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Kody Ford
Kody Ford is a writer and lover of the arts. He launched The Idle Class in 2011 online and 2013 in print.
Music

REVIEW: 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 Ford
  • Oct 20, 2015
Etc.

TheatreSquared opens “Water by the Spoonful” on October 15

On October 15, TheatreSquared will begin its production of celebrated contemporary drama Water by the Spoonful by Tony Award-winning playwri...
  • byKody Ford
  • Oct 14, 2015
Art

Artist Faith Guynes showcases works on addiction at the University of Arkansas

INTERVIEW / DAVE MORRIS Irish-American artist Faith Guynes’s first exhibit, a series of striking, confrontational paintings regarding subs...
  • byKody Ford
  • Oct 11, 2015
Writing

How to Talk about Uncomfortable Things: Words of Wisdom from Lois Lowry

WORDS / CAROLINE BEIMFORD PHOTO / MATT MCKEE “Sometimes books are a very comfortable way to talk about uncomfortable things,” writes Loi...
  • byKody Ford
  • Oct 9, 2015
Stage

The 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 Ford
  • Oct 8, 2015
Writing

Striking 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 Ford
  • Oct 8, 2015
Music

Making a Mess: The Inner Party talks about their latest album

INTERVIEW / SHAYNE GRAY PHOTO / MATT FARIES The Inner Party is a band based out of Fayetteville. It’s the creative relationship between si...
  • byKody Ford
  • Oct 5, 2015
Music

Before 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 Ford
  • Oct 5, 2015
Art

One 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 Ford
  • Oct 5, 2015
Music

Beyond the Music: Luke Pruitt doesn’t just sing a catchy tune. He writes stories set to a melody.

WORDS / JOE MEAZLE PHOTO / CHRIS STINSON Arkansas is a musical state. This state has had far more than its share of music legends and pionee...
  • byKody Ford
  • Oct 5, 2015
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