Editor's Choice Events for Arkansas
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|  | North Little Rock, Wingstock: Wing and Beer Festival (8/19): Wings, beer, music and games…it’s Wingstock, Wing and Beer Festival, Saturday, August 19th from 11 to 3 at Verizon Arena. |
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|  | North Little Rock, An Afternoon of Magic with Randall Eller & Kc (8/26): Randall has been performing magic professionally for 25 plus years. Having performed in more than 40 states, Eller was featured on the European television series "Magic & Beyond"... |
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These Amazing People Risked Their Own Lives to Save Animals and to show us all that there are lots of good people in this world of ours!
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| Ash Flat, Ash Flat Eagle Fest (9/8): Enjoy a fun day in the park with a street dance Friday night. Concession stands, and crafts. Saturday enjoy games for the kids and a car show.
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| Batesville, Band on the Run 5k (9/9): Join us in our Band on the Run 5k. Sports bag will be provided to all pre-registered runners/walkers. On day of race, they will be handed out until we run out. |
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|  |  | Benton, Tiny Dollar Night (8/21): Join us for a full hour a fun play time for just $1. Tiny dollar night is a special open gym specifically for your little ones. |
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| Calico Rock, Mountain Man Rendezvous (9/9): The Calico Rock Museum and Visitor Center hosts its annual Calico Rock Mountain Man Rendezvous. |
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| |  | Clarksville, 2017 Johnson County Fair (8/21 - 8/26): 4-H andFFA Livestock shows andexhibits, Parade, Live entertainment, Pageants, Talent Show, Pet Show, Food, Vendors, and much more. |
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| Colt, Colt Pioneer Days (9/8 - 9/9): Lots of gospel singing with arts & crafts booths and historic displays. Explore the historic William Stone House and Colt’s first Post Office. |
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| |  | Conway, Ballet Auditions for Peter Pan (8/20): Open auditions for Blackbird Academy of Arts' ballet production of Peter Pan. Ages 8- Adult with a minimum of 3 years ballet experience are welcome to attend. |
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| |  | Conway, Lypstick Hand Grenade at TCs Midtown (8/19): Join us at our favorite place to play in Conway! Great all around venue; excellent staff, killer food and drinks, and especially glorious sound and stage! |
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| |  | Conway, New Moon New You (8/20): Celebrate the New Moon with Ki by taking the time to reconnect to yourself and recharge your battery. |
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| |  | Conway, The Great Escape 2017 (8/26): Come out prepared for a relaxing Girls Day Out at The Great Escape. There will be shopping, silent auction, fashion show, and discounted spa services. |
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| El Dorado, SouthArk Outdoor Expo (9/9): Those who love the outdoors are summoned to the 19th Annual SouthArk Outdoor Expo, hosted by the South Arkansas Community College Foundation at the El Dorado Conference Center. |
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| |  | Eureka Springs, Mountain Sprout •Hometown Show• (8/19): Eureka's favorite hometown Psychobilly-Hillbilly-Bluegrass band is coming to Chelsea's! •Mountain Sprout• All night long. |
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|  |  | Farmington, Farmington Stampede (8/26): This is a 5K run/walk and a 1 mile run/walk(all ages can enter and it is a competitive event for 12 and under) which is a USATF sanctioned event. |
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| |  | Fayetteville, 2017 Foghorns Putt for Paws (8/19): The 9th Annual Foghorn's Putt for paws is coming soon! Sponsorships are only $150, and entries are $25 per person. All money collected goes directly to Humane Society of the Ozarks. |
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| Fayetteville, Corey Smith (9/7): Corey Smith, the fan-made man, has sold over 1 million concert tickets, 1.5 million digital singles and over 220,000 albums. |
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| |  | Fayetteville, Fun Home (8/23 - 9/17): A five-time Tony Award-winner and one of the most significant new musicals of the 21st century. |
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| |  | Fayetteville, Ice Cream Social (8/19): 46th Annual Ice Cream Social. There will be ice cream, cake and entertainment. Headquarters House will be open for tours. |
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| Fordyce, Dallas County Fair (9/6 - 9/9): Arts and crafts, games, rides, food vendors, and live music.
