Film Director Tracy Aivaz and The Arkansas CW Crew Member Jeremy Turner
As announced on the red Carpet at the 90th Oscars, The Box will world premiere here at the Bentonville Film Festival. Walmart Collaborated with three female Hollywood Directors on three short films and Aivaz received a special opportunity to become Walmart's fourth participating director. This is a 60 second short film inspired by Walmart's blue shipping box. Check out what Director Tracy Aivaz had to say about her film and it's world premiere at the Bentonville Film Festival.
You can find out more about the film and other films at the Bentonville Film Festival on bentonvillefilmfestival.com/
Ten Featured Films to Premiere at Bentonville Film Festival. The Honor List will be the first world premiere to start the festival off at the opening ceremonies tonight. Other featured films that will be world premiered this week are: Banana Season, Benji The Dove, bias, F.R.E.D.I., Lez Bomb, Love Always, Mom, Miss Arizona, Original Story and Urban Country. You can go to the BFF website for more information on world premiere films at the festival. Click here for more info.
We had a chance to speak with co-founder of the Bentonville Film Festival Trevor Drinkwater. He told us about what all you can expect to find at this year's festival. The Bentonville Film Festival takes place next week from May 1st through the 6th with over 100 films from competition, short to featured films. Check out the interview below!
Bentonville Film Festival launched their app last week. You can get your tickets, passes, film guide and free stuff during the next week! or you can get tickets on their website http://bentonvillefilmfestival.com
Friday April 27th the community came out to celebrate the Grand Opening of McLarty Daniel Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep Ram, Fiat dealership in Springdale! The dealership is located at 3709 S Thompson in Springdale, Arkansas. The event started off with some words from Perry Webb President and CEO of Springdale Chamber of Commerce who introduced Russ Daniel Owner-Partner McLarty Daniel Automotive and Jim Press President of RML Automotive with a ribbon cutting following. There was food, music and fun! Check it out below. In February, McLarty Daniel expanded their operations in northwest Arkansas by purchasing the northwest Arkansas Everett Dealerships.
We had a chance to get a sneak peak of the Oklahoma 23rd Annual Renaissance Festival at the Castle of Muskogee on Media Day. This an event for the entire family and will be six weeks of themed weekends. The festival kicks off this weekend April 28th and runs through June 3rd. You will find entertainment for everything you could imagine from that time period. Royalty, Knights jousting, Birds of prey, fairies and even Pirates.
This year the Queen is courting several suitors including the Fairy King, King Oberon! Check out what some of her king suitors had to say below, along with everything you should know about the festival and even a word from the Queen Elizabeth I. Information and links below.
Matt Hiller -Information on Festival Part 1
Matt Hiller -Information on Festival Part 2
Queen Elizabeth I- talks about her king suitors
Fairy King -King Oberon
Weekend: April 28th and 29th
King Henri of France
Weekend: May 5th-6th
King Philip of Spain
Weekend: May 12th-13th
King Omari, Sultan of the Solomon Empire
Weekend: June 2nd-3rd
This year they will have themed weekends:
Weekend: April 28th and 29th Fairy King -King Oberon King Oberon rules over the Land of Avalon.
Weekend: May 5th-6th King Henri of France
The son of the Contessa De Medici, he has ties to Italy but he is so French at the Heart.
Weekend: May 12th-13th
King Philip of Spain The Spanish Armada is arriving at the castle and along with it comes pirates!
Weekend: May 19th-20th
Celtic-King James of Scotland
Castleton's closest of friends so get ready for a rowdy weekend full of activities!
Weekend: May 26th-28th
Charles II of the Holy Roman Empire Raise your steins and prepare for his Imperial Majesty to arrive!
Come Join the Springdale Chamber of Commerce, Community Leaders, McLarty Daniel Company Officials and the Public this Friday April 27th to celebrate the Grand Opening of McLarty Daniel Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep Ram, Fiat dealership in Springdale! The event will start with a ribbon cutting at 10:30 am. There will be Food and huge giveaways every 15 minutes during the celebration. In February, McLarty Daniel expanded their operations in northwest Arkansas by purchasing the northwest Arkansas Everett Dealerships. Please join us in celebrating! The dealership is located at 3709 S Thompson in Springdale, Arkansas.
You don't want to miss this year's Oklahoma 23rd Annual Renaissance Festival at Castle of Muskogee. One Lucky Lord or Lady could win the grand prize! Click below for your chance to win tickets to the festival and a chance to be a part of the Royal Luncheon on May 26th.
