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Serve The Rock
@ Dickey-Stephens Park
North Little Rock
Thursday, March 16th
5:00 - 7:00 pm
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For this month's CLR Happy Hour, we're offering free admission to our Serve the Rock event which includes complimentary beer, wine, and great food! Click and print the ticket below or just show this email at the door on your phone.
We'll have a designated CLR Happy Hour area to the far left side of the concourse. Look for the CLR sign.
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Serve the Rock is Create Little Rock's annual event that provides area nonprofits the opportunity to tell their story in a social setting. Each nonprofit sets up a booth, and attendees can wander from booth to booth learning about the nonprofits. Think of it as a job fair for volunteerism with beer, wine, and food included in the $5 ticket price. (CLR members get in free with this email.) It's a great way to get plugged in to the community. Last year we had over 70 nonprofits participating and around 500 attendees!
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Serve the Rock: Volunteers Needed
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Volunteers Needed!
Putting on this event takes a lot of effort, and having CLR members volunteer to serve beer and help with setup and take-down is critical! CLICK HERE to sign up as a volunteer. In addition to the free entry that all CLR members receive, you'll also be allowed to get 2 guests in for free.
We'll need help in 3 shifts:
3:00-4:30pm
Setup and directing the nonprofits to their designate spots.
4:30-6:00pm
Serving beer/wine, taking tickets, checking IDs, etc.
6:00-7:30pm
An hour of those same needs of the 4:30 shift then a half hour of helping with the take-down.
Right now, spots in all shifts are open, though the hardest to fill each year is the early shift. Any shift that fits your schedule is definitely appreciated!
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CORRECTION: 2017 CLR Board
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Last month's email included a list of the 2017 CLR Board, but it erroneously left off a valuable member - Jake Logan. Jake did an outstanding job serving as last year's co-chair for PopUp in the Rock, and he will remain on the board this year as an at-large board member. The corrected list of board members is below:
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Chairman
Ashley Kerksieck
Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects
Vice-Chairman
Chris Hancock
Winrock International
Immediate Past Chairman
Wes Martin
Coldwell Banker Commercial Hathaway Group
Communications Chair
Lea Whitlock
Arkansas Community Foundation
Talent Development Chair
Mitchell Adams
Hornby Zeller Associates
PopUp in the Rock Chair
Felicia Hancock
Rainwater, Holt & Sexton Law Firm
Land in the Rock Chair
Graham Talley
Mitchell Williams Law Firm
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Think Big Little Rock Liaison
Kara Wilkins
Delta Dental of Arkansas
At-Large Board Members
Heather Davis
Polk Stanley Wilcox Architects
Jake Logan
Rainwater, Holt, &
Sexton, P.A.
Jordan Broyles
Friday, Eldredge & Clark Law Firm
Mike Wade
Verizon Wireless
Brandon Bibby
WER Architects/Planners
Evan McCombs
FF&S, Inc.
Miriam Pearsall
Public Consulting Group
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Think Big Little Rock Update
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As Think Big Little Rock, Create Little Rock's year-long visioning initiative, nears the halfway point, we wanted to begin highlighting some of the people involved in the effort. We'll start off with a couple of our Tack Force Chairs:
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Meet Phillip Butterfield, Financial Consultant a
t Stephens Inc. and Chairman of our Economic Development Task Force.
What Think Big Little Rock means to him:
"Hard work and community involvement go hand in hand to trigger economic growth and the lifestyles we enjoy. Think Big Little Rock provides the catalyst for continued development of the Little Rock metro area for this generation and generations to come."
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Rachel Norris is an science teacher at Central High School in Little Rock. She heads up our Education Task Force. She keeps us organized and up-to speed on the many challenges and opportunities our community is currently facing.
Rachel says, "Think Big Little Rock has given me the opportunity to be a change agent and work with other passionate individuals who hope to be part of a positive and equitable community. I believe that at the end of this process we will have implemented a plan to build a stronger community."
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Think Big Little Rock in the News:
TBLR was recently featured on KARK News where they interviewed Think Big Co-Chair Antwan Phillips:
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Other Things Going On Around Town
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3rd Street Merchants Assn. Presents:
7th Annual Block Party
Sat, March 11
Come Rock The Block With the 3rd Street Merchants Association at the 7th Annual Block Party!! Thanks to Lost 40 Brewing we will have Barrett Baber as our headliner this year! Big Red Flag will open and we will also have The Little Rock Pipe & Drum Corps, The O'Donnovan & McCafferty Schools of Irish Dance perform. There will be food & Drinks out on the block so come on down!
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Little Rock Rangers Soccer
Home Opener: Thurs, March 16th @ 7:30pm
The Little Rock Rangers, Little Rock's minor league soccer team that was formed last year, will kick off it's 2nd season on Thursday, March 16th, 7:30pm at War Memorial Stadium.
Here's the full season schedule for the men's team and the newly formed women's team:
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The Little Rock Regional Chamber Presents
Pickin' at the Port: A Business After Hours Event
Join the Little Rock Regional Chamber on Thurs, March 30, from 5-7 pm, at the Little Rock Port Authority (10600 Industrial Harbor Drive), as we salute the economic impact of major manufacturing and enjoy an evening of live local music, fried catfish, and business networking opportunities along the Arkansas River.
Tickets are $5 in advance, $10 at the door, space permitting. For tickets, CLICK HERE.
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Just Announced: 2017 Riverfest Lineup!
This year's Riverfest music festival is gonna be a great one! Click the schedule below for tickets.
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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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| Wed, Mar 8 |
Green Day |
Verizon Arena |
$30-70 |
| Fri, Mar 10 |
Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase Finals |
Rev Room |
$5 |
| Fri, Mar 17 |
Wade Bowen |
Rev Room |
$15/18 |
| Fri, Mar 24 |
Cedric Burnside Project |
White Water Tavern |
$10 |
| Sat, Mar 25 |
Jason Boland & the Stragglers |
Rev Room |
$12/15 |
| Wed, April 5 |
Chris Robinson Brotherhood |
Rev Room
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$20 |
| Thurs, April 6 |
Whitey Morgan |
Rev Room
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$20 |
| Sat, April 8 |
Local H |
Stickyz |
$10 |
| Sat, April 15 |
Stoney LaRue |
Rev Room
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$16/20 |
| Thurs, April 20 |
Hayes Carll |
Rev Room
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$20 |
| Sat, Apr 22 |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
Verizon Arena |
$52-102 |
| Fri, April 28 |
Casey Donahew Band |
Rev Room
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$20/23 |
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