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Button Day Bouquets

We will be commemorating “Button Day” by making button bouquets. This program is free and open to adults. All materials and supplies will be provided. For more information, please call…

Cards for the Troops

We will be making cards for all occasions to send to the troops. These are cards that the troops can send home to their family and friends. It is a…

The Compass Report: August 2011 Numbers by the Wire

Sales and hospitality tax collections continue to show signs of recovery, especially in the urban areas of the region, according to the August report of Numbers by the Wire. Home…

Big Screen Peter: Moneyball

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and director Bennet Miller do an admirable job packaging the tricky world of statistics as entertainment.

Airport Commissioners discuss airshow safety

story by Aric Mitchell [email protected] The Fort Smith Air Show was just one of the topics of conversation at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Fort Smith Regional Airport Commission. The…

AEDC staffer to join Fort Smith chamber as COO

Tim Allen, a project manager with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, will soon join the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce in an organizational move that will see Chamber President…

Kindersongs Goodtime Music For Kids

Kindersongs Goodtime Music for Kids October 29 2 p.m. Van Buren Fine Arts Center Brian Kinder is a singer/songwriter who, along with his wife, Ms Terri, performs rollicking goodtime concerts…

Imago Theater’s Zoo Zoo

Imago Theater’s Zoo Zoo October 20 7 p.m. Van Buren Fine Arts Center Imago Theatre tours internationally while also producing a season at its home base in Portland, Oregon. Their…

J.R’s Country Gospel Show

J.R.’s Country Gospel Show King Opera House October 15 7 p.m. J.R.’s Country Gospel Variety Show. 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 and are available at the door. For more information…

3 Day Workshop Featuring Leonid Gervits

Leonid Gervits Date: October 11, 12, 13, Time: 9AM – 4PM Place: Center For Art & Education, 104 North 13 Van Buren Fee: $325 This three day workshop will help…

The War Comes Home

“The War Comes Home” – Civil War Tour of Van Buren October 8 10:00- 4:00 p.m. Van Buren Visitor’s Center Guided tours with transportation begin at the Depot at 813…

October Gallery & Studio Exhibition

October Gallery & Studio Exhibition October 2 Center For Art & Education 104 N. 13th Van Buren, AR 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Bill & Gloria Garrison Opening Reception October…

“Swing South Country Variety Show”

“Swing South Country Variety Show” King Opera House 427 Main Street Van Buren October 1 “Swing South Country Variety Show” featuring the Swing South Band (formally Clarksville Country). Music Show…

Arkansas metro jobless rates down in August

The good news is that all eight eight metro areas in or connected to Arkansas saw a jobless rate decline in August compared to July, but seven of the metro…

Microsoft Publisher 2010

Learn to create your own brochures, business cards, and flyers. The Fort Smith Adult Education Center will be having a class in Microsoft Publisher 2010 beginning December 7. The class…

Keyboarding Class

Frustrated with your typing skills? Learn to type the right way, or become quicker and more efficient. Keyboarding class offered at the Fort Smith Adult Education Center beginning October 26….

Health exchange battle continues in Arkansas

Editor’s note: Roby Brock, with our content partner Talk Business, wrote this report. He can be reached at [email protected] Health care reforms are a topic of frequent debate and remain…

Intermediate Excel 2010

Expand your Microsoft Excel Knowledge! Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2010 class at Fort Smith Adult Education Center begins October 4. Class meets Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5 to 8 pm…

Arkansas River flotilla planned for October

The Arkansas River Connections on Tuesday (Sept. 27) announced the “Arkansas River Revival,” a 10-day flotilla trip to promote economic development along the Arkansas River. Approximately 15-20 privately owned yachts,…

Open house, concerts set for Fort Smith Convention Center

An open house and more big-name concerts are on tap for the Fort Smith Convention Center. The Fort Smith Advertising and Promotion Commission will host a first-ever open house for…