Family Friendly
Exponential Expansion
Arts Live still growing strong in 2019-20 season LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com When Arts Live Theatre’s executive director Mark Landon Smith took over the reins at the Fayetteville youth theater
Night Time, Right Time
Silver Dollar City turns on the lights for summer BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Like so many people in the Midwest, Morgan Duncan has fond memories of visiting Silver Dollar City with
High Flying, Adored
Lepidoptera take wing during Crystal Bridges program BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com “Vincent van Gogh painted a great painting of the giant peacock moth that is in the Van Gogh Museum in
Step Back In Time
Har-Ber Village has memories to share BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com The name Harvey Jones was once synonymous with Springdale. Jones was the founder of Jones Truck Lines, by 1980 the largest
Sharklahoma!
Jenks Aquarium celebrates species BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, the Oklahoma Aquarium has declared July “Sharklahoma.” “Sharklahoma is a
No Place Like Home
BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com It’s a full-time job to keep up with the big cats at Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, just south of Eureka Springs. The most recent expansion opened June
Touring The Trails
Adventure, scenery highlights of new trails JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com Northwest Arkansas is at a tipping point, says Amber Chambers. The region stands at the precipice of becoming a new mecca
Sea change
Art exhibit is colorfully profound lesson Jennifer Nixon Special to The Free Weekly There’s a colorful fish on the wall. It’s fun. It’s whimsical, made out of flip-flops and the
Honey, I Shrunk The House
‘Model Homes’ showcase artistry in miniature BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com It’s safe to say Carolyn Reno knows more about what’s in the Shiloh Museum vaults than anyone. As collections manager, she’s
Ahoy, Maties!
Real treasure revealed amid plenty of pirate fun LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com It’s not surprising that Arts Live has chosen Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island” as its next production: Pirates,
