MULERIDERS ON TOUR 'Mulish' SAU alumni ride in to capital city
Muleriders from Southern Arkansas University at Magnolia ate grilled steak at the Governor's Mansion on June 30 as part of Muleriders on Tour for friends and a…
Stories by Phyllis Brandon
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A NEW DAY Dempseys toast new law to help reel in film work
As a new state law to provide incentives for filmmakers to come to Arkansas went into effect July 1, Dempsey Film Group invited friends to celebrate at a recep…
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RANEY REBELS: 51 gather to say rah-rah for good ol' Raney High
The first and only senior class of Raney High School celebrated its graduation 50 years ago at a reception and dinner June 27 at Embassy Suites.
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Social eyes Rockin' with Levon
During a dinner in the lobbies of Wildwood Park for the Performing Arts preceding Elaine native Levon Helm's concert, the 600 guests enjoyed Southern buffets p…
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UNDERNEATH IT ALL: Rep theater is chic backdrop for fourth Passion for Fashion
The fashion-conscious got an extra treat at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre on June 15 as fashions from Barbara Graves were modeled to the rock 'n' roll music o…
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SAVING ENERGY U.S. must kick foreign oil habit, Pickens tells overflow crowd
The annual Frank and Kula Kumpuris Lecture on June 9 featured a talk by T. Boone Pickens, the Texas zillionaire.
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SYMPHONY GUILD Luncheon, $70,000 check greet symphony's director
President Susan Marsh hosted a potluck salad luncheon for Arkansas Symphony Guild members June 8 in her Hickory Creek home. The committee chairmen presented a …
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IT TAKES A VILLAGE Pre-opening reception lets Heifer backers crow
Prior to the grand opening the next day of Heifer Village, a new education center, commons and wetlands on the campus of the Heifer International Center, a rec…
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Social eyes Clash of food titans
"Tonight you will witness a food fight," Gregg Herning, chairman of the host committee told the 450 guests June 2 in the Wally Allen Ballroom at the Statehouse…
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SPACE TRAVELER Frequent shuttle flier lands at Clinton center for a talk
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of man's first moon walk, the Clinton Presidential Center hosted the dean of NASA astronauts, Dr. Story Musgrave of Lexington…
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Social eyes Driven by nature
Sen. Blanche Lincoln received a print of a Traill's flycatcher drawn by John James Audubon at a Friends and Partners luncheon May 29 hosted by Audubon Arkansas…
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GO NOTRE DAME: No fights among the Irish at this blue and gold party
In the silent auction at the Summer Send-Off for students attending the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and their parents, students could plan ahead by bid…
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AUCTION 21 Auction 21 celebrates anniversary with flowers
To celebrate the 21st year of their auction, officials at the new Bess Chisum Stephens Community Center invited friends to their ballroom for Auction 21 on May…
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SAYING GOODBYE Colleagues give doctor a gut-busting goodbye
If your chosen profession is almost unpronounceable and if hardly anyone can spell "gastroenterologist" (we looked that up) then the informal gathering of doct…
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WHO'S WHO Benefit for Rep rocks out; rain fails to dampen spirits
The show had to go on so with soggy grounds at home, Cindy and Chip Murphy moved the benefit they underwrote for the Arkansas Repertory Theatre on May 16 to th…
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MUSIC WITH A VIEW A high point of Pinnacle gala was concert by Kingston Trio
On the highest point off Pinnacle Valley Road sprawls the exciting new home of Linda Sue and Ken Shollmier. They shared their stunning view of Pinnacle Mountai…
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Social eyes: Festival in full flower
"The digital world is going to bring us breathtaking films," keynote speaker Phil Donahue told those gathered May 15 in the Great Hall of the Clinton President…
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COME DANCIN' Ballet Arkansas lauds Itkins for work far Above the Barre
The Above the Barre award, which honors Arkansans who have supported dance arts in Arkansas, was presented to Teri and David Itkin at Ballet Arkansas' Come Dan…
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CITY YEAR: Honoree McLarty suits up in City Year's latest red jacket
The evening's honoree, Mack McLarty, received his City Year red jacket after his remarks May 2 at the fourth annual Red Jacket Ball in the Statehouse Conventio…
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ART TO REMEMBER: Sale paints picture of help for Alzheimer's auxiliary
Original art was displayed all around the entry to the Great Hall at the Governor's Mansion on April 28 for Art to Remember, the 10th annual event hosted by th…
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Welcome, Bombay
After the dedication on April 28 of its new 740-acre manufacturing plant at the Little Rock Port, officials and friends of Welspun Group gathered to celebrate …
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THE MARIE AWARD Marie Award namesake, sons honor Pryor's service to elderly
At a reception May 3 at Temple B'nai Israel, The Marie Award was presented to former U.S. Sen.
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Social eyes: New Orleans to rise again
There's only one way for a girl from New Orleans to enter the room and that's to the trumpeting of "When the Saints Go Marching In."
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PICNIC ON THE GROUNDS Lively event held at cemetery
New Dawn roses bloomed profusely on the fencing around Mount Holly Cemetery on April 26 for the fifth annual picnic and mini-fair.
