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Spa City’s Filmmaker Lisa Cole Wins Special Award at Bentonville Film Festival 

(l-r) Lisa Cole (Writer, Director, Producer), Harley Grey (star), Emmy Perry (co-star), Barbara Lettieri (Producer). Submitted photo.  Writer-director Lisa Cole announces that Filthy, her short film, has won the Special Jury Award at the 12th Bentonville Film Festival following its world premiere.  The film stars Emmy Award winner Loretta Devine and is Executive Produced by Caren Spruch of Planned Parenthood and Ivana de Maria of Dalia Empower.  Filthy follows 13-year-old Cass as she transforms her

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Be Well Arkansas Offers Tips for Healthy Living 

Whatever you want to be—a good parent, a great athlete, a role model, etc.—it all starts with being well. An active, healthy lifestyle is key. BeWellArkansas.org offers tips and support to quit smoking and address health conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure. It’s never too late to make decisions to help you be healthier.   Including habits in your daily routine, like physical activity and a healthy diet, can improve your health and well-being

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The Garland County Library’s Summer Reading Program has expanded to include amazing prizes for adults, too. This year’s theme is “Unearth a Story.” 

Adult prizes for those 18+ include a backyard fire pit, Nintendo Switch 2, Superior Bathhouse Brewery Gift Card, mini espresso machine, Hot Springs National Park gift basket, photography session, Samsung Galaxy tablet, and many more awesome rewards. The prize drawing is August 3, 2026, and the program ends on July 31st, so you’ll want to get started asap.  How it works:   Every 10 days, readers can pick up a small prize and a

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AMP’D UP: Rewriting the Story 

Dr. Jokima Hiller with Sabrina, the superhero she created from her own journey of limb loss.    By Rick Bontkowski Somewhere along the way, a prosthetic leg became a superhero.  That sentence sounds impossible until you meet Dr. Jokima Hiller. Today, Sabrina lives inside the pages of two children’s books, Sabrina and Her New Shoe and Sabrina, The ShoeperHero. Young readers see an adventurous character overcoming obstacles with courage and curiosity. What

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421 Beer Garden Celebrates Its Grand Opening Month 

The crew at 421 Beer Garden invites you to the ultimate space to kick back and soak up the weather and the music, and enjoy the crave-worthy menu.  The secret is officially out, and the sipping is spectacular at 421 Beer Garden, downtown Hot Springs’ highly anticipated new destination. Located at 421 Broadway Street right off the scenic Hot Springs Creek Greenway Trail, and Farmers Market, this vibrant European-style beer

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Hot Springs Poetry Festival Returns Nov. 1-8 

  The second annual Hot Springs Poetry Festival returns Nov. 1-8, bringing eight days of free poetry readings, workshops, and literary events to venues throughout Hot Springs.  The festival is presented by Garland County Library, with support from Emergent Arts, Kollective Coffee + Tea, Club House Hot Springs, Sibling Rivalry Press,

Haiku Conference Nov. 6-7 

Dr. David Lanoue  Arkansas Haiku Society (AHS) will host its 30th South Region Conference on November 6-7 at Garland County Library. The distinguished guest speaker is Dr. David Lanoue, world traveler, author, songwriter, and translator of over 11,000 Japanese haiku into English. There will be a $500 cash random drawing. Must be present to win. Someone

Stories Through Photographs: Arkansas in World War II 

Women workers at the Jacksonville Ordnance Plant during World War II. Odessa Summers (far left) had a perfect work attendance record. Her philosophy was, “Just make up your mind and then stay on the job every day for our fighting soldiers.”  (Photo Arkansas State Archives)  The Garland County Historical Society, in association

What is GivingTuesday?  

GivingTuesday falls on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, following Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It was created in 2012 as a simple idea: A day that encourages people to do good. Over 13 years, this idea has grown into a global movement that inspires millions of people to donate, volunteer, and