Friday, June 7th at 7 PM
Featured: Lights! Camera! Arkansas! Opening Reception
7:00 pm
Old State House Museum, Little Rock
http://www.oldstatehouse.com/RSVP/

Come celebrate the opening of our newest exhibit, Lights! Camera! Arkansas! RSVP today to attend the opening night celebration on June 7, at 7:00. Come meet the stars and the people behind the creation of the exhibit. The event is free, but space is limited, so RSVP now to attend. Reservations are being taken at www.oldstatehouse.com/RSVP.

Saturday, June 8, 2013
Exhibit Opens to the Public: Lights! Camera! Arkansas!
Museum Hours
Old State House Museum, Little Rock

The exhibit will feature the state’s ties to Hollywood, through both movies and television. Artifacts related to films shot on location in the state, actors born in Arkansas, and literary figures whose works were the basis for films shot in Arkansas will be included in the exhibit. Visitors will see five galleries of costumes, scripts, film footage, awards, photographs, theater posters, and props. The cast includes Mary Steenburgen, Harry Thomason, Julie Adams, Lisa Blount, Johnny Cash, Gail Davis, Levon Helm, James Bridges, Jeff Nichols, and Joey Lauren Adams, and others. Admission is free.

Friday, June 14, 2013
2nd Friday Art Night: Violin and Cello Duets
5 – 8 p.m.
Old State House Museum, Little Rock

Geoff Robson and David Gerstein make another appearance to perform duets for violin and cello at the Old State House Museum. Robson is violinist and associate conductor of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra. Gerstein is principal cellist of the ASO. The Old State House Museum is one of several downtown locations that hosts this evening of entertainment and exhibits. While here, shop the Museum Store. Visitors can ride the trolley to visit other Second Friday venues, including the Historic Arkansas Museum. Admission is free.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Brown Bag Lunch Lecture - “A Grievous Calamity”: The Battle of Helena, July 4, 1863
Noon – 1 p.m.
Old State House Museum, Little Rock

While national attention was riveted on the capitulation of the Confederate army at Vicksburg, Mississippi, and the retreat of the Confederate army following the battle of Gettysburg, Confederate troops in Arkansas attacked the strongly fortified Union garrison at Arkansas, an action that ultimately resulted in the loss of the Arkansas River Valley. Speaker Mark Christ is community outreach director for the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. He has written and edited several books about the Civil War and historic Arkansas properties. Participants are welcome to bring a sack lunch; soft drinks and water are provided. Admission is free.

Wednesday, June19
Little Beginnings Toddler Program - Caterpillars
10:30 a.m.
Old State House Museum, Little Rock

The Little Beginnings Toddler Program is for children ages 2 through 4 with parent. Each month the class will highlight a different topic and promote learning through hands-on activities, music making, movement and storytelling. This month, children will learn about caterpillars. Admission is free. No day care or school groups please. Call (501) 324-9685 for more information.

Thursday, July 11, 2013
Brown Bag Lunch Lecture - Eternal Separations: The Civil War Letters of the Witten Family
Noon – 1 p.m.
Old State House Museum, Little Rock

The American Civil War is often referred to as a conflict of brother against brother, but there is a dearth of primary documentation that details the impact on families actually torn apart owing to the struggle. The Witten family of Saline County, Arkansas, provides an understanding of the divided loyalties of a non-slave owning, yeoman farm family during the Civil War. Approximately 150 surviving letters of the family detail the emotions and events that ripped apart this family, even affecting relatives from east Tennessee to Oregon during the conflict. Though the war exacted a heavy toll on the family, the efforts of the Wittens to maintain contact with family across military lines provides a glimpse of the ties that would not be severed. Speaker Anthony Rushing is a teacher of history in Bryant. He initiated the forming of Saline County history organizations including the David O. Dodd Camp of Sons of Confederate Veterans and the Saline County History and Heritage Society. Rushing is currently working on editing and publishing the Civil War letters of the Witten family. Participants are welcome to bring a sack lunch; soft drinks and water are provided. Admission is free.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Little Beginnings Toddler Program - To the Moon!
10:30 a.m.
Old State House Museum, Little Rock

The Little Beginnings Toddler Program is for children ages 2 through 4 with parent. Each month the class will highlight a different topic and promote learning through hands-on activities, music making, movement and storytelling. This month, children will learn about the moon. Admission is free. No day care or school groups please. Call (501) 324-9685 for more information.