Yearly Archives: 2018


Ballot Issues Forum

League of Women Voters Thurs Oct 11 – 6:00-8:00 pm — Don Tyson’s Center Several critical ballot issues will appear on November’s ballot. But many Arlansans don;’t know enough about them to make informed decisions. that’s where the League of Women Voters comes in. This is one of their sterling events that lay out issues in a non-partisan frame that benefit everyone. Be informed this year. Come and hear from knowledgeable leaders with all the inside information you need. Location: Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences at 1371 W. Altheimer Drive in Fayetteville


Special Showing ! “Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution”

Trailer and more info at https://happeningthemovie.com/ DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT Most Americans understand and accept the reality of climate change. Nonetheless, many of us feel uncertain about what we, as individuals, can do. For many of us, solutions to climate change seem out of reach, out of scale and fatally entwined in partisan politics. Meanwhile, the clean energy revolution is quietly underway. Electricity generated from wind and solar is increasingly more affordable than electricity generated from fossil fuels, and the growth curve for the generation and storage of renewable energy now resembles the exponential curves seen with the advent of radio, TV […]


People Power of Washington County

Monday Oct 8 or 15 TBD – 6:00 pm at OMNI Confirm the date tomorrow. Can money and power destroy our community? It sure will unless we stop it. Our people are a precious resource. Red and yellow black and white, every gender and sex, speaking lots of different languages, thinking lots of different things, we are Washington County together, and we need to all be safe, welcome and prosperous for our community to survive the difficult times ahead. People Power is determined to be part of helping our community to be strong and cohesive. We are working with other […]


Unique Addition to Open Mic!

Sun Oct 7 – 4:00 pm at Walton Arts Center and 7:00 pm at OMNI Greetings Open Mic Folks, Shameless self -promotion here! We are unveiling our BRAND NEW show about Cane Hill at the Walton Arts Center/Starr Theater on the same day as OPEN MIC. The concert is at 4:00 pm and it is FREE and we are giving away 100 cd’s to the first folks in the door. We will scoot over to OMNI as soon as we are packed up and stuff. Walter Schmidt/Elizabeth and Diana are opening the doors for us and they will HOST/HOSTESS the […]


The Once and Future Dream: A Roundtable on Free Speech

The Once and Future Dream: A Roundtable on Free Speech Tuesday Sept 18 – 12:00 pm – Walmart Auditorium Shewmaker Center Raven Cook and other OMNI friends in free speech panel Join us for a free speech roundtable discussion at NWACC on Sept. 18 at 12 pm in Walmart Auditorium in observance of Constitution Day. The roundtable will be moderated by Matt Evans, Professor of Political Science at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, and include the following people: Renato Betim (NWACC Student Ambassador and Government Association president, and Senior Reporter for Eagle View NWACC student newspaper); Raven Cook (museum educator, and […]


Becoming American: A Documentary Film

“Becoming American: A Documentary Film and Discussion Series on Our Immigration Experience” Thursday Sept 6 – 5:30 pm – Fayetteville Public Library The Fayetteville Public Library is hosting a new program series titled “Becoming American: A Documentary Film and Discussion Program on Our Immigration Experience.” We cordially invite you and your colleagues to attend. “Becoming American” is a series of six two-hour programs that are free and open to the public. Programs feature documentary film screenings and discussions led by a scholar/moderator and are designed to encourage an informed discussion of immigration issues against the backdrop of our country’s immigration […]