floor is new and shiny. There’s country karaoke on Wednesdays and beer ball in the back, plus another game of dubious legality that you can win money playing. There’s a patio with cafe tables and bar stools that gives you a view of Riverfront Park and Riverfest Amphitheatre. You’ve got the opportunity to buy a Bubba’s T-shirt. And the manager swears by the homemade moon pies. If they can put a little more love put into the food, and get AT&T to install a phone, Bubba’s could live a long life. 500 President Clinton Ave. (in the Museum Center basement). 2442528 (but it doesn’t work). On Facebook.

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ALSO SPECTATORS GRILL AND PUB A no-frills sports bar in Levy, with shuffleboard, pool and darts if you’re the kind who likes your beer with a side of diversion. 1012 W. 34th St., NLR. 791-0990. spectatorsgrillandpub.com Full bar. 11 a.m.-midnight Mon.Wed., 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Thu.-Fri., 11 a.m-1 a.m.

Sat. Happy hour: 4-6:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. plus all day Sat.

HIP ON HOPS CREGEEN’S Of all the drinking establishments in the region that bill themselves as “Irish pubs,” Cregeen’s is on top in two pretty important categories: 1)

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just about anywhere else in Central Arkansas. Cheap pitchers and great live music don’t hurt either. Full bar. 2500 W. 7th St. 375-8400. whitewatertavern. com. 2 p.m.-2 a.m. Mon.-Fri., 5 p.m.-1 a.m. Sat. Happy hour: 4-7 p.m. Mon-Sat.

ambience and 2) booze. The walls are painted dark colors and the inside is appointed in a good amount of wood and frosted glass, making it an ideal daytime drinking spot. There’s even a genuine snug (pronounced “snoog,” it rhymes with the first syllable in “sugar”), which is a closed-off booth that offers a degree of privacy to the drinker. Then there’s the formidable selection of beer and liquor, including what has to be one of the better selections of single-malt scotch and Irish whiskies in the area. 301 Main St., NLR. 376-7468. cregeens.com. Full bar. 11 a.m.-midnight Sun., 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Wed., 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Thu.-Fri., 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Sat. Happy hour: 5-8 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

who dote on that milk of life, love and longing that’s better known as beer, heaven must look a lot like the Flying Saucer, Little Rock’s temple to the gods who visited the magic of hops, grain and yeast on mere mortals like us. Part of a chain with outlets in six states, the Saucer features a truly mind-boggling array of beers; 130 in bottles and over 75 on tap at last count, ranging in color from angel’s tears to dark chocolate brown. For $18, you can join the Saucer’s U.F.O. Club. Once you drink 300 beers (keeping track of them via a magnetic card), you get a party and a special plate with your name on it on the wall. In addition to all that sweet, sweet brewski, the Saucer has a full menu of pub grub, plus some of the best no-nonsense pub decor in town, heavy on wood and simple seating (we particularly like the dark, windowless man-lair downstairs, where the pool tables are), with big roll up doors at the front to let the wind in on spring evenings. Who could ask for anything more? 1323 President Clinton Ave. 372-8032. beerknurd.com. Full bar. 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.-2 a.m.

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pizza dive, but attracts an incredibly diverse array of customers on the strength of its reliable, thin-crust pies, satisfying gut-bomb calzones and house-brewed beer that ranges from very good to great. Added bonus: you can buy to-go growlers of Vino’s suds on Sunday. For many years, Vino’s hosted live music nearly every night. That tapered off sharply, but after a couple of years with very sporadic shows, the management is getting the live entertainment back into gear, with bands, a movie night, spoken word performances and more. 923 W. 7th St. 375-8466. vinosbrewpub.com. Beer and wine. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Mon.-Wed., 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Thu., 11 a.m.-midnight Fri., 11:30 a.m.-midnight Sat., 11:30 a.m.10 p.m. Sun. Happy hour: 4 p.m.-close Wed. and Sat.

ALSO BOSCOS A beer-lover’s paradise in the River Market with an in-house brewery and the best patio in town if something’s going on at the amphitheater. 500 President Clinton Ave. 907-1881. boscosbeer. com. Full bar. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.- midnight Fri.- Sat., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

Sun. Happy hour: 3:30-6:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. PROST Willy D’s refined and cozy sister bar around the corner, for those seeking a more subdued vibe. With a good beer menu. 322 President Clinton Ave. 244-9550. Full bar. 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Tue-Fri., 4 p.m.-1 a.m. Sat. Happy hour: 4-7 p.m.

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Hillcrest favorite, The Afterthought is the bar that you and your parents — or you and your adult children — can agree on. It’s connected to the upscale restaurant Vieux Carre, self-described as a Southern Bistro, and most of that menu is available at The Afterthought. It’s a classy, cozy nook, with a solid selection of drinks and regular live music, often jazz and blues, but with some rock, country, soul and other stuff from time to time. There’s the Sunday Jazz Brunch in Vieux Carre, a rotating array of players on Monday, a jam session led by pianist Carl Mouton on Tuesday, an open-mic night on Wednesdays, and starting in July, karaoke on Thursdays. Fridays and Satur-

days typically feature bands starting at 9 p.m. and a cover at the door — usually $7.

2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. 663-1196. afterthoughtbar.com. Full bar. 4:30 p.m.midnight Mon.-Thu., 4:30 p.m.-2 a.m.

Fri., 4:30 p.m.-midnight Sat. Happy hour: 4:30-7:30 Mon.-Fri.

CAJUN’S WHARF Especially during the warm weather months, few Little Rock bars draw a crowd like Cajun’s does. Why? Because people love drinking with views of water, and Cajun’s massive, tiered deck is just about the only place in town within a rock’s throw of the river.

Because folks like to eat fried food, which Cajun’s bar menu specializes in, while they’re drinking and looking at the river. Because cover bands play songs that make people dance on the deck and near a stage in the equally massive two-story interior space (the bar’s signature cocktail, the Play De Do, a close cousin to the Hurricane, might have something to do with the dancing). Because the bar is widely considered the spot for singles of all ages looking to mingle. In other words, be prepared to be ogled. On a recent visit, that meant the big bad wolf, or rather a bald man with a peach-fuzz mustache wearing a wolf-howling-atthe-moon T-shirt, who stalked from one corner of the deck to ours, just to get a look. As we were leaving, some unseen person said, “Damn!” as we walked out. And all that came with our date nearby. 2400 Cantrell Road. 3755351. cajunswharf.com. Full bar. 4:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Wed., 4:30 p.m.-close Thu.-Fri., 4:30 p.m.-1 a.m. Sat. Happy hour: 5:30-8:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. JUANITA’S Last year, Juanita’s left its longtime home on South Main Street for new digs in the River Market. The new location is a two-story affair, with the big room upstairs used for concerts and the downstairs and patio area dedicated to the restaurant.

The food offerings at Juanita’s will no doubt be familiar to many folks in Central Arkansas.

It’s the type of Tex-Mex that has long dominated in the area, but it’s done well, in ample portions at prices that are comparable to its neighbors. The downstairs bar is a cozy little thing, tucked away in a corner, with enough seating for a half-dozen souls and a flat screen TV located in a convenient spot. There’s a good selection of beers — with emphasis on Mexican brews, natch — and a

REVOLUTION Opened by the same folks who started Stickyz Rock ’n’ Roll Chicken Shack, Revolution has the feel of being the bigger brother of that popular purveyor of live music and fried chicken. The food is focused more on the Caribbean and Latin America, although there are some other flavors (and burgers) in the mix as well. In addition to happy hour drinks (4-7 p.m.

Mon.-Fri.) there are also specials on small plates, which are half off. There are two bars, one in the big music room and the other in back, where there is a good amount of restaurant seating and a sizable patio.

The live music offerings tend toward the rock and country side, but there’s also a regular salsa dancing night every Tuesday, with $2 Coronas and tequila bombs. 300 President Clinton Ave. 8230091. rumbarevolution.com. Full bar.

Hours vary by event in the venue, but go no later than 2 a.m. Mon.-Fri., 1 a.m.

Sat. and midnight Sun. In the restaurant: 4-10 p.m. Mon., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

Tue.-Wed., 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. Happy hour: 4-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri. STICKYZ ROCK ’N’ ROLL CHICKEN SHACK What’s not

ALSO ERNIE BIGGS Another long-time River Market saloon, with a piano bar twist and live music every night of the week.

307 President Clinton Ave. 372-4782. erniebiggs.com Full bar. 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. daily. No happy hour, but drink specials every night.

WILLY D’S Another River Market piano bar hangout, with nightly live music and a vibrant crowd. 322 President Clinton Ave. 244-9550. willydspianobar.com. Full bar.

7 p.m.-2 a.m. Tue.-Fri., 7 p.m.-1 a.m. Sat. Happy hour: 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Tue.

HAPPY FEET CLUB ACES If you are looking for booming Latin-flavored pop music and a dance floor bathed in multi-colored lights surrounded by projected screens of Mexican soap operas, then Club Aces awaits.

Local Latinos, many decked out in their sharp cowboy and cowgirl wear, showcase their moves on a dance floor partitioned off with a wooden rail where onlookers wait to find the right partner or song to set the night off. Other nights, the club does rapthemed nights. Club Aces is as great for people watching as it is for sweating the night away on the dance floor. And when you leave Club Aces on the weekend, one of the best food trucks in the city, Samantha No. 2, is waiting outside to satisfy your taco, burrito and quesadilla cravings. 308 Broadway St. 687-3046. On Facebook. Full bar. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Tue.-Sun. DISCOVERY For more than 30 years — since the tail end of the disco-era — “Disco” has been the go-to spot for locals who want to dance into the wee hours.

The multi-room warehouse in Riverdale is a palace of hedonism, with a 135 BPM soundtrack, cage-dancing, drag shows, pulsating light shows and regular “V-Jays” (DJs who also mix together music videos). The discotech area, where the house music plays, recently got a facelift and the upstairs has recently reopened after being closed for 13 years.

Those who like their music a little more traditional — say top 40 and hip-hop — will find plenty of space to do your thing in the lobby. Hey, ladies! In June and July, if you show up before 2 a.m., you get in for free. 1021 Jessie Road. 501666-2744. latenightdisco.com. Full bar.

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The place is essentially split between the venue side and the restaurant/lounge side, each with plenty of seating, its own bar and TVs that are nearly always playing ESPN. Last year, Stickyz took the plunge and went nonsmoking, a move that opened the place up to the 20-andyounger crowd. Though the chicken fingers are the star of the show — especially the voodoo wings with creamy dill sauce, a transcendent combo — the rest of the menu is also consistently delicious. 107 River Market Ave. 372-7707. stickyz. com. Full bar. 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Mon.-Fri.,

11 a.m.-1 a.m. Sat., 11 a.m.-midnight Sun. Happy hour: 4-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

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614 President Clinton Ave. 372-1228. juanitas.com. Full bar. Hours vary by event, restaurant hours are 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Happy hour: 4-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

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ELECTRIC COWBOY Little Rock’s Electric Cowboy is part of a regional chain of Electric Cowboys. It’s just what the name suggests, and then some. With the exception of the mechanical bull ($5 a whirl), it reminds us of the mega-clubs we frequented in early college — gigantic dance floor, vending machines with snacks and cigarettes, multiple bars in a single room, high-heeled girls playing billiards in smoky corners and nonetoo-subtle conversations with strangers.

But Electric Cowboy might also be the most diverse club in Little Rock. It’s a true mash-up of ages and ethnicities, sporting everything from cocktail minis and spiked heels, to slacks and buttondowns, to boots, Wranglers, cut-offs and crop-tops. Songs like the “Cupid Shuffle” bring everyone to the floor. Otherwise, about half the folks congregate on the fringes, sipping margaritas and beer and awaiting the return of “their” music. Some unflappable souls brave the dance, no matter what. There’s usually a string of club jams followed by a string of country ballads; during the latter on a recent visit, one hip-hop kid led his lady through a bouncy, quickstudied two-step. Wednesday is Ladies Night, complete with dollar shots and a Daisy Dukes contest. Other nights host karaoke and special events. Weekend cover runs about $5, and for the uninitiated, getting there is a bit mind-boggling, so come with a DD. 9515 Interstate 30.

562-6000. electriccowboy.com. Full bar. 7:30 p.m.-5 a.m. (or close) Wed.Sun. Daily drink specials.

SWAY Sway has been around for nearly two years, but it’s still finding its identity. The sleek downtown venue originally catered to gay professionals of every gender, with

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kitschy events such as ’80s nights to help diversify the crowd. Twenty months and a new promoter later, Sway is a weekend-only joint that occasionally hosts live music, video release parties and, recently, the Joe Adams NFL draft party. The demographic spans mid-20s to mid-30s, the look is sexy, and the vibe is big city hype — chrome, colored strobes and tiered dance floors.

Long Island Ice Teas ($7.50 a pop) are house specialties, but there’s also beer ($3 domestic, $4 import), just in case you prefer to leave your bed the next day. The sound is R&B and club hiphop, of the ilk that often dictates choreography via lyrics. Friday is usually for special events or live music. Otherwise, it’s a low (or no) cover affair. Saturday nights are called “Kiss,” and that’s when this place bumps. Go early for cheap cover, because prices rise as the dance floor quakes. Men beware — you need a collared shirt and something other than flip flops to make it inside. (There’s also a no caps or sunglasses policy). There’s a smoking patio and occasionally, a reverse happy hour — which means designate a driver, because the drink specials come an hour before close. 412 Louisiana St. 907-2582. On Facebook.

Full bar. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Fri.-Sat.

ALSO BOGIE’S BAR AND GRILL Yeah, it’s a bar in the Holiday Inn over in North Little Rock, but we’re willing to bet the beer still tastes like beer and the whiskey still tastes like whiskey. 120 W. Pershing Road, NLR. 812-0019. Full bar. 5-10 p.m. daily (with extended hours when there are events like concerts at Verizon Arena). Happy hour: 5-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri. CLUB ELEVATIONS “The club on the hill” in Southwest Little Rock is where the restless gather to dance and eat free fried chicken(and other soul food goodies)

until the wee hours. With pool tables, a nice-sized dance floor and “sexy dress” contests on Saturdays. Power 92 DJs regularly host. The free buffet starts at 9 p.m. Monday and Thursday and at midnight on Saturday. 7200 Colonel Glenn Road. 562-3317. On Facebook. Full bar.

9 p.m.-5 a.m. Thu.-Mon.

JIMMY DOYLE’S COUNTRY CLUB The last of the star-studded honky tonks, with a country band, cheap drinks, dancing, six pool tables, and a true cast of characters.

11800 Maybelline Road, NLR. 945-9042.

Full bar. 7:30 p.m.-2 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Happy hour: 7:30-8:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat.

TRINITI Formerly known as Backstreet, this gay friendly club features two dance floors, a regular V-Jay and a drag show at 1 a.m. 1021 Jessie Road. 664-2744. trinitilr. com. Full bar. 9 p.m.-5 a.m. Fri.

GAME TIME BUFFALO WILD WINGS Though we do most of our drinking at watering holes a bit closer to downtown, we know that people out in Petit Roche West have to get their beer and hot wings on, too. With that in mind, we can think of far worse places to wind up than Buffalo Wild Wings. If you’re a sports fan, it doesn’t get a lot better than this: more than 50 big TVs (even in the bathrooms) showing every competitive sport short of kangaroo boxing, plus a dedicated sports bar which features cover-charge-free viewing of big ticket events, including

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title boxing matches, UFC fights and all Razorback games, just to name a few. If that’s not your bag, they also feature video games, a weekly dart league, interactive trivia and poker, two big patios for outdoor seating, a full menu built around burgers, sammiches and great wings in 20 flavors from sweet to “don’t let the sauce stay on your skin for too long” (no, seriously ... the waitress told us this), and a weekly karaoke competition with cash prizes. Definitely the good kind of chain. 14800 Cantrell Road. 868-5279. buffalowildwings.com.

Full bar. 11 a.m.-1:30 a.m. Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-12:30 a.m. Sun. Happy hour: 3-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

FOX AND HOUND The window view of rows of packed pool tables and the chalkboard schedule of televised sporting events of the day that greets you at the entrance lets you know right off what to expect at Fox and Hound. Part of a chain of bars in the South and Midwest, the North Little Rock Fox and Hound caters to fans of all stripes with everything from horseracing to pay-per-view UFC fights ($10 cover on those nights).

The massive TVs that encircle the bar area allow for an almost 360 degree view of different games competing for your attention. With a tagline of “Sports, Spirits and Fun,” Fox and Hound may not be for everyone, but it certainly takes care of the pool sharks and diehard sports fans.

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753-8300. foxandhound.com. Full Bar. Smoking. 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Daily. Happy Hour: 3-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

THE TAVERN SPORTS GRILL If you find yourself west of West End and like watching sports on dozens of massive-screened TVs, this is the place for you. Other attractions: Wings that are smoked for five hours, flashfried and then smoked again.

A patio that looks out onto the Chenal 9 movie theater and hosts live music from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday (recently, that meant a bearded man in bootcut jeans singing about whiskey and women and strumming an acoustic guitar). A Golden Tee machine that allows you to test your ball spinning skills against players from around the world in real-time. Pool and shuffleboard. A happy hour special that discounts everything in the bar, aside from pitchers, by $1. And, perhaps most attractive for those who have been dragged out to what’s fast becoming the shopping destination in Central Arkansas, it’s cool, there are lots of chairs and they sell booze. 17815 Chenal Parkway (in the Promenade at Chenal). 830-2100. thetavernsportsgrill.com. Full bar. 11 a.m.-2 a.m.

Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Sat., 11 a.m.midnight Sun. Happy hour: 3-7 p.m.

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be shaken, then look no further. 215 N. Shackleford Road. 224-7665. westendsmokehouse.net. Full bar. 3 p.m.-2 a.m. Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Fri.-Sun. Happy Hour: 3-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

ALSO BIG WHISKEY’S AMERICAN BAR AND GRILL A chain, but with a hometown feel, a cool interior, great grub and some of the best Friday and Saturday night peoplewatching to be had in the River Market.

225 E. Markham St. 324-2449. bigwhis-

keys.com. Full bar. 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Sun.Wed., 11 a.m.-midnight Thu.,11 a.m.-1 a.m.

Fri., 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Sat. Happy hour: 4-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

FLYING DD Surely the only bar around with two sand volleyball courts, Flying DD (pronounced Flying D’s) bills itself as “the bar with balls.” See what they did there? A large space with a stage and a boomin’ sound system, D’s offers daily specials optimized for maximum partying.

Such as $3 margaritas on Monday, $2 well drinks on Tuesday and $5 pitchers

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GUSANO’S PIZZA Gusano’s is a familyfriendly sports and pizza bar. What it doesn’t offer: a smoking section, outdoor seating. What it does offer: food ’til late, free wi-fi, pool, shuffleboard and a cavernous room with huge TVs and a glass front that opens to the bustle of President Clinton Avenue. Wednesdays are trivia night from 8 to 10 p.m. There’s occasional karaoke, and happy hour is every weekday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., with $2 domestic bottles and $3 well drinks. 313 President Clinton Ave. 374-1441. gusanospizza.com.

Full bar. 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Mon.-Thu., Sun.; 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. Happy hour: 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri. ZACK’S PLACE Unpretentious, extended happy hour, smoke friendly, good food, sports on TV — that pretty much sums it up. Zack’s offers $1.50 domestic drafts from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., live Texas Hold ’Em on Tuesdays and Wednesday, karaoke on Thursdays and Saturdays and a Dj-ed dance party on Fridays. There’s also a couple of gaming terminals, pool tables, dart boards and free wi-fi. 1400 S. University. 664-6444. On Facebook. 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Mon.-Sat. Happy hour: 2-7 p.m. daily.

WEST END SMOKEHOUSE AND TAVERN Sure, it’s a sports bar.

But with its appropriately dim lighting, elevated bar, and a variety of seating that allows you to have your own semiprivate get-together if you so choose, there’s more to it than that. If you’re not into watching sports, West End has shuffleboard and darts as well as hourly pool tables that you can put on your tab, free Texas Hold ’Em tournaments on Saturday and Sunday afternoons where you can win trips to tournaments in Tunica, and live music Friday and Saturday nights. There’s a full menu with daily specials throughout the week to compliment the pizza, burgers, seafood, steaks and barbecue. So obviously TVs on every wall and comfortable seating isn’t for everyone, but if you like ham-cooked, brown-sugared green beans, hangover worthy nachos, and knowledgeable bartenders who know their gin and how a dirty martini should

on karaoke Thursday. On Sundays and Wednesday, the local volleyball league plays. Owner Wally Waller is evangelical about the sport and sees real growth potential for it in Little Rock. 4601 South University Ave. 773-9990. flyingdd.com.

Full bar. 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Mon.-Fri., 4 p.m.-1 a.m. Sat., 2 p.m.-midnight Sun. Happy hour: nightly specials Mon.-Thu.

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CAPITAL BAR AND GRILL This wood-paneled, white tableclothed restaurant and bar in the Capital Hotel is where powerbrokers meet to decide the fate of the universe — or at least our little corner of it — while drinking the best brown liquor money can buy. To wit, the Capital is the only bar in town that serves Pappy Van Winkle’s Family Reserve, perhaps the most revered (and scarce) bourbon on the market.

But don’t leave the Capital to the suits.

It’s a required stop for all discerning drinkers no matter how you’re dressed.

The cocktail menu and selection are just about unparalleled in Central Arkansas.

The bartenders are knowledgeable and friendly. From Wednesday to Saturday, the city’s finest jazz trio, the Ted Ludwig Trio, holds court. After concerts or other special events downtown and on the weekends, the bar’s hoppin’. Protip: try the second floor balcony, which

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CIAO BACI The tapas at Ciao Baci are of the teeny-tiny kind.

Quarter-sized croquet monsieurs. Olive-sized avocado fritters. If it hadn’t been for the cheese board’s nice loaf of bread, our group might not have been able to stand up from the table on the deck, where despite the heat we spent a pleasant hour (or two) drinking and popping the diminutive, but delicious, snacks.

The most astonishing bite was the dimesized cheese shortcake, a little something the kitchen sends out gratis, one to a customer. We could have eaten a short ton of them. The wine list offered labels heretofore unknown to this writer, and while our selection (an “Ardeche” Latour chardonnay) didn’t quite match our personal palate, the House White Sangria was a hit with our companion, a Ciao Baci maven. Our gin and tonic drinker was happily amazed when the bartender trotted across the street to the grocery store to get her favorite tonic. So the tapas, while vanishingly small, were delicious, the deck was lovely, the wait staff was smart and helpful and next time someone else is paying, we’ll do it all over again, and order a real meal and one of Ciao Baci’s famous smores. A note: Though we expected to stand out

like a sore thumb at Ciao Baci because of our advanced years, that was not the case. All generations were fully represented, from the single and searching to the more staid dipsomaniacs. This is a fine and gracious place. 605 N. Beechwood. 603-0238. ciaobaci.org. Full bar. 4 p.m.-2 a.m. (or close) Mon.-Fri., 4 p.m.-1 a.m. Sat. Happy hour: 4-6 p.m. daily.

