Here are all the upcoming events at Pocket Dimension!
Central Arkansas Sci-Fi Bookclub (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
Announcing our August meeting on 8/18 at 6:00 PM, as always in the reading room at @pocketdimensionbooks with special guest, Jo from @beautywoodbooks ! If you haven’t read Becky Chambers’ amazing first novel, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, you’re in for a sweet ride. It’s a comfy story about finding your people, finding love in unexpected places, and doing big jobs across the galaxy. Come ready to talk books and order a tasty snack or drink! Also don’t forget to join our Discord chat for updates! Find out more info HERE. See you there!
Leanne Anthony Author Book Release & Signing!
Local author Leanne Anthony will be here from 5-8PM for her latest novel release “When Dawn Turns Red”, the second book in the Gods Bound Chronicles series!
She’ll be signing books as well! Come on down.
GRAB A FREE TICKET HERE.
(This helps us and Leanne better understand what to expect!)
Reading the Hugos Book Club (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
A book club in which we read current and potential Hugo Award nominees.
The Hugos are one of the most prestigious awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy media, and one of only a few major awards that are actually voted on by readers! Let's get together to discuss current and potential future Hugo Award nominees and decide whether we would vote for them or not.
The book selection for August is Greenteeth by Molly O'Neill.
Beneath the still surface of a lake lurks a monster with needle sharp teeth. Hungry and ready to pounce. Jenny Greenteeth has never spoken to a human before, but when a witch is thrown into her lake, something makes Jenny decide she's worth saving. Temperance doesn't know why her village has suddenly turned against her, only that it has something to do with the malevolent new pastor. Though they have nothing in common, these two must band together on a magical quest to defeat the evil that threatens Jenny's lake and Temperance's family, as well as the very soul of Britain.
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For teen and up readers. Books can be checked out at any NLRPLS library location or online on the Libby app. We meet at Pocket Dimension Bookshoppe in North Little Rock. Parking is available along Main Street or in a lot next to the shop along 9th Street. There are also other parking lots close by, including one at the bus stop on the corner. Food is available to order in from Caverns & Forests next door. Feel free to plan to eat dinner there or just come for the discussion! For more information, contact Megan at mhines@nlrlibrary.org. No registration required.
August Argenta Art Walk
3rd Friday Art Walk! As usual, Pocket Dimension Bookshoppe will have TWO LOCAL ARTISTS in the Reading Room. Stop by and check them out!
Our featured artists this month are: Venusian Visions & Gingerly Made Goods!
Venusian Visions is a self-taught visionary artist whose work draws inspiration from the Hermetic Arts, psychology, alchemy, astrology, and multicultural mythologies. Working with imagery that arises from the subconscious through active imagination, Kammie’s art bridges inner and outer worlds.
Gingerly Made Goods makes, artisan, small batch soaps and lotions. Annie creates soaps & lotions with soft scents intended for folks with skin and scent sensitivities.
They’ll both be popping up in our Pocket Dimension from 5-8pm!
Reading Room Booked: Free Thinkers Bookclub (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
This is a monthly bookclub hosted by Arkansas Chapter of the Society of Freethinker. This bookclub is open for anyone to join!
You can learn more about the bookclub HERE.
Little Club of Horrors - Horror Book Club (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
Do you love all things strange, dark, taboo and Horror related? Join us the last Tuesday of every month at 6:30pm to discuss our current read, socialize with like minded individuals and add to your TBR list!
501 Creative Hive (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
Are you crafty/creative/artsy-fartsy ect. and looking for a group of equally hobby-centric folk? If you have an interest you can safely bring to a community space to work on, you belong!
501 Creative Hive meets every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:30.
You can join the discord for more info HERE.
August Singles Night
GRAB YOUR TICKET HERE.
(Tickets are NOT required for entry! They just help us have a better view of what to expect!)
📆 August 28th, 7-9pm
Ren Faire Season is about to kick off! So we’re celebrating with our own Mini-Faire right here in our Pocket Dimension!
Are you looking to start an adventuring party? Or perhaps meet the paramour of your dreams? If so this event is for folks like you! You’ll be able to meet fellow book-lovers seeking romance and/or friendship. This event is open to any sexuality~ so come say “Haayyy nonny nonny”!
