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Larry Foley documents immigration that created Tontitown in new film

“The work was hard and unfamiliar, and the water was not clean. Malaria from mosquitoes made us sick, and too many died. I heard their cries from the cotton field.” —

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Try A Little Tenderness: Musician Jules Taylor puts heart into first short film

Wherever Jules Taylor goes as a performer, music and laughter follow. For most of two decades, her Shaky Bugs shows for kids have encouraged audiences of all ages to sing

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Theatre Collective wraps stories of women in ‘what they wore’

Whether it’s your first Brownie scout uniform, your beloved mother’s electric blue bathrobe or the persistent, embarrassing, lifelong pursuit of the perfect bra, clothes may not make the woman, but

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AMMPlify Fest roars in with music April 27, goes out softly with art April 28

April comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. In the same way, AMMPlify Fest will start with a bang and go out with a splash of

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Roller coaster experts say Fire in the Hole great Silver Dollar City success

Robb Alvey lives in Orlando, grew up in Southern California — when he was in high school, he worked at Disneyland — and has visited theme parks in Japan, China,

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John Two-Hawks’ 31st album got a lot more personal with cancer diagnosis

It was December of 2023. John Two-Hawks had decided to return to his roots for a new album, No. 31 in his career as an Indigenous flute player. His wife,

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The Game Is Afoot! – Holmes’ world gets weirder with Dracula, Hyde, Dorian GrayThe Game Is Afoot!

Christian Klaver knows that there are purists. Those are the readers who think that the saga of Sherlock Holmes ended, not with the legendary detective’s demise at Reichenbach Falls, but

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It’s official! WAC offers biggest season of Broadway shows

“It’s showtime!” Music, comedy and classic Broadway are at the center of the next season of shows at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. “This is our biggest season yet,”

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Walton Arts Center brings voices together for April competition

Edward Mountz and Erick Amaya came to the first year of WACappella from very different places. Mountz, from Bentonville, is an actor focused on musical theater. Amaya, from Fort Smith,

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Novel Dance Co. explores funny and dark concepts in March 9 performance

“Its all a F*kn Lie.” It’s a bold title for a performance, admits Lyle Oberman, founder of Novel Dance Company, which started in Nashville, Tenn., and relocated to Northwest Arkansas