Arts and Entertainment

The Grand Entry marks the start of the 77th Annual Old Fort Days Rodeo

More than 5,000 attend an opening night that featured rodeo queens and the Old Fort Dandies.

Blues Traveler, Todd Snider, Widespread Panic part of Wakarusa lineup

story and band reviews by Peter Lewis [email protected] The Wakarusa music festival first called Mulberry Mountain home in 2009. By all accounts the first year was a success. There were an estimated…

Big Screen Peter: The Man Who Knew Too Much

Peter is on a classic movie kick. And it doesn’t get much more classic than Alfred Hitchcock.

Belle Bazaar Gala supports the Fort Smith Art Center

Art center officials hoped auction items and humor would raise up to $20,000.

Regional aviation history on display at the Fort Smith Museum of History

“The Fort in Flight: Bud Mars and the City’s Aviation History,” features info on local pilots and airfields.

Fort Smith Jazz Festival primer: Ted Ludwig

Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Jazz Festival is being presented this year by The City Wire, Downtown Fort Smith, Arvest, Kirkham Systems, Raymond James and Associates, Dixie Digital, and Arkoma…

Big Screen Peter: Babies

Who can resist a movie about the early events of four babies? Peter couldn’t.

Fort Smith Jazz Festival primer: Scott McQuade

Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Jazz Festival is being presented this year by The City Wire, Downtown Fort Smith, Arvest, Kirkham Systems, Raymond James and Associates, Dixie Digital, and Arkoma…

Fort Smith Jazz Festival primer: The Rogers Jazz Society

Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Jazz Festival is being presented this year by The City Wire, Downtown Fort Smith, Arvest, Kirkham Systems, Raymond James and Associates, Dixie Digital, and Arkoma…

Paddock’s Pick: Ghost Soldiers

The book reminds us of the sacrifices and cruelties of World War II — and renews the pride in being an American.

Fort Smith Jazz Festival primer: Odis Elevator & The Flights

Editor’s note: The Fort Smith Jazz Festival is being presented this year by The City Wire, Downtown Fort Smith, Arvest, Kirkham Systems, Raymond James and Associates, Dixie Digital, and Arkoma…

Centennial exhibits, funding needs focus of history museum director

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] “I really don’t have anything you’d be interested in.” Leisa Gramlich usually hears this before she receives a collection of Lincoln High School yearbooks. (During…

Art experts around the state honor Fort Smith artist as a ‘Living Treasure’

Peter Lippincott recognized for preserving and promoting his craft and the arts in his community.

Old Timers festival draws hundreds to downtown Van Buren

Arts and crafts festival delivers food, entertainment, politics and lots of shopping.

Community, job development cited during annual symphony sponsor dinner

Fort Smith Symphony rehearsal of “A Night in Old Vienna” draws sponsors and guests to the stage.

Daly to play in Fort Smith Classic

Guess who’s coming to play? Professional golfer John Daly has accepted a sponsor exemption to compete in the Fort Smith Classic scheduled for June 14-20 at Hardscrabble Country Club. The…

The City Wire Person of the Month: Peter Lippincott

Editor’s note: The City Wire highlights each month a person in the Fort Smith region. Special recognitions, accomplishments, philanthropic support and input from The City Wire readers are considered when…

Fort Smith Art Center raises $1.1 million, changes name

story and photos by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The Fort Smith Art Center will in early 2011 go by the new moniker: The Fort Smith Regional Art Museum (RAM). Also, the…

Organizers ready for Old Timers, avoiding the “R” word

story by Marla Cantrell [email protected] There’s only one word Barb Morse, president of the Van Buren Old Town Merchants Association, is banning in her downtown store this week. Rain. Don’t…