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Save the Date for the Arts & the Park Festival

Arts & The Park, a ten-day celebration of the arts presented by the Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance and Presenting Sponsor, Arvest Bank, will be held April 24 – May 3, in Hot Springs. The event will feature a wide range of creative experiences including: artist studio tours, workshops, exhibitions, the Art Springs arts festival, children’s activities, performances, and more. Organized by the Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance, Arts & The

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Voting, Movies and Fascinating History @ GC Library in March

By Paul Kagebein March 2020 is an incredible time to be a patron of the Garland County Library. The library will be a bustling community center with something to offer for everyone – from being a voting location on March 3rd, to showing free movies, to hosting multiple programs focusing on women to celebrate International Women’s History Month, and more. The library recently enacted several quality-of-life changes. One of the

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Find Feelin Groovy at Adair Park This Summer

Feelin Groovy returns this year as one of the featured performers in the 2020 Summer Concert series in Kenneth Adair Park sponsored by the Hot Springs Parks and Trails Commission. Feelin Groovy performed a number of times in 2019 to enthusiastic audiences and returns in 2020 with a new series of shows entitled, “Groovin on a Sunday Afternoon.” “Groovin on a Sunday Afternoon” will take place each 3rd Sunday of the

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The Downtowner Marketplace

The Downtowner Marketplace is a locally owned business with a quaint and unique atmosphere which includes “the coffee stop” located in the back where you can grab a delicious coffee drink, sit back and relax or shop to your heart’s desire! Each of their hand-picked retailers bring their own style and collections to you. They are all business owners who operate their own store within the Marketplace, sharing space and

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Cutwell’s Annual Art Sale Set for August

Cutwell 4 Kids (C4K) is hosting its seventh annual art sale/fundraiser, “The Birth of an Artist” at Langston School, 120 Chestnut, Hot Springs. The event will take place on Saturday, Aug. 8th, from 7pm-10 p.m. In addition to the exciting art work from our community of emerging artists, C4K will also feature musical talent in areas of jazz and Hip Hop. They will have an extraordinary art sale and featured

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Is Alkaline Water the Next Health Craze?

By Alison Crane Have you noticed the jugs of alkaline water for sale when grocery shopping? This caught my attention and being the natural skeptic that I am, I decided to find out what I could about it before buying. When searching for information, I found many health claims or potential claims about alkaline water, but not a lot of research to verify or negate the claims. Alkaline water has

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Tarot: Choosing the Right Deck

By Michelle Crandell Choosing a Tarot deck can be confusing and overwhelming. The traditional Western Tarot deck is the Waite-Rider deck or Morgan Greer deck. There are many wonderful Tarot decks available, though, and a little research might lead you to a deck that works better for you than either of these. Be sure it is a Tarot deck. Tarot decks have 78 cards. Twenty-two of these cards are called

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Tarot Classes Begin March 14th

The cultural anthropologist Angelis Arrien said, “Long before most people could read words, Tarot was used to pass wisdom from person to person and generation to generation.”  Thus, images on Tarot cards are rich with ancient symbols and archetypical information. Tarot readings address the concerns of the person requesting the reading. In a Tarot reading, each card has a meaning specific enough to have universal significance, yet flexible enough to

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Children’s Theatre’s “Cinderella” is Enchantingly Magical

For the first two weeks of May 2020, pumpkins will turn to coaches, rags will transform into ball gown and dreams will come true as Hot Springs Children’s Dance Theatre Company (HSCDTC) presents “Cinderella.” The full-length ballet will be performed in three acts to the magnificent score composed by Sergei Prokofiev. The HSCDTC’s “Cinderella” is adapted by artistic director Edmond Cooper from the ballet created by Sir Fredrick Ashton which

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BubbaLu’s Christened AR’s “Cheap Burger” by MSN

BubbaLu’s is starting off their 15th year in business by being named MSN’s “Where to Find A Cheap Burger in All 50 States” winner for the state of Arkansas. MSN’s article states “not surprisingly, lines form fast at the 50s style diner, but it’s a restaurant that’s worth the wait.” Owner’s Jeff and Ginger Bastin were surprised by the honor as they never knew it existed. Ginger said “It’s fun to think

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The Hospice Doctor’s Widow: A Love Story and Practical Guide

By Erin Wood Little Rock author Jennifer A. O’Brien has great hope that her book, The Hospice Doctor’s Widow: A Journal, released February 25, will help those facing death as well as normalizing and encouraging dialogue about end of life. A love story and practical guide in one, O’Brien’s digital art journal chronicles the time in her marriage when her husband—a hospice doctor who spent a 40-year career of caregiving

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Largest Hemp Festival Comes to Hot Springs in April

Arkansas Hemp Festival and Awards Gala Event are scheduled for the weekend of April 24 and 25. The weekend will feature many live musical performances and after-parties each night. David Owen, Co-founder of the event states, “Arkansas Hemp Festival is a celebration of the first legal hemp harvest in the state in the past eighty years and also the flagship fundraiser for the Arkansas Farmer Veteran Coalition which runs Homegrown

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Bitty Martin’s New Novel Will Be Released in March 

(L to R) Johnette Connelly Taylor, niece of “Killer Wife” first victim, Joe Connelly; Evaline Rowland Connelly (no relation to Johnette), sister of the third victim, Don Rowland; and Bitty Martin, author.  Bitty Martin has completed her second Hot Springs true crime, Killer Wife: The True Story of Bonnie Connelly and the Men

SIGNS: MARCH 2026 – Eclipse & Equinox: The Turning Point of March 2026 

By Chana Prince Greetings Fellow Travelers,   March 2026 carries powerful turning-point energy. The Total Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse in Virgo on March 3 brings emotional insight and practical clarity. Virgo asks for refinement—health, habits, work, and daily devotion come into focus. What feels messy now is ready to be organized with

Master Gardener Plant Sale and Garden Show 

Thousands of plants will be for sale at the Garden Show.  Save the date – Garland County Master Gardeners will be holding their annual Plant Sale and Garden Show one day only on Saturday, April 25, from 9 AM to 4 PM at the Garland County Fairgrounds. Entry is free

Master Gardeners: Springtime is just around the Corner… 

by Susan Koenig  Springs around the corner.Our excitement builds. Our need to dig in the dirt will soon be fulfilled. We’re planning our gardens and shopping seed catalogs. We’re preparing our pots and watching video blogs. We’re dreaming of the garden and buying seeds and plants, And figuring how to get rid of the squash bugs and ants! The sun’s rays