October 10, 2018

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Walk or Ride the Annual Tikes, Trikes & Trails Family Event

Tikes, Trikes, and Trails is scheduled Saturday, October 13, at Entergy Park, 530 Lakepark Drive. Registration begins at 9:00 AM and activities will start at 10:00 AM. Everyone is welcome to come walk or ride the paved trails during the first portion of the event. Then, as part of the International Mountain Bicycling Association’s (IMBA) “Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day,” participants age 9 & up will ride the natural

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Enjoy a Freaky Oaklawn October

October gets off to a fast start with an Oktoberfest celebration Saturday, Oct. 6 and the fun and excitement continues all the way up to Oaklawn’s annual Halloween Bash Wednesday, Oct. 31. Also in October is the Lucky $13,000 Drawing Saturday, Oct. 27. Every Monday Fun Day, there will be $6,000 up for grabs and winners will be called every 15 minutes between 3 and 7 p.m. On Tuesdays, every

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Master Gardeners Celebrate 30 Years

By Gaye Harper and Jodi Tooke Master Gardeners love talking about plants almost as much as tending them. This year they celebrate 30 years of sharing that love of all things green with Arkansas residents. Master Gardener organizations started in the United States in 1972. Partnering with the University of Arkansas in 1988, four counties started a pilot program: Pulaski, Garland, Jefferson and Saline. Sixty-seven of 75 Arkansas counties now

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Reserve Your Mid-America “Taste” Tickets Now

The 19th Annual Taste of the Holidays tickets are now available for purchase. Buy your Taste of the Holidays tickets now by calling 501-767-3461 or visit Mid-America Science Museum. “Taste” will be held, Thursday, November 15th, 6-9pm. Regular price Taste tickets, and VIP tickets will go on sale October 1st! Individual guest tickets are $75 in advance, and $90 on the day of the event. VIP tickets are $100 and will include

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Hiding Behind the Mask

By Peggy Lindsey Do you remember as children how we loved Halloween? Costumes played a huge part of the fun – being someone else for a short time. And while witches and goblins were truly spooky for the occasion, many played super hero or princess! There was something magical about being someone powerful and beautiful who could change the world! But as we got older we shed the fairytale .

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Dracula’s Halloween Bash , A Real Treat for Murder Mystery Lovers

The Murder and Macabre Mystery Dinner Theater is starting its eleventh year of production in Hot Springs with the Halloween who dun it “Love and First Bite.” Dracula is searching for his perfect soul mate and it could be you!! He is hosting a Halloween Bash so come in your favorite costume (and enter the costume contest) and dance the night away. See if you can solve the murder that

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Pop-Up on Park: An Evening of Artists

Support Hot Springs artists and get a jump on your holiday shopping at 910 Park Avenue on October 19th, when they ‘pop-up’ for one evening to bring you holiday gift items. All items are locally made and feature each artist’s creative expression and story. While exploring the different booths you can listen to the musical art of Bluesboy Jag and the Juke Joint Zombies (6:00 – 8:00) and grab a

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Hot Springs Village Players Present “Mom’s Gift” at Coronado Center

In this comedy with a heart, Mom has been dead for 11 months when she shows up at her husband’s birthday party as a ghost with a mission. Like Clarence in It’s a Wonderful Life, she has to accomplish a task to earn her wings. Only what the task actually is… is a mystery. There are so many things to fix. The problem is complicated by the fact that the only

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Watch for New Location for Handmade Holiday Shop

For the seventh year, the Handmade Holiday Shop is at it again, looking for retail space that will fit the bill for as many as 20 artists. Each year this group, led by women, lock down a short term lease so they can “pop-up.” They are proud of their longevity and popularity, not only with local folks but with their faithful out-of-town patrons who make a point to find them

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A Day for Chocolate!

The Art of Chocolate! As a finger food, chocolate can bring out the artist in people of ALL ages By Alison Crane With great joy, I announce that October 28th is National Chocolate Day! Are you like me and this makes you very happy? What better time than at Halloween when we are very likely to indulge in it? Chocolate is a functional food and contains an active compound that

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Tarot: The Hierophant V

By Michelle Crandell. The Fool vows to live up to the confidence the Empress and Emperor have in him. However, as he walks his path, he starts to worry. “Can I really be the master of my fate?” he asks himself. He longs to return to the predictable safety of the Emperor’s castle. Just as the Fool is about to turn back, he sees an impressive building nearby. A man

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Arkansas Books

A monthly series including news about an Arkansas book, author, event, or item of literary interest to Arkansans. By Erin Wood On November 9–10, 2018, The C.D. Wright Women Writers Conference will host its second annual event at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway, headlined by poet Allison Joseph and essayist and fiction writer Megan Mayhew Bergman. The conference is open to all, though it will cater to women

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“Moku Playland”   Photo of Kate Zunick Courtesy of Hot Springs Sister City  Kate Zunick relaxes in one of the most beloved features of the Moku Playland exhibit — a giant wooden “hot springs” tub filled with hundreds of smooth wooden balls inspired by the bubbling thermal waters of Hot Springs.  Hidden somewhere among the

A One-of-a-Kind Wooden Play Experience Arrives in Downtown Hot Springs 

Moku Playland Pop-Up Opens June 1 with Interactive, Screen-Free Fun for Families  Families and visitors to downtown Hot Springs will have the opportunity to experience a unique style of hands-on play this summer as Moku Playland opens June 1 for a special month-long pop-up at 831 Central Avenue.  Open Thursday-Tuesday

World Championship Bathtub Races Set for June 6 

The Hot Springs Fire Department entry nears the finish line in the 2025 Running of the Tubs. — Courtesy Visit Hot Springs  The lineup is complete for the 2026 Stueart Pennington World Championship Running of the Tubs bathtub races through historic downtown Hot Springs. The race starts at 9 a.m. on Saturday,

Yoga: Two Months at The Yoga Place 

Where are we?” Missy Conry and Melissa Stevens  By Missy Conry & Melissa StevensCan you spot where we took this picture? Take a selfie in front of the same mural and text to 501-651-0545 for a free drop-in class! You can also text us for hints if you need a clue.  As we reflect