The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture is hosting a hops workshop Aug. 15 in Clarksville with a registration deadline of Aug. 12. One participant in the event's grower panel discussion is Br. Basil Taylor, a monk who brews beer for Country Monks Brewing at Subiaco Abbey.

Tomorrow is Dr. Compton Day in Bentonville , honoring the man who played a central role in saving the Buffalo River. In 1992, Neil Compton talked to us about his book, Battle for the the Buffalo .

Becca Martin-Brown, the features editor for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , says this is a great weekend to explore history.

After a decade-long dancing career with the Austin Ballet, Jordan Moser has now turned his focus to performing music. His latest album, Long Night , was released in late July. When he was recently passing through Fayetteville, he stopped by KUAF to give us a sampling of his music.

Following two mass shootings this weekend in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio, Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced he'd like legislators to work on hate crime legislation. Arkansas is one of four states without a hate crime law. Hutchinson also said he's open to a discussion of red flag laws that have been passed in multiple states in recent years.

On Wednesday, the Rogers School District cut the ribbon on its 16th elementary school. Fairview Elementary, which will start the year with about 560 students, is located in the southwest portion of the city.

Next week, the Ready, Set, Run program will provide information for people considering a run for public office. Sponsored by the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce, the free session will be held Thursday, Aug. 15 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Record in Bentonville.

The Walton Arts Center's upcoming season includes performers from around the world. We get a quick, if incomplete, survey of the 2019-20 season.

Jenna Laurenzo, creator and star of the holiday comedy feature film Lez Bomb and a Green Book supporting actor, is appearing this Sunday at 2 p.m. at Main Stage in Eureka Springs where she is in summer residency at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow.

A Northwest Arkansas team of surgeons and dietitians is being recognized for excellence in bariatric weight-loss surgery. That story and more are included in this week's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report with Paul Gatling.