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Events

Join The Latin Dance Adventure At Crystal Bridges

Dance your way over to Crystal Bridges for the third Latin Dance Adventures — a free evening of Latin music, dancing, performances, and professional lessons from En Fuego Dance & Fitness on Thursday, Jul 13, at 6p.

• Culture: The evening kicks off at 6p with a performance of Rhythm y MAS, a collection of original songs, scenes, and poems curated by the LatinX Theatre Project.

• Movement: A 30min beginner’s dance class starts at 7:30p. After the lesson, the dance floor will stay open until 10:30p. Wear your most colorful attire or flower prints in honor of the current exhibition Diego Rivera’s America!

The event is free, but tickets must be reserved in advance. Get yours HERE.

Events

Amazeum Celebrates Eight Years Of Community Learning And Play

Celebrate the Scott Family Amazeum's 8th Birthday with clay-themed activities like clay earring-cutting, pottery wheel throwing, clay cake decorating, and more on Saturday, Jul 15, from 10a-5p.

• Learn & Play: The Amazeum in Bentonville is a hands-on, interactive museum for families featuring a climbable tree canopy, indoor cave, the 3M Tinkering Hub, Hershey’s Lab, Nickelodeon PlayLab, the Market sponsored by Walmart, and nearly one acre of outdoor space.

• Birthday Bash: The party will have curated sensory bins, clay cake decorating, pottery wheel throwing with Wheel Mobile, hand building with Fifth Street Studio, polymer clay earring cutting with Judy & Jean, and Breyers ice cream for a sweet treat!

Learn more about the Scott Family Amazeum HERE.

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Business

Slim Chickens Purchases New Headquarters Site In Fayetteville

Slim Chickens turns 20 this year and is hatching out of its current egg… or office. The global restaurant chain recently purchased a new 35,700ft² office building for $6.4m.

• Not So Slim: Founded in Fayetteville by Tom Gordon and Greg Smart, Slim Chickens has over 200 locations worldwide and plans to surpass 250 by the end of 2024.

• To Get To The Other Side: The 50 corporate employees at the Northwest Arkansas headquarters will move out of the space at 1088 E. Millsap Rd just across College Ave into the new four-story office space at 234 E. Millsap Rd.

Read more in Talk Business & Politics HERE.

Arts & Culture

Art On The Bricks Showcases Digital Art In Downtown Rogers

Discover the creative talent of local and visiting digital artists at this month’s Art on the Bricks exhibition, Digitally Yours: A Celebration of Digital Art, in Downtown Rogers on Thursday, Jul 13, from 4:30-7:30p.

• Follow the red brick road: Art on the Bricks highlights Downtown Rogers’s nightlife, dining, shopping, and art opportunities every second Thursday of the month. During the summer, it coincides perfectly with Railyard Live’s Local Showcase at Butterfield Stage.

• Let’s get digital: This month’s event highlights the creative world of digital art with demonstrations of plasma cutter artwork, animations, illustrations, and digitally-generated artwork with the power of AI during a live demo at The Rogers Experimental House.

Find more details for Art On the Bricks HERE.

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In other news…

• 🎖️ Down to business: Medal of Honor Recipient Dakota Meyer will speak at the Ledger on Wednesday, Jul 12, as part of Honor Fest, followed by the IdeaFame Elevator Pitch Contest, where veteran and first responder entrepreneurs can showcase ideas for a chance to win $1,000.*

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

• 🌻 Garden games: Botanical Garden of the Ozarks will host its fifth week of Terrific Tuesday Nights, on Jul 11, with the theme “Bingo & Game Night.” Play for amazing prizes and enjoy an inflatable obstacle course and waterslide!

• 🥕 Throwback Thursday: The Fayetteville Farmers' Market has relaunched its Thursday Morning Market on the Downtown Square for the first time since 2019, meeting from 7a-1p.

• 🚂 Ride the rails: The Arkansas-Missouri Railroad recently announced its July schedule, including roundtrips from Springdale to Van Buren or Winslow.

• 🚙 Parking spot: The six-story parking deck along West Ave in Downtown Fayetteville is nearing completion, with the parking section set to open by early September.

• 📅 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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