Stories by Kevin Kinder
RSSFlocking To WAKA
Festival brings bands, fans to Ozark mountainside
Music festivals are numbers games, considering the mass of humanity that flood them each summer. Continue reading...
Rock Around The Block
Street festival grows in size and scope
For anyone wanting a better perspective on just how big the Block Street Block Party is, visit the parking lot behind Tables & Ale near downtown. Continue reading...
Branching Out
Sculpture of saplings under construction
Kids play with sticks all the time, using them as makeshift baseball bats or boundaries or wands or whatever else their imagination suggests. Continue reading...
Gardening Teaches Children
STUDENTS PLANT FOR FUTURE IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Compared with the rest of his fellow workers, 12-year-old Jacob Knight is a pro at gardening. He helped his grandfather plant his garden until he passed away in 2009. Jacob’s dad likes to make salsa, so they grow tomatoes and peppers at home, too. Jacob waters and tends those plants. Continue reading...
LISTEN HERE!: A Celebration In Song
In spite of warts, NAMAs best way to thank musicians
FAYETTEVILLE — For someone who openly professed to being bad at making speeches, Randall Shreve sure had to give a lot of them. That’s what happens when you win five categories at the annual Northwest Arkansas Music Awards. Continue reading...
More Cheese, Please
VARIATIONS ON ICONIC COMFORT FOOD PERK UP MACARONI
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Long before macaroni and cheese came in just-addwater cups, a classic blue and white box held nearly everything a prospective cook needed: pasta and bright yelloworange cheese powder. Continue reading...
Native Arkansan Helm Dies
The distinctive Southern drawl of Arkansas native Levon Helm was silenced Thursday, some 15 years after throat cancer first threatened to steal it away.
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Bela Fleck, Flecktones Regroup, Reimagine
LITTLE ROCK — There are many ways to describe Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, and many have tried. The band is partbluegrass, part jazz and a little bit of everything else, frankly. Continue reading...
AMPing It Up
Arkansas Music Pavilion brings bigger names to bigger space
Expect a bigger — and, says general manager Brian Crowne, better — Arkansas Music Pavilion this year. Continue reading...
Community Comedy
Sarah Colonna comes home to celebrate success
Sarah Colonna pokes fun at Arkansas all the time. Continue reading...
Circus Diverse
Australian troupe brings ‘steam power’ to stage
What the crowd sees of Sarah Ward is very distinctly her. She picks the songs she sings, and she feels like that’s why Circus Oz works so well. Continue reading...
A Fish Landed
Casual seafood restaurant flies into downtown Bentonville
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Walmart heiress and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art founder Alice Walton flew Shannon Wynne to Bentonville and strongly suggested he open a Flying Fish restaurant in that town. Continue reading...
Building Blocks
Artosphere celebrates nature with theme of ‘Sticks and Stones’
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — In his books, author Michael Pollan asks readers to examine how they eat and how it relates to the environment. Continue reading...
Green and Good
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Looking for some green this weekend? Here are a few options: The McCafferty Irish Dancers return to the Fayetteville Public Library for a demonstration at 10:30 a.m. Continue reading...
Precise Preservation
RESEARCH, RE-ENACTMENT ENSURE LEGACY OF PEA RIDGE BATTLE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — The woods around Sugar Creek teamed with soldiers and were soon to see many more. Continue reading...
An All New Carlos Mencia
Comic promises new look, material for Fayetteville
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — This is an all-new Carlos Mencia. Continue reading...
Betting On The Fans
New simulcast horse race room attracts crowds
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Even though he’s been playing the ponies for 53 years, the horses don’t always come in as George Rowland predicts. Continue reading...
Fashion, Fused: Individual shows collaborate in weeklong runway soiree
Jade Terminella knows much about the local fashion scene. She coowns one of its longer tenured stores, Lola Boutique in Fayetteville, and has worked with other boutiques on collaborative projects.
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A Passion For Peace
Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel continues war on hate
The war continues, says Elie Wiesel. Except the current battles aren’t always being fought with bullets or bombs — through that still happens — or at concentration camps such as Auschwitz and Buchenwald where, between the two facilities, a young Wiesel spent nearly a year during World War II.
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Songs With Heart
Rock quartet mines emotional landscape for latest album
FAYETTEVILLE — For a band that calls itself the Heartless Bastards, a lot of feelings crept into the group’s Feb. 14 release, “Arrow.”
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LIVE! IN NWA
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Undocumented, Unyielding
UA Theatre explores the journey of a nameless hero
In the famed poem “The Odyssey,” the hero Odysseus battles dangers that include a Cyclops and the enchanting call of the sirens. Continue reading...
