The HSV Players and The Entertainment Foundation will hold a joint fundraising event entitled Best of Broadway: 80s Edition, highlighting songs from musicals which premiered on Broadway during the 1980s. The show will be held on September 30, 2021, at the Woodlands Auditorium in Hot Springs Village. For more information, contact Audrey at TheEntertainmentFoundation@gmail.com.
Join the Hot Springs/Hot Springs Village Symphony Guild, Friday, May 14, at 5:30PM, at the Balboa Pavilion for Beach Party! an evening of entertainment, food and fun. Featuring performances by members of the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, talented High School youth, and Marcus Sugg. Catered by Explore, dinner will be a plated 3-course meal. BYOB, or wine and beer available for donations. Tickets are $25 per person and attendance is limited.
Escape to the merriment of faire at the glimpse of the Hot Springs Renaissance Faire at Art Springs in downtown Hot Springs in Hill-Wheatley Plaza, this May 1 – 2. Play with the pirates, frolic with the fae, visit with the townsfolk, gypsies, and even the Queen herself. Play games and listen to stories that come alive as you watch. Play the quest of the Dragon’s Tears and win to
Erin Baber updates the community about happenings at GC Library. By Erin BaberThe Garland County Library’s annual Summer Reading Program begins May 15 and will continue through the end of July. Readers of all ages are invited to participate. Kids and teens will track the number of hours they spend reading and listening to audiobooks and adults will log each title they complete through the summer. Kids and teens will
Being financially literate can take a great weight off a personand prevent health issues. By Alison Crane“As your body grows bigger, Your mind must flower, It’s great to learn, ‘Cause knowledge is power!” These opening lyrics from the old School House Rocks series have always stuck with me. I grew up with the concept that knowing how things worked would help me. When it comes to making financial decisions, the
In this first of ten articles focusing on the Ace through Ten Cards,Michelle Crandell reviews these four Aces. By Michelle CrandellIn Tarot, Aces represent new beginnings, fresh starts, seeds of change. Aces are optimistic cards, giving permission to move in a new direction. In numerology, Ace is 1, symbolizing confidence, independence and the ability to use skills, talents and abilities in new and creative ways. Aces are associated with the
This acrylic painting is by local artist Teresa Widdifield. Featured Artists for May at Artists’ Workshop Gallery are Joanne Kunath and Teresa Widdifield, two exciting artists who are long-time members of the gallery. Joanne Kunath, a Hot Springs Village resident, moved to Arkansas from California in 2005. For the past three years she has been creating paintings in acrylic, using air and pour techniques, and in alcohol ink. Kunath is
By Erin WoodA very unique book launched on March 20, the birthday of author and “create(her)” Crystal C. Mercer’s late grandmother, in whose honor she sewed the book’s pages. Yes, sewed. By hand. The pages of her first children’s book, From Cotton to Silk: The Magic of Black Hair, reflect 467 hours of hand-stitching and not only incorporate fabrics studied in Ghana, Africa, as part of her graduate work, but
The Songwriting Competition will be hosted and judged byNashville-based musician, Tony Stampley. The Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance’s first annual Songwriting Competition pays homage to local music legend, and festival honoree, singer/songwriter Henry Glover. Glover, a Langston High School alumnus, was a pioneering African American songwriter, producer, arranger, A&R man, and musician who grew up in Hot Springs. A few titles in Glover’s catalog include: “Fever,” “Drown in My Own
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(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
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
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
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
