Maker Space
Pieces Of The Past
‘Boonsboro’ rural pottery on display in Cane Hill LYNN KUTTER lkutter@nwadg.com For Lawrence McElroy, director of arts and culture for Historic Cane Hill, a new public exhibit on rural potters
Afternoon Delight
Hot Springs big band takes dancers back in time HELAINE R. WILLIAMS Arkansas Democrat-Gazette It’s early in the nearly three-hour performance in the second-floor ballroom at the historic Arlington Resort
Back In Blue
Blue Man Group leaves Fayetteville ‘Speechless’ JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com Three inquisitive, hilarious, rocking men with bald heads and blue skin have been thrilling audiences across the world for more than
The Flavors Of Jazz
Artists keep music entertainment, not education JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com Peter Martin says it was the “improvisation, freedom, communication, groove and joy” he first heard in jazz that drew him to
Art OverView
Hands-on opportunities add to gallery experiences Now “Nature’s Nation: American Art and Environment” — Featuring 100 artworks from 70 eminent US collections, through Sept. 9, Crystal Bridges Museum of American
Arkansas Pickers
Collector turns passion into profit LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com Linda Rogers, owner of Possum Valley Vintage, has had a love affair with all things dusty, rusty and junky for as
A Safe Place
Friends hope to preserve legacy of ‘Pink House’ KIMBERLY DISHONGH Special to The Free Weekly In Conway, 1605 Robinson Ave. is known as “The Pink House.” “I loved this house
All’s Fair This Time Of Year
Benton County kicks off annual tradition The Benton County Fair kicks off the annual fair season this week. According to Terrilyn Wendling, interim director of the Rogers Historical Museum, the
Art OverView
Walk and talk, show and tell, learn and grow in August Now “John Lee Hooker: King of the Boogie” — Presented by the Grammy Museum, through Aug. 4, Woody Guthrie
Kind-Hearted Kids
Young people see problems, solve them LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com Volunteerism is often the engine that keeps nonprofit organizations chugging along as they help support our community’s most vulnerable neighbors.
