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Dance, Sing, Share: Dancer helps others fight back against Parkinson’s

Allyssa Riley says she is a “rarity” in Northwest Arkansas. She is a native of Rogers — and she is perhaps the only one who teaches her particular kind of

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Visitors to Crystal Bridges invited to discuss what American flag means to them

When visitors arrive to the latest focus exhibit at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, a prompt will greet them: “What does the flag of the United States mean to

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Fire in the Hole celebrates its final season at Silver Dollar City

It is the end of two eras at Silver Dollar City — one for guests who love Fire in the Hole and one for travel writers who have worked with

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Rogers Short Film Fest March 3-5 includes mystery by Sheila Webb Pierson

It must have been a strange courtship for Sheila Webb Pierson and Jim Burroughs. They spent at least part of it writing a novel about a skull Burroughs found in

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Best Bets: January filled with arts events you don’t want to miss

Bella Vista Historical Museum Bella Vista 855-2335 or bellavistamuseum.org The Bella Vista Historical Museum recently received two 100-year-old slot machines that were used at the Bella Vista Summer Resort at

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People to watch in 2023 include advocate, author, designer

Editor’s Note: Every year, the Free Weekly staff suggests a few people you might want to keep your eye on in the year to come. This year, April Wallace, our

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Christmas fun at Fort Smith libraries, Rogers Historical Museum, downtown Springdale and more

The Miller Branch of the Fort Smith Public Library will offer a variety of programs for kids, families and adults this holiday season including interactive holiday movies with snacks and

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Crystal Bridges brings Coach designer to NWA symposium

Fashion has been a hot topic in Northwest Arkansas the past few months. That’s due in part to the opening of “Fashioning America: Grit to Glamour,” Crystal Bridges’ first fashion

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Makers come together to help each other, sell their work

It seemed to mixed-media artist Shelley Mouber that there was room in the Northwest Arkansas arts community for an organization that would encompass “the hobbyist, the after-work maker, the weekend

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Seven Minutes, Seven Questions: John Cariani, ‘Almost, Maine’

Editor’s Note: I’m in my first theatrical production in a very long time — “Almost, Maine,” on stage this weekend and next at Arkansas Public Theatre in Rogers. Of course