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Little Rock Arkansas rocks big time with arts and culture

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer
Published October 18, 2016 at 2:00 AM PDT
elegant historic homes abound in Little Rock's Quapaw Quarter
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elegant historic homes abound in Little Rock's Quapaw Quarter
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Historic Capital Hotel in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas
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Historic Capital Hotel in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas
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Clinton Presidential Library Little Rock, Arkansas
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Clinton Presidential Library Little Rock, Arkansas
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Clinton Oval Office at Little Rock Bill Clinton Presidential Library
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Clinton Oval Office at Little Rock Bill Clinton Presidential Library
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The Old Mill in Little Rock, Arkansas--last surviving film location from Gone With the Wind movie
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The Old Mill in Little Rock, Arkansas--last surviving film location from Gone With the Wind movie
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Trollys add character to downtown Little Rock, Arkansas
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Trollys add character to downtown Little Rock, Arkansas
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Old Capital in Downtown Little Rock, Arkansas
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Old Capital in Downtown Little Rock, Arkansas

Join correspondent Tom Wilmer for a visit with John Mayner Vice President of Marketing & Communications for the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau. Mayner talks about Little Rock’s economic development and vitality. Cliff Fannin Baker founder and interim producing director of the Little Rock Repertory Theater talks about the town's live theater history and evolution.

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Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.
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