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JASPER — The Buffalo River Elk Festival, originally planned for June 26-27 has been canceled, according to a social media post today from the festival planning committee. The cancellation was in accordance with Arkansas Department of Health guidelines amid the continuing battle to slow the s…
The Steel Creek Campground free summer concert at Buffalo National River has been cancelled for 2020, announce the Buffalo National River Partners that helps to sponsor the event.
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This Saturday, August 3 Billy Don Burns and Josh Morningstar are set to perform at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. This outlaw country duo will play from 2:00 - 3:00 in the artisan Craft Village and at Ozark Highlands Theater from 7:00 - 9:00. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. The show begins at 7:0…
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The next event in Kingston Library's summer music series will take place Friday, July 26, on the town square. Northwest Arkansas-based trio Tater, Mater & Squarsh will take the stage at 7 p.m. At 8 p.m., Nashville award winning singer/songwriter, Effron White, will perform. There will be…
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MOUNTAIN VIEW — Fayetteville's own Joe Purdy kicks off the 57th Annual Arkansas Folk Festival Friday, April 19, at the Ozark Folk Center State Park, with special guests The Honey Dewdrops and Smokey & The Mirror. For more info or reserve tickets, visit OzarkFolkCenter.Ticketleap.com<f…
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There will be gospel music on Saturday, May 5, in Kingston, at 6 p.m. Local musicians will be featured. Refreshments including hamburgers, hot dogs and Dutch oven
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Clement Clarke Moore (1779 - 1863) wrote the poem Twas the night before Christmas also called “A Visit from St. Nicholas" in 1822. Prior to the creation of the story, St. Nicholas, the patron saint of children, had never been associated with a sleigh or reindeers. The first publication date…
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The country’s longest continuously running folk festival returns for the 69th annual Original Ozark Folk Festival on October 13 through 15 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. It will include the Barefoot Bash, Singer/Songwriter Contest, free music, arts and crafts demonstrations, and this year’s he…
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RUSSELLVILLE — Professional barbecue teams from across the US will be firing up their grills August 13-14 at the Pope County Fairgrounds to compete in this Arkansas State BBQ Championship certified by the Kansas City Barbecue Society. It’s all part of the Valley Music Fest coming to Russel…
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The Arkansas Entertainers Hall of Fame induction ceremonies took place September 29, 2015, at Noah’s Event Center in West Little Rock. Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism Executive Director Richard Davies served as master of ceremonies and the event included a reception and dinner. Th…
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The Buffalo Theater will present “Beatles in the Park” Sunday, Oct. 4, beginning at 3 p.m. in Jasper’s Bradley Park. Admission is free. Bring your blanket or lawn chair and enjoy classic Beatles tunes performed by the Ozark’s best musicians. Alcohol is not permitted.
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The Buffalo Theater will present “Beatles in the Park” Sunday, Oct. 4, beginning at 3 p.m. in Jasper’s Bradley Park. Admission is free. Bring your blanket or lawn chair and enjoy classic Beatles tunes performed by the Ozark’s best musicians. Alcohol is not permitted.
It's pretty amazing that in 2015, three Cold War-era spy franchises that started in the 1960s would still be going strong.
I wanted to like the new "Fantastic Four."
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Kingston Community Library and the Friends group will host Music on the Square on Friday, July 31, on the town square with two featured groups performing.
I was talking about the movie "Pixels" with this guy I work with the other day, and he had this to say about it, "That movie is either going to be really good or really terrible."
Who said bigger is always better?
Finally, a movie has been able to fully illustrate the conflict of emotions that rage inside the head of a young child.
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The Northark Summer Movie Series will present "Furious 7" on Saturday evening, July 11, at the Bill Baker Amphitheatre on the south campus of North Arkansas College in Harrison. Admission is free and everyone receives free popcorn.
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North Arkansas College invites everyone to attend Furious 7 on July 11 in the Bill Baker Amphitheatre. Street machines are taken to new levels that include heart-thumping action scenes as vengeance hits home.
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North Arkansas College will host their Northark Summer Movie Series again this year. The first showing will be a dusk, around 8:30 p.m. this Saturday, June 6 at the Bill Baker Amphitheatre on Northark’s South Campus with Disney’s Cinderella. Attendees will receive a free movie and free popco…
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North Arkansas College will host their Northark Summer Movie Series again this year. The first showing will be a dusk, around 8:30 p.m. this Saturday, June 6 at the Bill Baker Amphitheatre on Northark’s South Campus with Disney’s Cinderella. Attendees will receive a free movie and free popco…
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Jack Vee and Friends will be performing Ballads, Blues, Gentle Rock and Country Rock, with a Newton County flair, at the Buffalo Theater on Saturday, May 23, 7p.m. Tickets are $5.
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Jack Vee and Friends will be performing Ballads, Blues, Gentle Rock and Country Rock, with a Newton County flair, at the Buffalo Theater on Saturday, May 23, 7p.m. Tickets are $5.
The Buffalo River Theater presents We Got the Beat, a Glee Club and Kids Beat Production of an evening of music, singing and dance directed and choreographed by Chamisa Wheeler-Ellis, Friday, May 29, at 6 p.m.
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Rio performing at the Buffalo Theater in Jasper from 5-8 p.m. Friday, May 15. Admission is $5
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Shannon Wurst this Saturday at the Buffalo River Theater in Jasper at 7:30 pm Shannon is a folk/country singer.
Expectations for a movie have never been higher than they are for “Avengers: Age of Ultron.”
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Buffalo River Theater in Jasper presents Newton County musician Jerry Rowan performing heartfelt original tunes and crowd favorites on Saturday, May 2. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Show begins at 8 p.m. Tickets are $5.
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Wow! Man, have I had my necessary dose of testosterone for the foreseeable future.
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Linda Crawford enjoys a visit with Keyboard player, Bill McDougal at a pre-show reception given by Joe and Catherine Nance. Bill played a lively and entertaining benefit for the Buffalo Theater.
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Bill McDugal will present Nashville Country Sounds & Stories in a benefit concert for the Buffalo Theater in Jasper, March 27 from 5-7 p.m.
I’m going to start out by saying that there isn’t anything wrong with “Insurgent” as a film.
Live-action adaptations of fairy tales aren’t anything new.
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The Photography Club of the Ozarks is calling for entries for the annual Spring Photography Show. The exhibit of photographs opens Sunday, March 15 and runs through Friday, April 3, at the Blue Sky Gallery inside the Backyard Framer on the east side of the Harrison Square. It is free to the public.
Our most recent spats of winter weather have disrupted nearly every facet of our lives.
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Still on the Hill will be performing at the Buffalo RIver Theater in Jasper on Saturday, April 4, at 7 p.m .
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Little Buffalo River Band will hold a CD release party at the Buffalo Theater in Jasper Saturday, March 28, at 7 p.m. Admission is $5.
The Buffalo Theater in Jasper will present Staymore with Shawn Porter on Saturday, March 14, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door.
"Mr. Banjo," Mike Gentry, will be performing at the Buffalo Theater in Jasper, at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 4.
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“Kingsman: The Secret Service” is not what I expected.
Due to having a 7-year-old, “Spongebob Squarepants” is played in my house quite often.
“Birdman” has been one of the breakout films of the Academy Awards season.
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The Buffalo River Theater would like to announce its new director is Chamisa Wheeler- Ellis. Chamisa has been the after-school program director, and was recently named director by the theater’s board of directors. The board has recently added new members, as well as accepted the resignation,…
