Jack Schnedler
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Union wary of school with communist ties
posted: 06/26/2011 4:43 a.m. Discuss
Van Hawkins’ book Plowing New Ground: The Southern Tenant Farmers Union and Its Place in Delta History includes a topic not covered at the Southern Tenant Farmers Museum — the union’s wary on-and-off relationship with Commonwealth College, a Mena-based institution known for its communist inclinations.
Way ahead of its time
posted: 06/26/2011 4:19 a.m. Discuss
It’s an unlikely museum in a state where only 4 percent of workers belong to a labor union, and “socialism” is pretty much a dirty word.
Farkleberry Follies encore is a rich, ribald video romp
posted: 06/12/2011 5:12 a.m. Discuss
A dozen years after its final live performance, the Farkleberry Follies is taking a curtain call of sorts this week.
Would you believe? We have 175 top attractions in the state
posted: 06/05/2011 4:42 a.m. Comment 1
It would risk giving offense to kid around about the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, which Arkansas and other states South and North are marking this year through 2015 with an array — grouches might call it a plethora — of events in an aptly serious vein.
Historian’s output truly encyclopedic
posted: 05/29/2011 3:33 a.m. Discuss
If all the entries Michael B. Dougan has written for the online Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture were printed out and bound between hardcovers, the result would be a good-size book of 300 pages or so.
Taking a chance on Pecs - and winning
posted: 05/29/2011 3:04 a.m. Discuss
It requires a certain leap of faith to schedule three days of a European vacation in a city you’ve barely heard of.
ART: Vivid Delta visions
posted: 05/22/2011 3:40 a.m. Discuss
To the passing eye, there’s little in the landscape of the Arkansas Delta’s northeastern reaches to spark any burst of artistic creativity.
Arkansauce: Come ’n’ get it!
posted: 03/22/2011 4:09 a.m. Comment 1
To judge from average girth alone, it would be fair to conclude that Arkansans are world-class eaters — and quite likely a receptive audience for a magazine focused on the state’s food culture. That’s the premise of a lively new publication with a pun-flavored name: Arkansauce: The Journal of Arkansas Foodways.
Spring flings
posted: 03/20/2011 1:52 a.m. Discuss
As the calendar flips officially to spring today, festivals of the vernal variety are looming across Arkansas. A number of these popular annual events have to do with “the flowers that bloom in the spring, tra, la” — to swipe a Gilbert and Sullivan lyric. We’re talking tulips, magnolias, wildflowers and the like — which, as Nanki-Poo sings in The Mikado, “Breathe promise of merry sunshine, as we merrily dance and we sing. We welcome the hope that they bring, of a summer of roses and wine.”
From behind the wire
posted: 03/06/2011 4:51 a.m. Discuss
For Rosalie Gould, this is “as though I’m losing one of my children after 30 years.” For the Butler Center for Arkansas Studies, this is a major acquisition advancing its mission to preserve records covering all facets of the state’s history.
