Weekend-July 11& 12

Sat. July 11

Farmer's Market at the River Market Pavillions-every Tuesday and Saturday from 7am-3pm
Juanita's presents AnimulA, Tangled In ruin, Fall Of Sanity, The New Season & The City Screams

8 PM
1300 S. Main

Tickets: $8.00 in advance and $10.00 day of the show (all ages welcome).

For more information, call 501-372-1228 or visit www.juanitas.com.

Scrub a dub dub, doggies in the tubs

What: Humane Society of Pulaski County Dog Wash
When: July 4th
Where: Trinity United Methodist Church located at Evergreen and Mississippi

This event will last from 9am-2pm
Bring your dog and a $15 donation!

Hot Springs

ceiling in Fordyce bathhouse

I will be in Hot Springs next week. Hot Springs is one of our favorite getaways. Not too far, not too expensive! This trip is a family trip but Hot Springs is a good couple's destination also.

Hot Springs Visitor's Information
1884 Wildwood Bed & Breakfast Inn
The Arlington Resort Hotel and Spa
Magic Springs and Crystal Falls-amusement and water park

Bored? A little something for the kids

Toy Up-Every Thursday Toy Up will host Fundays for kids 3-9 at 10:30 a.m. Participants will take home a cool craft. For info: 228-0400

Summer Reading Club-various events at local libraries.

Saturday Afternoon Fun at the Main Library-Join the library staff for a different activity each Saturday at 3 p.m. For info: 918-3050. FREE!

Rave Motion Pictures presents its free movie film festival. Watch "Surf's Up" at 10 a.m. June 23 and 24. For info: 687-0687.

Up for a road trip? These events are a little further out of the way:

Family Fun Day, Historic Washington State Park, Washington, AR 6/20
Spend the day having fun the 19th Century way at Historic Washington State Park from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Childrens games, town ball, candle dipping and many other interactive demonstration will fill the day. Bring a picinc lunch or eat at Williams' Tavern. Special demonstration and outdoor activities are free. Buliding tours are available at regular price. See Web site for more information, HistoricWashingtonStatePark.com. For info: 870-983-2625.

Summer Solstice, Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park 6/20
From 3-8:30 p.m., celebrate the arrival of summer with an array of outdoor activities for the whole family. Try your hand at using primitive style weapons and learn a game played by American Indian tribes. Create and take home a pinch pot, arrowhead necklace and other native style crafts. Beginning at 6 p.m., the resident archeologist will provide a presentation on the alignment of the mounds with the summer solstice sunset. Following at 7 p.m., there will be a special guided sunset tour of the prehistoric mound site. The evening will end with the observation of the sunset over Mound B. Admission is $4 for adults and $3 for children. For info: 961-9442.

June 12-14 events

2nd Friday Art Night
June 12, 2009
5 PM - 8 PM

Participating Galleries
- Arkansas Studies Institute
- Hearne Fine Art
- Historic Arkansas Museum
- Norton Arts
- River Market ArtSpace
- The Arts Scene

2nd Friday Art Night highlights the cultural opportunities downtown and in the River Market District. It is a unique gallery walk which includes the state's only historical museum with gallery space devoted to local artists, a public library that oversees and curates retail and exhibition galleries, and private galleries.

Cruisin' in the Rock
June 12, 2009
6 PM - 9 PM
River Market Pavilions and Riverfront Park

See the coolest cars in Arkansas at "Cruisin' in the Rock." These monthly cruise-ins feature muscle cars, street rods, classic cars, trucks and motorcycles from across Central Arkansas. Participants and spectators will enjoy great classic rock n' roll music, have a chance to win prizes, and reminisce over these awesome vehicles!

Farmers' Market
June 13, 2009
7 AM - 3 PM
River Market Pavilions

Open Tuesday and Saturday, May through October. For additional information, call 501-375-2552 or visit River Market.

June 13, 2009
Runway on the River
7 PM - 11:30 PM
River Market, East Pavilion

Tickets: $15.00-$25.00.

Spring & Summer fashion show.
For more information, call 501-993-5435.

Wed 6/3

What: Movies In the Park is showing Ferris Bueller's Day Off
When: Wednesdays at sundown
Where: Riverfest Amphitheatre of Riverfront Park
Cost: free
FAQ

June 3 - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
June 10 - The Princess Bride
June 17 - Batman Begins
June 24 - Shrek the Third
July 1 - When Harry Met Sally
July 8 - The Bourne Supremacy
July 15 - Curious George
July 22 - Juno
July 29 - The People's Choice

Free Summer Movies!

We all know how summer vacation starts to wear on parents' nerves. Looking for something to do with your bored and rambunctious kids? A few places are offering free movies. Yes, these are older movies, but the kids won't mind and the price is right! Believe me, an hour or two of no bickering and blasting a/c is heaven!

RAVE MOTION PICTURES
All Rave Motion Pictures locations nationwide will host the Free Family Film Festival 2009. All locations will play these movies on the dates listed, all movies start at 10AM:

June 9 & 10	Kung Fu Panda	PG	92 minutes
June 16 & 17	Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa	PG	89 minutes
June 23 & 24	Surf's Up	PG	85 minutes
June 30 & July 1	The Tale of Despereaux	G	90 minutes
July 7 & 8	Horton Hears A Who!	G	86 minutes
July 14 & 15	Space Chimps	G	81 minutes
July 21 & 22	Igor	PG	87 minutes
July 28 & 29	Shrek the Third	PG	93 minutes

MOVIES IN THE PARK

Free movies will be shown at Riverfront Park Amphitheater on Wednesdays at sundown. Sorry no a/c, these are outdoor movie showings.

• June 03, 2009
  Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

• June 10, 2009
  The Princess Bride

• June 17, 2009
  Batman Begins

• June 24, 2009
  Shrek the Third

• July 01, 2009
  When Harry Met Sally

• July 08, 2009
  The Bourne Supremacy

• July 15, 2009
  Curious George

• July 22, 2009
  Juno

• July 29, 2009
  The People’s Choice