Arkansas Rep sets talk on Sister Act
The cast and crew of Sister Act, which is showing at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre through Feb. 26, will host a panel discussion on the production Thursday.
The panel being held in partnership with the Clinton School of Public Service and will take place at the school's Sturgis Hall at noon.
The play centers on lounge singer Deloris Van Cartier, who witnesses a violent crime by her mobster boyfriend and is placed in the witness protection program. She poses as a nun and struggles to fit in.
The play is based on the 1992 movie of the same name starring actress Whoopi Goldberg.
Junction to close for construction
A traffic circle will be built next month at the four-way intersection of Kavanaugh Boulevard, Richard B. Hardie Drive, McKinley Street and Pine Valley Road.
Construction on the project is to begin Feb. 2 at 9 a.m. and last about four months.
City officials said the circle will improve traffic flow and safety. The intersection will be closed during construction, but detour signs will show motorists alternate routes.
Message boards will be placed near the site before the start of construction to notify motorists of the coming closures.
City directors pick their assignments
Little Rock city directors have decided which city committees and commissions they will serve on and as liaisons to this year.
The appointments, which will end Dec. 31, 2018, are as follows:
Mayor Mark Stodola: Advertising and Promotion Commission; Metroplan; Arkansas Arts Center Board of Trustees; Downtown Little Rock Partnership; Historic District Commission; Port Authority.
Vice Mayor Kathy Webb: Commission on Children, Youth and Families; Arts and Culture Commission; Midtown Redevelopment District No. 1 Advisory Board.
City Director Gene Fortson: Advertising and Promotion Commission; Central Arkansas Water Commission.
City Director Joan Adcock: Animal Services Advisory Board; Land Bank Commission; Parks and Recreation Commission.
City Director Lance Hines: Commission on Children, Youth and Families; Ambulance Authority; Water Reclamation Commission.
City Director Capi Peck: Zoo Board of Governors; Central Arkansas Library System Board of Trustees; Parks and Recreation Commission.
City Director Doris Wright: Sister Cities Commission; Arts and Culture Commission; Americans with Disabilities Act Citizen's Grievance Committee; Board of Adjustment; Construction Board of Adjustment and Appeals; Housing Board of Adjustment and Appeals.
City Director Erma Hendrix: Community Housing Advisory Board; Land Bank Commission; Little Rock Housing Authority Board of Commissioners.
City Director Ken Richardson: Central Arkansas Library System Board of Trustees; Little Rock Housing Authority Board of Commissioners.
City Director Dean Kumpuris: Museum of Discovery Board of Trustees; City Beautiful Commission; Downtown Little Rock Partnership; River Market District Design Review Committee.
City Director B.J. Wyrick: Central Arkansas Transit Authority board of directors; Airport Commission; MacArthur Military History Museum Commission; Oakland and Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park Board.
Metro on 01/25/2017