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ACAC has a new space… at 1419 Main St. in Downtown Little Rock. Feel free to drop by and chat, hang out or even help.
Our regular hours are listed here.
WOW! And we now have wi-fi internet.
STANZA EXTRAVAGANZA!
ACAC Open Mic Night in Downtown Little Rock
On Friday, July 18th the Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative will hold “Stanza Extravaganza” at their space at 1419 S. Main Street in downtown Little Rock. The event is an open mic night for poets, acoustic musicians, and story tellers. There is a five dollar cover charge with doors opening at 8:30 pm. Food and beverages will be potluck style: so bring something!.
Area poets, musicians, and authors are encouraged to come and perform. There will be a sign-up sheet at the door for artists interested in performing. HK Stewart will be master of ceremonies.
Last Stanza Extravaganza was a big success… 10-15 different poets, muscians and other performers participated. So come out this time because you never know what’s going to happen.
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Also:
Later that evening there are several awesome things to do that shouldn’t conflict with the Stanza Extravaganza…
…at the Public Theater (7th and Center, LR) is the “Feminine Freakshow” burlesque show (21+): http://www.myspace.com/lrsfinestassettes
…and at the Lazer Puzzy House (Chester & 22nd, LR - http://www.myspace.com/lazerpuzzy) is a loud basement show featuring The Thing That Always Explodes ( http://www.thethingthatalwaysexplodes.com ) and Yoni Gordon and His Goods ( http://www.yonigordon.com ) from Somerville, MA and maybe others. Yoni and his goods may be playing some acoustic songs at the open mic. this show will not start until 11 pm.
The Great Halloween Cover-Up is a fundraiser for ACAC where bands do cover sets of another band, usually one that is a classic or something that everyone can sing along to.
The show is at Vino’s, October 31st, 2008. This will be the 6th year in a row that we have done the event. Interest has grown each year. This year we’ve already had several requests from bands wanting to be in the show. To be as inclusive as possible, we’re sending out this request for bands to contact us if they want to do a cover set at the show.
Because every year the AC-AC gets a ton of different band requests we can’t pick every band so we have to use this process. We’ll be looking at a variety of factors like how many people your idea will turn out and how it will fit in with the other bands on the bill. Also, the more theatrical and elaborate you can make your costumes and stage show will also give you a leg up.
E-mail your band’s proposal for what cover set you’d like to do to info@acacarkansas.org and we’ll get back to everyone by July 15th, 2008.
Friday, June 20th and Saturday, June 21st, the Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative will be hosting a summer folk art and music festival, Folksy Strings and Summer Things, at their space at 1419 South Main Street in downtown Little Rock. The event features over twenty folk artists who will be selling and displaying a wide variety of paintings, crafts, and hand-made jewelry.
Six local acts will also be providing live music for the weekend. They include: Kevin Kerby, Cletus Got Shot, Mat Mahar, Sharks With Knives, Justin Carr & Ghost Co., and Jonathan Wilkens. The music will be a mix of acoustic folk and bluegrass.
Doors open for the event at noon on both Friday and Saturday. Live music begins at 7:00 pm on both nights. Daytime admission to the art show and sale is free. Admission for the music is $ 6.00 per night or $10.00 for a two-day pass. Refreshments will be provided courtesy of New Belgium Ale and Whole Foods.
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Artists showing work:
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Melverue Abraham
Heather Canterbury
Amy Carnahan
Donna Dunnahoe
Hugh Dunnahoe
Lindsey East
Holly Hall
Lisa Krannichfeld
Erin Lang
Erin Lorenzen
Nikki Paxton
Jennifer Perren
Rhonda Reeves
Levram Renrut
Teresa Smith
Kalari Turner
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Musicians performing:
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Friday, June 20th::
-Jonathan Wilkens
-Sharks With Knives (Pennsylvania)
-Kevin Kerby
Saturday, June 21st:
-Justin Carr & Ghost Co
-Mat Mahar
-Cletus Got Shot (Fayetteville)
Live Music Near Little Rock
ACAC 1419 Main St.