The Scott Family Amazeum s Adult Night on Feb. 2 was a perfectly timed escape/release for many of us who had been snowed and iced in for several days. The sold-out event afforded adults "a night off from adulting to play and explore the arts and sciences with drinks, light bites, and hands-on activities," organizers say.
Arkansas Public Theatre leaders revealed their Season 38 at the annual SeasonLeaks! on Jan. 20 at the Victory Theater in Rogers. The season will be abbreviated as the theater group and the city of Rogers are partnering to restore the nearly 100-year-old theater with an expansion of seating, and it will be closed down August 2023 to January 2024.
Mercy Health Foundation Fort Smith welcomed 1,100 supporters Dec. 9 to the Fort Smith Convention Center for the return of the first live Charity Ball since 2019. The black-tie optional ball helped the nonprofit organization raise more than $600,000 and included a champagne welcome, dinner, auction and direct appeal, live entertainment by Mitch Rossell and the After Party with Limelight presented by Emerald City Band.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders became Arkansas 47th governor last week with a slate of celebratory and ceremonial events in Little Rock to mark the occasion. All events reflected the inaugural theme: "A New Generation."