"Guerrilla Archivists" Every Wednesday Guerrilla Archivists meet to work on the Conway Wiki and other media technology projects 6pm

"Green Drinks" The 2^nd Wednesday of the month, 6pm Green Drinks is an informal gathering of people that get together to talk about sustainability issues in the community and around the world. BYOB

That's right, the Museum of Discovery  (in Little Rock, Downtown) will (re)Open their doors on January 14, 2012.  I've had a chance to get inside before opening and I think there is a lot to look forward to.  New renovations have created great new spaces which will be filled with new exhibits.  This renovation has also come with what I percieve as some pedagogical shifts in the administration of the museum.  Over the past few months a number of La Lucha Space community members have had the opportunity to hear about some of the museums new ideas, give some feedback, participate, and overall get excited about the opening of a science museum that encourages wonder, creativity, exploration... well, basically - hacking.  Not the hackers people blame their problems on (thought of as evil vilans and ruthless virus programmers); no, no, hackers are most often the people driving innovation and sustaining the infrastructure of our immaterial existence.  Plenty who consider themselves hackers are not experts, they are just people who acknowledge hackers as a community of curious and creative people who enjoy exploring how the world works.   Does that sound like something...?  Sounds a lot like the stuff science museums are made up of - what a natural fit.   There's more - read on....