PAINT THE TOWN BLUE - Jimmy Walden, Bentonville Parks and Recreation Department crew leader, gives the fountain on the square its annual coat of ocean blue paint Thursday while preparing for the inaugural First Friday event of the season in downtown Bentonville. Walden said the fountain will be operating for today’s event.
Photo by Marc Henning
First Friday starts a new year today with a new twist.
The downtown square series is adding lunch performances and programming. Downtown Bentonville produces the events, which began in August 2008.
“We were already sort of closing things down to get ready for the evening, and what we noticed was that we had to get the tents and the stage and those things set up earlier in order to prepare for that evening,” said Daniel Hintz, Downtown Bentonville executive director.
“And the stage was sitting empty and we were already getting food vendors wanting to be down there earlier because it was easier for them. So we noticed people coming over to those vendors and buying things at 3 p ...
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