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LIVE! in NWA

Dec. 27 Becky — 8 p.m., Black Apple Crossing, Springdale. The Odds — Chelsea’s Corner Cafe, Eureka Springs. Western Justice — 10:30 p.m.; Pam Tillis at 9. Cherokee Casino, West

Male Call

A talent for tailoring

Q. How do I find a decent tailor; can I just look/ask online, and/or should I “test” the one people recommend? I have $250 trousers and a $1000+ suit that

Cover Story

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

Making Ripples

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

Theater

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

Music

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

Galleries

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

Family Friendly

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

'Tis the Season

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