Rock the Tavern

In the hustle of our everyday lives it’s easy to ignore the parts of this world that don’t directly affect us. We juggle roles and responsibilities and the days turn into a blur until we see something that brings us to a jarring halt.

Like this,

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All the issues in my life seem trivial when I see such a simple and desperate need.

Our LRtweetup community is full of people that give in hundreds of different ways and your tweets have become a window into a world outside of my own, even in my own backyard and this yard has people hurting, homeless and cold. So while we usually don’t do tweetups during the holidays but we couldn’t stand by without trying to help.

Tune In, Take Action & Rock Out

Next Wed, Dec 15 is your chance to make a difference and hear some awesome music. My friends @MonkhouseMusic are playing a concert at Whitewater Tavern and donating all the proceeds to @AaronBReddin’s work at the St. Francis House.

161899_170631396291453_6336076_nExpect to hear everything from Muscle Shoals to Memphis in their melting pot of blues, gospel, and southern rock. You don’t want to miss this.

Rock the Tavern
Wed Dec 15, 8pm
White Water Tavern
2500 W, 7th St. (map)

There is a $2 cover but LRtweetup is asking you to donate $5.  If you have coats and blankets please bring those as well. If you’d like larger donations will be gladly accepted.

Our goal $500. Surely we can find 100 people willing to donate $5.

Even if you can’t come to the show we’ll get online donations setup. Our challenge to you. Donate $5 and challenge 1 other friend to donate as well. All proceeds will go to the St. Francis house work.

Great music and the opportunity to share a little gift of hope. Sounds like Christmas already.

Let’s do this folks!

PS: Consider clicking “Like” below to become a fan of Monkhouse. It’s a great way to show our gratitude and your ears will thank you.

October Tweetup in the Jack (@ualr)

This month @UALR has invited us out to the Jack Stephen’s Center, home of the @ualrtrojan. The concessions stands will be open in the arena with free food and soft drinks, they are also setting up a cash bar for us.

UALR will be holding an open practice while we are there and there will also be a chance to meet some of the players and coaches, if you are into that sort of thing.

When: Oct 28th, 5:30
Where: UALR Jack Stephens Center
RSVP and More Details

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Also this month:
Refresh CA: Zombie flick night. Come watch some of the best zombie moments with fellow geeks.

Trick or Tweet: I am organizing a gowalla trip of #LRTweetup houses for those trick or treating, DM me (@jgreghenderson) if you want your house added.

LRTweadup: someone get me a date/time on this.

Others… We might try to get a haunted house trip together, stay tuned for more.

End of Summer Tweetup: September 30th, Rock Town Distillery

There are two things we have learned in the past year+ of tweetups.
1)      LRtweeps love their city
2)      LRtweeps like to drink

We decided we wanted to find a cool way to support the city and have a cool drink for our end of summer tweetup. We reached out to our buddy Phil Brandon about coming over and invading @RocktownDistill for a night and after a few samples of Brandon’s he agreed.

Then Phil broke out a freshly bottled Batch #2 of Brandon’s Gin. Long story short Phil and I hashed out a plan for what should be the coolest @LRTweetup ever. We have had special drinks and food before, that is all here, but this tweetup will be one to remember.

Be sure to RSVP for this one, we need a decent count of who is coming.

When: September 30th
Where: Rock Town Distillery http://goo.gl/maps/Ew3k
RSVP: http://twtvite.com/ld454s

August 26th Tweetup: Geeks on the Greens @TheFirstTeeLR

The First Tee of Central ArkansasSo this month we are going to go where few geeks have been before, the golf course, aside from a few games of Tiger Woods on the XBox that is. @TheFirstTeeLR has invited us out on August 26th. They will have drinks and light appetizers and a few fun activities if the weather cooperates (meaning is less than 100°).

So bring your @PGA_JohnDaly loudmouth pants or knickers and hang out with us on Aug 26th (yes it will be indoors).

Where: First Tee LR (directions)
When: August 26th @ 5:30

Please RSVP here and spread the word if you plan to come: http://twtvite.com/3jr76p

Blue birds at the Red Door

It’s safe to say that our tweetups have become a tour of Little Rock’s best restaurants and bars and this Thursday builds on this tradition as we visit the brand new Red Door Restaurant.

The Red Door is Mark Abernathy’s latest restaurant. Mark’s cuisine has been a staple of Little Rock dining with restaurants like Loca Luna, Bene Vita, and Juanita’s and now we get to enjoy his take on modern Southern Cuisine.

We’ll be enjoying appetizers of Red Door (Blue Mesa) cheese dip and homemade tri-color chips as well as Pepperoni and Tuscan Veggie appetizer pizzas. The Red Door is also continuing another #LRtweetup tradition and introducing the “Tweet-Tini”.

A “Tweet-tini” as described by Mark,

more civilized version of a long island Iced Tea with Fresh Brewed Iced Tea, Citrus Vodka, Simple Syrup and Fresh Lemon

What more could you ask?

Throw in a mouthwatering menu with everything from toasted bruschetta to BBQ Shrimp and Grits and a chance to relax with some great friends and it’s easy to see we are starting year number 2 right.

See you Thursday evening.

Please RSVP and don’t forget you can follow @RedDoorLR on Twitter, or visit their website, RedDoorRestaurant.net