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There’s certainly no shortage of college basketball fans here in the Natural State, but sometimes it can be difficult to keep up with all the different games. That’s why Arkansas Money & Politics decided to compile the following list for…

On the Arkansas State Fairgrounds in Little Rock stands a building as iconic as its Roman namesake. The Barton Coliseum was a trendsetter for Natural State entertainment venues. The Barton Coliseum walked so that the Simmons Bank Arena and Walmart…

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Movement Disorders Clinic is offering free art therapy workshops for Parkinson’s disease patients and their caregivers this fall in Little Rock and Hot Springs. The Art for Parkinson’s workshops, for which no…

Select choir students across Arkansas are gearing up for a once in a lifetime experience this summer. Members of Little Rock’s Joe T. Robinson High choir, the Singing Senators, will travel to New York City and perform at Carnegie Hall.…

The State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) will hold its annual national conference in Little Rock May 2-4. This will be the first time the nonprofit organization has held its national conference in Arkansas. The SSTI conference, launched in 1996,…

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will celebrate its spring 2022 graduates with three commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 14, at the Jack Stephens Center. More than 1,250 students are eligible to graduate during the spring 2022 semester. The 10…

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will kick off its inaugural Inclusive and Inspiring Speaker Series with best-selling author Heather McGhee Wednesday, April 13. The virtual conversation, which is free and open to the public, will take place from…

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a free Community Coding Day on Saturday, Dec. 4, to encourage members of the community to learn more about computer science education and innovations in Arkansas. The event will be held…

In recognition of Little Rock native Bobby Portis’ contributions to the NBA championship-winning Milwaukee Bucks, Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott will present Portis with a key to the city at the conclusion of the Bobby Portis Foundation’s back-to-school backpack giveaway…

Event planners have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic almost as much as any other professional group, but as local governments begin to slowly reopen their cities and states across the country, event planners should plan for a “new normal,”…