Proposals sought for public artwork
The Downtown Little Rock Partnership is asking Arkansas artists to submit concepts and proposals for two new pieces of public art to be installed this fall.
One site is a roughly 900-square-foot wall within the first floor of the parking deck at Scott and Sixth streets. It's part of Baker's Alley behind the Arkansas Repertory Theatre on Main Street.
The other is intended to be a "selfie wall" in the South Main neighborhood at 112 Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive.
"We are excited to be able to add two new pieces of public art to downtown Little Rock's growing collection," said Gabe Holmstrom, executive director of the Downtown Little Rock Partnership, noting a positive response to a recently completed mural at Capitol Avenue and Main Street. "We want to keep the creative momentum going. We can't wait to see what our incredible Arkansas artists come up with."
The deadline to submit proposals for both locations is Sept. 25. Completion of each art installation is set for Oct. 30.
More information and application submissions are available at downtownlr.com/pages/public-art/murals/.
Zoo poll requests orangutan name
The Little Rock Zoo is asking the public to help choose a name for its new baby orangutan.
The infant, a female, was born to mother Berani and father Bandar at the zoo July 29.
The choices, chosen by zookeepers from the Austronesian language Malay, are:
• Kasih: pronounced KAH-see, meaning love
• Markisa: pronounced Mar-KEE-suh, meaning passion fruit
• Sabah: pronounced SA-bah, the name of the state in northern Borneo where orangutans are found
• Madu: pronounced MAH-do, meaning honey
People are invited to vote by online poll on the zoo's website, littlerockzoo.com, or Facebook page. Voting ends Friday, and the winning name will be announced that day.
Road-work plans go before public
Little Rock city staff will present plans at a public meeting Monday for a project to reconstruct part of North Rodney Parham Road.
The portion to be reconstructed stretches from Hinson Road to Pleasant Forest Drive.
The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. at Terry Library, 2015 Napa Valley Drive.
Subdivision to get drainage upgrades
Employees of Little Rock's Public Works Department will be on hand Thursday to discuss plans for drainage improvements in the Madison Valley Subdivision.
The meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. at the Chenal Valley Church of Christ, 16025 Taylor Loop Road.
The project is located in Ward 5.
Fight Club inspires contest, giveaway
This year's banned book writing contest and giveaway from the Central Arkansas Library System will focus on Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club, the library has announced.
Contest entries of 50 to 750 words inspired by the book will be accepted from Sept. 1 to Sept. 20. For a full list of rules, visit cals.org or call (501) 918-3000.
The contest has one $300 grand prize and one $100 honorable mention prize. Winning entries will be selected based on creativity, flow, style and originality, according to a news release from the library system.
The contest winner will be announced at a special event Sept. 26 at Ron Robinson Theater, 100 River Market Ave.
The library system will also give away 30 free copies of Fight Club starting Sept. 4.
Metro on 08/25/2019