The OMNI Center will host its first Hiroshima-Nagasaki Remembrance Day in over 3 years on August 6th. This year the traditional program of music and speakers will go along with a meal prepared by the chef team of MayDay Northwest Arkansas. The event will also be a fundraiser for the work that MayDay does feeding homeless people in our community. Pete speaks with Gladys Tiffany and Alex Trupodi.
A new three-story mural by Argentinian artist Francisco Diaz Scotto, known as Pastel, now adorns the First Street Flats in downtown Rogers. The floral design, part of a series commissioned by Specialized Real Estate Group, joins other community-centered works like Olivia Trimble’s "Love Your Neighbor" mural in Fayetteville.
Reese Roberts of Leverett Lounge and Sidecar Cocktail Lounge speaks with Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore and reflects on the launch of the Fayetteville Independent Restaurant Alliance during COVID-19, its ongoing Hero Fund for restaurant workers in need, and how the community continues to show up.
During a conversation at the Fayetteville Public Library, Dutch muralist Leon Keer reflects on his latest large-scale work in downtown Fayetteville, how he approaches criticism and political meaning in public art, and why he believes street art thrives on diversity and community connection.