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Youth ministry Full Circle 360 participants learn life skills and reach out to others. Pine Bluff, AR. Credit: Full Circle 360

Full Circle 360: Youth Ministry Outside the Four Walls of Church

April 28, 2017 Karen Coker

If someone quizzed you about Full Circle 360 on Main Street, how would you describe it? A store? A hangout for teens? Some operation run by teens? Try all of the above: Full Circle 360 […]

Close up image of laptop and mouse on wooden desk. Computer classes for adults at the main library are among the self-help courses in Pine Bluff. Credit: StockSnap/Pixabay

Bitbox Coding for Music, Biology, and Math: April 8

April 6, 2017 Karen Coker

On the second Saturday in April, the Arts and Science Center for Southeast Arkansas will have its Second Saturday Family Funday. This particular Second Saturday event will offer bitbox coding as the activity. 2nd Saturday […]

Models wear pieces from Dorothy J. Johnson Anderson's ATOAIA line. Ms. Anderson is the founder and owner of Dorothies Custom Dezignz in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. She designed and tailored the outfits shown here at various points in her career. She made the one on the mannequin 30 years ago of fabric from the Ivory Coast of Africa.

Dorothy J. Johnson Anderson: The Force Behind Dorothies Custom Dezignz

April 4, 2017 Karen Coker

How many people personally know a fashion designer and tailor? How about a designer who custom tailors African and European ethnic clothing? Tuxedos, wedding dresses, and band uniforms? Even shoes and jewelry? If you live […]

Delta Rhythm & Bayous Proposal for Pine Bluff

March 31, 2017 Karen Coker

This post presents the following file that contains the “Major Components of the Delta Rhythm and Bayous Alliance (DRBA) Proposal for Pine Bluff Heritage Tourism and Economic Development.” DRBA Proposal for Pine Bluff DRBA Board Director Jimmy Cunningham, […]

Arkansas Act 451 ceremonial signing on March 31, 2017. Credit: Governor’s office. Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson signs Act 451, thus designating the Delta portion of U.S. Highway 65 as the Delta Rhythm & Bayous Highway. This is one key step in the heritage tourism plan developed by the Delta Rhythm & Bayous Alliance. Credit: Arkansas Governor’s Office / governor’s office photographer

Act 451: Delta Rhythm & Bayous Highway

March 27, 2017 Karen Coker

It’s official: Act 451 designates the Arkansas Delta portion of U.S. Highway 65 to be the Delta Rhythm & Bayous Highway; the new designation begins with the fiscal year starting in July 2017. The Delta […]

Highway sign image with “Delta Rhythm & Bayous” (instead of Route) and “65.” Credit/copyright pbjunction.com and PB Junction, LLC

Delta Rhythm ‘n’ Bayous Alliance: Progress Update

February 21, 2017 Karen Coker

Delta Rhythm ‘n’ Bayous Alliance, a non-profit laying the foundation for tourism-based economic development, provides this update: HR 1054, a bill entitled To Designate a Portion of Highway 65 as the “Delta Rhythm & Bayous […]

Banner with fall leaves along bottom. White background with red, orange, and yellow leaves. Text: 33rd Original Kingfest. Credit (banner, no text): stux/Pixabay

The Original Kingfest (By ICVR) x 33

January 12, 2017 Karen Coker

Join the Original Kingfest festivities from January 10 through 16, 2017, sponsored and coordinated by Interested Citizens for Voter Registration (ICVR) in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The events and locations vary day by day, as Kingfest is truly […]

This catfish may not show up at the photography contest, but the fishing tournament is a definite maybe. Credit: David Mark

Bayou Photography Awards and Exhibit Opening

January 11, 2017 Karen Coker

Bayou Photography Exhibit Opening and Awards Presentation at the Arts and Science Center of Southeast Arkansas (free event open to the public) will present photographs of Bayou Bartholomew. The exhibit is free and open to the […]

Stop Motion: One Snapshot at a Time. Frog figurines, one with camera, the other posing. Credit: Alexas_Fotos/Pixabay

Stop Motion at the Arts and Science Center

January 10, 2017 Karen Coker

Animation using the stop-motion technique will be this Saturday’s Family Funday activity at the Arts and Science Center of Southeast Arkansas. Participants will re-create the story of Jack and the Beanstalk in animated form. Event […]

The Delta Rivers Nature Center

December 31, 2016 Karen Coker

I recently attended an economic development forum where a speaker addressed the importance of outdoor activities to economics. She explained that fishers, hunters, and tourists spend money in order to enjoy outdoor sports and sight-seeing. […]