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Learn to Paint a Mural

Have you ever wanted to paint a mural but didn’t know where to start? Join artist Anthony Tidwell, founder of Cutwell 4 Kids, as he walks young and emerging muralists through the process of making a successful mural.  Tidwell will lead participants through equipment, design, and application in a free virtual workshop from 10 a.m. to noon on Monday, June 6. Attendees will develop mural designs the Arkansas Arts Council

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Tarot and Astrology: Gemini

The Major Arcana Tarot card associated with Gemini is The Lovers. People born between May 21 and June 20 fall under the astrological sign of Gemini, the Twins. The Major Arcana Tarot card associated with Gemini is The Lovers.  Gemini divides into three phases. Each phase has a Minor Arcana connected with it. These cards reflect lessons and opportunities given to people born within each phase. May 21 to 31:

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How Healthy is the Man in Your Life?

By Alison Crane Did you know men live sicker and die younger than women? In 1920, the life expectancy gender gap was only one year. By 2017, men were dying approximately five years sooner than women. June is Men’s Health Month and the week leading up to Father’s Day (June 19, 2022) is designated as Men’s Health Week. It is fitting to ask the question, “How healthy is the man

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“Twisted Mythic” Available at Emergent Arts in July

“Jackalope” is one in a series of Michael Arnold’s “Twisted Mythic” fantasy creatures. Emergent Arts will introduce the limited western art series “Twisted Mythic” at Gallery Walk, Friday, July 1.  Amelia Houser and local artist Michael Arnold present a series of four fantasy desert-influenced creatures: the legendary Jackalope; the gnarly Javelina-Raven; the stealth Squirrel Cat; and the thorny Barrel Cactus Owl Bear. Arnold was inspired to create these unique creatures following

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Farmers Market Opens Main Season Strong

Hot Springs Farmers Market 2022 season runs through October 29, on Saturdays and Tuesdays. The Hot Springs Historic Downtown Farmers Market opened the 2022 main season strong this month with more than 66 vendors participating in the weekly Farmers and Artisans Market.  The main season market began May 7 and will continue through October 29. Market hours are Saturdays from 7 a.m. to noon, with live music beginning at 9 a.m.

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Read Books to Win Prizes!

By Erin Baber Summer months mean one thing at the library – the Summer Reading Program (SRP)! The SRP started on May 15 and will run through July 31. The SRP encourages kids and teens to continue reading through the summer months by awarding prizes based on number of hours spent reading or listening to audiobooks.  Adults can enter raffle drawings for various prizes per book they complete during the

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Some Haiku, a Little Zen & a Bob Dylan Doc Film at GC Library

Photo authorized by Michael Goldberg. The Arkansas Haiku Society and the Zen Center of Hot Springs will celebrate the Summer Solstice with Haiku, Zen, and Bob Dylan at the Garland County Library. This is a production of Howard Lee Kilby in cooperation with the public library. A Zen Life – D.T. Suzuki, was produced and directed by Michael Goldberg. Goldberg gave Kilby permission to show the film at a free

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Happiness Actions: I Don’t Have Time

By Christi Nation “The shorter way to do many things is to only do one thing at a time.” – Wolfgang Mozart Do you have an overwhelming project that’s nagging at you, but something always gets in the way before you can get it done? Recently I met with a client and she said, “I just can’t get to it. Things keep popping up.”  How does timeblocking solve the problem?

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Central Theatre to Host Hot Springs Music Festival

(l) Executive Director, David Palmer, and General Manager, (r) Caroline Kinsey. The internationally acclaimed Hot Springs Music Festival (HSMF) returns to live performances in Hot Springs June 7-11, after performing on Zoom last summer due to Covid. This summer’s festival will include the exciting and highly popular Inside-Out rehearsal on June 7. Inside-Out allows the audience to sit among the Musicians and observe a professional Director and Musicians rehearsal as

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HSV Players 2022 Season Continues Strong

The inaugural meeting of the Readers Theatre. The Hot Springs Village Players are thrilled to announce their July presentation of Vintage Hitchcock, a live radio theater play by Joe Landry. Director Missy Masterson Hale reports that two or three of Alfred Hitchcock’s shorter plays will be performed on a “phenomenal” set by actors dressed in 1940s costumes.  There are several parts available for adult men and women, who will come

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Mid-America Museum Presents an Exhibit 75 Million Years in the Making

New interactive Dino exhibit at Mid-America Museum features large-scale animatronic dinosaurs and interactive cases and displays. Mid-America Science Museum (MASM) in Hot Springs announced plans to present a new fully interactive exhibition called Expedition Dinosaur: Rise of the Mammals starting on May 28 and running through August 20, 2022. “This new exhibit celebrates and explores the fascinating world of Dinosaurs at their prime and the catastrophic event that may have

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Let Your Light Shine! It’s a Park Avenue Fun’draiser

Tickets are available now for Casino Night at the Vapors Live, the Light Uptown Fun’draiser. Attention all you Bootleggers, Flappers, Raccoon Coat wearers, and Ragtime Fans! Join us as we journey back in time to an era of prosperity, indulgence, and carefree living at the Vapors Live nightclub. Sunday, July 24, 2022 – or is it 1922 ???- the public is invited to share a night of Hot Springs’ Headliners

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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