Packing the car, grabbing the camera and heading out on a road trip has been a staple of American culture for at least 90 years, as evidenced by Kodak print ads from the 1920s. Photography courtesy of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art [dropcap]Since[/dropcap] those early days, cameras have become smaller, roads across the…
Children who partake in the arts experience many benefits. Not only does this participation instill confidence, but being involved in the arts also improves a child’s cognitive learning, decision-making, math and motor skills and offers outlets for positive self-expression. Photography courtesy of Janet Warlick [dropcap]With[/dropcap] public school budget cuts, unfortunately, arts programs often…
Walk the Moon, the wildly popular indie-rock band behind the chart-topping “Shut Up and Dance,” is coming to the Walmart AMP with special guest MisterWives on Thursday, Aug. 11 at 7:30 p.m. “Shut Up and Dance” spent 22 weeks on Billboard’s Top 10 alternative rock radio with four consecutive weeks at #1. The song reached the Top 5…
Here are ten awesome things for you and your family to do all across Arkansas this month! 1. “Nathalia Edenmont: Force of Nature” Little Rock through May 1: This is Nathalia Edenmont’s first solo exhibition in a major American museum. “Force of Nature,” displayed at the Arkansas Arts Center, showcases 10 richly hued, large-format…
Getting ink is no longer a “thing” for bikers. Photography by Sara Edwards Neal and Cindy Momchilov 20 percent of American adults have at least one tattoo, and 14 percent have two or more tattoos, 30 percent of older millennials — 25- to 39-year-olds — is inked and 11 percent of baby boomers have…
This month, we recognize Black History Month by highlighting two of our state’s Afrocentric galleries, Hearne Fine Art and the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, in addition to the outstanding artists whose work will be exhibited during the commemoration. [dropcap]Since[/dropcap] its inception in June 1988, Hearne Fine Art of Little Rock, which began as Pyramid…
Jill Rohrbach, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism If you like to bike, number one on your list of things to do in 2016 should be visiting The Railyard Bike Park in downtown Rogers. It’s the newest off-road offering for Northwest Arkansas, which is fast becoming an excellent cycling destination. The park, located…
Here are ten awesome things for you and your family to do all across Arkansas this month! 1. ‘Organic Matters: Arkansas Women to Watch’ Pine Bluff Through Jan. 21: The Arts & Science Center for Southeast Arkansas is the site for an exhibit featuring the works of four female Arkansas artists, “whose works recortextualize…
J.P. Bell has turned his lens to capture the mundane, the powerful and the extraordinary … and this talented artist calls northwest Arkansas home. Photography courtesy of J.P. Bell [dropcap]Sometimes[/dropcap] artists have a burning desire to create and share their passion and art with the world from a young age and pursue it relentlessly…
“You’re doing what?” I could only imagine the shocked reaction my family would have to my announcement that I was going to walk across Spain. It was October 2014, and I had finally decided to fulfill my long-held dream to walk the legendary Camino de Santiago. Also known as the Way of St. James, the…
