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Rosanne Cash will receive an honorary doctoral degree during Arkansas State University’s spring commencement ceremony, Saturday, May 7, at 10 a.m. at Jonesboro’s Centennial Bank Stadium. Cash is an American singer-songwriter, author, historic preservationist, and daughter of the late Johnny…

C3 Presents — the Austin-based concert promoters responsible for festivals such as Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo — and New York-based TRIADIC have announced the FORMAT festival, which will premier in Bentonville on Sept. 23-25 at the privately-owned Sugar…

Officials with the Walmart AMP venue in Rogers are looking to fill 250-300 seasonal positions throughout the year, according to a story released in the Fayetteville Flyer this week. A job fair is scheduled from 12-4 p.m. on Saturday, March…

Little Rock’s La Petite Roche Tricentennial task force announced Tuesday the start of the “La Petite Roche Tricentennial” celebration next month. April 2022 marks 300 years since French explorer Jean-Baptiste Bénard de La Harpe and his crew first came upon…

The Hot Springs National Park Sister City Foundation will host its annual Cherry Blossom Festival from 1p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, April 3, at Horner Hall in the Hot Springs Convention Center. The family-friendly event will be free to attend.…

Little Rock’s newest concert and events venue, The Hall, announced six of its opening acts Tuesday.  The Hall will make its debut on historic W. Ninth St. beginning Oct. 16 with Grammy-award winner Ledisi, followed by Muscadine Bloodline, Jelly Roll,…

The tens of thousands of music fans who have gone to concerts at Stickyz and Rev Room over the last 20 years likely consider it a basic business transaction: Factor in the ticket price, what you’ll spend on drinks and…

Fifty-four years after it debuted on KAAY-AM, “Beaker Street” is back with the Arkansas Rocks network of stations its new home. Surely that unprecedented longevity proves the uniquely eclectic rock-radio program was a brilliantly conceived concept when deejay Clyde Clifford…

For 35 years, the King Biscuit Blues Festival has been presenting some of the greatest blues music in the world right in Arkansas. Both legendary musicians and up-and-comers have made the trip to Helena to demonstrate their talents at this…

More concerts will be coming to downtown Little Rock soon thanks to a new promotion agreement. The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) has partnered with Awakening Events, a nationwide live event company, to bring ticketed concerts to the First…