Celebrating their sixth year as a festival and their first year as a multi-week event, the 2019 ACANSA Arts Festival of the South events will take place from Sept. 13 to Sept. 28. A visual and performing arts festival, ACANSA is full of performances featuring world-class shows that are the product of collaborations between…
Studios are places of experimentation and creation, where artists can go to practice and hone their craft and produce the work that they will then carry out into the world to be seen by patrons, critics, museum visitors and more. It’s a private space by design that is rarely seen by outsiders. To some, an…
Hot Springs is a beloved town in Arkansas for both natives and tourists. With the quaint Bathhouse Row with its restored hotels to the numerous restaurants that make up the town’s thriving culinary scene, Hot Springs is a Natural State gem. But Hot Springs also has a long history as a favorite hangout of…
Nine Arkansas artists have been chosen for the Arkansas Arts Council’s annual Individual Artist Fellowship Awards. The artists have been chosen for three categories: sculpture and installation art, dance choreography and writing of novels. The winners of this year’s fellowships include Holly Laws, Linda Nguyen Lopez and Greely Myatt for sculpture and installation art;…
Starting on October 15, you’ll no longer be able to pick up an AY About You Magazine on your weekly Kroger run. In fact, Kroger will no longer distribute any free magazines to their customers. Marketers typically place advertisements in magazines based off their overall readership, including both the magazine’s paying subscribers and casual readers…
Around AY’s office, we love food (check out our food section for proof), but we especially love desserts. Since it’s AY Publisher Heather Baker’s birthday this month, we’re holding a contest to find the best cake in Arkansas. Bakers from around the state are submitting their best cakes for a chance to be crowned…
It’s too hot to cook. So I am taking inventory of my pantry, and I have found some things that every person should have in one that is well-stocked. Let’s start with oils and vinegars. Oils: I prefer peanut oil or even grapeseed and/or avocado for frying. Grapeseed and avocado oil double as good…
AY About You Magazine has your complete guide to Arkansas’ music scene. This weekend, go see the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Justin Furstenfeld, Charlotte Taylor and Gypsy Rain and more. Around Little Rock Friday 9/6 Little Rock Night Market/ Little Rock River Market 400 President Clinton Ave./ 5-11 Come join the Central Arkansas community for a…
There are no unwanted children, just families they haven’t met yet. Project Zero, a local nonprofit is dedicated to that ideal, diligently pursuing their goal of helping every child in foster care find their forever homes and families. Today there are nearly 5,000 children in foster homes in Arkansas, and Project Zero has partnered with…
It’s a bird. It’s a plane. No, it’s Arkansas Comic Con. The annual fest of fandom is again touching down at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock this weekend, with a number of vendors, high-profile guests and activities for all to enjoy. In fact, the guest list at this year’s iteration may be…
