Yearly Archives: 2019


What happened to the lasagna?

What happened to the lasagna? Did you miss the bit Annual Gathering and Lasagna Feast that’s always in February? It’s gratifying that lots of people have asked about it. Never fear, there will be lasagna. And music. And all the Omni Projects to meet up with and enjoy. Remember that last year we faced another bitter ice storm. We kind of held the event anyway, but lots of y’all couldn’t come because of the ice. Including half our performers! When we talked it over we decided it’s time to move our biggest event to spring when there’ll be nice weather. […]


Portals for Peace Film Series

Portals for Peace Film Series Films that portray the folly of war Casualties of War Tuesday March 12 – 7:00 pm – Omni Center YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS IT. This month’s film: Casualties of War is a 1989 American war drama film directed by Brian De Palma, with a screenplay by David Rabe, based on the events of the incident on Hill 192 in 1966 during the Vietnam War. The gripping picture stars Michael J. Fox and Sean Penn.


FREE PSA’s RIGHT HERE!

FREE PSA’s RIGHT HERE! KPSQ is our community radio station – 97.3 on the dial and www.kpsq.org to anywhere on the planet. That’s a potential market of 7 billion people. All these brilliant events and activities that OMNI folks and friends do should have a FREE Public Service Announcements on KPSQ telling when, where and just how great they’re gonna be. To get your FREEE PSA go to KPSQ.ORG and click on YOUR PSA in the bottom yellow box on the left. Fill out the easy form and wonderful volunteers at the station will put you on the air. FOR […]


IncARceraTed Artist, Activism and Systemic Injustice

IncARceraTed Artist, Activism and Systemic Injustice Tues Feb 26 – 6:30 pm – Reynolds Center Auditorium, UA Campus Panel and live-stream conversation with death row prisoner and artist Kenneth Reams. This series of events is focused on the arts, criminal justice, and life transformation, will engage the Northwest Arkansas community on issues of mass incarceration and criminal justice reform, capital punishment, entrepreneurship, and hope. Free and open to the public.


Goddess Festival Announces Upcoming Event

March 15-20At several venues around the city Annual Goddess Festival is a lovely and energetic event whose ongoing theme is rebalance between people and the earth. Events will include concerts, performances, workshops and rituals that honor the divine feminine. Check the Festival facebook page for information and schedule as it evolves. Right now you can still see some of the events from last years Festival. Goddess Festival 2019 check it out!


Facing Bias: U of A offers bias training

Sat Feb 16 – 9:00 am and 1:30 pm St. Paul’s Episcopal Church The University of Arkansas Office for Diversity and Inclusion in conjunction with many NWA community partners is sponsoring a session of implicit bias training titled “Community Facing Bias Workshop.” This session will take place on Saturday, February 16 at St Paul’s Episcopal Church. The workshop is free and open to the public. Please register for the workshop here, and share it with interested friends: Facing Bias Workshop We are working on arrangements for advanced workshops with Glenn Harris from Race Forward probably in April. Let me know […]


BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENTS

NAACP Founders Day Celebration!Monday Feb 11 – 7:00 pm – ALLPS School of Innovation Workshop: Healing From The Hurts of Racism Sat Feb 9 – 9:00 am – 3061 N. Elizabeth, Fayetteville “Free Men” Movie Screening Fri Feb 15 – 7:00 pm – Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Story of Kenneth Reams, a prisoner in Arkansas. Here’s a trailer African American Youth Book Program Sat Feb 16 – 11:00 am – Barnes & Noble in Rogers Gallery Talk of African American Art Sat Feb 23 – 1:00 – Crystal Bridges IncARceraTed: Art Transforming Lives Tues Feb 26 – 7:00 […]