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"Good-By, Baby": Kristine Artymowski's Heartfelt Tale
At the Fort Smith International Film Festival, we had the pleasure of speaking with Kristine Artymowski, the director, writer, and even songwriter for "Good-By, Baby." Kristine shared that the inspiration for the film came from a friend's experience with pet tortoises, which she creatively adapted into a narrative about an elderly woman coping with loss.
The Sounds of Arkansas: Inside Ben Corbett's Accent Project At The Fort Smith International Film Festival
We had the pleasure of speaking with Ben Corbett, whose documentary "The Arkansas Accent Project" won Best Short Documentary at the Fort Smith International Film Festival. The film explores the unique sounds and sayings of Arkansas, drawing from interviews across five major regions to highlight the state's diverse speech patterns and cultural identity.
Romantic revolutions: Fort Smith Symphony opens ‘24-25 season riveting stories, familiar favorites
Fort Smith Symphony returns with revolutionary sounds, sweeping romantic melodies and riveting tales for the first concert of the 2024-25 season. The Sept. 7 Blockbusters will begin with Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto and then conclude with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3. Both pieces were monumental for their time, but their stories make the music just that much more fun to play, said John Jeter, music director and conductor of the Fort Smith Symphony, especially when it comes to Beethoven’s “Eroica” symphony.
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