Becca Bacon Martin
Recent Stories
‘It’s OK to be different’
Community read focuses on autism and acceptance
“My name is Christopher John Francis Boone. I know all the countries of the world and their capital cities and every prime number up to 7,057.” What the 15-year old hero of Mark Haddon’s 2003 novel “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time ” doesn’t know is how to interact with the world around him. Continue reading...
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SATURDAY Photo Identification Group — Identifying people, places and events in Northwest Arkansas photos taken over the last 40 years, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Shiloh Museum in Springdale. 750-8165. Continue reading...
To Be Or Not To Be
Wood becomes art in Adkins’ hands
Just as a sculptor leaves no stone unturned, John Adkins leaves no piece of wood unexamined. Continue reading...
Postcards from the past
Historic images of Fort Smith collected in new book
Postcards are a time capsule,” author Kevin L. Jones says simply. “Still used to give a quick message to summarize the general feeling about a place, an event or an era,” they were “the instant message and social media of their day.” And researching postcards that might convey the history of Fort Smith to readers has given Jones a new appreciation for both the medium and the community he now calls home. Continue reading...
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TODAY Opening Reception — For “Dynamic Collaboration Between Sculptures of Fine Art & Décor of Applied Art,” 5-7 p.m., Center for Art and Education in Van Buren. 474-7767. Continue reading...
Lifelong Learning
Community classes beat winter blahs
For 30 years, Thom Johnston’s job required precision and detail. Continue reading...
A Peek Inside Portis
Literary evening spotlights collection by Arkansas author
When Jay Jennings was a young writer just starting out — mainly doing movie reviews for an alternative Little Rock newspaper — the only Arkansas novelist whose name he knew was Charles Portis. Continue reading...
55 And Counting
‘Little Rock Nine’ remembered in iconic images
The images became iconic the moment they appeared in the Arkansas Democrat on a September day 55 years ago: A black 15-year-old named Elizabeth Eckford is tormented by a jeering mob, one of them screaming into the lens of Will Counts’ camera. Alone at a bus stop, the same teenager is engulfed by protesters, a “stop” sign ironically framed by the crowd. Surrounded by newsmen, an Arkansas National Guard officer talks with students barred from Little Rock’s Central High School on the first day of integration. Continue reading...
A Cozy Corner In Lowell
My Cafe offers homestyle breakfast, lunch
By day, Deborah Piasecki is a specialeducation aide at Rogers High School. Continue reading...
West seeks to tell stories
Deirdre West admits it would be a compliment if someone mistook one of her oils for a photograph. Trained in the Raphael school of portraiture, she strives for extreme realism. Continue reading...
