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Three Minutes, Three Questions: Artist Todd Gray
BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com “I cannot escape my love for pop art. I never could. It’s part of my DNA,” says artist Todd Gray. “I was born in the same year
Four Minutes, Four Questions: Nate Powell
LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com On Aug. 3, graphic novelist and Arkansas native Nate Powell will appear at the Fayetteville Public Library to discuss his work — including his new, Arkansas-set
All Spun Up
Cyclists come to Rogers for serious fun LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com When Greg Lindley and Matt Crafton were first approached by the Rogers Chamber of Commerce to bring a biking
A Dazzling ‘Dreamcoat’
APT brings new energy, new look to popular musical BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com It’s July 16, a Monday, and the cast of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” is almost two
Sticky Situation
Amazeum celebrates birthday with ‘Tape and Tunnels’ BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Dustin Griffith got wrapped up in a sticky job this summer at the Scott Family Amazeum. As lead exhibits developer,
Notes On History
Dom Flemons expands on musical narrative BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com If an Ancestry.com existed for American folk music, Dom Flemons would be its founder and most prolific contributor. When he started
‘An American Salute’
SoNA returns to the AMP for Fourth of July festivities BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Choosing music for a Fourth of July concert is “deceptively difficult,” says Paul Haas, music director of
Four Minutes, Four Questions Bluesman Austin Calvillo
BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com A year ago, Austin Calvillo was representing Fort Smith at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tenn. This summer, he’s opening the 28th annual Riverfront Blues Festival
‘I Do’ Eco-Friendly
Couple seeks to erase wedding’s carbon footprint ANDREA JOHNSON ajohnson@nwadg.com If provided the local resources, Fayetteville resident Stephanie Hackmann would have worn a dress fashioned out of recycled paper to
The Words Of God
APT comedy lets ‘the Big Man’ have His say BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com “Irreverent” is perhaps the single word that best describes “An Act of God.” That’s no surprise when you
