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That’s The Whole Pointe
WAC season reaches every corner of community JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com When it comes time to build each new season at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville, staff and organizers have
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
Global Goals
Faulkner Center brings world to UA stage BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com For a 4-year-old, the Jim & Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center isn’t just walking well, it’s running. “Our first season
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
‘A Thinking Sport’
Pickleball combines the best of tennis, ping pong BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Fans of theater in Northwest Arkansas most recently saw Kate Taylor Williams in turn-of-the-20th century bustles and brocades for
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.
Everything Old Is New Again
SoNA celebrates 65 with innovation, outreach BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com It’s a season that includes everything from Beethoven, Mozart, Rachmaninov and Ravel to Copland’s Four Dance Episodes from “Rodeo” and a
Worth A Thousand Words
Shiloh shares tips to make pictures more permanent BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale is arguably the largest repository of Northwest Arkansas history in the
Community through music
Square dance just one of caller’s passions LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com There’s no experience quite like the Fayetteville Square Dance, held the last Friday of most months. (The event expands
Rope, Tie, Win
Rodeo remains a tradition for many ELIZABETH GREEN egreen@nwadg.com The history of rodeos in Northwest Arkansas runs deep, dating back to 1926 when Springdale’s first rodeo took place at a