Check in at the front desk to get a name tag and one of our “Flirtation Cards”. These are cheeky cards that you can give it to the paramour of your choice— they can then choose to respond to you at a later date or not.
Only looking to add to your platonic adventuring party? Fear not! We’ll have Bracelets of Friendship you can adorn to indicate to fellow adventurers that you seek only camaraderie.
The first 60 minutes or so will be more structured to help facilitate communication, but afterwards folks will be left to themselves to chat with any folks they want. This is intended to be a casual event, so feel free to come and go as you please.
Costumes are strongly encouraged, but not required! Please know that we may (lovingly) tease you if you come without any whimsy.
Central Arkansas Movie Club: To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything!
That’s right! You voted for it! Our next edition of movie club will be To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar!
Come see this fantastic movie on Friday, August 29th! Seating is VERY limited so first come, first serve!
I hope I see your beautiful faces there!!!
501 Creative Hive (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
Are you crafty/creative/artsy-fartsy ect. and looking for a group of equally hobby-centric folk? If you have an interest you can safely bring to a community space to work on, you belong!
501 Creative Hive meets every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:30.
You can join the discord for more info HERE.
Concert!
Featuring Dandelioness, penta, Bets Erai, Scissr, and Father’s Joy! It’ll be an close quarters show held in our Reading Room.
Neverwhere Film Club: Double Feature
A woke violent feminist agenda double feature night starting off with Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill! followed by Superstarlet A.D. Two legendary cult films from different millennia about badass women who take what they want, drive how they want, love who they want, and kill who they want. Come join the fun!
July Singles Night
📆 July 24th, 7-9pm
(21+)
Grab a free ticket HERE.
This event is for folks who are tired of dating apps, loud bars, and awkward dating games. You’ll be able to meet fellow book-lovers seeking romance and/or friendship. This event is open to any sexuality~ so come say “Hayyyy”!
While not necessary, we encourage folks to bring along their current read as a conversation starter— and to maybe even swap books with folks you hope to meet again. If you don’t bring a book or forgot one, don’t worry! You’re in a bookshoppe, so you can grab one while you chat!
We’ll also be introducing some more whimsy with our Flirtation Cards, inspired by the Victorian cards of the same name~
You can pick one up, along with a name tag, at the front desk when you check in.
You can order food and drinks from our neighbors @cavernsandforests , who will deliver your order to you in our Reading Room. (Beer & Wine are available through them as well, but will require you to pick it up from their counter. You are more than welcome to bring your drink back to Pocket Dimension or walk in downtown Argenta with it.)
We hope to facilitate our fellow weirdos to create meaningful connections, be it friendship or romantic, in our cozy, magical, little Pocket Dimension.
As always, we ask that folks remain respectful of others identities, space, and journeys. This is intended to be a low-pressure place to form connections with fellow book-lovers.
This event is aimed for ages 21+.
Central Arkansas Sci-Fi Bookclub (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
We’re chatting THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS by Ursula K. LeGuin on July 14th!
We’re back in the reading room at @pocketdimensionbooks for July! Come ready to talk books and order a tasty snack or drink! Also don’t forget to join our Discord chat for updates! Find out more info HERE.
501 Creative Hive (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
Are you crafty/creative/artsy-fartsy ect. and looking for a group of equally hobby-centric folk? If you have an interest you can safely bring to a community space to work on, you belong!
501 Creative Hive meets every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:30.
You can join the discord for more info HERE.
Reading the Hugos Book Club (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
A book club in which we read current and potential Hugo Award nominees.
The Hugos are one of the most prestigious awards for Science Fiction and Fantasy media, and one of only a few major awards that are actually voted on by readers! Let's get together to discuss current and potential future Hugo Award nominees and decide whether we would vote for them or not.
The book selection for July is The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow.
Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion’s greatest hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight, who died for queen and country. Her legend lives on in songs and stories, in children’s books and recruiting posters―but her life as it truly happened has been forgotten. Centuries later, Owen Mallory―failed soldier, struggling scholar―falls in love with the tale of Una Everlasting. Her story takes him to war, to the archives―and then into the past itself. Una and Owen are tangled together in time, bound to retell the same story over and over again, no matter what it costs. But that story always ends the same way. If they want to rewrite Una’s legend―if they want to tell a different story--they’ll have to rewrite history itself.
