For this week’s segment of Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with Lisa M. Smith, executive director of Community Health & Research at UAMS Northwest Regional Campus. Smith grew up in a small farm town in Colorado, where she says her upbringing instilled strong values such as resilience, respect, humility and work ethic. …
What is it like to have the country’s most beloved DJ call to ask YOU to DJ his wedding? That was the scenario for Little Rock’s Doug Kramer, a longtime radio personality, who was mixing the tunes for Arkansas’ own Bobby Bones in Nashville for his marriage Saturday night to Caitlin Parker at Bones’ property…
The Central Arkansas Library System announced Monday that its Ron Robinson Theater in Little Rock’s River Market District is scheduled to reopen in August. The theater’s first event will take place Thursday, Aug. 12, with the first in a recurring series in partnership with the Made in Arkansas Film Festival. The monthly series will…
Hometown Heroes: Dale Dawson and Bridge2Rwanda Dale Dawson’s hard work had paid off. Born and raised in Texas, Dawson moved to Arkansas in 1985 to work for Stephens Inc. after completing his accounting degree at the University of Texas. But despite a plethora of successes, Dawson felt like something was missing. “When…
Arkansas’ own Erin Enderlin has just released a new single, “Somebody’s Shot of Whiskey.” This is the first tune of 2021 for the singer-songwriter from Conway. On Enderlin’s website, the song is summed up as the following: “‘Somebody’s Shot of Whiskey’ sounds like a grinning defense of a good time –– and it is,…
Update: Due to the ongoing pandemic, the Walmart AMP announced on Aug. 17 that the Jimmy Buffett concert, originally scheduled for Sept. 14, 2021, would be postponed until 2022. This article has been updated to reflect the date change. The father of Margaritaville is sailing to Rogers. Music legend Jimmy Buffett and The Coral…
For this week’s segment of Woman Wednesday, AY About You sits down with LaTresha Woodruff, the public information officer for the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management (ADEM). Before going to the ADEM, Woodruff spent 10 years as the public information officer (PIO) with the Conway Police Department. “I was the department’s first…
A festival called Elvis Week will be held in Memphis from August 11-17. During this week, music lovers can visit Graceland to celebrate the music, movies and legacy of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll. The week’s line-up of events includes appearances by celebrities and musicians, live concerts, panel discussions, meet and greet opportunities,…
Oxford American, in collaboration with Fayetteville Roots, University of Arkansas Center for Multicultural & Diversity Education, Vernon AME Church, and the Woody Guthrie Center are holding a four-day community experience, the organizations announced Tuesday. This four-day slate culminates around two live performances of the No Tears Suite in Fayetteville and Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Sept. 23-26.…
Deaf America Project Hot Springs-based photographer David Yerby has had quite the successful career. He’s taken photos of four U.S. presidents, photographed the Clinton family at the opening of the presidential library, and has been published in the New York Times, Sports Illustrated, and several other prestigious publications. He’s done all of this without…
