By Mel White | Photography by James Smith Readers of the El Dorado Sunday News on Sept. 29, 1929, couldn’t miss the double-page announcement for the opening of the $250,000 Rialto Theatre, a vaudeville venue with 1,400 seats, the latest in fireproof construction and the “Most Expensive and Perfect Sound Equipment in the World.” The Rialto’s owners…
East Arkansas Community College, in Forrest City, announced on Monday their 2018-19 performance season schedule of events, which will feature Country Music Hall of Famer Ronnie Milsap. The season at the EACC Fine Arts Center will begin on Aug. 25 with a performance by Milsap, a six-time Grammy Award-winning, platinum recording artist. Over the decades,…
Fayetteville Roots Fest is a five-day food and music festival dedicated to showcasing the unique qualities of Arkansas. It will be held August 22-26, 2018. Roots Fest supports local restaurants, farmers and chefs. From the beginning, food has been a large part of the event, Roots co-founder Jerrmy Gawthrop of Greenhouse Grille told AY last year.…
Arkansas Repertory Theatre officials will host an open public forum on June 26 to give its audiences, donors and statewide community members the opportunity to offer constructive input to assist leaders in developing an action plan for the future of the state’s largest nonprofit professional theater. A town hall style meeting is scheduled for 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday,…
AY Publisher Heather Baker joined Fox16 Good Day to talk about this weekend’s activities. We’re looking forward to the Eureka Springs Blues Weekend, the East Village Street Food Jam, and a benefit for rhinos at River Bottom Winery. Friday-Sunday Don’t miss this year’s Eureka Springs Blues Weekend, which will kick off Friday night with a…
Thursday Join the Oaklawn Center on Aging throughout the month of June for their Tai Chi Series: Strength in Motion. The event will take place every Thursday from 2 p.m.-3 p.m. on the Great Lawn & Garden Pavilion at Garvan Woodland Gardens through June 28. Tai Chi is an ancient, graceful form of exercise that…
Sarah Woolf of Follow the Woolf has your guide to Arkansas’ music scene, in Little Rock and beyond. Around Little Rock Thursday June 7 Old Crow Medicine Show, Clinton Presidential Center 1200 President Clinton Ave., 8 p.m.-12 a.m., $30 $35 day of. Bluegrass powerhouse Old Crow Medicine Show comes back to the Rock for this…
Spend your summer with a good book or two. Readers of all ages can take part in the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) Summer Reading Club. Register online at cals.beanstack.org, where you can keep track of your reading, earn badges and enter prize drawings. You can find a plethora of weekly events at each library…
Jill Rohrbach, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism Art and nature come together at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville for an experience like none other. The permanent collection of art spans five centuries of American masterworks ranging from the Colonial era to the current day. Included within the collection are…
For over 40 years, Ballet Arkansas has been a pillar of the Little Rock community. In 1978, Ballet Arkansas was founded as a non-profit organization and the Board of Directors formed the Ballet Arkansas professional dance company in 2009. Each year the organization has expanded its reach in the community and throughout the state, remaining…
