by - February 10, 2012 9:43 am
Adam & Eats: Pho Real Asian Restaurant
This week, we delve back into the world of Asian cuisine. This time our adventure is to a brand spankin’ new joint over in the Quarry Shopping Center. We also…
Arts & Entertainment
by - February 9, 2012 12:18 pm
Ware sounds frequent on Garrison Avenue
Ware Wednesday is canceled this week. Instead, it’ll be Ware Friday. Local singer-songwriter Tom Ware, one leg of the Tom Ware Trio, has forgone the ensemble’s regular midweek gig at…
by - February 8, 2012 12:57 pm
Big Screen Peter: The Artist
Once upon a time, movies were almost entirely focused on physical expression. Narrative mattered, but for actors the industry was geared around facial contours and body movement. It certainly wasn't…
by - February 8, 2012 12:28 pm
Hubbard brings Texas to Fort Smith, Fayetteville
There is country music, and then there’s Texas country music. Steeped in traditions, Texas country features a soundtrack blending traditional roots music, Delta blues, vintage country and gospel. The music…
by - February 8, 2012 12:04 pm
Bring it on is funny and solid
FAYETTEVILLE — “Bring It On: The Musical” delivers a big dose of high school, both the ups and the downs. Told through the prism of competitive cheerleading, this story is about…
by - February 6, 2012 8:59 pm
‘Earquake’ introduces the symphony to sixth graders
EARQUAKE!, in it's tenth year, presented a seismic synthesis of music and media to almost 3,000 sixth-grade students from 44 schools in the Fort Smith area and Eastern Oklahoma areas…
by - February 6, 2012 1:45 pm
Antonacci set to perform in Fayetteville
FAYETTEVILLE — Christopher Lacy needs a box. He’s sending a velvet and silk embroidered stole to send his favorite pen pal and opera star, Italian soprano Anna Caterina Antonacci. He sent…
by - February 5, 2012 3:19 pm
Vinny wins spelling bee with ‘cilantro’
Vinny Nguyen, a fifth grader from Christ the King Catholic School, spelled “cilantro” and “eulogy” correctly to win the 28th annual Sebastian County Spelling Bee, held Saturday (Feb. 4) in…
by - February 5, 2012 2:50 pm
Junior League hosts ‘Kids in the Kitchen’
The Junior League of Fort Smith hosted Kids in the Kitchen at the AMP'D Outreach Center of East Side Baptist Church on Saturday (Feb. 4) to demonstrate that eating healthy…
by - February 5, 2012 2:31 pm
Scrabble teams raise money for Literacy Council
BENTONVILLE — In the world of Scrabble warfare, the battle begins with a single word. On Saturday night (Feb. 4), teams of Scrabble players sitting around tables in the Bentonville Doubletree…
by - February 4, 2012 4:32 pm
DeFrancesco show supports jazz programs
FAYETTEVILLE — Jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco, a mainstream jazz artist with an active role in the revival of the Hammond B-3 organ as a jazz instrument, played to a packed…
by - February 4, 2012 3:46 pm
UAFS Hall of Fame inductees share experiences
Five former University of Arkansas at Fort Smith student-athletes were inducted into the Lions Athletics Hall of Fame during the third annual honorary banquet Friday (Feb. 3) at the old…
by - February 3, 2012 9:11 pm
Hulen exhibit is ‘Made in the USA’
FAYETTEVILLE — Artist Jeannie Hulen’s Made in the USA exhibit is as rocker Bonnie Raitt says: “Something to Talk About.” Cutouts of shadows of Hulan’s immediate and extended family provided the…
by - February 3, 2012 8:24 pm
‘Happy hour with a cause’ supports scholarship program
FAYETTEVILLE — As guests began to file into Mermaids restaurant for the Single Parent Scholarship Fund’s Winter Social on Feb. 2, “happy hour with a cause” conversation began to flow,…
by - February 2, 2012 8:57 pm
Adam & Eats: Las Fresas
This week’s adventure was inspired by an email from a reader. I was asked my opinion about a Mexican restaurant in Van Buren that I had never heard of. So,…
by - February 2, 2012 1:46 pm
Fayetteville funk band wins Wakarusa slot
FAYETTEVILLE — There were no slouches at the Wakarusa Winter Classic, held recently at George’s Majestic Lounge. These were seasoned local bands, such as Groovement and the 1 Oz. Jig, and…
by - February 1, 2012 8:22 pm
Big Screen Peter: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
From the outset, death is an indelible, omnipresent character in “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” — a silent supporting actor that both propels the movie forward and charges it with…
by - February 1, 2012 7:51 pm
February good for love, parties and gospel music
Love is in the air this month, because you will love all the fun things to do. Feb. 5 5:30 p.m. Don’t forget to tune in to support the New York…
by - February 1, 2012 3:45 pm
NWA Fashion Week makes giving fashionable
FAYETTEVILLE — Fashion shows have become — well, fashionable — when it comes to area fundraising. Events such as Strut for a Mutt, Rock the Runway for Education and Art Amiss…
by - January 30, 2012 6:26 pm
‘Tigers Be Still’ set to pounce on the Walton Arts Center
FAYETTEVILLE — Many recent college graduates know the sinking feeling of being unable to find gainful employment in their selected field of study. But how many go through those struggles…