Create Little Rock’s annual Land in the Rock summer program is designed to entertain interns, law clerks, and medical residents who are here for the summer and demonstrate to them what Little Rock has to offer.  These events are also for young professionals who have recently moved to Little Rock.  Create Little Rock members are invited to all Land in the Rock events.

• For Interns &  Law Clerks Visiting for the Summer – SIGN UP HERE (CLR emails will cease at the end of the summer)

• For permanent young professional residents of the Little Rock region, you can just join Create Little Rock (membership is free) to get all of the emails – JOIN HERE – (CLR emails will continue beyond the summer)

• Employers with interns, law clerks, and/or new hires – SIGN UP HERE to get the updates (emails will cease at the end of the summer)

Little Rock Rangers Minor League Soccer Game & Tailgate Party
TBA
War Memorial Stadium
Little Rock’s minor league soccer team, the Little Rock Rangers, will be playing Blue Goose of Shreveport, LA.  Free tickets for LITR participants and CLR members who register. We’ll have a tailgate party in the parking lot beginning at 6pm with cold beverages. The game is at 7pm.

Summer Kickoff Party w/ pizza, beer, & wine
TBA
Wright Lindsey Jennings Law Firm- 200 W Capitol Ave, 23rd Floor (in the 200 West building)
We’re kicking off the summer with a pizza party hosted by our friends at Wright Lindsey Jennings. They’re office on the 23rd floor of the 200 West Building (formerly Bank of America tower) has stunning views of the city.

Tour and Happy Hour at the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts
TBA
LITR participants and CLR members will get a tour of the completely renovated Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA). AMFA reopened to the public on April 22nd last year, welcoming the Little Rock community for the first time since breaking ground on a four-year renovation and expansion project in 2019. The reimagined space is breathtakingly beautiful, as are the works of fine are housed within. We’ll congregate in the “Cultural Living Room” where the museum will be hosting their weekly “Wednesday Spins” with happy hour specials and a DJ. Thanks to our event sponsor, the Gill Ragon Owen Law Firm, the first drink is free!

Arkansas Travelers Baseball Game
Dickey-Stephens Park, NLR
TBA
Join us for a night at the ballpark in the Beer Garden as the Travs take on the Wichita Wind Surge. Free tickets for LITR participants and CLR members.

Capital Hotel Happy Hour
111 W Markham
TBA
Join us in the lobby of the historic Capital Hotel for a happy hour in their newly renovated space . They’ll have the One Eleven lobby bar open just for our group! No registration necessary for this one. This event is sponsored by Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP.

Arkansas River Cookout
Rock City Yacht Club
1726 E 2nd St, Little Rock
Hosted by Rock Town River Outfitters
TBA
CLR is grilling out at the Rock City Yacht Club on the Little Rock river bank. 

Come get a whole new view of the Arkansas River! You’ll be able to paddle around the marina in a kayak, thanks to our friends at Rock Town River Outfitters! Check them out for some awesome kayaking on the Arkansas River. 

Footloose at The Rep – Discounted Tickets
Arkansas Repertory Theatre
601 Main St
TBA
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre is showing Footloose from July 9-28th, and on Tuesday, July 16th, they’re offering a $30 discount to CLR members and LITR participants making the ticket price $25 for a standard seat (shown in blue) and $30 for a premium seat (shown in green). Just use the promo code CHAMBER.

Professional Development Lunch
Featuring Skip Rutherford
Walton College Executive Education
119 Main Street
TBA
As part of our Unplugged Speaker Series and Land in the Rock programming, we’ll be hosting a Professional Development Lunch featuring Skip Rutherford, former Dean of the Clinton School of Public Service, to speak on networking and “rainmaking.”

Rock Town Distillery Tour & Tasting
1201 Main St
TBA
For our final event of the summer, we’ll be touring Rock Town Distillery on South Main Street and sampling 8 of their award-winning products!

Private tours and tastings usually cost $20 per person, but the cost for CLR members and LITR participants is only $10. You can PAY HERE (coming soon) in advance or pay at the door. The cost includes a tasting of 8 of their products following the tour.

5:00-5:30pm: Socializing in the main bar. Rock Town has a full bar including beer and wine, and you can purchase a drink to enjoy before the tour.

5:30-6pm: Tour of the distillery. During the guided tour, we’ll learn about the process of making spirits – from grain to glass – and hear about their origins. (Don’t worry if you’re running late, it will be easy to catch up with the group.) 

6pm-6:30pm: We’ll head to the private tasting room, where we’ll sample and learn about 8 of their spirits.  

6:30 – 7pm: We’ll move the party over to the main bar area to make room for the next tour. You can grab another drink and purchase bottles of their various spirits if you like.