by - March 14, 2012 7:03 pm
Nominees sought for first GRIT tourism awards
FORT SMITH — The Fort Smith Convention and Visitors Bureau is doling out its inaugural GRIT awards for tourism on April 19, while at the same time pulling the cover off…
Arts & Entertainment
by - March 14, 2012 5:15 pm
Former UA creative writing student returns with new works
FAYETTEVILLE — There are tales that get told and retold, passed down through generations. The characters and actions of these tales are part fact, part myth and part memory. Memory…
by - March 14, 2012 4:41 pm
UA food pantry to be recognized at White House Thursday
FAYETTEVILLE – The student-run Full Circle Campus Food Pantry did not win the White House Campus Champions of Change Challenge — they came in second — but they’re going to…
by - March 14, 2012 2:09 pm
Big Screen Peter: Gosford Park
With the societal fever pitch surrounding Downton Abbey reaching a buzzing drone of late, I thought it apt to take a new look at one of Julian Fellowes earlier works,…
by - March 13, 2012 4:27 pm
Girl Scouts begin 100th year
FORT SMITH — On March 12, 1912, Juliette Low returned from England and made just one call to her cousin with the idea of “Girl Guides." Low said, “Come right over!…
by - March 13, 2012 11:17 am
Boulden: Fort Smith history is ‘underwritten’
From early childhood, Ben Boulden has had a passion for the past. A few months shy of a year ago, The History Press approached him about writing a book on…
by - March 12, 2012 8:58 pm
Dance ‘stars’ help cash flow for children’s museum’s budget
ROGERS — It was as celebrity dancer Brock Gearhart said: “It’s not something I’d raise my hand to do, but I’m glad to do it for the children’s museum.” Several…
by - March 12, 2012 2:58 pm
Severinsen blows his horn for full house in Alma
ALMA — Johnny’s gone. So is Ed. But fans of the popular Tonight Show starring the late Johnny Carson and his sidekick Ed McMahon are still enjoying perhaps the most talented…
by - March 12, 2012 1:21 pm
First stop, Second Street Live!; second stop, band camp
FORT SMITH — It’s band camp or bust. After months of planning and practice, the Northside High School Jazz Band is ready to take the stage at Second Street Live! on…
by - March 12, 2012 12:09 pm
NWA Fashion Week closes with promise for repeat
FAYETTEVILLE — At 10:53 p.m. Saturday night (March 10), the curtain figuratively dropped on NWA Fashion Week amidst a sense of wistful pride for those who had dedicated innumerable hours to…
by - March 12, 2012 11:11 am
NEA chairman makes inaugural visit to Arkansas
FAYETTEVILLE — Rocco Landesman, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is in Northwest Arkansas today (March 12) to meet with various arts attractions and organizations, including the Walton…
by - March 11, 2012 11:13 pm
The ‘New’ Mencia performs to sold-out UARK Bowl crowd
FAYETTEVILLE — More than 400 people packed into the UARK Bowl to see stand-up comedian Carlos Mencia Sunday night (March 11), undeterred by the dreary weather and the late-Sunday start time….
by - March 11, 2012 8:33 pm
5×5 fundraiser gives patrons view of the arts-making process
FORT SMITH — Artistic sights and sounds filled the Fort Smith Convention Center for the annual Artisans Squared 5×5 Gala, a fundraiser for the Center for Art & Education on Saturday…
by - March 11, 2012 6:56 pm
Friendly battle of bands ensues between classical and jazz bands
FAYETTEVILLE — Duke Ellington was right. There are just two kinds of music. And all of it was good at the Walton Arts Center Saturday night (March 10). So many great…
by - March 11, 2012 4:56 pm
Rascal Flatts rakes in cash for children’s shelter
ROGERS — Some blockbuster acts have been helping charities push gala contributions well over the top lately, and quintuple-platinum country music artist Rascal Flatts did just that for the Northwest Arkansas…
by - March 11, 2012 12:12 am
Fashion week kicks it up a little more each night
FAYETTEVILLE — NWA Fashion Week continued Friday (March 9) at East Square Plaza as a mix of the scene’s foremost boutiques lined up alongside some of the new kids on…
by - March 10, 2012 5:32 pm
Bost’s Grape Escapes offers wine, escape
FORT SMITH — Bost's signature fundraiser, Grape Escapes-A Vine Affair, was held Friday (March 9) at the Holiday Inn City Center. Guests had their choice of more than 350 wines, complemented…
by - March 9, 2012 5:30 pm
Designers push the fashion envelope
FAYETTEVILLE — With all the flashing lights and heart-thumping music of a New York City dance club, NWA Fashion Week’s runway shows kicked off in earnest Thursday night (March 8) at…
by - March 9, 2012 4:38 pm
Heartless Bastards meet some heartless fans
FAYETTEVILLE — The Austin-based rock band Heartless Bastards is one of those indisputably cool, unquestionably talented bands that, for whatever reason, only a handful of people have even heard of. Despite…
by - March 9, 2012 12:24 pm
Entrée NWA: Legacy Blues
FAYETTEVILLE — There’s a lot to like about Legacy Blues. Unfortunately none of it will be the true legacy, so to speak, of this poorly conceived establishment. On a recent Wednesday,…