Going Green
Springdale eatery focuses on fresh foods, diverse tastes
It’s an interesting combination, no doubt, serving Mediterranean and Mexican foods at the same location. But it’s what felt comfortable for owner Sam Zuniga and his kitchen staff, who have worked in restaurants of all varieties. Continue reading...
LIVE! IN NWA
HIGHLIGHTS AND CALENDAR OF AREA LIVE MUSIC Continue reading...
Catching Cave Critters
CONSERVATIONIST PROBES UNDERGROUND LIFE
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — As a curious undergraduate at the University of Arkansas, Michael Slay volunteered to visit the caves surrounding the university with a few professors. Continue reading...
Legends Live Again
Arkansan comes home as Elvis in ‘Million Dollar Quartet’
When Cody Ray Slaughter found his dad’s collection of Elvis Presley cassette tapes, he was immediately inspired. Continue reading...
Blazing A ‘Trail’
Award-winning flutist brings light to dark period of American history
BENTONVILLE — Amy Porter could take ownership of several pieces of music. They were all written with her in mind, after all. Continue reading...
Art In A New Light
Crystal Bridges opens for first Night Out event
BENTONVILLE — More than 120,000 patrons have visited the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art since it opened in November. And not a single one of them has seen the museum like they will on Thursday. Continue reading...
LIVE! IN NWA
HIGHLIGHTS AND CALENDAR OF AREA LIVE MUSIC Continue reading...
EVENTS AWAY
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Days Of Wine And Roses
Celebrations of love linger through Tuesday
Valentine’s Day is a day of love. And chocolate, roses, bald eagles and Sasquatch. Continue reading...
Young Ambition
Texas band surges toward country success
A No. 1 country hit will make a band popular in a hurry. Continue reading...
EVENTS AWAY
Entertainment in Nearby Metro Areas Continue reading...
LIVE IN NWA!
HIGHLIGHTS AND CALENDAR OF AREA LIVE MUSIC Continue reading...
Drive-By Shooting Reported
SPRINGDALE — Police are investigating a drive-by shooting reported on Braxton Drive on Friday night.
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THE ROAD TO RECOVERY
‘HOPE’ OPERATIVE WORD FOR ACCIDENT SURVIVOR
In Nicole Schader’s first-grade classroom in Farmington, one chair remains empty. It’s reserved for Tariq Campbell-Day, should he return to school. Continue reading...
Cheer Champion
Bentonville grad comes home to ‘Bring It On’
FAYETTEVILLE — Think of cheerleading, and words such as “energy” and “emotion” are likely to come to mind. Continue reading...
Living And Laughing
Songwriter Ray Wylie Hubbard forges forward with new projects
Ask Ray Wylie Hubbard to tell an Arkansas story, and he’ll gladly oblige. Continue reading...
Press On
New coffee shop opens doors to downtown Bentonville
BENTONVILLE — Bea and Rob Apple’s original idea called for a coffee cart they could push around the Bentonville square. It was a simple concept, rooted in Rob’s previous work as a barista and a bargain-priced deal the couple found on a coffee grinder. Continue reading...
LIVE IN NWA!
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Metal Matters
New compilation album captures Northwest Arkansas’ heaviest rockers
Although the Northwest Arkansas metal scene has ebbed and flowed over the years, Page Townsley believes 2012 is poised to be a good year. Continue reading...
Symphony Offers Evening Of Italian Classics
FORT SMITH — By Pasquale Esposito’s estimation, his father only had one goal for his then 7-yearold son: To get him out of the house so he couldn’t create any more messes. Continue reading...
Electronic And Hypersonic
Growing music festival announces 2012 artist lineup
Over the past three weeks, Wakarusa officials have steadily rolled out the lineup for the 2012 edition of the festival, which will take place May 31 through June 3 on Mulberry Mountain near Ozark. Continue reading...
Conga King
Percussionist honors love of Latin jazz with tribute CD
Though its name might give one the impression that Latin jazz migrated from some faraway land, Poncho Sanchez begs to differ. Continue reading...
New fine dining restaurant marries tradition, innovation
For the creative forces behind Vetro 1925, the joy comes in the details. And there are plenty to see at the new Italian restaurant in downtown Fayetteville, from the mahogany-colored wood floors to the artisan martini glasses and a bevy of new dishes. Continue reading...
It All Starts In Real Life
Funny man A.J. Finney growing in his comedy
If A.J. Finney and his comedy could be described in college terms, he’s moved past the argyle sweaters and uncertainties of his freshman year. Continue reading...
Of Pedigrees And Pizzazz
Elizabeth Cook both country charmer, rebel songwriter
There are two distinct sides of Elizabeth Cook. Continue reading...
LIVE! IN NWA
HIGHLIGHTS AND CALENDAR OF AREA LIVE MUSIC Continue reading...