Central Arkansas Movie Club: I Saw The TV Glow
That’s right, voted for by you (yes, you!), our very first movie at the movie club will be I Saw The TV Glow (2024) directed by Jane Schoenbrun! 📺🎆🌝
Our amazing friends down at @pocketdimensionbooks have decided to lend us their Reading Room for the time listed in the flyer (6:30-9PM!) so from the bottom of our hearts, THANK YOU POCKET DIMENSION! ❤️🔥🛸📖
Limited drinks & snacks will be provided, but for all my picky eaters out there, you can bring your own snacks as well!
Neverwhere Film Club: Mister Freedom
Neverwhere Film Club Presents
In association with @pocketdimensionbooks
MISTER FREEDOM
An anti-imperialist farce that casts America as a screaming psychopath who promises liberty and prosperity but must be constantly soothed and appeased by cheerleaders lest he descend into catastrophic violence. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA
You're Invited
Bring reinforcements
501 Creative Hive (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
Are you crafty/creative/artsy-fartsy ect. and looking for a group of equally hobby-centric folk? If you have an interest you can safely bring to a community space to work on, you belong!
501 Creative Hive meets every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:30.
You can join the discord for more info HERE.
Reading Room Booked: Free Thinkers Bookclub (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
This is a monthly bookclub hosted by Arkansas Chapter of the Society of Freethinker. This bookclub is open for anyone to join!
You can learn more about the bookclub HERE.
NWA Pride Weekend
Pocket Dimension Bookshoppe will be ripping through the space-time continuum to pop up at NWA Pride!! Come say hi to Lee & Devin and grab a book for yourself~
June Argenta Art Walk
3rd Friday Art Walk is back in action! This month we will have TWO wonderful local artists displaying their work in our little Pocket Dimension!
Our featured artists this month are: KingzCoffinz & Black Cat Taxidermy !
KingzCoffinz is an illustrator and painter. They have prints of their illustrations and small original paintings on wood cutouts and magnets. They also make stickers and hope to expand to more trinkets like pins/charms/keychains!
Black Cat Taxidermy handcrafts real bone jewelry, wall art, insect taxidermy, oddities, amulets, tanned hides, and custom skull mounts. Each piece is one of a kind, uses quality materials, and locally foraged bones. It’s gothic inspired jewelry and home decor to honor the dead through art.
They’ll both be popping up in our Pocket Dimension from 5-8pm!
501 Creative Hive (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
Are you crafty/creative/artsy-fartsy ect. and looking for a group of equally hobby-centric folk? If you have an interest you can safely bring to a community space to work on, you belong!
501 Creative Hive meets every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:30.
You can join the discord for more info HERE.
Jurassic Park Dread Book Club & Game Night by NLR Library System
A book club discussing Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton followed by a game of Dread to test your own survival skills.
Our dino summer wouldn’t be complete without a reading of Michael Crichton’s horror novel Jurassic Park!
Join us at Pocket Dimension Bookshoppe on June 16th at 6:00 for a book club and game night all about it. We’ll be talking about the book and playing a dino-themed game of Dread, a quick tabletop RPG all about high stakes and pulpy horror!
Argenta Library’s community educator Carol will be running the game, and no prior experience is required for players. Reading the book is not necessary, but spoilers may be present during conversation!
This program is intended for adults. There is no registration required, but seats for players may be limited.
Reach out to Carol at cmccreight@nlrlibrary.org for more information!
Central Arkansas Sci-Fi Bookclub (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
We’re doing OCEAN’S GODORI by Elaine U. Cho on June 16th and THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS by Ursula K. LeGuin on July 14th!
We are temporarily meeting for June at @cavernsandforests and back in the reading room at @pocketdimensionbooks for July. Come ready to talk books and order a tasty snack or drink! Also don’t forget to join our Discord chat for updates! Find out more info HERE.
Listening Lark: An Audiobook Adventure (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
We’re hosting an Audiobook Walking Club! And we’re giving away 10 FREE audiobooks thanks to Libro.fm!
June is Audiobook Month, so we’re gonna wander around and listen to a buncha books! We’ll meet at Pocket Dimension and make our way around Argenta.
Neverwhere Film Club (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
Neverwhere Film Club Presents legendary Jet-Rock Band Guitar Wolf in a UFO Splatter-punk zombie rock odyssey love story:
WILD ZERO
Love has no borders, nationalities, or genders.
