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Mr. Sipp, Victor Wainwright in Lineup at Big Steam Music Fest 

Mr. Pipp  Victor Wainwright  Super Chikan  Duwayne Burnside  Gracie Curran  The highly anticipated Big Steam Music Festival is just around the corner, and the excitement is building! With only a few weeks to go, the stage is set for two days of incredible music, delicious local food, and unforgettable experiences in the heart of historic downtown Hot Springs National Park.  Mark your calendars for September 27-28, and get ready to

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Diners and Harleys on the Menu at Artists’ Workshop 

September’s featured artists at Artists’ Workshop Gallery are David Malcolm Rose and Jennifer Wheeler-Peterson.  For fifteen years David Malcolm Rose traveled the old roads, taking photos of the abandoned tourist courts, gas stations, and eating establishments that were left behind by the construction of the interstate system. He used those photos to craft a series of highly realistic scale models Rose called “The Lost Highway.”  The series achieved national recognition

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Redferrin Headlining Arkadelphia Festival of the Arts 

Country artist, Redferrin, will headline the Arkadelphia Festival of the Arts.  Nationally touring country artist Redferrin is headlining the 2024 Arkadelphia Festival of the Arts (AFOTA). Described as one of “Nashville’s most unorthodox and innovative new singer/songwriters,” Redferrin is climbing the charts with songs off his debut EP “Old No. 7.”   His song  “Jack & Diet Coke” has over 30 million global streams, and “Just Like Johnny” has 15 million

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Two AR Books Represented at National Book Festival in D.C. 

By Erin WoodTwo 2024 Arkansas Center for the Book “Great Reads” selections represented our state at the 2024 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., in August. The 2024 Festival theme was “Books Build Us Up.”   The 2024 Great Read for Youth is the picture book Cypress Knees and Tupelo Trees: Discovering Plants and Animals of the Swamp (Et Alia Press, 2023), written and illustrated by Cathy Melvin.  The 2024 Great

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

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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