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Over the past year or so, the programming at CALS Ron Robinson Theater has been incredibly impressive. I remember when the theater first opened, circa 2014, and how much potential I thought the 300-seat theater had. But other than hosting the Little Rock Film Festival and a handful of events, the venue was underutilized.
Joe St. Ana wasn t really an actor. He wasn t a filmmaker. He was the owner and operator of Crush Wine Bar in the Argenta district of North Little Rock. He was one of the biggest champions of the local filmmaking scene this state had. Dating all the way back to the days of the Little Rock Film Festival, Joe would host late night after parties, allow filmmakers to use his bar as a shooting location, and he even held film screenings on the back patio of Crush. Sadly, last week, Joe died from complications from cancer.