by - November 4, 2013 2:39 pm
Early voting begins Tuesday (Nov. 5) for the Nov. 12 Fayetteville bond election that doesn't add or stop a tax, but instead directs revenue toward three projects – one's a…
by - July 22, 2013 6:18 pm
Captain Kirk, T.J. Hooker and Denny Crane are coming to Fayetteville. All three characters may or may not be included in William Shatner’s one-man show, “Shatner’s World: We Just Live…
by - July 1, 2013 12:54 pm
The Walton Arts Center unveils its new season of entertainment set to kick off Sept. 3 with the premier of "Jersey Boys," a Broadway production featuring dance, comedy, music and…
by - June 17, 2013 10:32 am
Over the past decade, attendance at Walton Arts Center has grown nearly 60%. We host Broadway, classical music, children’ programming and other arts events that are generally only seen in…
by - June 16, 2013 12:28 pm
Animated conversation, unique flavors and savoring a warm summer night were just the main course. Wine lovers and food aficionados met at a rich culinary crossroad Saturday evening at the…
by - June 10, 2013 5:27 pm
The Northwest Arkansas calendar during the next few weeks features wine, chamber music, wine, Shakespeare, wine and a French-themed event in Eureka Springs. Did we mention that the event schedule…
by - May 29, 2013 6:50 pm
The Arkansas Music Pavilion is preparing to move to its third location since it was purchased by the Walton Arts Center in 2011. The first move took the AMP from…
by - March 11, 2013 4:48 pm
The next several weeks in Northwest Arkansas set the pace for what is likely to be a busy arts and events scene for all of 2013. The Rogers Little Theater…
by - January 17, 2013 8:09 pm
Expansion plans are moving forward for the Walton Arts Center and officials still expect to have the Fayetteville portion of the project finished by 2015. Last fall, the WAC announced…
by - December 13, 2012 10:17 am
There’s a scene in the popular 1995 movie Mr. Holland’s Opus starring Richard Dreyfuss where the long-time music teacher voices his displeasure about the arts program being cut from his…
by - December 5, 2012 3:19 pm
When the final curtain call brings audiences to their feet for a standing ovation, the applause is for the music, the acting, the scenery—and how all of those elements came…
by - December 5, 2012 3:06 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — A mineworkers union strike in the 1980s in a village in northern England sounds like a fine scenario for a theatrical piece. But when it’s woven together with…
by - December 3, 2012 10:19 am
FAYETTEVILLE — Twenty boxes illustrate and celebrate the first two decades of the Walton Arts Center. Collectively, they are “20 Years,” an art installation exhibit by Kathy Thompson, an artist,…
by - November 30, 2012 7:48 pm
Walton Arts Center has received a $15,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts for the programming of the 2013 Artosphere Arts + Nature Festival. Walton Arts Center is…
by - November 5, 2012 12:57 pm
Fayetteville University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center Louise Bourgeois Topiary: The Art of Improving Nature Nov. 7-Dec. 13, 2012 Internationally renowned artist Louise Bourgeois will be showing at the University…
by - October 31, 2012 12:01 pm
FAYETTEVILLE — Once upon a time, a musical came to the Walton Arts Center. More specifically, that time is this week, and the show is Shrek: The Musical. In its…
by - October 11, 2012 4:26 pm
Expansion and growth plans are in full swing at the Walton Arts Center regarding expansion in Fayetteville, a new facility in Bentonville and a new home for the AMP. Just…
by - October 10, 2012 3:40 pm
FAYETTEVILLE—The non-profit arts and culture industry has nearly tripled its economic impact on Northwest Arkansas, according to a report released Wednesday (Oct. 10). The Arts & Economic Prosperity Study IV…
by - September 25, 2012 7:24 pm
The Walton Arts Center Board of Directors on Tuesday endorsed a $20 million expansion of the Walton Arts Center that includes a planned 2015 opening of the renovated facility on…
by - August 15, 2012 2:44 am
Aug. 17-19 Music: Bluegrass tradition continues EUREKA SPRINGS — This year’s Eureka Springs Bluegrass Festival begins as it always has, with a free concert and watermelon for the bluesgrass-lovin’ public in…
