Rob Schmitz is NPR's international correspondent based in Berlin, where he covers the human stories of a vast region reckoning with its past while it tries to guide the world toward a brighter future. From his base in the heart of Europe, Schmitz has covered Germany's levelheaded management of the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of right-wing nationalist politics in Poland and creeping Chinese government influence inside the Czech Republic.
Crystal Bridges Museum opens America 250: Common Threads, weaving quilts, civic art and 250 years of U.S. history. Free family event Saturday, March 14.
The Fort Smith Museum of History presents "History Alive: Her Story" Saturday at 1 p.m., featuring 10 women from the region's past, including Mame Stewart Josenberger.