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Join Trailblazers for Movement May and journey into wellness, community, and prizes. Get outdoors and move your way through May on local trails and paths! Sign up, join Trailblazers Strava Club, and start moving! Plus, log an activity on May 1 for a chance to win a $500 Walmart gift card!

Entrepreneurship

46 Venture Capital Launches New Fund With A Focus On U of A Affiliated Founders

Earlier this month, during the Heartland Startup Challenge, 46 Venture Capital announced the launch of Dickson & Main, a new fund leveraging the global University of Arkansas network to aid early-stage companies with ties to the university.

• Transforming Tech: 46 Venture Capital is a multi-fund venture fund manager with offices in Bentonville and Tulsa focusing on early-stage transformative technologies. The Dickson & Main initiative will office from the U of A Collaborative in Bentonville.

• Lasting Impact: A portion of the fund manager's return will be donated to the U of A Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation to support a sustainable innovation system well into the future.

Find out how to invest with or pitch your startup to Dickson & Main HERE.

Outdoors

Horseshoe Canyon Ranch Now Open To Mountain Bikers

Arkansas’s premiere rock-climbing destination and working dude ranch, Horseshoe Canyon Ranch, recently unveiled 10 miles of singletrack mountain biking trails.

• The GOAT: Located near Jasper, AR, Horseshoe Canyon Ranch offers some of the best rock climbing in the region, with over 900 routes and boulder problems. Enjoy the Ozark Mountains on horseback rides or take a trip down the longest zipline in Arkansas. There’s also a roaming herd of goats on the property which somehow just makes it even cooler.

• More To Come: The adventure destination now offers about 10 miles of singletrack mountain bike trails spanning over 700 vertical feet of elevation through streams, sandstone boulders, and towering crags. Future phases of the project will expand the trails to 21 miles with dedicated downhill runs, technical backcountry black trails, and more.

Find more information in Arkansas Outside HERE.

Sponsored by Walton Arts Center

Broadway Sensation Hairspray Coming To Walton Arts Center

You can’t stop the beat when Hairspray, Broadway’s Tony Award-winning musical comedy phenomenon, comes to Walton Arts Center for four performances May 3-5.  

• In Love With the 60s: Featuring a beloved score of hit songs, including “Welcome to the ‘60s,” “Good Morning Baltimore,” and “You Can’t Stop the Beat,” Hairspray tells the story of 16-year-old Tracy Turnblad in 1960s Baltimore as she sets out to dance her way onto TV’s most popular show.

• Shaking Things Up: This new touring production reunites Broadway’s award-winning creative team, led by director Jack O’Brien and choreographer Jerry Mitchell, to bring Hairspray to a new generation of theater audiences. Tickets are $50-90, with the option to add on a cocktail class for $39 and learn how to make two specialty drinks before your show, paired with light hors d’oeuvres.

Find showtimes and purchase tickets HERE.

Events

Arkansas Pottery Festival Returns For Its Biggest Year Yet

The 3rd annual Arkansas Pottery Festival returns to the Community Creative Center in Fayetteville this weekend, May 3–5, featuring works by over 100 potters from the region.

• At The Wheel: The event will include pottery demonstrations by Living National Treasure of the Cherokee Nation Troy Jackson and nationally recognized Quapaw potter Betty Gaedtke all day on Friday and Saturday, along with Lectures on Friday and Saturday evenings at 5:15p.

• Lots O’ Pots: View and shop pottery from over 100 regional potters on Friday and Saturday from 9a- 5p and Sunday from 10a-4p. The festival is also partnering with CobbleStone Farms for a Flower Pot and Plant Sale Fundraiser, with a wide selection of affordable handmade planters and locally grown plants — not a bad Mother’s Day gift idea!

The event is free and open to the public. More info HERE.

Events

Elegant Tequila Tasting Experience Coming To The Ledger

Experience the rich culture of Jalisco, Mexico, during Noche en Jalisco, an immersive tasting event featuring rare tequilas, live music, and delicious food options curated by Tula Restaurant at the Ledger on Jun 15.

• When I Taste Tequila: Discover the traditional methods of crafting tequila from industry experts and immerse yourself in the entire production process, from harvest to aging, as you sip top-shelf expressions from a wide range of tequila makers, many of which are not available in Northwest Arkansas.

• For The Community: Proceeds from the event will support Casa Dos Alas, a new nonprofit tackling food insecurity among the Hispanic community in Northwest Arkansas. Tickets range from $150 to $200, with options for access to a VIP Tasting Terrace with exclusive drinks and appetizers.

Reserve your tickets for Noche en Jalisco HERE.

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In other news…

• 🏌️‍♂️Hole in one: The Benton County Sheriff's Cup Cocktail Event and Golf Tournament by L.E.A.P. NWA is Jun 2–3. Who will you add to your 4-person scramble team?*

• 📘 Taken: Meet the author of Amazon’s top-seller memoir Abducted: Trauma is not a Life Sentence during a book signing with Alice Cunningham at the Apollo on Emma in Springdale this Thursday, May 2, at 5p.

• 🏠️ A Muss-t See: Former Razorbacks Basketball coach Eric Musselman’s house in Fayetteville is up for grabs for a cool $3.75 million. Find a link to a video tour in Talk Business & Politics.

• 👩 Level Up: Join Tina E. Gilbert, the author and founder of Next Level Training Solutions Group, for the Next Level Woman seminar at the Fayetteville Public Library on May 15 from 10a-12p, and discover how you can elevate your life and define your path to success.

• 🍾 Soiree Springs: Join Main Street Siloam Springs for the Alpine Street Soiree, including a beer garden happy hour, street dinner with Pork Belly Roberts, Live and Silent Auction, and live music with Maud Crawford and Jacob McCoy on Friday, May 10, at 6p.

• 🏇 Horsin’ Around: The Record in Bentonville is hosting a Kentucky Derby Party this Saturday, May 4, featuring Kentucky Derby fare with an Ozark twist, cocktails, games, a silent auction, and more! All proceeds benefit the Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter.

• 📚️ It’s A Pop-Up: Shop a selection of gift-wrapped new and gently used books just in time for Mother's Day, graduation, or summer reading during the Friends’ Premium Pop-up Book Sale at the Fayetteville Public Library this Saturday, May 4, from 9a-2:30p.

• 💰️ Granted: NWACC was recently awarded $736,177 through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Strengthening Community Colleges Grant to expand training and skill development in its Nursing and Emergency Medical Services programs.

• 👩 Rooted in Resilience: Celebrate the women of Havenwood during the Rooted in Resilience Luncheon at the Ledger in Downtown Bentonville on May 7, from 12-3p.

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