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Weekend Roundup

Have a great weekend, Northwest Arkansas! Here’s a roundup of some exciting things happening around town:

• 🍇 Grape Stomp: The 124th Tontitown Grape Festival continues through Saturday, Aug 5, so you can enjoy that spaghetti dinner, grape ice cream, and carnival rides.

• 🎒 Back to School: Help the kids send off summer break with some fun during Bentonville's Back to School Themed First Friday celebration this weekend, with fun activities, delicious food trucks, and a fantastic lineup of live music at the Bentonville Square on Aug 3 from 3-9p.

• 🌟 Glow Up: Deck yourself out with glow gear and head to Crystal Bridges for the Art Trail at Night: Glow Party, as the Art Trail is transformed into an imaginative light garden including music, food, artmaking, and more this Friday, Aug 4, from 8-11p.

• 🛋️ I’ll be There for You: Check out the newly opened Self-Pour Taproom @ Smokin' Oak Wood-Fired Pizza Friday, Aug 4, from 8-10p for a special Friends-Themed Trivia night and 50% off a selection of 40 beers, wines, and craft cocktails.

• 🎨 Yard Party: Join an exciting yard art party featuring live music, artmaking, and refreshments in celebration of Audrey Vega's Yard Art Installation, Los Hermanos Vega: Rooted in Springdale, at the Live in America Residency House on Saturday, Aug 5, from 4-6p.

• 🎡 Up on the Mountain: Fayetteville’s historic retreat center, Mount Sequoyah, will commemorate its 100th Anniversary with a mountaintop carnival and two Trout Fishing in America concerts this Saturday, Aug 5.

• 🇸🇻 Fiesta: The Jones Center will host the 2023 Salvadoran Festival this Saturday, Aug 5, from 10a-7p, featuring free family-friendly activities.

• 🏴‍☠️ Treasure Hunting: Take a scenic drive out to Eureka Springs for the Summer Yards & Yards of Yard Sales event, a county-wide weekend of bargain hunting from Aug 4-6.

• 🎷 Jazzy Fresh: The streets of Downtown Rogers will come alive with music this weekend as Butterfield Stage hosts the Railyard Live Jazz & Blues Block Party from Aug 4-5.

• 💋 Down the Aisle: Find inspiration for your upcoming wedding at the Kiss The Brides Expo NWA at Holiday Inn & NWA Convention Center in Springdale this Sunday, Aug 6, from 12-4p.

• 🎯 Robin Hood: Watch arrows fly at The Quiver during the Quiver 300 Youth Competition on Aug 5 and the newly introduced Quiver 600 Adult Competition on Aug 6.

Events

Amazeum Parent Workshop Empowering Parents To Be Child’s First Teacher

Enjoy a night out with other parents and caregivers while learning the developmental stages of play and how to facilitate learning as your child’s first teacher at the Amazeum on Aug 25 from 5:30-7:30p.

• Experienced Teacher: This interactive training will be led by Elysia Contreras Springer, founder of ReggioBaby LLC. Elysia holds an MA in Early Childhood Curriculum and Instruction, BFAs in Interdisciplinary Arts and Art History, and over a decade of experience facilitating creative experiences in early childhood classrooms.

• Child Care Provided: All parents and caregivers are welcome, with a specific focus on those with kids ages 0-5. Amazeum educators will be present to supervise children ages 3-6 while adults connect, mingle, learn, and play!

Reserve your spot for this special parent workshop HERE.

Sponsored by Best Friends Animal Society

Help Best Friends Animal Society Find Homes For Pets During Clear The Shelters Month

August is Clear the Shelters Month, and Best Friends Animal Society is teaming up with local shelters and rescues in Northwest Arkansas to promote pet adoption and fostering.

• Save Them All: The national Clear the Shelters campaign by NBCUniversal Local has helped over 860K pets find homes since 2015. Best Friends works to prevent the unnecessary killing of animals in shelters due to lack of space. However, shelters in NWA are struggling with adoption rates down and intakes at an all-time high.

• Not All Heroes Wear Capes: When you adopt from a shelter, you not only save the life of the pet you adopted but create space for another animal in need who can take that pet’s place in the shelter and receive care, shelter, and food.

Meet your Best Friend at the Pet Resource Center in Bentonville, or view adoptable pets online HERE… if you think you can handle the cuteness.

Arts & Culture

Shiloh Museum Summer Series Highlights Ozark Homes

The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History continues its Shiloh Summer Series to celebrate its exhibit, Ozark Home, Beyond the Frame, with two events this August, including a historic homes tour and Native Foods presentation.

• Welcome Home: The Historic House Hunt, a self-guided tour of seven historic homes and museums in the Arkansas Ozarks, lasting through Aug 31. Collect stamps at

  each venue to win prizes. Those who collect all seven stamps will be entered for a grand prize.

• Historic Hunger: Learn about the history of food in the Ozarks when Michelle Rathgaber presents Archeology of Native Foods on Aug 29, providing insight into the diverse plants and animals utilized as food by ancient communities. Engage in a foraging simulation and learn recipes that incorporate native plants.

Learn more about the Ozark Home exhibit and other events HERE.

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In other news

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

• 👰 Goin’ to the Chapel: Planning a wedding? Check out our latest guide to Wedding Venues in Northwest Arkansas.

• 🌟 More like Star Cleeta: Bentonville’s Bar Cleeta was named one of the Best American Restaurants of the Year by Wine Enthusiast.

• 🏃‍♀️ The Eagle has Landed: Northwest Arkansas Community College has completed the months-long search for its first full-time athletic director, hiring Brooke Brewer for the position on Tuesday.

• 🎒 Bunch o’ Backpacks: Samaritan Community Center will distribute around 4,000 backpacks during the 21st Annual Fresh Start: BackPacks for Kids event tomorrow.

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

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