Fort Smith welcomed its new Regional Art Museum (RAM) with open arms on Saturday evening (Jan. 19) as the organization celebrated its grand opening with an inaugural gala.
It took more than two years and $14.2 million to build, but the new 83,000-square-foot Health Professions Center on the campus of NorthWest Arkansas Community College is state-of-the-art.
If you think you know the Mona Lisa, you had better think again.
Think of her as la Joconde, as the French do, or as la Gioconda, as they do in Italy, and think of her with more vibrant colors and mysteries revealed than you’ve ever imagined.
Museum openings, another performance of the classics by the Fort Smith Symphony, a “Musical Folly” with pianos and children, and a lecture by Hannibal Johnson are key events on the Fort Smith area calendar for January and early February.
More than 150 people bundled up in dressy layers Saturday morning (Jan. 12), combating the cold with dress shirts, bowties, suits, formal dresses paired with leggings and plenty of top hats before taking a 3.1 mile run in Rogers around the VIllage on the Creeks.
With the threat of rain and cold temperatures, few citizens came out to watch the Martin Luther King Parade on Saturday (Jan. 12). The 15th annual parade began at 2 p.m. and is the kick-off of community events that will include awarding scholarships to area college students.
Outside of most art classrooms, examples of student work lines the hallway, demonstrating the increasing expertise and talent that can be found in the college or university’s art department.
A sales decision can be made within 12 seconds of the initial introduction, according to Dr. Eli Jones, Dean of the Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas.
The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA) continues its 2012-13 Season under the baton of Music Director Paul Haas on Jan. 26 at Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville with its Masterworks II performance.
What could one do if bored today? How about run a 5K, 10K, or a 15K at Lake Fort Smith? Despite the cooler temperatures and a few snow flurries early Saturday morning (Jan. 5), 60 runners came out to run.
More than 150 Fort Smith and Van Buren business and community leaders gathered Thursday at the Movie Lounge to meet with regional Legislators prior to the beginning of the 2013 General Assembly.
FAYETTEVILLE — The rules at Painting With A Twist are simple—and they are hand-painted on the wall of every room at the Fayetteville business:
1. Get fully relaxed.
It’s been a little more than a year since Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville opened its doors and it is time to refresh programs designed for little ones and families.
FAYETTEVILLE – Families and friends chatted quietly in the soft glow of the early morning sunlight, painting faces, straightening tutus, adjusting Santa hats and pulling up candy cane stockings as Christmas carols swooned in the background.
Around 200 people gathered Friday night (Dec. 14) for the 2012 Christmas Celebration sponsored by the Fort Smith area Manufacturing Executives Association.
A mountain of toys was collected on Thursday (Dec. 13) as guests filled the Movie Lounge in Fort Smith for the first ever Jingle Bell Ball. Benefitting the River Valley Toys for Tots program, the event helped round up hundreds of Christmas gifts for area children and teenagers in need.
More than 100 home builders, Realtors, bankers and other professionals gathered Thursday night (Dec. 13) for the 2012 Greater Fort Smith Association of Home Builders Holiday Banquet and officer installation ceremony.
