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Summer Fun Guide
1 month ago
Johnny Cash Boyhood Home to Host America 250 Exhibit

The exhibit invites visitors to reflect on what it means to be American and how music can tell our national story in ways history books alone cannot. 

Arts & Entertainment
1 month ago
Zachary’s Sensory Gym to Host Fundraising Concert in Jonesboro in September

A Jonesboro nonprofit aiming to open the region’s first sensory-friendly gym will be hosting a fundraising concert later this year.

Five-member band outdoors: a woman in a metallic gold dress holding a violin, flanked by four men with a upright bass, violin, banjo, and guitar.
Arts & Entertainment
1 month ago
Big Grass Bluegrass Festival Returns to Collins Theater 

The annual Big Grass Bluegrass Festival will take place Friday, July 24, and Saturday, July 25, at the Collins Theatre, 120 W. Emerson St., in Paragould.

Group of people in red blazers at a ribbon-cutting in front of a large mural reading 'Welcome to Downtown Jonesboro, Arkansas'.
Arts & Entertainment
1 month ago
Downtown Jonesboro’s Newest Mural Unveiled in Ribbon Cutting

“Beautification of downtown is so vital,” DJA executive director Sarah Doss said. “[We want] to make this just a place that people love.”

Woman in a black blazer, white blouse, and shorts stands outside The Forum entrance under a maroon awning.
Arts & Entertainment
2 months ago
Lynette Hirsch to be Next FOA Executive Director in Jonesboro

The Foundation of Arts has a new executive director, the nonprofit organization announced Monday morning.

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Arts & Entertainment
2 months ago
FOA’s Stage, Too Reveals July Entertainment Lineup

The Foundation of Arts’ (FOA) Stage, Too venue has announced its July entertainment lineup.

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Arts & Entertainment
2 months ago
Rosanne Cash to Host Fourth Annual Sunken Lands Songwriting Circle

Rosanne Cash will return for the fourth year as the curator and host of the event and will be joined by Ruthie Foster and Rhett Miller, with accompaniment by John Leventhal.

Freedom Fest set for July 4 at ASU
Arts & Entertainment
2 months ago
TODAY: America 250 Freedom Fest Ready to Light Up the Sky Over Arkansas State University

Chief Pyrotechnician: “This is the biggest regular fireworks show I’ve ever been a part of.”

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News
2 months ago
This Saturday: America 250 Freedom Fest Set to Light Up A-State Campus

Largest Fourth of July celebration in Northeast Arkansas features car show, cornhole tournament, Delta Symphony Orchestra and the biggest Freedom Fest fireworks spectacular ever produced

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Arts & Entertainment
2 months ago
America 250 Staycation at Jonesboro Public Library 

These free events are open to the public and celebrate American history through hands-on crafts, STEM activities, and interactive performances for all ages.