Community Calendar

✨ Inclusive Prom: Neon Masquerade ✨

Get ready for a night of music, dancing, and glowing magic at our Inclusive Prom: Neon Masquerade! This special prom is designed just for 9th–12th grade students and is a space where everyone is free to show up exactly as they are.

Neon Masquerade is fully inclusive and affirming for LGBTQ+ and neurodiverse teens, with a focus on safety, comfort, and joy. Whether you love to dance all night, hang out with friends, or just soak in the neon vibes, you belong here.
Wear a mask or don’t, dress up or dress comfy — self-expression is always welcome.
📍 The event will be held at a venue somewhere in Northwest Arkansas (location details will be shared with registered attendees).
Come celebrate community, creativity, and connection at a prom made for you.

The Machine Behind the Art: Inside JR’s Printing Press is one of JR’s most extensive immersive and experiential works to date. After taking portraits in one of three individual photo booths, visitors enter the interior of an oversized, whirring printing press – turning their image into a tangible work of art while offering a glimpse into the creative process of JR. After the experience, visitors leave with their own, one-of-a-kind print.

Member Perk: Momentary members receive two free prints per visit. Just reserve your timed ticket online or with the Box Office, and your discount will be applied at checkout!

Timed portrait tickets are $20 (Free for members), reserve your timeslot online or with the Box Office at (479) 657-2335.
Timed portrait tickets include one oversized photo portrait and admission for up to three people. Digital copies of your photo will be available after your visit.
If you do not plan on taking a portrait during your visit, no purchase is required to attend The Machine Behind the Art: Inside JR’s Printing Press.

The TEK Center is the only youth robotics program in the area that's FREE to join. We have teams for 8-18 years olds forming now. Our open house is a great way to meet the teams and the bots. Everyone is welcome!

"Finding Our Way | February 5 - April 26, 2026
The moment of arrival—what we carry when we seek sanctuary, transitions, and the crossing into safety. Sandra Spotts, artist. Jay Lane, artist. Familiar images made from various materials and objects, found and recycled, placed in a format of controlled chaos, is at this point in my journey, the medium of choice for the
“Finding Our Way” exhibit at Gotahold Brewing. I see society as satirical subject matter that exists in a surrealistic landscape of twisted perspective that is filled to the fences with social ironies. And yet, I still have to maintain my sense of humor about what has been and what will be with the activities du jour based on fear, war, greed, and hate. With this sense also comes my interpretations, expressed visually based on my
experiences, feelings, and health, from finding my way as an artist. I hope these pieces give you a sense of curiosity that you continue to carry with you while you are finding your way through all of this we humans call life."

A time to bring your book, grab a beverage and read. All readers are welcome—ebooks, audiobooks, textbooks, comic books... it's BYOBook. Bring a friend or make a friend. Support local businesses while enjoying some book time.

Arts Live Theatre is offering two half-day Spring Break camps from March 23-27. Trolls 2: The Adventure Continues for ages 6-8yrs, and The WICKED World of Oz for ages 9-12yrs. ALT Teaching Artists are theatre professionals and educators. For more information and to register please visit, www.artslivetheatre.com today. Space is limited so register early!

A Celebration of Choctaw Art and Culture is a partnership between ACHE and Choctaw Nation Public Arts. The reception opening will be held Thursday, April 9th, 5-7pm, with the exhibition on display through May 22nd. Celebrate the voices, stories and artistry of Choctaw nation of Oklahoma in a vibrant exhibition featuring both traditional and contemporary works. This showcase honors Choctaw culture through pieces that reflect ancestral knowledge, lived experiences and modern expression. Experience powerful artwork, support Native American artists, and connect with the rich and enduring artistic legacy of the Choctaw Nation. Free. Open to the public. ACHE RIHWC 1000 Fianna Way, Fort Smith.

"Nothing lifts a heavy heart like some elbow grease and a funnybone"—(from the title track of her most recent album release, The Hard Stuff). Even when Gibson's not laughing at herself, her refreshingly clear-eyed perspectives on matters of life, love, work, and loss illuminate the whole album with a spirit-charging current of resiliency which she's had all along,

even at the very beginning, when she wrote a little song in college called "Wide Open Spaces" that grew to become (with a little help from the Dixie Chicks) one of the biggest country songs of all time. Turns out, all she had to do to rediscover it and get herself back on the road to embracing both life and art was to heed the best advice her father ever gave her "Check the oil!"

The Machine Behind the Art: Inside JR’s Printing Press is one of JR’s most extensive immersive and experiential works to date. After taking portraits in one of three individual photo booths, visitors enter the interior of an oversized, whirring printing press – turning their image into a tangible work of art while offering a glimpse into the creative process of JR. After the experience, visitors leave with their own, one-of-a-kind print.

Member Perk: Momentary members receive two free prints per visit. Just reserve your timed ticket online or with the Box Office, and your discount will be applied at checkout!

Timed portrait tickets are $20 (Free for members), reserve your timeslot online or with the Box Office at (479) 657-2335.
Timed portrait tickets include one oversized photo portrait and admission for up to three people. Digital copies of your photo will be available after your visit.
If you do not plan on taking a portrait during your visit, no purchase is required to attend The Machine Behind the Art: Inside JR’s Printing Press.

Great Decisions (2026) is the nation’s largest discussion program on world affairs. Each week, trained facilitators lead conversations on timely topics, including: America & the World: Trump 2.0; Trump Tariffs & the Future of the World Economy; U.S.-China Relations; Ruptured Alliances & the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation; Ukraine & the Future of European Security; Multilateral Institutions in a Changing World Order; U.S. Engagement of Africa; and The Future of Human Rights & International Law.

Participants receive a detailed briefing book published by the Foreign Policy Association, which will provide essential context, data, and policy options.

Class will not meet on 3/23