AY About You Magazine has your complete guide to Arkansas’ music scene. This weekend, go see the Hot Water Hills Music & Arts Festival, Lyle Lovett, Butterfly Rises and more. Around Little Rock Friday 10/4 Little Rock Night Market/ River Market Pavilion 400 President Clinton Ave./ 5-11/ Free Come out for a night with the Central Arkansas…
Every year, Junior Achievement of Arkansas is helping to prepare the leaders of tomorrow by teaching young students about how money, careers and business work. Junior Achievement connects K-12 students with successful men and women who serve as role-models that they can learn from. And it’s working. Last year alone, the organization impacted roughly 13,000…
Here are some words of wisdom and motivation from our publisher, Heather Baker. Who among us doesn’t want to be a happy, healthy and successful human being? Still, it can be easy to lose your way, which is why I’ve compiled a list of habits that help me reach goals with my career…
Next week, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will be offering free depression screenings. The screenings will be held Thursday, Oct. 10, from 9 am to 1 pm in the UAMS Medical Center lobby gallery. The week of Oct. 6 to Oct. 12 has been designated National Mental Illness Awareness Week for…
Stay “in the know” about all the great events going on around Arkansas. AY’s Publisher, Heather Baker, will tell you what the hot spots are this weekend. Thursday, Oct. 3 What: Mean Girls Day: Make Fetch Happen Where: Bark Bar When: 4-10 pm Get into the Mean Girls spirit and help Gretchen Wieners finally make…
Construction on the new Arkansas Arts Center (AAC) facility kicked off this morning (Oct. 1) with a groundbreaking ceremony. The ceremony moves the project closer to its projected grand opening in 2022 In May, the arts institution launched a $128 million capital campaign aimed at reimagining and revitalizing the AAC. The campaign, which has to…
One rising Arkansas music superstar is getting another accolade this month. Arkansas native Ashley McBryde will be crowned the “Breakout Artist of the Year” at the annual CMT Artists of the Year ceremony. The CMT ceremony, now in its 10thyear, will be held Oct.16 in Nashville. Past recipients of the CMT Break Artist…
by Dustin Jayroe Stargazing can be an incredibly humbling experience. Simply looking at the sky on any given night allows one to not only marvel at the vastness and splendor of our universe, but also to peer back at the history of it. Because it takes time for the light from an object to reach…
For centuries, a mysterious rider has haunted the American imagination, populating literature, film and other art forms with his demonic presence. That figure – the lone rider who stalks cold autumn nights – is the Headless Horseman. And he is riding again this October. Fortunately for local arts patrons, this Headless Horseman is only…
This week marks the final days of Verizon Arena. Soon the entertainment venue will be known as Simmons Bank Arena. On Thursday, Oct. 3, the venue will be known as Simmons Bank Arena. The arena has been known as the Verizon Arena since 2009 when Verizon bought Alltel. The venue had been known as…
