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Walls Of Wonder
Festival hopes to bring unity, joy to Fayetteville JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com Originally scheduled for April in conjunction with the Green Heart Festival but sidelined by the coronavirus, Fayetteville’s inaugural street
Thanks For The Memories
Folklorist collects tales of life during coronavirus BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com The year 2020 will certainly be a benchmark in time: Where were you when man walked on the moon? Where
Cozy Spaces, Creative Minds
Writers’ Colony honors the local and the legendary BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com “In addition to providing a retreat for writers, the Writers’ Colony benefits countless numbers of the reading public who
Welcome Home
Crystal Bridges, Momentary reflect outside world JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com Everyone at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and the Momentary in Bentonville was ecstatic to welcome members back on June
Seven Minutes, Seven Questions Author Rob Howell
BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Rob Howell and I met at a wedding in Fayetteville, way back in 2005. Sounds perfectly normal, right? Not really. We met because we — and all
From St. Thomas Around The World
Love of literature inspires FHS grad’s new book BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Leigh Crandall grew up on St. Thomas, one of the U.S. Virgin Islands. “It was a wonderful childhood, with
Four Minutes, Four Questions Blake Elder, Rockhill Studios
BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Viewers won’t see any familiar Northwest Arkansas faces in the just-released film “The Quarry.” But behind the scenes, Rockhill Studios of Fayetteville was at the reins. Rockhill
Good News, Bad News
APT still plans ‘Meteor Shower’; ACO cancels summer musical BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com In the world of Northwest Arkansas arts, there’s good news, bad news and no news yet. APT The
Back In Business
Farmers markets find ways to allay pandemic panic CARIN SCHOPPMEYER cschoppmeyer@nwadg.com Like everyone else, the organizers of farmers markets are dealing with the fallout of the pandemic. What’s Up! has
Three Minutes, Three Questions — Shane Richey On Virtual Reality
JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com We here at What’s Up! are certainly just as bummed as you, dear reader, at the extended closure of one of our favorite museums, announced last week. Crystal Bridges
