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Antoinette Grajeda: Journalist believes BIPOC representation matters in media

This is just one of the fascinating people you might want to keep your eye on in 2022. “I recently learned my maternal great-grandmother wanted to be a journalist, but

LIVE! In NWA

LIVE! in NWA: Historic Musical Moment Released On New CD

Musician and friend of the NWADG, Sean Harrison writes to tell us news about a 57-year-old recording: In January 1965, the five young band members who had recently barnstormed the

Theater

Kody Ford: Arkansas Cinema Society makes inroads around state

This is just one of the fascinating people you might want to keep your eye on in 2022. Kody Ford knows a little bit about the arts and culture scene

8 Days a Week

8 Days A Week

Jan. 7 (Friday) Tap Takeover — Join the fun as Bentonville Brewing Company commandeers the taps at Eleven to showcase some of their familiar (and not-so-familiar) creations, 6 p.m., Eleven

Music

Anticipation: The coming year offers plenty of promise for arts lovers

As we approach the end of 2021 with more pandemic uncertainty than ever, it can be hard to muster even a little bit of optimism for the coming new year.

LIVE! In NWA

LIVE! in NWA: Blues Challenge delayed

Early this week, the Blues Foundation Board of Directors made the “very difficult decision” based on covid-19 concerns to postpone the 37th International Blues Challenge that was scheduled Jan. 18-22.

Theater

‘Love Lifts Us Up’: Wes Williams makes iconic role his own in ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’

Imagine a sandy-haired, sweet-faced boy, middle-school age, waiting backstage before his acting debut in the smallish city (population 20,000) of Lexington, S.C.. He auditioned only because he had a crush

8 Days a Week

8 Days A Week

Dec. 31 (Friday) Noon Year’s Eve — With nostalgia-inducing games, live music, dancing, artmaking, performances in the galleries, a Coca-Cola toast and more, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free.