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The Calendar of Events is updated frequently, so check
back often for news about upcoming events.
The Clinton Presidential Center will be closed Thanksgiving, Christmas
and New Years Day.
December 2007
December 1
World AIDS Day
The Clinton Presidential Center observed World AIDS Day 2007 with the largest display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Observed on December 1 each year, World AIDS Day raises global awareness of the 40 million people living with HIV/AIDS around the world. The Center displayed several blocks of the AIDS Quilt, which memorializes those who have lost their lives to this pandemic. Click here to view photos.
In addition to commemorating World AIDS Day, the Clinton Foundation HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI) is working every day to fight the AIDS pandemic. President Clinton launched CHAI in 2002. Today, CHAI is helping to bring affordable, lifesaving treatment to hundreds of thousands of people in dozens of countries. To learn more about the Foundation’s HIV/AIDS Initiative, please
visit www.clintonfoundation.org.
December 4
Holidays at the Clinton Presidential Center
The Clinton Presidential Center will begin celebrating the holiday season on
December 4th with two important lighting ceremonies: lighting of the region's
largest Christmas tree, and lighting of our menorah in celebration of the first
night of Chanukah.
December 8 & 15
Santa at the Clinton Presidential Center
Santa Claus will be in the Garden View room from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday December 8th and Saturday December 15th. Anyone who visits the Center will have the opportunity to bring their children to see Santa Claus and experience the Clinton Library decorated for the holidays. Hot cider, hot chocolate and Christmas cookies will be served.
November 2007
November 17
Clinton Presidential Center Anniversary:
Free admission will be offered for all visitors to the Clinton Presidential
Library from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, November 17th, in celebration of the
Center’s third anniversary.
October 2007
October 21 -22
The Slate 60 Conference on Innovative Philanthropy:
For the second consecutive year, the Clinton Presidential Library will host the Slate 60 Conference on Innovative Philanthropy. The conference, which features 60 of the country’s top philanthropists, will take place October 21-22.
Former President Bill Clinton will attend the conference and give a keynote address. Other participants include actor Michael J. Fox and business leader Eli Broad. The conference is cosponsored by Slate Magazine (www.slate.com), the William J. Clinton Foundation and the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.
October 31
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Big Boo-seum
The Clinton Presidential Library, along with six other members of the Greater
Little Rock Museum Consortium, will again participate in the Big Boo-seum this
year. This event is designed to offer this safe alternative for trick-or-treaters.
The Library staff will dress in a Wizard of Oz theme and hand out candy to visitors
who stop by the library on the museum-tour.
September 2007
September 8, 2007 to May 18, 2008
The Long Struggle: Presidential Actions and African American Civil Rights
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This unique exhibit will examine the actions and influences of U.S.
Presidents on civil rights issues during a one hundred year period,
beginning with President Abraham Lincoln's first administration in
1860 and continuing through the major milestones of the civil rights
movement during the 20th Century.
This must-see exhibit will focus on many of the decisions, laws,
and acts signed by some of our Presidents and will examine in-depth
how these presidential actions impacted the lives of the average
African American citizen, both in Arkansas as well as throughout
the country.
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May 2007
May 8, 2007
American Showcase: A Free Patriotic Concert
6:30 p.m.
Clinton Presidential Center Park
Come and enjoy a variety of patriotic favorites, marches, and a
little taste of New Orleans. Feel free to bring and enjoy a picnic
dinner on the lawn!
The concert begins at 6:30 p.m. and is open to the public. There is no
admission charge. In the event of rain, a Chamber music concert will be
performed inside the Clinton Library’s Great Hall.
For information about the concert please contact: Wanda Hoover at 501-748-0422
April 2007
April 1, 2007
Easter Family Festival and Egg Hunt
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Clinton Presidential Center Park
Join us for the second annual Easter Family Festival. There will be two designated
areas for egg hunting: one for children ages 5 and under and the other for children
ages 6-11, plus a petting zoo, pony rides, crafts and more on the grounds of
the Clinton Presidential Center. You can download a
Easter Family Festival Flyer
and a
map for the event.
March 2007
March 20, 2007
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, River Rhapsodies Concert Series
Rags and Riches
7:00 p.m.
| This program presents a delightful collection of chamber works of three
centuries. Ravel’s Tzigane is a breathtaking showpiece for violin
and piano, inspired by Gypsy music, while Spanish flavors permeate Navarra
by Sarasate. Tchaikovsky memorialized a violinist friend in his anguished
String Quartet No. 3, and Schoenberg commemorates violinist Adolph Koldofsy
in his rhapsodic Phantasy. The concert opens with Graceful Ghost Rag for
solo piano, William Bolcom’s modern take on an infectious jazz rhythm.
The Sturgis Quartet with David Belcher, piano Meredith Maddox, violin Andrew
Irvin, violin will play. |
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra's Sturgis Quartet |
Tickets can be purchased through the Arkansas Symphony’s website,
www.arkansassymphony.org , or by calling (501) 666-1761.
View
schedule for other concerts.
February 2007
February 10-24, 2007
The Clinton Presidential Center celebrates Black History Month with a series of events highlighting arts, culture and education. All events are free. Regular admission fees to the library apply.
View Black History Month Events.
February 19, 2007
President’s Day
Admission to the Clinton Presidential Center is free in honor of President's Day.
February 13, 2007
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, River Rhapsodies Concert Series
Debusy's Shimmering Quartet
7:00 p.m.
| Schubert’s “Quartet Movement” will forever remain a
magnificent torso—fiery, intense and compelling in its brevity. Built
from a single theme, Debussy’s only string quartet is rapture, ardor,
color, and shimmering languor. Mendelssohn himself described his Quartet
No. 1 as “spirited” and “grateful to the players”—an
assessment that can be heard from the exuberance and vitality of its beginning
through its brilliant final movement. The concert will be performed by the
Quapaw Quartet. |
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra's Quapaw Quartet |
Tickets can be purchased through the Arkansas Symphony’s website,
www.arkansassymphony.org,
or by calling (501) 666-1761.
View schedule for other concerts.
January 2007
January 16, 2007
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, River Rhapsodies Concert Series
Mother Goose & More
7:00 p.m.
Enjoy an internationally-flavored program of kaleidoscopic
variety, headlined by Ravel’s captivating musical retelling of five
fairytales (including “Conversations of Beauty and the Beast,”
“Sleeping Beauty,” “and “Tom Thumb”). Valerie
Coleman’s light and breezy Umoja (Swahili for “unity”)
echoes the tradition of call and response. The oboe’s famous “A440”
(the pitch given when an orchestra tunes) is deliberately emphasized in
John Steinmetz’s colorful Quintet. Ferenc Farkas had inspiration
from Renaissance music in his Ancient Hungarian Dances, and Czech composer
Jiri Jaroch’s Children’s Suite calls on all forces in his
charming, refreshing nonet.
The concert features Etesian Winds with Eric Hayward, violin Ryan Mooney,
viola Melita Hunsinger, cello John Dahlstrand, bass. |
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra's Etesian Winds |
Tickets can be purchased through the Arkansas Symphony’s website,
www.arkansassymphony.org,
or by calling (501) 666-1761.
View schedule for other concerts.
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