Mardi Gras

Pete Hartman speaks to Chef Heather Artripe, Community Outreach Coordinator at Ozark Natural Foods Co-Op, about their Mardi Gras-themed Kitchen Table Dinner by the Apple Seeds' Kitchen Table Dinner series on Feb. 21, 2023.

Organizations on the Community Spotlight this week included Music Moves, the Fayetteville Public Library, Fayetteville Mardi Gras and the University of Arkansas.

There's never a shortage of activities to do in Northwest Arkansas on the weekends, including theatre and Mardi Gras parades, but Becca Martin Brown from the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette said this could also be a good weekend to curl up with a book and catch up on a good book featured in their features section.

Pete Hartman speaks to Chaddie Platt from the family-friendly Mardi Gras Parade of Fools event this Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023 at 2:00 PM in Downtown Fayetteville. The parade is in benefit to Peace At Home Family Shelter.

On today's show, Ozarks at Large's Daniel Caruth spoke with an activist and scholar about the word 'Latinx,' after Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order banning the term from state documents. Plus, Arkansas legislators wait for proposals needed to form the state budget. Also, the Fayetteville Mardi Gras Parade is scheduled for Feb. 18 following a two-year postponement, winter book finds from University of Arkansas professors and more.

After a two-year pause because of the pandemic, the Fayetteville Mardi Gras Parade is coming back. The Feb. 18 parade will include more music, courtesy of Music Moves and raise money for Peace at Home Shelter.

Despite official Mardi Gras festivities postponed because of COVID-19, local skate groups marked the holiday this week in downtown Fayetteville.

Despite official Mardi Gras festivities postponed because of COVID-19, local skate groups marked the holiday this week in downtown Fayetteville.

After Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005, the city debated whether to continue with Mardi Gras celebrations or cancel the parades. They chose to…

Bordertown Events has organized several events in February to celebrate Mardi Gras including an art contest, a pub and grub crawl, a parade, and a…