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AWARDS FOR THE DOCTORS Children's Hospital bestows Beall, Lowe honors at dinner
It was recognition night April 23 as friends and staff of Arkansas Children's Hospital gathered at Chenal Country Club for the third annual Ruth Olive Beall an…
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RETIRING AN EDITOR Methodist paper's editor retires
Jane Dennis, who since 1988 has edited more than 500 issues of the Arkansas United Methodist newspaper, was honored April 22 at a retirement reception in the l…
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Social eyes Great Scot
Friends of Barbara and former Sen. David Pryor joined them at a luncheon April 17 as the Albert Pike Scottish Rite Memorial Temple honored Barbara Pryor. The f…
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ROCKEFELLER CANCER INSTITUTE: Buffet benefit honors doctor, raises cash for cancer institute
Angela and Ed Moody opened their Thomas Park Circle home April 17 to the Patrons' Cocktail Buffet, a benefit for the Winthrop Rockefeller Cancer Institute host…
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SCHOLARSHIP LUNCHEON: Law school alumni luncheon honors 'coolest dude' Snyder
Rep. Vic Snyder heard Sen. Mark Pryor call him the "coolest dude in the Western Hemisphere" at a luncheon April 16 at the Peabody Little Rock hotel. Snyder was…
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A TASTE OF TENNIS Dinner teams with live auction; week's events to score $100,000
International cuisine and a live auction attracted 200 people to Pleasant Valley Country Club on April 9 for A Taste of Tennis, part of the U.S. Tennis Associa…
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HEALING ARTS UAMS luncheon artfully recognizes man of vision
The Healing Power of Architecture and Design was saluted April 1 by the auxiliary of the UAMS Medical Center at its annual Healing Arts luncheon.
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FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP Fine wine and food fraternity installs officers in Capital style
Chaine des Rotisseurs, an international food and wine society, met April 4 at the Capital Hotel. The members heard a humorous history of the organization by Ro…
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Social eyes: A fertile mind
"My grandmother said, 'Bloom where you're planted,'" P. Allen Smith told the 11th annual Arkansas Cultural Enrichment Award banquet April 3 in the ballroom of …
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Social eyes Strike up the band
Members of the National Symphony Orchestra arrived at the after party March 29 in the lobby at City Hall toting their own instruments whether they be violins, …
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Tip of the Cowboys' hat
The love of football, and especially the Dallas Cowboys, attracted a crowd of 870 on March 13 to the Statehouse Convention Center to name a native as Easter Se…
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Social eyes Good medicine
"You should be proud of your College of Pharmacy," Dodd Wilson, chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, told members of the college's De…
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Words of Wisdom winners get Musiq, Maya and money
Winners in Alltel Wireless' Words of Wisdom scholarship program were honored at a reception March 11 at Chenal Country Club.
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Picture-perfect evening
Tabriz, the biennial benefit for the Arkansas Arts Center on March 7 focused on art, shapes and elegance. The 400 formally clad guests added the elegance, and …
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Social eyes Sister stars
On the balmy evening of Feb. 26, a block party in Hickory Grove showed off a pair of new houses built by Melinda and Jim Markus of Markus Homes in an event app…
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SIERRA CLUB Evening sprouts awards by Arkansas Sierra Club
It was awards night as Arkansas Sierra Club members gathered Feb. 28 for dinner and a program at the Junior League of Little Rock headquarters. Robert McAfee o…
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THE COLON CLUB Desserts in spotlight at 'cheesy' fundraiser
Volunteers from the North Little Rock Mayor's Youth Council wore Cut the Cheese T-shirts as they greeted the 300 guests arriving Feb. 27 at the Annunciation Gr…
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Read all about it
Literacy Action of Central Arkansas illuminated the Governor's Mansion at a reception Feb. 19 and a silent auction of 90 original, colorful lamps. The one-of-a…
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ALL HEART
More than 1,000 guests filled the Wally Allen Ballroom at the Statehouse Convention Center on Feb. 21 to again demonstrate that they have "Hearts of Gold."
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Chocoholics' dream
Brownies, fudge, chocolate banana bread, chocolate candies, chocolate cake, bridge mix, cake truffles, oh my. And then there was also a chocolate fountain with…
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Social eyes Giving them the business
To celebrate good fortune and a lot of good luck, four successful Arkansas businessmen were inducted into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame at its 11th annual…
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PETER MAX PAINTS AMERICA Clinton center welcomes an artist with silky touch
"He is a true American original," Gov. Mike Beebe told fans of the artist Peter Max as he welcomed him Monday evening at the Clinton Presidential Center. "We h…
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JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT: Business education group hails Hussman, Mitchell
Junior Achievement, a program that educates young people from kindergarten through high school about the free-enterprise system, gave special recognition to tw…
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GETTING BOOK SENSE: Organizers pull off the cover on writers due at literary fest
A couple of hundred book lovers filled the Cox Creative Center on Feb. 6 for Get Lit.erary: A Lively Benefit, a fundraiser for the forthcoming Arkansas Literar…
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Social eyes: The doctor is in
A reception Feb. 4 at the Pleasant Valley home of Marge and Tom Schueck honored Dr. Jeanne Wei, the new director of the Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging a…
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Razzle Dazzle
Little Rock went to Chicago on Jan. 21 to paint the town. The silver anniversary of the Saints and Sinners Ball at the Statehouse Convention Center featured si…
