Arts and Entertainment

The Acoustic Refugees take shelter at Kelts Pub

You may know Altus for its beautiful vineyards and wine, or maybe for its beautifully restored St. Mary’s Church, or perhaps even for its rich coal mining heritage. But if…

Symphony concert honors courage of cancer survivors

FORT SMITH — Mercy Fort Smith presented A Show of Courage, a special concert with the Fort Smith Symphony honoring the community’s cancer survivors Saturday (June 2) at the Arkansas Best…

Trivia night makes more Friends

ROGERS — A lot of knowledge and a little luck were required to take home one of 20 prizes offered at the Rogers Trivia Night, a fundraising and membership event presented…

‘God of Carnage’ a first of its kind for Rogers theater

ROGERS — Rogers Little Theater continues its 26th year of musicals and plays with the presentation of God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton. The show opened this…

‘Awkward’ grass skirt adorned Wal-Mart meeting host

FAYETTEVILLE — Singer and actor Justin Timberlake handled Friday’s Wal-Mart shareholders meeting much like a Saturday Night Live guest appearance, walking on stage in a grass skirt and a halo made…

Sunday wraps up with Infamous Stringdusters, Matisyahu

MULBERRY MOUNTAIN — The ninth annual Wakarusa Music Festival boasts about 150 confirmed acts appearing on five stages over four days at Mulberry Mountain, north of Ozark. That’s a lot of…

Black Comedy has more laughs than lights

FORT SMITH — Black Comedy, a British farce written by Peter Shaffer, is the reversal of light. Starting out in complete darkness, the audience can only hear the dialogue until there’s…

ArtsFete puts month-long ArtsFest into motion

BENTONVILLE — Downtown Bentonville Inc. opened its month-long ArtsFest with a whale of a party on the lush grounds and gardens of the historic Peel Mansion and Heritage Gardens on Thursday…

Saturday brings Primus, Del McCoury Band

MULBERRY MOUNTAIN — The ninth annual Wakarusa Music Festival boasts about 150 confirmed acts appearing on five stages over four days at Mulberry Mountain, north of Ozark. That’s a lot of…

Friday brings The Avett Brothers, Delta Saints

MULBERRY MOUNTAIN — The ninth annual Wakarusa Music Festival boasts about 150 confirmed acts appearing on five stages over four days at Mulberry Mountain, north of Ozark. That’s a lot of…

Tim Nutt: Are You Arkansavvy?

FAYETTEVILLE — The 1940 U.S. Census was recently released to the public, which has caused excitement among historians and genealogists. Beginning in 1790, the United States has conducted a national census…

Film: Students’ low-budget short picked for film fest

FAYETTEVILLE — A 12-minute film produced by a trio of students in the University of Arkansas’ honors college will be screened Thursday (May 31) and again Saturday (June 2) at the…

“Stickwork” artist puts whimsical caps on installation

FAYETTEVILLE — From where artist Patrick Dougherty was staying on an upper floor of The Dickson high-rise, he could see people moving through and around his “stickwork” sculpture in front of…

Food: Great Food Truck Race rolls through Fayetteville

FAYETTEVILLE — Memorial Day weekend was a big one for food in Fayetteville. The city was host to the Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race, a reality TV series featuring…

Get started with Nathaniel Rateliff, Big Wu

MULBERRY MOUNTAIN — The ninth annual Wakarusa Music Festival boasts about 150 confirmed acts appearing on five stages over four days at Mulberry Mountain, north of Ozark. That’s a lot of…

Regional art exhibits highlight faculty, nature

FAYETTEVILLE — Through the month of June, faculty in the University of Arkansas art department will be displaying their work on campus in the Fine Arts Center. It represents is a…

Wakarusa puts Mulberry Mountain on the national festival map

MULBERRY MOUNTAIN — They know that when they build the city, people will come. That’s what the Wakarusa Music Festival amounts to: a temporary, fully functioning village of about 20,000…

Reeves makes permanent stand in Fort Smith

FORT SMITH — Into the Territory, a bronze statue of U.S. Deputy Marshal Bass Reeves, was a sight to behold in the late springtime sun as the sculpture was unveiled…

Texas Twang returns to Neumeier’s Rib Room

FORT SMITH — When you find local musicians and owners of other night clubs in the crowd, you know it’s going to be a good show. Hayes Carll played to…

Adam & Eats: Pupuseria Virolena

This week’s adventure takes us back to my new found love, the pupusa. This time around we eat at a place that has been every kind of eatery imaginable, but…