Rushing Ahead
Pay attention to the lines of people at the upcoming Bentonville Film Festival. Friendships form in those lines, a result of spare time combined with the wonde…
Stories by Kevin Kinder
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Bentonville Film Festival organizers expect smash-hit debut
Almost five months after announcing the Bentonville Film Festival, Trevor Drinkwater remains resolute in his initial belief in the concept.
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Bentonville readies for inaugural film festival
Almost five months after announcing the Bentonville Film Festival, Trevor Drinkwater remains resolute in his initial belief in the concept.
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On Chances And Changes
The musical equivalent of Mark Rothko’s polarizing color field paintings might be a series of notes thrown on the floor.
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'Once' Upon A Time
Roles like the one actress Dani de Waal landed only come around once -- even if it took her six months of auditions to get it.
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LIVE! in NWA
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Softball game added to Bentonville Film Festival events
The schedule for the Bentonville Film Festival was rounded out Monday courtesy of the announcement of several new events. And participants in one of the festiv…
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A Creature Of Creation
Even in retirement, Wendy Whelan stays modern and new.
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A Smooth Transition
Just a few weeks ago, John Jeter and the musicians of the Fort Smith Symphony were preparing for an evening featuring songs by Ray Charles.
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Artistic bridges
Michael Buonaiuto's paintings always contain images of boats and water.
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Fragile Beauty
Dawn Holder can thank a young child for her newest series of art.
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Rolling Forward
Tickets were available for the inaugural Bentonville Film Festival.
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Innovation key to growing Northwest Arkansas arts scene, participants say
Mike Abb's schedule rarely contains an opening. And for the native Arkansan who returned to the state after several years in Austin, Texas, it's the best kind …
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Andrew David Coates Brewmaster finds passion, market
Andy Coates' first stroll around the Fayetteville square left him thirsty.
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Sweet, Sweet Friendship
Broadway did not give "Superior Donuts" much of a chance. Sean Patrick Reilly knows that all too well. He served as understudy to several of the original cast,…
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A Sonic Shuffle
The February release "Wake" by Nora Jane Struthers is her most personal recording yet, she readily admits. It's her most rollicking album to date, too. So does…
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Weekly Wonders
First Thursday, First Friday, Second Saturday -- what does it all mean?
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Bentonville film festival lines up celebrity guests
An event billed as a star-studded affair has named some of its stars.
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Runners have rare chance to try two big races back to back
Runners will attempt a pair of races this weekend in Northwest Arkansas -- for two reasons. They will run because those two races are there and because they (p…
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De Niro says yes to Bentonville festival
An event billed as a star-studded affair just named some of its stars.
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Growing Doom
In the music world, the term "crossover" refers to a genre-specific band that finds success as a pop act, too. The label frequently applies to country and blue…
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A Flurry Of Festivals
Spring doesn't just mean that animals and plants start showing up all around. Musicians start their migrations, and that means it is music festival season, too…
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A Natural Fit
On the video sharing website YouTube, one can find a clip of Shay Mooney sitting on a couch, wearing an Arkansas Razorbacks' tank top, covering the song "Wante…
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Season's Greetings
The Walton Arts Center's main hall on Dickson Street will be shuttered at times this summer as long-discussed renovations begin. But the performing arts organi…
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An Underground Success
The thick books of laminated paper are common at karaoke clubs. And the songs they contain can be described as common, too.
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A Dividing Line
The "Thin Black Line" in the title of the forthcoming Smokey and the Mirror album pulls from many sources. It talks about the placement of pencil on paper, a r…
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A Masterful Survey
The word "American" exists in the very name of the museum in Bentonville. So when Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art books an exhibit featuring European ma…
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Media preview 'Van Gogh to Rothko' at Crystal Bridges
Big is the operative word for a new exhibit unveiled to media members earlier today at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville.
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A bird in the hand
Mitchell Pruitt moves quickly even when he's walking. At 6 feet 4 inches and with long strides to match, his fellow researchers almost sprint to keep pace with…
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Saved
Alvin Hall likes nice coats. He has a weakness for modern art, too.
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Home Again
Pat Musick and Jerry Carr work together, and there's always been a pattern to their collaborations.
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Adding Some Punch
Bryan Hembree builds a festival roster like he builds a setlist. He has experience in both, as a guitarist and songwriter for Smokey & The Mirror and as co…
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Final Flight
Even if these art prints never passed through the hands of Jerry Kelley, each would possess a story. The images, mostly of aircraft in flight, recall a differe…
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Entering A New 'Phase'
Farewell, Mulberry Mountain Harvest Festival.
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Plugged In
To co-opt a line from Matthew McConaughey’s townie sleazeball David Wooderson in the movie “Dazed and Confused,” I keep going to music festivals, and the other…
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Forever Blue
When Amanda Rey travels to Memphis, Tenn., next week for the annual International Blues Challenge, she hopes to makes some contacts and network. She went last …
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Cranked Up
"I don't think it gets much bigger than Dave and Kenny," says Brian Crowne, general manager of the Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion.
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Like a shot
The tube hurt worse going in than the bullet did.
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Mixing It Up
Just a few years ago, finding cocktail artists in Northwest Arkansas would have been tough. They existed, but they weren't readily accessible.
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A 'Storm' A'brewin'
Success gets to a lot of bands. People ask Josh Smith, bassist for Halestorm, about the pressure all the time. And there's reason to wonder, considering the su…
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Film Festival Announced For Bentonville
A town without a traditional movie theater will host at least 50 films later this year.
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Going To Market
The farmers' market makes a great menu planner. I find inspiration when I walk through the Fayetteville market, located less than two blocks from my home. Stra…
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Bentonville Film Festival will be hosted by Geena Davis
A film festival involving Hollywood stars and several corporate sponsors will debut this year in Bentonville, running May 5-9. The Bentonville Film Festival, a…
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Crystalizing A Plan
Online news source Huffington Post just called Bentonville one of the "5 Up-and-Coming U.S. Tourism Cities."
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2. Our Great State
The numbers prove the success of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art's much-discussed "State of the Art" exhibit.
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All AMPed Up
How does a brand-new $12 million dollar amphitheater exceed its owners' lofty expectations?
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Memory makers
The participants don't see that portrait of the man holding the urn. It stands on the table where they fill out paperwork, but it rests inside a metal box just…
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The Wright Stuff
Ask 10 people on the street to name an architect -- any architect -- and there would likely be a consensus. Most people couldn't name more than one, but that o…
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A First Christmas
The color of Doug Cameron's violin does not change. It remains a conversation point, considering it is glowing electric blue.
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A Black Christmas
Clint Black hasn't thought much about Christmas. Yet.
