by - February 29, 2012 6:04 pm
Big Screen Peter: Gone
Gone is a prototypical post-Oscar movie. Which is both the best and worst thing that can be said for it. It's just filler, a sort of cinematic filibuster that is…
Arts & Entertainment
by - February 29, 2012 2:53 pm
Conservationist’s reach to be celebrated in NWA
“As a society, we are just now beginning to realize the depth of [Aldo] Leopold’s work and thinking.” — Mike Dombeck, Chief Emeritus U.S. Forest Service In his youth, legendary…
by - February 28, 2012 7:54 pm
Table Matters: Maid-Rite from Fort Smith to Bentonville?
Soon, shoppers at Pinnacle Promenade will be able to pick up almost-ready-to-eat gourmet dinners, candy, flowers and more luxury grocery items on their way home. Plans have been submitted for…
by - February 27, 2012 6:14 pm
Soup Sunday veterans know to bring their muffin tins
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
Horn blower demonstrates power of performance
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
Arts Center of the Ozarks’ Beach Ball eases the winter blues
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
Havenwood’s Angel Gala connects residents to donors
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
The cause is right, regardless of temps
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
Good wine, good news highlight Cystic Fibrosis event
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
“Riverdance” connects audience with nature
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 4:08 pm
Rotary schedules after-hours event to build membership
FAYETTEVILLE — Fayetteville’s Northside Rotary club took a casual approach to recruiting new members Thursday with “Northside After Hours” at Mermaids restaurant, where the group meets weekly during lunch. northsiderotary.org/ Past…
by - February 24, 2012 3:13 pm
Child abuse fighter feted with reception
FAYETTEVILLE — The subject of child abuse and neglect is not normally cocktail-party fodder, but at a gathering Thursday (Feb. 23) at the home of Denise and Dr. Hershey Garner, it…
by - February 24, 2012 9:56 am
Entrée NWA: Green Submarine
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 23, 2012 4:20 pm
Adam & Eats: Cuban Grill
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 11:46 am
Shrek coming to Fayetteville
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
Big Screen Peter: The Descendants
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
Clayton Conversation: Garrison Avenue snapshots
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
Popularity growing for Phunbags improv
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
Arend Arts Center celebrates 10 years
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
Masks were donned to support WAC outreach programs
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,…