Hot Springs Hot Spots Magazine - November 2013

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THE CHILI IS COMING PG 25

NOVEMBER 2013

AUTUMN DRIVES PG 20

TAMING TURKEY DAY PG 30 WHERE TO GIVE PG 33

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IN THIS ISSUE:

EXPLORE ARKANSAS AND ITS MOST SCENIC DRIVING OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE MOST BEAUTIFULLY COLORFUL TIME OF YEAR

superior cuisine

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SUPERIOR BATHHOUSE BREWERY & DISTILLERY

MODERN FUNK

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GHOST TOWN BLUES BAND

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ALBUM REVIEWS

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VENUES OF HOT SPRINGS: LIVE SHOWS LISTING

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ON THE UP AND UP

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ROBERT RAINES

RESTAURANT LISTING

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WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE SPA (EVENT CALENDAR) NOVEMBER

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AUTUMN DRIVES

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SCENIC DRIVES THROUGH THE NATURAL STATE

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THE CHILI IS COMING

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11TH ANNUAL CHILI FEST & DOWNTOWN LIGHT-UP

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EATS

Story by Jim G. MIller

SUPERIOR CUISINE The early attendants of the Superior Bathhouse probably would have never imagined that someone would be installing the world’s only brewery to use thermal spring water where they were sitting in a towel…naked. The bathhouse that closed in 1983 only recently reopened last July as a depository of finely brewed beers from unique distilleries in the South. What sets the Superior apar t from all the others is the water that will be used to brew is also what surrounds us here in the National Park.

Thanks to its unique setting and finely crafted brews, the Superior will most likely be bustling with people both serving and enjoying pubfare and gelato to their hear ts’ content.

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For those who drink beer the coming of winter brings on the allure of stout ales and a desire to feast on fine, winter-inspired fare. You can taste the love in the meals invented and prepared by Angela Nardi when dining at the Superior Brewery. “We built the kitchen twelve weeks before we opened,” says Nardi who

proactively labored over writing new recipes in anticipation for the brewery’s opening.

A Hot Springs native, Nardi loves to serve and work along others in her community. “We’re not trying to bring anybody down, we’re doing something completely different. If you want a good burger you’ll go to Ohio Club; if you want fine dining you’ll go to Central Park Fusion (they’re untouchable), and Maxine’s has that Greek feel and Grindhouse also has awesome burgers,” says Nardi. She emphasizes community restaurants and businesses aiding and complimenting one another.

Owners Rose and Todd Cranson knew the impor tance of providing the best food to locals coming in for one of their many microbrews.

The Cransons met Nardi while serving their homemade root beer down at the Hot Springs Historic Farmers and Ar tists Market. Nardi was selling hand roasted pueblo chili peppers that she had brought back from Pueblo, Colorado after a visit their with her family. By this time

THE BREWERY ON BATHHOUSE ROW: CHEF ANGELA NARDI COMPLIMENTS BEER WITH KITCHEN CREATIONS Nardi had already been to culinary school in Dallas and had worked as a professional chef at the Green Room. “I knew that I wanted to be a chef at a really young age,” says Nardi, remembering her grandmother’s herb garden. While growing up, her parents owned a restaurant and both her grandmother and mother were professional chefs.

“We really understood and appreciated her philosophy on food. Great food with beer is just a winner, and we knew that Angela could excel at it with her great drive and personality,” says distillatrix and owner, Rose S. Cranson.

Nardi admits the pairing specials with beers is not her least favorite par t of the workday.

Nardi mentions the delectable chili inspired dishes she had paired with many of the Evil Twin brews hosted by the Superior. Nardi likes to keep people guessing with a menu that is often changing with the season and the availability of local ingredients.

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(photo on pg. 16). It comes with boursin cheese, yellow roasted tomatoes, and Arkansas grown basil pesto and micro greens. A delicious main course is the braised beef short rib served with roasted garlic smoked cheddar mashers and Arkansas grown zucchini and squash (left).

For the winter season, Nardi already has begun writing her full winter menu, which includes a chicken potpie and a turbo dog chili braised pork chop. “I like to try to reinvent classics in a new way,” admits Nardi, which explains the menu being referred to as “Eclectic Pub Fare.”

Three dishes in particular are absolutely stunning to look at and savor. The savory three mushroom strudel (above) made with locally grown shitake mushrooms and micro arugula

that is stuffed with triple cream brie and figs is divine. “I’m known for my savory strudels,” is an understatement of Nardi’s. The boursin tomato pesto stack is another pretty and tasty creation

After tasting her creations, eclectic seems as if it could be just another word for genius when it comes to Nardi’s cooking and creativity, but Angela is clearly a chef who is not just excited about her job. She is excited about feeding people good food and simply making them happy.

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MUSIC

MODERN FUNK Ghost Town Blues band is one of the newest live blues sensations springing up out of Memphis, Tennessee, and it has found some hospitable roots in Hot Springs for their assorted take on funk and traditional blues rhythms. Their favorite cozy spot to let rip their soulful blues repertoire is the Big Chill, a popular den for locals and visitors of Hot Springs.

The venue has much to offer for those interested in food and drink as well. The Chill also offers a large smoking area and a downstairs bar for those who just want to hang out and shoot pool or throw some darts.

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Focusing on modern blues, Ghost Town has an astute knowledge of the genre and can branch into rock and improvisational jams, making them one of the best blues groups that rock n’ roll has to offer.

Holding a candle to North Mississippi hill-country grooves while also being able to implement classical urban blues and funk at a moment’s notice, Ghost Town sublimely settles into any nightclub, festival, café, or blues hall worth its salt. Touring a great deal around the states since 2009, it makes sense

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GHOST TOWN BLUES BAND MOVES HOT SPRINGS TO DANCE TO MODERN BEALE STREET FUNK

that the band would take to Hot Springs with its rich appreciation for the blues tradition.

The abundant energy and swagger of the band exhibited on stage during their live performances explains the group’s dashing popularity both on Beale Street and abroad. Buzzing syncopated virtuosos, each player knows his instrument like he knows his own heart, cultivated by the pedigree of blues artists of the past.

Recent winners of the Memphis Blues Society, they will once again represent their city at the International Blues Challenge. They were declared the best band of Memphis this year with their newest album “Dark Horse”. Their debut release “Dust the Dust” received an impressive amount of airplay throughout the US and Europe, winning the European Independent Music Label Award for “Top Sound” in blues.

The six piece gloats guitar and vocals by Matt Isbell, brass by Coleman Garrett and Silky Smooth Suavo, rock style drums by Preston McEwen,

funky keyboards by Jeremy Powell, and Alex Piazza playing Allman brothers style bass. The band is definitely a force to be reckoned with in the blues jam band circuit. “We’re not necessarily playing your dad’s style of blues,” says Matt Isbell “but your dad will still like it anyway.”

Isbell prides himself not only on his band’s talent and versatility but also enjoys the art of building guitars out of almost anything whether it’s a cigar box, gas can or a hubcap from an old Studebaker. Professional artists Cyndi Lauper, Joe Bonamassa and Michael Leonhart of Steely Dan have purchased his guitars. For more information about his work visit memphiscigarbox.com.

Ghost Town Blues Band will be visiting the Big Chill once again on November 15th and 16th.

So if you like blues and if your dad likes blues come down and check out the best of what Memphis has to offer here in Hot Springs. For a list of other tour dates or to check out the band’s music and other tour dates visit their website at ghosttownbluesband.com.

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ALBUMS ON REVIEW

Parquet Courts Tally All The Things That You Broke Released October 15, 2013 on What’s Your Rupture?

Last year’s release from Parquet Courts, Light Up Gold, got a lot of buzz; yet, while it was a decent record, it sounded a bit lazy and dull to me. I felt these guys had some good ideas, but they sounded as if they were trying to be too marketable. With buzz surrounding their newest release, Tally All The Things That You Broke, I decided to jump back into the Parquet Courts world and listen to their other two records in preparation. With this newest release, they’ve mixed their freshman and sophomore releases’ sounds to make an energetic album that, while a bit bizarre, can really get your head bobbing.

With Tally All The Things That You Broke, Parquet Courts have found their warm middle ground between the experimental, bizarre, even collage like songs on their first album, American Specialties, and the mass appeal and marketability of their second. I’m very happy where these guys are going and can’t wait to see how much more they grow and change.

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R.L. Kelly Life’s A Bummer

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Self-Released February 19, 2013

What You May Have Missed - Self-Released September 19, 2012

This first release from R.L. Kelly, Life’s a Bummer, drew me in from the first 3 notes of the opening song, “You’re Not The Only Monster From Hell.” Her low-key and soothing approach gently nudges you in to a cozy contentment. The repetitions of simple riffs stick in your mind and, while her music winds round and round, her lyrics keep it all afloat. Though life may be a bummer, Kelly can sing about how much life sucks in this sweet voice that somehow convinces the listener that maybe, just maybe, everything in life is completely fine.

