What makes a group an amazing place to stay? There’s nobody reply to this query – essentially the most vibrant and inclusive locations have a sturdy mixture of elements, from plentiful jobs to inexpensive houses to high-quality faculties and entry to nature and the outside.
However nice cities, cities and neighborhoods even have one thing extra – they’re locations the place you’re feeling welcome, such as you belong.
That sense of belonging helps bind a various group collectively.
Within the basis’s Residence Area of Northwest Arkansas, we’re working to strengthen these bonds by increasing entry to inclusive shared areas and experiences that every one residents can get pleasure from. Each resident of Northwest Arkansas deserves to really feel that they belong right here, and our public areas and the occasions they host ought to replicate that belonging.
So, what does an inclusive shared house seem like?
These are areas outdoors of labor, outdoors of dwelling, the place folks can work together with each other and construct significant social connections. They’re locations the place residents can construct a way of understanding of the neighbors who stay of their group.
Ideally, these are locations near dwelling that individuals can entry simply, attend a pageant or a live performance, take their household to calm down or have enjoyable with out spending cash.
They’re democratic areas, open and alluring to all, significantly these in traditionally underserved neighborhoods.
Creating these areas begins with the group. By collaborating with a various set of native organizations, regional leaders can guarantee everybody has a voice in creating public areas which might be welcoming for all.
Due to the foresight of group members all through the area, Northwest Arkansas is already alive with a number of inclusive areas and experiences that function fashions for extra to return sooner or later:
Bentonville, Arkansas
Worldwide Competition
The Worldwide Competition, a part of Bentonville’s First Friday lineup of occasions, celebrates town’s cultural variety. The pageant is free, open to the general public and situated within the metropolis’s downtown core, near neighborhoods, retailers, eating places and parks.
Rogers, Arkansas
Railyard Park
This city park serves as a gateway from downtown Rogers, Arkansas, to key facilities within the space together with residential neighborhoods, eating places, retail and public areas just like the Railyard Bike Park, Rogers Historic Museum and Lake Atalanta. Railyard Park hosts a farmers market, a play yard for kids and is a gathering place for festivals and occasions.
Railyard Dwell
This summer time live performance sequence encompasses a numerous lineup of entertainers. The occasion is free, open to the general public and situated within the metropolis’s downtown core.
Lake Atalanta
Lake Atalanta options greater than 200 acres of paved and delicate floor trails, passive recreation house and play house in a pure setting. Additionally it is a trailhead with entry to Frisco Springs Path and the Railyard Loop that results in different trails, the Railyard Bike Park and a canine park.
Rogers Historic Museum
The Rogers Historic Museum is a public house devoted to telling the area’s tales. It hosts displays akin to “Reflections of the Black Expertise,” an artwork assortment by native and regional artists that includes works consultant of the African diaspora to the modern-day Black expertise in the USA.
Springdale, Arkansas
Walter Turnbow Park/”Dwell at Turnbow”
“Dwell at Turnbow” is a free summer time live performance situated within the metropolis’s downtown core near neighborhoods, retailers, eating places and different parks.
Walter Turnbow Park/Sq. 2 Sq.
This occasion is held every spring and fall, celebrating Northwest Arkansas’ downtown squares and the area’s distinctive biking facilities. The family-friendly journey encourages participation by everybody, not simply avid cyclists. Sq. 2 Sq. runs the size of the Razorback Greenway from downtown Bentonville to downtown Fayetteville, inviting stops alongside the way in which in Rogers and different communities related by way of the Greenway.
Stroll the Atolls
Strolls the Atolls is a free, regional occasion, held in downtown Springdale, that brings collectively each Marshallese and non-Marshallese residents to rejoice Marshallese tradition and historical past. It creates an area for shared experiences amongst all individuals whereas elevating consciousness of this Pacific Islander group and celebrating the area’s variety.
Walter Turnbow Park/INTERFORM EMERGE
This ticketed occasion featured 12 designers from the EMERGE Designer Residency Program, a novel inventive alternative for native designers. These designers labored with mentors from throughout the nation to hone their abilities and develop the collections on show.
Walter Turnbow Park/INTERFORM Freedom Competition
Interform Meeting was held as a part of a month-long artwork occasion. It included Freedom Competition, a music and soul meals pageant celebrating Juneteenth.
Fayetteville, Arkansas
TheatreSquared
TheatreSquared is a cultural landmark in Northwest Arkansas. The 50,000-square-foot campus unites two intimate theatres, rehearsal house, a three-level commons and café, outside gathering areas, manufacturing workshops, places of work and artists’ residences. When designing its new house, TheatreSquared selected a downtown location accessible from the regional path system. The foyer and café are open to the general public all through the week. TheatreSquared additionally frequently hosts free public performances.
Centennial Park/Grit Fest
Grit Mountain Bike Competition is for all girls (cis and trans) and non-binary riders. The occasion goals to create an atmosphere the place riders really feel secure to be taught and develop (on and off the bike) and cozy to be one’s entire self with the group.
Siloam Springs, Arkansas
Memorial Park
This downtown park is the biggest in Siloam Springs. Situated adjoining to the Siloam Springs Public Library, Memorial Park holds an area for the farmers market, an attractive pavilion, an interactive water function, the KIA Veteran’s Memorial, lush inexperienced house and the Chautauqua Amphitheater. When programming was shut down in 2020 as a consequence of COVID-19, the park grew to become a secure outlet for residents searching for time outdoor.
Northwest Arkansas
Mushy Floor Trails
Northwest Arkansas’ soft-surface path system – a community that covers greater than 320 miles – was designed to incorporate one thing for everybody, from newbie mountain bikers to consultants. To encourage use by all within the area, trails are additionally open for climbing. Organizations like All Bikes Welcome and Ladies of Oz present tailor-made programming for numerous path customers so that everyone feels welcome.
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