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The Melrose Cotton Factory: Russellville’s Forgotten Industrial Enterprise

In the 1880s, a cotton factory on the east side of Russellville represented an ambitious attempt to turn a small Arkansas railroad town into a manufacturing center. Its story ended in financial disaster, but the building and its location remained part of Russellville’s commercial life for generations. An Ambitious...

Russellville, AR · 1d
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Fall Harvest Festival Nov. 7 features a Petting zoo, live music, and vendors

The City of Benton Parks and Recreation department will host its annual Fall Harvest Festival on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, offering free family entertainment at Tyndall Park. This event will feature a petting zoo, carnival games, bounce houses, food trucks, face painting, a local vendor market, and live music. Read more below.

Benton, AR · 2d
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Weekend Entertainment Roundup for November 5, 2026

The Arkansas Cornbread Festival returns, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, centering on 14th and Main streets in Little Rock’s SoMa neighborhood, rain or shine. The cornbread competition pits home cooks and professional chefs vying for People’s Choice honors, based on tasters’ votes — you’ll need to buy a Tasting Ticket. Proceeds benefit Arkansas Foodbank and the festival itself. The festival also features live music, local vendors, a kids zone. arkansascornbreadfestival.com.

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North Little Rock opens new pavilion celebrating Arkansas music legacy, and it hits right

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — North Little Rock is turning up the volume on Arkansas history with a new pavilion that puts the state’s music legacy front and center — and it’s already inspiring visitors to make a little music of their own. The ATG...

North Little Rock, AR · 1d
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Doc Talk Podcast: Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival’s Ken Jacobson On State Of Nonfiction Filmmaking, Competitive Oscar Race And More

Hot Springs, Arkansas is known for many things – as the childhood home of Bill Clinton, as the former site of Major League Baseball’s spring training (in the era of Babe Ruth), for its beautiful national park, and for its mineral springs and the splendid early 20th century bathhouses built to accommodate legions of spa-goers. ‘NAZA,’ ‘Once Upon A Time In Harlem,’ ‘Jane Elliot Against The World’ Earn Top Prizes At Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival It’s also known as the home of the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, the longest-running nonfiction cinematic event in North America. HSDFF celebrated its 35th edition last month, hosting a selection of world premieres and leading contenders in the Oscar race including Once Upon a Time in Harlem , 14th , NAZA , American Doctor , Closure , To Hold a Mountain , Jane Elliott Against the World and more. On the latest edition of Deadline’s Doc Talk podcast, we’re joined by the man in charge of the festival, Hot Springs Documentary Film Institute executive director Ken Jacobson. He tells us how the festival originally began in collaboration with the Motion Picture Academy as a way to showcase Oscar-nominated and Oscar-winning films. This year,

Hot Springs, AR · 2d

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Hot Springs Arts Gala Returns Nov. 7 to Honor Arts Educator Martha Smither

Hot Springs is about to get its most theatrical night of the year. The Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance's Gala: POP returns Saturday, bringing immersive art installations, live performances and a tribute to a longtime local arts advocate to the Arlington Hotel. The event is set for 7 p.m. in...

Hot Springs, AR · 3d

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A Major New Event Is Coming To Cabot, Arkansas

CABOT, ARKANSAS — Get ready for an uplifting celebration of music, laughter and friendship as the Community Theatre of Cabot brings the hit musical comedy “Sister Act” to the stage for 2 weekends in November. “Sister Act the Musical” opens Friday, November 6, 2026, with performances continuing...

Cabot, AR · 4d

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The Arkansas Car Museum Where A Quick Stop Turns Into Hours Among Gleaming Classics

A road trip up a mountain in central Arkansas can end with a presidential limousine-era story, a movie time machine, and a piano that plays itself. Atop Petit Jean Mountain, a long, low building holds dozens of vintage cars that make a short detour feel like an afternoon well spent. Hikers come down from the trails, families wander in with toddlers, and car fans stay far longer than planned.

Morrilton, AR · 3d

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3 years after fight over LGBTQ+ books, an Arkansas community takes up vote to cut library money

The Saline County Library’s newest branch lives in a rented unit in an East End strip mall near a hair salon, an optometrist’s office and some restaurants. Renting the space costs the library system $56,000 per year. Some Saline County residents fear the branch will close if the typically Republican county votes Tuesday to reduce […]

Saline County, AR · 4d

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Arkansas History for November 3: William Jennings Bryan wins Arkansas

Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for November 3, with notable births and deaths of people with Arkansas connections for this date. Information is drawn from state archives, historical societies, contemporary newspapers and other media archives, and legal records. Much of this information comes from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas, an online publication. ChatGPT has collected this data.

