Events

Keep those black ties and dresses in the closet for the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming Beethoven and Blue Jeans performance April 13 and 14 at the Robinson Center.

Arkansas Cinema Society is hosting Filmland August 23-26, which will showcase several Arkansas films alongside big name films and epic after-parties.

Tickets are now on sale for the fifth annual El Dorado Film Festival. The multi-day event, from Aug. 2-5, has entertainment offerings – ranging from screenings to workshops and Q&A with filmmakers.

Only two nights left to get out and enjoy a flick in the great outdoors. Little Rock’s annual Movies in the Park series is perfect for date night or family night. And, it’s no charge. Upcoming shows include:

In 1973, the National Trust for Historic Preservation established May as Preservation Month. Whether it’s the first place you traveled to or a landmark that reminds you of home, Preservation Month encourages people to share stories of the places that are significant to them and their communities.

Bentonville’s 8^th Street Market is crafting an extraordinary Valentine’s experience for couples. 8^th Street Market’s Bike Rack Brewing, Markham & Fitz and Yeyo’s Mexican Grill will join Brightwater: A Center for the Study of Food for an evening of special events.

The Museum of Discovery recently revealed it will host Springfest, the popular and free family festival previously aligned with Riverfest. After 40 years, Riverfest announced earlier this year it would cease operations of the music festival.

Lost Forty Brewing is hosting the Festival of Darkness event on Saturday, Oct. 21. The Halloween and brew bash will feature the release of its seasonal beer, Nighty Night Rider, and the annual Zombie Lumberjack costume contest.

Did you know Americans left 658 million vacation days unused in 2016? The mission of the U.S. Travel Association’s Project: Time Off is to highlight the importance of downtime. Overall personal well-being, professional success, business performance and economic expansion are results of time off.

Regardless of your political persuasion, there’s one thing on which all southerners can agree: the necessity of seersucker. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy agrees.

This year’s Arkansas Literary Festival has an impressive lineup. We’re here to help pick which sessions you should attend.

The fourth annual Downtown Dash, presented by the Junior League of Little Rock, is set for Saturday, April 8, at 8:30 a.m.

Waynesville, Lake Junaluska, Hickory and Cherokee are among the places to find Folkmoot, the North Carolina International Folk Festival recently rated a Top 20 Event in 2016 by the Southeast Tourism Society.

In the town of Valdese stands a winery built in 1930, where an all-volunteer staff still employs manual methods of wine production. Now that’s not something you see every day, but it’s far from being the only unusual thing about Valdese.

In 2015, North Carolina designated the shag as the official “popular dance” of the state. If you’re new here, shagging is a slotted swing dance that shares many features with the jitterbug and East Coast swing.

The mountains are calling, and I must go – so said American naturalist John Muir, founder of the Sierra Club.

Eight miles from the golf capital of Pinehurst, in the town of Carthage, the Tyson & Jones Buggy Factory hit its peak production in 1890, turning out 3,000 vehicles a year.

The Got to Be NC Festival is a family-friendly event showcasing good things grown and made throughout the state. The festival runs May 20-22 at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.

Named among America’s Prettiest Towns by Forbes.com, the Inner Banks’ town of Edenton is home to the biannual Easels in the Gardens event, set for April 15-16.