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Rachel speaks with Dana Harper Krementz, creator of Circus for a Cause, a community-based creative gathering, exhibition, and fundraiser for the local nonprofit inTRANSitive, scheduled for March 29 at The Medium in Springdale.

This week’s episode of “I Am Northwest Arkansas” features Kelsey Howard, the Executive Director of CACHE, and Brittany Johnson, Director of Communications there, talking with host Randy Wilburn about the work CACHE does.

The music scene in northwest Arkansas ebbs and flows. The Music Census report from CACHE, a northwest Arkansas-based arts agency, indicates a strong desire for live music in the region.

On today's show, we learn how to improve our civic education and why it's important, even though it's not an election year. Plus, six years of opening up a microphone to any performer. Also, we find out what a music census of northwest Arkansas can tell us.

Art from women and men who have been creating for decades is hanging alongside art created by northwest Arkansas students at The Medium in downtown Springdale. The exhibit “Generational Journeys” officially opens with a reception on Thursday, Sept. 12, night. Yesterday, Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams visited with Carla Nemec, co-director of the exhibit, about the exhibit at her home in Springdale.

On today's show, a local artist is auctioning his work. And he’s burning whatever doesn’t get bought. Also, nearing the fundraising finish line for a new Berryville library. Plus, the Arkansas Civics Bee.

NWA Movement Hub contributes to and promotes dance in the region, co-founded by Karen Castleman and Michelle Summers. The Hub supports Flyover Contemporary Dance Company and other artistic collaborations. Both founders have a lifelong passion for dance, choreography and dance education. Early next month, the group’s inaugural Jingle Jam at the CACHE Studios in Bentonville will celebrate many forms of dance.

A report released this month shows just what arts and culture can mean for Arkansas’ economy. The findings are included in the study titled Arts and Economic Prosperity 6, or AEP6 for short. Karen Castleman, the dance and events manager of CACHE Studios and a consultant for the AEP6 study, explains some of the numbers included in the survey.

Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams visits The Medium in Springdale to visit with artist and community manager Amber Perrodin about upcoming performances from recipients of Creative Exchange Fund grants and more.

On today's show, launching into esports at NWACC. Plus, recipients of Creative Exchange Fund grants present their work at The Medium in Springdale. Also, new editions of Talking Tunes and The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal.