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Johnson County Peach Festival is July 16-18
Dating back to the 1930s, the Johnson County Peach Festival in Clarksville is all about the juicy summer stone fruit.
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A Local Legend: Janssen’s Lakefront Restaurant
Soup Sunday is more than just soup. It also features mouth-watering sweets, including one of the most iconic desserts in all of Arkansas: the carrot cake from Janssen’s Lakefront Restaurant.
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Save the Date: Central Arkansas Soup Sunday Set for March 1
Volunteer and committee member Kevin Shalin sat down with Fran Carter, development director for Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, to help us learn more about Central Arkansas Soup Sunday 2026.
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Clinton Presidential Center to host John T. Edge
Southern food and culture writer John T. Edge will make an appearance at Little Rock’s Clinton Presidential Center on Nov. 3 to promote his memoir, House of Smoke: A Southerner Goes Searching for Home.
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Phillip Ashley Rix at the Six Bridges Book Festival
PLATED: The Arkansas Dining Guide is proud to sponsor the session with Phillip Ashley Rix, a renowned Memphis-based chocolatier and author of For the Love of Chocolate: 80 At-Home Recipes from a Master Chocolatier’s Imagination.












