Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield invites members to Dance and Discover Party on June 9;
enjoy free admission to the Museum of Discovery

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (May 15, 2012) — Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield invites members to Dance and Discover at the Museum of Discovery. If you carry an Arkansas Blue Cross, Health Advantage or BlueAdvantage Administrators of Arkansas health plan ID card, you can show it at the door of the Museum on Saturday, June 9, and enjoy free admission to the Museum and a family-friendly Dance and Discover party featuring Radio Disney from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Dance and Discover Party is a health-and-fitness event designed for children ages 3-12, although kids of all ages are welcome. Kids can decorate their own “hip hop” hat, and have a blast with Radio Disney as they turn up the music and get kids moving … Disney style.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (April 26, 2012) – The experience of African Americans and Latinos in Arkansas is the subject of a conference Friday and Saturday, May 11 and 12, sponsored by UALR’s Department of History and its Center for Arkansas History and Culture, the Central Arkansas Library System at the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies.

The conference, "Race and Ethnicity in Arkansas: Perspectives on the African American and Latino Experience," is part of the Rockefeller Centennial Celebration to mark the 100th anniversary of former governor Winthrop Rockefeller's birth.

All events will be held at the Darragh Center, Main Public Library at 100 Rock St. in Little Rock. They are free and open to the public.

Volunteers for The Relay for Life, the American Cancer Society’s overnight event that celebrates the lives of those who have battled cancer, remembers loved ones lost and fights back against the disease by raising money for research, are recruiting participants to take part in Maumelle’s May event.

JaNan Davis, the event’s co-chair, said 33 teams have been formed and 134 people have signed up to take part in the festivities. “We have already raised $6,200 of our goal of $65,000 to go toward cancer research and programs to help those fighting the disease in Arkansas,” Davis said.

Davis said participants can sign up individually on a team that has already been formed or start a team of their own. “It’s so easy to do. You pay $10 and sign up online. Then you set a goal to raise an amount you’re comfortable with using the tools the website provides. It’s as easy as sending an email to a few friends to ask if they will sponsor your participation in the event,” she said.