CRUSH WINE BAR Wine bars can be stuffy and annoying, but Crush is neither. In fact, Crush might be the perfect neighborhood watering hole — particularly if you’re over 30, partial to grapes (although there’s beer, too), and more into conversation than a shouted monologue across a musty room. Crush is never deserted but rarely packed, with the exception of the bimonthly Monday night $15 wine tastings. The decor isn’t attention grabbing, but everything is comfortable, and this is one of those rare, amorphous places that can be whatever you want it to be. It’s classy and low-lit, so it makes a great date spot. But it’s also casual and comfortable enough for an evening drink with friends. It’s got big picture windows and a deck where the tables aren’t crammed elbow to elbow. You can spend anywhere from $7 on a glass to $120 on a bottle (and get any bottle under $40 for $20 on Tuesdays). The appetizers — mostly cheese and meat plates, bruschetta and the like — are CONTINUED ON PAGE 22

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LULAV Lulav is downtown’s take on upscale Mediterranean bohemian. The look is neoclassical — soaring ceilings and sweeping staircases, noir lighting set against oriental rugs, floor-length drapes and candelabra, and all of it housed in a 1929 Spanish Mission building. There’s a full bar, but the focus is on wine. The owner, J. Matt Lile, is an oenologist, and he personally curates the wine menu.

Lulav also has a vast food menu, with a heavy dose of seafood and exotic cheeses.

In addition to the restaurant, there’s a large lounge and an upstairs event space.

The bartenders are friendly, and the bar area manages to feel both cozy and eloquent. Prices are generally steep, but there are weekly drink specials. On Martini Mondays, you get six tasters for $6, which equals a total alcohol content of roughly two real martinis. On Wino Wednesdays, there’s the same sort of deal — eight wines for $8. And there’s happy hour on Monday through Thursday, 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Night hours can be tricky, though. You may go there, as we did, at 9:30 on a Saturday night, only to be told that they’re shutting up early.

It’s best to call ahead. 220 W. 6th St. 3745200. lulaveatery.com. Full bar. 6:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 5-10 p.m. Mon.Sun. Lounge: 4 p.m.-12 a.m. Mon.-Sun. Happy hour: 5-6:30 p.m.

MADURO CIGAR BAR & LOUNGE Even though Miami martini lounge seems to be the theme, this cigar bar on the edge of the River Market (one of the newest bars in town) still manages a neighborhood vibe, even on the weekend. Red walls add a little sexiness, while the plush, dark-brown leather booths and chairs and the cigars slow the pace. After all, what’s more easy-going than smoking a cigar? Maduro and its large walk-in humidor have plenty to choose from.

Rum and tequila are specialties among the liquor selections and the cocktail menu is promising: The Main St. Manhattan and the Moon Dream (Makers, Luxardo Cherry Liqueor and a dash and splash of a couple of other things) were among the best cocktails we’ve had so far this summer. The cigar smoke is definitely noticeable but doesn’t cling to your hair or clothes like cigarette smoke does in other bars thanks to the 22

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always fresh and yummy. And if you’re overwhelmed by the wine list, ask the staff to recommend. They know what’s tried and true. 318 N. Main St., NLR. 374-9463. On Facebook. 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Mon., 4-11 p.m. Tue.-Sat. Happy hour: Tue.-Sun. 4-7 p.m.

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industrial strength smoke eaters and air purification devices they have stationed throughout the place. Cuban coffee and espresso drinks available, too. 109 Main St. 374-3710. On Facebook. Full bar. 3-11 p.m. Sun.-Thu., 3 p.m.-midnight Fri.-Sat. Happy hour: 4-7 p.m. daily.

SIX TEN CENTER Six Ten Center is the most unassuming scene downtown. It’s in an old brick building, with an unmarked storefront covered by a white grill. The windows stay drawn, and since smoking is allowed, there’s no line out front to hint at what’s inside — a dimly lit martini bar with a vibrant happy hour, exposed brick and beams, and a host of friendly, primarily gay regulars. Six Ten is more comfortable than the average martini bar. Don’t let the house specialty, a bruise-colored affair called “Swamp Pussy” (Red Bull, grenadine and four kinds of vodka), deter you — the crowd is more sophisticated than this drink would suggest. The flat-screen TVs are likely to broadcast Rihanna and cohort over sports, and there’s an Internet jukebox for any patron wanting to change the ambiance. Wi-fi will cost you two drinks, happy hour is 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays, with reverse happy hour at 9 p.m. until close on weekends.

On Mondays, five bucks will get you a martini and a manicure. Thursday at 6 p.m., the bar hosts free salsa lessons, in conjunction with dollar tacos and $3 Budweiser Lime-a-ritas. 610 Center St.

374-4678. On Facebook.4-11 p.m. Mon.Thu., 4 p.m.-midnight Fri., 6 p.m.-12 a.m.

Sat. Happy hour: 5-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 9 p.m.-close Sat.

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BY THE GLASS Wine and conversation, the manager says, with occasional music on the weekends, wine talks and book signings. 5713 Kavanaugh Blvd. 663-9463. On Facebook. Beer and wine. 4-10 p.m. Mon.Thu., 4 p.m.-midnight Sat. Happy hour: 4-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. COPPER GRILL A bright, elegant and ultramodern restaurant with a large patio that’s an ideal spot for an after-work drink. 300 E. 3rd St. 375-3333. coppergrilllr.com. Full bar. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Happy hour: 4-7 p.m. Mon.-Sat.

MALLARD’S CIGAR BAR & LOUNGE Classic cigar bar, with deep rich wood, fireplaces, leather armchairs and scattered cocktail tables. Wi-fi is free, smoking is encouraged (a wide selection of cigars are available for purchase) and flat-screen TVs broadcast sports and news. Just know that the bar may close early if it’s a slow night.

If you’re a non-smoker, try the Peabody Lobby Bar and look at for special events held in the Peabody’s open-air “roof-top.”

3 Statehouse Plaza. 399-8050. peabodylittlerock.com. Full bar. 5 p.m.-2 a.m. (or close) Mon.-Sat. PORTER’S JAZZ CAFE A promising Southern cafe/jazz venue in a stretch of Main

Street that desperately needs some anchor tenants. There’ve been some bumps in the road, including a recent hiatus while the bar ironed out some problems with its landlord and the ABC, but it’s back now, hosting live entertainment every Friday and Saturday and often on Thursdays and Sundays. Look out for expanded hours and other new developments in the near future, co-owner Marcell Dean says. 315 Main St. 324-1900. On Facebook. Full bar. 8 p.m.-2 a.m. (or close) Thu.-Fri., 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Sat. (or close), 6 p.m.-midnight (or close) Sun.

SO Upscale dining in the classy part of town, with a deep wine list and get-what-you-payfor attention to service and culinary detail.

3610 Kavanaugh Blvd. 663-1464. sorestaurantbar.com. Full bar. 11 a.m.-10 p.m.

Mon.-Wed., 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Thu.-Sat., 4-10 p.m. Sun. Happy hour: 5-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri. SONNY WILLIAMS’ STEAK HOUSE A lowkey, upscale piano bar populated by businessmen and travelers that makes for a good spot to have a drink before or after a dress-up event downtown. On a recent trip, a bartender made us a delicious Mojito, with a generous handful of muddled mint and fresh lime juice. 500 President Clinton Ave. 324-2999. sonnywilliamssteakroom. com. 5-11 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Happy hour: Mon.Fri. 5-6:30 p.m.

TWELVE MODERN LOUNGE The rare club that doesn’t want the young ’uns. If you’re younger than 25, keep it moving. Twelve doesn’t want you. It’s the grown folks, those who’re looking for a “sophisticated night of

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lounging, relaxing, and dancing” who are the target demo here. The space, sleek and modern inside, regularly hosts afterparties and special events. 1900 W. Third St. 301-1200. On Facebook. Full bar. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Fri.-Sat., 7 p.m.-2 a.m. Sun. Happy hour: all night on Sunday.

served all day. On the weekends, enjoy live music while you sip Guinness and Smithwick’s on tap. 9700 N. Rodney Parham Road. hiberniairishtavern. com. Full bar. 3 p.m.-2 a.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Sat., 10 a.m.-midnight.

Sun. Happy Hour: 3-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

ZIN URBAN WINE AND BEER BAR Here’s

HILLCREST FOUNTAIN This Hillcrest bar has a primo location, a nice patio out back (even if it does overlook the Kroger parking lot) and a classic bar sort of vibe. The clien-

the chic place to go for your apres-office Cakebread. It’s in the River Market, but not of the River Market: It’s not loud, the music is subdued, and you don’t get your name on the wall for trying a cold glass of Leinenkugal or Miller Lite. The glassware — yes, that’s important — is lovely.

300 River Market Ave. 246-4876. zin.com.

Wine and beer. 5-10 p.m. Mon.-Wed., 4-10 p.m. Thu., 4-11 p.m. Fri., 4 p.m.-midnight Sat. Happy hour: 4-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

WHERE EVERYBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME BIG ORANGE If you’re a discerning drinker and live in West Little Rock, Big Orange is an oasis in a desert of chain bars. The crowds, perpetually lined up outside the restaurant, come for burgers, fries, milkshakes and pie. Drinkers come early or late, when they can get a seat at the bar, for a drink menu and booze selection rivaled in Little Rock only by the Capital Bar and Grill. Recent obsessions: A nearperfect Pimm’s Cup. The Texas Two Step, a cocktail created by bar manager Dylan Yelenich, that’s muddled jalapeños and basil, fresh lime juice, simple syrup, Cointreau and either tequila or mezcal (the smokier mezcal version is better) shaken and on the rocks. And Saison Dupont, a delicious Belgian ale with a hint of spiciness, available on tap along with half a dozen other craft brews. 17809 Chenal Parkway (in the Promenade at Chenal). 821-1515. bigorangeburger.com.

Full bar. 10:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m. Sun.-Thu., 10:30 a.m.-midnight (or close) Fri.-Sat. Happy hour: daily specials Sun.-Wed. HIBERNIA IRISH TAVERN While you don’t feel quite like you have stepped into an authentic Irish pub, Hibernia Irish Tavern has a homey, well-worn feel that immediately puts you at ease. Walls lined with kitschy landscape paintings of Ireland’s countryside and signs for spirits and beers of Irish origin go well with the no-frills seating in front of a stage and regulars posted up at the bar. Hibernia features a full menu with classic Irish (and English) favorites like fish and chips, bangers and mash, and the overflowing Irish Breakfast, which is

tele tends heavily toward the khaki-polo-white-cap crowd, and if you were in a fraternity or sorority — especially at the University of Arkansas — this is probably already one of your main haunts. The place has a solid selection of beers, especially bottled offerings, which range from PBR longnecks to some truly top-shelf choices, such as Delirium Tremens, from Belgian brewers Huyghe Brewery. There are two pool tables up front, and it gets fairly

crowded, especially on weekends. 2809 Kavanaugh Blvd. 614-9818. hillcrestfountain.com. Beer and wine. 4 p.m.-1 a.m. Sun.-Wed., 4 p.m.-2 a.m. Fri.-Sat. Happy hour: 4 p.m.-7 p.m. daily.

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MISS KITTY’S SALOON Miss Kitty’s is a family place. We know that’s not what’s usually associated with two-buck Jello shots and drag variety shows, but nonetheless, we mean it. In its seven-month existence, Miss Kitty’s has gained a reputation as a major LGBT community hub. It’s not just about drinkin’ and dancin’ and countrified DJs. There always seems to be some sort of benefit or BBQ going on. When a filmmaker comes through town, working on a feature about a transgender kid and hoping to interview folks about bullying, where better to hold a meet-and-greet? The crowd is friendly rather than cliquey, even to stray straight folk. There’s a front bar with a TV (blasting Britney Spears music videos when we were there), a room with a stage and dance floor, a pinball machine, a small patio and a couple of billiards tables. The whole bar is open to smokers, wi-fi will cost you two drinks, and weekly events include karaoke on Wednesdays and open mic on Thursdays. 307 W. 7th St. 374-4699. Full bar. 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Wed.-Sat. ROCKET TWENTY ONE Formerly known as Ferneau — after Donnie Ferneau, who remains the executive chef — this Hillcrest restaurant was purchased last year by Arkansas businessman Frank Fletcher, who changed the name but retained the upscale trappings. According to its website, the place offers “a 24

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fireplace that’s a nice change of pace from the River Market strip. 403 E. 3rd St. 2440542. duganspublr.com. Full bar. 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Sat., 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. Happy hour: 4-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

THE HOUSE A residential home turned

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gastropub, this Hillcrest hangout has an impressive beer menu, with a healthy dose of microbrews, and they’ve been known to host Diamond Bear tastings. Smoking only on the patio. Fair warning: service can be spotty. 722 N. Palm St. 663-4500. On Facebook. Full bar. 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 5-10:30 p.m. daily. Happy hour: 5-7 p.m. daily.

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JOUBERT’S TAVERN Beer, pool and darts at this classic neighborhood bar. 7303 Kanis. 664-9953. Full bar. 2 p.m.-1 a.m.

Mon.-Fri., 2 p.m.-midnight Sat. Happy hour: 2-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

KHALIL’S PUB AND GRILL A friendly Irish pub with live music by the Arkansas Celtic Music Society. 110 S. Shackleford Road.

224-0224. www.khalilspub.com. Full bar.

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Sat., 3 p.m.-midnight Sun. Happy hour: 3-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri. THE PANTRY A casual fine dining bis-

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hood regulars and folks just off the clock from nearby businesses, it’s perhaps the most “Cheers”-like bar in the area. And it’s not without its surprises, including a full menu with some of the best burgers in the city (the fried jalapeño topped Southwest Burger is a must), a Sunday brunch menu (11 a.m.-3 p.m.) complete with cheap mimosas and Bloody Mary bar, and live music with no cover Thursday through Saturday nights. With a kitchen that stays open until midnight and $10 buckets of domestics from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Wednesday, you can enjoy sports on one of the many televisions knowing that there’s above average bar food to help you sober up at the end of the night. 11321 W. Markham St. No. 6. 224-2010. markhamst.com.

Full bar. 11 a.m.-midnight Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Fri.-Sat., 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Sun. Happy hour: 4 p.m.-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

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sleek, West Coast atmosphere,” and a recent visit confirmed that; there is definitely an “L.A.” vibe going on, with ultra-fancy cocktails, a big fish tank and a backlit bar that glows an elegant white.

It’s definitely one of the places to take your coast-dwelling friends in an attempt to prove that Arkansas does have some swank watering holes. 2601 Kavanaugh Blvd. 603-9208. On Facebook. Full bar.

11 a.m.-2 p.m. Mon.-Fri. and 5 p.m.-1 a.m.

Mon.-Sat., bar 4 p.m.-2 p.m. Mon.-Sat. Happy hour: 4-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat.

SALUT Located in the bottom floor of Prospect Place, an office/apartment tower off North University, Salut is a restaurant by day and a late-night club until the wee hours. The look is upscale but not gimmicky, and the crowd is about five years past Fayetteville’s Dickson Street. Drink specials (half-off) begin at 11 p.m., but nothing gets busy till 1 a.m.

The tiny indoor dance floor doesn’t seem to get much play, but the deck is as bustling as downtown’s free parking lots.

It’s overhung with old trees and strung in twinkling lights. If a female displays

hesitation at the bar, she’ll wind up with something called “Tie me to the bedpost” (their name, not ours), comprising several different fruit juices, grenadine and, we think, rum. There’s a late night menu, mostly sandwiches. We had parmesan fries — a soggy affair dotted with processed white crumbs and served with a side of sharp, lemon-flavored mayo that the kitchen is trying to pass off as aioli.

But we were a few drinks in, so it was OK. 1501 N. University Ave. 660-4200.

On Facebook. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Tue.-Sat., 11 p.m.-5 a.m. Thu.-Sat. Happy hour: 11 p.m.-5 a.m. Thu.-Sat.

ALSO BAR LOUIE There’s a toga party set for 7 p.m. June 30, with Belushi jello shots for young folks who aren’t sure who Belushi is and Bluto punch, ditto. Need we say more?

11525 Cantrell Road. 228-0444. On Facebook. On Facebook. Full bar. 11 a.m.-2 a.m.

Mon.-Fri., 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Sat., 11 a.m.-midnight Sun. Happy hour: 4-6:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri.

DUGAN’S A cozy Irish-themed pub with a

tro that specializes in central European fare. With an excellent beer selection and a nice cocktail menu. 11401 Rodney Parham. 353-1875. littlerockpantry.com.

Full bar. 11 a.m.- 2 a.m. Mon.-Fri., 4 p.m.-1 a.m. Sat. Happy Hour: 4-6 p.m. and after 10 p.m. Mon.-Sat.

RENO’S ARGENTA CAFE Sports and music bar and restaurant in North Little Rock’s arts district. 312 Main St., NLR. 3762900. Full bar. 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Mon.-Sat. (kitchen opens 11 a.m.). Happy hour: 4-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat., drink specials throughout the week.

TOWN PUMP Long-time neighborhood bar with great burgers and shuffleboard and a full bar and no smoking. 1321 Rebsamen Park Road. 663-9802. On Facebook. Full bar. 11 a.m.-midnight Mon. and Wed., 11 a.m.-2 a.m. Tue., Thu.-Fri., 11 a.m.-1 a.m.

Sat., 11 a.m.-midnight Sun. Happy hour: 4-7 p.m. Mon.-Fri., all day Wed.

TRAX Formerly known as Sidetracks until a threat of a trademark lawsuit, this gayfriendly neighborhood bar also bills itself as an authentic paranormal bar, which ghosthunters have verified. Fear not, the apparitions and orbs have mainly stayed away during operating hours. Another draw: It’s perhaps the only bar in town that has Natural Light on tap. 415 Main St., NLR. 244-0444. On Facebook. Full bar. 5 p.m.-2 a.m. daily. Happy hour: 5-7 p.m. daily.

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Arkansas Travelers Home Games

j u l yFu N!

Root Root Root FoR the home team

All home games are played at Dickey Stephens Park in North Little Rock.

July 1 vs. Midland Rockhounds at 6 p.m.

July 2-3 vs. Frisco Roughriders at 7:10 p.m.

July 4 vs. Frisco Roughriders at 5:30 p.m.

July 12-14 vs. Tulsa Drillers at 7:10 p.m.

July 15 vs. Tulsa Drillers at 6 p.m.

July 20-21 vs. Tulsa Drillers at 7:10 p.m.

July 22 vs. Tulsa Drillers at 6 p.m.

July 23 vs. Tulsa Drillers at 7:10 p.m.

July 31 vs. Springfield Cardinals at 7:10 p.m.

Food, Music, Entertainment and everything else that’s Don’t miss A Loss of Roses at the ARkANSAS RePeRToRy TheATRe. A little-known William Inge masterpiece, A Loss of Roses bravely tells the story of two women struggling to make their lives bearable in a small kansas town.

Performance times are 7 p.m. on Thursday; 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday; and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets, visit www.therep.org or call 501-378-0405.

july 1

VeRIzoN AReNA welcomes 80s R&B supergroup new edITIon to the stage on their 30th Reunion Tour. Tickets are $48, $58 and $68 and are on sale now at the Verizon box office and through Ticketmaster online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000.

july 5

It’s fIRsT ThuRsdAy shop-n-sIp! The hillcrest neighborhood is celebrating Independence Day with an Ice Cream Social at their July First Thursday Shop-n-Sip event on July 5. It will be at Crest Park on kavanaugh Blvd. in front of the hillcrest kroger. The Children’s house Montessori School will sing at the event and the Quapaw Quarter Brass Quintet will also perform. The event is sponsored by kroger, River City Tea, Coffee & Cream and the hillcrest Residents & Merchants Associations. of course the local shops, restaurants, galleries and venues are open after hours until 9 p.m. with special discounts, live music, nibbles and drinks.

july 21

VeRIzoN hosts wwe RAw woRLd TouR at 7:30 p.m. The show features John Cena and Big Show in a steel cage match as well as Santino Marella vs. Dolph ziggler for the u.S. Championship. Also appearing are kofi kingston, R-Truth, zack Ryder, Tensai and more. Tickets are $17-$92 and are on sale now at the Verizon box office and through Ticketmaster online at www. ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000.

july 20

ARgenTA ART wALk takes

BARefooT In The pARk,

runs now through July 22 at MuRRy’S DINNeR PLAyhouSe. This Neil Simon hit sparkles with charming characters who find joy amid inspired lunacy.

For show times and prices, visit www. murrysdinnerplayhouse.com. Call 501-562-3131 for reservations.

comedy team doing an original comedy called, “Little Rock and A hard Place” will take the stage Friday and Saturday nights throughout July at The JoINT. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at (501)372-0205, or at their box office. The Joint also features Jazz/Blues Jam Sessions on Tuesday nights, improv performances on Wednesdays and live music on Thursdays.

july 7

Come see the newest exhibit at the Little Rock zoo. The

LAuRA p. nIChoLs CheeTAh ouTposT gRAnd openIng CeLeBRATIon begins

on Saturday, July 7 at 10:30 a.m. Visit www.littlerockzoo. com for details.

The oLD STATe houSe MuSeuM continues its Brown Bag Lunch Series with “The BesT IdeA ARkAnsAs eveR hAd.” In this program B. T. Jones, park interpreter at Petit Jean State Park, provides an overview of state parks, including Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas’ first state park. The event takes place from 12-1 p.m.

Admission is free. Participants are encouraged to bring a sack lunch. Drinks are provided.

one of Broadway’s most enduring and successful romantic comedies,

The MAIn ThIng, a hilarious two-act

CeLeBRATe The 4Th of JuLy at MouNTAIN hARBoR ReSoRT AND SPA on Lake ouachita and join the flag-raising ceremony, followed by a larger-than-life four-wheeler parade which begins at 8:30 a.m. and stretches for miles across the resort. At night there will be a fireworks display at Marina Point. Boats should get in the water to claim their spots by early evening!

Call (870) 867-2191 for more information.

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Free and family-friendly, fRonTIeR fouRTh of JuLy will be held at the hISToRIC ARkANSAS MuSeuM from 2-4 p.m. Celebrate our nation’s independence as it was experienced on the Arkansas frontier. Festivities include a patriotic parade, a traditional reading of the Declaration of Independence, old-time music and children’s crafts and games.

july 25-28

ARgeNTA CoMMuNITy TheATeR presents CABAReT directed by Bob hupp and produced by Vincent Insalaco with choreography

by Christen Pitts and Marisa kirby and musical direction by kurt kennedy. For tickets and show times, visit www. argentacommunitytheatre.org.

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The ARkANSAS ART CeNTeR presents “TATToo wITness: phoTogRAphs By MARk peRRoTT,” featuring large-scale black-and-white photographs documenting 25 years of tattoo culture.

In these stark portraits of both the tattoos and their owners, photographer Mark Perrott investigates the very personal and public nature of tattoos. For more information, visit www.arkarts.com.

july 13

2nd fRIdAy ART nIghT is

a once-a-month event in the heart of DoWNToWN LITTLe RoCk. River Market shops, restaurants, museums and galleries stay open until 8 p.m.

Take the free trolley from place-toplace or enjoy free parking at 3rd and Cumberland and behind the River Market Pavilions.

july 19

Don’t miss heIghTs

july 15

TedesChI TRuCks play RoBINSoN CeNTeR MuSIC hALL on Sunday, July 15.

The eleven-piece blues outfit is fronted by husband-and-wife duo Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks. Last year, the band took home a grammy for Best Blues Album for Revelator. Tickets are $4680 and available through Ticketmaster online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000.

