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Events

Weekend Roundup

There’s a lot of fun to be had in NWA this weekend!

• 🏌️‍♀️ Feast for Fore! The #NWAChampionship continues at Pinnacle Country Club in Rogers through Oct 1, along with the on-site food festival, BITE Experience @ the LPGA.

• 🔫 Blast Off: Have a blast during the Back 2 School Blaster Bash — an evening filled with blaster battles, fun zone activities, concessions, and more at Osage Park on Friday, Sep 29!

• 🛩️ Take Flight: The largest off-airport aviation festival this side of the Rockies, ArkanSTOL brings an action-packed aviation spectacle to the Ozarks, continuing through Sunday, Oct 1.

• 🎞️ Garden Movie Night: The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks kicks off its fall Flowers & Film: Movie Series this week with a showing of A Bug’s Life on Friday, Sep 29, from 7-10p.

• 🏃 Let’s Run It: Collegiate, high school, and independent athletes will compete in the 35th Annual Chill Pepper Cross Country Festival this weekend, lasting from Sep 29-30.

• 🍺 Prost! Join Orthodox Farmhouse Brewery for its inaugural Oktoberfest celebration, including live music, hot pretzels, bratwursts, and a chance to win $100 beer credit in a stein-holding competition this Saturday, Sep 30, beginning at 2p.

• 🍻 Double Prost! Rendezvous Junction will host its first Oktoberfest this Saturday, Sep 30, serving up unique German-style beer releases, limited edition glassware, dancing, food, music, and games!

• 🎡 Kettle Corn & Corndogs: The 119th Benton County Fair continues through Saturday, Sep 30, bringing the community together for fun and providing a gathering place to showcase local products and skills.

• 🌳 Bring Me A Shrubbery: Get your gardens ready for winter and shop over 40 varieties of Arkansas native trees, shrubs, and perennials during the Dr. Compton Native Tree & Plant Sale, lasting through Saturday, Sep 30.

• 👻 Gettin Spooky: This weekend, Pinpoint in Fayetteville will make its annual transformation into Nightmare on Block Street, providing a Halloween-themed pop-up bar experience from Sep 29 - Oct 31.

• 💸 American Millionaire: Authentic Arkansan JD Clayton will bring his unique country-soul sound to Butterfield Stage in Downtown Rogers this Saturday, Sep 30, as part of the free Railyard Live concert series.

• 🎃 Pumpkin Spice: Break out the flannels — Fayetteville is going full fall with Falltoberfest this Sunday, Oct 1, from noon to 6p on Dickson Street.

See you back here on Monday!

Guide

Happy National Coffee Day! Where Will You Caffeinate Today?

Today is National Coffee Day! To help you celebrate, here’s our Ultimate Guide to Northwest Arkansas Coffee Shops.

• Coffee Culture: While probably best known for being home to the globally awarded Onyx Coffee Lab, Northwest Arkansas has a robust coffee scene with a plethora of coffee roasters and shops to enjoy.

• See Ya Latte: Be it the coffee, pastries, or overall atmosphere, everyone has their favorite spot, and with this many great options within a short drive of each other, you could probably have several favorites depending on the day's mood!

Explore Northwest Arkansas’s vibrant coffee scene HERE.

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YouTube Sensation Danny Duncan Joins Celebrity Influencers at ReWired Fest

YouTuber Danny Duncan has joined the lineup of celebrities who will appear at ReWired Fest, returning to the University of Arkansas’s Bud Walton Arena Oct 6-7.

• The Showdown: ReWired Fest is an entirely free expo-meets-festival experience that brings together global tech, esports, gaming, entertainment, and food & beverage innovators. This year’s lineup includes Dude Perfect, Danny Duncan, Typical Gamer, Justin Flom, and Arkansas Razorbacks Basketball stars Devo Davis and Trevon Brazille, who will go head-to-head in a Mario Kart competition followed by a meet-n-greet.

• The Expo: Enjoy games, giveaways, a flight simulator, free food samples, a beer garden, live music, and more! Register by Sep 27 to compete in a $25,000 Prize Esports Tournament in Street Fighter 6 and Super Smash Bros.

View the full schedule of events and register for free HERE.

Highlight

For The Love Food Truck Is On A Roll

The I Am Northwest Arkansas podcast recently featured For the Love Food Truck founder Melinda Williams, capturing the inspiring story behind the nonprofit food truck bringing folks together one meal at a time.

• Feed People: Meredith Chapuis, Jennifer Cristofaro, and Melinda Williams founded For the Love Food Truck with the bold mission to feed the hungry, cultivate community, and fight poverty.

• Love People: For the Love hosts regular Neighbor Nights — essentially a block party with music, games for the kids, and neighbors getting to know neighbors and the simple rule that no one leaves hungry. Join an upcoming Neighbor Night every Tuesday in Rogers, every Thursday in Bentonville, or every first and third Monday of the month in Springdale.

Listen to the interview to learn more HERE.

Employment

Cool Jobs In NWA

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

• Cartwheel Startup Studios is hiring a local Sales Director for partner company Strategic Systems International — a multinational Software Development and Advanced Analytics firm.

Explore other listings in the Health, Education, and Retail industries. Looking to fill a position? Post it HERE.

NWA Daily Picks

In other news

• 📚 Don't Mind if I Dewey: The 641.DELI at the Fayetteville Public Library has a delicious menu of made-to-order and grab-and-go meals available Tuesday–Saturday, 9a–4p. Try the Dewey Decimal Special, a cup of hearty rice and beans, for just $1.*

• 🐶 Cat or Dog Person? Best Friends Pet Resouce Center in Bentonville will join the 15th Annual Mars Pet Adoption Weekend from Sep 29 to Oct 1, waiving all adoption fees and sending adopters home with a Mars Petcare starter kit, including pet food, treats, and more!*

• 🐣 Hatching Structure: Join The Organizer Chicks for tips on how to get organized and stay organized during the next Lunch & Learn event hosted by Startup Junkie next Tuesday, Oct 3, at noon.

• 🔫 One Shot: Local band Vintage Pistol releases its new single, Long Way Home, today, along with a new music video shot and edited on a single iPhone.

• ⚽ Name of the Game: Submit your best ideas for the future team name of the professional men’s and women’s soccer teams coming to Rogers.

• 🦅 You Raise Me Up: Northsong Wild Bird Rehabilitation released a bald eagle this week in Gentry after nursing it back to health since it was found seriously injured in May.

• 📅 Ditch the FOMO: Post your upcoming events on our Events Page, and stay in the know about upcoming events mentioned in the newsletter.

• 🥳 Join the Club: Our NWA Daily Fan Club keeps this thing going. In return for being awesome, they get access to exclusive giveaways. This week, lucky fan Paula won tickets to see Sting at the Walmart AMP!

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