Local Fashion Designer Amy Johnson Talks About Her New Line

We had a chance to catch up to fashion designer Amy Johnson with Aimz Designs.  She has a way with bringing fashion design to everyone no matter who you are, this includes designing for special needs adults and getting them involved with the fashion community.  Amy's line went down the NWA Fashion Week fall runway show in November.  Check out her interview and new line below inspired by the 1940s.

Amy Johnson Interview Part 1   

Amy Johnson Interview Part 2 

Aimz Designs 

NWA Fashion Week runway walk

Eureka Born Fashion Designer Rosie Rose Talks About Her New Line "Faces".

We spoke with Eureka born Fashion Designer Rosie Rose about her new line "Faces".  She is famous for her handpainted designs and three dimensional fabric Flowers.  She has a unique retro style. Rosie's new line "Faces" went down November's NWA Fashion Week Runway.  Check out her interview, runway walk and fashion gallery below.

Rosie Rose Interview Part 1

Rosie Rose Interview Part 2

Rosie Rose "Faces" Runway walk

Rosie Rose "Faces" Gallery

We had a chance to sit down with Designer Laurie Marshall

We had a chance to sit down with Designer Laurie Marshall about her unique style of designing. She has a way of taking something discarded and unappreciated and making into something useful and very attractive! Laurie had a chance for her line to go down the runway at the NWA Fashion Week runway November 8th.  Check out her interview below along with her runway and photos of her line.

Lauri Marshall interview Part 1

Lauri Marshall interview Part 2

Lauri Marshall Runway

Fashion Designer, Cordale Boyd Talks About His New Line.

We had a chance to talk with Fashion Designer Cordale Boyd of Adoskope.  Cordale is a former 2012 Razorback football player who is following his life's dream. In November his line went down the NWA Fashion Week runway during its fall show at the Drake Field in Fayetteville.  We had a chance to take a look at couple of his favorite pieces and talk about his love of designing.  Click below for interview and runway walk plus check out the photo gallery of his line!  

Cordale Boyd Interview Part 1

Cordale Boyd Interview Part 2

Cordale Boyd Interview Part 3



Fashion Designer Cordale Boyd 
Adoskope -NWA Fashion Week Runway Walk 

Free Virtual Reality Experience at McLarty Daniel Nissan

We stopped by McLarty Daniel Nissan in Bentonville to check out a new virtual experience.  Lucas Films, Disney and Nissan have partner up to bring you Star Wars: Droid Repair Bay.  It is an immersive experience set in the Star Wars universe.  In this simulation you are tasked with repairing droids from the famous franchise.

There is still time to experience this for yourself.  Just drop by McLarty Daniel in Bentonville anytime between 10 a.m & 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 9th, to try it for yourself.

McLarty Daniel Nissan 
2501 SE Moberly Ln, Bentonville

The Crew Checks out Vista College in Fort Smith

The Crew got the opportunity to talk to staff and students of Vista College in Fort Smith.  We learned about all the opportunities Vista College had to offer to our community.

Vista college is a accredited school with degrees in a wide variety of programs, which include Medical Assistant, Information Technology, Business and HAVC to name a few.  Check out the interviews below!

Interview with Education Director Christina Blymiller

   

Interview with Business student Dorothy Love



Interview with Medical students Ashley Bair, Joselyn Cervantes and Meagann Stiles

For more information on Vista College click here!

The Crew Visits the Promised Land Zoo for their Holiday VIP Tour in Branson Mo

The Crew had a chance to do the holiday VIP tour at the Promised Land Zoo in Branson.  We learned a lot about the animals including reindeer!  We had a chance to be up close with the animals as part of the VIP tour this included getting to feed some of the wildlife from the bus during the light display.  You can also drive through on your own.  Check out a fun clip below of what we experienced while we were there!

This was a great experience and if you would like more information on the Promised Land Zoo in Branson Mo go to  https://www.plzoo.com/

The Crew had a chance to check out Christmas on The Trail Chuckwagon Dinner Show.