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from 5-8 p.m. Local restaurants, shops and galleries offer discounts and free samples of food and drinks. This event takes place every third Thursday of the month.

july 26-29

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey bring their big-top BARnuM BAsh to VeRIzoN AReNA. Children of all ages will delight in the hippest circus spectacular that the greatest Show on earth has ever produced. The fun begins as soon as the audience enters the arena with a pre-party featuring music, clowns, juggling demonstrations, a meet-and-greet with circus performers and an up-close glimpse at exotic animals. The action begins an hour before show time and is FRee to all ticket holders. Tickets are $20.75-$50.75 and are available at the Verizon box office and through Ticketmaster online at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000. Visit www.verizonarena.com for a list of show times.

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place from 5-8 p.m. as dozens of local artists display and sell their work along MAIN STReeT IN NoRTh LITTLe RoCk. Participating venues include Argenta Bead Co.,Claytime Pottery, TheA Foundation and Starving Artist Café. For more information, visit www. argentaartwalk.com.

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All home games are played at Dickey Stephens Park in North Little Rock.

Arts Entertainment AND

It’s equal parts having the best time and the worst time, all at the same time. Again, I don’t want to bitch too much but it sure was a hell of a lot easier when I was younger.

WUSSY’S REDEMPTION SONGS ‘THE BEST BAND IN AMERICA’ RETURNS TO LITTLE ROCK.

BY JAY JENNINGS

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he last time Wussy appeared in Little Rock in March, the band was playing their way home to Cincinnati from South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. That same day, in a long post on the Barnes and Noble website, Robert Christgau, the longtime rock critic for the Village Voice and many other publications, proclaimed Wussy “the best band in America.”

The aborted show that night at Vino’s was described in detail on the Times entertainment blog, Rock Candy, but in short, the band played two songs, experienced sound-system difficulties, and left the few fans who’d shown up with free T-shirts and the promise of a better return trip.

I spoke by phone with the band’s co-leader Chuck Cleaver. Before forming Wussy in 2001 with Lisa Walker, Cleaver, now in his early 50s, fronted the country-rock band Ass Ponys, which was known for catchy melodies and literate, witty lyrics of hardscrabble life in contemporary rural America.

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for five albums as Wussy, most recently for 2011’s “Strawberry,” which Rolling Stone described as “rocking out in a frayed, mordant way that makes every stick-in-your-head chorus they share seem like a small triumph.” The band plays an 18-and-older show at Stickyz Thursday, 9 p.m., $6.

Being from Little Rock, I’ll start with the obvious question about the last time you were here. It was the same day Robert Christgau had proclaimed you the best band in America and that night at Vino’s there were maybe five people there and Lisa punched the microphone stand and you had to abandon the set after two songs because of feedback. And I was struck by the contrast between that proclamation by Christgau and the actual performance. Did you revel in the irony or was it just a shitty gig?

A little bit of both. I really enjoy stuff like that. Each person reacts to it differently. I think that’s what makes it

interesting to me. A few nights ago we played in Grand Junction, Colo., and this guy had just sold his theater and so we were his last show. It was sort of a no-holds-barred, nobody-gave-adamn sort of thing. I’ve always wanted to play a show where you hardly play anything at all, and I remember reading about the Jesus and Mary Chain playing like 15-minute shows and pissing people off, and The Dream Syndicate playing one song for like 25 minutes and something. So we played a four-song set and we extended “Pizza King” to like 20 minutes or something. It was phenomenal. I had the best time. Everybody was pissed. I don’t think it was looked upon too favorably, but we had a great time. So you know, it took me this long in life in my, whatever you want to call it, “career” I suppose, to do something I was actually really happy about.

So you’ve had a good time on this tour?

Oh yeah, touring... I’ve never known what to think about touring.

Have things changed at all with the crowds since the Christgau article?

Oh, things are changing slowly, but it’s very slowly. Things have picked up somewhat. We can tell. We sell a little more merch and there’s a few more people there. But with this tour, we’re going to places we’ve never been before. We played in Spokane [Wash.] and there were two people there, but those two people were fans.

And one had a Wussy shirt on and they requested songs and we played for them and we had a really good time.

The bar owners were nice. The guy at the door said he wasn’t even going to stick around, but after he heard the first couple songs he stayed for the whole thing. So it was alright. You just have to kind of take it where you can get it.

You’re making your fans one at a time.

The Ass Ponys were the same way.

It’s a very hard-earned fan base. We haven’t been forgotten. We went to the radio station in Grand Junction and they had three of the six Ass Ponys discs, and they still play them occasionally. So it’s kind of nice to know, even if you think you didn’t leave much of a mark, that maybe you did.

When it comes up on my iPod, the songs still sound great. They don’t get old.

Well, that’s good. I don’t know, I’ve never really thought about it as a “career” or a money-making venture or whatever. It would be nice if it would be one of these days, as I wonder what job I’m going to get next. At the same time, you do what you do. We really like to make records.

In a way, the trend in music is sort of going your way, because you’ve always been with [local Cincinnati record store and label] Shake It! and done it locally and that seems to be the way you have to do it these days.

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A&E NEWS PERHAPS YOU’VE HEARD ABOUT the new Argenta coffeehouse and bar The Joint, which opened last month at 301 Main St. If so, then you’re probably aware that in addition to caffeinated drinks and desserts and such adult beverages as beer and wine, it’s also a venue for live music and comedy. On Fridays and Saturdays, The Joint hosts performances from its in-house comedy troupe The Main Thing, which includes veteran funnypeople Brett Ihler, Charlie Kendrick and Vicki and Steve Farrell, who own The Joint.

Rock Candy is giving away two pairs of tickets to see The Main Thing.

They’re valid for the shows on June 29-30 and July 6-7. All you have to do is send an email to robertbell@ arktimes.com with your name and “MAIN THING TICKETS” in the subject line by 4 p.m. Thursday, June 28, and you’ll be entered. The winners will be announced shortly thereafter and they can pick up their tickets at the Arkansas Times offices, located at 201 E. Markham St., Suite 200.

Usual disclaimers: No Times employees past or present are eligible, don’t sell the tickets and so forth.

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You can check out some samples or buy the album online. The music blog Addicted To Real gave the LabRatz some love: “If not a comprehensive display of the insane amount of talent in this group, it’s a testament to their incredible versatility. With all production done in-house by masterminds Blaze Beats and Kwestion, the diverse array of well-orchestrated beats creates a smooth Southern backdrop for the remaining artists Asylum, Fiyah Burnz, Osyrus Bolly, Doe Boi, Turnpike, Tiko Brooks, X2C, Nick Broadway, King Knowlej, Gadah, and Duke Stigall to paint a stark picture of the life in the ARK.” Go to arktimes.com/labratz to check out “I Can’t Call It” the second track off “The Experiment.” It features Bobby, Asylum, Doe Boi, Gadah and Duke Stigall.

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BY ROBERT BELL

WEDNESDAY 6/27

NADA SURF

8 p.m. Juanita’s. $16.

Nada Surf has long been one of the lead practitioners of a driving, effervescent power-pop that’s never been enormously popular but thankfully never seems to go away. For a smartass shorthand take, I’d be tempted to

describe Nada Surf as “The Thinking Man’s Weezer,” but that really doesn’t do justice to the group’s consistently satisfying body of work. So how about this: “Coulda-been-’90s-alt-rock-onehit-wonder surprises by going the distance and putting out reliably great albums for many years.” That’s closer,

but it still doesn’t cover it. Perhaps the band just defies easy or bite-sized classification. After all, since forming about two decades ago, Nada Surf has released more than a half-dozen albums of smart, ultra-catchy rock ’n’ roll that pays no heed to blog-of-the-moment trends.

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to just dive into any of those records and then go see the band play live. That sounds like a good idea. Of course, odds are better than good that much of the crowd at any given Nada Surf show will be singing along with every number.

Local two-dude band Collin Vs. Adam is the opening act.

WEDNESDAY 6/27

ANDREW SHAPIRO

LADY ANTEBELLUM

7:30 p.m. Piano Kraft. $10.

7 p.m. Verizon Arena. $36-$85.

Brooklyn musician Andrew Shapiro is a pianist and composer who writes beautiful, lush music that combines the pulsing minimalism of Philip Glass (for whom Shapiro once interned) and the forlorn beauty of Eno’s Ambient series (particularly “Music For Airports”) with a pop sensibility. It’s blissful-sounding stuff, but also lively and engaging, especially his recent album, “Soundesign.”

Check out the track “Long Coda” from that album — it makes you feel like you’re coasting along at warp speed aboard some sleek bullet train in an impossibly elegant and sunny future. For the last seven years or so, Shapiro has played a weekly gig at a McDonald’s in lower Manhattan. Now, I know what you’re thinking, but as the New York Times pointed out in 2005, “The music is challenging by fastfood restaurant standards, even when the fast-food restaurant in question features both freshcut flowers and an upstairs dining area known as the Orchid Room.” I got a phone call from Shapiro a couple of weeks ago, and he explained how he came to be performing in Little Rock.

An Arkansan named Andy Gibson heard Shapiro playing at that Manhattan McDonald’s and was enthralled with the music. He contacted Shapiro, and on a return trip, the two met. Gibson said he was determined to bring the musician to Arkansas for a concert, and here it is, without the fries.

Pop-country doesn’t come much slicker than the chart-annihilating, award-winning trio Lady Antebellum.

In 2011, the band took home five Grammys, including Best Country Album, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal and Best Country Song. The group has won more country music industry awards than you could shake a sequined pair of jeans at. Lady Antebellum’s latest, “Own the Night,” is filled with gigantic ballads like “Wanted You More” and heartstring-tugging tales of bittersweet memories like “Dancin’ Away with My Heart” and “When You Were Mine.” Openers include radio poprocker turned country singer Darius Rucker and the buzzed-about husbandwife duo Thompson Square.

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THEY OWN THE NIGHT: Pop-country giant Lady Antebellum plays Verizon Arena Wednesday night.

THURSDAY 6/28

BLACKBERRY SMOKE

8:30 p.m. Revolution. $12 adv., $15 day of.

Here’s what you’re gettin’ with Georgia rockers Blackberry Smoke: crunchy, funky, bluesy, countrified, chooglin’ rock ’n’ roll cut from the same tattered denim as the Allmans, Skynyrd, The Black Crowes, Marshall Tucker and such. Listening to Blackberry Smoke is kinda like chowing down on a really good charcoal-grilled cheeseburger and washing it down with an ice-cold Lite beer — it’s not the most original or sophisticated thing ever, but it’s familiar and satisfying and sometimes nothing else will do. I bet their live shows are raucous affairs with lots of whoopin’ and hollerin’ and funny smellin’ smoke.

The songs are pretty much just about gettin’ your drink on, takin’ ’er easy, raisin’ some hell, rollin’ like a freight train, boo-

FUNNY SMELLIN’ SMOKE: Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke plays Revolution Thursday.

giein’ down, goin’ up in smoke and generally lettin’ it all hang out. The band’s latest album, “The Whippoorwill,” is due out Aug. 14 on Zac Brown’s Sacred Ground

label. It’s a solid collection that sounds great and could be the thing that helps catapult them to a wider audience and bigger stages.

IN BRIEF

WEDNESDAY 6/27

SATURDAY 6/30

BUMMER SUMMER

9 p.m. White Water Tavern. $10.

It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly two years since Luke Hunsicker passed away.

By every account, Luke was truly one of the most beloved Little Rock artists ever, a guy who was an enormously talented musician and visual artist, who had an easy way about him, who gave great haircuts, who played in a zillion bands, who touched the lives of an incredibly diverse

array of people, who inspired others to pursue what they loved. Particularly with regard to that last part, Luke’s family and friends have set up the Lucas Clayton Hunsicker Scholarship Fund, which “is awarded to an aspiring Parkview High School artist or musician in order to forward their educational goals,” according to a recent press release. This show is a fundraiser for the scholarship, but it’s also a chance for Luke’s many friends

and family members to get together and celebrate his life and share memories and music. It would be a good idea to get to the show early and maybe dress it up a bit more than usual. Several local artists will be selling their work, including screen prints of the show poster by Phillip Huddleston and Brittany Hallmark. And a big group of familiar local musicians will provide the soundtrack with a night of covers.

It’s time for Movies in the Park again. This week you can catch “Moneyball,” starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill. Bring a cooler, a blanket and/or folding chairs, free, starts at sundown. Learn all about the lighting techniques used in filmmaking at this month’s Science After Dark, titled “The Science of Cinema.” Includes a cash bar, 21-and-older, Museum of Discovery, 6 p.m., $10, free for members.

The 12th International Short Story Conference runs through July 1, with short fiction workshops, performances, films, art, dance and more at several venues, $175-$300.

More details at shortstoryconference.com.

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Juanita’s hosts the longtime rockabilly favorites in The Reverend Horton Heat, 9 p.m., $20 adv., $25 day of. Downtown Music Hall has an evening of guitar-oriented loudness, with The See, I Was Afraid and Fayetteville pop-punkers The Inner Party, 8 p.m., $6.

SATURDAY 6/30

KRIS ALLEN

7:30 p.m. Magic Springs’ Timberwood Amphitheater. $30-$65.

Arkansas’s American Idol plays a home-state show Saturday. That’s right, Kris Allen will be performing at Magic Springs, probably playing some tunes off his sophomore long-player, “Thank You Camellia.” He told Idolater the record was named after the street where he stayed while in Los Angeles. That’s right, The City of Angels, which is where he recorded the album. But what did the critics have to say about it? You know, the bitter authors of poison-penned reviews. Well they liked it mostly. That’s right, the professional hurlers of slings and arrows mostly had nice things to say about “Thank You Camellia.”

For example, Entertainment Weekly’s Grady Smith gave the album a “B+” and wrote that “Allen delivers his lyrics with an earnest confidence (and occasional swagger) that keeps his songs from becoming treacly, and makes ‘Thank You Camellia’ a cohesive, warmhearted charmer.”

You know what? Grady is a good name for someone who gives out grades to things.

And you know what else? A “B+” is a really good score. And you know what else? I liked it too. That’s right, this ink-stained

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ARKANSAS IDOL: Kris Allen plays a home-state gig at Magic Springs’ Timberwood Amphitheater Saturday.

scalawag was quite charmed by “Thank You Camellia.” In fact, I think I’m going to go EW one better and give it an “A-” right now this instant, and not just because Kris seems like such a good dude, but also

on account of the shuffling, understated ballad “Teach Me How Love Goes.” It’s a great song, and it taught me how love went.

There, an “A-” for “Thank You Camellia.”

No, thank you, Camellia! I mean, Kris!

Rock ’n’ ragers Death on Two Wheels are back in Arkansas for a show with Booyah! Dad and This Holy House, Maxine’s, 8 p.m., $5 adv., $7 door. The blues-jammin’ madmen in Joey Farr and The Fuggins Wheat Band return to Midtown Billiards for two late nights in a row, Friday and Saturday at 12:30 a.m., $5. It’s gonna be a night of partying southern Louisiana style at White Water Tavern, where Ryan Brunet & The Malfecteurs tear it up, with Bonnie Montgomery opening, White Water Tavern, 9 p.m., $7. Juanita’s has The Tricks, Satellite, Swampbird, and Freedom Bureau, which, word has it, will perform a rendition of “She’ll Be Coming Round the Mountain” inspired by Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s recent take, 9:30 p.m., $8 adv., $10 day of. Cool Shoes invites you to an evening of electronic music-oriented raging at Downtown Music Hall with Messinian, Wolf-E-Wolf, Kichen and Rufio, 9 p.m., $8.

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POPS ON THE RIVER

Noon. Riverfest Amphitheatre. Free.

Fireworks. Is there anything more universally loved by all of America than flashy explosions lighting up the night sky? I don’t know, music maybe?

Or perhaps food vendors? Shopping?

Patriotism? Classic car shows? Amateur singing competitions? Free stuff? It’s a tough call, no doubt. But what if you

combined all of those great American things — fireworks, music, food trucks, shopping, patriotism, classic cars and competitive amateur singing — into one big enchilada? And then what if it was free? (Well, the food and the shopping aren’t free. I mean heck, freedom itself ain’t free, but you get the idea here).

Well pardner, if you took all that and added it up, what you’d have is Pops

on the River, now in its 29th year. But listen here now, don’t you be bringing your coolers or your pets or your outside food and drink or your fireworks or your cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, pipes, hookahs or anything else like that. But do bring yourselves and your wide-eyed sense of wonderment and some cash and some donations of nonperishable food items.

Texas indie rockers Eisley play an all-ages show at Stickyz with Merriment, 9 p.m., $10 adv., $13 day of. Downtown Music Hall hosts an evening of psychopathic clown-oriented hip-hop, with Anybody Killa, Klaun VI, Down South Juggalos and Intoxxx, 7 p.m., $11 adv., $15 day of. The Afterthought has The B-Flats, 9 p.m., $7. Meanwhile, down in Spa City, Brother Andy & His Big Damn Mouth, Ginsu Wives, Ezra Lbs and Michael Inscoe perform at Maxine’s, 8 p.m., $5 adv., $7 door. www.arktimes.com

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AFTER DARK Museum of Discovery Summer Camp. Camps for ages 4-13, call for details. Museum of Discovery, through June 29, Prices vary. 500 Clinton Ave. 501-537-3073. www.amod.org.

The Youth Theatre of Central Arkansas. For students in grades 3-12, through 4 p.m. daily.

University of Central Arkansas, Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, through July 13: 9 a.m., $275-$300. 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. 501450-5092. www.uca.edu/theatre.

WILDKids Play!. Camp for ages 8-10 focuses on theatrical arts. Wildwood Park for the Performing Arts, through June 29, 9 a.m. p.m., $140-$150. 20919 Denny Road.

All events are in the Greater Little Rock area unless otherwise noted. To place an event in the Arkansas Times calendar, please e-mail the listing and all pertinent information, including date, time, location, price and contact information, to calendar@arktimes.com.

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MUSIC

Acoustic Open Mic. The Afterthought, 8 p.m., free. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-1196. www. afterthoughtbar.com.

Andrew Shapiro. Piano Kraft, 7:30 p.m., $10.

1222 Main St. 501-372-1446. www.pianokraft. com.

Bass & Brown. Cajun’s Wharf, 5 and 9 p.m., $5 after 8:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-3755351. www.cajunswharf.com.

Chris Henry. The Tavern Sports Grill, 7 p.m.; June 29, 8 p.m., free. 17815 Chenal Parkway.

501-830-2100. www.thetavernsportsgrill.com.

Grim Muzik presents Way Back Wednesdays.

Cornerstone Pub & Grill, 8:30 p.m. 314 Main St., NLR. 501-374-1782. cstonepub.com.

Infrared Records Showcase. All-ages show featuring Tori Snead, Katie Johnson, Zach McKenzie, Kasie Lunsford, Haggard Collins, Rex Bell Trio, Sherman Connelly, War Pony, Se7en Sharp. Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack, 7 p.m., $5. 107 Commerce St. 501-372-7707. www. stickyfingerz.com.

Jim Dickerson. Sonny Williams’ Steak Room, through June 28, 7 p.m. 500 President Clinton Ave. 501-324-2999. www.sonnywilliamssteakroom.com.

Karaoke at Khalil’s. Khalil’s Pub, 7 p.m. 110 S. Shackleford Road. 501-224-0224. www.khalilspub.com.

Karaoke. Maxine’s, 8 p.m., free. 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. www.maxinespub.com.

Karaoke with Big John Miller. Denton’s Trotline, 8 p.m. 2150 Congo Road, Benton. 501-3151717.

Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, Thompson Square. Verizon Arena, 7 p.m., $36-$85. 1 Alltel Arena Way, NLR. 501-975-9001. verizonarena. com.

Low Dough Wednesdays: Father Maple, The Band Formerly Known as Free Michah, Mike Mullins. All-ages show. Revolution, 8:30 p.m., $5. 300 President Clinton Ave. 501-823-0090. revroom.com.

Nada Surf, Collin vs. Adam. Juanita’s, 8 p.m., $16. 614 President Clinton Ave. 501-372-1228. www.juanitas.com.

Ricky David Tripp. Rocket Twenty One, 5:30 p.m. 2601 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-603-9208. www. ferneaurestaurant.com.

RockUsaurus. Senor Tequila (Maumelle Blvd.), 6 p.m., free. 9847 Maumelle Blvd., NLR. 501758-4432.

Ted Ludwig Trio. Capital Bar and Grill, 5 p.m., free. 111 Markham St. 501-374-7474. www.capitalhotel.com/CBG. Waters. Juanita’s. 614 President Clinton Ave. 501-372-1228. www.juanitas.com.

COMEDY

The Joint Venture. Improv comedy group. The Joint, 8 p.m., $5. 301 Main St. No. 102, NLR. 501-372-0205. thejointinlittlerock.com.

The Sandman. The Loony Bin, 8 p.m.; June 29, 10:30 p.m.; June 30, 7, 9 and 11 p.m.; July 1, 8 p.m., $8-$12. 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road.

501-228-5555. www.loonybincomedy.com.

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R&B GIANTS: New Edition comes to Verizon Arena Sunday night on its 30th anniversary reunion tour, including Ronnie DeVoe, Ricky Bell, Johnny Gill, Bobby Brown, Michael Bivins and Ralph Tresvant. The show starts at 6 p.m., tickets are $48-$68 and the opening acts are After 7 and El DeBarge.

DANCE

Little Rock Bop Club. Beginning dance lessons for ages 10 and older. Singles welcome. Bess Chisum Stephens Community Center, 7 p.m., $4 for members, $7 for guests. 12th & Cleveland streets. 501-350-4712. www.littlerockbopclub.

Summer Intensive and Dance Camp. Shuffles & Ballet II, through June 29, 9 a.m., $150-$325.

1521 Merrill Drive. 501-223-9224. www.shufflesdancestudio.com.

EVENTS

Arkansas Foodbank Summer Feeding Sites.

Two meals a day served at the Billy Mitchell Boys and Girls Club, Thrasher Boys and Girls Club, Penick Boys and Girls Club and Dalton Whetstone Boys and Girls Club in Central Arkansas, and the Boys and Girls Club in Benton in Saline County. Arkansas Foodbank, through Aug. 20: 8:30 a.m. and 12 p.m., free.

4301 W. 65th St. 501-565-8121. www.arkansasfoodbank.org.

Miss Arkansas Outstanding Teen. Hot Springs Convention Center, $60-$175. 134 Convention Blvd., Hot Springs. 870-763-8492. www. hotsprings.org.

Pints for Prostates. Flying Saucer, 7 p.m. 323 President Clinton Ave. 501-372-8032. www. beerknurd.com/stores/littlerock.

Science After Dark: “The Science of Cinema”.

Cash bar, 21-and-older. Learn about lighting techniques used in film making. Museum of Discovery, 6 p.m., $10, free for members. 500 Clinton Ave. 396-7050, 1-800-880-6475. www. amod.org.

FILM

Movies in the Park: “Moneyball.” Film begins at sundown. Riverfest Amphitheatre, 8 p.m., free. 400 President Clinton Ave.

SPORTS

Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Pinnacle Country Club, through July 1, $25 daily, $50 weeklong pass. 3 Clubhouse Drive, Rogers.

479-715-6100. www.nwachampionship.com.

BOOKS

12th International Short Story Conference.

