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UA’s All-Star Lyrique Quintette Releases New CD
LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com The Lyrique Quintette, a University of Arkansas faculty woodwind chamber ensemble in residence, will be releasing its second CD at an event Sept. 16 at the
Living Books
Humans tell their stories at FPL BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com How would you tell the story of your own life? That question has been posed to 18 local residents in preparation
Bassoonist’s Balance
Music and community important to musician LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com Lia Uribe’s career is an example of what can happen when someone finds her passion early. Uribe is an assistant
Maker Spaces
Don’t just watch the world go by; dive right in BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com So you’re new to Northwest Arkansas? Well, you’ve already found The Free Weekly (and its sister magazine,
Loving Learning
Arts are on the menu to inspire aspiring adults LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com Polished school hallways, new shoes, rows and rows of school supplies on the store shelves: Nothing spurs
Variety Is The Spice
WAC season aims to provide entry point for all JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com In this, the Walton Arts Center’s 26th year, Fayetteville’s performing arts center continues its mission of providing diverse
Changing The World
Singer/songwriter seeks common ground BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Claire Holley speaks quickly, with lots of emotion and enthusiasm in her voice. But at the same time, she chooses her words carefully.
Three Minutes, Three Questions: Kyle Mooty
BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com “When I started at the Northwest Arkansas Times fresh out of Fayetteville High in 1980 — Grant Hall hired me — I thought I had the greatest
One Night Only
Yellow Brick Road leads back to Alma BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com The uninitiated might hear “at Alma High School” and think the Alma Performing Arts Center is just an auditorium for
Making Music For Others
Fayetteville musicians operate ‘home-style’ studio LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com “Everything down to the color scheme and the books on the wall swaddle you like a … goose down comforter. There’s
