The historic residence of noted Arkansas architect E. Fay Jones is being brought to light through limited public tours and an interactive kiosk. The project is a collaboration between the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design and the Tesseract Center for Immersive Environments and Game Design at the University of Arkansas.

Becca Martin Brown, features editor at the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette , gives us a list of things to do this weekend that you might not have considered, such as the 27th Annual Spring Crank-Up in Gentry, the return of Springfest, Ozark Stories at Shiloh Museum, and more.

Becca Martin Brown, features editor at the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette ,gives us a list of things to do this weekend that you might not have considered, such as the 27th Annual Spring Crank-Up in Gentry, the return of Springfest, Ozark Stories at Shiloh Museum, and more.

Today, we hear from organizers of the Arkansas Citizens' Climate Accord, which will take place April 27 in Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Jonesboro and Little Rock. Organizers say they want Arkansans from different backgrounds with different ideas and questions to participate.

J.D. Clayton is a newer face in the regional music scene, but his chops as a singer and songwriter have already begun to draw an audience. He'll perform April 20 at Neumeier's Rib Room in Fort Smith, and he'll also perform April 27 at the Clayton House Museum.

People will gather simultaneously in Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Jonesboro and Little Rock on April 27 for the Arkansas Citizens’ Climate League Arkansas Climate Accord. Shelly Buonaiuto is helping organize the Fayetteville version of the event this year, and she says the sessions serve as both informational exchanges and fundraisers. Money raised this year helps members of the Arkansas Citizens Climate League go to Washington, D.C. to meet with members of the state’s congressional delegation.

There aren't many musicians who can say they have performed with R.E.M., Bill Frisell, Arturo O'Farrill and Public Enemy, but Rahim AlHaj can claim that honor. The virtuoso oud player has studied the instrument since he was 9 years old, and he has wowed audiences around the world with his skills on the ancient instrument. He will perform at 6 p.m. Thursday night at Fayetteville Public Library, and the Rahim AlHaj Trio will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Faulkner Performing Arts Center.

Artists in the six-state region engaged in social and civic change are invited to apply for $20,000 project grants under a Mid-America Arts Alliance pilot program called Interchange .

This year marks the fifth for the annual NPR Tiny Desk Contest. This year, more than a dozen musicians and bands from Arkansas entered, including several from the KUAF listening area. We hear from some of the local entrants, including Jeffrey Scott , Will Schuster , Jeff Rolfzen of The Lark and the Loon , and Chandler Bernard of Foxpaw .

Next week, the Arkansas Aerospace and Defense Alliance will host the Mid-America Aerospace and Defense Summit in Fort Smith. In today's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report, we hear from Chad Causey, the organization's executive director, to learn more about the event. Plus we hear some banking and transportation earnings reports and more.