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October 10, 2023

You’ve been asking. We’ve been working on it. And now it’s ready for you… Inside our October 2023 issue, you’ll find the 16-page Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Program. It is also available on our website for viewing and download. Visit www.thespringsmagazine.com, and use the drop-down for Digital Issues. OR click this link to the full issue https://anyflip.com/kuez/gzgn/, or the direct link to the festival program at https://anyflip.com/kuez/joud/. As we

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About the Cover Photo . . . “Eric Gales” by Fab Tranzer

September 3, 2023

The proverbial “we” all agreed that this photo of Eric Gales is perfect for our cover featuring the Big Steam Music Festival. He looks like he is having an absolutely amazing time playing the guitar. The passion and joy on his face are contagious. We can’t wait to hear him play live! Thank you to Magneto Guitars for contacting Fab Tranzer, the photographer, and getting permission to use the photo.

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August 3, 2023

“Soul” by Gary Simmons Choosing new art for our cover is always an adventure. It begins with releasing our latest cover from its current place in our story and delegating it to a special place in our archives. It’s not always easy to let go! However, it was time so, off we moseyed, in search of the perfect August cover.  The adventure this month sent us on the prowl for

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July 3, 2023

“Floral Feather” by Gerri Much Gerri Much is a Hot Springs artist who is known for her colorful and whimsical paintings.  Splitting her time between Hot Springs, Arkansas, and Sanibel Island, Florida, Much is a member of the Mid-Southern Watercolorists, along with the Sanibel-Captiva Art League of Florida, and the Barrier Island Group for the Arts in Southwest Florida. We were drawn to “Floral Feathers’” beauty and colors and felt

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June 6, 2023

“Origami Wheel” by Jeremy Rodgers Our June cover came about because of an encounter with friends of friends who happened to have moved to Hot Springs and brought their Origami warehouse with them. The various papers are so vibrant and colorful and intricately made, I thought creating a collage with the paper would make an interesting cover for The Springs. After a ring-ring here and a ring-ring there, and a

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About the Cover Photo … “All Hands on Deck” by Jeremy Rodgers

May 8, 2023

Conceived by a hands-on mad woman, implemented by the capable hands of a photographic genius, made possible by several dozen out-of-hand yet fabulous artists, fed by the excellent staff at what is hands down the most extraordinary bathhouse brewery in the world . . . this is the combo of chaotic stuff that brought about our “All Hands on Deck” May cover. What a delight and joy it was to

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“Frida, Puro Corazon” by Isaac Helguera

April 8, 2023

April’s cover pays tribute to the 2023 Art Moves outdoor exhibit situated along the Hot Springs Greenway Trail. The public is invited to attend the debut Friday, April 28, at 5 PM. This event kicks off the 10th annual Arts & The Park Festival – a 10-day celebration of the arts in Hot Springs and surrounding areas. Plan to stroll the Greenway Trail to view the newest 20 images reproduced

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About the Cover…VOV Indie Band CDSM

February 26, 2023

Photo: Ben Rouse. CDSM band clockwise from top right: Ben Presley, Tyler Jundt, John Restivo Jr., Jack Blauvelt, Drew Kirby, Vinny Restivo. Our March cover pays tribute to the 19th annual Valley of the Vapors festival by featuring Atlanta-based CDSM a.k.a. Celebrity Death Slot Machine – one of the indie bands in the lineup at the March 17-19 festival. Reviews of CDSM’s music are replete with phrases like “filled with

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About the Cover … Tree/Cycle of Life

February 2, 2023

“Tree/Cycle of Life” is a collaborative art exhibit at Mid-America Science Museum featuring work by woodturning sculptor Gene Sparling and colored pencil artist, Linda Williams Palmer. When he is not in his workshop/studio, Sparling will likely be found hiking the Ozark Highland and Ouachita Trails. He has miles of trails with mountains, springs, creeks, meadows, and abundant wildlife, right outside his back door, providing the raw material for bowls like

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About the Cover…Local Artist Ernest Nipper

January 1, 2023

Among Hot Springs’ most productive resources in its art community is Ernest Nipper, a Camden native who returned to Arkansas in 1988 after a 32-year career as an executive for Illinois Bell System in Chicago. He and his wife of 33 years, Rosemary, were avid volunteers for many of the city’s notable art functions. He is one of the original founders of the Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute, actively engaging

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About the Cover … “Venus of the Springs” Mural

November 26, 2022

When your city gives you gorgeous murals, the best thing an artsy magazine can do is showcase them on our cover. This beauty, titled “Venus of the Springs,” was barely dry when Jeremy Rodgers (Yes! Jeremy of our November cover) gathered up his cameras and headed our way. He captured Venus in all her beauty and even got some snaps of Thomas Nagin and Patrick Cunningham, building owner and mural

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About the Cover … Ernie Bolieu, Native American Jewelry Designer

October 30, 2022

Ernie Bolieu, Native American Jewelry Designer To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we asked our friend Ann Gilbert at American Art Gallery to ask if her friend, Ernie Bolieu, would consider sitting for a portrait for our November cover. When Ernie graciously accepted we called on local photographer, Jeremy Rodgers, to capture Ernie’s “essence.” And capture him, he did!  Ernie, Jeremy, and his camera worked together effortlessly and the result

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