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Date/Time / Event Description / Venue Location / Ticket Information
Sep. 1–30
9:00 AM – 4:30 PM / On view: “Imagine the Inclusive School of the Future” art exhibit / Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Visitor Center
2120 W. Daisy L. Gatson Bates Dr.,=
Little Rock / FREE,
no tickets required
Sep. 8
6:00 – 8:00 PM / Blake Tyson presents “The Surface of the Sky,” an original composition for percussion, commemorating the courage of the Little Rock Nine, Second Friday Art Night Series / Butler Center for Arkansas Studies
100 S. Rock St. Little Rock / FREE,
no tickets required
Sep. 18
3:00 – 4:00 PM / “Imagine If Buildings Could Talk: Mapping the History of Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site” kick-off reception / Mirror Room, McAlister Hall, UCA Campus
201 Donaghey Ave.
Conway / FREE,
no tickets required
Sep. 20
6:00 PM / “Community Story Circle: Fear, Courage, and Resilience” with CORE Performance Company / Mosaic Templars Cultural Center
501 W. 9th St.
Little Rock / FREE,
reserve your seat*
Sep. 21
5:00 PM Reception
6:00 PM Presentation / “Education by Design: The History and Design of the Little Rock Central High School and Dunbar Junior/Senior High School,” presentation by Mason Toms and Kwendeche / Reception: Pyramid Art, Books, & Custom Framing, Hearne Fine Art
1001 Wright Ave.
Little Rock
Presentation: Dunbar Magnet Middle School Auditorium
1100 Wright Ave.
Little Rock (across the street from the reception) / FREE,
no tickets required
Sep. 22
12:00 – 1:00 PM / “Will Counts: The Central High School Photographs” gallery experience and conversation with CORE Performance Company, Feed Your Mind Friday Series / Alice Pratt Brown Atrium
Arkansas Arts Center
501 E. 9th St.,
Little Rock / FREE,
no tickets required
Sep. 22
12:00 – 1:00 PM / “William Grant Still’s Neglected Masterpiece, Troubled Island,” lecture and demonstration presented by Opera in the Rock. Lunch and Learn Series, bring your own lunch / Mosaic Templars Cultural Center
501 W. 9th St.
Little Rock / FREE,
no tickets required
Sep. 22
1:30 – 2:00 PM / Dedication of “United” sculpture / Little Rock Central High School
1600 S. Park St.
Little Rock / FREE,
no tickets required
Sep. 22
5:00 – 7:00 PM / “Civil Twilight” dance/spoken word event open rehearsal with CORE Performance Company / Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Commemorative Garden
2120 W. Daisy L. Gatson Bates Dr.
Little Rock / FREE,
no tickets required
Sep. 22
7:30 PM / Concert version of Troubled Island, an opera by William Grant Still with libretto by Langston Hughes, presented by Opera in the Rock / Mosaic Templars Cultural Center
501 W. 9th St.
Little Rock / FREE,
no tickets required
Sep. 23
9:00 AM-
5:00 PM / Paul Laurence Dunbar Community Festival, “The Power of Us through Community, History, and Art,” Dunbar history exhibit, Horace Mann alumni oral history, seminars, poetry slam, Arkansas artists and authors showcase. Food, kids activities, and more. / Dunbar Magnet Middle School
1100 Wright Ave.
Little Rock / FREE,
no tickets required
Sep. 23
9:00 – 11:30 AM / Education Forum / Clinton Presidential Center Great Hall
1200 President Clinton Ave.
Little Rock / FREE,
no tickets required
Sep. 23
9:30 AM –
9:00 PM / “Imagine the Inclusive School of the Future Art Contest” exhibit of student artwork / Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Visitor Center
2120 W. Daisy L. Gatson Bates Dr.
Little Rock / FREE,
no tickets required
Sep. 23
10:00 AM –
5:00 PM / “A Day of Remembrance: The 60th Commemoration of the Desegregation of Little Rock Central High School,” Bi-Annual Youth Summit sponsored by the John Cain Foundation and New Africa Alliance. Presentations by The Chris James Journey, Cory Mason, and Jamal Safeeullah / Hampton Building
1102 Daisy L. Gatson Bates Dr.
Little Rock / FREE,
no tickets required
Sep. 23
12:00 – 5:30 PM
last bus departs at 4:00 PM / Central High School Architectural History Bus Tours:
- Bus A: departs 12, 2, & 4 (4 PM tour will have an ASL interpreter)
- Bus B: departs 1 & 3
- Bus C: departs 1 & 3 (wheelchair accessible)
