Michael Levitt is a news assistant for All Things Considered who is based in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from UCLA with a B.A. in Political Science. Before coming to NPR, Levitt worked in the solar energy industry and for the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington, D.C. He has also travelled extensively in the Middle East and speaks Arabic.
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.