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January 2023

NWA MLK Council

remarriage feast

14 6:30 PM — The 27th Annual Subcommittee Dinner, sponsored by the Northwest Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Council, will be held at the Fayetteville Public Library. The group will award scholarships and recognize the winners of the 2023 Salute to Greatness. Cornell West is the featured speaker of the evening. Tickets are $50, $75, or $125 and sponsorships are available.

The 2023 Salute to Greatness Award winners are:

• Dr. John L Colbert — Lifetime Achievement Award.

• Helena Gadison — Ernestine White-Gibson Individual Achievement Award.

• Mike Day — Rodney Momon Youth Award.

• John Newman — JA Hawkins posthumous award.

• Squire Jehagen Outreach Center — Organization of the Year Award.

Information: (479) 409-1139 or [email protected]

Season leak!

Arkansas Public Theater

20 6:00 PM — Arkansas Public Theater leaders announce the 2022-23 season in their annual season leak! at Rogers. Theater members and sponsors will receive coupon codes for free admission, organizers said. Food and drink will be provided. Information: (479) 631-8988 or arkansaspublictheatre.org.

frozen toes 5K/15K

Kessler Mountain Regional Park

21:00 8:00 AM — The Frozen Toes 5K and 15K, the city of Fayetteville’s annual cold-weather trail running races, take place at Kessler Mountain Regional Park. According to the organizers, the race is “perfect for runners looking to transition from a 5K or 10K to longer distances, or for runners who want to try their first trail running race. Kessler Mountain’s singletrack trails cover most of the area. It’s technical, but the scenery is worth every step of the course.Take a break from the pavement and try trail running in natural conditions.”

The registration fee is $35 for 15,000 runners and $30 for 5,000 runners. Both groups will receive custom event socks, finisher medals, hot soup, cold beer and more.

information: [email protected] or app.regwiz.io/register/frozentoes/945.

5K tutu run and 1/4 marathon

Western Arkansas Ballet

21 9 am — The annual Tutu Run 5K and Quarter Marathon is held along the Greg Smith River Trail in downtown Fort Smith. Participants can run or walk a 5K or quarter marathon. The event is based on chip time and each participant receives a finisher medal.

Pre-registration for 5K is $25 or $35 on race day. The quarter marathon is $35 pre-registration and $45 on race day. Registration and packet pick-up will be at the True Grit Running Company on January 20th from 10am-6pm and at the Riverfront Parks Building on January 21st from 7:30-8:30am.

Register: runsignup.com/Race/AR/FortSmith/WesternArkansasBalletTutuRun.

Information: (479) 785-0152 or waballet.org.

February 2023

moonlight masquerade

Northwest Arkansas Junior League

3.7pm — Northwest Arkansas’ Junior League’s 11th Annual Moonlight Masquerade will be held at the Herocrest Event Center in Springdale.

Organizers said:

“Just as Northwest Arkansas Junior Leagues are empowering the women in their leagues, we want to empower ordinary citizens and victims of domestic violence to rise up.

“We’re heading south for a Mardi Gras-themed masquerade ball to the streets of New Orleans.”

Individual tickets to the cocktail wear event, where masks are strongly recommended, are $150 and a table for 10 is $1,250. Sponsorship available.

Information: juniorleaguenwa.org or [email protected]

frostfest

NWA non-profit organization

4 2pm Early Access, 3pm General Admission — The Frostfest outdoor beer festival returns this year to the Washington County Fairgrounds in Fayetteville.

Organizers said: “Produced by Fossil Cove Brewing Company, Frost Fest shines a spotlight on craft brewers, creators and makers while supporting nonprofits in northwest Arkansas.”

A portion of event ticket sales benefit barley, hops and water. Arkansas Brewers Guild; Arkansas Mountaineers Coalition; Ozark Highland Trail Association; and Ozark Off-Road Cyclists.

Frost Fest guests receive a tasting glass for beer tastings and access to a festival that includes over 40 breweries, vendors, live music, artists and food trucks. “The musical lineup includes Fayetteville singers, yodelers, and songwriters Nick Shoulders and OK Crowdad, local punk group The Phlegums, and local rock band Vintage Pistol. will be

The event is ticketed and guests must be 21 years of age and present valid ID to enter. Tickets can be purchased online prior to the event at fossilcovebrewing.com/frost-fest. Ticket options include $100 early access, $70 general admission before January 1, $80 admission after January 1, and $30 designated driver admission.

Early access tickets give you access to the festival grounds an hour before the event starts, giving you the chance to sample popular breweries with less crowds, shorter lines and more likely to sell out.

“This is going to be a great year for Frost Fest,” said Andrew Brun, marketing director at Fossil Cove Brewing. We’re thrilled to be back. We have great live music planned for this year, and we have so many great breweries from across the country to share their beers with our community.”

All In Casino Night

Teen Action & Support Center

4 6-10pm — The annual All in Casino Night will benefit the Teen Action and Support Center and will be held at Rogers’ Embassy Suites. According to organizers, the night will feature casino games such as poker, blackjack, craps, roulette and slot machines. Heavy hors d’oeuvres are served station style. Live Auction and Silent Auction. Two general admission drink tickets or VIP ticket unlimited drink tickets. and cash bar. Entrants have the chance to win raffle prizes and redeem prizes.

Tickets for the Cocktail Costume Event are $100 for general admission and $150 for VIP.

Information: tascnwa.org.

The deadline for sending additional February information is January 15th. [email protected]

Runners set out on Saturday, January 22, 2022 for the annual Frozen Toes 5K/15K race at Kessler Mountain Regional Park in Fayetteville. The race features single track trail running on the trails of Kessler Mountain and is sponsored by the City of Fayetteville’s Department of Parks and Recreation. For today’s photo gallery, visit nwaonline.com/220123Daily/. (NWA Democratic Gazette/Andy Shupe)

John L. Colbert, principal of Fayetteville Public Schools, reads “Green Eggs and Ham.” Wednesday, March 2, 2022, by Dr. Seuss to a group of Washington Elementary School students as part of Read Across America Day observance. The event was his second rally at the school since the pandemic began in 2020. For today’s photo gallery, visit nwaonline.com/220303Daily/. (NWA Democratic Gazette/Andy Shupe)

One of the Arkansas Public Theater’s biggest musicals of 2022 was “The Music Man,” which premiered in September. Check out Season Leaks for his 2023-24 schedule for community theater!Announcing Jan. 20 at the Victory Theater in downtown Rogers. (Photo credit/APT)