Sometimes, a little bit goes a long way. That's the message from a local group that annually distributes grants of $150 to $1,000 to artists, musicians and educators to encourage the continued presence of arts and music in the area.

FRANKFORT -- The Task Force on Assessment and Accountability will meet from 1-4 p.m. Tuesday in the State Board Room of the Capital Plaza Tower in Frankfort.

JONESBORO — Arkansas State University-Jonesboro will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for a new liberal arts building at 3 p.m. Saturday on the lawn southeast of Wilson Hall.

Carnegie Mellon University's Philip R. LeDuc will join more than 70 of the brightest scientific researchers Nov. 12-15 at the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative on Complexity at the Beckman Conference Center in Irvine, Calif. Invited participants

RIVERSIDE - The story of the house at 3356 Lemon Street, whose Japanese immigrant owners saw their American Dream turn bitter, soon can be told in classrooms.