Music is a very important part of the culture of the Arkansas Delta, but no genre more so than gospel. Back in 2000, the Delta Cultural Center in Helena-West Helena hosted the first Arkansas Delta Family Gospel Festival in an…
May Heritage Month in Fort Smith
Considering the history and heritage that built Fort Smith, there’s no surprise there will be a plethora of programs in May to celebrate Arkansas Heritage Month. The Department of Arkansas Heritage’s theme for this year is “Saving Our Heritage: Arkansas’s…
Create My Escape: Scott and Keo
The Arkansas Escape I created takes you to what is probably my favorite place in visit in Central Arkansas: the small neighboring communities of Scott and Keo. Take off for a day of shopping and “parking” by traveling southeast via…
Commemorating Rohwer and Jerome
(The above interview with George Takei is courtesy of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Center for Arkansas History and Culture) On Tuesday, April 16, Japanese American internment in Arkansas during World War II will be commemorated through two…
Fort Smith Heritage Festival is April 6
The weekend looks like it’s going to be warm and sunny, which makes it a great time to head to Fort Smith for the 5th annual Heritage Festival on Saturday, April 6. The festival will be headquartered downtown at the…