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|  |  | Fort Smith, Ice Cream Social (9/3): An end of summer tradition, the annual Ice Cream Social offers all you can eat ice cream. |
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|  | Fort Smith, Student Exhibition (8/26): A student designed exhibition featuring three historic Fort Smith, Arkansas neighborhoods. |
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| |  | Fort Smith, Student Exhibition and Workshop (6/6 - 8/26): The Fort Smith Museum of History and the United States Marshals Museum are partnering to offer a summer program for Fort Smith junior and senior high school students. The students will meet weekly, c |
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| |  | Fort Smith, Teal Night in Tahiti (8/19): One of Fort Smith Arkansas' largest and most festive fundraising events of the year! |
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| Gravette, Cool Water Music Fest (9/8 - 9/9): A lineup of the very best talent available in the Country Red Dirt genre, as well as many other day time activities, food, and fun for everyone! |
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| Hot Springs, 2017 Hot Springs JazzFest (8/31 - 9/3): Join the 2017 Hot Springs JazzFest, August 31, 2017 - September 3, 2017, Hot Springs, AR 71901 |
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| Hot Springs, Gallery Walk (9/1): A continuous tradition for 25 years and counting, galleries stay open late for Gallery Walk on the first Friday of each month to host openings of new exhibits by local, regional, national, and interna |
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| Hot Springs, North By North (9/3): Hailing from the land of brutal winters and deep dish pizza, North by North has developed their own brand of infectious, spastic yet finely-honed rock and roll. |
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| Hot Springs, Ronnie Milsap (9/1): Grammy-award winning country music artist, Ronnie Milsap raked up 40 no. 1 hits, behind George Strait and Conway Twitty. |
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| | Hot Springs, Silver Lode Sectional Bridge Tournament (8/18 - 8/20): Inviting all 0-500 non-life master bridge players to join the Village Card Club for this tournament. Meet new bridge players and compete with players at your own level. |
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| | Hot Springs, Summer Science Smash (8/19): Presented by Alliance Rubber Company, Science Summer Smash is a fun-filled day of messy science projects both inside and outside the museum. |
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| | Hot Springs, The Cigar Box Men (8/26): The Cigar Box Men looks back at Hot Springs during the prohibition days of the 30s when moonshining was the predominant industry in Hot Springs! |
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| Huntsville, Fly Tying Workshop (9/9): Join Park Volunteer Sallyann Brown at the Keith Ham Pavilion for a workshop on the different types of flies and how to tie your own for fly fishing. |
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| |  | Jonesboro, NEA Baptist Hope Run (8/26): HopeCircle provides a community of hope, support, and educational programming, free of charge for families living with a catastrophic illnesses. Programs are designed |
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|  | Little Rock, Big Piph (9/1): Epiphany "Big Piph" Morrow is a Stanford educated emcee and "community builder" from Pine Bluff, AR. He performs regularly with his 7-piece band, “Tomorrow Maybe”, and has worked with major acts inclu |
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| |  | Little Rock, Birdtalker (8/26): Birdtalker is made up of Zack and Dani Green, Andy Hubright, Brian Seligman, and Jesse Baker. Zack and Dani were married in 2012 and soon after their wedding tried writing a couple songs together. The |
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| |  | Little Rock, Birdtalker (8/26): Birdtalker is made up of Zack and Dani Green, Andy Hubright, Brian Seligman, and Jesse Baker. Zack and Dani were married in 2012 and soon after their wedding tried writing a couple songs together. |
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| Little Rock, Dancing with Our Stars 2017 (9/7): Save the date and plan to attend on our special 10th Anniversary, All Star Spectacular on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Little Rock Marriott Ballroom. |
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| Little Rock, Health and Wellness Day 2017 (9/9): Join us and our clients as we celebrate and learn about living a healthy lifestyle and the advantages that come with one. |
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| |  | Little Rock, Home Ed Kickoff & Activity Fair (8/22): Join hundreds of families who are educating their children at home. Learn best practices. Find opportunities for your children and support for you! |
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| Little Rock, Lew Card (9/5): A veteran songwriters songwriter, Lew Card is no stranger to life on the road and in the studio. After playing mandolin in various Austin bands over the last decade, Card has set out the last few yea |
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| |  | Little Rock, Little Rock Action Academy (8/19): Every day, our elected officials make important decisions on things that impact you and your family. |
