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Weekend Roundup

Happy Friday, Northwest Arkansas! What are your plans this weekend? Here are a few ideas to help get you started:

• 🐟 A Little Fishy: OZ Art NWA will celebrate the completion of Lakes and Rivers by artist Stefan Sagmeister with a community event at Ledger this Friday, Aug 18, from 5–7p.

• 🎈 Take Flight: The fourth annual SOAR NWA hot air balloon festival lifts off at the Benton County Fairgrounds from Aug 18-19, taking fun to new heights and opening up new avenues for our neighbors with disabilities.

• 🔨 Hard Hitting Tunes: Anvil Fest kicks off tonight featuring a two-day musical showcase of artists from The Anvil Sessions at CACHE Studios from Aug 18-19.

• 📕 Buy Its Cover: Choose from fiction, children's, non-fiction, cookbooks, history, CDs, DVDs, paperbacks, and more during the Friends of the Fayetteville Public Library Book Sale this Saturday, Aug 19, from 9a-4p. Books start as low as 25¢.

• 🎤 The Bop Don’t Stop: Take the kiddos out for a night of singing and dancing with KIDZ BOP at the Walmart AMP on Saturday, Aug 19.

• 🍑 A Real Peach: Hatch Farm hosts the inaugural Hatch Farm Peach Festival & Scottish Highland Cow Showcase at their farm in Wesley, between Goshen and Elkins, this Saturday, Aug 19, from 10a-9p.

• 🍩 Fresh Doughies: Satisfy your late-night sweet tooth with some mini donuts at Driven’ Donuts, a new food truck at the Fayetteville Yacht Club on College Ave.

• 🥏 Slinging’ Discs: Join the Fayetteville Disc Golf Assoc. for the 17th Annual Northshore Invitational at Lake Fayetteville this Saturday, Aug 19, with the first round starting at 9a and lunch provided by Sassy’s Red House.

• 🐛 Creepy Crawlies: The UofA’s Dept. of Entomology will host the 2023 Ozarks Bug Crawl at Historic Cane Hill this Saturday, Aug 19. Deep South BBQ food truck will be there for lunch!⁠

• 🎸 Summer on the Outskirts: Sam Hunt takes the stage at the Walmart AMP with Brett Young & Lily Rose this Sunday, Aug 20.

• 🪴 Can You Dig It: Update your houseplants and meet other green thumbs during the Ozark Plant Swap, hosted by Ozark Beer Company in Downtown Rogers, this Sunday, Aug 20, from 2-5p.

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Ride Your Bike to Give a Bike During NWA Bike-a-Palooza

Several bike clubs of Northwest Arkansas have joined forces to host NWA Bike-a-Palooza, a series of group rides to raise funds for Pedal It Forward, this Saturday, Aug 19.

• Join the Ride: Pedal it Forward collects and fixes used bikes and distributes them to those in need to increase bike access for health, transportation, and recreation.

• Bike for Bikes: Enjoy the day with other cyclists on a road ride, mountain bike ride, or Greenway ride. Each option costs $25, which goes entirely toward Pedal it Forward, where $25 equals a bike for a kid in need.

Online registration closes tonight at midnight. Register HERE.

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Fun and Charity Will Collide on the Dancefloor During the 2023 Mom Prom

Macaroni KID Fayetteville is thrilled to announce the return of Mom Prom to Northwest Arkansas, bringing a night of fun, laughter, and dancing for a great cause to Mount Sequoyah Center in Fayetteville on Sep 16

• Ladies Night: Mom Prom began in Michigan in 2006 and has grown into a national movement to get women together for a fun night while supporting local charities. Organized by Macaroni KID Fayetteville, the NWA Mom Prom will raise funds for Peace at Home Family Shelter.

• Hit the Dancefloor: Break out your puffy-sleeved prom dresses, wedding gowns, or favorite cocktail dress, and dance the night away. There will be a DJ, food and drinks, swag bags, photo booths, a Prom Queen game, and plenty more surprises.

Mom Prom is for all women, not just moms! Reserve tickets HERE.

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Cool Jobs In NWA

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

• All AV Services is looking for a Lead AV Tech to join their talented team of audio and visual solutions providers.

• Join Baumann & Crosno as a Field Superintendent to oversee new residential housing construction in NWA.

Find listings in the health, education, and retail industries on our Job Board, or find great candidates by posting your open positions HERE.

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• 🐗♥️ Razorback Rate: Wake up on campus at the Inn at Carnall Hall! Whether you're already a Razorback, looking to become one, or just visiting your favorite student, enjoy a discounted stay!*

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

• ⛈️ Out of the Storm: Fayetteville City Council approved using a $25,000 grant from the Excellerate Foundation to offer more beds to those experiencing homelessness during severe storms.

• 🎨 Paint It: A new mural will soon add color to the east side of The Momentary. Artist Katie Merz begins work this Sunday, Aug 20, expecting to finish by early September.

• 🥩 Medium Rare: Eureka Springs’s iconic Gaskins Cabin Steakhouse has plans to open a new location on Emma St in Downtown Springdale.

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