By D.R. Bartlette
This week is Wal-Mart’s annual shareholders’ meeting, the largest shareholders’ meeting in the world, bringing more than 20,000 people to Fayetteville. With motivational speakers, musical performances and rounds of the Wal-Mart cheer, it seems more like a massive pep rally than business meeting.
Some come out for the shareholder meeting not to cheer, but [...]

Eureka Springs Blues Festival kicks off tonight
Blues fans will be flocking to Eureka Springs this weekend for the 20th annual Blues Festival, which features headline concerts at The Auditorium and other shows and jams at clubs around town.
Headliners will be Elvin Bishop, best known for his hit single, “Fooled Around and Fell in Love,” slide [...]

Shred the Third
Shrek the Third has the curse of the third in a bankable series. It is too often sappy, tiresome, and overblown.
A franchise such as Shrek, with all the money it has accumulated, should be able to buy a little freshness and originality. But instead it seems a leaden, lumbering afterthought.

Hello Everyone,
This week we discuss one of my favorite recent travel discoveries and the wine that introduced me to the area. That wine is one of the great bargains currently available, though some retailers don’t yet know of it.  Being undiscovered is one reason why it’s still a bargain. I almost hate to tell everyone [...]

Gemini Full Moon, World Invocation & Goodwill Day & Festival of Humanity