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‘Tis The Season: Lights aglow throughout Northwest Arkansas

Skating in Bentonville, trees in Eureka Springs add to fun JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com Santa is down to that last check of his list, and we’ve got the last-minute holiday experiences

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An Elfing Good Time

Holidaze might be just what revelers ordered JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com When Hannah Withers and husband Ben Gitchel found an opportunity last year to host a holiday pop-up bar in an

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A’Haunting We Will Go

Ghosts survive pandemic problems BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com Masks are nothing new to Halloween, right? But this is the first year that the proprietors of haunted attractions have to make sure

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Still Quiet In The Park

Silver Dollar City awaits right time to reopen BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com This should be a festive weekend at Silver Dollar City — the beginning of the theme park’s Diamond Jubilee

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Can’t Contain Creativity

Museum maintains arts engagement JOCELYN MURPHY jmurphy@nwadg.com “In some ways, we’ve been preparing for this since the inception of Crystal Bridges,” Beth Bobbitt shares. Bobbitt is the public relations director

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Silver Dollar citizens eager to celebrate 60

Silver Dollar City shouldn’t be quiet now. It’s spring break season, and the Branson, Mo., theme park should be filled with the laughter of happy parents and the shrieks of

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It’s A Wonder!

New Branson fun spot filled with ‘edutainment’ BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com “You’re not going to believe how much fun it is! The team is so innovative, so creative, it’s amazing.” Of

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All Aboard!

Showboat sets sail for 25th anniversary season BECCA MARTIN-BROWN bmartin@nwadg.com The Showboat Branson Belle turns 25 this year, but if you ask Capt. James Plybon, he’ll tell you that’s the

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Fort Smith Little Theatre finds formula for success

One cannot simply walk in off the street and direct a show at Fort Smith Little Theatre. The community company, marking its 73rd season this year, has a formula that

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Branson alight with all kinds of trees

LYNN BERRY Special to The Free Weekly “Who doesn’t love Christmas trees?” asks Ann McDowell with a laugh. As executive director of the Branson Christmas Coalition, McDowell is in charge