The new band Picante will play as part of next week’s First Thursday in Fayetteville. They came to the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio this week.

Kevin Arnold’s art mixes the familiar and the unsettling. A reception for his “Wishful Misgivings” collection is next Thursday at Fenix Gallery .

The Great Investment for Tomorrow or GIFT, AR 529 Plan is a program designed to help save money for a child’s college education. Sponsored by the state of Arkansas, savings can grow tax-deferred and later be withdrawn to pay for qualified higher education costs. State Treasurer Dennis Milligan is seeding Arkansas 529 accounts up to $30,000 for children served by Economic Opportunity Agency.

The Buffalo River Foundation has a chance to buy a tract of land that would connect two parts of the Buffalo River Trail.

The fourth annual Rogers Cycling Festival includes races against other cyclists, relaxed rides and a chance to be faster than a train.

From Fayetteville to Bentonville, Winslow to Rogers, and Siloam Springs to Eureka Springs, there are plenty of opportunities to see live music this weekend. Wednesday July 25 Dana Louise, Noah Richmond's Little Monster at George’s Majestic Lounge (Fayetteville) - $5, 8 p.m. Thursday July 26 Mountain Sprout at George’s Majestic Lounge (Fayetteville) - $8 adv, $10 at the door, 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. The Memphis Strange at Kingfish (Fayetteville) - 8 to 11 p.m. Columbia Jones at Dickson Street Pub

The Fayetteville City Council held a special meeting Tuesday to hear from its members, Fayetteville Housing Authority officials, public housing residents and their neighbors before Mayor Lioneld Jordan signs off the housing authority's five-year plan. The City Council also voted to make several changes to the plan before it is sent to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

An eight-week sex education course called "Our Whole Lives" considers more than just the basics. Created by the Unitarian Universalist Association, the course covers relationships, gender identity, friendship and more. A course for teens begins in September in Fayetteville.

An incomplete examination of this month in history for Arkansas and the Ozarks includes Henry Fonda, Pretty Boy Floyd and gospel music.

Our Militant Grammarian returns with words we now can say in polite conversation but couldn't always.