The excitement never stops at Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort. Throughout April, this Hot Springs mainstay will host events every day, from fine dining experiences to live music and even karaoke. But, the highlight at Oaklawn is always the racing. April is the peak of the Arkansas racing season. April 13 marks Arkansas Derby Day, the…
In the South, making dessert is a sacred art. Everybody’s grandmother has their special recipe for making a German chocolate cake or Boston crème pie or coconut cake. But the high art, the dessert that truly conjures a sense of nostalgia for most Southerners, is a making an outstanding pie. And that’s what the Arkansas…
Bentonville is “growing greener” this Friday. Downtown Bentonville Inc. will be holding its April First Friday celebration, on April 5, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The celebration, sponsored by Unilever, is themed “Growing Greener.” During the event, Unilever will be activating an arts installation composed of plastic, and attendees will able to remove a…
The film slate has been set for the 2019 Bentonville Film Festival. Today, the festival announced its full schedule of films, which includes 15 feature narrative films, 14 documentaries and nine episodic projects. Continuing its tradition of highlighting female and POC voices in the entertainment industry, 81 percent of the projects are female-directed while 61…
Long dismissed as a cultural backwater in Arkansas, Northwest Arkansas is leading the way in arts and culture in the Natural State. Just look at Crystal Bridges, a leading American museum, or the plentiful culinary options in the region. One of the highlights of the summer in NWA is the Fayetteville Roots Festival, and this…
The recent cancellation of Riverfest may have you thinking that there won’t be a great music fest this May, but you would be wrong. This May, one of the biggest events of the summer is happening right across the Mississippi River in Memphis: Memphis in May’s Beale Street Music Festival. Over 60 artists will be…
With a roll of the dice, Oaklawn is now officially called Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort. Hot Springs Mayor Pat McCabe tossed the first legal dice throw today at Oaklawn’s ribbon cutting for its casino gaming opening. Following McCabe, Garland County Judge Daryyl Mahoney threw the dice as well to inaugurate the casino’s live gaming.* Live…
Stay “in the know” about all the great events going on around Arkansas. Find out all what the hot spots are this weekend. Thursday, March 21 What: Day at the Races Where: Oaklawn Jockey Club When: 11:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Support the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute this weekend at Day at the…
By Joel Baker One of the things my family looks forward to each year is our camping trips across Arkansas. Now, it is not for the reasons you may think. Let me clear up a common misconception. Our camping trips are not the beautiful, picture-perfect adventures you see in magazines or on TV. People have…
Yesterday was a cuh-razy day for the Bakers. They are still enjoying their vacay in South Carolina, but their trip to a haunted jail is one for the books. But first things first, they spent time touring downtown Charleston with the Palmetto Carriage Tours. They spent time at Tides Folly Beach. They ate and shopped their way through…
