Keith Symanowitz

A-woooooo🐺The Creek Rocks’ Album Release Concert last Saturday in Springfield, MO was a paws-itively delightful and joyous occasion for this buckdancing wolfman. (And yes, it was pretty hot underneath all that fur!)📹I'll leave a link to a video clip in the comments. ..
📸 Special thanks to the talented Jym Wilson for capturing some of the evening's special moments!

Little Rock,👣Bring your dancing shoes & come say hello tomorrow afternoon (6/26) at the Arkansas Folklife Festival. I'd love to see ya!🕺

🕺 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗿𝗸𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘀'𝘀 𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆!

Think you have two left feet? Perfect.

Join 𝗧𝘄𝗼-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝘇𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗝𝗶𝗴 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗞𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘇 for a fun, beginner-friendly workshop where you'll learn the footwork, history, and traditions of Ozark jig dancing—one of the oldest social dances in America.

𝗡𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱. Just bring your curiosity (and comfortable shoes)!

Saturday, June 27
🕒 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝟭: 3:00 PM
🕔 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝟮: 5:00 PM
📍 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲

Come learn a tradition that's been passed from generation to generation—and help keep it dancing for the next 250 years.

🎟️ 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
📍 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸 | 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸

Come shake a leg, Arkansas!🕺I'll be offering a jig dancing workshop on behalf of the Ozark Folk Center at the Cultural Crossroads Stage on Saturday at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.👣

𝐀𝐑𝐊𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐀𝐒, 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐈𝐒 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋.

The full music lineup for the inaugural Arkansas Folklife Festival is here.

Join us June 26–28 at Riverfront Park in North Little Rock for a free, three-day celebration of Arkansas culture featuring Grammy winners Lucinda Williams and Bobby Rush, along with Nick Shoulders, Willi Carlisle, Dylan Earl, Iyuana Childs, and dozens more artists and tradition bearers from across the state.

But this is more than a music festival.

You'll experience:

✨ Live music across multiple stages
✨ Dance traditions from across cultures
✨ Foodways and culinary heritage
✨ Storytelling and community traditions
✨ Craft demonstrations and artisans
✨ The Arkansas Movement Music Parade beginning at the Clinton Presidential Library
✨ The Arkansas Gospel Homecoming & Dinner on the Ground
✨ Cultural experiences representing Arkansas's six culturesheds

𝐎𝐟 𝐀𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐬. 𝐁𝐲 𝐀𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐬. 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐬.

Part of the Smithsonian Folklife's Of the People: Smithsonian Festival of Festivals initiative and Arkansas's contribution to America 250, this free festival celebrates the people, traditions, stories, and cultures that make Arkansas unique.

📍 Riverfront Park, North Little Rock
📅 June 26–28, 2026
🎟️ Free Admission | All Are Welcome

Learn more and view the full lineup:
🔗 arkansasfolklifefestival.org

North Little Rock Tourism Argenta Arts District City of North Little Rock - Government
AY Magazine Arkansas Heritage

Getting ready for the show tonight at Club Possum with Jed Clark. Hope to see some of my music-loving friends here at 7 p.m.!