What We Do
Events
The QQA hosts a variety of events throughout the year. In addition to our free Preservation Conversations educational events, we also host the Summer Suppers series (dinner at historic properties), and the Tour of Homes (Mother’s day weekend). If you have questions about any of our events, please email qqa@quapaw.com or call 501-371-0075 ext. 3.
Preservation Conversations
These events focus on technical preservation and central Arkansas History. All Preservation Conversations are open to the public and free of charge, but RSVPs are highly suggested-some of our events have limited space. These events will start at 5:30 p.m. with refreshements, before moving into an hour program with the guest speaker of the night.
Accessory Dwelling Unit informational panel-does the code change affect historic properties?
Join the Quapaw Quarter Association as we examine how the new Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) policy change will affect residents living in historic homes or districts. As of January 1st, HB 1503 act 313 has gone into effect, requiring all municipalities to create their own policy for ADUs. What does this mean for historic properties that are interested in adding an ADU? Does it mean that exising regulatory districts can keep their authority for the approval of the design of the building? Anwer all of these questions and more with our panel of City employees, private citizens, and architects that are working in the area.
Joining us on the panel will be Hannah Ratzlaff, Little Rock City Planning Manager; Brittany Nichols, Downtown Neighborhood Association President; Aaron Ruby, Revival Architecture.
This event is meant only to be educational in nature and to help residents understand changes in policy updates at the city and state level.
Date: Tuesday, January 27th
Time: 5:30-7:00 pm
Address: The Mixing Room at the Old Paint Factory, 1306 East 6th St, Little Rock, AR 72202
Register for FREE here!
Feild Notes on Little Rock, a family history memoire by Charles R. Feild
Join the Quapaw Quarter Association for our 2nd Preservation Conversation for the year. We will be diving into Little Rock history from 1624-2024, but all through the lense of a family who has been here to see it all.
Charles Feild shares gripping first-person accounts of the skee-daddle, otherwise known as the "Battle" of Little Rock, as well as the Occupation/Liberation from the viewpoints of both Confederate and Union soldiers and of locals-white, enslaved, and emancipated. The book also contains previously unpublished accounts by Freedmen that belie Lost Cause myths.
Date: Tuesday, April 28th
Time: 5:30-7:00 pm
Address: The Mixing Room at the Old Paint Factory, 1306 East 6th St, Little Rock, AR 72202
Register for FREE here!
Researching your historic home with CALS and the Butler Center
Join the Quapaw Quarter Association as we partner with the Central Arkansas Library System and the Butler Center for Arkanas Studies.
Do you live in an historic home and want to know more about it? Afraid you've got ghost and you want to figured out who it could be? Grab your spectacles and dust off your notebook, we're going oldschool with our sources, and want to bring you along with us!
Date: Tuesday, July 28th
Time: 5:30-7:00 pm
Address: Sue Cowan Williams Library, 1800 S Chester St, Little Rock, AR 72206
Register for FREE here!
Sunset in the Cemetery: A tour of Oakland & Fraternal Historic Cemeteries
Date: TBD, early October, 2026
Time: 5:30-7:00 pm
Address: Oakland & Fraternal Historic Cemetery Park, 2101 Barber St, Little Rock, AR 72206
Registration opening soon
5H Club Meetings
History, Happy Hour, and Heavy hors d'oeuvres
These are member only events and typically limited to 25 guests. These are casual events that will focus on a specific topic, historic site, or collection of items. Meetings will start at 5:30 p.m. with a Happy Hour and selection of hors d'oeuvres before moving into a quick program for the night. 5H Club meetings are free to attend (with QQA Membership).
Keep an eye out here! There is another 5H coming up soon and we can't wait to share with you where it is!
Get to know your Neighborhood, Pub Quizzes
We are touring the Greater Little Rock area this year to explore how local dives, breweries, and bars are connected to the history of their neighborhoods. Get your trivia team together, create an unbeatable team name, and keep an eye out as we announce pub quizz locations throughout the year. These events are open to the public and are a way to welcome new friends into the QQA as we pop-up in local neighborhood joints.