Beastmode For The Brave Run Across America

One runner, one journey and one dedicated team on a mission. Their mission is to raise awareness for growing issues and get them the necessary medical and resource help our veterans need after returning home from battle.  They hope in the process they will inspire others to participate. The donations collected directly benefit American Sniper Chris Kyle's Guardian for Heroes Foundation.

The Runner:

George Chmiel, Extreme Athlete 

George Chmiel: Endurance Runner and Visionary-photo from beastmodeforthebrave.org

George will run across America in 60 days!  Yes that you read correctly.  A sixty day run across the United States.  He is on a mission to pay homage to our Veterans and help bring awareness to the serious issues facing our american heroes when they return home from the horrors of battle.

He has a team of loyal patriots who have put their lives on hold to help with this 60 day run and provide support for George Chmiel.

George will run 50 miles per day for 60 days a total of 3,002 miles across 14 states.  There will be 6 events to benefit Guardian for Heroes Foundation that is helping treat the invisible wounds of war.

On October 21st George's route will bring him to Rogers, Arkansas and this will put him more than halfway through his journey.  He will run to Cross Church in Rogers, Arkansas for a benefit concert surrounded by veterans, current military and support from the entire Northwest Arkansas area.   You can join Beastmode for the Brave and Guardian for Heroes Foundation concert and honor our heroes. Just go to this link to purchase your tickets.  or You can read more about the foundation and all events surrounding George's run across America by clicking here:  http://beastmodeforthebrave.org/ 

The Arkansas CW to Air Flood Relief Benefit Concert

The Arkansas CW will air a 2-hour live event on Labor day starting at 7pm. 

Louisiana Rising: A Benefit Concert for Flood Relief hosted by Harry Connick Jr and Randy Jackson. This benefit concert will include a dozen of well-known artists, including Better Than Ezra, Sonny Landreth, Chris Thomas King, MacKenzie Bourg, Luther Kent and Rockin' Dopsie.

Monday's episodes of Supergirl will air on Saturday, Sept. 10 starting at 7pm 

40/29 News Sunrise on The Arkansas CW

The Arkansas CW Launches Morning Newscast

40/29 News Sunrise on the Arkansas CW will air Monday through FridayStarting Tuesday, September 6th

Beginning Tuesday, September 6^th viewers will be able to watch 40/29 News Sunrise on the Arkansas CW weekdays from 7:00 – 7:30 a.m. 

Using the award-winning newsgathering resources from local ABC affiliate and sister station 40/29 TV, the 7:00 a.m. newscast on The Arkansas CW will offer local viewers an option for the LIVE. LOCAL. LATE BREAKING. coverage they have come to expect from 40/29 News.  40/29 News Sunrise on the Arkansas CW will feature familiar faces, including Anchors Daniel Armbruster and Yuna Lee, plus traffic reporter Allison Wise along with weather meteorologist Laura Huckabee.   Teams of field crews from across the entire region will cover important news and weather events from Fort Smith, The River Valley and all of Northwest Arkansas.

“We’ve long been committed to localism and to serving our community on The Arkansas CW,” said KHBS/KHOG-TV President and General Manager, Shawn Oswald. “In August, 2012, we added a 9 p.m. local newscast on the station. This expansion into the 7:00 a.m. time period extends our commitment to providing local viewers our award-winning coverage at a time that is important to them.”

The Arkansas CW is one of America’s leading CW affiliates and winner of the CW’s “CW Network Model Affiliate” award for 2013-14. The station was also awarded the prestigious “CW Plus Station of the Year” in 2012, and won a Promax Gold Award in 2016. 

For a copy of the full press release click here.

Free Movie Screener: Suicide Squad

The Arkansas CW wants to send you to a free screening of "Suicide Squad"!  

Tuesday, August 2nd at 7:30pm

Pinnacle Hills Malco

2200 S. Bellview Rd., Rogers

Pickup your tickets at:

Fletcher KIA

2901 Moberly Ln., Bentonville

Limited seating is available! This screener is first come, first served. Ticket does not guarantee entry or seat! Get to the theater early! 

Don't miss your chance to see one the the most highly anticipated movies of the year before it hits theaters.

Do The Ozarks with The Arkansas CW Crew:The Crew Explores The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks

Do The Ozarks with The Arkansas CW Crew: The Crew Explores The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks...: The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks is a unique place to visit in Northwest Arkansas....

Go here to watch!

Do The Ozarks with The Arkansas CW Crew: Crew rides the Zipline in Branson!

Do The Ozarks with The Arkansas CW Crew: Crew rides the Zipline in Branson!: We went looking for adventure and found it a the Branson Landing with Parakeet Pete's Waterfront Zipline...

Click here to watch!

NUK & The Arkansas Cw Baby Drive

NUK and The Arkansas CW have teamed up to collect baby items for the Teen Action & Support Center.

Please help us by donating on on Saturday, July 16th from 8am to 11am at the Walmart Supercenter on Walton Blvd in Bentonville. 

