Maker Space
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,
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
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
Backstage Hero
The work you don’t know needs to be done LARA JO HIGHTOWER lhightower@nwadg.com At about 6:15 p.m. during a Thursday evening in May, the crew of TheatreSquared’s production of “The
Rock ’N’ Roll Presidency
‘Louder Than Words’ explores music’s role in democracy Jennifer Nixon Special to The Free Weekly Daa-daa, daa-daa, da-da-da, daa-daa, daa-daa, da-da-da. For many alive and sentient in 1992, those opening
Simplicity Endures
Museum exhibit celebrates architect Fay Jones BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com “I never tried to be a little Frank Lloyd Wright,” architect Fay Jones said in a video accompanying the Old Statehouse