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| |  | Little Rock, Mystikal (8/25): Mystikal (born September 22, 1970) is the stage and recording name of Michael Tyler, an American hip-hop rapper and actor, hailing from New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
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| |  | Little Rock, Not Forgotten: An Arkansas Family Album (6/6 - 9/2): In 2014, Nina Robinson’s grandmother and family matriarch fell ill. Compelled to visit her in Arkansas, Nina traveled from New York to document her passing and her family’s grieving process. |
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| Little Rock, Rebel Kettle Beer Dinner (9/7): Enjoy 5 Rebel Kettle brews paired with 4 courses (and a snack!) 40$ for UFO members, 45$ for non members. |
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| |  | Little Rock, Rodney Crowell at South on Main (8/26): The Oxford American is excited to welcome Rodney Crowell to the South on Main stage on Saturday, August 26th. |
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| |  | Little Rock, Run With The Flock 5K/1M (8/26): The 2nd Annual Run with the Flock is a race event for which all the proceeds will be donated in support of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). Did you know approximately every 3 minutes one person |
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| |  | Little Rock, Science Before the Dark: The Eclipse (8/21): On Monday, August, 21, the continental U.S. will experience a total solar eclipse from coast to coast for the first time in 99 years! |
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| Little Rock, Stories of Empowerment: (9/7): Our 2017-2018 series focuses on the overarching theme of Women’s Place, Ingenuity, and Our Power of Expression. |
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| |  | Little Rock, Suffrage Sprint & Stroll (8/26): VOTES FOR WOMEN! Join us as we celebrate the addition of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution on Women's Equality Day. The Suffrage Sprint & Stroll starts and ends at the State Capitol. |
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| Little Rock, Sunday Afternoon Bicycle Ride (9/3): Weekly ride on the Arkansas River Trail with slower and faster groups with an optional bakery stop for 19-35 miles.
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| |  | Little Rock, Tall Heights (8/29): Getting there is half the fun, as the old saying goes, but the journey is really the whole point for Boston electrofolk duo Tall Heights. And singer/guitarist Tim Harrington and singer/cellist Paul Wr |
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| |  | Little Rock, The Heart is a Lonely Hunter (8/23 - 9/10): Based on Carson McCullers’ celebrated debut novel, this haunting Southern drama tells the story of a handful of misfits in a 1930s Georgia mill town. |
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| Little Rock, Theo Croker Quintet [Jazz Series] (9/7): The Oxford American is excited to welcome the Theo Croker Quintet to the South on Main stage on Thursday, September 7, 2017. |
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| |  | Little Rock, Tragikly White (8/19): Please come and join us on August 19th at Revolution Music Room (The Rev Room). Looking forward to seeing you there |
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| |  | Little Rock, Ward Davis (8/25): Ward Davis is an American Singer/Songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee. Born in Monticello, Arkansas, Ward moved to Nashville in 2000 and has since had songs recorded by Trace Adkins, Willie Nelson, Me |
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| |  | Little Rock, Womens Luncheon featuring Stephanie Shine (8/21): Join us for the next luncheon in our Women's Speaker Series featuring Stephanie Shine, Vice President/Director of Permanent Placement Services for Robert Half Finance and Accounting. |
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| Marvell, Tri-County Fair (9/4 - 9/9): The 2017 Tri-County Fair for Phillips, Leer and Monroe Counties includes live music, carnival rides, demolition derby, arts & crafts, beauty pageants, talent shows, live animals and more. |
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| | Mountain Home, Gem, Mineral, & Fossil Show (8/26 - 8/27): Vendors offer fine gems, minerals, fossils, and unique mineral-related jewelry for sale. |
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| |  | North Little Rock, An Afternoon of Magic with Randall Eller & Kc (8/26): Randall has been performing magic professionally for 25 plus years. Having performed in more than 40 states, Eller was featured on the European television series "Magic & Beyond"... |
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| North Little Rock, ARK 5k Classic (9/2): The Arkansas Running Klub has held this 5K race in North Little Rock on Labor Day weekend dating back to 1982. In the early years, the race was known as the Twin City Bank (TCB) 5K and held in Burns P |
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| North Little Rock, Sandwiching In History (9/1): Tour the Park Hill Fire Station and Water Company Complex is a collection of historic public facilities at 3417-3421 Magnolia Street in North Little Rock, Arkansas. |
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| Ozark, 15th Annual Rods & Ribs Car Show (9/9): Car enthusiasts enjoy this yearly event that features great food, entertainment, door prizes, trophies and hot rods.
