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FoodCorps partners with schools to provide nourishing meals, food education, and culturally affirming experiences with food that celebrate and nurture the whole child. We are on a mission to provide access to food education and nourishing food in every school by 2030. Learn more HERE.

Events

Weekend Roundup

Happy Friday, Northwest Arkansas! Here's wishing you a fun-filled weekend!

• 🍷 Napa in Fayetteville: Explore hundreds of options to sample at Art of Wine: Uncorked! The party starts Friday, Jul 21, at 8p at Walton Arts Center.

• 🏊‍♂️ Magic Carpet Swim: Wilson Park Pool hosts its last Dive-In Movie of the summer with Aladdin on Friday, Jul 21, starting at 8:05p. Tickets are just $2.

• 🛍️ That’s What I Likewise: The Little Night Market by The Little Craft Show will bring live music, food, drinks, makers, and more to Likewise in Fayetteville on Jul 21.

• 🐂 A Whole Lotta Bull: Join an adrenaline-packed weekend at Parsons Stadium for the PBR Pro Tour event, Buckin' In The Ozarks, from July 21-22.

• 👰 Down the Aisle: Its opening night for It Shoulda Been You, a musical comedy about the challenges of blending cultures and families in the quest for happily ever after, at Arkansas Public Theatre on Friday, Jul 21, at 8p.

• 🎷 Saxy Starlight: Join the NWA Jazz Society for a swanky, starlit Summer Forest Concert at Crystal Bridges on Saturday, Jul 22, from 7-9:30p.

• 🍪 Cookie Monster: General Mills and Pillsbury Cookies have teamed up to satisfy your sweet tooth and support local schools with a Cookie Pop-up Experience at The Momentary this Saturday, Jul 22, from 9a-1p.

• 😱 I’m a Mess: Back for its third year, the Northwest Arkansas MESS FEST with Macaroni KID returns for a fun-filled, messy day at Lokomotion in Fayetteville on Jul 22, from 10a-1p.

• 🥑 Guac Off: Enjoy a day with the whole family and unleash your creativity with food-inspired artmaking at Crystal Bridges during the Family Day: The Art of Food event this Sunday, Jul 23, from 10a-3p.

• 🎂 50 Candles: Pack Rat Outdoor Center in Fayetteville kicks off its week-long 50th Anniversary Celebration this Sunday, Jul 23, offering daily drawings for $50 gift cards leading up to its huge party on the 29th.

Have fun out there! We’ll be back in your inbox on Monday.

Nonprofit

Children’s Safety Center of Washington County Nearing Completion

Construction of the J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Children’s Safety Center of Washington Co. in Springdale is nearly done, with expectations to move into the new 15,200ft² facility by October.

• Raise a Hand: Founded in 1997, CSC is a child-friendly organization that assists in children’s sexual and physical abuse cases in Washington County. During its relocation, CSC will transfer over 14,000 handprints to the new facility. Each handprint represents a child who has received care from the Center.

• Dream Big: Support CSC during the 16th annual Dream BIG Charity Gala at the Fayetteville Town Center on Jul 29. This year's circus-themed gala will feature live music with Boom Kinetic, Cirque acts, carnival games, and live & online auctions. Proceeds support the ongoing work of the CSC.

Reserve tickets for the Dream Big Charity Gala HERE.

Sponsored by General Mills & Pillsbury Cookies

General Mills and Pillsbury Cookies Present a Cookie Pop-up Experience at The Momentary

General Mills and Pillsbury Cookies have teamed up to satisfy your sweet tooth and support local schools with a Cookie Pop-up Experience at the Momentary this Saturday, Jul 22, from 9a-1p.

• Did someone say…free cookies? Enjoy warm cookies, fantastic photo opportunities, product sampling, fun games, and an interactive human claw experience filled with amazing General Mills prizes. Box Tops for Education check donations will also be awarded to several local schools.

• Pump it up: DJ Brock will keep the crowd pumped up with his electrifying beats, and rumor has it that Eric and Danyelle Musselman will make an appearance, adding extra excitement to this already incredible day.

The event is free for the whole community, and no registration is required.

Health

Washington Regional Emergency Department Receives Prestigious Lantern Award

Washington Regional's emergency department has made history by becoming the first in Arkansas to earn the prestigious Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award — placing them among an elite group of only 53 emergency departments worldwide to achieve this honor in 2023.

• With the Best: Former Lantern Award recipients include Johns Hopkins, UCLA Medical Center, and Cedars Sinai Medical Center. Earning this award shows that Washington Regional is taking the same innovative approach to providing the high-quality care you would expect from the country’s most respected healthcare systems.

• Trustworthy Care: The award is a testament to the department's exceptional leadership, innovative practices, and commitment to education, advocacy, and research. Ideally, you won’t need to experience their top-notch emergency department care first-hand any time soon, but if you do, know they’ve got you covered.

See what it takes to earn the Lantern Award HERE.

Employment

Cool Jobs In NWA

Looking for a job? Check out the wide range of positions posted to our community board:

• Join Zenwork as a Content Writer or HR & Operations Manager.

• Assist in planning outreach programs as an Education Associate at TheatreSquared.

• Find several other listings in the Health, Education, and Retail industries.

Have a job you're looking to fill? Post it HERE.

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• 🧹 Clean home, happy heart! Reach out to NWA Cleaners to get your home, short-term rental, or Airbnb cleaned. Get a quote HERE.*

• ✈️ When Pigs Fly: Airlines serving XNA have added nonstop trips to their schedules to serve Hog-football fans — offering roundtrip flights to Baton Rouge for the LSU matchup and to Birmingham for the ‘Bama game.

• ⚾ Batter Up: The city of Bentonville plans to expand the Phillips Park Sports Complex, one of the city’s oldest parks, doubling the facility from 5 baseball fields to 10.

• 🎸 Lose You: Tickets go on sale today to see Nashville-based indie rock project Bully at George’s Majestic Lounge on Oct 25.

• 🏢 Office Party: Greenland School District got a serious upgrade to its central administration office, moving out of an aging house into a sleek 3,200ft² building designed by Modus Studios.

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