The highly-anticipated Breckenridge Village is slowly seeing more traffic as the center has experienced the successful opening of Mt. Fuji, and the successful reopening of Eat My Catfish. According to Jim Keet of JTJ Restaurants, the redevelopment of Breckenridge Village…
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Opera in the Ozarks Gets $34M Walton Family Grant
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Walton Family Foundation recently announced that it will be providing a $34 million grant to support a new theater building for Opera in the Ozarks, funding the design and construction of a facility to attract the best of a…
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Walton Arts Center Names New VP and Director of Programming
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Walton Arts Center has promoted Jennifer Ross from director of programming to vice president of programming for the nonprofit performing arts center in Fayetteville, officials announced. Curt Owens will take over as the center’s new director of programming. …
There is a new drive-in movie theater coming soon to Little Rock called the MP Outdoor Cinema at 6700 Allied Way. It will have a 20’ by 36’ massive screen for 200 cars to park and view. Scott Thompson with…
COVID-19 has changed spending habits for thousands of Arkansans, and one of the industries hit hardest by the pandemic is movie theaters. Big chains like AMC Theatres and Cinemark have been closed for months. But one retro alternative is getting…
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Executive Director, Producing Artistic Director Resign at Arkansas Shakespeare Theater
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Shakespeare Theatre (AST)’s senior leadership team is undergoing a significant shift. Both executive director Ruth Marotte and producing artistic director Rebekah Scallet are resigning from their positions at the summer theater festival hosted at the University of Central Arkansas…
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Cinemark Theaters Laying Off Hourly Employees as Industry Faces Challenges
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThe Cinemark theater chain is laying off more than 17,000 hourly workers as the company adjusts during the COVID-19 pandemic. These layoffs will affect employees at three Arkansas theaters. In a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing dated April 13,…