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Plenty of Fun To Be Had at the Hot Springs Renaissance Faire

Participants from an unknown century are enjoying the fun at the Faire. Huzzah!!! And welcome good neighbors to the Hot Springs Renaissance Faire! Get ready for live jousting, thrilling sword fights, flame-filled dragons, and even Queen Elizabeth the First!  Enjoy those turkey legs and other food a plenty with over 100 shops, eateries, plus 5 stages filled with the most entertaining acts from around the nation such as Dr. Judas

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Call For Artists Deadline November 30

Selected artists will receive $500 plus the chance to win a People’s Choice Award. The Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance (HSACA) is reviving its 2005 Adirondack Chair Exhibition and Auction on April 23, 2022. Arkansas artists are invited to enter, whether they have just started exploring the visual arts, or have been painting for many years. Artists who are selected to paint an Adirondack chair will receive $500. All Arkansas

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Art Club Collaborates in Painting Mural Honoring Tubman

Artist Perrion Hurd designed the mural honoring Harriet Tubman, an American Civil War hero. Student participants: (l) to (r) Michael Blades, Cas Romero, Emily Wilson, J.J. Barret, Calena Hill, Davon Davis, Tykira Danner, Betty Steelman, Briceyda Garcia, Angelica Hurtado, Khristin Guardado, Kiersten Cullins, Layla Simpson, Danny Asitimbay, Yasmin Pacheco, Ana Lilia Vasquez, Conner Robertson, Telia Europe, Ariel Ward, Anna Moreno, Lilian Simpson. Members of the Hot Springs World Class High

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Art Angels Pop-Up Gallery Opens at Lagniappe at Gallery Walk

Kick off the holiday shopping season at the Art Angels Pop-Up Gallery Shop. The Grand Opening will take place during Gallery Walk, Friday, November 5 at 5 PM – 8 PM, and will be open through Saturday, December 18.  Located at Grand Lagniappe Tea Room, 811 West Grand Avenue, the Art Angels will feature new work, as well as their most requested favorites, by artists Lori Arnold, Suzie Burch, Alison

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Master Gardeners: “Though we gotta say good-bye for the summer…”

By Teresa Withers  As a Garvan Woodland Gardens golf cart driver, I am often asked what my favorite season is. Secretly it is autumn; I love how the coolness of the air begins a journey that is almost magical. We open the door to hues of red, yellow and orange leaves in trees, shrubs and flowers. We say hello to pumpkins, hot cocoa, and hot apple cider. But as I write this, summer is

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Happy Productive Life: Be Brave: Karma Has Your Back

Christi Nation, creator of Happy Productive Life. By Christi Nation A couple of years ago, my friend, Rachel, became pregnant out of wedlock in her early thirties. She chose to keep the pregnancy, shared her single parenthood publicly, and was fired from her job because of those choices. It was a huge surprise that her employer would do that in this day and time.  Rachel had just bought a home

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Yoga: Benefits of High Crescent Lunge

The first person to text the location of this pose by Karen Watson Reeves, (text 501-681-0566) gets a free yoga class! Photography: Fred Padilla By Karen Watson ReevesIn this posture, there is a whole lotta stretching, strengthening, and yes, even balancing going on! With the arms above the head, the shoulders and neck get an equal share of stretch, helping to reduce any stiffness in those areas that tend to

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Northwoods November Full Frost Moon Bike Ride

The Northwoods Full Frost Moon Group Mountain Bike Ride will take place Friday, November 19, at 6PM*. The rides will be no drop beginner to intermediate routes. The routes will depend on the skill level of the participants.  Each ride will last for about an hour on the trails. Riders will meet at the Waterworks Trailhead, 300 Pineland Drive, at 6:00 PM. All riders must have a mountain bike in

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2021 Huff, Puff, Then Stuff

The 2021 5K Turkey Trot will be held on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 25. Come run on the iconic Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail and support future trail construction in Hot Springs.  Family friendly for all ages and abilities. Lots of awards! Exercise fun before your feast! Special thanks to presenting sponsor Window Mart and all of the event sponsors.  Register today at www.runsignup.com. Registration is $25. The race begins at

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Spa Running Festival and Squirt Race Nov. 13th

The Spa Running Festival is presented by Window Mart – Half Marathon, 10K, 5K & 1K Squirt Race. Come Run November 13, through beautiful Hot Springs National Park. It’s a BIG year for the festival. Celebrating 100 years of Hot Springs National Park. Celebrating 40 years of the Spa 10K race, which started this festival, and celebrating the return of the Summit2Summit Half Marathon. The Spa Running Festival is an event for everyone… kids, walkers, beginners to elite runners, and those

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Hot Springs to Host 1,037-mile Arkansaw High Country Bike Race in 2022/2023

The ArHC Race can take at least five days for the fastest racers to complete. Hot Springs will be the host city in 2022 and 2023 for the grueling 1,037-mile Arkansaw High Country Race that takes bicycle competitors on a loop that encompasses much of the toughest mountain terrain in Arkansas. A shorter 500-mile loop also is available. “Hot Springs is already famous for our city’s Northwoods Trail System, which

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Big Band Era Revived at HS Convention Center

The Glenn Miller Orchestra vocal selections includes songs made famous by Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Bob Eberly, Rosemary Clooney, and other vocal idols. Tickets are now on sale for the November 12 performance of the Glenn Miller Orchestra at Horner Hall in the Hot Springs Convention Center. The Miller Orchestra will be the second of three big-band orchestra performances sponsored by Visit Hot Springs this fall.  The third performance in

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About the Cover . . .  “ARKANSAS DIAMONDS” Photographer – Jeremy Rodgers 

Thriving Under Pressure:  Arkansas Diamonds Manager Lauren Hatten Discusses the Team’s Success and Goals  By Lana Pierce Fans (and future fans) of the Arkansas Diamonds: Tune in! Arkansas’s best indoor arena football team, established in Hot Springs as the “Wiseguys” before expanding this year, the Arkansas Diamonds are bringing back the hard-hitting entertainment. The sport’s

Yoga: Benefits of Mermaid Pose 

Can you tell where this mural is located? The First person to snap a selfie in front of the same mural and text it to 501-651-0545 will receive a free drop-in class! Photo by Missy Conry & Melissa Stevens  By Missy Conry & Melissa Stevens Yoga offers countless opportunities to build strength, improve flexibility, and create

Happy 150th Birthday, Hot Springs!  

Each person attending the birthday gala will receive this special commemorative coin.  Hot Springs’ 150th birthday gala will be held August 11 in Horner Hall at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Funds generated by the celebration will be given to the Garland County Historical Society.  “Although our city’s history goes back hundreds of years

Melissa Carper Will Open Inaugural Birding Festival of the South 

Singer Melissa Carper. — Courtesy Visit Hot Springs  Melissa Carper, the nationally acclaimed country singer with deep ties to Arkansas and a profound commitment to nature, will open the inaugural Birding Festival of the South Presented by Oaklawn Hot Springs, with a concert October 8 on Bridge Street in downtown Hot