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Night moves
 | | TALKIN''BOUT A ..: Revolution, the River Market's biggest club, packs in a crowd. |
The number of clubs drawing national touring bands has more than doubled in the last decade. Last year marked the first full year of operation for Revolution and the Village, mid-sized clubs that can hold 550 and 800, respectively. With these additions, there are more name acts coming to Central Arkansas than ever before.
The Village has been offering eight to 10 shows a month. Juanita’s, Sticky Fingerz and Revolution have nightly music. Little Rock also has a number of smaller clubs, dance clubs and pool halls for more after-hours entertainment.
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The stage is set
Here’s a look at the 2008 lineup for professional and amateur theater and dance performances. (Most venues had not firmed up their fall seasons by press time at the end of 2007.)
PERFORMING ARTS
Here’s a look at the 2008 lineup for professional and amateur theater and dance performances. (Most venues had not firmed up their fall seasons by press time at the end of 2007.)
Arkansas Arts Center Children’s Theatre
Main Stage: 7 p.m. Fri., 3 p.m. Sat., 2 p.m. Sun. MacArthur Park, Ninth and Commerce streets, 372-4000, www.arkarts.com. Main Stage (performances geared toward all ages):
JAN. 25-FEB. 10: “Hercules.”
MARCH 7-23: “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.”
MAY 2-18: “Ramona Quimby.”
Arkansas Repertory Theatre
Usual showtimes 7 p.m. Tue.-Sat., 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sun. 601 S. Main St., 378-0405, www.therep.org.
THROUGH JAN. 6: “Hello, Dolly!” The Tony Award-winning musical about a matchmaker in turn-of-the-century New York.
FEB. 8-24: “Doubt.” A Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of moral uncertainty in a 1964 Bronx Catholic school.
MARCH 13-23: “Sing, Dance, Repeat!” A celebration of the most important historical events of the 20th century through song and dance.
APRIL 11-APRIL 27: “Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure.” London’s greatest detective takes on the evil mastermind Professor Moriarty.
MAY 30-JUNE 22: “Fire on the Mountain.” A musical about the lives of Appalachian coal miners.
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On exhibit
MUSEUMS
Arkansas Arts Center, MacArthur Park, Ninth and Commerce Sts.: Galleries, theater and museum school in downtown Little Rock. The permanent collection of art focuses on Old Master and modern American and European master drawings. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tue.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. Closed on major holidays. Free admission and parking. 372-4000. www.arkarts.com.
Arkansas Arts Center Community Gallery, Terry Mansion, Seventh and Rock Sts.: Venue for art exhibits by community arts organizations. 372-4000.
Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, North Little Rock: Tours of the USS Razorback submarine and the Pearl Harbor tug the Hoga. 10 a.m.-dusk Sat., 1 p.m.-dusk Sun. $6 adults, $4 seniors, military, children (not recommended for children 5 and under). 371-8320.
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Big fun
Annual festivals
Celebrating its 31st year and annually drawing 250,000 folks to the Arkansas River on Memorial Day weekend, Little Rock’s Riverfest event features music and dance on as many as five stages, plus visual arts, food and much more.
But Riverfest is just one of several of the year’s signature events. The Little Rock Marathon is 6 years old and growing significantly as it attracts runners from throughout the U.S. The Arkansas Literary Festival draws noted authors to downtown Little Rock and the River Market for a weekend in April. And Alltel Arena in North Little Rock is the county’s chief concert site, seating up to 18,000 for certain concerts.
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Flick facts
Where and when to catch a movie
In Arkansas’s unpredictable, often cruel summers, one of the best things to do is to go catch a flick. And with 50-plus screens and numerous free and special-interest movie nights, it’s hard to go wrong — from Hollywood blockbuster to the tiniest micro-indie from Belarus, you can catch it. Even when it’s not summer.
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