The QQA Chronicle: 2nd Quarter, April 2023

April 1, 2023

In this edition:

    • 58th Tour of Homes information and ticket sales
    • 5H Club Returns
    • Preservation Conversation with Bob Yapp
    • Education workshop at Ernest Green house
    • Membership updates

58th Tour of Homes

This year, the QQA will be hosting the Tour of Homes in Little Rock's Capitol View and Stifft's Station neighborhoods. The tour will include six homes as well as the historic Lamar Porter Field.

Tickets for the Candlelight Dinner and Mother's Day Brunch allow exclusive access into the Woodruff School.

Candlelight dinner tickets are sold out, but you can join us Sunday for brunch for a wonderful experience. Brunch will include an buffet by Two Sisters Catering as well as mimosas and bloody Marys. 

Homes & Sites on Tour

  • Powell House: 2623 W Markham Street
  • Stueber House: 202 Thayer Street
  • Shotgun House: 2512 6th Street
  • 317 Johnson Street
  • 2500 Grove Circle
  • 223 Martin Street
  • Lamar Porter Field: 3200 W. 7th Street

Looking to volunteer?

The Tour of Homes relies on YOU! We are so grateful for our volunteers who come out year after year and help run this production. From set up to house interpretation there is a spot for anyone interested. Follow the button below to see what volunteer opportunities await. 

First 5H Club meeting of 2023

5H=History, Happy Hour & Heavy Hors d'oeuvres

Join the QQA for our first 5H Club of the year!

This is a member only event and is limited to 25 attendees.

Friday, April 14

5:30-6:30 pm

We will announce the location on Tuesday, April 12, at

10:00 am.  Be on the lookout for our email blast with the location and a link to register.

 

Not a member? Join at our website, Quapaw.com.

Hands-on preservation workshops continue at Ernest Green House - June 13-17

Last year the QQA partnered with member Carol St. John Young, the Dunbar Historic Neighborhood Association, Preserve Arkansas, and the City of Little Rock and historic preservation workforce advocate Marshall Ray, for a Window Restoration and Weatherization boot camp.

This summer Bob Yapp, a nationally recognized instructor, will provide hands-on instruction to another group of ready learners to remove the artificial siding and reveal and restore the original! Once again, the boot camp will take place at the National Register-listed Ernest Green House in the historic Dunbar neighborhood. Ernest Green was one of the Little Rock Nine and the first African American graduates of Little Rock Central High School.

The workshop is limited to 18 participants and the cost to attend is $500 per person; however, scholarships are available.  If you are interested in participating, please send an email with a letter of interest to QQA Executive Director, Patricia Blick.

Preservation Conversations

    Preservation Trades in America: Bob Yapp

    Date:  Thursday, June 15

    Time:  5:30 pm reception, 6:00 pm program    

    Place: The Mixing Room at the Paint Factory, 1306 E. 6th Street. 

    RSVP:  Email qqa@quapaw.com or call 501-371-0075 ext. 3.  

    QQA Memberships are changing ... for the better!

    Starting in May a new membership level will be offered

    We hear, and we are listening. Previously we have offered an individual/family membership at $35 a year and a contributor membership at $100. Starting in May we will offer a student/individual membership at the $35 a year and a new family membership at $55 a year to celebrate our 55th anniversary. This will be a new, permanent membership level. 

    Founded in 1968, QQA's mission is to preserve greater Little Rock's historic places.

    Get more information at quapaw.com