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Weekend Roundup

Happy Friday, folks! Here are a few ideas to help you plan a fun weekend:

• 😎 90s Night: Join The Children & Family Advocacy Center for the 90s-themed Family Fun Festival & 5K as we close out Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month at Railyard Park in Rogers on Friday, Apr 26, from 5–9p.

• 🎸 In The House: Music and hospitality collide during the 5th annual Home Sweet Home Music Festival, including 55 shows featuring 23 local artists and 18 national artists hosted across 20 homes in Downtown Bentonville on April 26–27.

• 🪚 I Saw That: The Carving in the Ozarks Festival is back, bringing a weekend of creativity, community, and chainsaws to Eureka Springs from Apr 26–27.

• 😆 Middle-Class Funny: John Heffron, the second season winner of NBC’s Last Comic Standing, is on stage at The Grove Comedy Club in Lowell this weekend for four shows from Apr 25–27. General admission starts at just $20.

• 🏃 Running Round: The Loaf & Sole 5K and Kids Fun Run benefitting local nonprofit Table7three will start from Genesis Church in Fayetteville this Saturday, Apr 27, at 7:30a.

• 💐 Flower Power: Join Samantha’s Garden for the 3rd Annual Flower Festival, featuring over 40 local vendors, a tattoo bar, bounce houses, food trucks, a bouquet bar, and more this Saturday, Apr 27, from 1–5p.

• 🎺 Jazzy Vibes: Called one of the most brilliant contemporary jazz artists on the scene today, the inspiring singer-songwriter and trombonist Aubrey Logan will perform at Walton Arts Center this Saturday, Apr 27, at 7:30p. 

• 🌺 True Colors: Shake off the winter cold and celebrate the start of spring during the Holi Festival at the Momentary in Bentonville this Saturday, Apr 27, from 11a–3p.

• ⛰️ Mountain Music: The second annual AMMPlify Fest, this weekend, showcasing the region’s emerging artists during a two-day music and arts festival at Mount Sequoyah from Apr 27–28.

• 🌲 A Real Tree-t: Crystal Bridges’ Arbor Day Celebration will include nature-themed activities, like creating a bee bath, crafting tree-inspired works, and more this Saturday, Apr 27, from 1–4p.

• 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Come Together: Enjoy art, music, customs, and traditions from around the world during Bentonville Together, a multicultural festival at Orchards Park this Saturday, Apr 27, from 4–7p.

• 👩 Girls Day: The 14th Annual 40/29 & Arkansas CW NWA Women's Expo will take place this weekend at the Benton County Fairgrounds for two days filled with food, fashion, and fun on Saturday, Apr 27, from 10a-5p and Sunday, Apr 29, from 11a–4p.

• 👸 Princess Party: Rapunzel and Aurora from NWA Princess Parties will be at Bella’s Gifts in Springdale for a free meet & greet this Saturday, Apr 27, from 11a–1p. A portion of all store sales that day will support the Children’s Safety Center of Washington County. 

• 🛍️ Local Wares: Shop goods from over 250 local artists, makers, tinkerers, and craftspeople during the NWA Makers Markets this Sunday, Apr 28, from 9a–5p.

Have a great weekend, NWA!

*the rain this weekend may result in some events being postponed. Be sure to check the links for info.

Sponsored by Crystal Bridges + the Momentary

Celebrate Wellbeing At Crystal Bridges And The Momentary

Meet regional health and wellness providers, hear from leading voices in health advocacy, experience wellness-boosting gallery activities, and more during the Wellness Festival hosted across the campuses of Crystal Bridges and the Momentary from May 2–5.

• Into the Portal: The Wellness Festival coincides with the opening of The Portal: An Art Experience by Jewel, a meditative art walk intended to engage the body, mind, and spirit with works by prominent contemporary artists, chef-crafted dining options, and a 200-piece aerial drone show over the museum’s central pond choreographed by and set to an original score by Jewel.

• The Art of Health: The four-day festival includes a variety of free and ticketed talks, farm-to-table food demos, family-friendly engagements, wellness-focused gallery activities, and workshops designed to explore the profound connections between creative expression and personal health.

Find a complete schedule of events and speakers HERE.

Guide

Celebrate Northwest Arkansas’s Independent Bookstores This Weekend

"Don't cry, shopgirl. Don’t cry.” We’ve compiled a guide to help you explore Northwest Arkansas’s incredible independent bookshops and used bookstores.

• By Its Cover: Whether you’re looking for rare first-editions to add to your vintage book collection or on the hunt for the perfect book to take on your next vacation, you’ll find incredibly curated collections at these 8 Independent Bookstores in NWA—several also host book clubs, writers' nights, and other community engagement events.

• Book It: Check out your favorite bookshop’s socials to see what they have in store for Indie Book Day. For instance, Two Friends Books in Bentonville will have storytime, live music, and deals all day, and Pearl’s Books in Fayetteville has hidden a golden ticket among its shelves that’ll award 12 free audiobook credits from Libro.fm to the lucky finder.

Check out our bookstore guide HERE.

Sponsored by the Walmart AMP

Grammy-Winning Rock Band Plays at Walmart AMP

Greta Van Fleet extended their Starcatcher World Tour with 12 additional stops, including the Walmart AMP.

• A Family Affair: The sibling-led group has performed across multiple continents and sold over 3.5m records, making them one of the most commercially successful American rock bands of their generation - due in part to frontman Josh Kiszka's sonic similitude to Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin.

• Rock & Roll All Night: Performing on Wednesday night, May 1, the tour celebrates their album Starcatcher, which has dominated charts since its release last July. Don't forget the add-ons at checkout for the 2024 season: Reserved Parking, AMP Underground, Fast Track, and lawn chair rentals, to name a few.

Learn more and find tickets to the concert HERE.

ICYMI

This Week’s Top Stories

• Shop Local Goods During The 2024 NWA Makers’ Market

• Unboxing Walmart’s New Home Office Food Hall

• 18th Annual Fayetteville Tour of Homes

• Zac Efron Spotted in Bentonville

• Carving in the Ozarks Festival

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• 🍝 Noodling Northward: Isabella’s Italian in Fayetteville is taking its delicious Italian flavors north with the recent opening of its second location in Bentonville.

• 🎬️ Action! Get a behind-the-scenes look at the film Sovereign, starring Dennis Quaid, Nick Offerman, and Jacob Tremblay, which has been filming in and around Northwest Arkansas over the past few months.

• 🎨 All Around Art: The Artists 360 program of Mid-America Arts Alliance is back for its seventh year to provide professional development and award up to $300,000 in grants to local artists. Applications are currently open.

• 🏙️ My Hometown: Eureka Springs, Rogers, and Fayetteville landed spots on Money's 2024 list of the 50 Best Places to Live in the U.S.

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