Carrabelle Culture Crawl dishes up art, music, food this weekend

Explore art and the world at RAM Saturdays

Petra Radcliffe (far right) discusses why African masks are worn and launches the RAM Saturdays attendees’ creative journeys on March 5.

The Fort Smith Regional Art Museum, 1601 Rogers Ave., has brought back RAM Saturdays, its popular make-and-take art program. Families can now choose between two sessions: 12-1 p.m. and 2-3:30 p.m. The theme this year is world cultures.

Petra Radcliffe, a lifelong artist who assists with the education program at RAM, is thrilled with the new format. “With the two sessions, we can focus more on the craft we’re doing and have something a little more in-depth, because I

March 21, 2022

Art & Entertainments

Thanks to Cheech Marin, Two California Museums Are Getting an Influx of Chicano Art

Cheech Marin can’t help but crack wise about his decades-old habit of acquiring art. “Unfortunately, it’s a mania,” he says. “It’s an addiction: My name is Cheech, and I’m an art collector.”

Improbable as it may sound, Marin, half of the iconic duo Cheech & Chong, who spun stoner shtick into comedy gold in the 1970s and ’80s, is widely considered the world’s preeminent collector of Chicano art. Thanks to his gift of roughly 500 pieces from this trove, the Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture—or “the Cheech”—will open its doors in Riverside, Calif., in June.

March 20, 2022

Art & Entertainments

Carrabelle dishes up music, art and food for Culture Crawl

Frank Lindamood will perform at the Carrabelle Culture Crawl on Saturday, March 19, 2022.

The Carrabelle History Museum is hosting the Carrabelle Culture Crawl from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, March 19. This free cultural event is a celebration of the amazing art, music, history, food, and fun that Carrabelle has to offer.

The Carrabelle History Museum will bring a variety of live music to the streets of Carrabelle, with folk, classic country, modern, and favorite oldies. Musicians include banjo player Frank Lindamood, Lewis Christie and Jack Zurawka on keyboard, Andy’s Gang, and Kevin Andrew and the talented young students of

March 20, 2022

Art & Entertainments