The Northwest Arkansas Home and Outdoor Living Show will take place this weekend at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center in Rogers Arkansas. The Home and Outdoor Living Show starts April 27th to 29th. Hours of operation is Friday 12 to 8 pm, Saturday from 10 am to 8 pm and Sunday 11 am to 5 pm. Admission at the event is $6 for adults, Seniors $4 and kids under 10 are free. Jeremy had a chance to sit down with Jack Wills one of the organizers of the event.
Hearst's - 40/29 News on KHBS-KHOG TV and The Arkansas CW debuts their new news set! Set was upgraded by Z Space Creative. The project took several weeks and was launched along with an updated diagrid graphic package last night during the 5 pm News cast on 40/29 KHBS-KHOG TV. Check out the time lapse below of the new set getting constructed.
40/29 donated the old set to Har-Ber High School in Springdale, where it is being used for their student weekly newscast.
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 collection went down the NWA Fashion Week Spring 2018 runway show. Check out her interview, runway and gallery below.
Fashion Designer Amy Johnson Interview
AIMZ DESGINS RUNWAY
For more information on how you can support NWA Fashion Week and our fashion communtiy go here: http://nwafw.com/
We had a chance to speak with Sara McGuigan of Love Zelda winner of last fall's NWA Fashion Week "Emerging Designer Award". She spoke to us about her spring collection of sleep wear that can be worn in or out. Her collection went down the runway at the NWA Fashion Week Spring 2018 Runway. Check out her interview, runway and gallery below.
Interview with Fashion Designer Sara McGuigan
Love Zelda Runway
For more information on how you can support NWA Fashion Week and our fashion communtiy go here: http://nwafw.com/
Jeremy spoke with Fashion Designer Alyssa Graves of A. Brook's Designs and Apparel. Alyssa talks about her new collection "Regal Radiance" which went down the runway at the NWA Fashion Week Spring 2018 Runway Show. Check out her interview, runway and her gallery below.
Fashion Designer Alyssa Graves Interview
Fashion Designer Alyssa Graves Runway
For more information on how you can support NWA Fashion Week and our fashion communtiy go here: http://nwafw.com/
We spoke with Eureka born Fashion Designer Rosie Rose about her spring collection "Romance". She is famous for her hand painted designs and three dimensional fabric Flowers. Rosie Collection went down the NWA Fashion Week Spring 2018 Runway Show. Check out her interview, runway walk and fashion gallery below.
Rosie Rose Interview
Rosie Rose Runway
Rosie Rose Gallery
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For more information on how you can support NWA Fashion Week and our fashion communtiy go here: http://nwafw.com/
We had a chance to catch up with local fashion designer Felix Bui at NWA Fashion Week Spring 2018 runway show held in Bentonville at the Record. Felix is a from Rogers, Arkansas. Felix created ready to wear hand crafted clothing inspired by his heritage and favorite color palettes for this year's spring collection. Check out his interview, runway and photo gallery below.
Felix Bui Interview
Felix Bui Runway
For more information on how you can support NWA Fashion Week and our fashion communtiy go here: http://nwafw.com/
Morgahn from the Arkansas CW Crew had a chance to sit down with local Shoe Designer Eric Jones. Eric designs his shoes locally out of Fayetteville. Eric had a chance to have his shoes go down the runway at the NWA Fashion Week Spring 2018 Show. Check out his interview, runway and gallery below.
LSFS Eric Jones Interview Part 1
LSFS Eric Jones Interview Part 2
LSFS Eric Jones Runway
Shoe Designer Eric Jones Gallery
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For more information on how you can support NWA Fashion Week and our fashion communtiy go here: http://nwafw.com/
We had a chance to catch with local fashion designer Ashley Little. Ashley was a participant in the NWA Fashion Week Spring 2018 Show held at the Record in Bentonville. Ashley has her own clothing shop called Material Concepts and has been creating unique designs since she was a child. She launched her collection under her new brand name Ellen Elaine. Check out what below she had to say about her line and her photo gallery.
Interview Ashley Little Part 1
Interview Ashley Little Part 2
A Ellen Elaine Spring Collection
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The NWA Naturals opened up the season last night in Springdale at Arvest Ballpark. It was a great night for baseball, with Naturals walking away with a 5-4 win over Corpus Christi . The night was capped off by The Arkansas CW Fireworks spectacular. Check out a message from the Crew below.
If you missed the fireworks last night don't worry, a second night of fireworks is schedule for tonight. So cheer on the Naturals as they take on Corpus Christi at 7 pm, then end your night with a bang with The Arkansas CW Fireworks Spectacular. To find out when the next fireworks show isclick here!Go here for tickets for tonight's game!
