Art Ventures , a non-profit gallery in Fayetteville, marks Black History Month with an exhibition that tackles contemporary African American art and the "cultural context of blackness." Frame of Mind runs through March 6 at the Faulkner Performing Arts Center and an accompanying talk, " Black Artists and the White Gaze ," by Professor Caree Banton is Monday Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the gallery.

Becca Martin Brown, with the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette provides a packed theater itinerary this weekend.

Saturday evening, Jamie Lou Connolly, Willi Carlisle and Adam Faucett will perform a concert at Ryleigh's on Dickson Street in Fayetteville. Jamie Lou and Garrett Brolund recently stopped by our studio to give us a preview, and to talk about what they've been working on in recent months.

As the mountain biking trail networks expand throughout Northwest Arkansas and the state, more people are getting in on the action, which means local first responders have to have plans in place to get to injured riders as quickly as possible. Some cities, like Bella Vista and Eureka Springs, which we visit in this story, have also invested in additional equipment.

After 20 years, Kathy Grisham has left her post as Chief Executive Officer of Community Clinic NWA. Judd Semingson, associate medical director, has been hired as new CEO. We visit clinic headquarters to learn how Community Clinic has flourished under Grisham's stewardship.

The chancellor at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock is launching a process of " rentrenchment " to reposition the school to adapt to current economic realities. She talked to Roby Brock for this week's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal.

Alexander Watson and his partner Dale Harris didn't really understand what they were doing when they bought a boat and planned to navigate the Arkansas River. But they figured it out. The adventure is recounted in Watson's book, " River Queens: Saucy boat, stout mates, spotted dog, America ."

Last year, Arkansans collect more than 338,000 lbs of litter as part of the Great American Cleanup . Efforts for 2020 begin on March 1st and Mark Camp, from Keep Arkansas Beautiful, says there are many ways to get involved .

John H. Johnson was born in Arkansas City, Ark. on Janurary 19, 1918. During the Great Depression, the Johnson family moved to Chicago to pursue a higher education for John so that he could follow his dream of becoming a journalist. During his time in high school he became editor for the school's newspaper and yearbook. Johnson received a scholarship at the University of Chicago, and during his time in college, Johnson met Harry H. Pace, a man who offered Johnson a role as assitant editor at his

Beginning Oct. 1, 2020, you will no longer be able to board a domestic flight or enter a federal building without a REAL ID or passport. Starting this month, all 134 Revenue Offices across Arkansas are able to offer the REAL ID, although Arkansans will still have the choice to get a regular license instead. For a list of required paperwork to obtain a REAL ID, click here .