I love going to Oaklawn, mostly just to watch the horses. I'm not much of a gambler. Opening day always has great deals on Oaklawn's famous corned beef too.
Gates will open at 11:00 on opening day.
Winter in Arkansas is a great time to check out wildlife. Wildlife is generally more active in the winter.
I love going to Oaklawn, mostly just to watch the horses. I'm not much of a gambler. Opening day always has great deals on Oaklawn's famous corned beef too.
Gates will open at 11:00 on opening day.
Feel free to comment with your favorite place to visit for a romantic evening.
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At each of the 10 tour stops, local students will be recruited to fill chorus parts.
Most of the schools have a private performance for students and then a public performance. The public performances are free and open to anyone. No tickets required, but seating is limited by the venue. The performances are followed by a "community conversation" about the play, the crisis and ongoing cultural tensions.
The schedule is as follows:
This is part of the ongoing debate about Ray Winder Field.
I do have to agree with him, maybe we should be proud of our zoos and parks. But pride doesn't come from the location. To have something you're proud of, you have to invest in it. Maybe our zoo and parks need to be supported more by the city. Most great zoos have great financial support from either private firms, the city or the state, and they didn't become great overnight. Our zoo does not have that kind of financial support. The improvements they've made with what they do have should make the city proud.
In Johnson's defense, he did say that if there is to be a quality zoo in Arkansas, maybe the state should make a commitment to running one. However, I don't think he gives our current zoo enough credit. Most zoos are "landlocked," to a certain extent.
War Memorial Park is a great park too. I don't see why people don't fish or picnic there. Actually, in the spring the park is always full when I pass by it. It's a fun, free way to spend the day in the city. This "pro park" person went there about a dozen times this spring and volunteers the zoo about twice a week.
The biggest tourist attraction in most major cities is their zoo. In my opinion it's ridiculous that ours is treated with such disdain by our lawmakers. The zoo could be the "economic opportunity" he speaks of. Just look at Memphis. They have a wonderful zoo that people actually travel to see. Just a few decades ago, it wasn't much better than ours. They had to get private funding to make theirs better, but many city or state funded zoos are great tourist attractions too (Saint Louis, for example).
We have to appreciate our parks in order for them to improve. It does not sound like Mr. Johnson appreciates our parks at all.
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