Three Dog Night may be touring with only one of its original members, but that won’t matter much when the opening chords to 1970 rock anthem “Joy to the World” peal out to the rafters at Robinson Center, forcing anyone within earshot to surrender to the singalong just as it has forced any kid named Jeremiah to be asked at least once by a wisecracking grownup whether or not he was, indeed, a bullfrog.
Stephanie Smittle
Stephanie Smittle is editorial director at the Arkansas Times and will arm wrestle anyone who says Arkansas is boring.
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Best of Arkansas 2024: Winners, finalists and faves
The best of the best in Arkansas, from dance clubs to dry cleaners to dermatologists.
Posted inRock Candy
Lake Street Dive in Bentonville on Wednesday
Ask any Dungeons & Dragons fan and they’ll tell you: The possibilities a 20-sided die can yield are endless. You’ll get a co-sign on that, too, from Brooklyn-based jazz-pop group Lake Street Dive, who used the D&D centerpiece to generate songs for their new record.
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Tommy Robinson — politician, patrolman, provocateur — dies at 82
The politician, who made plenty of arrests (and plenty of enemies) as Pulaski County sheriff in the early 1980s, was a graduate of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and served in the Navy before beginning his storied career in law enforcement.
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Oxtail Gospel: Craig ‘Big Chef’ Taylor blends sweet, savory and scripture
Some chefs use recipes; Big Chef Taylor talks to God.
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Five Arkansas restaurants score first-time nods from Wine Spectator
Arthur’s Prime Steakhouse, Saracen Casino Resort’s Red Oak Steakhouse, Sullivan’s Steakhouse, Table 28 and Wilson Cafe are first-time winners in Wine Spectator magazine’s annual awards.
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It’s Arkansas Road Trip time
If a total solar eclipse, a peek at the dancing lights of the aurora and a mass cicada convergence have convinced throngs of visitors that Arkansas is the place to be this year, surely it’s time to convince ourselves, right? Get inspired with our annual Road Trip issue.
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Arkansas Times Film Series screens ’35 Shots of Rum’ (2008) Tuesday night
Join us this month for Claire Denis’ 2008 film “35 Shots of Rum,” which the Village Voice called her “warmest, most radiant work, honoring a family of two’s extreme closeness while suggesting its potential for suffocation.”
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2nd annual Jubilee Film Festival on Friday
All submissions center on “a narrative of Black life, whether through struggle or the continuous push toward excellence.”
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Celebrate Juneteenth with Mosaic Templars Cultural Center on Saturday
The centerpiece of the holiday in Little Rock is the Juneteenth in Da Rock street festival, with vendors, food, educational programming, a health village and live music, including a headlining performance from Destiny’s Child’s LeToya Luckett.