The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas continues its biggest season yet at Walton Arts Center with a special weekend of holiday performances, Dec 10-11. 

• Holiday Tradition:  A Very SoNA Christmas on Dec 10 will celebrate the beauty and magic of the season with a mix of holiday favorites, featuring the SoNA Singers, UA Inspirational Chorale, and soprano Lenora Green. Tickets start at $36. 
• Family Concert: The Snowman on Dec 11 will feature holiday music for children of all ages and a special screening of the award-winning film, The Snowman, with a live orchestral soundtrack. Tickets start at $10.  

Tickets are on sale now, reserve yours for some holiday cheer HERE. 

Despite Tyson’s fourth-quarter net-income dropping nearly 60%, the meat industry leader ended its fiscal year with a record setting revenue of $53.28b. 

• Growth: Tyson Foods’ net income for the fiscal year grew to $3.249b, up 6.26% year over year, and the company reduced its debt by nearly $1b. 
• Credit: CEO Donnie King attributed the growth to improvements in the chicken segment and a historically strong performance from their beef segment. 

Learn more about Tyson’s performance HERE. 

Join Downtown Bentonville for the Lighting of the Square this Saturday, Nov 19 at 6p, as the city kicks off the holiday season.

• Going the distance: Bentonville Parks & Recreation has strung up over 35 miles of string lights to turn the square into a twinkling, winter wonderland. 
• Light power: It takes approximately 3,000 man-hours to string lights across the square each year. 

Check out the Lighting of the Square video HERE. 

The Missouri Prairie Foundation has awarded Compton Gardens and Arboretum with a Grow Native! Native Gardens of Excellence Award. 

• Natural State: Compton Gardens is the first garden in the state to receive the Grow Native! award which is given to public gardens that have been maintained for over 3 years and consist of at least 90% native plants. 
• Come enjoy: The garden is free to the public and welcomes all to enjoy the 7 acres of beautifully cultivated Ozark horticulture.

Plan your visit to Compton Gardens and Arboretum HERE. 

StitchCrew and FemHealth Founders are seeking early-stage, women-owned companies to participate in the FemHealth Accelerator program. 

• Her health: The accelerator is designed for women-led startups developing solutions to improve women’s health outcomes across a number of female-specific conditions.
• Stronger together: Participants will receive a non-dilutive grant of $10,000, and gain access to industry executives, venture capitalists, and other thought leaders in the women’s health space. 

Apply for the accelerator program HERE.