Short fiction conference includes workshops, performances, films, art, dance and more at several venues in North Little Rock and Little Rock. Argenta, $175-$300. Main Street, NLR.

CAMPS

Hoop Dreams Youth Basketball Camp.

Arkansas School for the Deaf, through June 29, 10 a.m. p.m., $52. 2400 W. Markham St. 501-324-9543. www.arschoolforthedeaf.org.

Thea summer art classes. The Thea Foundation is taking registrations until June 29 for Thea’s Art Class, a summer art camp with teacher Sarah Elizabeth Miller. Session 1 is July 2-5 and 9-12, from 9-11 a.m. for third through sixth graders and 2-4 p.m. for seventh through ninth graders. Session 2 is July 23-26, 30-31 and Aug. 1-2 (same hours as above). Fee is $75 for 8 classes; class limit is 15 students. For more information, go to theafoundation.org. Thea Foundation, Continues through July 25. 401 Main St., NLR. 501-379-9512. www.theafoundation.org.

THURSDAY, JUNE 28

MUSIC

“After 7.” Includes open mic performances, live band, drink specials and more. Porter’s Jazz Cafe, 7 p.m. 315 Main St. 501-324-1900. www. portersjazzcafe.com.

Alize (headliner), Brian Ramsey (happy hour).

Cajun’s Wharf, 5 and 9 p.m., $5 after 8:30 p.m.

2400 Cantrell Road. 501-375-5351. www.cajunswharf.com.

Blackberry Smoke. Revolution, 8:30 p.m., $12 adv., $15 day of. 300 President Clinton Ave. 501-823-0090. revroom.com.

Bluesboy Jag Band. The Afterthought, 8 p.m., free. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-1196. www. afterthoughtbar.com.

Dogtown Thursday Open Mic Night.

Cornerstone Pub & Grill, 8:30 p.m. 314 Main St., NLR. 501-374-1782. cstonepub.com.

Fire & Brimstone Duo. Browning’s Mexican Food, 6-9 p.m. 5805 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-6639956. www.browningsmexicangrill.com.

Great Arkansas Talent Search. The Joint, 7 p.m.

301 Main St. No. 102, NLR. 501-372-0205. www. thegreatarkansastalentsearch.net.

“Inferno.” DJs play pop, electro, house and more, plus drink specials and $1 cover before 11 p.m. Sway, 9 p.m. 412 Louisiana. 501-907-2582.

Jim Dickerson. Sonny Williams’ Steak Room, 7 p.m. 500 President Clinton Ave. 501-324-2999. www.sonnywilliamssteakroom.com.

Karaoke. Zack’s Place, 8 p.m. 1400 S. University Ave. 501-664-6444. www.zacks-place.com.

Larry Cheshier. The Tavern Sports Grill, 8 p.m., free. 17815 Chenal Parkway. 501-830-2100. www. thetavernsportsgrill.com.

Paul Benjaman Band, Bonnie Montgomery.

Maxine’s, 8 p.m., free. 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. www.maxinespub.com.

Port Arthur Band. Parrot Beach Cafe, 9 p.m.

9611 MacArthur Drive, NLR. 771-2994.

Randy Magness. Denton’s Trotline, 7 p.m., free.

2150 Congo Road, Benton. 501-315-1717.

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WUSSY’S REDEMPTION SONGS, CONT. for free, so... I can’t blame them, I’m not one of them, I still don’t download stuff off the Internet. I still buy everything I get but that’s just because I’m old and stupid and don’t know what I’m doing, but you know I don’t blame people for doing it. If I could figure out how to do it, I probably would too...

But we’ve got a bunch of T-shirts and we made up some tote bags and stuff and that’s what you do, you go out and you sell it.

Did you all consciously set out to make 2012 a year when you would do this extensive touring behind “Strawberry,” and try to build a bigger fan base all over the country.

Yeah, we did talk about it some.

Still, it’s going to be limited. We’ve only got so much money and so much time. Our bass player Mark [Messerly] is a schoolteacher, so he gets the summer off, so we’re just trying to pack as much into this summer as we possibly can. It seems like “Strawberry” by and large has been getting more attention than our other records. And we thought, well, we probably better do something about it.

In March, according to Christgau, you still had your day jobs. He said you were a stonemason, is that right?

I actually had to give that up. More for health reasons than anything. I’ve been doing it so long my body has gotten to the point where it’s just not handling it very well anymore. I can tell on the road. I’m stiff and I’m sore, and I’m having to take massive amounts of pain pills. But whatever...

Can you tell me a little bit about how you and Lisa write together?

About the process?

Sometimes, either she or I bring in a skeleton and we flesh it out. ...The last song on “Strawberry,” “Little Miami,” I was just messing around with it. Musical proficiency is not exactly high up on our list: I thought I was in one key and I was actually in another one, and I thought, ‘Oh shit, I’m not even in the right key,’ and she said, ‘No keep playing that,’ and that’s how “Little Miami” came about. She just started singing something over the top of it, and there you go.

Happy accidents. That’s how some of the best stuff gets done.

Oh, exactly. And now we’re starting to move into another way of writing. I’ve been on a real strong writing kick here lately. When you write a lot of songs in a row, close together, they tend to kind of sound the same.

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And so she’s taken a couple of them and sort of messed with them so they stand apart, and that’s a first for us.

We’ve never really gone down that road before.

I was curious about you as a lyricist.

I was wondering what you read. I think some of your lyrics are the wittiest and most incisive that I’ve heard.

I’m mostly a fact reader. I don’t read a lot of fiction. Magazines. I’m not much of a book reader because my train of thought doesn’t tend to be very long. If I read a book, I normally have to read it in one sitting or I don’t normally come back to it.

I was wondering about a line like, “Coming on like U.S. Grant took Richmond.” That’s something you would not normally hear in a pop song.

That’s actually something my dad used to say… I always wanted to get that into a song, and I finally did. My dad was kind of a storyteller, so I picked that stuff up from him.

What’s with Pitchfork? I checked again today and still no mention of Wussy anywhere.

I don’t think we’re hip enough for them and to hell with them. I don’t think about them one way or another.

I really don’t care. We’re not very nice to them either, so it evens up.

What else are you all working on?

Will we hear new songs in Little Rock?

We haven’t really gotten to the point where we’re playing them out much. But we went in and did some demos maybe two or three months ago. And that’s a first for us. We don’t really do that. I’ve never been in a band that really made demos. We just go in and record. We decided to step up our game a little bit.

Every band I’ve ever liked was either the greatest or the shittiest band that ever existed, depending on the night. I really like that sort of dynamic.

I don’t know that we’re purposely that way, it’s just the way it turns out. Last night we played to two people and we played a great show. And we’ve also had shows where tons of people have showed up and we really didn’t play very well.

It seemed like in Little Rock you were ready to have a good time, and then the feedback squealed.

We sort of need to redeem ourselves. For y’all that showed up, we feel like we didn’t do our job.

AFTER DARK, CONT. 501-372-1228. www.juanitas.com.

RockUsaurus. Senor Tequila, 7 p.m., free. 10300 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-224-5505.

The See, I Was Afraid, The Inner Party.

Downtown Music Hall, 8 p.m., $6. 211 W. Capitol. 501-376-1819. downtownmusichall. com.

Ted Ludwig Trio. Capital Bar and Grill, 5 p.m., free. 111 Markham St. 501-374-7474. www.capitalhotel.com/CBG. Texarkana Band. Thirst n’ Howl, 8 p.m., free.

14710 Cantrell Road. 501-379-8189. www.thirstn-howl.com.

Wussy. 18-and-older show. Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack, 9 p.m., $6. 107 Commerce St. 501-372-7707. www.stickyfingerz.com.

COMEDY

The Sandman. The Loony Bin, through June 29, 8 p.m.; June 29, 10:30 p.m.; June 30, 7, 9 and 11 p.m.; July 1, 8 p.m., $8-$12. 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-228-5555. www. loonybincomedy.com.

DANCE

Summer Intensive and Dance Camp. Shuffles & Ballet II, through June 29, 9 a.m., $150-$325.

1521 Merrill Drive. 501-223-9224. www.shufflesdancestudio.com.

EVENTS

Arkansas Foodbank Summer Feeding Sites.

See June 27.

Miss Arkansas Outstanding Teen. Hot Springs Convention Center, through June 30, $60-$175.

134 Convention Blvd., Hot Springs. 870-7638492. www.hotsprings.org.

SPORTS

Walmart NW Arkansas Championship. Pinnacle Country Club, through July 1, $25 daily, $50 weeklong pass. 3 Clubhouse Drive, Rogers.

479-715-6100. www.nwachampionship.com.

CAMPS

Hoop Dreams Youth Basketball Camp.

Arkansas School for the Deaf, through June 29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., $52. 2400 W. Markham St. 501-324-9543. www.arschoolforthedeaf.org‎.

Museum of Discovery Summer Camp. Camps for ages 4-13, call for details. Museum of Discovery, through June 29, Prices vary. 500 Clinton Ave. 501-537-3073. www.amod.org.

The Youth Theatre of Central Arkansas. For students in grades 3-12, through 4 p.m. daily.

University of Central Arkansas, Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, through July 13: 9 a.m., $275-$300. 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. 501450-5092. www.uca.edu/theatre.

WILDKids Play! Camp for ages 8-10 focuses on theatrical arts. Wildwood Park for the Performing Arts, through June 29, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., $140-$150. 20919 Denny Road.

CLASSES

Thea summer art classes. See June 27.

FRIDAY, JUNE 29

MUSIC

AfterEden. West End Smokehouse and Tavern.

215 N. Shackleford. 501-224-7665. www.westendsmokehouse.net.

Bluesboy Jag and His Cigar Box Guitars.

Dogtown Coffee and Cookery, 6 p.m., free.

6725 John F. Kennedy Blvd., NLR. 501-8333850. www.facebook.com/pages/DogtownCoffee-and-Cookery.

Bluesboy Jag and The Juke Joint Zombies.

Reno’s Argenta Cafe, 10 p.m., $5. 312 N. Main St., NLR. 501-376-2900. www.renosargentacafe.com.

Chris Henry. The Tavern Sports Grill, 8 p.m., free.

17815 Chenal Parkway. 501-830-2100. www. thetavernsportsgrill.com.

Cool Shoes Monthly Dance Party. Featuring Messinian, Wolf-E-Wolf, Kichen and Rufio.

Downtown Music Hall, 9 p.m., $8. 211 W. Capitol. 501-376-1819. downtownmusichall. com.

Death on Two Wheels, Booyah! Dad, This Holy House. Maxine’s, 8 p.m., $5 adv., $7 door.

700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. www.maxinespub.com.

Dirtfoot, Ben Franks & The Bible Belt Boys.

18-and-older show. Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack, 9:30 p.m., $7. 107 Commerce St. 501372-7707. www.stickyfingerz.com.

DJ Silky Slim. Top 40 and dance music. Sway, 9 p.m., $5. 412 Louisiana. 501-907-2582.

Fire & Brimstone. The Boathouse, 7 p.m., free.

4904 Central Ave, Hot Springs. 501-525-8585. theboathouse-hs.com.

“The Flow Fridays.” Twelve Modern Lounge, 8 p.m. 1900 W. Third St. 501-301-1200.

Jeff Coleman. Sonny Williams’ Steak Room, June 29-30, 7 p.m. 500 President Clinton Ave. 501324-2999. www.sonnywilliamssteakroom.com.

Joey Farr and The Fuggins Wheat Band.

Midtown Billiards, June 29-30, 12:30 a.m., $5.

1316 Main St. 501-372-9990. midtownar.com.

Josh Green. Flying Saucer, 9 p.m., $3. 323 President Clinton Ave. 501-372-8032. www. beerknurd.com/stores/littlerock.

Little Rock Ruff Ryders with DJ Most1ted.

Cornerstone Pub & Grill, 9 p.m. 314 Main St., NLR. 501-374-1782. cstonepub.com.

Ryan Brunet & The Malfecteurs, Bonnie Montgomery. White Water Tavern, 9 p.m., $7. 2500 W. 7th. 501-375-8400. www.whitewatertavern.com.

Scott Holt Band (headliner), Some Guy Named Robb (happy hour). Cajun’s Wharf, 5 and 9 p.m., $5 after 8:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road.

501-375-5351. www.cajunswharf.com.

Ted Ludwig Trio. Capital Bar and Grill, 9 p.m., free. 111 Markham St. 501-374-7474. www.capitalhotel.com/CBG. Tragikly White. Three-year anniversary of Denton’s Back Porch. Denton’s Trotline, 9 p.m., $10. 2150 Congo Road, Benton. 501-315-1717.

The Tricks, Satellite, Swampbird, and Freedom Bureau. Juanita’s, 9:30 p.m., $8 adv., $10 day of. 614 President Clinton Ave. 501-372-1228. www.juanitas.com.

Wade Bowen. 18-and-older show. Revolution, 9 p.m., $10 adv., $15 day of. 300 President Clinton Ave. 501-823-0090. revroom.com.

Weakness for Blondes. The Afterthought, 9 p.m., $7. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-1196. www.afterthoughtbar.com.

“YOLO.” Featuring four DJs and beach volleyball, 18-and-older. Flying DD, $5. 4601 S. University. 501-773-9990. flyingdd.com.

COMEDY

The Main Thing. Sketch comedy show. The Joint, 8 p.m., $20. 301 Main St. No. 102, NLR. 501-372-0205. thejointinlittlerock.com.

The Sandman. The Loony Bin, through June 29, 8 p.m.; June 29, 10:30 p.m.; June 30, 7, 9 and 11 p.m.; July 1, 8 p.m., $8-$12. 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-228-5555. www. loonybincomedy.com.

DANCE

Summer Intensive and Dance Camp. Shuffles & Ballet II, 9 a.m., $150-$325. 1521 Merrill Drive.

501-223-9224. www.shufflesdancestudio.com.

EVENTS

Arkansas Foodbank Summer Feeding Sites.

See June 27.

Food Truck Fridays. Three food trucks on the

AFTER DARK, CONT. corner of Main Street and Capitol Avenue. Main Street, Little Rock, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Main St. 501-375-0121.

LGBTQ/SGL Youth and Young Adult Group.

Diverse Youth for Social Change is a group for LGBTQ/SGL and straight ally youth and young adults age 14 to 23. For more information, call 244-9690 or search “DYSC” on Facebook. 800 Scott St., 6:30 p.m. 800 Scott St. Miss Arkansas Outstanding Teen. Hot Springs Convention Center, through June 30, $60-$175.

134 Convention Blvd., Hot Springs. 870-7638492. www.hotsprings.org.

Zoo Story Time. Little Rock Zoo, through Aug. 31: 10 a.m. 1 Jonesboro Dr. 501-666-2406. www. littlerockzoo.com.

LECTURES

Dr. Mindy Fullilove. Dr. Fullilove will give a lecture titled, “Neighbor Like You Mean It: A Social Psychiatrist’s Views on Urban Life in the 21st Century.” Clinton School of Public Service, 5 p.m., free. 1200 President Clinton Ave. 501-6835239. www.clintonschool.uasys.edu.

SPORTS

Arkansas Travelers vs. Midland Rockhounds.

Dickey-Stephens Park, June 29, 7:10 p.m.; June 30, 7:10 p.m.; July 1, 6 p.m.; July 2, 7:10 p.m.; July 3, 7:10 p.m.; July 4, 5:30 p.m., $6-$12. 400 W. Broadway St., NLR. 501-664-1555. www. travs.com.

Big Bass Bonanza. Compete for the chance to win $50,000 for the biggest fish. North Little Rock Riverfront, June 29-July 1, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., $80 day entry fee. 100 Riverfront Drive, NLR. www.arkansasbigbass.com.

Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.

Pinnacle Country Club, through July 1, $25 daily, $50 weeklong pass. 3 Clubhouse Drive, Rogers. 479-715-6100. www.nwachampionship.com.

CAMPS

Hoop Dreams Youth Basketball Camp.

Arkansas School for the Deaf, 10 a.m. p.m., $52. 2400 W. Markham St. 501-324-9543. www. arschoolforthedeaf.org‎.

Museum of Discovery Summer Camp. Camps for ages 4-13, call for details. Museum of Discovery, through, Prices vary. 500 Clinton Ave. 501-537-3073. www.amod.org.

The Youth Theatre of Central Arkansas. For students in grades 3-12, through 4 p.m. daily.

University of Central Arkansas, Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, through July 13: 9 a.m., $275-$300. 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. 501450-5092. www.uca.edu/theatre.

WILDKids Play!. Camp for ages 8-10 focuses on theatrical arts. Wildwood Park for the Performing Arts, 9 a.m. p.m., $140-$150. 20919 Denny Road.

SATURDAY, JUNE 30

MUSIC

ABK, Klaun VI, Down South Juggalos, Intoxxx.

Downtown Music Hall, 7 p.m., $11 adv., $15 day of. 211 W. Capitol. 501-376-1819. downtownmusichall.com.

The B-Flats. The Afterthought, 9 p.m., $7. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-1196. www.afterthoughtbar.com.

Brian Nahlen. The Tavern Sports Grill, 8 p.m., free. 17815 Chenal Parkway. 501-830-2100. www. thetavernsportsgrill.com.

Brother Andy & His Big Damn Mouth, Ginsu Wives, Ezra Lbs, Michael Inscoe. Maxine’s, 8 p.m., $5 adv., $7 door. 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. www.maxinespub.com.

Bummer Summer: A Luke Hunsicker Scholarship Benefit Show. White Water

Tavern, 9:30 p.m. 2500 W. 7th. 501-375-8400. www.whitewatertavern.com.

Dillan Cate. Flying Saucer, 9 p.m., $3. 323 President Clinton Ave. 501-372-8032. www. beerknurd.com/stores/littlerock.

Eisley, Merriment. All-ages show. Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack, 9 p.m., $10 adv., $13 d.o.s. 107 Commerce St. 501-372-7707. www. stickyfingerz.com.

Jeff Coleman. Sonny Williams’ Steak Room, 7 p.m. 500 President Clinton Ave. 501-324-2999. www.sonnywilliamssteakroom.com.

Jeff Ivy. Denton’s Trotline, 9 p.m., $10. 2150 Congo Road, Benton. 501-315-1717.

Joey Farr and The Fuggins Wheat Band.

Midtown Billiards, 12:30 a.m., $5. 1316 Main St. 501-372-9990. midtownar.com.

Karaoke at Khalil’s. Khalil’s Pub, 7 p.m. 110 S. Shackleford Road. 501-224-0224. www.khalilspub.com.

Karaoke. Casa Mexicana, 7 p.m. 6929 JFK Blvd., NLR. 501-835-7876.

Katmandu. Thirst n’ Howl, 9 p.m., free. 14710 Cantrell Road. 501-379-8189. www.thirst-nhowl.com.

“KISS Saturdays” with DJs Deja Blu, Greyhound and Silky Slim. Sway, 10 p.m.

412 Louisiana. 501-907-2582.

Kris Allen. Magic Springs’ Timberwood Amphitheater, 7:30 p.m., $30-$65. 1701 E. Grand Ave., Hot Springs.

Mayday by Midnight. West End Smokehouse and Tavern. 215 N. Shackleford. 501-224-7665. www.westendsmokehouse.net.

Pickin’ Porch at the Library. Faulkner County Library, through Aug. 4: 9:30 a.m., free. 1900 Tyler St., Conway. 501-327-7482. www.fcl.org.

Rogue Star Live. Cornerstone Pub & Grill, 9 p.m. 314 Main St., NLR. 501-374-1782. cstonepub.com.

Saturday night at Discovery. Featuring DJs, dancers and more. Discovery Nightclub, 9 p.m., $10. 1021 Jessie Road. 501-664-4784. www. latenightdisco.com.

Songwriters Showcase. Parrot Beach Cafe, 2-7 p.m., free. 9611 MacArthur Drive, NLR. 771-2994.

Ted Ludwig Trio. Capital Bar and Grill, 9 p.m., free. 111 Markham St. 501-374-7474. www. capitalhotel.com/CBG. Wes Hart Band, Covershot (headliners), Steve Bates (happy hour). Cajun’s Wharf, 5 and 9 p.m., $5 after 8:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road.

501-375-5351. www.cajunswharf.com.

COMEDY

The Main Thing. Sketch comedy show. The Joint, 8 p.m., $20. 301 Main St. No. 102, NLR. 501-372-0205. thejointinlittlerock.com.

The Sandman. The Loony Bin, June 30, 7, 9 and 11 p.m.; July 1, 8 p.m., $8-$12. 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-228-5555. www. loonybincomedy.com.

DANCE

Little Rock West Coast Dance Club. Dance lessons. Singles welcome. Ernie Biggs, 7 p.m., $2. 307 Clinton Ave. 501-247-5240. www. arstreetswing.com.

EVENTS

Argenta Farmers Market. Argenta, 7 a.m.-12 p.m. Main Street, NLR. Argenta Foodie Festival. Includes local foods and live music. Argenta, 9 a.m. p.m., free. Main Street, NLR. Arkansas Brain Injury Global Picnic. Includes food and live entertainment to benefit The Brain Injury Association of Arkansas. 1000 S. Main St., 12 p.m., free, donations accepted. 1000 S. Main St. 800-444-6443. www.brainassociation.org.

Falun Gong meditation. Allsopp Park, 9 a.m.,

free. Cantrell & Cedar Hill Roads.

Hillcrest Farmers Market. Pulaski Heights Baptist Church, 7 a.m.-12 p.m. 2200 Kavanaugh Blvd.

Little Rock Farmers’ Market. River Market Pavilions, through Oct. 27: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. 400 President Clinton Ave. 501-375-2552. rivermarket.info.

Miss Arkansas Outstanding Teen. Hot Springs Convention Center, through, $60-$175. 134 Convention Blvd., Hot Springs. 870-763-8492. www.hotsprings.org.

“Sundown at Sunset.” Featuring a performance from the cast of the South Arkansas Arts Center’s production of “Chicago.” Downtown El Dorado, 6 p.m. Main Street and Northwest Avenue, El Dorado.

Super Summer Saturdays. Free family event celebrating baseball. Clinton Presidential Center, through Aug. 11: 10 a.m., free. 1200 President Clinton Ave. 370-8000. www.clintonpresidentialcenter.org.

SPORTS

Arkansas Travelers vs. Midland Rockhounds.

Dickey-Stephens Park, June 30, 7:10 p.m.; July 1, 6 p.m.; July 2, 7:10 p.m.; July 3, 7:10 p.m.; July 4, 5:30 p.m., $6-$12. 400 W. Broadway St., NLR. 501-664-1555. www.travs.com.

Big Bass Bonanza. See June 29.

Downtown Music street team sign-up.

Downtown Music Hall, 3 p.m. 211 W. Capitol.

501-376-1819. downtownmusichall.com.

Soul Spirit Zumba with Ashan. Soul Spirit Zumba fuses Latin rhythms with soulful inspirational music. Canvas Community Art Gallery, 9:30-10:30 a.m., $5. 1111 W. 7th St. 501-4140368.

Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.

Pinnacle Country Club, through July 1, $25 daily, $50 weeklong pass. 3 Clubhouse Drive, Rogers.

479-715-6100. www.nwachampionship.com.

BENEFITS

Amateur Athletic Union basketball fundraiser.

Zumbathon fundraiser for the AAU Maumelle Wildcats. Skate Connection, 9 a.m. p.m., $10.

