Hey Arkansas! PBS Books and the Library of Congress are highlighting bookstores and authors from our state in the next “American Stories: A Reading Road Trip.” Join the fun Wednesday, March 4, at 7 p.m. for a PBS Books Facebook Live event or on the PBS Books YouTube channel.
Arkansas TV has several exciting live events coming across your screen this March! From celebrating the state’s Latino leaders to recognizing artists to distinguished speakers in the agricultural industry. Through our community events initiative, Arkansas Live viewers get a front-row seat to some of the most educational and entertaining events across the state.
Join us for a Thomas Paine Symposium Friday, March 13, at 9 a.m., and a hands-on Transcribe-a-Thon at the Holland-Waller Center on the Harding University campus in Searcy, Saturday, March 14, at 10:30 a.m., featuring Arkansas TV, the Arkansas Center for the Book at the Arkansas State Library and the Library of Congress. Funded by WETA and The Stella Boyle Smith Trust, celebrate history by helping transcribe primary-source documents from the Revolutionary era.
My name is Evan Mulloy, and I am a 2025 graduate of the University of Central Arkansas. I majored in family and consumer science, and I have a minor in marketing. My hometown is Stuttgart, Arkansas.
Won’t you help a neighbor? Join us for the annual Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Sweater Drive to support Arkansans in need! From Nov. 3 to Nov. 30, you’ll have the chance to donate new or gently used sweaters at libraries that are partnering with Arkansas PBS.
Join Arkansas PBS, in collaboration with the University of Arkansas Humanities Center, for a reception, free screening event and panel discussion celebrating the premiere of Ken Burns’s latest documentary, “The American Revolution,” on Tuesday, Nov. 4, starting at 5 p.m. at the Jim & Joyce Faulkner Performing Arts Center in Fayetteville!
Though Arkansas joined the Union as the 25th state in 1836, the land of Arkansas has an extensive history that existed before the American Revolution and statehood.
The 34th Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (HSDFF) is around the corner and Arkansas PBS is thrilled to be participating, supporting local and emerging filmmakers. Arkansas PBS is proud to be a resource and an outlet for independent filmmakers in the state and wants to help encourage the art of storytelling by participating in the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival from Oct. 10 through 18.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Filmmaker Forum
Sunday, Oct. 12 – Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 9 a.m.
We’re on the path to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, and Arkansas PBS is bringing you so many ways to learn about our shared history with multiple events, programs and resources. Be a part of #ARVoicesAt250 as we kick off a year-long celebration! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook and sign up for our weekly e-newsletter.
By Marge Betley
Arkansas PBS Foundation CEO
Fall brings two of my favorite days at Arkansas PBS – our Family Day events in Central Arkansas and Northwest Arkansas! This year’s theme is “K is for Kindness!”
