Local Events

'Violent Ends' is a thriller set in Arkansas. Director, John-Michael Powell, discusses how growing up in this state influenced the filmmaking.

Xanat Howe is a ceramist from Mexico City. In her new collaborative installation at The Medium, she uses her craft as a way to connect to indigenous Mexican medicine tradition. The installation also includes a soundscape and film by musician Ben Drane and filmmaker Justin Howe.

Main Street Fort Smith executive director Amanda Hager talks with Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis about Ghouls on Garrison, a family-friendly downtown trick-or-treating event featuring local businesses, costumes, and community connection.

George Dombek is an artist from Arkansas. This year's Open Studio, the 30th annual, also celebrates the artist's 65 years of painting.

Multimedia artist Jennifer Baugh’s new interactive exhibit Drum Roll, Please transforms sound, light, and touch into an immersive sensory experience at The Medium in Springdale, Nov. 7–9.

Susan G. Komen's More Than Pink Walk will come to Crystal Bridges this Saturday, Oct. 25, at 7 a.m. Alqueeah Cates, development director, talks about the walk's goals.

Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams, Sophia Nourani and KUAF technical director Wai-Kay Carenbauer discuss upcoming music events.

Casa Magnolia, a space known as a bookstore, café and art venue, hosted one final gathering Sunday before closing. Ozarks at Large’s Sophia Nourani shares a farewell postcard from the community’s creative hub.

Poet Julia Kolchinsky talks with Daniel Caruth about Parallax, her latest collection exploring motherhood, language and the experience of watching war from afar.

The Fayetteville-based queer-run collective Big Gay is hosting a Halloween party on Oct. 18 at Ozark Music Hall to celebrate queer joy and expression.