2913 E. Kiehl Ave., Sherwood. 501-835-1555.

SUNDAY, JULY 1

MUSIC

SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY

The English Beat. Juanita’s, 7:30 p.m., $17 adv., $20 day of. 614 President Clinton Ave. 501-3721228. www.juanitas.com.

Irish Traditional Music Session. Hibernia Irish Tavern, first and third Sunday of every month, 2:30 p.m. 9700 N Rodney Parham Road. 501246-4340. www.hiberniairishtavern.com.

Karaoke. Shorty Small’s, 6-9 p.m. 1475 Hogan Lane, Conway. 501-764-0604. www.shortysmalls.com.

Karaoke with DJ Sara. Hardrider Bar & Grill, 7 p.m., free. 6613 John Harden Drive, Cabot.

501-982-1939 .

New Edition, After 7. Verizon Arena, $48-$68.

1 Alltel Arena Way, NLR. 501-975-9001. verizonarena.com.

The STDs, Severe Headwound, The Dirtyhand Family Band, What Army. Downtown Music Hall, 8 p.m., $5. 211 W. Capitol. 501-376-1819. downtownmusichall.com.

Sunday Jazz Brunch with Ted Ludwig and Joe Cripps. Vieux Carre, 11 a.m. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-1196. www.vieuxcarrecafe.com.

COMEDY

The Sandman. The Loony Bin, 8 p.m., $8-$12.

10301 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-228-5555. www.loonybincomedy.com.

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EVENTS

Bernice Garden Farmers’ Market. The Bernice Garden, through Oct. 14: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 1401 S. Main St. 501-617-2511. www.thebernicegarden.org.

Dollar Day at the Museum. First 1,000 visitors pay $1. Museum of Discovery, 1 p.m., $1-$10, free for members. 500 Clinton Ave. 396-7050, 1-800-880-6475. www.amod.org.

Jacksonville’s Patriotic Spectacular/Military Appreciation Day. Includes live music from Candy Coburn and The Marshall Tucker Band and fireworks beginning at 9:30 p.m.

Jacksonville High School, 6:30 p.m., free. 2400 Linda Lane, Jacksonville.

SPORTS

HOLLYWOOD EXES: Wednesdays on VH-1.

Exes and Louie

BY DAVID KOON

New Show: Hollywood Exes

8 p.m. Wednesdays VH-1

Yes, it’s come to this. Now, just the act of being somebody who was once married to somebody famous who you later kicked to the curb (or kicked you to the curb, as the case may be) is enough to warrant a starring role on your own reality TV show. Here, if the “I was famous once” reality show formula holds true, the former wives and/or baby mamas of Will Smith, Eddie Murphy, Prince, R. Kelly and Jose Canseco will live in L.A., drive expensive convertibles, drink gallons of wine, eat salads, buy a lot of shoes, whine about their weight and generally make themselves look like unrepentant gold diggers in the name of their five minutes of fame. Something tells me this show is going to be must-see TV around the Smith, Murphy, Prince, Kelly and Canseco households. After all, no revenge is sweeter than watching your ex (or your spouse’s ex) make a narcissistic ass out of herself on national TV. Up next on VH-1: “Waitress to the Stars!” a new reality show about a woman who once served Tom Cruise a latte at Starbucks! No, really. She totally did.

New Season: Louie

Thursdays at 9:30 FX

It’s this easy: if you’re not watching FX’s “Louie,” you’re missing some of the best TV comedy of all time. Comedian Louis C.K. is a visionary on stage, rightfully placed in the same pantheon as “comics’ comics” like George Carlin, Bill Hicks and Richard Pryor. When he was given the chance to do a show for FX, he told them there was only one 36

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Arkansas Travelers vs. Midland Rockhounds.

Dickey-Stephens Park, July 1, 6 p.m.; July 2, 7:10 p.m.; July 3, 7:10 p.m.; July 4, 5:30 p.m., $6-$12. 400 W. Broadway St., NLR. 501-6641555. www.travs.com.

Big Bass Bonanza. See June 29.

Walmart NW Arkansas Championship.

Pinnacle Country Club, through, $25 daily, $50 weeklong pass. 3 Clubhouse Drive, Rogers.

479-715-6100. www.nwachampionship.com.

MONDAY, JULY 2

MUSIC

Karaoke. Thirst n’ Howl, 8:30 p.m. 14710 Cantrell Road. 501-379-8189. www.thirst-n-howl.com.

Reggae Nites. Featuring DJ Hy-C playing roots, reggae and dancehall. Pleazures Martini and Grill Lounge, 6 p.m., $7-$10. 1318 Main St. 501-376-7777. www.facebook.com/pleazures. bargrill.

Richie Johnson. Cajun’s Wharf, 5 and 9 p.m., $5 after 8:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-3755351. www.cajunswharf.com.

Swimming, Svelt, Collin vs. Adam. White Water Tavern, 9:30 p.m., $5. 2500 W. 7th. 501-375-8400. www.whitewatertavern.com.

Touch, Grateful Dead Tribute. Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack, 8 p.m., $5. 107 Commerce St. 501-372-7707. www.stickyfingerz.com.

LOUIS CK: Stars in FX’s “Louie.”

way he’d do it: no outside interference, with him writing, directing and editing every episode from beginning to end. In a world full of cookie-cutter “comedy” shows in which every aspect seen on screen — from the scripts to the wardrobe to what kind of soda is in the refrigerator — has been hashed, re-hashed, executive-decisioned and focus-grouped to death, the result of all that freedom is nothing less than an auteur’s revelation of absurdity, heart, vulgarity and vision. The simple (but never simplistic) story of a perpetually confused and lonely comic trying to raise two daughters in New York City, “Louie” is a true one-man show that lives up to Louis C.K.’s seemingly near-religious devotion to delivering truth through comedy. Here, “Louie” comes back for a new season, promising more hilarious, bizarre, WTF-inducing moments. Tune in. You’ll thank yourself when you’re telling your grandkids how cool you were back in the day.

EVENTS

Arkansas Foodbank Summer Feeding Sites.

See June 27.

SPORTS

Arkansas Travelers vs. Midland Rockhounds.

Dickey-Stephens Park, July 2, 7:10 p.m.; July 3, 7:10 p.m.; July 4, 5:30 p.m., $6-$12. 400 W. Broadway St., NLR. 501-664-1555. www.travs. com.

CAMPS

The Youth Theatre of Central Arkansas. For students in grades 3-12, through 4 p.m. daily.

University of Central Arkansas, Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, through July 13: 9 a.m., $275-$300. 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. 501450-5092. www.uca.edu/theatre.

TUESDAY, JULY 3

MUSIC

Brian Martin. Maxine’s, 8 p.m., free. 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. www.maxinespub.com.

Gil Franklin & Friends. Holiday Inn, North Little Rock, first Tuesday, Wednesday of every month.

120 W. Pershing Blvd., NLR. Glittercore, First Baptist Chemical, Miss Riss and The Artful Dodgers. White Water Tavern, 9:30 p.m. 2500 W. 7th. 501-375-8400. www. whitewatertavern.com.

Jeff Long. Khalil’s Pub, 6 p.m. 110 S. Shackleford Road. 501-224-0224. www.khalilspub.com.

Karaoke Night. Cornerstone Pub & Grill, 8 p.m.

314 Main St., NLR. 501-374-1782. cstonepub. com.

Karaoke Tuesday. Prost, 8 p.m., free. 322 President Clinton Blvd. 501-244-9550.

Karaoke with Big John Miller. Denton’s Trotline, 8 p.m. 2150 Congo Road, Benton. 501-3151717.

Lucious Spiller Band. Copeland’s, 6-9 p.m. 2602 S. Shackleford Road. 501-312-1616. www.copelandsofneworleans.com.

Ricky David Tripp. Rocket Twenty One, 5:30 p.m. 2601 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-603-9208. www. ferneaurestaurant.com.

The Rocketboys, From Indian Lakes. 18-andolder show. Stickyz Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicken Shack, 9 p.m., $8. 107 Commerce St. 501-372-7707. www.stickyfingerz.com.

Sad Daddy. Maxine’s, 8 p.m., $5. 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs. www.maxinespub.com.

Tonya Leeks. Cajun’s Wharf, 5 and 9 p.m., $5 after 8:30 p.m. 2400 Cantrell Road. 501-3755351. www.cajunswharf.com.

Top of the Rock Chorus rehearsal. Cornerstone Bible Fellowship Church, 7-10 p.m. 7351 Warden Road, Sherwood. 501-231-1119. www. topoftherockchorus.org.

Tuesday Jam Session with Carl Mouton. The Afterthought, 8 p.m., free. 2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. 501-663-1196. www.afterthoughtbar.com.

Tuesday Night Jazz/Blues Jam. The Joint, 8 p.m. 301 Main St. No. 102, NLR. 501-372-0205. thejointinlittlerock.com.

DANCE

“Latin Night.” Revolution, 7 p.m., $5 regular, $7 under 21. 300 President Clinton Ave. 501-8230090. www.revroom.com.

EVENTS

Arkansas Foodbank Summer Feeding Sites.

See June 27.

Little Rock Farmers’ Market. River Market Pavilions, through Oct. 27: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. 400 President Clinton Ave. 501-375-2552. rivermarket.info.

Oaklawn Spa Blast. Fireworks, live music, miniairshow, rock walls, family fun park and more.

Bring blankets and lawn chairs, no coolers, concessions available. Oaklawn, 5 p.m., free.

2705 Central Ave., Hot Springs. 501-623-4411. www.oaklawn.com.

Tales from the South. Authors tell true stories; schedule available on website. Dinner served 5-6:30 p.m., show at 7 p.m. Call for reservations.

Starving Artist Cafe, 5 p.m. 411 N. Main St., NLR. 501-372-7976. www.starvingartistcafe.net.

Trivia Bowl. Flying Saucer, 8:30 p.m. 323 President Clinton Ave. 501-372-8032. www. beerknurd.com/stores/littlerock.

Wiggle Worms: “Hot and Cold.” Weekly program designed specifically for pre-K children.

Museum of Discovery, 10:30 a.m., $8-$10, free for members. 500 Clinton Ave. 396-7050, 1-800880-6475. www.amod.org.

SPORTS

Arkansas Travelers vs. Midland Rockhounds.

Dickey-Stephens Park, July 3, 7:10 p.m.; July 4, 5:30 p.m., $6-$12. 400 W. Broadway St., NLR. 501-664-1555. www.travs.com.

CAMPS

The Youth Theatre of Central Arkansas. For students in grades 3-12, through 4 p.m. daily.

University of Central Arkansas, Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall, through July 13: 9 a.m., $275-$300. 201 Donaghey Ave., Conway. 501450-5092. www.uca.edu/theatre.

THIS WEEK IN THEATER

Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre: “Big

AFTER DARK, CONT. River.” Musical based on Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” Reynolds Performance Hall, UCA, Wed., June 27, 7:30 p.m.; Fri., June 29, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., June 30, 7:30 p.m. 350 S. Donaghey, Conway.

Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre: “Richard III.” Reynolds Performance Hall, UCA, Thu., June 28, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., July 1, 1 p.m. 350 S. Donaghey, Conway.

Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre: “The Tempest.” Reynolds Performance Hall, UCA, Wed., June 27, 10 a.m.; Thu., June 28, 10 a.m.; Fri., June 29, 10 a.m.; Sat., June 30, 10 a.m. 350 S. Donaghey, Conway.

“Barefoot in the Park.” The Neil Simon classic is a comedy about a couple of newlyweds, their first apartment, eccentric neighbors and a meddling mother. Murry’s Dinner Playhouse, through July 22: Tue.-Sat., 6 p.m.; Wed., 11 a.m.; Sun., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., $15-$33. 6323 Col. Glenn Road. 501-562-3131. murrysdinnerplayhouse.com.

“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.” The Tennessee Williams classic about the decline of a wealthy Southern family. Argenta Community Theater, June 28-30, 8 p.m.; Sun., July 1, 3 p.m., $27-$37.

405 Main St., NLR. 501-420-3704. catonahottinroof.eventbrite.com.

“A Loss of Roses.” William Inge’s rarely performed masterpiece concerns a widow, her grown son and a beautiful actress who arrives on their doorstep, initiating a love triangle that can only end in heartbreak. Arkansas Repertory Theatre, through July 1: Wed., Thu., 7 p.m.; Fri., Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 and 7 p.m., $35-$40.

601 Main St. 501-378-0405. www.therep.org.

Opera in the Ozarks: “A Little Night Music.”

Stephen Sondheim’s romantic Broadway smash about the intersecting love lives of several couples features the popular ballad “Send in the Clowns.” Inspiration Point, Thu., June 28, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., July 1, 7:30 p.m.; Thu., July 5, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., July 7, 7:30 p.m.; Wed., July 11, 7:30 p.m.; Fri., July 13, 7:30 p.m.; Thu., July 19, 7:30 p.m., $20-$25. 16311 Hwy. 62 W., Eureka Springs.

Opera in the Ozarks: “La Boheme.” Puccini’s tale of bohemians living in Paris. Inspiration Point, Fri., June 29, 7:30 p.m.; Mon., July 2, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., July 8, 7:30 p.m.; Thu., July 12, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., July 14, 7:30 p.m.; Fri., July 20, 7:30 p.m., $20-$25. 16311 Hwy. 62 W., Eureka Springs.

Opera in the Ozarks: “The Magic Flute.”

Mozart’s masterpiece. Inspiration Point, Wed., June 27, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., June 30, 7:30 p.m.; Tue., July 3, 7:30 p.m.; Fri., July 6, 7:30 p.m.; Tue., July 10, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., July 15, 7:30 p.m.; Wed., July 18, 7:30 p.m., $20-$25. 16311 Hwy. 62 W., Eureka Springs.

“Spring Awakening.” Tony Award-winning musical adapted from Frank Wedekind’s 1891 expressionist play about the trials, tears and exhilaration of the teen-age years. The Weekend Theater, through July 1: Fri., Sat., 7:30 p.m.; Sun., 2:30 p.m., $16-$20. 1001 W. 7th St. 501-374-3761. www.weekendtheater.org.

GALLERIES, MUSEUMS

NEW EXHIBITS, ART EVENTS

MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY, 500 President Clinton Ave.: Science After Dark: “Cinema,” 6-8 p.m. June 27, cash bar, $5 (free to members); “Extreme Deep: Mission to the Abyss,” through July 29; “Astronomy: It’s a Blast,” through Sept.

17; “Wiggle Worms,” science program for pre-K children 10 a.m.-10:30 a.m. every Tue., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun., $10 ages 12 and older, $8 ages 1-11, free under 1. 396-7050.

BENTONVILLE CRYSTAL BRIDGES MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, 600 Museum Way: “Declaration: Birth of America,” rare 1776 broadside announcing the Declaration of Independence, with newspapers accounts from 1776, a hand-written letter from King George III to his generals, a printed edition of the Virginia Bill of Rights, an American broadside description of the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Franklin printing of the Treaty of Paris, through Sept. 17; “Focus: The Portrait, Picturing Women at the Turn of the Twentieth Century,” three portraits by James McNeill Whistler, John Singer Sargent and George Bellows, on loan from the National Gallery of Art, through June 2, 2013; “American Encounters: Thomas Cole and the Narrative Landscape,” six paintings, including two from the Louvre Museum, through Aug. 13; “The Hudson River School: Nature and the American Vision,” 45 paintings from the New-York Historical Society, through Sept. 3, American masterworks spanning four centuries. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon., Thu., Sat.-Sun.; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Wed.-Fri. Tickets free but timed; reserve at 479-418-5700.

CONTINUING EXHIBITS

ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER, MacArthur Park: “Tattoo Witness: Photographs by Mark Perrott,” 25 large-scale black and white photographs of tattoed men and women, documenting tattoos over 25 years, with murals painted

by Arkansas tattoo artists Robert Berry, Richard Moore, Caleb Pritchett, Chris Thomas, Brooke and Ryan Cook, Nancy Miller and Scott Diffee, through Sept. 9; “The Rockefeller Influence,” 57 works donated or loaned by the Rockefeller family, through Aug. 19; “11th National Drawing Invitational: New York, Singular Drawings,” through Sept. 9, curated by Charlotta Kotik; “The New Materiality: Digital Dialogues at the Boundaries of Contemporary Craft,” through Aug. 5; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. 372-4000.

THE ART LOFT, 1525 Merrill Drive: Work by Dan Thornhill, Catherine Rodgers, Rosemary Parker, Kelly Furr, Melody Lile and others, with music by Rico Novales. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Sat. 251-1131.

BUTLER CENTER GALLERIES, Arkansas Studies Institute: “Pattern in Perspective: Recent Work by Carly Dahl and Dustyn Bork,” through Sept. 29; “Arkansas Art Educators State Youth Art Show 2012,” through July 28; “Small Town: Portraits of a Disappearing America,” through Aug. 25; “Making a Place: The Jewish Experience in Arkansas,” through June 23. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 320-5790.

CANTRELL GALLERY, 8206 Cantrell Road: 21st annual “Mid-Southern Watercolorists Open Membership Exhibit,” through June 23. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 224-1335.

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 509 Scott St.: “Art Musings,” work by clients of the Creative Expressions program of the Arkansas State Hospital, through July 3. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.Thu., 8 a.m.-noon Sun. CHROMA GALLERY, 5707 Kavanaugh Blvd.: Work by Robert Reep and other Arkansas artists. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

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AFTER DARK, CONT. GALLERY 221, 221 W. 2nd St.: “Impressions and Reflections,” work by Jennifer Cox Coleman, Catherine Rodgers, Larry Hare, Cynthia Ragan and others. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 801-0211.

GALLERY 26, 2601 Kavanaugh Blvd.: Katherine Strause, Jason Smith, paintings, through July 14. 664-8996.

GREG THOMPSON FINE ART, 429 Main St.: “Best of the South,” works by regional artists including Carroll Cloar, Theora Hamblett, Walter Anderson, William Hollingsworth, Noel Rockmore, William Dunlap, Philip Morsberger, Donald Roller Wilson, Gary Bolding, Robert Rector and others, through July 10. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat. 664-2787.

HEARNE FINE ART, 1001 Wright Ave.: “Montage 24,” 24 artists with the gallery for 24 years. 372-6822.

KETZ GALLERY, 705 Main St., NLR: “Trees, Trees and More Trees,” pastels by Mary Ann Stafford, through July 14, also work by gallery artists. 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Fri., 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat. 529-6330, ketzgallery.com.

LAMAN LIBRARY, 2801 Orange St.: “The White House Garden,” Smithsonian traveling exhibition, through July 21. 758-1720.

L&L BECK GALLERY, 5705 Kavanaugh Blvd.: “Backyard Birds,” paintings by Louis Beck. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tue.-Sat. 660-4006.

LOCAL COLOUR, 5811a Kavanaugh Blvd.: Robin Parker, featured artist for June. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 265-0422.

M2GALLERY, 11525 Cantrell: New work by William Goodman, Dan Thornhill, Robin Tucker and Peter Razatos. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tue.-Sat. 225-6257.

REFLECTIONS GALLERY AND FINE FRAMING, 11220 Rodney Parham Road: Work by local and national artists. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.Fri., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sat. 227-5659.

SHOWROOM, 2313 Cantrell Road: Work by area artists, including Sandy Hubler. 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 372-7373.

STATE CAPITOL: “Arkansans in the Korean War,” 32 photographs, lower-level foyer. 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat.-Sun. STUDIOMAIN, 1423 S. Main St.: “Main Street Studio Student Competition.” info@studiomain.org.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK: “Works from the UALR Permanent Collection,” including paintings by Al Allen and Karen Kunc, photographs by Timothy Hursley, woodcut by Kathe Kollwitz, prints by Takeshi Katori and David O’Brien, and more, through July 20, Gallery I. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 569-3182.

FAYETTEVILLE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS: Faculty exhibition, through June 29, closing reception 4-5:30 p.m. June 28. Noon-4 p.m. Tue.-Fri. 479-575-7987.

WALTON ARTS CENTER: “Structuring Nature,” exhibit of work by Orit Hofshi, Andrew Moore, Serena Perrone, Ben Peterson and Randall Exon, Joy Pratt Markham Gallery, through June 23. 479-443-5600 HOT SPRINGS ALISON PARSONS GALLERY, 802 Central Ave.: Paintings by Alison Parsons. 501-625-3001.

ARTCHURCH STUDIO, 301 Whittington: Artwork by studio and new artists. 655-0836.

BLUE MOON, 718 Central Ave.: Celebrating its 15th year in business with an exhibit of work by Suzi Dennis, H. James Hoff, Steve Lawnick, David Rackley, Jeanne Teague and Bart Soutendijk. 501-318-2787.

FINE ARTS CENTER, 626 Central Ave.: “American Icons Art Exhibition,” through June. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sat. 501-624-0489.

GALLERY CENTRAL, 800 Central Ave.: Pat

Walker, paintings. 501-318-4278.

JUSTUS FINE ART, 827 Central A: Emily Wood, paintings, also work by Dolores Justus, Donnie Copeland, Steve Griffith, Rebecca Thompson and others. 501-321-2335.

TAYLOR’S CONTEMPORANEA, 204 Exchange St.: Still lifes by Daniel Mark Cassity, through June. 501-624-0516

ONGOING MUSEUM EXHIBITS

ARKANSAS INLAND MARITIME MUSEUM, NLR: Tours of the USS Razorback submarine. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wed.-Sat., 1-6 p.m. Sun. 371-8320.

ARKANSAS SPORTS HALL OF FAME MUSEUM, Verizon Arena, NLR: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon.-Sat. 663-4328.

CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL MUSEUM VISITOR CENTER, Bates and Park: Exhibits on the 1957 desegregation of Central and the civil rights movement. 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. daily. 374-1957.

CLINTON PRESIDENTIAL CENTER, 1200 President Clinton Ave.: “Play Ball! The St. Louis Cardinals,” memorabilia, including World Series trophies, rings and Stan Musial’s uniform, through Sept. 16; permanent exhibits about policies and White House life during the Clinton administration. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. $7 adults; $5 college students, seniors, retired military; $3 ages 6-17.

370-8000.

HISTORIC ARKANSAS MUSEUM, 200E.ThirdSt.: “A Collective Vision,” recent acquisitions, through March 2013; “Creating the Elements of Discovery: Tim Imhauser, Jason Powers and Emily Wood,” sculpture, drawings and paintings, through Aug. 5, “Doug Stowe: The Making of My Small Cabinets,” through July 8. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. 324-9351.

MacARTHUR MUSEUM OF ARKANSAS MILITARY HISTORY, MacArthur Park: Exhibits on Arkansas’s military history. 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

Tue.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sat., 1-4 p.m. Sun. 376-4602.

MOSAIC TEMPLARS CULTURAL CENTER, Ninth and Broadway: “Creativity Arkansas Collection,” works by black Arkansas artists; permanent exhibits on African-American entrepreneurial history in Arkansas. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat. 683–3593.

OLD STATE HOUSE MUSEUM, 300 W. Markham: “Battle Colors of Arkansas,” 18 civil war flags; “Things You Need to Hear: Memories of Growing up in Arkansas from 1890 to 1980,” oral histories about community, family, work, school and leisure. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Mon.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. 324-9685.

WITT STEPHENS JR. CENTRAL ARKANSAS NATURE CENTER, Riverfront Park: Exhibits on wildlife and the state Game and Fish Commission.

CALICO ROCK CALICO ROCK MUSEUM, Main Street: Displays on Native American cultures, steamboats, the railroad, and local history. www. calicorockmuseum.com.

ENGLAND TOLTEC MOUNDS STATE PARK, State Hwy. 165: Major prehistoric Indian site with visitors’ center and museum. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun., closed Mon. $3 for adults, $2 for ages 6-12. 961-9442.

HOT SPRINGS MID-AMERICA SCIENCE MUSEUM, 500 MidAmerica Blvd.: “Odyssey’s Shipwreck! Pirates and Treasure,” artifacts recovered from several wrecks, through Sept. 4. 501-767-3461.

AFTER DARK, CONT. JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE MUSEUM OF MILITARY HISTORY, 100 Veterans Circle: Exhibits on D-Day; F-105, Vietnam era plane (“The Thud”); the Civil War Battle of Reed’s Bridge, Arkansas Ordnance Plant (AOP) and other military history.

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun. $3 adults; $2 seniors, military; $1 students. 501-241-1943.

stagecoach station on the Butterfield Overland Mail Route, with period furnishings, log structures, hat museum, doll museum, doctor’s office, antique farm equipment. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wed.-Sat. $5 adults, $2 students, 5 and under free. 479-968-9369.

MORRILTON MUSEUM OF AUTOMOBILES, Petit Jean Mountain: Permanent exhibit of more than 50 cars from 1904-1967 depicting the evolution of the automobile. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 7 days.

501-727-5427.

ROGERS ROGERS HISTORICAL MUSEUM, 322 S. Second St.: “Portraits in Gray: A Civil War Photography Exhibition Featuring the Collection of David Wynn Vaughan,” sponsored by the Southern Museum of Kennesaw, Ga., through July 21. 479-6211154.

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TECH PARK, CONT. Flake and board member Dr. Michael Douglas, the director of UAMS Bioventures, will establish criteria for those who would propose alternatives this week, Good said she hopes. At Wednesday’s meeting, she pressed for a mid-July deadline for alternatives to be submitted, a suggestion shot down by board member Jay Chessir, who said that was too soon and would put it at Aug. 1. No deadline was agreed on at the meeting.

Charles Dilks of Dilks Consulting, who worked on the Angle report that identified two of the three neighborhoods being considered, will assist the board in evaluating the alternatives, Good said.

Gail Oyster spoke in favor of building the park at the Tech board meeting Wednesday, saying, “Our home is the only owner occupied home on Washington [street].” She said she knew that because none of the residents on the street had declared a homestead tax exemption. She might also have mentioned that she knows the homes not to be owner-occupied because she and her husband own three of them, along with five on Adams Street and another on Maryland. David Oyster, her husband, spoke at May’s Tech board meetings, complaining of crime in the neighborhood; to which Good responded that “there is no way this park will not improve the situation.”

City Director B.J. Wyrick, herself the target of an eminent domain action on eight acres of her property in Southwest Little Rock, was the only director to support an ordinance proposed by Richardson last week to prohibit the use of city tax dollars to exercise eminent domain in the three neighborhoods.

Both she and Adcock said Tuesday they would support an ordinance to withhold money from the Authority if it decides to level one of the neighborhoods for the park. Director Brad Cazort said he’d “probably” support such an ordinance if the homeowners in the neighborhood

weren’t supportive. He noted that the city’s $22 million isn’t coming in a lump sum but over 10 years and he didn’t see “a need to create angst” by zeroing in on a site without examining all alternatives.

Director Gene Fortson, who was on the Airport Commission during the airport’s expansion into a neighborhood, said the Airport was in discussion with homeowners for three years and could offer relocation expenses, which is not the case with the Authority. “If this park is going to cause tension [among residents] it’s not going to fly,” he said.

At last week’s city board meeting, Richardson noted that other directors were saying they would like the park in their wards — Wyrick’s suggesting I-30 and I-430 in Ward 7, Doris Wright the John Barrow area of Ward 6 and Stacy Hurst the vacant Alltel buildings in Ward 3 — but none of them were offering up neighborhoods.

The board announced the members of a committee to provide community input and relocation suggestions. Members include Barrett Allen of UALR’s University District Development, city housing director Andre Bernard, UAMS vice chancellor Tom Butler, tech board members Chessir and C.J. Duvall, Ellen Gray with the housing authority, Bobbie Phillips of the Forest Hills Neighborhood Association, Billy Rouse of the Fair Park Neighborhood Associaton and Darryl Swinton of Better Community Development. They’ll meet at 4 p.m.

Thursday at Theressa Hoover United Methodist Church, 4000 W. 13th St. Adcock said several alternatives would work, suggesting Ray Winder Field or the Alltel property and the I-30 and I-430 interchange. She is having a hard time understanding why the Authority board would still consider the neighborhoods under any circumstances. “The [city] board says they’ve won, the mayor says they’ve won, everyone realizes they’ve won, except for Dr. Good and her friends.”

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STRIP ON THIS: Finally, former male stripper Channing Tatum gets the chance to show off his hot bod in his natural surroundings, i.e. a ridiculous film that’s nothing more than a flimsy excuse to show off Channing Tatum’s hot bod. “Magic Mike” also stars Matthew McConaughey.

Market Street Cinema times at or after 9 p.m. are for Friday and Saturday only. Rave showtimes are valid for Friday and Saturday only. Lakewood 8 and Movies 10 showings were not available as of press deadline. Find up-to-date listings at arktimes.com.

NEW MOVIES Lola Versus (R) – A young woman is dumped by her fiancé weeks before their wedding and she tries to feel better by eating junk food and having sex and so forth. Market Street: 2:15, 4:15, 7:15, 9:15.

Magic Mike (R) – Former male stripper Channing Tatum stars as a male stripper in a story inspired

by Tatum’s former life as a male stripper.

Breckenridge: 12:10, 4:10, 7:25, 10:00. Chenal 9: 10:20 a.m., 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20. Rave: 10:30 a.m., 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30, midnight. Riverdale: 8:45 a.m., 11:10 a.m., 1:40, 4:10, 6:40, 9:25.

Moonrise Kingdom (PG-13) – With Ed Norton, Bill Murray, Frances McDormand and Bruce Willis, from director Wes Anderson. Moonrise Kingdom: 12:05, 2:15, 4:25, 7:15, 9:35. Rave: 9:30 a.m., 11:50 a.m., 2:15, 4:40, 7:05, 9:30.

People Like Us (PG-13) – Family drama/comedy about a twenty-something salesman who must confront a family secret after the sudden death of his father. Breckenridge: 12:20, 4:35, 7:20, 10:05.

Chenal 9: 10:15 a.m., 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15. Rave: 10:20 a.m., 1:20, 4:20, 7:20, 10:20.

Ted (R) – From the mind of the inescapable Seth MacFarlane, the story of a talking teddy bear named Ted. Breckenridge: 11:50 a.m., 2:20, 4:50, 7:45, 10:15. Chenal 9: 10:15 a.m., 1:15, 4:15, 7:15, 10:15. Rave: 10:40 a.m., 11:40 a.m., 1:25, 2:25, 4:10, 5:10, 7:00, 8:00, 9:50, 10:50, midnight. Riverdale: 8:40 a.m., 10:50 a.m., 1:25, 4:05, 6:45, 9:30.

Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection (PG13) – Latest product churned out by the Tyler Perry machine. Breckenridge: 11:35 a.m., 12:30, 2:05, 4:00, 4:45, 7:05, 7:35, 9:40, 10:20. Chenal 9: 10:30 a.m., 1:30, 4:30, 7:30, 10:30. Rave: 10:45 a.m., 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:45 (Xtreme), 9:30 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 1:15, 2:15, 2:45, 4:15, 5:15, 5:45, 7:15, 8:15, 8:45, 10:15, 11:15. Riverdale: Your Sister’s Sister (R) – Indie comedy about the romantic entanglements of attractive young

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people, with Emily Blunt. Market Street: 2:00, 4:20, 7:00, 9:00.

RETURNING THIS WEEK Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (R) – Pretty much what it sounds like, from producer Tim Burton and director Timur Bekmambetov.

Breckenridge: 11:40 a.m., 10:10 (2D), 2:05, 4:40, 7:40 (3D). Chenal 9: 10:30 a.m., 1:30, 7:30 (2D), 4:30, 10:30 (3D). Rave: 11:00 a.m., 1:55, 4:55, 7:40, 10:25 (2D), 10:00 a.m., 12:40, 3:15, 8:40, 11:25 (3D). Riverdale: 8:20 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:35, 4:00, 6:30, 9:10.

Avengers (PG-13) – Based on the Marvel Comics superhero series. Breckenridge: 11:40 a.m., 6:50.

Rave: 7:35, 11:00.

Bel Ami (R) – In which the dude from “Twilight” is some kind of rakish rapscallion who gets everyone’s bloomer’s in a tizzy in 1890s Paris, with Uma Thurman. Market Street: 1:45, 6:45.

Bernie (PG-13) – Based on a murder in smalltown Texas, starring Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey and Richard Linklater. Market Street: 2:00, 4:15, 7:00, 9:15. Riverdale: 8:35 a.m., 11:20 a.m., 2:00.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (PG-13) – British senior citizens go to India and learn about poor people and that it’s OK to eat weird stuff and it’s all very heartwarming. Market Street: 1:45, 4:15, 6:45, 9:15. Riverdale: 8:30 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 1:55, 4:35, 7:15, 9:50.

Brave (PG) – Animated fantasy tale of a Celtic-type girl who must save her kingdom from something or other. Breckenridge: noon, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30 (2D), 11:30 a.m., 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 (3D).

Chenal 9: 10:10 a.m., 1:10, 7:10 (2D), 4:10, 9:45 (3D). Rave: 10:35 a.m., 11:35 a.m., 1:10, 2:10, 4:05, 4:50, 7:10, 9:45 (2D), 9:35 a.m., 12:15, 2:50, 5:30, 8:10, 10:50 (3D). Riverdale: 8:05 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 12:25, 2:35, 4:45, 7:00, 9:05.

Hysteria (R) – Victorian-era comedy about the importance of vibrators, with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy. Market Street: 4:00, 9:00.

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (PG) – The Dreamworks franchise rolls on, with Chris Rock, Ben Stiller and other people who make stupid amounts of money as talking animals.

Breckenridge: 11:45 a.m., 4:20, 9:25 (2D), 2:10,

7:10 (3D). Chenal 9: 10:05 a.m., 1:05, 4:05, 7:05, 9:30. Rave: 9:45 a.m., 1:35, 7:05 (2D), 11:05 a.m., 4:25, 9:35 (3D). Riverdale: 8:25 a.m., 10:40 a.m., 12:55, 3:05, 5:20, 7:25, 9:40.

Men in Black 3 (PG-13) – This go-round, they’ve got to travel backwards in time or something.

Breckenridge: 9:55 p.m. Rave: noon, 5:40, 11:10.

Riverdale: 8:10 a.m., 10:25 a.m., 12:40, 2:55.

Prometheus (R) – Shiny sci-fi from Ridley Scott.

Supposed to be an “Alien” prequel. Chenal 9: 10:00 a.m., 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00 (IMAX 3D) Rave: 1:55, 8:25 (2D), 10:55 a.m., 5:25, 11:30 (3D).

Riverdale: 4:15, 6:55, 9:35.

Rock of Ages (PG-13) – Two hours of Ol’ Middletooth doing butt-rock karaoke sounds just slightly less appealing than a gunshot wound to the crotch. Also starring Alec Baldwin. Chenal 9: 4:25, 10:25. Rave: 12:05, 5:50. Riverdale: 6:20, 9:55.

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (R) – Ever wondered what Steve Carrell and Keira Knightley would do if they knew the world was about to end? Breckenridge: 4:05, 9:55. Rave: 12:10, 5:55. Riverdale: 8:25 a.m., 10:45 a.m., 1:00, 3:15, 5:30, 7:45, 10:00.

Snow White and the Huntsman (PG-13) – Dark and foreboding Snow White reboot No. 2 for the year, this time with Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron. Breckenridge: 4:15, 9:50. Chenal 9:10:25 a.m., 1:25, 7:25. Rave: 2:55, 11:50.

That’s My Boy (R) – Proof that Andy Samberg made a deal with the devil, who happens to be Adam Sandler. Rave: 2:35, 8:20.

Chenal 9 IMAX Theatre: 17825 Chenal Parkway, 821-2616, www.dtmovies.com.

Cinemark Movies 10: 4188 E. McCain Blvd., 945-7400, www.cinemark.com.

Cinematown Riverdale 10: Riverdale Shopping Center, 296-9955, www.riverdale10.com.

Lakewood 8: 2939 Lakewood Village Drive, 7585354, www.fandango.com.

Market Street Cinema: 1521 Merrill Drive, 312-8900, www.marketstreetcinema.net.

Rave Colonel Glenn 18: 18 Colonel Glenn Plaza, 687-0499, www.ravemotionpictures.com.

Regal Breckenridge Village 12: 1-430 and Rodney Parham, 224-0990, www.fandango.com.

MOVIE REVIEWS

‘MOONRISE KINGDOM’: Kara Hayward and Jared Gilman star.

Child’s play

Wes Anderson returns to form in ‘Moonrise Kingdom.’

BY SAM EIFLING

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fter triumphs with “Rushmore” and “The Royal Tenenbaums,” the writer/director and quirk auteur Wes Anderson overreached and faded. In his less-celebrated “The Darjeeling Limited” and “The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou,” he attempted travelogue epics that ultimately spread too thin and couldn’t support the sort of tight emotional core that drove the earlier films. Perhaps his sojourn into animation with the thoroughly blissful “The Fantastic Mr. Fox” three years ago reacquainted Anderson with

his genius as a toymaker. His work feels authentic when he grafts adult sensibilities onto children (or onto subterranean anthropomorphized mammals), more so than when he foists childlike qualities onto his adults. In Anderson’s hands the former feels precocious; the latter, merely precious.

Rarely if ever has he applied those talents to better effect than in his new “Moonrise Kingdom,” largely due to its setup: Before painting a fascinating, moving adolescent romance, Anderson stretched a tidy canvas for himself. The

‘SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD’: Steve Carell and Keira Knightley star.

It’s the end of the world as we know it And ‘Seeking a Friend’ feels meh.

BY SAM EIFLING

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he dinner party three weeks from planetary apocalypse — that’s when you realize things truly have gone sideways in “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World.” Folks are talking about whom to tell off in those last few, precious days before an asteroid strikes and wipes out all the things. Dads are feeding martinis to children and admonishing them to “fight through the burn.” Oh, hey! Someone brought heroin! So the dental assistant shows how to tie off and cook up. Sobri-

ety and monogamy are early casualties of doomsday. As one too-kissy wife explains, “Nobody is anybody’s anything anymore.”

The only person really struggling with all this forced hedonism is Dodge, an insurance-company mope inhabited by Steve Carell. He’s packing an existential crisis and midlife crisis into a few bad weeks and an argyle sweater. After his wife ran out on him — literally sprinted, once they heard the news that the NASA mission to divert the asteroid had failed — he kept

story takes place in 1965 (cue jangly Hank Williams soundtrack) on a small island or two in New England, where a young Khaki Scout named Sam (Jared Gilman, debuting) goes missing from his troop one September morning. The earnest, stern, cigarette-puffing scout master (Edward Norton, making a long-awaited return to films that are worth a damn) orders the remaining scouts to scour the island and return Sam unharmed — not a given, considering how generally disliked the boy is. Elsewhere on the island, a malcontent young girl named Suzy (Kara Hayward, another kid you’ve never seen before) wanders away from her family’s home, suitcase and record player in hand. When her attorney parents (Bill Murray and Frances McDormand) find out she had been pen pals with the missing Sam, they join the hunt for the two fugitive 12-yearolds. Bruce Willis, as the local cop, and Tilda Swinton, as the earthly avatar of Social Services, appear in fine form. Also, a hurricane is on the way.

So, to recap. A bygone era, an enclosed setting (really, all of Anderson’s movies have taken place on islands, even when geography hasn’t reflected that truth), and children behaving with a profound seriousness, both as sweethearts on the lam and as the deputized scouts pursuing them. In this sandbox, Anderson goes to work. The little details that could appear

forced — a way-too-high tree house, splitscreen phone conversations, starched dialogue for little boys, shirtless and axelugging Murray, a lavish play-withina-play — instead feel right for the time and for the characters. (Who better to display unselfconsciously inflated egos than children, lawyers and government employees?) The soundtrack conveys the juvenile heroism of summer camp. On their scale, Sam and Suzy are no less dangerous and inseparable than Bonnie and Clyde.

Anderson embroiders every character and scene so minutely that, unlike his more sprawling works, “Moonrise Kingdom” resonates effortlessly with an epic tone.

The spirit at work here is one worth remembering as yet another summer settles over us. Children who work to build fledgling societies of survival and of love either follow the patterns of previous generations or strike out to redefine the world. When Sam and Suzy find a particular secluded inlet, where they paint and swim and dance and smooch, they endeavor to rename it. For the young and smitten, every day is the biggest ever, and the trodden world is ripe to be discovered and described anew. Before jilts and routine and distraction bleach the heart, the young can live love stories their elders can only imagine. Anderson finds one here, and tells it with such aplomb and humor you almost forget he’s a grown-up.

his old routines intact. Work, commute, home. But as the world unravels further, he crosses paths with a cheery, spacey Brit named Penny who lives in his building and hopes to find a plane she can catch across the pond. This is Keira Knightley, more than 20 years younger than Carell, completing the odd-couple for what amounts to a somewhat dark, somewhat romantic, somewhat comedy that seems to flow only episodically. “Seeking a Friend” never quite decides what it is, so what’s left is very much up to the audience to decide.

It’s either bravely clunky or oddly pleasant or a missed chance at something sublime, if not all three.

Some props are due to writer and firsttime director Lorene Scafaria for at least wringing some chuckles out of the disaster premise. She sets up four competing tensions for this short-timer world. The first is the obvious; when everyone knows they’re going to die, there’s an uptick in suicides and desperation sex and a decline in timely mail service. But Dodge, ever the office drone, exemplifies another camp of people whose denial holds civilization in some kind of order. His housekeeper insists on returning diligently, and elsewhere the good people of the world continue mowing their grass. This allows for the Dodge-Penny last-minute companionship to unfold with a degree of strained nor-

malcy and getting-to-know-you chitchat.

Meanwhile, though, it’s hard to believe that most of the houses in the film haven’t been burned to the ground by roving hordes of rapist-Huns. Instead, the lights in the fridge work and there’s a noticeable lack of dog-gnawed corpses strewn around the yard. This is an apocalypse Scafaria doodled on a happy birthday napkin while the “Garden State” soundtrack piped through earbuds.

Not every end-of-the-world tale has to be “The Road,” of course, but “Seeking a Friend” ought to have decided earlier just how it was going to balance the minor-key tone with its attempts at screwball humor.

Those are, surprisingly, some of the funnier bits in the movie; a pit stop at a family restaurant called Friendsy’s (delightful to say aloud) where the bubbly staff has decided to greet the end of the days high out of their minds. Aside from the sporadic laughs, the film is at its best in raising, if not ably answering, the questions around how to spend those last few days on the planet.

Whom would you visit? Would they want to spend their last hours with you? Family comes first, but there’s a value and a hope in strays adopting one another in those closing moments. It’s last call, and if you find yourself kicking it with Keira Knightley just before the world gets exploded, you might as well consider yourself lucky. www.arktimes.com

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Dining WHAT’S COOKIN’ THE ARGENTA FOODIE FESTIVAL returns to 600 Main Street

James at the Mill

3906 Greathouse Springs Road 479-443-1400

in North Little Rock (the parking lot adjacent to the space used by the Argenta Farmers Market) on Saturday, June 30. As usual the theme is local, seasonal food and the farmers who produce it. Local restaurants like Boulevard Bread Co., Cafe 42, Dogtown Cookery, Hunka Pie, Loca Luna, Lulav, Red Door and Starving Artist will participate using ingredients from local producers. There’ll be music, too, from Fire & Brimstone, Steve Bates and Swingshift Band. The festival runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

For more information, visit argentaartsdistrict.com or call 993-1234.

QUICK BITE The crab cake is as good as you’ll find — with only subtly applied herbs and spices accenting the rich crab taste.

It’s not huge, and it’s $12, but it’s far superior to the filler-dominated ones you find many places.

HOURS 5:30 to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

OTHER INFO Full bar. All CC accepted.

DINING CAPSULES

65TH STREET DINER Blue collar, meatand-two-veg lunch spot with cheap desserts and a breakfast buffet. 3201 West 65th St. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-5627800. BL Mon.-Fri. ACADIA A jewel of a restaurant in Hillcrest.

Unbelievable fixed-price, three-course dinners on Mondays and Tuesday. 3000 Kavanaugh Blvd. Full bar, CC. $$-$$$.

501-603-9630. D Mon.-Sat. BLACK ANGUS Charcoal-grilled burgers, and steaks are the big draws. 10907 N. Rodney Parham. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$.

501-228-7800. BLD Mon.-Sat. BOBBY’S CAFE Delicious, humungo burgers and homemade deserts. 12230 MacArthur Drive. NLR. No alcohol, No CC. $. 501-851-7888. BL Tue.-Fri., D Thu.-Fri. BOSCOS Along with tried and true things like sandwiches, burgers, steaks and big salads, they have entrees like black bean and goat cheese tamales, open hearth pizza ovens and muffalettas. 500 President Clinton Ave. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$.

501-907-1881. LD daily.

BUTCHER SHOP Several menu additions complement the calling card: large, fabulous cuts of prime beef, cooked to perfection. 10825 Hermitage Road. Full bar, All CC. $$$. 501-312-2748. D daily.

CAJUN’S WHARF Serves up great gumbo and oysters Bienville, and options such as fine steaks for the non-seafood eater. 2400 Cantrell Road. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$.

501-375-5351. D Mon.-Sat. CAPERS A menu that covers a lot of ground — seafood, steaks, pasta — and does it all well. 4502 Cantrell Road. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-868-7600. LD Mon.-Sat. COAST CAFE A variety of salads, smoothies, sandwiches and pizzas. 400 President Clinton Ave. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-371-0164. BL Mon.-Sat. DAVE’S PLACE A popular downtown soup-and-sandwich stop at lunch draws

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ASHLI AHERNS

AMERICAN

A MOUTHFUL: Pecan-crusted wild Scottish salmon with buttered leeks, fingerling potato and ginger-cilantro-corn cream sauce at James at the Mill.

Johnson, Arkansas’s culinary capitol?

James at the Mill makes a strong case.

JOHNSON — James at the Mill should

be part of any conversation about the best restaurants in Arkansas. Chef Miles James’ “Ozark Plateau Cuisine” was a new concept for most Arkansans when he introduced it in 1995, as was his approach of serving locally and regionally sourced fresh food, offering small-plate “tasting menus” (with or without wine pairings) and his artfully constructed “vertical presentation.”

Adding to the appeal — then and now — is the amazing setting in which James and staff work: a dramatic twostory space with huge expanses of windows that allow diners to gaze at the accompanying, high-end Inn at the Mill and the pond and other landscape features that fill the space between. And then there’s the birch tree inside the restaurant that stretches almost the entire height of the space. (Seventeen

years ago the view was even lovelier, when the restaurant was surrounded by woods, but Northwest Arkansas has changed a tad since then.)

