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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers — Touring in support of the June album “Mojo,” Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers are performing at several venues in the Mid-South region. The group has dozens of hits spanning a career of more than three decades. Still a popular touring draw, the band will perform Sept. 21 at the Superpages.com Center in Dallas and Sept. 23 at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla. Ticket prices vary. For details, visit www.tompetty.com.
FEATURE Cool Off In Caves
Holes in ground open windows to the past
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Caves are cool. Read More »
FAYETTEVILLE Once in a Blue Moon
Red alert! Blue Man Group assembling at WAC
FAYETTEVILLE — What started as a simple show with a unique concept and three actors in a tiny New York City theater has grown into a global phenomenon. Read More »
PRAIRIE GROVE The Art Of Longevity
Now 59, Clothesline Fair more than crafts
PRAIRIE GROVE — This weekend, the lawn of the Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park will be decorated with more than 100 booths filled with artisans selling, displaying and demonstrating their handmade crafts. Read More »
LISTEN HERE! Back And Tuning Up
Now SoNA, Fayetteville-based symphony re-emerging
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — We’ve been quiet,” Karen Kapella tells me. “But we’ve been busy.” It would certainly appear so. Read More »
FAYETTEVILLE WHEELS Keep On Turnin’
Artists go in circles to set kids straight
FAYETTEVILLE — Bicycling has lots of rules. Read More »
DINING Healthy ‘Comfort Food’
Whole Earth Lounge good and good for you
FAYETTEVILLE — You could do yoga in the morning, or enjoy reggae music over a glass of organic wine at night. From 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. each weekday, however, it is the food that shines at Whole Earth Organic Lounge. Read More »
FAYETTEVILLE Homage To Hitchcock
‘The 39 Steps’ a busy, zany, fun-packed caper
FAYETTEVILLE — Michael Landman hasn’t stopped to count the characters in “The 39 Steps.” An online reference suggests there are 140 unique characters in the play that he will direct for TheatreSquared beginning tonight at Nadine Baum Studios. Read More »
FAYETTEVILLE Arkansas, By Any Other Name
Ozark authors tell rest of the story Sept. 11
FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas, says author and historian Brooks Blevins, is a lot like a teenager sometimes. Read More »
JOPLIN Heart’s Beats Still Strong
Wilson sisters on the road with ‘Red Velvet Car’
JOPLIN, Mo. — “Come on home, girl,” he said with a smile I cast my spell of love on you, a woman from a child! Read More »
ROAD TRIP RenFest Invites Patrons to Play
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Everybody has a story,” says Jim Stamberger, entertainment director for the Kansas City Renaissance Festival. “Our guests are as much characters in our show as any actor on the streets of Canterbury.” The festival has always been peopled by patrons in period garb, from the authentic outfits worn by members of the Society for Creative Anachronism to the fairy wings and satyr horns favored by youngsters. But this year, for the first time, RenFest will host a live action role playing weekend Sept. 11-12, when patrons will become characters integral to telling the story. Read More »
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NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Next Week's Calendar of Live Music Venues Read More »
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NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Arts Events Calendar and Highlights Read More »
COMING SOON
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Calendar of Events in NWA, next week and beyond Read More »
EVENTS AWAY
Events in surrounding big cities Read More »
