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Solstice, Christmas & Gifts of Each Sign
And so here we are in the last days of the year, Friday, the Sun enters Capricorn and it’s winter solstice. Monday is Christmas. At winter solstice, (Latin for “sun
Touted Eureka author Dragonwagon teaches planning
If the left brain is more analytical, and the right brain is more creative, it’s hard to imagine anyone more right-brained than Crescent Dragonwagon. An author known for her poetry,
Wasson helms Film Society, Festival grows with Goldsmith
The Fort Smith International Film Festival, having just completed its third year, is growing again for 2024. Brandon Chase Goldsmith announced this week that the new name for the Aug.
2023 In Review: Schola Cantorum, Fort Smith Symphony and SoNA made their musical marks
Every year, we at The Free Weekly challenge ourselves to look back and then look forward. So I looked back myself — and came up with more than a dozen
Artists share ‘monuments’ to Amazon in Momentary exhibit
Artists Susannah Sayler and Edward Morris describe their multimedia works currently showing at the Momentary as “monuments of a sort.” “By calling them monuments, we are asking: ‘What if we
Silver Dollar City named best holiday festival, invites riders for last days of Fire in the Hole
It’s been a stellar year for Silver Dollar City. Visitors have flocked to the Branson theme park to catch the final season of Fire in the Hole, an iconic 51-year-old
8 Days A Week
Dec. 21 (Thursday) Family Movie — “The Chronicles of Narnia,” 10 a.m., Springdale Public Library. Free. springdalelibrary.org. Motion Is Lotion — 10 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org. Winter Break
WAC celebrates with mariachi music
¡Feliz Navidad! It’s Christmastime south of the border, too, and Latin Grammy-nominated Mariachi Herencia de México brings a blend of Mexican and American Christmas favorites to the Walton Arts Center
Wristwatch rules for black-tie attire
Q. I have always heard that a gentleman wearing black-tie attire never wears a wristwatch. Yet I have seen models in men’s magazines dressed in formal wear and sporting wristwatches.
