Carin Schoppmeyer
NWA Democrat-Gazette
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Arkansas Public Theatre ‘leaks’ abbreviated Season 38, including ‘Rent’
Arkansas Public Theatre leaders revealed their Season 38 at the annual SeasonLeaks! on Jan. 20 at the Victory Theater in Rogers. The season will be abbreviated as the theater group and the city of Rogers are partnering to restore the nearly 100-year-old theater with an expansion of seating, and it will be closed down August 2023 to January 2024. → Read More
OPINION | Carin Schoppmeyer: Council celebrates Martin Luther King Jr., honors greatness
Cornel West, political and civil rights activist, headlined the 27th annual Recommitment Celebration, Disruptive Love: The Foundation of the Beloved Community, sponsored by the Northwest Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Council, on Jan. 14 at Fayetteville Public Library. → Read More
OPINION | Carin Schoppmeyer: Mercy Ball raises money for healthcare in River Valley
Mercy Health Foundation Fort Smith welcomed 1,100 supporters Dec. 9 to the Fort Smith Convention Center for the return of the first live Charity Ball since 2019. The black-tie optional ball helped the nonprofit organization raise more than $600,000 and included a champagne welcome, dinner, auction and direct appeal, live entertainment by Mitch Rossell and the After Party with Limelight presented… → Read More
OPINION | Carin Schoppmeyer: Festivities celebrate inauguration of Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Sarah Huckabee Sanders became Arkansas' 47th governor last week with a slate of celebratory and ceremonial events in Little Rock to mark the occasion. All events reflected the inaugural theme: "A New Generation." → Read More
OPINION | Carin Schoppmeyer: Burlsworth winner named, SPSFNWA celebrates
Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Stetson Bennett IV took home the 13th Burlsworth Trophy, which was presented at a Dec. 5 ceremony at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. → Read More
OPINION | Carin Schoppmeyer: Charity ball raises $1.4 million for Mercy Health Foundation NWA
The O' Night Divine Charity Ball was again divine for Mercy Health Foundation Northwest Arkansas. The foundation's 1,300 guests brought in $1.4 million at the 29th annual gala fundraiser Dec. 3 at the Rogers Convention Center. → Read More
OPINION | Carin Schoppmeyer: Jones Center’s Big Night brings in $300,000
Backers of The Jones Center gathered for Big Night: An Evening of Illusion, A World of Possibilities on Nov. 4 at the center in Springdale. The fundraiser that helped bring in some $300,000 featured a gourmet dinner with wine pairings, an update on the center's campus vision and spectacular entertainment by Reza: The Edge of Illusion. Co-chairmen for the annual benefit were Bill Bowen, Tyson… → Read More
Christmas parades Nov. 26 in Springdale, Dec. 2 in Rogers
A year of planning goes into Christmas on the Creek in downtown Springdale. That's why it's always such a fun day. → Read More
Holiday celebrations start Nov. 18 in Fayetteville, Nov. 19 in Bentonville
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas -- all over downtown that is. Lighting ceremonies begin this weekend in downtown Bentonville and Fayetteville while Eureka Springs shops deck their windows for the holiday season. → Read More
Carin Schoppmeyer: Norman Lear, Meg Ryan, Tommy Hilfiger among CBM guests for fashion event
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville was filled with everything haute couture Oct. 26. The day's fashion-focused happenings began with the Fashion Symposium in the Great Hall and ended with the star-studded Grit to Glamour Party in the museum's transformed lobby and Eleven Restaurant. Some 450 gala guests helped raise $2 million for the museum's arts education programs. The… → Read More
Carin Schoppmeyer: Serenity House, Big Brothers Big Sisters, UA Chancellor’s Society
Magdalene Serenity House supporters celebrated the nonprofit organization's graduates and its birthday Sept. 29 at Mount Sequoyah in Fayetteville. → Read More
UA stars, ‘gentlemen’ strut stuff
Northwest Arkansas Food Bank supporters joined the nonprofit organization Sept. 15 as it kicked off the inaugural Celebrity Bartending Tip-off at Hunt Tower in Rogers. → Read More
Kissing candidates kick off campaigns
The Bentonville Film Festival, which ran June 22-July 3, featured screenings, exhibitions and an awards ceremony on June 25 to announce winners of this year's competition. → Read More
Carin Schoppmeyer: Jones Center shares plans, Sunshine School gets support
Sunshine School and Development Center supporters gathered for the group's Sunshine Gala on April 30 at Heroncrest in Springdale. → Read More
Carin Schoppmeyer: Children’s Shelter supporters offer hope
Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter champions gathered for the nonprofit organization's Starlight Gala March 5 at the Rogers Convention Center. → Read More
Carin Schoppmeyer: Luncheon lauds girls who run
Girls on the Run of Northwest Arkansas champions gathered March 4 for the 11th annual Out of the Box Luncheon at Record in Bentonville. → Read More
Carin Schoppmeyer: Walk-on walks off with trophy
Razorback linebacker Grant Morgan was named the 2021 Burlsworth Trophy winner at a ceremony Dec. 6 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Burlsworth Foundation backers gathered for a reception before the ceremony for an opportunity to meet the three finalists. Carlton Martial, linebacker from Troy University, and Stetson Bennett, quarterback from the University of Georgia,… → Read More
Snowballs support healthcare: Mercy campaign yields $935,000
Mercy Health Northwest Foundation backers gathered Dec. 4 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville for an outdoor event that was part of the foundation's 2021 SnowBall Effect. The online giving campaign began Dec. 1 and concluded Dec. 12. Country artist Adam Doleac headlined the benefit, and guests were treated to a special Christmas drone show and access to Crystal Bridges'… → Read More
Carin Schoppmeyer: Golfers gather for NWA Children's Shelter
Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter Champions teed off Aug. 30 at Springdale Country Club for the shelter's 22nd annual Golf Classic. → Read More
Carin Schoppmeyer: NWACC benefit goes online
NWACC Foundation's Plant a Seed Soiree, presented by Walmart and Sam's Club, will be a virtual event April 23. The annual scholarship benefit will feature an online silent auction and a livestream of the program, beginning at 7 p.m. via Zoom. → Read More