by Jim Brown | Dec 11, 2018 | Entertainment
Originally written by by Jeff Della Rosa (JDellaRosa@nwabj.com)
Organizers of the Bentonville Film Festival are looking to expand the annual event’s focus on inclusion by adding an international element to the film competition for the 2019 festival.
The fifth annual festival will take place May 7-11 in downtown Bentonville.
The two new categories in the film competition include the international narrative feature film and the international documentary feature film.
“I think it will make it a bit more global, so that is exciting to bring some of these global films to Bentonville,” Guerrero said.
The event also will include four or five movie premieres or sneak peaks showing at event venue Record, panel discussions at 21c Museum Hotel, and nearly 40 films in the competition showing at six-screen Skylight Cinema. The event will conclude with an awards ceremony May 11.
“It’s our fifth year, so we’re really excited to be in the community for five years,” she said. “We’re building some programming around showcasing the mission and moving into our fifth year.”
Film entries will be accepted through Jan. 5, 2019. The event usually receives about 1,000 entries, said Guerrero, adding that “they’re coming in fast and furious.”
In the event, a private jury for each film category will judge the films, and categories include documentary and narrative feature film for U.S. and international films; short film; and episodic series, such as TV shows. This will be the second year for the episodic competition.
Nearly 85,000 people attended the 2018 festival, and Guerrero expects a similar number or more attendees for the 2019 event. In 2015, the event had 35,000 attendees.
On third Mondays of each month leading up to the festival, Skylight Cinema will show a film from a past festival winner or a film related to the event’s mission. More information on the festival is expected to be on the website, bentonvillefilmfestival.com, in early March. Individual tickets sales start in early April, and bundled pass sales have begun.
by Jim Brown | Nov 15, 2018 | Entertainment
Santana is coming to the Walmart AMP!
The music legend, Grammy award winning, all around amazing guitar player will conclude his “Global Consciousness” tour at the AMP……right here in Rogers, AR!
This article originally appeared on Pollstar.com, and since I am all about the NWA thought it super important and relevant to share the opportunity to see him right here in Rogers,
Here is an excerpt of the article (check out the whole thing by clicking here…..
Santana is plotting a tour to hit Mexico and the U.S. in 2019 as the guitarist celebrates 50 years since his iconic performance at Woodstock and 20 years since his Grammy-winning album Supernatural. He also has several months of residency dates lined up in Las Vegas.
The “Global Consciousness” tour opens at Vive Latino Festival 2019 in Mexico City March 17 and continues into Puebla and Guadalajara in Mexico March 19 and 21. The tour then moves to the U.S. starting at Saint Augustine Amphitheatre April 18 in St. Petersburg, Fla., and continues until April 28 in Rogers, Arkansas’ The Walmart Amp.
The residency dates are all at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay in Sin City. The dates are split in late January and early February, and then from mid to late May.
The run of residency dates are on sale now. The North American presales and general onsales begin on different dates.
The dates will feature lots of music from Supernatural, which had hits like “Smooth” featuring Rob Thomas and “Maria Maria” featuring Wyclef Jean. He will also pull from his extensive catalogue to celebrate his many years performing. He and several other founding members of the Santana band re-joined forces to create Santana IV in 2016. Santana and the Isley Brothers teamed up for the Power Of Peace album last year.
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by Jim Brown | Oct 2, 2018 | Entertainment
By Dustin Bartholomew
What are you guys doing Oct. 20? We ask, because there’s a pretty sweet show happening up in Bentonville that evening.
NWA Council and Walton Family Foundation officials today announced they’ll be bringing artists Leon Bridges, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats along with Little Rock band Amasa Hines and locals Smokey and the Mirror to the region for a free concert on Saturday, Oct. 20 at the Buckeyball Field near Crystal Bridges in Bentonville.
The concert is part of a three-day gathering hosted by NWA Council and Walton Family Foundation called the Heartland Summit, set for Oct. 18-21 in Bentonville. According to a website for the summit, the invite-only event is a “gathering a small group of investors and instigators across sectors, geographies and generations” with a “shared sense of purpose…to make the middle of the country…read more
