Pete speaks to Trisha Posey, the honors director and a professor of history at John Brown University, about “Voices and Votes”, a live event on Thursday, September 7, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. in Simmons Great Hall on the John Brown University campus.
The event will include a panel discussion led by Kyle Kellams from KUAF Public Radio with leaders in political engagement from Northwest Arkansas – including Daniel Bennett (JBU Political Science Chair), Laura Gutierrez (Justice Ambassador Specialist at Prison Fellowship), Delia Haak (Arkansas House Representative), Chris Seawood (Treasurer, Northwest Arkansas MLK Council) and Yamil Tenorio (JBU student and President of AEI Executive Council Program).
The city government has selected internationally renowned street artist Leon Keer to design and install a new mural on the West Avenue Parking Deck near Dickson Street in Fayetteville. Whether it’s a large-scale mural or the beautification of utility boxes, public art involves public employees. Ozarks At Large’s Matthew Moore has more details.
The Arkansas Global Cycling Accelerator is nearing the end of its first semester. Participating company Trailpilot is a free app that allows users to have a personal trail guide in their earbuds.
Artosphere, the festival that merges nature and art, is underway, centered at the Walton Arts Center. This year’s iteration of the festival includes many of the features from past Artsopheres: concerts in area chapels, the music along the Razorback Greenway that is Trail Mix and a performance by the Dover Quartet.