Cerce is an unexpected force to be reckoned with. This now-defunct Boston powerviolence band gave me chills the first time I heard their self-titled 2012 release. Clocking in at just under fourteen minutes, it’s an absurdly musically satisfying quick fix. The riffs just seem to draw me in as my mind is simultaneously blown to hear a female use her voice like vocalist Becca Cadalzo does. Even in the sludgy moments, you feel this surging energy in the song that you can’t help but move your body in sync with. It leaves me super giddy and wide-eyed after each listen.

Get this release and others at http://rlkelly. bandcamp.com.

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The new band formed by ex-Cerce members, Lovechild, is still pretty great, but just doesn’t have the same magic to pull me in, especially since they’ve dropped Cadalzo. Be on the lookout for the last Cerce release Adieux very soon on Mayfly Records.

Get this release and others at http://cerce. bandcamp.com.

HH HH ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTOR: Drew Martin is an avid music snob. He is a local historian at the Gangster Museum of America in Historic Downtown Hot Springs and also works with Low Key Arts to put on the Valley of the Vapors Independent Music Festival, the Hot Water Hills Independent Arts & Music Festival, and various events throughout the year. He’s an Aries, and loves caffeine and nicotine. Do you agree with our Reviews? Leave your feedback on our reviews at hshotspots. com. Submit your own Reviews! Send your new release album reviews to hshotspots@gmail.com.

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ALBUM RELEASES TO LOOK OUT FOR IN NOVEMBER

NOVEMBER 5 BLACK FLAG WHAT THE... (SST) CUT COPY FREE YOUR MIND (Republic) M.I.A. MATANGI (Interscope) MELVINS ANTIPHON (ATO Records) MIDLAKE TRES CABRONES (Ipecac) TENNIS SMALL SOUND (Communion) THE WANTED WORD OF MOUTH (Island) PUNK GOES.../COMPILATION PUNK GOES CHRISTMAS

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NOVEMBER 12 ILLS HIDE OUT FROM THE FEEDERS (Aloe Music) KELLER WILLIAMS FUNK (Self-Released) LESS THAN JAKE SEE THE LIGHT (Fat Wreck Chords) MANSIONS DOOM LOOP (Clifton Motel) MOUNT EERIE PRE-HUMAN IDEAS (P.W. Elverum & Sun) THE THING BOOT! (The Thing Records)

NOVEMBER 19 A PERFECT CIRCLE THREE SIXTY (UMe) BONOBO LATE NIGHT TALES: BONOBO (Late Night Tales) FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH THE WRONG SIDE OF HEAVEN AND THE RIGHTEOUS WIDE OF HELL, VOLUME 2 (Prospect Park) JAKE BUGG SHANGRI LA (Island) REGGIE AND THE FULL EFFECT NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MUSICIANS (Pure Noise Records) S O H N LESSONS (4AD)

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NOVEMBER 26 ALT-J SUMMER (Atlantic) CHEAP TIME EXIT SMILES (In The Red) MAMMATUS HEADY MENTAL (Spiritual Pajamas)

NOVEMBER 29 FLAMING LIPS PEACE SWORD EP (Warner Brothers)

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ARTS

ON THE UP AND UP Story by Julie Zimmermann

Ask Rober t Raines, creator and proprietor of Hot Springs’ Gangster Museum of America, a little about his luck lately, and he is all smiles. With a seat on the Arkansas Travel Council Board of Directors, and as a respected member of the Garland County Historical Society of Hot Springs, he and his wife of for ty years, Ann, are productive and content. Thanks to Raines’ ingenuity, knowledge, perspective, and perseverance, the Gangster Museum of America, now in its sixth year, is flourishing.

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His new book “Hot Springs: From Capone to Costello” from Arcadia Books, hits Barnes and Nobles’ shelves November 25th. Raines has researched and unear thed the facts and the fables of the organized crime and gangster era, which played a major role in the history both of our city and our country. Beginning with a promotional book

tour at the Gangster Museum on November 29th, Rober t hits the road with speaking appearances in Hot Springs Village, Dallas, LA, Chicago, and New York.

His documentary “America’s Best Kept Secret” is prepping for its potential 2015 Sundance debut. Raines continues work on his screenplay about our fabled town, and his collaboration with Beacon Pictures has yielded an episodic TV series showcasing Hot Springs, Arkansas, bringing the much heralded hey-day of yesteryear to viewers across the nation. With a distribution deal for the series recently inked, to borrow a phrase from kingpin Owney Madden, a Hot Springs legend, “Things are on the up and up.”