2120 W. Daisy L. Gatson Bates Dr.
Little Rock / FREE,
please reserve your timed ticket**
Sep. 23
12:00 – 6:00 PM / Music performances by student ensembles from area high schools and colleges / Magnolia/Mobil Service Station outdoor stage
2120 W. Daisy L. Gatson Bates Dr.
Little Rock / FREE,
no tickets required
Sep. 23
4:00 – 5:00 PM / “Imagine the Inclusive School of the Future” art exhibit awards ceremony and community conversation / Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Visitor Center
2120 W. Daisy L. Gatson Bates Dr.
Little Rock / FREE,
no tickets required
Sep. 23
6:00 – 7:30 PM / Oxford American Jazz Concert featuringNo Tears Suite by Chris Parke / Magnolia/Mobile Service Station outdoor stage
2120 W. Daisy L. Gatson Bates Dr.
Little Rock / FREE,
no tickets required
Sep. 23
7:00 – 9:00 PM / Concert fundraiser for the Little Rock Nine Foundation / Robinson Performance Hall
426 W. Markham St.
Little Rock / Tickets required†
Sep. 23
7:30 – 9:30 PM / “Imagine If Buildings Could Talk”: 3D, mapped video projection by Scoot Meador with soundtrack by Blake Tyson (9-minute video screened every 15 minutes) / Little Rock Central High School façade
1500 S. Park St.
Little Rock / FREE,
no tickets required
Sep. 24
9:30 AM –
9:00 PM / “Imagine the Inclusive School of the Future Art Contest” exhibit of student artwork / Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Visitor Center
2120 W. Daisy L. Gatson Bates Dr.
Little Rock / FREE,
no tickets required
Sep. 24
12:00 – 5:30 PM
last bus departs at 4:00 PM / Central High School Architectural History Bus Tours:
- Bus A: departs 12, 2, & 4 (4 PM tour will have an ASL interpreter)
- Bus B: departs 1 & 3
- Bus C: departs 1 & 3 (wheelchair accessible)
2120 W. Daisy L. Gatson Bates Dr.
Little Rock / FREE,
please reserve your timed ticket**
Sep. 24
3:00 – 5:00 PM / Children of Little Rock Nine Panel Discussion / Robinson Performance Hall
425 W. Markham St.
Little Rock / Tickets required†
Sep. 24
5:00 – 7:00 PM / Interfaith Service / Robinson Performance Hall
425 W. Markham St.
Little Rock / Tickets required†
Sep. 24
6:00 – 7:15 PM / “Civil Twilight: Reflections on Fear, Courage, and Resilience,” dance/spoken word event with CORE Performance Company, LeRon McAdoo, Marcus Montgomery, and Central High Wrighteous Poetry Club with remarks by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Prof. Tania León (composer of the Little Rock Nine opera) / Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site Commemorative Garden
2120 W. Daisy L. Gatson Bates Dr.
Little Rock / FREE,
no tickets required
Sep. 24
7:30 – 9:30 PM / “Imagine If Buildings Could Talk”: 3D, mapped video projection by Scoot Meador with soundtrack by Blake Tyson (9-minute video screened every 15 minutes) / Little Rock Central High School façade
1500 S. Park St.
Little Rock / FREE,
no tickets required
Sep. 25
10:00 – 11:30 AM / Central High School Commemorative Ceremony; Members of the Little Rock Nine, Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and the Honorable William Jefferson Clinton will speak / Central High School Auditorium
1500 S. Park St.
Little Rock / FREE;
reserve seat
Sep. 25
12:00 – 1:30 PM / “Mind Blazin’” forum and lunch facilitated by LeRon and Stacey McAdoo / Mosaic Templars Cultural Center
501 W. 9th St.
Little Rock / FREE,
reserve your seat*
Sep. 25
7:30 PM / “An Evening with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Tania León: Turning History into Art,” lecture with preview performance of one scene from theLittle Rock Nineopera / Reynolds Performance Hall, UCA Campus
201 Donaghey Ave.
Conway / Tickets: $15 for general public; $5 for students, children, and the UCA community***
* To reserve your seat for Mosaic Templars events, visit MosaicTemplarsCenter.com/events/events-calendar-list.
** To reserve your seat for an architectural bus tour, visit or call (501) 450-3451.
*** For tickets to Reynolds Performance Hall events, visit uca.edu/tickets.
† For tickets to City of Little Rock events, visit one of the following links.
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