Here is a list of the items needed:
Breast Pumps
Bags for milk
Oral care products (toddler brushes and toothpaste, etc)
Teethers
Bottles  
Utensils
Bowls and snack holders
Baby wash
Baby shampoo
Wash clothes
Onesies
Socks
Diapers
Swim diapers
Wipes
Spoons
Utensils
Bibs

This list will be available at the door on Saturday!

Do The Ozarks with The Arkansas CW Crew: The Crew visits Silver Dollar City!

Do The Ozarks with The Arkansas CW Crew: The Crew visits Silver Dollar City!:          Silver Dollar City is located in Branson, Missouri and is a major theme park for the whole family.  

Click here for more on Silver Dollar City Visit!

MARS Petcare & The Arkansas CW Pet Food Drive

MARS Petcare and The Arkansas CW have teamed up to collect pet food for local animal shelters. 

Please help us by donating petfood on Friday, July 8th from 2pm to 6pm at the Walmart Supercenter on Pleasant Crossing in Rogers.

Season 1 of Supergirl soars onto The CW summer schedule!

Here is your chance to catch up on Supergirl before the premiere of season 2 on Oct. 10th. Season 1 of Supergirl will air Monday nights back to back at 7 & 8 from August 1 through October 3 on The CW.

CW Fall Premiere Dates

Your favorite CW Shows return in October! The Cw has released premiere dates for next fall. Check out the list below to see when your favorite shows return.

Do The Ozarks with The Arkansas CW Crew: Over the next few weeks we will be posting our Branson adventures

Do The Ozarks with The Arkansas CW Crew: We recently took a 2 hour trip north to Branson.  We were invited up by the Branson Convention and Visitors Bureau ( www.explorebranson.com).  Over the next few weeks we will be posting our Branson adventures check out the interview with the band Prince Ivan!

It's time for the Spring 2016 Arkansas Anime Festival in Springdale!

It's time for the Arkansas Anime Festival in Springdale!  This Weekend!  Get your tickets now!  On May 27th, 28th and 29th the Arkansas Anime Festival will be held in Springdale at the Holiday Inn Convention Center.  The Arkansas CW is proud sponsor of Arkansas Anime Festival! Plenty of fun activities for everyone! Cosplay contest, artists, vendors, video and table top competition.

For more information on event schedules and how to get your tickets go to www.arkansasanimefestival.com 

Fall guest are:

Voice Actor Austin Tindle

Austin Tindle is a writer and actor living in Dallas Texas.  He is best known for his work with Funimation Studios.  He is the voice of Tokyo Ghoul's Kaneki.  He also voiced Shu in "guilty Crown" Marco bodt in "Attack on Titan" Karma in "Assassination Classroom" and Ayumu Aikawa in "Is This a Zombie?".  
You can Click Here to read more about Austin Tindle.

Voice Actress: Rachael Messer

Rachael messer is a professional and full time voice actress.  She has work with numerous animes, cartoons, video games, radio plays and commercials.

She has a new animated TV series "Prince Adventure".  She is in Heroes of Newerth and Teacher in Yanadere Simulator, Wakfu Raiders, Wii U game Anima: Gates of Time, Astra in the Xbox game.  Click here to read more about Rachael Messer.

Other featured guest:

           

E.M. Ervin  
A consumer of fantasy and science-fiction literature, gamer and prankster.  Her book Wake up Call: Book 1 of the Nasaru Chronicles and she is currently working on second book.  You can Click Here to learn more.

Michelle The StoryTeller

 Click Here to read more about Michelle

DJ Blay

The Arkansas CW Crew

The Arkansas CW is the home of hit shows such as Legends of Tomorrow, Supernatural, Arrow, Flash, Reign, Originals, iZombie,Vampire Diaries and coming this fall Supergirl.  You can Click Here to find out more about The Arkansas CW.

You can find a complete list of guest by clicking here.

Get your tickets now! For tickets and other event information go to  Arkansas Anime Festival Website now!

Annual Dog Days Event in Bentonville Square

It was Dog Days at the Bentonville Farmers Market in downtown square on Saturday.  The Arkansas CW and Pedigree teamed up with local shelters to help loving pets find local homes.   We were joined by local shelters Heavenly Paws Rescue, Washington County Animal Shelter and Springdale Animal shelter.  Pedigree gave shelters a helping hand by paying for adoption fees during the event. 

List of Local Shelters that attended Bentonville Dog Days who can still use your help in finding homes for loving pets:

Washington County Animal Shelter
801 W Clydesdale Dr  Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701
479-695-3450

Heavenly Paws Dog Rescue
1 Riordan Rd Bella Vista, Arkansas
Cathy 479-366-1419

Springdale Animal Shelter
321 Randall Wobbe Lane Springdale, Arkansas
479-750-8163

We want to thank all those who have provided loving homes for our local furry friends in need!

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CW Primetime Schedule Revealed for 2016/2017 Season

The Cw Network released the primetime schedule for the fall season and there are a lot of interesting changes for next season.

