by - April 18, 2012 6:57 am
Lions, Tigers and Bears looks back on 20
EUREKA SPRINGS — Hercules the tiger was named for the muscular macho-man of Greek mythology. Rescued from a Texas home with four other tigers, he had been kept in a cage…
Arts & Entertainment
by - April 16, 2012 10:58 pm
Homemade hats to star in the FSLT’s ‘Titanic’
FORT SMITH — Nearly a dozen people worked for several hours creating early 1900s period hats during the Hats of the Titanic workshop held Sunday (April 15) at Clayton House. The…
by - April 16, 2012 8:22 pm
Anna at the AMP: ‘Tis the season for live music
FAYETTEVILLE — The Arkansas Music Pavilion’s winged white tent looks the same, though the location has changed. And there’s nothing at all ordinary about the lineup for the AMP’s 2012…
by - April 16, 2012 12:42 pm
Day of Caring rounds up volunteers
FORT SMITH — In a society replete with cause-of-the-month events and celebrations, perhaps none makes more of an impact than April as National Volunteer Month. The United Way of Fort…
by - April 15, 2012 10:31 pm
History comes alive at the Fort Smith Heritage Festival
FORT SMITH — The Heritage Festival started out with a bang. The festivities began shortly after 10 a.m. (Saturday) with the very popular lawbreakers and peace-maker’s gun fights. These skits…
by - April 15, 2012 7:33 pm
Enlightenment for the 21st century
FAYETTEVILLE — Last night (April 14) at Walton Arts Center, the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas under the baton of Paul Haas offered Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D Minor as an…
by - April 15, 2012 4:23 pm
Food, performances highlight International Festival
FORT SMITH — It's unfortunate that the world doesn't work like International Festival which was held Saturday (April 14) at the Stubblefield Center on the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith campus. Thirty-six…
by - April 15, 2012 2:15 pm
Born to wear the floppy red shoes
FORT SMITH — Regional McDonald’s owner Michael Hadley has barely cracked his thirties, but he's packed in enough accomplishments for a man twice his age. Business and charity have been…
by - April 14, 2012 5:57 pm
Junior Civic League’s Big Party is every bit its name
FAYETTEVILLE — For the Fayetteville Junior Civic League, this year’s annual Big Party might just have been even bigger than “big.” More than 300 people packed into the special events room…
by - April 12, 2012 10:03 pm
Underground artists could have new home
FAYETTEVILLE — On a recent weekday evening, a handful of artists sat around painter William Flanagan’s house deep in Fayetteville’s Washington-Willow Historic District. They were eating popcorn and drinking wine while…
by - April 12, 2012 8:18 pm
Adam & Eats: Re-Pete’s Place
This week we venture to a place that is almost forgotten in the hustle and bustle of modern life. And it is a damned shame. Personally, I feel a tad…
by - April 12, 2012 2:13 pm
Introductions and protein
FAYETTEVILLE — Clearly, there should be security rules about having so many Arkansas decision-makers gathered in one place. A reception and buffet dinner at dusk Wednesday (April 11) at the…
by - April 11, 2012 6:09 pm
Foreigner delivers at WRMC gala
FAYETTEVILLE — As Prince might say, they partied like it was "1999" — or in Foreigner’s case, 1979 — and it was, literally, one for the record books. From the first chords of…
by - April 11, 2012 3:11 pm
Straight No Chaser intoxicates Fort Smith audience
FORT SMITH — Straight No Chaser, a 10-member male a capella group, brought its traditional stage humor and love of performance to Fort Smith Tuesday (April 10) at the Arkansas Best…
by - April 11, 2012 10:34 am
Beethoven’s ninth comes with built-in event status guarantee
FAYETTEVILLE — The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA), Paul Haas Music Director, will perform two of the world's most beloved masterworks, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 and the Adagietto from the Mahler's…
by - April 10, 2012 11:57 am
UFO convention more like family reunion
EUREKA SPRINGS — The 25th annual Ozark UFO Conference touches down in Eureka Springs this weekend (April 13-15), featuring 10 speakers in a three-day span. Conference planners expect more than 500…
by - April 9, 2012 1:29 pm
Big Smith band hangs up collective overalls
FAYETTEVILLE — After 15 years, Big Smith, a bluegrass band comprised of brothers and cousins and one friend, is calling it quits. They’ll hang up their overalls and put away…
by - April 8, 2012 5:53 pm
Playwright Ford debuts first mystery, “Fall of the House”
FAYETTEVILLE — Eliza Poe lingers in playwright Bob Ford’s thoughts. He started researching Poe, mother of writer Edgar Allan Poe, 17 years ago for a former actress girlfriend in…
by - April 8, 2012 3:10 pm
5,500 served by annual Easter Feed
FAYETTEVILLE — Children raced around the tables on their way to snag Easter baskets as adults dished out turkey and ham, mashed potatoes, dressing, candied yams and rolls. The homey scene…
by - April 7, 2012 9:57 pm
Poetry month kicks off with Geoffrey Brock at Nightbird
FAYETTEVILLE — April, recognized as National Poetry Month, is the time when publishers, libraries, poets and admirers alike join forces to acknowledge the beauty and cultural influence of poetry. On Saturday…