Summer concerts and live music events around the region have been canceled left-and-right due to COVID-19, but music will go on at the library this summer…virtually.
Month: May 2020
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NWA continues to lead state in new COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 cases in the state of Arkansas increased by 239 since yesterday, including 91 combined new cases in Washington and Benton Counties.
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Drive-thru COVID-19 testing event set for Saturday in Fayetteville
The Arkansas Department of health will host a drive-thru testing event in Fayetteville on Saturday, May 30.
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Weekend Flyer: Friends of the Phamily, Boston Mountain Playboys, and more
Steaming concerts, and a few socially-distanced in-person events happening in and around Fayetteville this weekend.
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July appears to be target date for movie theaters reopening
Hopefully there will soon be news of when Malco and AMC theaters will reopen.
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Pandemic challenges routine of college athletics
The challenges of playing football during the pandemic could act to level the playing field a bit in the SEC or it might just make the strong even stronger. Hopefully it is the latter.
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Arkansas logs highest increase in community COVID-19 cases to date
The number of positive COVID-19 cases in Arkansas increased by 261 to 6,538 on Thursday, according to Gov. Asa Hutchinson.
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Prairie Street Live reopens for socially-distanced events
The venue, located just off the Razorback Greenway at 509 W Prairie St. in Fayetteville, is planning a series of events this weekend.
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New murals completed in Fayetteville
If you haven’t been out and about much lately, you might not have noticed a couple new murals have been completed in Fayetteville.
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POSTPONED: ‘Drive-in concert’ set for June 6 on Mount Sequoyah
The event will features performances by local avant-garde musicians Kevin Blagg (Cellophane Garden) and Sam King (Untight), and will take place at 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 6.
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UA posts tentative move-in plan for fall 2020 semester
The University of Arkansas has posted tentative move-in dates for the fall 2020 semester, along with a plan to help limit the spread of COVID-19 on the Fayetteville campus.
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Governor provides update on Arkansas COVID-19 cases Wednesday
Governor Asa Hutchinson provided an update on the new COVID-19 cases in the state of Arkansas at his daily press conference held in Jonesboro on Wednesday.
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Local organization plans series of events to celebrate African American Music Month
Music Moves, the brainchild of musician Anthony Ball (Funk Factory) will present a series of free online concerts every weekend in the month of June to commemorate African-American Music Month.
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112 Drive-In to open for the season this weekend
Butter up your popcorn and ice down your Dr. Peppers, Fayetteville. The drive-in reopens this weekend.
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New York Times lists COVID-19 daily growth rate in NWA as highest in the nation
The metro area is listed atop a New York Times report on potential new COVID-19 hot spots.