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North America's oldest all-documentary film festival is set to celebrate its 28th Anniversary, October 18-26th! The festival held at the Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa showcases a mix of documentary features and shorts, both domestic and international. Film legends such as James Earl Jones and f...

Player The Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival is the longest continually running festival in North America. The festival this year is October 18-26th, with over 60 features films and at least that many shorts. The festival also includes workshops, panels and educational opportunities for young p...

This FeastMode edition is all about the world of pizza, hand-made dough, premium burgers and the 'simple is always best, and always harder' mindset! People may call it New York-style pizza, but this pizza is 'Arkansas Brick-Oven Style' made famous by Chef Anthony Valinoti and his hand-made dough m...

I could almost hear the crack of the bat reverberating through 100 years of history. A moon was hanging in the morning sky and I imagined a ball soaring past it, then landing with a plop in a pond at the Arkansas Alligator Farm across the street. I was standing at the site of the historic Whi...

Remarkable Cardinal Rookie, Arkansas-born Dick Hughes, To Join Legends Simmons, Carlton, Hrabosky on Panel For Hot Springs’ Second Annual Baseball Weekend October 11 – 12 HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Dick Hughes, the Arkansas-born Cardinals righthander who was a rooki...

Player His real name is Wally Marshall, but he goes by "Mr. Crappie."  The weekend of October 4-6, he's bringing what he calls 'the biggest Crappie Tournament and Expo' to Hot Springs. Taught to fish by his Grandmother, Wally is an angler, sportsman and a promoter. The Expo will feature a gian...

HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, Arkansas — Cheech Marin, half of the legendary comedy team Cheech and Chong, will serve as the grand marshal of the First Ever 17th Annual World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Hot Springs on March 17, 2020. “Cheech will fit in perfectly wit...

Kollective Coffee+Tea is known for its wide variety of teas and cold brew coffees and has been a local favorite for years. In addition to hosting the longest-running poetry open mic in the country, they also have a fantastic menu! Today we're going to sample the Portabella Mushroom Gyros. A veget...

Player For many years, the buildings that made up Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs were closed and shuttered. Years ago, the National Park Service entered into public-private partnerships, leasing the historic structures to people who wanted to house a business in one of those buildings. Bathhouse Row ...

"Such a little town with so much to offer," "Meeting people from all over the world," and "All the trails... pick a trail and go riding!" The people that move Hot Springs aren't just drivers or a form of transportation, they are the fabric of this tourist town because of their love and dedication ...