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Earn Rewards With Arkansas Craft Beverage Pass

April 28, 2024

When you sign up, the pass is instantly delivered via text and email and is ready to use immediately. Raise a Glass for Great Rewards! Make happy hour even happier with the new Arkansas Craft Beverage Passport. You’ll enjoy exclusive access to discounts and rewards with every check-in at participating breweries, wineries, and distilleries. Each check-in earns you an entry into the monthly drawing for a $100 gift card. Cheers

Cedar Glades Park to Host Atlas Obscura’s Ecliptic Festival

April 4, 2024

On stage at the Ecliptic Festival, will be former Mythbusters Host, Adam Savage. Atlas Obscura, the media and entertainment company dedicated to inspiring wonder and curiosity about the world, is partnering with Hot Springs’ own Low Key Arts to present Atlas Obscura Ecliptic Festival at the 20th annual Valley of the Vapors, which will run from April 5 to April 8. Ecliptic Festival’s eclectic lineup includes Fred Armisen (of TV’s

About the Cover . . .

March 2, 2024

“Rainbow over West Mountain” With sincere gratitude, we extend credit to Jeremey Rodgers for once again gracing us with a breathtaking photo. His lens skillfully captured a mesmerizing rainbow arching over the Valley of the Vapors from West Mountain. We’re truly fortunate to have Jeremey share such a captivating perspective with us. Richard Stephens’ layout deserves special mention as it brilliantly highlights the inherent beauty of the photo. And let’s

Preliminary Pageant Celebrates 45 Years in Spa City

March 1, 2024

Featured artists, Melanie Masters and Vanessa Rayne will be attending this year’s pageant. Since 1979, just seven years after the inception of the Miss Gay America and Miss Gay Arkansas pageants, Hot Springs has been home to one of the most competitive preliminary pageants. This year promises to revive the “early day” feel of the pageant as it returns to its original stage at The Vapors. On March 11, contestants

Double Feature at Maxwell Blade Theatre of Magic

March 1, 2024

Step into the world of magic with two spellbinding shows at the Maxwell Blade Theatre of Magic. The Maxwell Blade Theatre of Magic is set to enchant audiences with a dynamic double bill featuring the main show, “The Maxwell Blade Show,” and the captivating “Jonathan Erlandson’s Parlor Magic.” This magical extravaganza, running six nights a week during the spring and summer seasons, promises an unforgettable experience for all ages. Prepare

Atlas Obscura and Low Key Arts Partner to Present the Ecliptic Festival

March 1, 2024

New York’s Atlas Obscura, the media and entertainment company dedicated to inspiring wonder and curiosity about the world, is partnering with Hot Springs’ own Low Key Arts to present the Ecliptic Festival – 4 Days of Music, Science, Art, and Wonder – at the 20th annual Valley of the Vapors, which will run from April 5 to April 8, at Cedar Glades Park. Featured musical performers include Blonde Redhead, Angel

A Midsummer Night’s Dream to feature Deanna Stanton at Titania

February 28, 2024

Diana Stanton Hot Springs Children’s Dance Theatre Company (HSCDTC) brings its magic to Shakespeare’s most bewitching play in this critically acclaimed dance version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This unique adaptation through classical ballet will feature guest artist Deanna Stanton as Titania Queen of the Fairies. Stanton most recently enchanted Hot Springs audiences as Sugar Plum Fairy in this past season’s holiday production of The Nutcracker. Hot Springs Children’s Dance

Earn Rewards With Arkansas Craft Beverage Pass

February 28, 2024

Hot Springs Will Rock With Eclipse Events

January 30, 2024

With exactly three months remaining before the April 8 total solar eclipse, Hot Springs is adding a free public concert by blues artist Nikki Hill to kick off the weekend leading up to the phenomenon. “Since Hot Springs is one of only two national parks in the path of totality for the eclipse, we thought it would be neat to add a free Bridge Street LIVE concert to start the

Murder With the Beverley Hillbillies

January 29, 2024

THE CAST: where every actor is a suspect and every smile conceals a secret. Howdy! The Murder and Macabre Mystery Dinner Theater welcomes the Beverley Hillbillies! But a strange murder has occurred within this group of family and friends and someone needs to help solve this mystery. Y’all come on out to The Porterhouse Steakhouse on 707 Central Ave. and help. A Valentine buffet will be served for dinner and

Luminary Tradition Continues in Quapaw-Prospect District

November 25, 2023

Downtown’s luminaries draw enthusiastic holiday crowds. The Quapaw-Prospect Area Preservation (QPAP) luminary tradition continues Saturday, December 9. Over five thousand luminaries will line the streets in the historic Quapaw-Prospect neighborhood to illuminate the night with twinkling lights, weather permitting. The Quapaw-Prospect luminary display has been one of Hot Springs’ most popular outdoor holiday traditions since it began. The annual event draws hundreds of local and out of town visitors who

About the Cover Photo . . . “The Christmas Angel” by Photographer Aaron Brewer. Courtesy of Edmond Cooper

November 18, 2023

“Dancer Chloe Powell as The Christmas Angel”Photographer Aaron BrewerCourtesy of Edmond CooperCostume Designer Hanna Mills“The Nutcracker”Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Collaborating with Edmond Cooper on this cover for our November issue was delightful. He tapped into his photo files and came up with so many gorgeous photos, many photos taken by Aaron Brewer. We’d toss this one and that one for various reasons, then we’d come up with a favorite

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