Out & About
Little Rascals
posted: 02/08/2012 10:12 a.m. Discuss
Rascal Flatts is in no way about to get all blase about the band’s latest award nomination, just because the country/pop group has accumulated some 25 awards from the three major arbiters of country music talent: the Country Music Association, the Academy of Country Music and Country Music Television, Jack W. Hill writes in Thursday’s Arkansas Weekend section.
THE WEEKEND TEN
posted: 02/02/2012 4:24 a.m. Discuss
1 BOB Jamaican reggae king Bob Marley would have been 67 years old Monday and, in anticipation, two Little Rock clubs are hosting birthday celebrations this weekend. The Juanita’s Bob Marley Birthday Tribute comes first. The doors open at 9 p.m. Friday at 614 President Clinton Ave. for music by artists including Changus Bell, Neff Watson, Nikki Parrish and Rodney Block. Admission is $10, $25 for VIP. Call (501) 372-1228.
No blues at Bleu Monkey Grill
posted: 02/02/2012 4:21 a.m. Discuss
Bleu Monkey Grill is not a chain place, but it looks a lot like one.
Fast Forward
posted: 02/02/2012 4:20 a.m. Discuss
NEXT WEEK Singing the hits: Hit country artists Rascal Flatts and guest Sara Evans make a stop at North Little Rock’s Verizon Arena on their Thaw Out 2012 winter tour, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11. Tickets are $38.25- $58.25 plus additional fees. Call (800) 745-3000 or visit ticketmaster.com.
THE TV COLUMN: Is it raunchy or merely risque? You get to decide
posted: 02/02/2012 4:15 a.m. Discuss
One man’s risque is another man’s raunch.
Hendrix hosts ‘friendly’ duet
posted: 02/02/2012 4:14 a.m. Discuss
Violinist Jennifer Koh and pianist Shai Wosner live in the same city — New York — and they’ve been friends for a long time.
MUSIC: Chapman, two pals to perform at Benton church
posted: 02/02/2012 4:13 a.m. Discuss
Singer-songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman has brought his contemporary Christian sound to many central Arkansas venues since the mid-1980 s, and he’s still at it. Friday he’s performing to a Saline County church with a new approach — songs, stories and help from a couple of musical friends: Andrew Peterson and Josh Wilson.
CALENDAR
posted: 02/02/2012 4:11 a.m. Discuss
Art & Exhibits CENTRAL ARKANSAS ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER MacArthur Park, East Ninth and Commerce streets. “Horizons Interrupted,” through March 11.
Folk music at ASU branch
posted: 02/02/2012 4:10 a.m. Discuss
Charley Sandage and Mountain View-based folk trio Harmony — Mary and Robert Gillihan and Dave Smith — will put on a performance of “Arkansas Stories” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Owen Center Theater, Arkansas State University-Beebe, 1000 Iowa St., Beebe.
ON CHRISTIANITY
posted: 02/02/2012 4:09 a.m. Discuss
DEAR REV. GRAHAM: I’d like to think that when I die it won’t be the end of me, but there will be another life of some kind out there for me. Is this just wishful thinking? — D.McD. DEAR D.MCD.: No, it’s not necessarily wishful thinking, because we were not meant for this world alone. When God created us He put part of Himself within us — our soul or spirit — and just as God cannot stop existing, neither can we, even if our bodies die.
TELL ME ABOUT IT: Why banging a forehead against a wall doesn’t work
posted: 02/02/2012 4:08 a.m. Discuss
DEAR CAROLYN: My fiance and I have been together for nearly five years. One of our biggest bones of contention has been his relationship with his friends. I feel like he puts them above me. He says he views them more as family than friends and treats them as such. We live two houses away from one of his closest friends. My fiance often goes over to his friend’s house just to hang out.
HOROSCOPES BY HOLIDAY
posted: 02/02/2012 4:04 a.m. Discuss
Happy birthday. You’ll teach those with less experience. Many will carry on the legacy of your mentorship. You love competition and welcome the chance to hone your skills against a worthy competitor this month. Next month brings romance and intrigue. Investments pay in May and September. Educate yourself and earn in August. Aries and Gemini adore you.
HELPFUL HINTS
posted: 02/02/2012 4:04 a.m. Discuss
DEAR HELOISE: I finally found my “lost” coffee mug at work but was chagrined to see that someone had been using it to hold ballpoint pens.
MUSIC: Couple clicked with gospel-tinged blues rock
posted: 02/02/2012 4:03 a.m. Discuss
In a town as small as Eureka Springs, it was no doubt inevitable that Larry Brick and Rachel Fields would meet and sing together, but their resulting chemistry has taken even them by surprise.
CHEAP EATS: With fine-tuning, Pie has a hunka potential
posted: 02/02/2012 4:01 a.m. Discuss
Hunka Pie has hunkered down in North Little Rock. Again.
