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Upcoming Events
November 25 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Wednesday and Friday, repeating until November 28, 2020
An event every week that begins at 12:00 pm on Saturday, repeating indefinitely
Ledger Art from the J. W. Wiggins Contemporary Native American Art Collection
August 14 – November 28, 2020
Galleries at Library Square, CALS Roberts Library
As part of the Central Arkansas Library System’s celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Arkansas author Dee Brown’s classic Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, the CALS Galleries at Library Square are honored to host an exhibition of ledger art from the J. W. Wiggins Contemporary Native American Art Collection.
Wiggins explains that these “contemporary Ledger Art Drawings are created by Native American artists from the late 1980s until today.
November 25 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Wednesday and Friday, repeating until January 29, 2021
An event every week that begins at 12:00 pm on Friday and Saturday, repeating until January 30, 2021
Equilla Marie Walker—Vision from the Lens of My Soul
Equilla Marie Walker’s retrospective exhibition features soulful images reflected in black and white, color, and mixed media from her more than twenty years as a photographer.
Walker, who studied at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Clark Atlanta University, currently works as a Teaching Artist for the Crystal Bridges in the Classroom program in Little Rock. Her latest projects also include developing creative content and residencies for the Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas in Pine Bluff.
December 2 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Equilla Marie Walker
CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies Presents LEGACIES & LUNCH
Speaker: Equilla Marie Walker, photographer
Equilla Marie Walker’s retrospective exhibition features soulful images reflected in black and white, color, and mixed media from her more than twenty years as a photographer.
Walker, who studied at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and Clark Atlanta University, currently works as a Teaching Artist for the Crystal Bridges in the Classroom program in Little Rock.
December 14 @ 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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An event every month that begins at 3:30 pm on day Second of the month, repeating until December 14, 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.
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Due to ongoing public health concerns, Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) has suspended all programs and outreach at this time.
December 15 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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An event every month that begins at 2:00 pm on day Third of the month, repeating until April 20, 2021
Oral History at Home: Beginners Oral History Workshop
The CALS Butler Center offers a monthly beginner’s oral history workshop taught by Benji de la Piedra, oral historian and author. Participants will learn how to
- think about questions, stories, memories, and dialogue like oral historians do;
- prepare for and conduct oral history interviews with the technology they have available to them (including phone and video chat); and
- imagine and pursue possible outcomes of the interviewing process.
This course is open to all.
