by - February 27, 2012 6:14 pm
SPRINGDALE — One sniff outside the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center Sunday afternoon (Feb. 26) and one could tell — there was something tasty being served inside. Actually, it was quite…
by - February 27, 2012 1:58 pm
FORT SMITH — About 60 horn players, educators — and basically anyone with an interest in trumpet — attended the fourth annual Arkansas Affiliate Chapter of the International Trumpet Guild workshop…
by - February 27, 2012 10:31 am
SPRINGDALE — The Arts Center of the Ozarks’ Beach Ball, a casual affair born from a much more formal soiree established 45 years ago, now gives patrons and supporters a chance…
by - February 26, 2012 1:05 pm
BENTONVILLE — Residents of Havenwood, a transitional housing program for single-parent families, took a night away from their duties as parents and rubbed elbows with their most caring and well-to-do donors…
by - February 26, 2012 12:14 am
FORT SMITH — Temperatures were well-above freezing the morning of Feb. 25, when about 120 runners took to the trails around the Trinity Junior High School campus for the first Freezin'…
by - February 25, 2012 3:52 pm
BENTONVILLE — The sign of a successful fundraiser? One that involves lots of wine and brings in nearly $100,000 before it even started. The Northwest Arkansas Wine Opener, held Friday night…
by - February 25, 2012 8:02 am
FORT SMITH — Riverdance, the original Irish dance production now in its 17th year, performed to a near-capacity crowd on Thursday (Feb. 23) at the Arkansas Best Corp. Performing Arts Center….
by - February 24, 2012 9:56 am
FAYETTEVILLE — Say what you want about filet mignon and foie gras and escargot. There’s no denying the power of a sandwich. This is food that was handed down from on…
by - February 24, 2012 8:21 am
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith adjunct faculty member Kevin Arnold will be featured in the next issue of New American Paintings. New American Paintings was founded in 1993 as…
by - February 23, 2012 4:20 pm
This week we head from the northeast to the southeast. From New York to Cuba. I had been hearing mutterings about a Cuban restaurant for a while now, but never…
by - February 23, 2012 2:46 pm
Hopefully, those attending the Walton Arts Center’s second annual Masquerade Ball have carefully placed their masks in a safe place so they can find them this time next year. The…
by - February 23, 2012 11:46 am
FAYETTEVILLE — While relishing the success of the Million Dollar Quartet, a highlight of the Walton Arts Center’s 2011-12 Broadway season, president and CEO Peter Lane hinted at one of the…
by - February 22, 2012 5:09 pm
The Descendants is far from perfect. Much like the family it depicts, The Descendants is pockmarked with lulls and awkward moments. Yet these imperfections do little else but varnish the…
by - February 22, 2012 4:27 pm
In with the old; out with the new. That's a phrase you won't often hear but one that should be considered carefully, especially when irreplaceable architecture is concerned. Fifth-generation Fort…
by - February 21, 2012 11:42 am
FAYETTEVILLE — The Phunbags Comedy Improv troupe members know what people want, and they’re constantly trying to find new ways to give it to them. During a rehearsal last month,…
by - February 20, 2012 7:03 pm
BENTONVILLE — Debi Havner remembers her mother, the late Jane Arend, as the woman in 1960s Bentonville who was always encouraging others to get involved in the arts. So it’s fitting…
by - February 19, 2012 10:12 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — It was the Walton Arts Center as some had never seen it before: the largest portion of its seating had been removed for a makeshift dining and dance floor,…
by - February 19, 2012 7:40 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — The name, “Chilirhea,” is so easily confused with another word that sounds like it, that Cory Scott has gotten used to people having him repeat it. After all, Scott…
by - February 19, 2012 4:52 pm
Young and older cut a rug at the sixth annual Father & Daughter Dance held Saturday (Feb. 18) at the Riverfront Pavilion. This year's theme was "Under the Sea" and…
by - February 19, 2012 1:59 pm
ROGERS — Saturday night (Feb.18 ) at the Victory Theater was a evening full of singing, dancing, laughter and a whole lotta hairspray. Local performers with Rogers Little Theater delivered a…
