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A safe haven: Kids explore identity at LGBTQ camp
MIRANDA STITH Special to The Free Weekly A mother wearing a rainbow mask and her 15-year -old daughter stood on the steps of the Arkansas State Capitol building on March
Road to Miss Universe: UA grad Barber wins Miss Arkansas USA title
The crown is certainly bigger — and in some ways, so is the stage. In the Miss America Pageant system, the national title is as far as a contestant can
Magic In The Garden: Firefly Fling brings back fairies, food, music
The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks might not have known its family friendly extravaganza, Firefly Fling, would take flight when it launched over a decade ago, but today it’s one
‘Tying The Knot’: Love celebrated at 70th Opera in the Ozarks
In the world of Opera in the Ozarks, it’s not a covid-19 bubble. It’s a covid-19 jelly doughnut. That’s how General Director Nancy Preis describes the plan the Eureka Springs
Wise Beyond Their Years: Two actresses bring enthusiasm, heart to ‘Matilda’
“Matilda The Musical” is a show that is chock full of larger-than-life characters — but there’s little doubt that the youngest character, the 5-year-old genius Matilda Wormwood, is the beating
Coming Out, Coming Together: Momentary interaction will be long remembered
How often have you passed a stranger in the grocery store or looked across the aisle to the next fellow on the bus and wondered what type of music he
T2, Together Again: Company celebrates 2021-22 season
When TheatreSquared staff greeted a gathering of donors and supporters at an event in May, they started out the evening’s proceedings by raising a glass in a toast to the
The Myth-ing Link: Museum the first to merge fantasy, fact and folklore
Kendall Hart is an artist extraordinaire. His work is three-dimensional, beyond life-sized and so detailed, it looks like it could breathe, walk — and perhaps terrorize the countryside. It’s also
Arts, Assembled: New programming nurtures creative capacity
On Feb. 1, it was announced that NWA Fashion Week and the Arkansas Arts and Fashion Forum (AAFF) were no more. The two organizations merged to create the new Springdale-based
Laying The Groundwork: Program aims to foster hip hop in NWA
How do hip hop artists in Northwest Arkansas begin to make a name for themselves? Who is already working the scene here? Is there even a place in the culture
