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Mickey Mercier
Mickey Mercier is a non-fiction writer currently based in Bentonville. He has a degree in newspaper journalism from Syracuse University's Newhouse School.
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Mary Talbert: Centenarian artist shatters age myths

On  the morning of her 100th birthday, January 17, 2024, the eminent Arkansas artist Mary Louise Talbert awoke in her small wooden house in...
  • byMickey Mercier
  • Mar 7, 2025
Film

Arkansas Film Premieres 3/22 in Eureka Springs

The new Arkansas-made horror movie “The Forest through the Trees” will premier in Eureka Springs at 7 p.m on Saturday, March 22, at The ...
  • byMickey Mercier
  • Mar 7, 2025
Art

Capsule Review: Pet pix as museum art

In the two centuries since the invention of photography, taking pictures of pets has become a ubiquitous use of the technology. Now through ...
  • byMickey Mercier
  • Jan 26, 2025
Music

New album and tour for teen blues star Taj Farrant

With his blazing guitar album gaining international attention, 15-year-old blues prodigy Taj Farrant is coming into his own. The teenager fr...
  • byMickey Mercier
  • Oct 21, 2024
Art

“Knowing the West” portrays daily lives of plains tribes

A new exhibit at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art departs from Old West stereotypes to emphasize the contributions of Native Ameri...
  • byMickey Mercier
  • Sep 30, 2024
Art

Kristine Potter’s photos plumb “Dark Waters”

Kristine Potter: Dark Waters, which opened at the Momentary in Bentonville on May 11, is a striking series of black-and-white photographs en...
  • byMickey Mercier
  • May 20, 2024
Art

“Exquisite Creatures” challenge art at Crystal Bridges

Artist and naturalist Christopher Marley pursued rare animals, reptiles and insects to the ends of the earth to create the new exhibit Exqui...
  • byMickey Mercier
  • Apr 8, 2024
Film

El Dorado Film Fest Shows Triumphs, Struggles of Indie Movie Makers

Dustin Prince, a millworker from Monticello, moonlights as star of the indie film Pretty Canoe. He gained 30 pounds to portray a buff convic...
  • byMickey Mercier
  • Mar 3, 2024
Music

The Transformation of Sawyer Hill

Alt-rock singer Sawyer Hill has a new band, new songs and 70,000 followers on TikTok. Headlining a near-capacity concert at the Meteor Guita...
  • byMickey Mercier
  • Jan 28, 2024
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Amos Cochran: The Art of Artificial Intelligence

Composer and video artist Amos Cochran’s recent multimedia installation at the Momentary in Bentonville rebelled against the onslaught of ...
  • byMickey Mercier
  • Jan 14, 2024
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