Three new shows have been add to next fall's lineup. Supergirl lands on Mondays at 7pm, No Tomorrow will air on Tuesdays at 8pm and Frequency will hit the airwaves Wednesdays at 8pm. With the addition of these new shows some of you favorite shows have moved days, Supernatural moves to Thursdays at 8pm and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend moves to Friday at 8pm.

Mid-season will see the return of fan favorites iZombie, The Orignals, Reign and The 100.  Plus, the new series Riverdale will premiere in mid-season.

Check out the fall schedule below.

Drew caught up with Disney Legend Floyd Norman

Drew caught up with Disney animator Floyd Norman at the Bentonville Film Festival.  They spoke about his documentary "Floyd Norman-Animated life" and his legendary career at Disney.  You would have seen his work with Disney favorites like "Mary Poppins", "Sleeping Beauty", "The Jungle book", "One Hundred and One Dalmatians", "The Sword and the Stone", "Toy Story 2", "Godzilla", "The Smurfs", "Monsters Inc" and whole bunch more!  

Drew also spoke with the Directors Michael Fiore and Erik Sharkey about their film "Floyd Norman: Animated Life"

*Winner at Bentonville Film Festival

BFF Audience Award – Floyd Norman: An Animated Life

Audience favorite Competition Film. Determined by Audience ballot.

Floyd Norman: An Animated Life - Directors: Erik Sharkey, Michael Fiore. (USA)

Animator. Storyman. Troublemaker.  At 80 years old, see how this Disney Legend, the first African-American animator at Disney, continues to impact animation and stir up his own brand of “trouble.”

For more information about the film go to: https://www.facebook.com/FloydNormanDocumentary  

Director Rory Feek and Actor Boris McGiver to talk about their film "Josephine"

Dustin sits down with Director Rory Feek and Actor Boris McGiver to talk about their film "Josephine" at the Bentonville Film Festival. 

*Winner at Bentonville Film Festival:
The Dernsie- Alice Coulthard-Josephine

Best Acting in a Competition Narrative Film.  

Josephine - Director: Rory Feek, Screenwriter: Rory Feek and Aaron Carnahan (USA)

Cast: Boris McGiver, Alice Coulthard, Jessejames Locorriere

This is about a young woman who enlisted in the army in 1864 posing as a man.  She begins the journey in search for her missing husband, battling the enemy across Tennessee and Virginia.
  
For more information on the film go to: http://www.josephinethefilm.com  

Cast and Crew Speak About Their Film "Lost & Found"

Kim Selby, Benjamin Stockham & Celeste Desjardins

Drew sits down with cast and crew from 2016 film "Lost & Found".  First he spoke with Producer Kim Selby, Actor Benjamin Stockham and Actress Celeste Desjardins.   He also spoke with the Director Joseph Itaya and filmmaker Kelsey Selby.

Director Joseph Itaya and filmmaker Kelsey Selby

Watch both interviews below:

*Winner at Bentonville Film Festival

Best Family Film - "Lost & Found"
Best Family Film in a Competition Narrative Film

Lost & Found - Director: Joseph Itaya, Screenwriters: Joseph Itaya, Erik Cardona (USA)

Andy and his younger brother Mark are sent to visit their estranged uncle on a mysterious island.  They soon discover clues to a complex treasure hunt, a hunt that could lead to unimaginable wealth and heal their broken family - if they can find it in time.

Cast: Justin Kelly, Benjamin Stockham, Céleste Desjardins, with Cary Elwes, and Jason Patric

For more information on the film go to : http://www.lostandfoundmovie.net/

Producer Judy San Roman Speaks About the Film "Fair Market Value"

We spoke with Judy San Roman Producer of Fair Market Value.  She spoke about the making of the film and what went into casting for it.   Fair Market Value was one of the winners at the Bentonville Film Festival.    

*Winner at Bentonville Film Festival:  Best Ensemble in a Competition Narrative Film

 – Fair Market Value

 http://www.fairmarketvaluemovie.com/

Fair Market Value - Director: Kevin Arbouet, Story: Judy San Roman, Screenwriter: Kevin Arbouet. (USA) World Premiere

Kendall, a real estate agent from Miami, moves to the suburbs of New York and immediately finds she has to join forces with Brooke, a competitive rival agent, to sell one of the most expensive mansions in Long Island.

Cast: Luisana Lopilato, Craig Bierko, Royce Johnson, Julia Duffy, Drew Meorlein, Jerry Adler, Wendy Makkena, Debra Jo Rupp, Tina Benko, Gene Gabriel, Olga Merediz

Director Curtis Chin talks about his documentary "Tested"

Dustin sits down with Director Curtis Chin to talk about his documentary "Tested" at the Bentonville Film Festival.

*Winner at Bentonville Film Festival:

Highest Diversity Score- "Tested"
Determined by analysis through the Bentonville Film Festival Foundation

"Tested"- Director: Curtis Chin (USA)

A diverse group of 8th graders in New York City vie for a coveted spot in one of the city's elite public schools by taking a single standardized test. 
You can go here for more information about the film: www.testedfilm.com