Here are ten awesome things for you and your family to do all across Arkansas this month! 1. ‘Caroling in the Caverns’ Mountain View Through Dec. 20: The drive to Mountain View is well worth the beautiful sounds of Christmas carols echoing through Blanchard Springs Caverns. Each Friday, Saturday and Sunday before Christmas at 2:30,…
A well-known American product is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Photography by Sara Edwards Neal and courtesy of Daisy Airgun Museum [dropcap]It’s[/dropcap] the Red Ryder BB gun, which occupies a lofty place in the pantheon of Christmas gifts. A testament to this iconic status can be seen in the 1983 movie, A Christmas Story, which…
It’s not uncommon to walk by the Ellen Hobgood Gallery and see her painting in the window, or even out on the sidewalk. Photography by Janet Warlick [dropcap]Kicking[/dropcap] off her shoes, Heber Springs artist and gallery owner, Ellen Hobgood routinely plants her bare feet firmly on the floor. Hobgood said this keeps her grounded,…
The story of Esperanza is the stuff fairy tales are made of. Photography by Cindy Momchilov and courtesy of Mike Botha [dropcap]Brooke[/dropcap] Oskarson and boyfriend Travis Dillon visited a friend in Ratcliff, Ark., this past June, and while driving home to Colorado, the two decided to try their hands at one of their hobbies:…
1. ‘Park’s Pants’ Little Rock Through Nov. 22: “Park’s Pants” is an exhibit featuring works by Nancy Nolan, one of Arkansas’ best-known photographers, and filmmaker Dave Anderson. For 20 years, Nolan has taken photographs of her prematurely born son Park in the same pair of his father’s jeans, recording his “physical, emotional and intellectual evolution.” Anderson’s…
The Arkansas Capital Corporation Group is investing in the arts. Photography courtesy of the artists [dropcap]The[/dropcap] Arkansas Capital Corporation Group (ACCG) has, since 1957, been in the business of helping business. “We are a nonprofit economic development and financing organization that helps with expansions and startups in Arkansas,” said Al Hodge, the company’s executive…
Two extraordinary people, Dean Duncan and Martha Johnson, died this year. He was a mentor. She was my mother-in-law. Few have had as much impact on my life as these two, and since Thanksgiving is coming up I thought I would offer a few words to express how grateful I am to have had the…
In my most recent post on AY’s blog, I covered a unique set of places that I believe have truly placed Arkansas and its natural beauty in the global eye through Instagram. But the initial list doesn’t even begin to scratch the surface of The Natural State and so, without further ado, allow me to present the second volume of…
The Little Rock Film Festival (LRFF) announced today that it is ending its nine-year run in Little Rock: We are proud of the Arkansas filmmaking community that we have helped to inspire and promote, and pleased to have brought hundreds of the top independent filmmakers from around the World to Central Arkansas each year to…
1. Dan Steinhilber: Artist-in-Residence Conway Through Oct. 23: Enjoy the work of sculptor Dan Steinhilber, whose work was recently exhibited in Washington, D.C. He brings his outstanding talent to the University of Central Arkansas with exhibits inside — “Primary Developments” — and out with a public art installation titled “Dark Matter.” (501) 450-5793 | uca.edu/art/baum 2.…
