Out & About
CALENDAR
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Art & Exhibits CENTRAL ARKANSAS ARGENTA ART WALK 5-8 p.m. third Friday of the month, downtown North Little Rock.
THE WEEKEND TEN
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GYROS Chow down on baklava, gyros, sourota and other Mediterranean favorites as you scope out the performances, children’s activities, church tours and Old World Market at the annual International Greek Food Festival. The festival is open 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday-Saturday and noon-6 p.m. Sunday at Annunc iation Greek Orthodox Church, 1100 Napa Valley Drive. There will be a drive-through with limite d menu, and for $10, valet parking service.
Fast Forward
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NEXT WEEK Rock acts: Big-name performers, including Lynyrd Skynyrd, Third Eye Blind, Snoop Dogg (left) and Boyz II Men, headline the 35th annual Riverfest celebration, May 25-27. In addition to the music, look for activities like the Ruff-on-the-River Pooch Parade, the Riverfest Rock ’N Stroll 5K and the Super Retriever Series. Tickets are $20.75 in advance, $30 at the gate. Call (501) 255-3378 or visit riverfestarkansas.com.
Crave sushi? Reach for the Sky
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“Come taste our famous sushi,” urges Sky Modern Japanese Restaurant’s website.
THE TV COLUMN: Doctor, doctor: Someone is dying on Grey’s
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Let’s all hold our collective breath while TV’s grim reaper does his thing.
TELL ME ABOUT IT: Mother-in-law supplying baby’s middle name acts slighted
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DEAR CAROLYN: When my husband and I were first talking about having children, he suggested my mother’s name and his mother’s name (“Elaine Nicole” ) or our fathers’ names (“Timothy James” ).
ENTERTAINMENT NOTES
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Elsewhere in entertainment and the arts this week: Gospel ‘Praize’ Grammy-nominated gospel singer Le’Andria Johnson will headline a Praize Sundays concert at 6 p.m. Sunday in the Timberwood Amphitheater at Magic Springs Water and Theme Park, U.S. 70 (East Grand Avenue), Hot Springs. The concert is free with general admission to the park — $44.99, $29.99 for “juniors” (under 48 inches tall) and adults 55 and up.
MUSIC: Festival’s Blind Boys, Soul Stirrers founded in ’30s
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Music fans who have been praying for a free festival of major proportions will see their prayers answered this weekend in Helena-West Helena, with the return of the annual Arkansas Delta Family Gospel Festival, to be held downtown.
ON CHRISTIANITY
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DEAR REV. GRAHAM: Some of my friends talk about having a personal relationship with God, but what do they mean?
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY
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Happy birthday. More love comes into your life over the next 10 weeks. Family issues are happily sorted out in June, smoothing the way for your big plans. July brings an experimental mood.Your playful approach to work and life leads to money and fun. September introduces intriguing new environments.
MUSIC: Lucero serves up rock, wrasslin’, vittles by river
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It’s been a good year for Memphis-based rockers Lucero. The band, fronted by Little Rock native Ben Nichols, has seen its latest album, Women & Work, debut in the Top 20 on the Billboard charts, has been playing to sold-out crowds on its tours, will perform at Metallica’s Orion Festival in New Jersey in June and reboots its Lucero Family Picnic with pals Shooter Jennings, Glossary and others in Batesville on Saturday.
Super Quiz: Don’t ...
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1. Don’t judge ———. 2. Don’t look ————. 3. Don’t hold ————. 4. Don’t shoot ————. 5. Don’t take ————. 6. Don’t cry ————.
CHEAP EATS: Cabot pizzeria hard to find, harder to leave
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Deer Creek Fire and Stone opened in December and it has already developed a good customer base.
TRANSITIONS
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We’ve reported that Scott McGehee and John Beachboard have been working on Local Lime, a new taco/fresh margarita restaurant concept; at last report, they were looking for just the right location. Now they’ve found it: It’ll be a close neighbor of their other “citrus” restaurant, Big Orange, in the Promenade at Chenal, 17809 Chenal Parkway, Little Rock. McGehee says he’s hoping to be open by mid-September, and certainly no later than Oct. 1.
