Hot Springs Upcoming Events

Daughters of Diaspora – Women of Color Speak The art exhibit features the work from 16 female artists made from mixed media that opens February 20 and will run until May 13. The event is sponsored by Henderson State University, Hot Springs Area Cultural Alliance, Virginia Clinton Kelley Democratic Women’s Club, Hot Springs Life Long […]

In Focus: National Park College

The National Park College is Hot Springs’ is the fourth largest community college in Arkansas.  It was formerly known as the National Park Community College, and before that, existed as two schools, namely the Garland County Community College and the Quapaw Technical Institute, which had been established in 1973 and 1969, respectively. Both schools merged […]

Garland County Important Dates and Holidays

January 1 – New Year’s Day January 15 – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday February 19 – George Washington’s Birthday and Daisy Gatson Bates Day March 1 – Personal and Real Estate Tax Deadline http://garlandcounty.org/172/Tax-Collector Rebecca Dodd Talbert – Collector rtalbert@garlandcounty.org 200 Woodbine, Room 108 Hot Springs, AR 71901 501-622-3710 May 28 – Memorial […]

Hot Springs Music Festival

June 4-17, 2017 was indeed very memorable as it gave us Season 22 of the prestigious Hot Springs Music Festival, an annual gathering of various international professional and pre-professional musicians to delight audiences with various classical musical arrangements. Season 23 can’t come soon enough. Slated on the 3rd to the 16th of June, the upcoming […]

2018 Oaklawn Racing Festival of the South

And the race is on! Oaklawn is bringing back the annual Racing Festival of the South for another year. The races begin April 12 with the $150,000 Bachelor Stakes and will continue through Saturday, April 14, when it culminates with the $1 Million Arkansas Derby. Participating in the races Oaklawn’s annual stakes bonanza will be […]