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Weekend Roundup

Happy Friday, Northwest Arkansas! Here's your Weekend Roundup:

• 🎶 Open Venue: The Music Depot’s inaugural weekend kicks off with back-to-back performances by The Hamiltones on Friday, Jul 7, at 6:30p and 9p, followed by Chris Cameron Blues Band on Saturday, Jul 8, at 7p.

• ⛰️ Get outside: Celebrate the Great Outdoors during Bentonville's July First Friday with outdoor activities, delicious food trucks, and a fantastic lineup of country music at the Bentonville Square on Jul 7 from 3-9p.

• 🌭 At the ballpark: The NWA Naturals continue their series vs. the Arkansas Travelers, including a Fireworks Friday on Jul 7, a Brady Singer bobblehead giveaway on Jul 8, and Family Sunday on Jul 9 with $1 hotdogs & kids run the bases.

• 🚴 Join the ride: Pedal it Forward and Arkansas Public Theatre will host the 20th Annual Filmed by Bike Film Festival at the Historic Victory Theater in Downtown Rogers on Saturday, Jul 8, at 7p.

• 🖼️ Picture this: Inspired by the Shiloh Museum’s Ozark Home, Beyond the Frame exhibition, artist Kim Ly will lead a step-by-step process to make your own home-inspired photo collage on Saturday, Jul 8, from 2-4p.

• 🌲 Forest sounds: Bonnie Montgomery, presented by House of Songs, performs in the Forest Concert Series at Crystal Bridges’s North Forest on Saturday, Jul 8.

• 🍦 I scream, you scream: Beat the heat this weekend at the soft opening of Créme Ice Cream Co. in Fayetteville this Saturday, Jul 8, featuring an exotic menu of ice creams, Italian ice, and alcohol-infused ice cream for adults.

• 👩‍🌾 From the farm: Stop by your local farmers & local food markets in Bentonville, Rogers, Siloam Springs, Springdale, or Fayetteville!

• 🎷 On stage: Download the Stages.Live App and explore all the live music opportunities in Northwest Arkansas this weekend.

Travel

Northwest Arkansas National Airport Announces Exciting Updates

Northwest Arkansas National Airport recently announced new features that would make even Tom Hanks a little more ok with hanging out in the terminal during a flight delay.

• Don’t wait alone: The free guest pass program will allow non-travelers to enter the concourse areas to greet travelers at the gate, wait with departures, shop, and explore.

• Robotté latte: The Bionics by Onyx robotic coffee bar will offer a convenient touchscreen ordering system and a robot barista.

Read about these and more XNA expansion projects HERE.

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Celebrate Veterans And First Responders During Honor Fest

The Northwest Arkansas Honor Fest will celebrate our community's military and first responders with a week of thoughtful service projects, friendly competitions, and rockin' entertainment across Bentonville from Jul 10-16.

• Community fun: Join various activities and entertainment for all ages, including guest speakers, opportunities for entrepreneurship & workforce development, a community service project at Memorial Park, a family-fun zone at Osage Park, art exhibitions, and live music performances like Brothers Osborne.

• Down to business: An Entrepreneurship Event at the Ledger on Jul 12 will feature learning sessions and a keynote address by Medal of Honor Recipient Dakota Meyer from 10-3p, followed by the IdeaFame Elevator Pitch Contest, where veteran and first responder entrepreneurs can showcase ideas to businesses, industry leaders, and locals for a chance to win $1,000.

Register for Honor Fest events and learn more HERE.

Events

Gather Your Toughest Friends For The Upcoming Ragnar Trail Fayetteville

Start recruiting your adventure-seeking friends for the Ragnar Trail Fayetteville — coming to Centennial Park next Apr 19-20 for an all-night trail relay through the hills!

• Run, run, run: In a Ragnar Relay, teams of eight work together to complete roughly 120mi of wilderness trails, running day, night, and day again through three courses that each loop back to a temporary tent city known as Ragnar Village.

• Farther together: Spend the weekend with your best friends camping under the stars, running through the beautiful Ozark landscape, and encouraging each other to push your limits.

Registration opens Jul 17, so start calling your running buddies! Learn more HERE.

Employment

Cool Jobs In NWA

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

• Join the incredible work of Lifewater International as the Central/Midwest Regional Director of Donor Relations.*

• Explore opportunities in the Health, Education, and Retail industries.

Looking to fill a job? Post it HERE.

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In other news

• 🪑 Take a seat: Congrats to our readers June and Ricky — winners of our Morii HighBack Camp Chair giveaway! Check out the handcrafted, sustainable, and practical designs of Morii HERE.

• 🧵 Get a sewcial life: Celebrate Christmas in July with Lost Ozark Dawn, featuring five days of sewing classes and holiday projects at the Sink in Bella Vista from July 10-14. Each day is $35, except for a free class on Wed, or get a full-week pass for $100.

• 🍎 Favorite teacher: Algebra teacher Jazmin Carranza from Southwest Jr. High in Springdale has been named a 2024 Arkansas Teacher of the Year Regional Finalist — one of fourteen teachers to be recognized at the Governor’s Mansion on Jul 27.

• 🏅 Top marks: The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal announced its 2023 Forty Under 40 honorees, recognizing young business and community leaders making an impact in the region.

• 📅 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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