Arkansas · 3d

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Beebe Christmas Parade Dec. 4: A Hometown Country Christmas

Christmas cheer is coming to Beebe as the community gets ready for its 2026 Christmas Parade, with the theme “A Hometown Country Christmas.”. The parade is Friday, December 4, at 7 p.m. and promises an evening of family-friendly fun, festive decorations and hometown Christmas traditions. The Beebe Chamber of...

Beebe, AR · 3d

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Lisa Blount: ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’ Starlet Hailed From Arkansas

There is no shortage of local legends to be found at the Jacksonville Historical Museum, which hosted its grand reopening in the spring. One prominent Jacksonville High School graduate honored in an exhibit is actress Lisa Blount, who starred as Lynette Pomeroy in “An Officer and a Gentleman.” Her exhibit sits alongside one honoring AY Media Group President and Publisher Heather Baker.

Jacksonville, AR · 10d

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Former Columbia County Jail among "Most Endangered" properties in Arkansas

The former Columbia County Jail has been named one of seven locations on Preserve Arkansas’ list of 2026’s Most Endangered Places in Arkansas. The list also includes a Folk Victorian-style hotel in Poinsett County, churches at Little Rock and Clarksville, a Civilian Conservation Corps-built complex in Hot Springs, the Leachville Cotton Belt Depot, and a prominent Victorian home at Pine Bluff.

Arkansas · 10d

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November 2026: Arkansas Concert Guide – Red Clay Strays, GWAR, Thundercat and more

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – From arena-sized country and Christian music shows to legendary metal acts and acclaimed indie performers, Arkansas music fans have plenty to choose from in November. Check out our list of shows happening at venues in Little Rock, Fayetteville, Jonesboro and beyond this month. To stay on top of everything happening in […]

Little Rock, AR · 4d

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New episode of Arkansas TV-produced ‘Taste Buds’ premieres Nov. 12

CONWAY, Ark. — An all-new episode of the Arkansas TV-produced “Taste Buds” will premiere Thursday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. “Taste Buds,” hosted by actor/comedian Brett Ihler, highlights favorite local restaurants around the state and the friendly faces behind them. This episode sees Ihler take viewers on a journey to Taylor’s Steakhouse in Dumas, Oark General Store in Oark and Pops Place in Texarkana.

Arkansas · 3d

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Gala: Pop returns Nov. 7 with immersive art, live shows and a salute to Martha Smither

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (KATV) — Hot Springs is getting ready to dress up and dive into art, and not just the kind you hang on a wall. The Gala: Pop, billed as the city’s most glamorous celebration of art, fashion and performance, returns Nov. 7 with immersive experiences, live entertainment and a special tribute to this year’s Art Ambassador Award honoree, Martha Smither.

Hot Springs, AR · 3d

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When Hard Times Got Harder: Arkansas’s Hill Country in the 1920s and 1930s

For many Americans, the Great Depression starts with the stock market crash of October 1929. In the Arkansas hill country, it was not that simple. For families scattered across the Ozarks and Ouachitas, hard times began years earlier. Farm prices had collapsed after World War I. Timber operations were shrinking. Small towns depended on farmers with less and less money to spend. Roads were poor, schools struggled for funds, and cash was often scarce even during what the rest of the country remembered as the prosperous 1920s.

Arkansas · 5d

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November 2026: Arkansas Concert Guide – Red Clay Strays, GWAR, Thundercat and more

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – From arena-sized country and Christian music shows to legendary metal acts and acclaimed indie performers, Arkansas music fans have plenty to choose from in November. Check out our list of shows happening at venues in Little Rock, Fayetteville, Jonesboro and beyond this month. To stay on top of everything happening in […]

Little Rock, AR · 4d

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Step Into the Beating Heart of Havana When Buena Vista Social Club™ Makes Its Arkansas Debut

Inspired by true events, the first national tour of the five-time Tony Award®-winning Buena Vista Social Club™ will make its Arkansas debut at Walton Arts CenterDecember 15-20 for eight performances. It’s been years since legendary singer Omara Portuondo last entered a recording studio. Once known as the “Queen...

Arkansas · 4d

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Bryant High School art students compete in national Crosley record player contest

Art students at Bryant High School are asking community members to cast daily votes online from Nov. 2–6 in the nationwide Crosley Custom Cruiser Contest. The student competition features original artwork created on vinyl record players, with top prizes including grant funding for high school art departments. Read more below.

Bryant, AR · 4d