ArtArkansas Arts Center to hold annual Museum School SaleThe Arkansas Arts Center, the state’s premiere center for visual and performing arts with a renowned collection of international art, will...byKody FordOct 21, 2015
MusicREVIEW: Jackson Browne at the Walmart AMP WORDS / BEN MANATT An unusually brisk October evening in Northwest Arkansas might seem like an unexpected backdrop for the laid back, ...byKody FordOct 20, 2015
Etc.TheatreSquared opens “Water by the Spoonful” on October 15On October 15, TheatreSquared will begin its production of celebrated contemporary drama Water by the Spoonful by Tony Award-winning playwri...byKody FordOct 14, 2015
ArtArtist Faith Guynes showcases works on addiction at the University of ArkansasINTERVIEW / DAVE MORRIS Irish-American artist Faith Guynes’s first exhibit, a series of striking, confrontational paintings regarding subs...byKody FordOct 11, 2015
WritingHow to Talk about Uncomfortable Things: Words of Wisdom from Lois LowryWORDS / CAROLINE BEIMFORD PHOTO / MATT MCKEE “Sometimes books are a very comfortable way to talk about uncomfortable things,” writes Loi...byKody FordOct 9, 2015
StageThe Triple Threat: Robert Ford’s talents range from writing to acting to music. But one of his greatest challenges has been making sure that TheatreSquared, the company he co-founded, makes its mark.INTERVIEW / KODY FORD PHOTO / MARTY SHUTTER Robert Ford is a man of many talents. The page. The stage. Even the flute. Born in Scotland but...byKody FordOct 8, 2015
WritingStriking a Balance: Padma Viswanathan doesn’t wait for inspiration. She pushes through for the sake of the story.INTERVIEW / NICHOLAS CLARO PHOTO / KAT WILSON There’s a big difference between being talked to, and talked at. I encountered the former a ...byKody FordOct 8, 2015
MusicMaking a Mess: The Inner Party talks about their latest albumINTERVIEW / SHAYNE GRAY PHOTO / MATT FARIES The Inner Party is a band based out of Fayetteville. It’s the creative relationship between si...byKody FordOct 5, 2015
MusicBefore the Boots & the Ballads: Lucero frontman Ben Nichols reflects on his early punk rock days in the Little Rock scene.INTERVIEW / DAVE MORRIS PHOTO / MELISSA BRAWNER Lucero frontman Ben Nichols is famous for his lovelorn songwriting and whiskey bent live per...byKody FordOct 5, 2015
ArtOne More Shot: Artist Matt Bradley passed on the opportunity to design the cover of Lucero’s album “Tennessee.” Fifteen years later, he got a second chance.WORDS / DAVE MORRIS PHOTO /KYLE BAUDOUR Arkansas expatriate Matt Bradley is known to fans of the band Lucero for wearing “a jean jacket wi...byKody FordOct 5, 2015