James was at work on a busy Saturday night in the open kitchen behind the bar, but he found time to make his way to several tables and even took pictures with some of the guests. He might not be a true celebrity chef compared to Food Network stars, but he’s about as close as it gets in Arkansas.

Prices at James at the Mill vary enough to allow folks to experience the restaurant on a budget that suits them.

Appetizers range from $7 to $12.50, entrees from $12 to $36. However, on the night we visited — it was graduation day at the nearby University of Arkansas and Mother’s Day weekend — there were only two choices: a $65 prix fixe, three-course choice (oddly

billed on the menu as “pre-fix”) and a $75 five-course tasting menu ($100 with wine pairings).

We took the $65 meal, which included almost everything from the usual menu. But it stung a bit as the three courses ordered on any other day would have ranged from a collective $27 to $56.50. And it’s doubtful we would have had three courses if not required. Add tax, the mandated 18 percent gratuity and one glass of wine each, and it came out right about $100 a head.

The food was damn good, thankfully, but maybe not $100 good, particularly when Ashley’s at the Capital Hotel, the only restaurant in the state that might convincingly argue it’s better than James at the Mill, offers a threecourse option nightly for $50.

We started with a James at the Mill classic — the warm goat cheese salad.

It’s not what you’d expect; the goat cheese is the base of a dressing drizzled over tender, tasty Yukon gold potatoes and warm bitter salad greens (frisee) dotted with hunks of peppered bacon.

We believe it’s been on the menu since the earliest days, and the way these varied tastes work together we understand why.

Our other appetizer was also a winner — a lump crab cake plopped on a small pool of freshly made tomatillo salsa verde accompanied by a small frise salad teamed with spicy pecans and shaved Parmesan in a white truffle vinaigrette. There are generally two types of crab cakes — those with filler and those without. This is a great example of the latter with little except subtly applied herbs and spices getting in the way of succulent, tasty crab.

We ventured off the known path

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and diverse crowd for the Friday night dinner, which varies in theme, home cooking being the most popular. 201 Center St. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-372-3283. L Mon.-Fri., D Fri. DAVID FAMILY KITCHEN Call it soul food or call it down-home country cooking.

Neckbones, ribs, sturdy cornbread, salmon croquettes, mustard greens and the like. 2301 Broadway. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-3710141. BL Sun.-Fri. DELICIOUS TEMPTATIONS Decadent breakfast and light lunch items that can be ordered in full or half orders to please any appetite or palate. 11220 Rodney Parham Road. No alcohol, All CC. $$. 501-225-6893. BL daily.

DIZZY’S GYPSY BISTRO Interesting bistro fare,

LOVELY SETTING: James at the Mill.

on the entrees. The grilled ahi tuna and braised short-rib “stack” was an interesting and satisfying combination of almost polar opposites. The sushigrade tuna was very lightly seared, meaning rare-to-raw in the middle, just as we like it. The short rib was fall-off-the-bone tender and extremely flavorful thanks to the slow-cooked method of preparation and the rich red wine reduction that was jazzed up with whole-grain mustard.

On no dish is the vertical presentation more attractive than the pecancrusted wild Scottish salmon, a tender, flaky slab of which sat high on a pile of fingerling potatoes with a layer of cut, buttered leeks sandwiched between, a pool of ginger-cilantro-corn cream sauce accompanying. Our salmon lover declared the fish world-class.

Desserts (normally $8) were part of the deal, so we soldiered on with the water-baked chocolate “Nemesis” and the lemon tart on a chocolate cookie crust. The first was a very dense piece of fudgy chocolate cake topped with a scoop of homemade caramel ice cream with a large chocolate star spiked into it. It was an excellent take on what’s become a tired concept, though we would have loved a second scoop of that fabulous ice cream. The lemon tart was about perfect, too — tart but rich, and it worked well with the crisp cookie crust.

James at the Mill is priced to be an “occasion” restaurant — especially on UA graduation day — but it’s worth the splurge (at normal price).

BELLY UP

Breakfast Lunch Dinner Inexpensive (under $8/person) Moderate ($8-$20/person) Expensive (over $20/person) Accepts credit cards

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served in massive portions. 200 River Market Ave. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-375-3500. LD Tue.-Sat. THE FADED ROSE The Cajun-inspired menu seldom disappoints. Steaks and soaked salads are legendary. 1615 Rebsamen Park Road. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-663-9734. LD daily.

FRONTIER DINER Nice selection of manfriendly breakfasts and lunch specials. The half pound burger is a two-hander. 10424 Interstate 30. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-565-6414. BL Mon.-Sat. FROSTOP A ’50s-style drive-in with big and juicy burgers and great irregularly cut fries. Superb service, too. 4131 JFK Blvd. NLR. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-758-4535. BLD daily.

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GADWALL’S GRILL & PIZZA There’s mouthwatering burgers and specialty sandwiches, plus zesty pizzas with cracker-thin crust and plenty of toppings. 12 North Hills Shopping Center. NLR. Beer, Wine, All CC. $-$$. 501-8341840. LD daily.

THE HOP DRIVE-IN Old line dairy bar with burgers, fries and milkshakes. 7706 Cantrell.

No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-228-5556. LD Mon.-Sat. HUNKA PIE A drive-up diner with burgers, other sandwiches, onion rings and a number of different pies. 250 East Military Drive. NLR. No alcohol, No CC. $-$$. 501-612-4754. BLD Mon.-Sat., BL Sun. IZZY’S Sandwiches and fries, lots of fresh salads, pasta about a dozen ways, hand-rolled tamales and (at night only) brick oven pizzas. With full vegan and gluten-free menus. 5601 Ranch Drive. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$. 501-868-4311.

LD Mon.-Sat. KIERRE’S KOUNTRY KITCHEN Excellent home-cooking joint for huge helpings of meat loaf and chicken-fried steak, cooked-down vegetables and wonderful homemade pies and cakes. 6 Collins Place. NLR. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-758-0903. BLD Tue.-Fri., BL Sat. RED DOOR Fresh seafood, steaks, chops and sandwiches. 3701 Old Cantrell Road. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-666-8482. BL Mon.-Fri. D daily.

REDBONE’S Piquant Creole and Cajun food that’s among Little Rock’s best. 300 President Clinton Ave. Full bar, All CC. $-$$. 501-3722211. LD daily.

RIVERFRONT STEAKHOUSE Steaks are the draw here — nice cuts heavily salted and peppered, cooked quickly and accurately to your specifications. 2 Riverfront Place. NLR. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-375-7825. D Mon.-Sat. RUDY’S OYSTER BAR Good boiled shrimp and oysters on the half shell. 2695 Pike Ave. NLR. Full bar, All CC. 501-771-0808. LD Mon.-Sat. TRIO’S Fresh, creative and satisfying lunches; even better at night, when the chefs take flight.

8201 Cantrell Road. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$.

501-221-3330. LD Mon.-Sat., BR Sun. VIEUX CARRE A pleasant spot in Hillcrest with specialty salads, steak and seafood.

2721 Kavanaugh Blvd. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$.

501-663-1196. LD Mon.-Fri., D Sat., BR Sun.

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LITTLE ROCK’S MOST AWARD-WINNING RESTAURANT 1619 REBSAMEN RD. 501.663.9734 • thefadedrose.com

CHI’S CHINESE CUISINE Offers a broad menu that spans the Chinese provinces and offers a few twists on the usual local offerings. 5110 W. Markham St. Beer, All CC. $-$$. 501-604-7777.

CRAZY HIBACHI GRILL A three-in-one: tapanaki cooking, sushi bar and sit-down dining with a Mongolian grill. 2907 Lakewood Village. NLR. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-8129888. LD daily.

FANTASTIC CHINA The food is delicious, the presentation beautiful, the menu distinctive, the service perfect, the decor bright. 1900 N. Grant St. Full bar, All CC. $$. 501-663-8999.

LD daily.

LILLY’S DIMSUM THEN SOME Innovative dishes inspired by Asian cuisine, utilizing local and fresh ingredients. 11121 N. Rodney Parham Road. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$-$$$.

501-716-2700. LD daily.

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MT. FUJI JAPANESE RESTAURANT The dean of Little Rock sushi bars offers a fabulous lunch special and great Monday night deals. 10301 Rodney Parham Road. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-227-6498. LD daily.

10301 N. Rodney Parham Road. 501-227-6498.

OSAKA JAPANESE RESTAURANT Fine-dining Japanese dishes and a well-stocked sushi bar in way-out-west Little Rock. 5501 Ranch Drive, Suite 1. $$-$$$. 501-868-3688. LD. SAIGON CUISINE Traditional Vietnamese with Thai and Chinese selections. 6805 Cantrell Road. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-663-4000. L Tue.-Fri., D Tue.-Sun. SUSHI CAFE Impressive, upscale sushi menu with other delectable house specialties like tuna tataki, fried soft shell crab, Kobe beef and, believe it or not, the Tokyo cowboy burger. 5823 Kavanaugh Blvd. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-663-9888. L Mon.-Sat. D daily.

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CORKY’S RIBS & BBQ The pulled pork is extremely tender and juicy, and the sauce is sweet and tangy without a hint of heat. 12005 Westhaven Drive. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-954-7427. LD daily. 2947 Lakewood Village Drive. NLR. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-753-3737. LD daily, B Sat.-Sun. WHITE PIG INN Go for the sliced rather than chopped meats at this working-class barbecue cafe. 5231 E. Broadway. NLR. Beer, All CC. $-$$.

501-945-5551. LD Mon.-Fri., L Sat. WHOLE HOG CAFE The pulled pork shoulder is a classic, the back ribs are worthy of their many blue ribbons, and there’s a six-pack of sauces for all tastes. 516 Cantrell Road. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$. 501-664-5025.

LD Mon.-Sat. 12111 W. Markham. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$. 501-907-6124.

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CAFE BOSSA NOVA A South American approach to sandwiches, salads and desserts, all quite good. 701 Kavanaugh Blvd. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$.

501-614-6682. LD Tue.-Sat., BR Sun. GEORGIA’S GYROS Good gyros, Greek salads and fragrant grilled pita bread highlight a large Mediterranean food selection. 2933 Lakewood Village Drive. NLR. Full bar, All CC. $-$$. 501-753-5090. LD Mon.-Sat. LAYLA’S Delicious Mediterranean fare that has a devoted following. 9501 N. Rodney Parham Road. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-227-7272. LD daily (close 5 p.m. on Sun.). 612 Office Park Drive. Bryant. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$. 501-847-5455. LD Mon.-Sat. TAJ MAHAL Upscale versions of traditional dishes and an extensive menu.

1520 Market Street. Beer, All CC. $$$. (501) 881-4796. LD daily.

THE TERRACE MEDITERRANEAN KITCHEN A broad selection of Mediterranean delights with top-notch table service at dinner. 2200 Rodney Parham Road. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-217-9393. L Mon.-Fri., D Mon.-Sat. YA YA’S EURO BISTRO Translates comfort food into beautiful cuisine. 17711 Chenal Parkway. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-821-1144. LD daily, BR Sun.

ITALIAN

DONA’S LITTLE ITALY A newcomer among Little Rock’s Italian entries and a worthy one. Great marinara. Everything is well-cooked and served in generous portions. 315 N. Bowman Road. No alcohol, All CC. $$. 501-2256168. LD Tue.-Sun. GRAFFITI’S Italian-flavored bistro avoids the rut with daily specials and careful menu tinkering. 7811 Cantrell Road. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$.

501-224-9079. D Mon.-Sat. RISTORANTE CAPEO Familiar pasta dishes will comfort most diners. They make their own mozzarella fresh daily. 425 Main St. NLR. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-376-3463. D Mon.-Sat. ROCKY’S PUB Rocking sandwiches and a fine selection of homemade Italian entrees. 6909 JFK Blvd. NLR. Beer, Wine. $$. 501-833-1077. LD Mon.-Sat. ZAZA Here’s where you get wood-fired pizza with gorgeous blistered crusts and a light topping of choice and tempting ingredients. 5600 Kavanaugh Blvd. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-661-9292. LD daily. 1050 Ellis Ave. Conway. Full bar, All CC. $$-$$$. 501-336-9292. BLD daily.

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BUMPY’S TEXMEX GRILL & CANTINA The menu includes Tex-Mex staples but also baby-back ribs, fried fish and a grilled chicken salad. 400 N. Bowman Road. Full bar, All CC. $$. 501-379-8327. LD daily.

CANTINA LAREDO This is gourmet Mexican food, a step up from what you’d expect from a real cantina. 207 N. University. Full bar, All CC. $$$.

501-280-0407. LD daily.

ROSALINDA RESTAURANT HONDURENO A Honduran cafe that specializes in pollo con frito tajada (fried chicken and fried plaintains).

3700 JFK Blvd. NLR. No alcohol, No CC. $-$$. 501-771-5559. LD daily.

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such a diverse selection, you will never leave unsatisfied. Amongst the local US brewed, where gambling and the nightlife ruled the roost and you can also find over 10 other countries drew visitors in from all over the country is still bustling represented by bottle or on one of the 10 tap heads that are consistently pouring with a bar scene that is as lively as it was in the 30’s. cold beers. With anything from a cider to Here are some of the great places you need to stop by a stout, pilsner to a double IPA, if you are a while taking in the vibrant night life in the Spa City. connoisseur of beers you are likely to find a treasure or twelve here.

With all the new additions it shouldn’t surprise one to hear that in early 2012 Maxine’s introduced a Greek menu to the community. With all Maxine’s fresh ingredients and homemade sauces you can find Maxine’s, started as a brothel by a Madame whose anything from hummus, lamb kabobs, handmade pizza, namesake still graces the archway, and has a history to a gourmet butter burger with Greek potato wedges. so rich that almost any older gentleman you might A true love for music and community have given Kevin meet around this town has a story from this glamorand Agnes an uncanny amount of drive and ambition ous period. Owners Agnes and Kevin Rodgers bought that have given Maxine’s a new life, a new legacy, and Maxine’s in May of 2009 and have given the old brothel a new series of stories generations will be recanting years from now.

Kevin and Agnes decided to give the venue a makeover and immediately built a new stage with state of the art sound equipment, in hopes that this would attract more prestigious and well-known bands. It worked! In the past three years the Maxine’s stage has been graced by over 2100 bands from 40 states, 18 countries, and has included greats such as Lucero, El Ten Maxine’S Eleven, Bobby Rush, Girl in a Coma, We Were Promised Jet Packs, etc. The reputation of they welcome you to be a part of it. View their upcomMaxine’s has drawn bands from all over the world and ing shows at www.maxineslive.com, or give us a visit entertained thousands. at 700 Central Ave. 501-321-0909 Maxine’s boast able brews also migrate from different Happy Hour 4-7 PM countries to mingle with the local taste buds. With

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Lucky’s Bar and Grill is your spot for downtown entertainment with a wide range of beers, both domestic and imported, and a fully stocked bar. Stop by for some trivia and pool or try their lunch specials. Karaoke is on Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9 PM untill 2 AM. Get your dancing shoes on and go to Lucky’s on Friday and Saturday nights where a DJ will be spinning all the latest dance hits. A band takes the stage later and there are drink specials throughout the evening.

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Andrew’s is one of the latest additions to vibrant Historic Downtown Hot Springs area. The atmosphere in Andrew’s makes you feel like you have been transported to the French Quarter. Brought to Hot Springs from New Orleans, Chef Stanley serves up a variety of Cajun and Creole selections.

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ith tomatoes ripening and farmers’ market tables full of juicy fruits, colorful, crisp veggies, and flavorful herbs — we crave summertime foods. Likewise climbing temperatures and longer days move our leisure time activities to the lake, park, or maybe next to the air conditioner. Since our food and activities change with the seasons — why not our wine? The friendly folks at area restaurants and fine wine stores are always happy to share their recommendations. Here are some of their suggestions to start your summer wine adventure.

COOL WHITES

On a hot summer day we like to drink iced tea, lemonade, a cold Sprite or maybe a Mountain Dew. Served pleasantly cold, they quench our parched mouth and they taste of lemon, orange, dried flowers etc.

These are the same reasons white wines are so great for summer. If you like sour apple or grapefruit flavors try some Sauvignon Blanc. Looking for something that is just lemony, crisp and refreshing? Pinot Grigio is a great poolside wine. Riesling comes in a range of styles from sweet to dry

(or not sweet) and typically has flavors of white peach, apricot, and citrus. Chardonnay is very versatile with some tasting of tropical fruits and others that have aged in oak showing flavors of butter or vanilla. Most white wines offer refreshing acidity.

In wine terms acidity is the thing that makes your mouth water.

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hearsay ➥ Looking for a great beach read but don’t want to pay full price? Check out the bargain tables at BOOKS-A-MILLION. Prices range from $2.97 and up. Offerings range from the classics to more modern bestsellers. We recently picked up “Anna Karenina”, “Shutter Island” and “Slumdog Millionaire”, all for $3.97 each. ➥ Kids can run the bases at DICKEY-STEPHENS PARK after the July 29th Arkansas Travelers game against the Midland RockHounds. For the adults, the first 1,000 through the gate will receive a Travs wrestling mask. ➥ Registration is open for this year’s 48 HOUR FILM PROJECT. Slated for Aug. 17-19 in Little Rock, teams of local filmmakers have just 48 hours to write, film and edit a short film that must include a character, a prop, an line of dialogue and a genre, all determined by the project staff. Early registration (through July 23) is $140; after that, the cost goes up to $160, and after Aug. 7, the registration fee is $175. For more information, visit www.48hourfilm.com. Screenings will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 22-24 at Argenta Community Theater, 405 Main St., North Little Rock. ➥ The Hillcrest neighborhood is celebrating Independence Day with an Ice Cream Social at their July First Thursday SHOP-N-SIP event July 5. It will be at Crest

Park on Kavanaugh Blvd. in front of the Hillcrest Kroger. The Children’s House Montessori School will sing at the event and the Quapaw Quarter Brass Quintet will also perform. The event is sponsored by Kroger, River City Tea, Coffee & Cream and the Hillcrest Residents & Merchants Associations. ➥ HARVESTFEST in Hillcrest is ahead and there’s still time to have a vendor booth at the event or to enter the cheese dip contest. There are amateur and professional categories and prizes will be awarded to the winners. The deadline to apply as a vendor or to enter the contest is August 15. Contact Jessica Davis with The Shoppes on Woodlawn at 501-580-4123 for vendor booth details and Austin Franks at 501-772-7935 for more information about the cheese dip contest. ➥ July 4 is coming up, so here is a list of Independence Day events around town: The CLINTON PRESIDENTIAL CENTER will have free admission all day.

Gates will open at 5:30 p.m. for POPS ON THE RIVER at Riverfront Park. Music from the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra will begin at 6:30 and fireworks start at 9:30. The event is free. PINNACLE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK will host games and activities from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is free on July 4. MAGIC SPRINGS in Hot Springs will host a fireworks display at dusk.

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Rocket Twenty One, is raving about 2009 La Posta Cocina Blanco de Blancos. This is an interesting white blend from Mendoza, Argentina. A familiar grape, Chardonnay, makes up the majority of the blend and is kicked into high gear with the addition of Sauvignon Blanc and Torrontes. The Chardonnay imparts the taste of green apple. Sauvignon Blanc adds grapefruit and Torrontes brings a hint of white flowers. All combine to make a refreshingly crisp wine that slips across the tongue like silk.

Peter recommends it with seafood items such as their scallops or sushi grade Ahi tuna. At $5 by the glass ($21 for the bottle) this is a “can’t miss” pick. Peter shared that he looks for products that patrons cannot find everywhere else. Indeed, the restaurant seems to have bought up the remaining cases of the La Posta blend so stop by if you want to try it.

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LAKE LIQUOR STORE A family business in Maumelle since 1966, Lake Liquor Store is the oldest wine store in the state, according to owner/operator Jason Polk.

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1995 and expanded to 12.000 square feet where Jason proudly offers “unbelievable selection, unbelievable prices.” Lake Liquor Store’s summertime wine picks include Apothic White from Gallo. Jason describes this as a blend of Chardonnay, Riesling and Moscato that customers find kind of sweet and refreshing. Jason’s wife, Kim Polk, picks Ecco Domani Pinot Grigio as her “swimming pool wine.”

FADED ROSE Ed David, owner of Faded Rose, suggests Whitehaven New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc ($28 a bottle) with fried green tomatoes or shrimp remoulade. Ed and his family enjoy wine with their meals at home and take the opportunity to try new wines to share with Faded Rose patrons. Wines are introduced through specials that change monthly and are chosen to enhance the dining experience without breaking the bank. “I want people to try new wines and eat good New Orleans food. I keep my wine prices as low as possible. In fact some people comment that I’m not charging enough!”

With over 30 years in business and a slew of regulars, Ed’s love for food, wine and his customers must make a winning combination.

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JUICY REDS

Lighter, refreshing red wines are a great compliment to the flavors of summer — like zesty tomato dishes.

Many fine restaurants and wine stores recommend Pinot Noir. This grape typically has fewer tannins than a bigger red like Cabernet Sauvignon. Tannins come from grape skins and/or time in barrel and are the components of a wine that make your

mouth feel dry — not exactly what you might want on a hot day. Zinfandel is considered a very big wine because flavors are bold and alcohol is high. However, the bold flavors are usually a mix of blue and black berries and red fruits such as plums and cherries. In Zinfandel, the tannins are typically less prominent than in other reds. Another great summer choice is Beaujolais, made in the southern part of Burgundy from the Gamay grape.

The wine making process for Beaujolais is designed to keep the acid high, the tannins low, and fruit almost candied. Beaujolais can be served slightly chilled — another plus for summer.

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With over 2400 different wines and in-store tastings Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturday, there is ample opportunity to try something new.

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VESUVIO BISTRO Italian wines are a classic pairing with tomato dishes. Reds are almost always acidic and some of them are relatively light in body. Stop

by Vesuvio Bistro inside the Best Western Hotel on Merrill Drive, for an authentic Italian food and wine experience. Do not worry if you do not know much about Italian wine.

Owners Santi Sacca and Bill Criswell are happy to visit each table to suggest a perfect pairing. For an easy to drink red wine that pairs nicely with many menu items, Santi and Bill recommend Barbera d’Asti by Michele Chiarlo, $9 by the glass. This wine has mixed flavors of bright fresh and dried fruits and floral notes. Vesuvio Bistro offers an extensive, yet easy to navigate list of wine. Though regions in France and California are well represented, diners will find an opportunity to try many wines from Italy. Ask about special wines as there are usually weekly wines featured beyond the wine list.

helpful explanation. Lighter reds are available and Jimmy highlights two: the fruit in Cline Zinfandel ($9.50 a glass/$36 a bottle) enhances the blueberry —Jack Daniels demi-glaze on the grilled elk chops; Jimmy suggest that Gloria Ferrer Pinot Noir ($10 a glass/$50 a bottle) picks up the smoky flavors of the roasted smoked pork with peppercorn and fresh herb sauce. Winner of the Wine Spectator “Award of Excellence” since 2001, the wine list is easy to navigate and features 335 bottles and over 35 by the glass choices. In addition, featured wines not on the list are updated every 1-2 weeks so there is always something new to try.