A musician and vocalist by trade and nature, Raines’ talents abound. He performed, touring as an opening act, with Blood, Sweat and Tears and Sugarloaf, among others, always returning home for the Arkansas prom season. Ever the entrepreneur,

Raines ran a computer shop in Pine Bluff, AR, which he sold as he watched Walmar t, Best Buy and other majors barnstorm the electronics marketplace. “It was just time for me to go,” he remembers. Looking for the next new thing, Rober t Raines gravitated towards Central Avenue in downtown Hot Springs and figured out his next move. The Gangster Museum was born and is now bir thing offspring that will affect our tourism and unfolding history.

Glenn Klekowski, head of the TV Division of Beacon Pictures, was mulling over the success of HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, whose creator, Terrence Winters, ironically occupied an office directly down the hall. The author of a recent book chronicling the early genesis of the mafia, Klekowski was also intrigued by the Hot Springs connection. A famed crimemaven hideaway of the 30’s, Hot Springs’ storied past might prove the filmmatic success and missing link in the continuing storyline between New York’s Mafioso, the

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Chicago Syndicate and the chapters of crooks and criminals from cities in between and as far away as Havana.

A call to our Chamber of Commerce put Klekowski in touch with Rober t who quickly convinced him to see for himself with Raines offering a personalized tour of the hidden tunnels, haunted hotel rooms, and hangouts of gangsters and racketeers who made Hot Springs their safe place for a little R & R. Klekowski was impressed with Raines, taken with his knowledge, and a working collaboration began.

From Al Capone to Frank Costello — from John Dillinger, Lucky Luciano to Owney Madden, the unofficial mayor of Hot Springs — the tie-ins between New York, Chicago and finally Vegas are, the two agreed wor thy their own TV series. From the

mid1930’s to the abolition of gambling set in place by Win Rockefeller’s governorship in 1967, Hot Springs remained a hot bed of non-activity for underworld figures truly trying to get away from it all. Hot Springs, for the most par t, was safe ground and on the up and up.

Fans of Boardwalk Empire were recently introduced to the character that was Owney Madden. Madden, a Beer Maven from NYC, made Hot Springs his final home and ran it with all the experience he gained on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen. Back in the Big city, the world was his oyster. Madden made his for tune running the laundry business, the fashion business, the beer business, and par ts of Broadway. He owned the Cotton Club, the Stork Club, and gave countless talented greats their star t including Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, and a host of

others. Tammany Hall was on his payroll via his protection racket.

“Owney brought that knowledge down here and became the architect of how Hot Springs should operate. Gamblers, churches, politicians, and of course, the cops shared the profits. Money ran like water and no one could bitch,” claims Raines.” He was here from 1934 to 1965 when he died. Gambling ended two years after his death. The mastermind was gone.”

Well, not entirely. With Raines on a roll and with Bathhouse Row enjoying a renaissance, the new mastermind might be Rober t Raines himself: historian, writer, collaborator and Hot Springs’ newest dealmaker. Get ready for the ride, Hot Springs!

Julie Zimmermann is a writer, yoga professional, and performing artist who loves the Hot Springs Area.

HOT SPRINGS: FROM CAPONE TO COSTELLO In the late 1800s, Hot Springs, Arkansas, was a small town with a big attraction: hot thermal water. The federal government took possession of the downtown-area springs, and Bathhouse Row was born, along with the first property that would be considered a national park. Following not too far behind were great entrepreneurs who brought in gambling and prostitution to go with the area’s leading industry: moonshining.

By the time the 20th century rolled in, Hot Springs was booming with tourists and became America’s first resort. In the early 1930s, former New York gangster Owen Madden took up residence in the spa city, and things became very organized. Gangland luminaries from Al Capone to Frank Costello made regular pilgrimages over the next few decades to what was referred to as “the loose buckle in the Bible Belt.”

Author Robert K. Raines, director of the Gangster Museum of America, has selected images from the museum’s extensive photograph collection, along with several others from local and state historical societies as well as some of the country’s most notable historians of this genre, to illustrate his account of what could be America’s best-kept secret.

Book Signing at 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 29, at The Gangster Museum of America, 510 Central Avenue

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AUTUMN DRIVES

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AUTUMN DRIVES A getaway can break the boredom of routine and literally blow your mind with the crimson, pumpkin and russet hues of fall. Here are a few autumn drives from the favorites list of fellow Arkansans.

