Rock Candy

Check out the members of Russellville’s Hannah Blaylock and Eden’s Edge when they’re interviewed on KABF-FM, 88.3, beginning at 5:45 p.m. today. Later tonight, you may even catch the group enjoying a meal at Trio’s Restaurant, one of their prizes for winning the Arkansas Times Musicians Showcase in March.

One of our Hot Springs correspondence files this report on Lynyrd Skynyrd’s concert at Summit Arena last night:
Lynyrd Skynyrd put the hot in Hot Springs last night in the Hot Springs Springfest’s headline concert at Summit Arena.

If you’ve never taken in a show at the Arkansas Repertory Theatre’s “small box” of its Second Stage, on the second mezzanine level, “The Retreat From Moscow” would be a nice first show to see there.

AmyB’s got the plan, and here it is, after the jump: 
 

After a team record start and some impressive offense to boot, the Arkansas Twisters moved to No. 2 in the Arena Football 2 league coaches’ poll this week after starting the season No. 12.

The Weekend Theater has begun taking reservations for its annual gala, scheduled for Saturday, April 22.

This arrived too late for our print edition, but check out this fun opportunity for families with dogs, in a benefit for Angels’ Care Animal Rescue on Saturday:

We were reminded this morning that the Little Rock party and music scene is going to get a boost starting May 5 when the Peabody Hotel’s RiverTop Party returns.

That’s what we’re hearing today, that Prince’s old buddy Morris Day and the Time band, which played Riverfest back in 2000 or thereabouts with raindrops pounding on everyone, including Morris Day, on that last night of a great festival, will be back this year to rock the house, or the riverfront, or however you want to put it.

Yes, we know there are some of you Bruce fans out there, besides the usual suspects of John Brummett, Michael Marion, Kelley Bass, Tom Wood, Tim Taylor and Chuck Spohn (are we forgetting any of the regulars?).