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In December, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra announced the largest individual gift in its 56-year history. The gift came from the estate of Lee Ronnel, who died in January 2022 at age 85. Christina Littlejohn, the orchestra s chief executive officer, put it best that day when she said: "We ve had good years and bad years. And through them all, there was Lee Ronnel."
When city officials, donors and other dignitaries gather next month for the grand opening of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA), it will be the biggest thing to happen in downtown Little Rock since the Clinton Presidential Center opened in November 2004. AMFA was the subject of Wednesday s column. Writing that column got me to thinking about things that are coming soon for downtown and things that are on my wish list.
We’re getting close to the April 22 grand opening of the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA). The museum hasn’t attracted half the publicity that a presidential library received, but the AMFA debut in MacArthur Park is the biggest thing to happen in downtown Little Rock since the Clinton Presidential Center opened in November 2004.