Zoie Clift, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Italian culture will take center stage at the first annual Arkansas Italian Food & Culture Festival April 20-21 in North Little Rock. The festival is being held at the North Shore Riverwalk. “In reality I’ve wanted to do a festival like this for many years,”…
Zoie Clift, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Magic Springs Theme and Water Park is located in Hot Springs and is Arkansas’s only theme and water park. There is big news for the park this year: a new ride called the Brain Drain (yikes!) opened to the public on April 7. This is…
Jill Rohrbach, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism On view now through April 23, 2018 is the U.S. debut of Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Admission to Soul of a Nation is $10 for non-members of the museum, and free for museum members…
Zoie Clift, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Park Interpreter Waymon Cox has sent news about the record breaking numbers Crater of Diamonds State Park experienced last year. According to his report, during the year over 182,000 visitors made a venture to the park and over 445 diamonds were certified. “Of all diamonds…
Zoie Clift, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Located in historic MacArthur Park in Little Rock, the Arkansas Arts Center showcases an international collection of art, live theatre, lectures, art classes, special exhibitions and more. At the center now, one can see the work of John Marin ( 1870-1953) in an exhibit called…
Jill Rohrbach, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Professional and amateur cycling teams head to Fayetteville April 12-15 for the annual Joe Martin Stage Race. This four-day, four-stage race will host about 750 athletes from 27 countries and all 50 states. The average cyclist’s training adds up to about 16,000 miles on their…
Jill Rohrbach, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Ride one of the first mountain bike trails in the state at one of the oldest mountain bike festivals in Arkansas on April 6-8 at Devil’s Den State Park near West Fork. Celebrating 30 years, the Ozark Mountain Bike Festival includes scheduled bike rides, workshops, skills…
The 2018 Henry Awards winners will be revealed at the 44th Annual Arkansas Governor’s Conference on Tourism to be held in West Memphis at Southland Park Gaming & Racing March 11-13, 2018. The awards ceremony will take place during the Governor’s Banquet on Tuesday, March 13. The Henry Awards honor Henri de Tonti, the man…
Zoie Clift, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism The Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center in Little Rock is located in the popular Riverfront Park district and is a year round option to head to when the call of the wild strikes in the city. There is no admission fee to browse…
Kimberly J. Williams, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Elvis grew up listening to her music. Bob Dylan, Little Richard, Carl Perkins, Tina Turner, Isaac Hayes, Jerry Lee Lewis and even fellow Arkansan Johnny Cash cited her as a musical influence. Her guitar playing appealed to legendary guitarists such as Eric Clapton, Keith…
