Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.
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.