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Beer, Hymns And Fellowship
Simple concept heals hearts, creates community LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com The Bentonville-based group Beer and Hymns is definitely on to something. Led by Ken Weatherford, Bentonville’s First United Methodist Church’s
Carol of the birds has Arkansas connections
AMANDA BANCROFT Making Ripples Ever wondered why there are so many birds in the carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas?” What species is the song referencing? Can we see those
Radio play inspires a little Santa in everyone
LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com The classic holiday film “Miracle on 34th Street” has become a Christmas tradition for many people. This holiday season, fans of the story will get a
SoNA holiday concert ‘a beautiful gift to the community’
BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com “It’s pretty hard to leave ‘A Very SoNA Christmas’ without a feeling of joy — about the mystery of Christmas and about the fellowship that a concert
Shiloh Museum working to document area railroads
BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com No one can possibly remember more than half a million images, so when Marie Demeroukas started work on the newest Shiloh Museum exhibit, she enjoyed getting reacquainted
Polar Express whisks families away to North Pole
JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com It was wrapped in an apron of steam. Snowflakes fell lightly around it. A conductor stood at the open door of one of the cars. He took
Branson alight with all kinds of trees
LYNN BERRY Special to The Free Weekly “Who doesn’t love Christmas trees?” asks Ann McDowell with a laugh. As executive director of the Branson Christmas Coalition, McDowell is in charge
8 Days A Week
Dec. 20 (Friday) Preschool Story Time — Christmas stories, 10 a.m., Bella Vista Public Library. Free. 855-1753. Christmas Story Time — 10 a.m., Miller Branch, Fort Smith Public Library. Free.
Fayetteville council to discuss arts corridor parking deck location
STACY RYBURN sryburn@nwadg.com Members of the public asked the Fayetteville City Council to keep options open for the location of a new parking deck downtown. Discussion went late Dec. 17
An Invitation to Festival Week of the NGWS
Festival Week of the New Group of World Servers (Dec. 21 – 28). Every seven years at winter solstice – there is a downpouring of a particular Light from a
