No More Training Wheels 🚲

Sponsored by CACHE

Arts & Culture Monthly Spotlight

Keep up with Northwest Arkansas’s vibrant arts & culture scene with the Arkansas Creative Calendar by CACHE. Here are a few events we’re excited about this April:

• 🎶 Songwriters Unite: Join local artists at the First Friday Songwriting Workshop on Friday, Apr 4, from 10a–12p at the Folk School of Fayetteville. Share your song, get feedback, and connect with fellow creatives.

• 🎭 Bee There or Bee Square: The UofA’s Department of Theatre presents The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee with seven performances at the Global Campus Theatre from Apr 11–19.

• 🎸 Party on Prairie: Catch the Korey McKelvy Band live at Prairie Street Live on Thursday, Apr 17, at 6:30p. Blending Americana, soul, and blues, their sound is the perfect soundtrack for a spring evening in Fayetteville.

• 🎼 A Story Worth Remembering: In the Grove of Forgetting makes its world premiere at TheatreSquared in Fayetteville on Saturday, Apr 19, from 2–4p. Set in 1938 Budapest, this emotional thriller follows a Jewish pianist confronting rising danger with resilience, wit, and music.

• 🧠 Move for Mental Health: Local artists will use movement to share mental health stories and raise awareness during Mental State, a dance performance and educational experience at The Medium in Springdale on Wednesday, Apr 30, from 6:30–8p.

Find other events happening this month on the CACHE Creative Calendar.

Outdoors

Trailblazers to Host Free Adult Bike Riding Lessons in Pea Ridge this April

Learn how to ride! Trailblazers is kicking off its 2025 Adult First Ride Series in Pea Ridge, offering free weekly sessions from Apr 3-24.

• Bikes for All: Trailblazers is a local nonprofit working to expand access to active transportation and outdoor recreation. Its Adult First Ride program offers supportive, hands-on instruction for anyone aged 14–99 who wants to learn—or re-learn—how to ride a bike.

• A Bike Of Their Own: The Pea Ridge series includes four Thursday evening classes from Apr 3–24. Bikes and helmets are provided, and participants who complete all four sessions will receive a free refurbished bike, thanks to Pedal It Forward.

Sign up for Adult First Ride HERE.

Food & Drink

Crisis Brewing Unveils Plans for Major Expansion in South Fayetteville

After years of dreaming and planning, Crisis Brewing is moving forward with a new 10,000-sqft brewery and 6,000-sqft taproom in south Fayetteville.

• Bigger Space, Same Soul: Since 2018, Crisis Brewing has operated out of a small building behind Penguin Ed’s B&B BBQ. With the new build, owners Sean and Liz Slape aim to keep the same intimate neighborhood feel while adding brewing capacity, a rooftop bar, more parking, and expanded green space.

• What’s Brewing: The new facility will sit along Nelson Hackett Blvd and feature a two-story taproom with an Irish pub feel, a small kitchen, and flexible gathering space. Crisis will remain open during construction and aims to break ground later this year and open by late 2026 or early 2027.

Read more about the plans in The Fayetteville Flyer HERE.

Community

Springdale Students Take Over Luther George Park for a Day of Art

Springdale Schools is hosting its annual Showcase of the Arts at Luther George Park this Saturday, Apr 5, from 11a–2p.

• Art on Display: The event highlights work from students in grades 7–12, featuring everything from sculpture and photography to mixed media. Many pieces will be available for purchase, giving the public a chance to support young artists directly.

• Interactive and Local: Alongside the student art market, the park will feature live demos, face painting, caricatures, and a space to connect with the students and teachers behind the work.

See the full event rundown from Springdale Schools HERE.

Food & Drink

Onyx Coffee Lab Entering Major Expansion Mode

While Onyx Coffee Labs has grown into a globally recognized brand, its brick-and-mortar roots remain firmly planted in Northwest Arkansas—and that local presence is about to grow even more.

• Never Settle: Founded in Springdale in 2012, the brand currently operates shops on Gregg Ave in Fayetteville, the Bentonville Square, its HQ in Downtown Rogers, a cafe inside the Momentary, the restaurant Hail Fellow Well Met in Johnson, and the Onyx Bionics coffee robot at XNA.

• New Concepts: The long-awaited Downtown Springdale Onyx, featuring a chocolate production facility and ice cream bar, is set to open any week now. Other new concepts include a hybrid flower-coffee shop with NWA Florist on Fayetteville Square, a full shop inside XNA, and Doyenne Cafe—featuring female producers—on Walmart’s new home office campus.

Follow Onyx Coffee Lab for updates on new locations HERE.

NWA Daily Picks

In other news…

• 🧵 Sew Much to See: The Tomorrow’s Heirlooms XIX QUILT Show returns to the Benton County Fairgrounds on Friday, Apr 4, and Saturday, Apr 5. Enjoy hundreds of quilts, vendors, and special events like a quilt auction and raffle drawing.

• 🏡 Homes Still Hot: NWA’s housing market isn’t slowing down. The latest Skyline Report shows home sales jumped 14.2% in late 2024, with more new builds than ever before. Apartment vacancies stayed low too, even as thousands of new units hit the market.

• 🌮 Plomoving: Popular quesadilla spot Plomo is shifting further down Dickson St to 416 W. Dickson. Renovations start in May, and they hope to reopen in August with the same cheesy, flavor-packed lineup.

• 🎨 Creative Conversations: The next Table Talks at The Medium in Downtown Springdale dives into Evolution—how artists grow and shift their style over time. Join Marissa Culbreath and Adam Posnak for a free evening of inspiring dialogue and complimentary dinner on Wednesday, Apr 2, from 6-8p.

• 🛼 Stateline Showdown: Natural State Roller Derby is back with a doubleheader on Saturday, Apr 5, at The Jones Center in Springdale, including a prom-themed mashup game, halftime games, and a best-dressed contest. Tickets are $5.

• 📅 Events Calendar: Find and post upcoming events in Northwest Arkansas on our Events Calendar.

• 💼 Job Board: Find exciting new job opportunities or find great candidates by posting your open positions on our Job Board.

_{*Content is sponsored}

Monday Mixtape

What We’re Listening To

Advertise with NWA Daily

Reach Northwest Arkansas

Want to share your message with 40,558 Northwest Arkansans? Let’s talk.