BIG REDS

Sometimes, no matter the season, nothing beats a big steak paired with a big red wine. Wines, like Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz/Syrah, or Malbec etc. are known for their prominent tannins, full body, and flavors of fruit and spice. The dark skins on these grapes make deeply colored wines and they often spend time in oak. The

result is a robust wine style that can cut through the fat in a juicy grilled steak and mellow the savory flavors.

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NEIGHBORHOOD WINE & SPIRITS If you are craving red meat and red wine, try the convenience of Neighborhood Wine and Spirits located right next to Hogg’s Meat Market in North Little Rock. Voted Best Liquor Store in North Little Rock five years in a row, Neighborhood Wine and Spirits has a knowledgeable and friendly staff happy to help you choose a wine. Owner Doug McDowall suggests Foppiano Vineyards Petite Syrah made in the Russian River Valley in the Sonoma area of California. He enjoys the deep color and intense flavors. Plus he has visited the winery and trusts their years of experience.

THE BUTCHER SHOP STEAKHOUSE To beat the heat and get the best of both worlds, visit The Butcher

Shop Steakhouse on Hermitage Road in Little Rock. You can grill your own steak or sit back while someone else cooks and serves.

Most importantly, you can have the entire experience in the air conditioning and pretend the temperature isn’t approaching triple digits. The Butcher Shop Steakhouse is locally owned and operated by Al Miller and has been part of Little Rock’s restaurant scene for 30 years. Expect a wine list with lots of recognizable wines and brands. Al’s fave for any steak on the menu is the J. Lohr Estates Seven Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon from Paso Robles, California. This is a big red wine full of the flavors of dark fruit, vanilla from oak aging, and black olives. It is available by the glass for $6.50 or by the bottle for under $30.

ROSÉ — SURPRISINGLY SOPHISTICATED

First let’s dispel a myth. Not all rosés are sweet. If you love White Zinfandel over ice — no problem, BUT this is not the only option.

LILLY’S DIM SUM AND THEN SOME Look for some seasonal changes on the menu and wine list at Lilly’s Dim Sum and Then Some on N. Rodney Parham. Owner Nancy Tesmer selects her wine list with food pairings in mind. New for summer is 2009 Potel-Aviron Beaujolais Villages. Nancy finds this a terrific summer pairing for many menu items including the hot and sour soup, Vietnamese spring rolls, and beef and broccoli rice bowl. Nancy chooses wines that are both delicious and affordable enough to drink every day. Sunday’s half-off bottle discount allows patrons to affordably compare different bottles. If you love something, ask Nancy where to buy it. All of the wines on the list are available in Little Rock wine stores.

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There are beautiful, delicate, interesting rosés available without a hint of sugar. They are made from all kinds of red grapes that you might already know and love — Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Malbec.

Grenache. Grape juice is white. The color comes from the skins. Rosés are lightly colored because of limited exposure of the juice to the skins.

They are usually refreshing and can be surprisingly complex with layers of delicate floral flavors and ripe red fruits like strawberry, cherry, and raspberry. A versatile wine that pairs with many foods, rosés are served chilled — the perfect thing for a hot day in Arkansas. Here are two tips for trying rosés: 1. If there is a producer of a red wine you already like then see if they have a rosé version of the same grape. 2. Look for rosés from geographic areas that specialize in that style of wine (i.e. Tavel from Southern Rhone or wines from Provence in Southern France or Navarra in Spain).

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From Australia’s Barossa Valley, it is a blend of Grenache, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon and Dolcetto grapes.

Frank suggests it be served chilled, not cold, and finds it is a great wine for food — especially seafood.

Westrock Spirits and Wines recently

moved to a new location convenient for those who live or work out Highway 10. Their address is 5501 Ranch Drive, behind USA Drug and between Izzy’s and El Porton.

They have brought their knowledgeable staff and their ample selection of over 1000 facings of wine. Staff members taste everything in the store and are prepared to assist customers with pairings for anything from “gazpacho to elk rump.” Frank thinks it is very important to help customers find wine that suits their tastes. Taking a trip around the store with Frank will not only result in wine advice but also interesting stories about the winemakers. Tuesday is Wine Day — 15% off.

THE CAPITAL HOTEL Lee Edwards, Beverage Director at the Capital Hotel Bar and Grill is excited about Ponzi Vineyards Rosé ($8 a glass) made from Pinot Noir grapes in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. New on the summer wine list, this wine tastes of strawberry, cherry blossom, and a little lavender. There are just enough tannins to stand up well to a burger from the bar. “The world regions that make

the best rosé wines are all hot. As hot as Arkansas summers are, we should be enjoying rosé,” Lee points out. The Capital Hotel cellars hundreds of wines that are available in the Bar and Grill and at Ashley’s.

The Ponzi Vineyards Rosé could also be enjoyed with the frog legs or pickled shrimp from the Ashley’s menu. The Capital Hotel is just as conscientious about the source of their wine as their food ingredients.

Lee says, “We concentrate on small family wineries that do things the right way.” There are also a large number of half bottles (approximately two glasses) available at the Bar and Grill or Ashley’s. This offers patrons an opportunity to try a wider variety of wines without investing in larger bottle.

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Wine is designed to enhance — food, flavor, emotion, experience.

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MADURO CIGAR BAR AND LOUNGE Little Rock now offers a cigar bar. Maduro Cigar Bar and Lounge opened on Main Street in February.

Owner and manager, Michael Peace, explained that Maduro is meant to be sophisticated, but not snobby. The atmosphere does convey a sort of relaxed, but sexy vibe with red walls, dim lighting, and cozy lounge areas with leather chairs and couches.

Booths and tables are also available.

Offering 18 red wines and 8 whites, most of which are available by the glass, plus over 200 types of cigars, one might need assistance from the cigar lounge clerks to make a selection. Michael explains that when pairing wines with cigars it is important to contrast flavors and match weight. For instance a spicy cigar like La Flor Dominicana Double Ligero would pair nicely with a fruitier wine. He recommends Guenoc Pinot Grigio. For more information, check out www.facebook.com/MaduroLounge.

LULAV AND ART LOFT GALLERY AND WINE BAR From the owners of Lulav, comes a unique way to enjoy wine — wine and art. The Art Loft Gallery and Wine Bar in West Little Rock combines working studio art space with wine. There are up to 24 working artists who rent space to paint and create. On Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays folks can order some wine and watch them work. Once a month there are special themed events. Live music, food from Lulav, plus 25-30 wines are combined with special entertainment. The theme in July is fashion. Ticket prices and other information can be found at www. facebook.com/artloftwinebar).

At the Lulav restaurant in downtown Little Rock, owner Matt Lile, offers over 100 different wines with 30 by the glass. Each Wednesday is “Wino Wednesday” where tasting choices include eight wines for $8 or five premium wines for $25. Sommelier Jeff Yant is in attendance to answer wine questions. Matt points out that the summer line up is full of whites, sparklings, etc to suit the season.

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“In victory, you deserve Champagne, in defeat, you need it.”— Napoleon Bonaparte. I think I like owner and winemaker at Raimondo Family Winery, Margie (Raimondo) Roelands’, quote better ... “if it is a

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up with regular customers on everything from kids to the Razorbacks. The staff helps with food and wine pairings and if they don’t know the answer to a question are happy to do a little on-line research.

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good hair day — drink sparkling, if it is a bad hair day — drink sparkling.”

The point of course is to DRINK SPARKLING. Don’t over think it.

Anything with bubbles was meant to be fun. Seriously, “saving” sparkling wines for New Year’s Eve and wedding toasts is like only having chocolate at Christmas. Sparkling wine, ranging from sweet to completely dry, also ranging from super inexpensive to expense account only, are simply too yummy to have only once or twice a year. Refreshing and light, sparkling wines are great for summer.

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RAIMONDO FAMILY WINERY Raimondo Family Winery, at Lake Norfolk in North Arkansas is making a sparkling wine that incorporates the essence of almond. It is in fact called “Almond” and is available under $20 at fine wine stores around Arkansas. Made in the “traditional method,” almond essence is added to a base of unoaked Chardonnay.

Margie describes the wine as slightly sweet with fine bubbles and the savory nutty flavor of almonds combined with the clean fresh fruit flavor of the Chardonnay. Margie says she has not found a cheese this wine does not compliment. She also recommends it with desserts from shortbread to tiramisu. Raimondo Family Winery actually has an interesting line up of wines that are not only unusual for Arkansas made wines, but are unusual for US made wines.

Bell Vineyards Sparkling wine from California is made exclusively for the Arkansas market and is only available here and at their winery.

Bell sparkling is a crisp refreshing white wine made with Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, by the traditional

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Summertime means fresh fruit, riding around in the boat, swinging on the front porch. These can all be made a little sweeter with a refreshingly sweet wine. Wines high in alcohol can drain your energy in the summer heat. The great thing about a sweet wine is they are often a little lower in alcohol and if well-made still have a zingy acidity that can quench your thirst.

Moscato, made from the Muscat grape, is a very popular wine in Arkansas. Flavors are usually a combination of peaches, orange blossom, or apricot.

Most fine wine stores will have several to choose from and most restaurant wine lists will have at least one. They can be paired with savory foods — especially spicy flavors or seafood, cheese and fruit selections, or with desserts — especially fruit desserts that compliment the flavors in the wine.

Here are a few venues and their selections: • Spring Hill Wine and Spirits — Moscato d’Asti from Il Conte — $13 • Sonny Williams Steak Room — Seven Daughters Moscato ($9 a glass) • Rocket Twenty One — Moscato d’Asti by Kermit Lynch. ($7 a glass).

• Dizzy’s Gypsy Bistro— Casa de Campo Moscato from Argentina ($7.50 a glass.).

• Neighborhood Wine and Spirits has 48 Moscato choices from $5 and up.

Rosa di Rosa is a sweet wine with a little fizz that is available in white or red. This wine is imported from Italy by an Arkansas company. Low in alcohol, the red version compares to a blackberry soda — but with a little kick.

Pair it with sweet/spicy bbq sauces or chocolate. It can usually be found under $15 a bottle. Dizzy’s recommends it by the glass to go with their Rocky Road Chocolate Cake.

Summer is a great time to explore the lighter styles of wine. Your summer wine adventure awaits with great choices — right here in Arkansas. Visit your favorite wine store or restaurant and start trying new wines right away — before the summer passes by.

Jade Helm is finishing her Diploma in Wine and Spirits with London’s Wine and Spirits Education Trust. She is also a Certified Specialist in Wine with the Society of Wine Educators.

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ecause of the heat and drouth, you won’t have the freedom this Fourth of July to set off fireworks.

One firecracker could very well catch this whole state on fire. And have it spread on over into Texas and Oklahoma, and up into Missouri. The world is supposed to end by fire next time — and many predictions have it happening in 2012 — and this could very well be the spark that sets it off.

Another traditional freedom that’s been restricted this Fourth is your right to hood up and burn a cross in the yard of a neighbor who is said to be harboring intentions to vote in November to re-elect Barack Obama. That neighbor needs to be taught a lesson, all right, but because of the fire danger, you’ll just have to improvise an alternative.

You could night-ride out to his place and tump over his Airstream. Or all of you lasso it and wompey it off the cinder blocks. Or you could tie him to the railroad track until he recanted, meaning you’d have to mouth up some persuasive train noises like Johnny Cash in “Orange Blossom Special” to cover the sad reality that there’s been no real train on this track for at least 50 years.

Or you could hang him with what turns out to be a paper rope. Or give him a first-

degree red-belly.

Whatever it takes to bring him to his senses.

We used to take a more direct, BOB hands-on approach LANCASTER and you can argue with the propriety of that but you’ll notice we never had no uppity presidents then.

No woman presidents neither, nor women in the legislature standing up there talking about their vaginas. We lost the old cherished Fourth of July freedom to shield the womenfolk from that kind of shame and embarrassment, so that now they talk openly about their oopsies and do things like flop out a yowser and nurse an infink in front of God and everybody and think abortion ought to be up to them rather than a sanctimonious clutch of old bald-headed cockwobblers.

But you can’t just shoot the prospective Obama supporter, as you customarily would, or terrorize him back toward conformity with random upin-the-air midnight horseback gunfire.

That’s because the burn ban takes precedence over Stand Your Ground. It’s the only thing that does. Stand Your Ground trumps even the Ten Commandments but it durst not challenge a burn ban

because you just never know when a bullet’s going to glance off a rock and flint up a sliver of rich pine and next thing the entire Mississippi Valley is toast. It’ll look like Chernobyl. It’ll look like it’s going to look anyhow before this most anti-environment Congress in history finishes its earth-raping frenzy.

Also, same reason, your freedom to have a Fourth of July cookout is in temporary abeyance. They say temporary but you know how it is with these lost freedoms, especially those voluntarily given up: once gone, kiss them eternal goodbye.

An example of this is the old Founding Freedom to cheat Indians out of their land. What I want to know, who died and made them owners of the land in the first place? They didn’t even know you could own land like you do a cow or a slave or a wife or a piece of the rock. But once we gave up the right to hoodwink them into hitting the trail of tears, we’d never be able to reclaim it.

And that’s why the Indians today have these casinos with the tightest slots of anybody’s — well, except Tunica’s or Shreveport’s or those over at Hot Springs. Those at Hot Springs will hold on to a quarter tighter than Robert Burns or Johnnie Walker Red. Take a crowbar to them and they still wouldn’t pay off.

This is the voice of experience speaking.

This loss of good old American Fourth

of July freedoms once taken for granted is a sore subject with me. The freedom to boldly go where no one has gone before.

Doesn’t exist anymore because no matter where you go or how boldly, somebody will have beat you there and left a scattering of plastic empties and blowingabout Cheetos bags as a kind of taunt.

Or the freedom to name your town Standard Umpstead if that’s what you want to name it. You can’t do that now, even if you have perfectly good cause like the town’s founder was named Clyde Standard Umpstead or Beulah Standard Umpstead or the co-founders were Bill and Hillary Standard Umpstead.

The only ones who still have all their Fourth of July freedoms are the ones who also have all the dough, and all the amenities like home car-elevators. They’ve still got all their rights, and yours too. They bought them from lawmakers who were supposed to be looking out for our interests but you know how that goes. They bought them from our lawmakers for next to nothing, and crammed them down in their giant portfolios, which when they die they’ll give to their good-for-nothing heirs, presuming they don’t find a way meantime to buy their way out of death, which they probably will, but the rest of us will have to go ahead and die as we’ll be unable to make the co-pay.

Old story; old story.

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In addition, you must file with Clerk of this Court, whose address is shown below, a formal written answer to the complaint, along with the appropriate filing fees, in accordance with the rules of the Court. If you fail to do so, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.This action is brought to recover a judgment dissolving the contract of marriage existing between you and the Plaintiff.

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All work tools, supplies and equipment provided. Housing expenses provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work daytransportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided uponcompletion of 50% of contract; _ guaranteed of contract. Employment offered by HMC Farms, L.L.C. located in New Iberia, LA . Qualified applicants may call employer for interview (225) 207-0505 or may apply for this position at their nearest State Workforce Agency located at 5401 S. University, Little Rock, AR, 72209.

Field Workers. 4 temporary positions; approx 3 months; Duties: planting of sugarcane by hand; farm and field duties; Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending or stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired, workers may be required to take random drug test at no cost to the workers. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. 1 months experience in job offered required. $9.30 per hour; Job to begin on 7/27/2012 through 10/31/12. All work tools, supplies and equipment provided. Housing expenses provided to workers who can not reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day; transportation and subsistence expenses to the worksite will be provided upon completion of 50% of contract; _ guaranteed of contract. Employment offered by Ross Frederick located in St. Martinville, LA. Worksite located in Cecilia, LA. Qualified applicants may call employer for an interview at (337) 845-5086 or may apply for this position at their nearest State Workforce Agency located at 5401 S. University, Little Rock, AR, 72209.

Field Workers.2 temporary positions; approx 6 months; Duties: to operate farm equipment in sugar cane fields; Planting of sugarcane by hand, farm, field and shed sanitation duties; operation and performing minor repairs and maintenance of farm vehicles and equipment. Able to work in hot, humid weather, bending or stooping to reach ground level crops and able to stand on feet for long periods of time. Once hired,workers may be required to take random drug test at no cost to the workers. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination. 3 months experience in job offered required. $9.30 per hour; Job to begin on 7/27/2012 through 1/31/13.

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DOMOYAKI Hibachi grill and sushi bar near the interstate. Now serving bubble tea. 505 E. Dave Ward Drive. Conway. Beer, Wine, All CC. $$.

501-764-0074. L Mon.-Fri., D Mon.-Sat. EL CHARRITO Decent spread of Mexican items.

502 Oak St. Conway. No alcohol, All CC. $-$$.

501-450-6460. LD Mon.-Sun. THE FISH HOUSE The other entrees and the many side orders are decent, but this place is all about catfish. 116 S. Harkrider. Conway. No alcohol, All CC. 501-327-9901. LD Mon.-Sun. GUSANO’S They make the tomatoey Chicagostyle deep-dish pizza the way it’s done in the Windy City. It takes a little longer to come out of the oven, but it’s worth the wait. 2915 Dave Ward Drive. Conway. Full bar, All CC. $$. 501-3291100. LD daily.

HART’S SEAFOOD Southern fried fish and seafood buffet over the weekend. 2125 Harkrider. Conway. No alcohol, All CC. $$.

501-329-8586. D Thu.-Sat., L Sun. JADE CHINA Traditional Chinese fare, some with a surprising application of ham. 559 Harkrider. Conway. No alcohol, No CC. $-$$.

501-329-5121. LD Mon.-Sat. LAS PALMAS IV “Authentic” Mexican chain with a massive menu of choices. 786 Elsinger Boulevard. Conway. Full bar, All CC. $$. 501-3295010. LD Mon-Sat. SHORTY’S` Burgers, dogs and shake joint. 1101 Harkrider. Conway. No alcohol, No CC. $-$$.

501-329-9213. LD Mon.-Sat. STOBY’S Great homemade cheese dip and big, sloppy Stoby sandwiches with umpteen choices of meats, cheeses and breads. 805 Donaghey.

Conway. No alcohol, All CC. $$. 501-327-5447.

BLD Mon.-Sat. 405 W. Parkway. Russellville. No alcohol, All CC. $$. 501-968-3816. BLD Mon.-Sat. TOKYO JAPANESE RESTAURANT Besides the hibachi offerings, Tokyo also has tempura, teriyaki and a great seaweed salad. Their combination platters are a great value; besides an entree, also comes with soup, salad, harumaki

(spring rolls) and vegetable tempura. No sushi, though. 716 Oak St. Conway. No alcohol, All CC. $$. 501-327-6868. BL daily.

U.S. PIZZA CO. CONWAY Part of the U.S. Pizza Co. chain. 710 Front Street. Conway. Beer, Wine, All CC. $-$$. 501-450-9700. LD Mon.-Sun.

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36 CLUB Diverse menu -- more than 80 items -- of good food, ranging from grilled shrimp salad to spicy tandoori chicken, in a lively setting. Next door, sister restaurant Bistro V, offers a quieter atmosphere. 300 W. Dickson St. Fayetteville. Full bar, CC. 479-442-9682. L Tue.-Fri., D Tue.-Sat. AQ CHICKEN HOUSE Great chicken -- fried, grilled and rotisserie -- at great prices. 1925 North College Ave. Fayetteville. Beer, Wine, All CC. $-$$. 479-443-7555. LD daily. 1206 N. Thompson St. Springdale. Beer, Wine, All CC. $-$$. 479-443-7555. LD. BORDINOS Exquisite Italian food, great wines and great service in a boisterous setting. Now serving Nova Scotia mussels. 310 W. Dickson St. Fayetteville. Full bar, All CC. 479-527-6795. D. ELENITA’S MEXICAN CAFE Some of the most flavorful and reasonably priced authentic Mexican food in town. 1120 N. Lindell Ave. Fayetteville. No alcohol, All CC. 479-442-9978.

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BELLE ARTI RISTORANTE Ambitious menu of lavish delights in a film-noir setting; excellent desserts. 719 Central Ave. Hot Springs. Full bar, All CC. 501-624-7474. LD. DON JUAN’S Mex-style enchiladas, runny white cheese dip, great guacamole and great service in strip-mall locale. 1311 Albert Pike Road No. A. Hot Springs. No alcohol, All CC. 501-3210766. LD. FACCI’S This longtime favorite of the Oaklawn crowd offers an all-you-can-eat spaghetti lunch, lots of sandwiches and pasta and extraordinary Italian dishes for dinner. 2900 Central Ave. Hot Springs. Beer, Wine, All CC. $-$$. 501-623-9049.

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$11.99

$10.79

LOWER tIER Chillable Red, Sunset Blush, Crisp White, Fruity Red Sangria

EVERYDAY SPECIALS ItEm SALE PRICE Pinot Evil 3L Box (Pinot Noir, Pinot Grigio) $14.99 Black Box 3L Box (Cabernet, Merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Moscato)

REguLAR PRICE $18.99

$19.99

$23.99

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ItEmS SALE PRICE Rex Goliath 750ml (Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir) $5.99 Liberty Creek 1.5L (Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Sweet Red, Chard, Pinot Grigio) $5.99 Cellar 8 750ml (Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Zinfandel, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio) $6.99 Cupcake 750ml (Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Red Velvet, Chardonnay, $7.99 Pinot Grigio, Moscato, Sauvignon Blanc, Sweet Riesling, Prosecco) Blackstone 750ml (Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay) $7.99 Pennywise 750ml (Petite Sirah, Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay) $7.99 Leese-Fitch 750ml (Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay) $7.99 Red Diamond 750ml (Cabernet, Merlot, Malbec) $7.99 Clean Slate 750ml (Riesling) $7.99 Domino 1.5L (Cabernet, Merlot, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, White Zinfandel) $7.99 Mirassou 750ml (Pinot Noir) $8.99 Hogue 750ml (Late Harvest Riesling) $8.99 Columbia Crest Grand Estates 750ml (Cabernet, Merlot, Chardonnay) $9.99 Apothic 750ml (Red Blend, White Blend) $9.99 Ménage à Trois 750ml (Red Blend, Rose, Pinot Grigio) $9.99 Grayson Cellars 750ml (Cabernet, Merlot, Zinfandel, Chardonnay) $9.99 14 Hands 750ml (Cabernet, Hot to Trot Red & White) $9.99 Plungerhead 750ml (Zinfandel) $9.99 Clos Du Bois 750ml (Chardonnay) $9.99 Ecco Domani 750ml (Pinot Grigio, Moscato) $9.99 La Villa 1.5L (Pinot Grigio) $9.99 Rex Goliath 1.5L (Cabernet, Pinot Noir) $10.99 Clos Du Bois 750ml (Cabernet, Merlot) $11.99 Il Conte 750ml (Moscato D’Asti, Stella Rosa, Stella Berry) $12.99 7 Deadly Sins 750ml (Zinfandel) $12.99 Parcel 41 750ml (Merlot) $13.99 Coppola Diamond Series 750ml (Cabernet, Merlot, Pinot Noir) $13.99 Cavit 1.5L (Pinot Grigio) $14.99 Beringer Knights Calley Cab 750ml (Cabernet) $17.99 Sonoma-Cutrer 750ml (Chardonnay (Sonoma) $19.99 Mer Soleil Silver (Ceramic Bottle) 750ml (Unoaked Chardonnay) $24.99

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EVERYDAY SPECIALS

Lower prices everyday than most stores “Wine Day” discount price