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Unplugged Speaker Series
featuring Dr. Sherece West-Scantlebury
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Thursday, September 8th (TOMORROW)
5:30 - 7:00 pm
Little Rock Regional Chamber Building - 200 E. Markham
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Create Little Rock is pleased to welcome Dr. Sherece West-Scantlebury, President & CEO of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, as our next Unplugged speaker.
Our Unplugged Speaker Series offers the chance to dialogue with local business leaders in a laid-back environment. Beer, wine, and soft drinks will be provided.
The Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation is a private, independent foundation whose mission is to improve the lives of all Arkansans in three interrelated areas: economic development; education; and economic, racial, and social justice.
Involved in philanthropy for over 20 years, Dr. West-Scantlebury served as CEO at the Foundation for Louisiana and as a program associate at the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Her professional career includes nearly 30 years of experience in community development, public policy and advocacy, and public service.
Registration is not necessary, but appreciated for an approximate head-count:
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Thursday, September 22nd
5:30 - 8:30 pm
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For our September Happy Hour, we're pairing up 2 great venues on South Main in the SoMa district: Raduno and Midtown Billiards. Start off at Raduno at 5:30pm and enjoy craft beers, great wine, and creative cocktails. Then, around 7pm, we'll head next door to play "bottle toss" at the legendary dive bar Midtown Billiards.
Not familiar with bottle toss? Well, it's pretty much like it sounds - an organized competition where you toss an empty beer bottle into a trash can. The goal, as you might expect, is to make the bottle into the trash can. Last person standing who hasn't made it in buys a round of beer for everyone else who played. (Don't worry, you don't have to play; just watch the fun!) Once done, you can enjoy one of their famous burgers.
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Planning for PopUp Metro Hub is gaining momentum thanks to many volunteers and partners! The wheels are in motion to create a unique PopUp event that will help re-imagine the Rock Region Travel Center while illustrating the area's future potential. Our goal is to raise awareness of the area as a cultural asset and to illustrate it's potential for thoughtful development that will serve not just surrounding community, but the city-wide community of Rock Region Metro riders. PopUp Metro Hub will be a fun and interactive snapshot of what's possible.
The volunteers who sign-up to participate on our committees play a significant role in making PopUp in the Rock a success. It's not too late to add your name and contact information to join a committee.
See the attached PopUp committee descriptions to get an idea of the roles of each committee. Feel free to add your information and get involved by emailing [email protected] with your name, contact information, and committee choice. PopUp Committees can be found
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Other Events Happening Around Town
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Little Rock Regional Chamber Presents:
Minority Enterprise
Development Week
Tues, Sep 5 - Fri, Sep 9
Each year the chamber presents its annual Little Rock Regional Chamber's Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week, the purpose of which is to celebrate and grow minority businesses in the Little Rock region. The 2016 MED Week will be held
Tues, Sept. 5, through Friday, Sept. 9,
and is presented by The Design Group, in partnership with AARP Arkansas, NDeavors, Philander Smith College, and The Urban League of the State of Arkansas.
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Little Rock Regional Chamber Presents:
RazorRock Tailgate Party
(A Business After Hours Event)
Thurs, Sep 15th, 5-7pm
Bale Chevrolet presents RazorRock Tailgate, a Business After Hours to be held at Bale Chevrolet on Chenal Parkway. RazorRock Tailgate is presented in partnership with AT&T and Choctaw Casino Hotel - Pocola. Linen sponsor: AmeriPride.
Enjoy delicious offerings from Gina's Catering, J. Gumbo's, Whole Foods Market and Zoes Kitchen. Entertainment and photo booth by Central Arkansas Entertainment. Games by Baggo. Beverages by Coca-Cola Refreshments, Golden Eagle of Arkansas, New Age Distributing and Premium Refreshment Service.
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Main Street Food Truck Festival
Sat, Sep 24th, 11am - 5pm
The 2016 downtown Little Rock festival will span six city blocks on Main Street as well as several blocks west on Capitol Avenue, offering street eats from over 50 food trucks and food carts, artists at work, juried craft selections, buskers located on each block, Heifer International children's activities and well stocked beer gardens selling the coldest beer in town!
Attendees can enjoy the festival activities from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Main Street will be blocked off from 3rd to 8th streets and Main to Center streets on Capitol Avenue. Entrance to the festival is free.
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TEDx Markham St
Fri, Sep 30th
Hundreds of Little Rock's most impassioned TEDx enthusiasts will come together on Friday, September 30th, 2016 for the 2nd Annual TEDxMarkhamSt Conference, a day of networking and dialogue around the theme
New Beginnings. The event will take place at the Ron Robinson Theater in Little Rock and will feature an incredible lineup of speakers on topics ranging from innovations in education to health to technology and the arts. An art show will be held concurrently with the conference in the atrium of the Ron Robinson Theater.
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Little Rock Live Music Scene
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Date
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Band
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Venue
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Cost (advance/day
of)
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Fri, Sept. 9
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Louisiana Soul Review |
White Water Tavern |
$10
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Fri, Sept. 9
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Shakey Graves
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Rev Room
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$18/$20
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Fri, Sept. 9
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Tragikly White
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Stickyz
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$10
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| Sat, Sep 10 |
Elise Davis (ticket price includes a copy of her new album) |
Rev Room |
$15/17 |
| Sat, Sep 10 |
Randall Shreve |
Stickyz |
$8 |
| Thurs, Sep 15 |
Kevin Kerby |
White Water Tavern |
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| Fri, Sep 16 |
Too Short |
Rev Room |
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| Fri, Sep 23 |
Randy Rogers Band |
Rev Room |
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| Fri, Sep 30 |
Mulehead |
White Water Tavern |
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| Fri, Sep 30 |
Boom Kinetic |
Rev Room |
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| Mon, Oct 3 |
Ra Ra Riot |
Rev Room |
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| Thurs, Oct 6 |
Amanda Shires |
Stickyz |
$12/14 |
| Fri, Oct 7 |
The Avett Brothers |
Verizon Arena |
$48 - $64 |
| Thurs, Oct 13 |
Casey Donahugh Band |
Rev Room |
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| Fri, Oct 21 |
Cedric Burnside Project |
White Water Tavern |
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| Thurs, Oct 27 |
Andy Frasco & the U.N. |
Rev Room |
$10/13 |
| Fri, Oct 28 |
Tool |
Verizon Arena |
$55 - $102 |
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