The holidays are just around the corner, and Branson is gearing up to help visitors make the most of the festive season. [dropcap]M[/dropcap] illion Dollar Quartet at the beautiful Welk Resort Theatre continues to captivate audiences. The Tony Award-winning show is based on a December 1956 recording session in Memphis. Sun Records owner Sam…
Explore Missouri with your favorite person during one of the most beautiful times of the year. From small towns and outdoor adventures, to culinary delights and beautiful wineries, here are some of the most romantic fall experiences waiting for you in the Show-Me State. [dropcap]Begin[/dropcap] your journey with a night at the Katy Trail…
By Gary Alderson Photos by Gary Alderson When I close my eyes & I go to what I call “My Happy Place” I see myself somewhere along the beautiful Buffalo National River. It seems that I can always find my peace there. It being located in the Ozark Mountains of Northern Arkansas and I being from…
Kimberly J. Williams, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism It started in September 1964. Four young men from Liverpool needed some rest and relaxation. It had been a stellar year for the guys – John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. In August, the foursome, known worldwide as the Beatles, returned…
Stanley Jewelers Gemologist Will Partner With Canada’s Embee Diamonds to Offer the Public This Rare Opportunity to Watch the Transformation of This American Gem From Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park (NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark.)—Arkansas’s Crater of Diamonds State Park at Murfreesboro offers a unique experience for visitors—the opportunity to search in the eroded surface…
Zoie Clift, travel writer Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism This year marks the 60th anniversary of Lake Ouachita State Park in Mountain Pine. “The idea of celebrating the 60 years is really to attract attention to all three of the parks that were brought on at the same time, Daisy, Bull Shoals and Ouachita,”…
1. ‘Amadeus’ Fayetteville Through Sept. 20: The Studio Theater of Walton Arts Center is the site of this presentation of the five-time, Tony-award winning play “Amadeus,” which was adapted into an Oscar-award winning film. Watch the drama as composer Antonio Salieri schemes to discredit the foul-mouthed, former child prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. “Amadeus” employs comedy and…
Planning a girlfriends’ getaway this autumn? We have a few suggestions for those who love “rough it” and for those who like to glam it up. Photography courtesy of the venues [dropcap]There[/dropcap] may be no better way to enjoy fall in Arkansas than with a weekend cabin getaway. No one wants to be inside…
Known as “Arkansas’ Original Boomtown,” El Dorado is about 120 miles south of Little Rock, and it is booming once again. This time for a different reason: downtown revitalization. Photography by Ashlee Nobel The Past and Present “It’s a good kind of weird … quirky, real creative,” said Mark Givens about his hometown as…
If you’ve kept up with my musings in this space, you might have concluded that I’m a history buff. You’d be right. [dropcap]There’s[/dropcap] just something about antiquity that excites me — for as far back as I can remember, even before I could read. In 1957, when I was 4, my mother bought a…
