by - December 14, 2012 1:15 pm
Toys for Tots hosts Jingle Bell Ball
A mountain of toys was collected on Thursday (Dec. 13) as guests filled the Movie Lounge in Fort Smith for the first ever Jingle Bell Ball. Benefitting the River Valley…
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by The City Wire staff - December 14, 2012 12:23 pm
Fort Smith area home builders hold holiday banquet
More than 100 home builders, Realtors, bankers and other professionals gathered Thursday night (Dec. 13) for the 2012 Greater Fort Smith Association of Home Builders Holiday Banquet and officer installation…
by The City Wire staff - December 13, 2012 10:17 am
Arts fellowship program teaches arts integration
There’s a scene in the popular 1995 movie Mr. Holland’s Opus starring Richard Dreyfuss where the long-time music teacher voices his displeasure about the arts program being cut from his…
by The City Wire staff - December 12, 2012 5:40 pm
Gallery guides a treasure at Crystal Bridges
BENTONVILLE— When most people spend eight months in school, it’s part of advancing through a degree program or there is some other reward in sight. For dozens of volunteers at…
by The City Wire staff - December 12, 2012 10:27 am
Are You Arkansavvy? Famous Arkansans abound
Arkansas has a rich artistic heritage. The state has produced dozens, if not hundreds, of artists, composers, authors, actors, and musicians. Little Rock-native and composer William Grant Still had the…
by The City Wire staff - December 11, 2012 10:01 am
Crystal Bridges staff member appointed to regional board
Heather Marie Wells, education technology coordinator for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, was recently elected as a director of the Southeast Museums Conference (SEMC). She will serve a three-year…
by The City Wire staff - December 9, 2012 6:13 pm
Fort Smith Library open house draws large crowd
A cloudy Sunday afternoon was a perfect day to come inside and enjoy hot chocolate, popcorn, hot apple cider and crafts at the Fort Smith Public Library’s 10th Annual Holiday…
by The City Wire staff - December 9, 2012 8:51 am
19th Annual Charity Ball supports Mercy mission
ROGERS – The Northwest Arkansas community got into the giving spirit a little early in the Christmas season by donating to the rural outreach services of the Mercy Health Foundation…
by The City Wire staff - December 8, 2012 10:50 pm
More than 13,000 wreaths placed at Fort Smith National Cemetery
A cloudy, cool morning did not stop family members and the public from coming out to the Fort Smith National Cemetery on Saturday (Dec. 8) to place 13,876 wreaths on grave…
by The City Wire staff - December 8, 2012 9:30 am
Kennedy Secret Service Agent shares story
Harrowing. Heroic. Historic. Those were the words event organizer Philip Merry used to describe Special Agent Clint Hill’s incredible story as he welcomed him to the stage Friday night (Dec….
by The City Wire staff - December 7, 2012 12:11 pm
Bentonville’s Circle of Red gives to sick children
More than 50 members of the American Heart Association’s Circle of Red of Bentonville gathered recently to donate toys to Arkansas Children’s Hospital. While women gathering to donate toys to…
by The City Wire staff - December 6, 2012 5:26 pm
Keeping interest during winter at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks
Winter isn’t a prime growing season for the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks but its draw during December will stir the child inside anyone. Every Saturday and Sunday through Dec….
by The City Wire staff - December 5, 2012 5:11 pm
Adam & Eats: Larry’s Main Street Burger
On this week’s adventure, I had intended for us to eat at the new gyro stand in the Quarry Shopping Center. Come to find out, the new stand is actually…
by The City Wire staff - December 5, 2012 3:48 pm
Crystal Bridges expands collection, tells story of America
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art’s inaugural exhibition of its collection featured more than 450 works of art, representing nearly half of its entire holdings at the time of the…
by The City Wire staff - December 5, 2012 3:19 pm
Curtain call: Planning NWA’s theater programs
When the final curtain call brings audiences to their feet for a standing ovation, the applause is for the music, the acting, the scenery—and how all of those elements came…
by The City Wire staff - December 5, 2012 3:06 pm
‘Billy Elliot’ musical shows big heart, inspires hope
FAYETTEVILLE — A mineworkers union strike in the 1980s in a village in northern England sounds like a fine scenario for a theatrical piece. But when it’s woven together with…
by The City Wire staff - December 3, 2012 4:17 pm
Non-profit fundraising changing with the times
The pictures of bright lights, beautifully dressed people and well-prepared food show only one aspect of the countless fundraisers that are held in Northwest Arkansas every year. What the pictures…
by The City Wire staff - December 3, 2012 10:19 am
Walton Arts Center’s history reflected in ‘20 Years’ exhibit
FAYETTEVILLE — Twenty boxes illustrate and celebrate the first two decades of the Walton Arts Center. Collectively, they are “20 Years,” an art installation exhibit by Kathy Thompson, an artist,…
by The City Wire staff - December 1, 2012 8:18 pm
‘Brilliant’ students engage in BEST robotics event
They were loud, energetic, quick to break out in a dance move, intense and young, but also, as John Martini noted, “brilliant.” They were the 35 teams of students who…
by The City Wire staff - November 30, 2012 4:43 pm
Fort Smith Chorale hosts ‘An a cappella Christmas’
It was “An a cappella Christmas” Thursday evening (November 29) as the Fort Smith Chorale hosted its annual holiday concert at Fort Smith’s First United Methodist Church. Using only their…