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A note to readers: a lighter week ahead while the Observer heads to Penn State

Coverage will be lighter than usual next week. I will be traveling to Penn State on behalf of the Center for Integrity in News Reporting, and between the trip there and back and two nights on campus, most of the week will be spent on the road. The Center asked me to come talk with…

ByChris Fulton20 hours ago

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Arkansas Gem author brings 1939 Ozarks novel to Baxter County library Oct. 6

Author Stephanie Saunders will discuss her debut novel "Covered Buttons" at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the Donald W. Reynolds Library Serving Baxter County. The talk is part of the library's Read-Write-Ignite Literary Series, and it is free and open to the public with no registration required. "Covered Buttons" is set in the foothills…

ByChris FultonOctober 2, 2026

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Former Mississippi poet laureate Beth Ann Fennelly speaks tonight at The Sheid

Beth Ann Fennelly, Mississippi's poet laureate from 2016 to 2021, will give a free public lecture at 7 p.m. tonight, Thursday, Oct. 1, in the Trout Room at the Vada Sheid Community Development Center on the Arkansas State University-Mountain Home campus. The talk is part of ASUMH's Terre Ware Author Lecture Series, and no tickets…

ByChris FultonOctober 2, 2026

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Sherlock Holmes takes the case of Scrooge’s death in Playhouse season closer

Sherlock Holmes has lost his nemesis, his purpose and his nerve. Then a grown-up Tiny Tim walks through the door and asks him to find out who killed Ebenezer Scrooge. That is the setup for "A Sherlock Carol," the final show of Twin Lakes Playhouse's 2026 season. It opens Nov. 6 and runs through Nov.…

ByChris FultonSeptember 30, 2026

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Smash Mouth plays The Sheid Oct. 30 as ASUMH’s 15th performing arts season rolls on

Smash Mouth takes the stage at the Vada Sheid Community Development Center on Friday, Oct. 30, the second stop in a 15th anniversary season of the Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Performing Arts Series that runs through March. The 7 p.m. show is the biggest ticket of the season. Premium seating is $60, general adult seating…

ByChris FultonSeptember 29, 2026

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Troupe that rebuilt after a fire brings Artrageous to The Sheid on Wednesday

The performers who will paint, sing and dance through Artrageous on Wednesday night have worked together for more than 40 years, and they taught themselves most of what they do on stage. The show opens the 15th season of the Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Performing Arts Series at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, at the…

ByChris FultonSeptember 22, 2026

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Ruth Ann Clayton paints the Baker District in new watercolor exhibit at Nature’s Way

"The Baker District in Watercolor," an exhibit by Ruth Ann Clayton, opened Monday, Sept. 21, at Nature's Way in downtown Mountain Home with nine paintings of the district and 60 other works from her years as an artist. It runs through Saturday, Oct. 3. The Baker District paintings give the show its name, but they…

ByChris FultonSeptember 21, 2026

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Smash Mouth, Cirque Mechanics headline ASUMH Performing Arts 15th season

Smash Mouth, a Motown revue and a touring circus company anchor the 15th season of the Arkansas State University-Mountain Home Performing Arts Series, which runs from September through March at the Coulter Performing Arts Center inside the Vada Sheid Community Development Center. Tickets open to the public Aug. 17. Donors get first pick before that,…

ByChris FultonSeptember 9, 2026

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Ken Burns’ ‘Hemingway’ airs on Arkansas TV, with a Piggott connection

Arkansas TV will air "Hemingway," the three-part documentary from Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, starting Monday, Aug. 31, at 8 p.m. The remaining two parts air Monday, Sept. 7, and Monday, Sept. 14, also at 8 p.m. The full series runs six hours. It can also be streamed at arkansastv.gov/live. Arkansas has a…

ByChris FultonAugust 28, 2026

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ASUMH performing arts series marks 15 years with seven-show season

Arkansas State University-Mountain Home has announced the lineup for the 15th season of its Performing Arts Series, with seven shows running from September through March. All performances take place at the Ed Coulter Performing Arts Center in The Sheid on the ASUMH campus. The series began as an effort to build up the cultural life…

ByChris FultonAugust 27, 2026