New Beginnings: Shelter First
New Beginnings: Shelter First Fri April 12 – noon – 19th and So. School, Fayetteville Groundbreaking for new community village for homeless folks in South Fayetteville. Thank you to Serve NWA for all their hard work!.
Current Events
Better World Mural Unveiled
Better World Mural Unveiled Sat April 13 – 12;30 pm – Terra Studio 12103 Hazel Valley Rd, Fayetteville 19 local artists with one goal: a mural to educate and inspire us to take small steps toward creating a better world. The mural depicts the 2030 UN Sustainable Development Goals and The Charter for Compassion. Program will begin with a musical prelude by John Two-Hawks, a short program including remarks by Fayetteville Mayor Lioneld Jordan and the Rev. Lowell Grisham. A reception will follow the unveiling with refreshments and music by Kelly & Donna Mulhollan and Elizabeth Scott & Diana Welch. […]
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. […]
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 […]
Facing Bias Workshop
Facing Bias Workshop Thurs March 7 – 1:00-4:00 pm – NWA Board of Realtors, 313 Goad Springs Rd, Lowell If you missed the session on Feb 16 this is your last chance. The content is informative, moving, and well organized, You’re walk away feeling that it was time well spent. Register here:
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 […]