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Upcoming Events
September 13 - December 28
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“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.
September 13 @ 9:00 am - December 28 @ 6:00 pm
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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.
October 14, 2019 - January 4, 2020
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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.
November 8, 2019 - February 22, 2020
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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.
December 12 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
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Finding Family Facts
Join us for a beginner’s genealogy class taught by Rhonda Stewart, local history and genealogy expert, from the CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies. Participants will learn how to use online databases and city directories, as well as how to archive family documents. Jump-start your genealogy research with this fun and creative way to learn about the past. No registration required.
Free and open to the public.
December 13 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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2nd Friday Art Night at Library Square
On the second Friday of each month, The Galleries at Library Square and The Bookstore at Library Square participate in 2nd Friday Art Night (2FAN), a time when the galleries, museums and businesses in downtown Little Rock, are open from 5-8 p.m. for an after-hours gallery walk. This event is FREE and open to the public.
The Galleries at Library Square exhibitions and music:
West Gallery: The Arkansas Pastel Society: 2019 National Pastel Show
Concordia Gallery: “Pass the Biscuits!”: The King Biscuit Blues Festival and Arkansas Blues
Underground Gallery: Carol Corning: Reflections
Loft Gallery: New Work by John Kushmaul
Musical Guest: DJ Mike Poe’s special holiday mix
The Bookstore at Library Square exhibition:
Opening in the Third Floor Gallery: DebiLynn Fendley
January 9, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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Finding Family Facts
Join us for a beginner’s genealogy class taught by Rhonda Stewart, local history and genealogy expert, from the CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies. Participants will learn how to use online databases and city directories, as well as how to archive family documents. Jump-start your genealogy research with this fun and creative way to learn about the past. No registration required.
Free and open to the public.
January 13, 2020 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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An event every month that begins at 3:30 pm on day Second of the month, repeating until April 15, 2020
Finding Family Facts
The Butler Center offers a beginner’s genealogy class the second Monday of every month, taught by Rhonda Stewart, the Butler Center’s local history and genealogy expert. Participants will learn how to use online databases and city directories, as well as how to archive family documents. Jump-start your genealogy research with this fun and creative way to learn about the past.
February 10, 2020 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
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|Recurring Event (See all)
An event every month that begins at 3:30 pm on day Second of the month, repeating until April 15, 2020
Finding Family Facts
The Butler Center offers a beginner’s genealogy class the second Monday of every month, taught by Rhonda Stewart, the Butler Center’s local history and genealogy expert. Participants will learn how to use online databases and city directories, as well as how to archive family documents. Jump-start your genealogy research with this fun and creative way to learn about the past.
