It’s crawfish boil season, and there are a couple happening in NWA this weekend! 

• Fayetteville: Friends of the Yvonne Richardson Community Center are hosting an all-you-can-eat crawfish boil with ice cream this Friday. The meal will cost $10, but attendees can donate more to the community center’s Adopt-A-Kid fundraiser as well.
• Rogers: The 9th Annual Downtown Rogers Crawfish Boil is this Saturday. Tickets are $40 for all-you-can-eat crawfish n’ fixings and a community experience with live music, raffle games, and beer & cocktails for purchase. This year’s event is benefitting the Rogers Public Education Foundation.

Click on the respective crawfish boils for more information.

It’s one month out from the primary elections, and today is the last day for new voters to register to participate.

• Participate: The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Research and Extensions has all the resources you’ll need to be an educated voter. Registering to vote is the first step in taking part in local, state, and federal elections in Arkansas. 
• Next steps: Ballots are always accessible to view before voting day so you can become acquainted with what you will be voting for. Make sure to take a look at your voting locations and times as well!

For all the resources you need, click HERE.

The 2022 Rogers Cycling Festival is this Saturday, April 30, and just in time, The City of Rogers and the Walton Family Foundation are unveiling 12+ miles of new mountain biking trails at Lake Atalanta. 

• Fresh pavement: The new trails will provide a beginner-level loop counterclockwise around the park that will complement the surrounding intermediate and advanced-level trails. Riders who plan to participate in the festival are encouraged to track their progress on the trails during the event by using the Strava app. 
• Sign up: Festival tickets are just $10 for adults and free for those 10 y/o and under. The first 300 registered riders will receive a prize pack for participating, and a portion of the ticket proceeds will benefit the Arvest Million Meals program. 

For more information and to register, click HERE. 

Who’s looking for some fun events to take their pups to? Fayetteville has a couple coming up we’re sure your furry friends will love.

• Crawl: On Saturday, April 30, Fayetteville Animal Services is putting on the annual Dickson Street Pup Crawl after a two-year hiatus. Participating bars include 21st Amendment, Bugsy’s, Buster’s, C-4, Cork & Keg, Grub’s, Infusion, Kingfish, Marley’s Pizza, Rogers Rec, Tony’s NYC Pizza, and Wake & Bake.
• Sit: For the Hog fans out there, Bark in the Park is returning to Baum-Walker stadium on Tuesday, May 3 for the Razorback - Missouri State baseball game. The event requires attendees to have a ticket to the game that day, where the Hog Pen beyond the left field fence will be transformed into the “Dog Pen.”

Learn more about the Pup Crawl HERE and Bark in the Park HERE. 

A bilingual show is coming to the Walton Arts Center tomorrow for one day only and is advertised as perfect for families and young audiences. 

• For all ages: The performance is a one-woman show and is called Cenicienta: A Modern Spin on the Beloved Fairytale. It’s a bilingual Cinderella Story and will be showing at 7p tomorrow, April 26. 
• Story in a story: The show uses Spanish and English and tackles important lessons about culture, family, and the power of language. It also utilizes puppetry for an inventive blend of physical storytelling with props and sets to “convey the narrative along with a variety of puppetry techniques.” Tickets are $10 for kids and $15 for adults. 

Click HERE for tickets.