Wed June 10th | 630 pm - 10 pm
You're invited!
Bring someone cool~
Queer Singles Night
It’s Pride Month! And we’re celebrating it by hosting our First Singles Night! (21+)
Date: June 5th, 7-9PM
Location: Pocket Dimension Bookshoppe
This event is for folks who are tired of dating apps, loud bars, and awkward dating games. You’ll be able to meet fellow queer book-lovers seeking romance and/or friendship. This is a very casual event with a “drop-in/drop-out” style attendance. Feel free to join in or leave whenever you want.
While not necessary, we encourage folks to bring along their favorite book as a conversation starter— and to maybe even swap books with folks you hope to meet again. If you don’t bring a book or forgot one, don’t worry! You’re in a bookshoppe, so you can grab one while you chat!
You can order food and drinks from our neighbors Caverns & Forests, who will deliver your order to you in our Reading Room. (Beer & Wine are available through them as well, but will require you to pick it up from their counter. You are more than welcome to bring your drink back to Pocket Dimension or walk in downtown Argenta with it.)
We hope to facilitate our fellow weirdos and queerdos to create meaningful connections, be it friendship or romantic, in our cozy, magical, little Pocket Dimension.
As always, we ask that folks remain respectful of others identities, space, and journeys. This is intended to be a low-pressure place to form connections with fellow queer book-lovers.
This event is aimed for ages 21+.
501 Creative Hive (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
Are you crafty/creative/artsy-fartsy ect. and looking for a group of equally hobby-centric folk? If you have an interest you can safely bring to a community space to work on, you belong!
501 Creative Hive meets every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:30.
You can join the discord for more info HERE.
Reading Room Booked: The Book Gang (PRIVATE)
Our Reading Room is booked for a private bookclub.
Reading Room Booked: Free Thinkers Bookclub (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
This is a monthly bookclub hosted by Arkansas Chapter of the Society of Freethinker. This bookclub is open for anyone to join!
You can learn more about the bookclub HERE.
Reading Room Booked: Craft Group (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
This is a bi-monthly “drop-in” style of crafting group where folks can hang out, chat, and make new friends! Our Reading Room will remain open to the public for the duration of this event.
Reading Room Booked: Central Arkansas Sci-Fi Bookclub (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
The next meeting of Central Arkansas Science Fiction Book Club is on May 19th @ 6:00 pm, where we’ll be discussing the debut novel by William Gibson, NEUROMANCER. This book is the definitive work of cyberpunk sci-fi and won the Hugo, Nebula, and Philip K. Dick awards.
You can learn more about the bookclub, and join their discord, HERE.
3rd Friday Argenta Art Walk
3rd Friday Art Walk is back in action! This month we will have TWO wonderful local artists displaying their work in our little Pocket Dimension!
Our featured artists this month are: Weaving Willow & Studio Zoologic!
Weaving Willow is a fiber artist that creates adorable and fantastical creatures through crochet. If you’ve ever been in our store— you’ve seen her work! We’re big fans of her and are so happy to host her for this months art walk.
Studio Zoologic is a mother-daughter team passionate about critters of all kinds. Gwen’s (the daughter) artwork can be found as stickers, prints, ceramic mugs, and more. They also offer her lovingly and responsibly bred critters for sale.
They’ll be popping up with all their wonderful critter collections from 5-8pm~
DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL 8 - MIDNIGHT RELEASE!!
The long awaited Dungeon Crawler Carl: A Parade of Horribles is coming out on May 12th, and to celebrate we’re hosting a Midnight Release Party!
We’ll be hosting some raffle giveaways of DCC themed goodies and a special edition of the litrpg: Golem Master by TJ Lombardi!
You can pre-order your book HERE.
Reading Room BOOKED: Rocking Readers (PRIVATE)
Our Reading Room is booked for a private bookclub.
Reading Room Booked: Crafting Group (OPEN TO THE PUBLIC)
This is a bi-monthly “drop-in” style of crafting group where folks can hang out, chat, and make new friends! Our Reading Room will remain open to the public for the duration of this event.
4th Annual Rock Cities Book Crawl
Come see us and seven other indie book stores in the Annual Rock City Book Crawl! Prizes include stickers, raffle baskets, golden tickets to Libro, and a whole lotta fun.