While on our trip to Branson we had a chance to experience their holiday shows. We pulled up at the Christmas on the Trail Chuckwagon Dinner Show.  It was a fun adventure being apart of the round up at the Chuck Wagon Dinner Show.  We heard a variety of musical styles and lot fun stories about the trail and we laughed a lot!  Click the video below for more information on the dinner show.

Christmas on the Trail Part 1

Christmas on the Trail Part 2

For more information you can go to http://rounduponthetrail.com/

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We checked out the Culinary and Craft School at Silver Dollar City in Branson

The Crew had a chance to cook up a recipe at the Silver Dollar City's Midwest Living Culinary and Craft School taught by Master Craftsman of Culinary Arts, Debbie Dance Uhrig.  Debbie contributes to the Culinary program development and also teaches cooking classes at the school. They not only teach cooking classes at the school, they do dinner parties and other event related meals.   Click on the video below to find out all the school does and the classes that are available.

Culinary and Craft School Part 1

Culinary and Craft School Part 2

Culinary and Craft School Part 3

For more information on the school go to this link Culinary and Craft School 

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Local Toy Drive December 8th

We need your help this holiday season!  It's time for The Arkansas CW Toy Drive brought to you by Johnson, Vorhees and Martucci Attorneys at Law.  

Friday, December 8th from 2pm to 6pm 

Walmart SuperCenter 

4208 Pleasant Crossing BLVD

Rogers, Arkansas. 

We will be collecting toys for our local Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter.  You can make a difference in a child's life this Christmas!  The holidays are difficult time for children and youth in our local shelter.  Many are unable to return home to their families.  Help us brighten Christmas morning for our local children in need.  Below you will find a list of what is needed to help out the shelter!

Special Thanks to our sponsors:  

All proceeds collected will go to Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter!   

The Crew Checks out Blown Glass Factory at Silver Dollar City

We stopped into the Blown Glass Factory to watch master craftsmen Shawn Watt make a glass snowman. Afterwards, we had a chance to catch up to him and find out about his glass blowing talents and what they have for the holidays.   Click on the video below to watch his interview.

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The Crew Stops at Brown's Candy Factory in Silver Dollar City

The Crew had a chance to checkout Brown's Candy Factory.  Master Candy Maker June Ward is very entertaining in her candy making demonstrations.We had a chance to speak with her at Silver Dollar City in Branson.  June has been at Silver Dollar City since 1968.   Click the interview below.

Brown's Candy Factory Part 1

Brown's Candy Factory Part 2

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Red Carpet Movie Premiere for local film "Painted Woman"

We had a chance to speak with to Director/Producer/Writer James Cotten about the premiere of his film "Painted Woman" at local AMC theaters starting December 1st.  He was joined in the interview by producer and writer Amber Lindley. "Painted Woman" is a western produced locally by Chasing Sunsets Productions, a Northwest Arkansas based Production company. 

The film was shot in various places in Oklahoma.  Starring Stef Dawson (The Hunger Games Trilogy) David Thomas Jenkins (Return to the Hiding Place), Kiowa Gordon (Twilight Saga), with Matt Dallas (Kyle XY) and Robert Craighead (Tyler Perry's Too Close to Home).  The Film has won eight awards and 5 nominations.  Click here to see awards.

Filmmakers will be celebrating opening weekend tonight at a Red Carpet event brought to you by Bentonville Film Festival, December 1st at the Fayetteville and Fort smith AMC theater.  It will be released this weekend in Tulsa and December 8th in Oklahoma City.  The Cast and Crew hope everyone has a chance to come out and support this local film.  Click below for the interview with Director James Cotten.

Interview with Director James Cotten 

and Amber Lindley Part 1

Interview with Director James Cotten 

and Amber Lindley Part 2

You can find out more about this film by going to  https://www.paintedwomanfilm.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paintedwomanfilm/

Click Below for Movie Trailer:   

We found Christmas in Midtown in the middle of Silver Dollar City, It was Spectacular!

A new addition this year to Silver Dollar City in Branson is Christmas in Midtown.  The Crew found so much to see with the sun goes down in Midtown!  There are over 1.5 million led lights.  We had a chance to check it out for ourselves. Click below to watch what the night at Silver Dollar City in Branson has for you.

The Crew Checks out the lights!