Mayor Jerry Jackson hosted a community meeting on Thursday, March 14, before the City Council Committee meeting to share information about the planned music venue and receive questions from citizens. more

BENTONVILLE — Monday, violinist, dancer and entertainer extraordinaire Lindsey Stirling announced her North American Duality 2024 tour including a stop at the Walmart AMP in Northwest Arkansas on Monday, July 29, as part of the Cox Concert Series. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Music starts at 7 p.m. more

North Arkansas College (Northark) invites everyone to the south campus to enjoy activities leading up to the 2024 Solar Eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024. The eclipse will start at 1:53 p.m. more

The 41st Annual Arkansas Fiddlers Convention will be held March 21-24, at the North Arkansas College South Campus, 1515 Pioneer Drive in Harrison. The event will include jam sessions, performances, awards, and more. For more details visit FiddlersConvention.weebly.com or contact arkansasfiddlersconvention@yahoo.com. There is also a Facebook group with information about the event, search for "Harrison Arkansas Fiddle Convention Group" on Facebook and join. more

Mayor Jerry Jackson will host an informal time for citizens to ask questions and share ideas about the music venue the City and Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) have partnered to bring to reality. more

• Mar. 9-10 Gun & Knife Show at Northwest Arkansas District Fairgrounds. $5 admission. Children 12 and under have free admission with an adult. Law enforcement officers are free with ID. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. For more information, call Cindi (870) 221-1997. more

North Arkansas College’s annual Visiting Poet Series is excited to host Suzanne Underwood Rhodes, the Arkansas Poet Laureate, on March 5, 2024, in the South Campus library, located in the Learning Resource Center. more

RUSSELLVILLE — Ozark-St. Francis National Forests’ officials have announced the seasonal reopening of Blanchard Springs Caverns on March 1, 2024. Blanchard Springs Caverns is an Arkansas treasure and often considered the premier guided more

• Feb. 24 Daddy/Daughter Dinner, Bear Creek Baptist Church. 5 p.m. There will be dinner and entertainment. For more information, call (870) 741-7937. more

"All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten" will be performed Live at the Lyric Theater in Harrison, March 1–2 at 7 p.m., and Sunday March 3 at 2 p.m. more

LITTLE ROCK—The Arkansas Center for the Book at the Arkansas State Library announces that the 2024 If All Arkansas Read the Same Book program will feature Patti Callahan Henry’s novel, “The Secret Book of Flora Lea” (New York: Atria Books, 2023). more