📚 Book It: The Springdale Public Library will host its annual Friends of the Springdale Public Library book sale from today, Aug 21, through Sunday, Aug 23.

🗡️ A Killer Getaway: Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs will host a three-day Murder Mystery weekend, starting today, Aug 21, through Sunday, Aug 23.

🕺 Just Dance: The Bentonville Public Library will host a Disney Dance Party on today, Aug 21 from 10:30-11a.

🍕 Slice of Fun: Imagine Studios in Rogers will host a Kids Night Out Pizza & Paint Night on tonight, Aug 21, from 4:30-7:30p.

🐈 Purr-fectly Lucky: Best Friends Animal Society in Bentonville will host Kitty Bingo on tonight, Aug 21, from 5-6p.

🔥 That's Fieri: Another Guy Fieri Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives watch party will be at The Botanical at City Pump in Downtown Rogers tonight, Aug 21, at 7p.

🏒 Ice Ice Baby: University of Arkansas's Ice Hockey team kicks off its 2026-2027 season with a Red versus White game at Jones Center in Springdale on tonight, Aug 21, starting at 7:30p.

🏎️ Ready Vette Go: The NWA Convention Center in Springdale will host NWACC's 29th Annual Summer's End Corvette Show on Saturday, Aug 22, starting at 7a.

🐛 Bugging Out: The 5th Annual Ozark Bug Crawl will take over Cane Hill on Saturday, Aug 22, from 10a-2p.

🧺 Blanket Statement: Downtown Springdale will host a Picnic in the Park community event at Luther George Park on Saturday, Aug 22, from 11a-2p.

✈️ Plane Awesome: The Legends Air Center in Bentonville will host an Open House on Saturday, Aug 22, from 4-8p to celebrate National Aviation Week. Aircraft will be on display, with flight giveaways, live music, and food & drinks.

🍹 Cheers to That: The Bentonville Cocktail Festival returns to The Record in Downtown Bentonville on Saturday, Aug 22, from 6-10p.

🚣 Paddle Power: 37 North Expeditions will lead a Family Kayak Day at Lake Bentonville on Sunday, Aug 23, from 9-10:30a.

👰 Aisle Be There: The NWA Wedding Show will be at Four Points by Sheraton Bentonville on Sunday, Aug 23, from 12-3p.

♟ Tile & Error: A Mahjong 101 class will be led by Mockingbird & Magnolia at Stoic Brews in Bentonville on Sunday, Aug 23, from 12:30-3:30p.

Surprise Bottle, Serious Fun: Members of the club receive a hand-picked featured wine each month, plus an email with tasting notes, a winery fact sheet, a themed Spotify playlist, and a personal rating card.

Sip Solo Or Snack Along: Members can choose Wine Only or level up to a Wine + Charcuterie Box built for two to four people, plus 20% off bottle shop on pickup days and 10% any day.

Lending a Helping Hand: The new program is part of a $48.7M effort to grow Arkansas's supply of medical providers, after projections expect the state to meet only 48% of its physician assistant workforce needs by 2026.

First For NWA: The Physician Assistant program will be Northwest Arkansas's first. JBU's program is scheduled to welcome its first cohort in 2030, alongside three nurse practitioner tracks scheduled between 2028 and 2029.

Sky's the Limit: It surpassed its previous record of 129,045 passengers set in June 2026. American Airlines carried 48.9% of July’s travelers, surpassing 60,000 passengers for the third month in a row.

Cleared for Takeoff: July’s record-breaking numbers come alongside a few other big XNA developments, including the XNA Connector, which officially opens Friday, Sep 4, providing direct freeway access to the airport, as well as a new western concourse and rental car parking garage in the works.

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📬 Snail Mail: We launched the NWA Daily Fan Club yesterday! Members get exclusive access to event ticket giveaways, early access to new NWA Daily products, plus a quarterly themed mail drop — all for the price of one lunch per month, billed quarterly. Sign up HERE.

🏈 Topped the Charts: Sports Illustrated released its Arkansas High School Football Top 25 rankings. Find out which Northwest Arkansas schools made the list HERE.

💙 Bid-ness is Booming: The University of Arkansas saw its biggest Sorority Bid Day in history last weekend.

🧍‍♀️ Moms Know Best: Chamber of Mothers launched two chapters in Arkansas, one in Little Rock and one in Northwest Arkansas.

🦌 Oh Deer: A rare albino deer was seen near Northwest Arkansas in the Ozarks recently.

🚌 Driving Up Pay: The Bentonville School District’s bus drivers got a pay raise this school year.

🚧 Bridge the Gap: The Lake Sequoyah Drive bridge in Fayetteville will close for three months for construction, starting on Tuesday, Sep 1.

📚 STEM and Leaf: The Bentonville Planning Commission unanimously approved the plan for a STEM-focused university in the city.

🫀 Heart of the Matter: Mercy Hospital in Northwest Arkansas was recognized by the American College of Cardiology for heart attack care.

🍽️ New Friends: The August Dinner Club will be at cool restaurants in Fayetteville and Bentonville on Thursday, Aug 27, starting at 6:30p. Sign up HERE.

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