Catherine Buercklin describes herself as “a silly person” and as someone who always encourages those around her, even called “the feelings fairy” Buercklin is constantly feeling the feels. With these feelings come the harsh reality: mental illness and not being okay. Facing those issues is immensely important to her. She knows what it feels like […]
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How can you define Rachel Lovelace? A woman, daughter, mother, creative, business owner, a Christian: a few of many titles she holds. Since 2017, Lovelace has been the owner of RayLoveThreads, a custom bag business born from her love of all things creative. What began as a project for a class bloomed into a full-blown
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Najeé Fletcher of Conway, Arkansas decided to educate the community and create a home state connection with the launch of the Daisy Bates beverage at THINK Coffee. February is Black History Month. A celebration meant to educate others on the challenges faced by Black individuals and create community awareness of hardships. As a Black woman,
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Markus Pearson was born to be a musician. Music was there at the beginning of his life. Pearson was hooked when he learned how to play “Fast as You” by Dwight Yoakum. “My mom sang and played the piano for church and my dad was always playing on one of his guitars. He’d play music
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I missed it for over a year. Live music. To their credit, many musicians did online shows to help us during our time locked down. So, this past Friday, I scurried down to the returning Friday Night Jams at Round Mountain Coffee. I just knew that someone was playing, even if I didn’t know who
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When I was a kid, I remember that my grandpa would sometimes go to the nearby small town and play music on the square. Perhaps this is the root of early live music in Arkansas. No one does this better than Mountain View, AR. Mountain View is the hometown of local musician Lane Long. Lane
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Today we visit with music group Kordsmeier Music from Conway for our first ever Musician Profile. We get the scoop on how they got started, their favorite places to play, and their favorite song to cover for this married music duo. Bio Sound molded by picking guitars around a fire on a perfect summer night,
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I remember quite clearly a few years ago attending a Raspberry Pi showcase at the Arkansas Innovation Hub in North Little Rock. It was there that I listened to former Hub Master Maker Joel Gordon passionately tell me about the Maker movement. The result of this renewal for makers is the Maker Faire. The Maker
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For Conway native and successful country artist Erin Enderlin, storytelling is in her blood. “My grandmother is pretty great at it. I just love all the characters,” she said. Enderlin has followed in her grandmother’s footsteps telling stories and, in the process, racking up her share of awards. In recent years, Enderlin has performed on
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This year’s Toad Suck Daze music lineup is a mixture of up and coming artists, local favorites, and Grammy Award-winning musician, Steve Earle. You are sure to find a band or musician who’s style you will enjoy. All performers will be either at the Main Stage of Simon Park or King’s Live Music. We have
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