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Upcoming Events
“Pass the Biscuits!”: The King Biscuit Blues Festival and Arkansas Blues
On view in the Concordia Gallery
Since 1986, the annual King Biscuit Blues Festival has assembled the world’s best blues artists to perform in historic downtown Helena-West Helena, Arkansas. For this exhibition, King Biscuit Blues Festival posters and other musical artifacts provide a visual timeline to tell the festival’s story and to celebrate the past, present, and future of the blues in Arkansas.
The Galleries at Library Square are FREE and open to the public Monday through Saturday from 9-6.
Carol Corning: Reflections
On view in the Underground Gallery
Artist Carol Corning’s works seek to recreate shared memories of a simpler time when everything important seemed to happen around the kitchen table. The fused glass and textile artworks in this exhibition are reminiscent of the quilts Corning’s mother made for her family and friends, evoking the lives of the women she grew up with in the country.
The Galleries at Library Square are FREE and open to the public Monday through Saturday from 9-6.
New Work from John Kushmaul
On view in the Loft Gallery
John Kushmaul’s works are based on photographs that he takes of the city. Little Rock serves as a convenient subject because of the variety of architecture covering the history of modern life in Arkansas. The street lights, power poles, wires, and satellite dishes show parts of the layers of technology that cover this history. The light of the seasons, also, is the subject of some of these works.
The Galleries at Library Square are FREE and open to the public Monday through Saturday from 9-6.
The Arkansas Pastel Society: 2019 National Pastel Show
Opening on November 8 in the West Gallery
The Arkansas Pastel Society was established in 2004 by artists who wanted a centrally located regional organization to promote pastels as a medium and to provide networking opportunities. The society seeks to create a supportive community of pastel artists who educate the public and each other through workshops and exhibitions. The 2019 exhibition is juried by Casey Klahn.
The Galleries at Library Square are FREE and open to the public Monday through Saturday from 9-6.
An event every week that begins at 9:30 am on Monday, repeating until April 27, 2020
Baby Play
Storytime with sensory play for babies ages 0-2.
Book Babies
For babies (24 months and younger) and their caregivers. Join us for books, songs, bounces, nursery rhymes and playtime.
Little Kids in the Kitchen
Families help their little one with explorations in the kitchen.
There will be 2 sessions, the first starting at 10 am. These sessions fill up fast, so please arrive early to sign up in front of the kitchen.
Ages 2 to 6 with caregivers.
Toddler Storytime
For toddlers ages 2-3 years old and their caregivers. Join us on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. or Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. for stories, fingerplays, action rhymes and songs.
An event every week that begins at 10:30 am on Monday, repeating until February 29, 2020
Technology Time
Come in to get hands-on assistance with technology basics.
Microsoft Office Suites
Emails
Social Media
Tablets
Ereaders
phones
etc.