During the cold winter months, the Argenta 3rd Friday ArtWalk will take place in warm indoor places this Friday December 19th from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Over 20 local artists will display and sell their work at the First Presbyterian Building on 4th and Maple and in galleries and working art studios on Main Street. MaIn Street locations include Argenta Art Company, Argenta Bead, Baker House B&B, Arkansas Art Gallery, Claytime Studios, Starving Artists Cafe, THEA Foundation and Galaxy Furniture. Warm refreshments will be served to help take the chill off. Bundle up and stroll down the historic streets of Downtown North Little Rock. Meet some of Arkansas’ finest local artists. Visit Argenta’s businesses, restaurants, galleries and studios. Shop and dine. 

Jerry Colburn, artist and musician and Argenta resident, was interviewed extensively for an article about Elton and Betty White that appears in the current issue of Oxford American magazine, which is its annual Southern music issue. The article is by Kevin Brockmeier, an acclaimed author from Little Rock, and it focuses on the history and antics of the Whites, who were oddball fixtures of the Little Rock music scene through about 1991, when they moved to California. If you spent any amount of time in downtown Little Rock in the late '80s or early '90s, as I did, you no doubt saw them. Maybe they seranaded you with one of their fabulous songs, like "A Jelly Behind Woman Blows My Mind."

Jerry, it turns out, was one of the folks who helped Elton and Betty record their music and get it out to the people. Who knew? His insights on the Whites are very interesting and the article is exceptionally well-written. Plus, this issue comes with two CDs of awesome music that spans the South over many eras, including two Elton and Betty Songs. Well worth the trip to Barnes & Noble and the $10 cover price, I promise!

http://www.Argentanews.com

The WPA, according to my limited research did, of course with waste, confusion and the forever corruption of gov money, help kick start private industry.  My source reads that at least 85% went to wages and salaries.   Is it time for the fed gov to step in and give everyone a hand UP (not OUT) again? With this economy, many art advocates and magazines seem to think so. Example read-   http://readymade.com/article/poster_children/P0/ead

Punk Rock Show

Dec. 15th, 2008    Arkansas Community Arts Cooperative (ACAC)

new space:  900 S. Rodney Parham Blvd., Little Rock, Arkansas (neighboring Kanis Park)

Dooors open 8:30, show starts at 9:00 pm   $5.00, all ages