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| |  | Pine Bluff, 8/19 Family Fun Train Rides! (8/19): Family fun days at the Arkansas Railroad Museum! We will be running our motor car, hand pump car and our kids bucket train on the 3rd Saturday in Aug! |
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| Prairie Grove, 66th Annual Clothesline Fair (9/2 - 9/4): At this Ozark arts & crafts exhibition, which started in 1951, explore more than 100 craft booths with vendors demonstrating and selling their wares. |
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| Rector, Rector Labor Day 5K Walk/Run (9/2): This 5k benefits the Rector Helping Hands Foundation. Rector Helping Hands provides funding through grants to disadvantaged students for basic health care needs and school supplies. |
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| Rector, Rector Labor Day Picnic (9/4): Annual picnic includes a parade, amusement rides, live entertainment, beauty pageants, and food. Parade starts at 9 a.m. |
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| |  | Rogers, Geek (8/19): Once again, the Rogers Public Library is holding a Geek event on Saturday, August 19th! Our Geek events are an all-day program where we highlight library services |
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| Rogers, Kids Day Carnival (9/2): Step right up! Enjoy a variety of fun with some carnival fun. Games, prizes, live music, magician, face painting, cotton candy, popcorn and more.
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| | Rogers, Model Train Show (8/26): During the annual Frisco Festival in Downtown Rogers enjoy a model train show from the Sugar Creek Model Train Club.
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| Russellville, Art Walk (9/1): Stroll around downtown to participating locations, see great local artists and musicians, enjoy drinks and refreshments, and just have fun at this popular quarterly event.
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| | Russellville, EZ Bike Poker Ride (8/19): The EZ Bike Poker Ride is a fun and challenging 46 or flat, easy 23 mile bike ride through Pope and Johnson County's scenic roads. |
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| | Scott, Sticks And Stones (8/19): For thousands of years humans relied upon bows and arrows, spear, atlatl, and blowgun to survive. Join park staff for a unique hands-on opportunity to learn how to use these weapons. |
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| |  | Springdale, 1 Year Anniversary Party! (8/19): Can't believe it's been a year? Neither can we, but it's been a great one! Come celebrate with free hamburgers, hot dogs and MUSIC! |
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| | Trumann, 32nd Annual Wild Duck Golf Scramble (8/19): Fun, best score, 27-hole golf scramble on a well kept course with elevated sand greens. We pay two flights (1st, 2nd, and 3rd place). Lunch provided, 1 mulligan per team per 9 holes. |
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| West Fork, Lee Creek Clean-Up (9/9): Join area groups and individuals as we clean up Lee Creek. Cleaner water means a cleaner park for everyone to enjoy. Come and help!
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| West Helena, 6th Annual Legendary Blues Festival (9/2): The Legendary Blues Festival promotes tourism right here in the delta region by inviting people from all walks of life to come and embellish in the history. |
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| | West Memphis, Taste of the Town (8/22): Enjoy tastes form local restaurants, chef and caterers. Live Music and great silent auction |
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