AY Magazine’s very own Kat Robinson is an expert on food in Arkansas, and food at the Arkansas State Fair is no exception. Kat shared her fair food picks after attending the annual media preview and Tasty Tom Awards at the state fairgrounds. She sampled Thanksgiving tacos, salad on a stick, pizza topped with crickets,…
Thursday The Arkansas State Fair Kicks off this Thursday and will run through October 22. This is the 78th year for the state fair. It officially opens on Thursday at 4 p.m. and that’s when the midway opens. Tickets range from $2.99 to $30 with separate prices for premium concert seating. Musical acts…
Arkansas Shakespeare Theatre’s 12th season will feature three Shakespeare productions and a musical, the organization announced last week. The selections for 2018 include The Winter’s Tale, My Fair Lady, Henry IV Part One and Much Ado About Nothing. Most of the shows will be performed on the University of Central Arkansas campus in Conway, while one will…
Do you ever watch the Real Housewives and think “Oh my gosh what do they have in their face?” Some of those women even scare me. Most of us don’t like the overdone plastic look. We want our lines to be softened, but the effect to look natural. Restylane Refyne and Restylane Defyne are two…
The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival kicked off its 26th year with a welcome by actress Kathleen Turner and the opening night production of Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies. Laddie: The Man Behind the Movies was created by Alan Ladd, Jr.’s daughter, Amanda Ladd. She has been working on the film for several years…
In his drink-themed blog series, Happy Hour, Arkansas native Ben Franks will share his recipes and expertise. Ben tends the bar at Petit & Keet in Little Rock, but he learned the tricks of the trade all over the country. In this post, Ben shares his recipe for an autumn-themed old fashioned. In my opinion,…
Lost Forty Brewing received a silver medal at the 2017 Great American Beer Festival (GABF) competition. Presented by the Brewers Association, GABF is the largest commercial beer competition in the world and recognizes the most outstanding beers produced in the United States. The top three winners in the competition’s 98 beer-style categories were announced October…
For a few days in October, Wildwood Park for the Arts will be home to Little Orphan Annie, Daddy Warbucks, Miss Hannigan and the whole cast and crew of the musical Annie. The show, which will play at the 625-seat Lucy Lockett Cabe Festival Theatre from Oct. 27 to 29, is the product of a…
In our Lunching in Little Rock blog series, Michael Kirkpatrick will explore and review the city’s best restaurants – all in time to get back to the office. This week, Michael ate lunch at The Southern Gourmasian and Tacos 4 Life. Click here to read more in this series. Photo courtesy of Tacos 4 Life. There is…
Keys handed over to Marine Sgt. Marshall Kennedy at War Memorial Stadium Submitted by Arkansas State Parks Farmington resident Sgt. Marshall Kennedy lost both of his legs and sustained severe damage to his left arm while in Afghanistan in 2011. At War Memorial Stadium on August 12th, this Purple Heart recipient was given the…
