What Blues is to eastern Arkansas, Western Swing is to Western Arkansas. The unique American music style will be the star of a multifaceted public kickoff event for the upcoming Fort Smith International Film Festival with a special evening featuring the Arkansas premier of the documentary, “The Birth and History of Western Swing” followed by a dance featuring Western Swing RULES this evening beginning 5pm at the Fort Smith Museum of History. Pete speaks with Caroline Speir, Executive Director of FSMH, about tonight's event.
Avanza Arkansas, a nonprofit empowering ALICE — asset-limited, income-constrained, employed — families across the state, joins Fayetteville’s Community Creative Center and the Mexican Consulate for their annual Día de los Muertos celebration Nov. 7.
The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas continues its season Sunday afternoon at the Walton Arts Center with Celebration in Motion, a program led by guest conductor David Glover featuring works by William Grant Still, Jessie Montgomery, and Beethoven.
More than 350 local artists, crafters, and small business owners will gather this Sunday for the semiannual NWA Makers Market at the Washington County Fairgrounds. Founder and woodworker Bo Dutton spoke with Ozarks at Large’s Grace Penry about how the pandemic-era Facebook group grew into one of the region’s largest creative communities.