Star t with a quickie, and see if time allows fur ther exploration. The vibrant rustic auburns and maple golds spotlight the winding highway forest roads with a postcard purity that even New England doesn’t deliver.

A brief trip might be close and easy. Stop by lovely Lake Hamilton or Lake DeGray as you head out Hwy 7S toward Arkadelphia. This is a drive well wor th the hour or so it takes to make. Hwy 7 crosses back and for th over the Ouachita River along this route. Once past Lake DeGray, you’ll find yourself with options: go to Murfreesboro, or even forge on to Hope, AR, famed bir thplace of President Bill Clinton.

Far ther south, drives prove aromatic, but for the season, the pine forests don’t provide the same visual autumn punch. Even close jaunts promise vivid reds, auburns, and chestnut brown leafage that will eventually blanket the ground mid-November.

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As schedule allows, make time to travel Hwy 7N as it continues up through the Arkansas River Valley to Russellville and Dardanelle near Mt. Nebo. The view is filled with oaks, pines, hickory, elm, and pecan trees: bright, bold and beautiful. Along the way, you’ll pass the shores of Lake Nimrod, a small lake near Ola, AR which is a tiny town typical of the rural Arkansas landscape.

A fall foliage extravaganza kicks into high gear if you’re lucky enough to bike it with the Harley crew cruising on to Mt. Magazine, Petit Jean Mountain or Mt. Nebo. An unforgettable day trip from Hot Springs, the views up Hwy 7N are both sumptuous and curvaceous. On two or four wheels, it’s a spectacular getaway, soothing the senses with the aroma of the predominant pine forests while showcasing a variety of scattered hardwoods.

After Ola, head towards Dardanelle, turning right at Centerville for Petit Jean Mountain and straight on for Mount Magazine. Find your way west on Hwy 10 to Danville and up to 309 towards Mt. Magazine. Continuing straight on 7N, you will find the path to Mt. Nebo, via Hwy 155, just before Russellville.

Petit Jean Mountain is an all-time Arkansas favorite: Fields of color bathe the valley below.

The 93-foot-high waterfall is an added bonus as are the bear den caves where the lovable bears used to live. From Hot Springs, an hour and a half drive will put you at the Mountain’s top.

The Rockefeller Institute, a Center for Thought Leadership and Conferences, is located there as well as the Rockefeller Museum of Automobiles, featuring antique cars and memorabilia. The sky-high property also includes a farm and small airplane landing strip.

Motorcycle enthusiasts seem to cruise en masse via 7N, making Mt. Magazine a popular destination. The HWY 309 two-lane drive climbs gracefully through the Ouachita Mountains; its winding staircase curves, providing a valley vista from a height of 2,753 feet. Class 4 hang gliders frequent a par ticular bluff here known for its favorable wind drafts. Mt. Magazine is the highest peak between the Appalachians and the Rockies.

A great drive, even as a day trip, this shor t journey will knock your socks off.

Mt. Nebo, at 1,350 feet, features a launching point for hang gliding as well. Nebo overlooks the wide

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Arkansas River, which can swell with a decent rainstorm or when snow or ice melt seasonally.

North of the river valley into Newton County, Hwy 7 winds up to the Harrison and Jasper area.

The valley rolls between the Ouachita and Ozark mountain ranges. Right after you exit the river valley, Pedestal Rock is a great place to stop.

A hike heads to a vista overlooking the valley below. Massive single rock formations seemingly balance on one disproportionate edge. These 20 to 30-foot-tall sculptures are formed by the wind and the rain. It’s a great place to see nature’s art in action.

The drive becomes steeper and curvier heading up to visit the “grand canyon of Arkansas.” Off the highway and right before Jasper, a turnoff sign leads to an observation tower. Telescopes overlook a vast hardwood-filled canyon where large numbers of birds can be spotted scoping out the mountainside.

“On up to the Buffalo National River and into the Ozark region of Missouri, wildlife is abundant and visible in the fall,” says Ethan Nahte,‘ Executive Director of the Arkansas Wildlife Federation, a great resource for locals and visitors alike.

“Black bear and elk, whitetail deer and red fox, raccoons, and of course, opossums and rabbits are out and about.”

A turnoff at Alum Cove, part of the Ozark National Forest, will steer you toward a natural bridge arch made by quartz, water, wind and sandstone. The Cove Trail goes over the natural bridge that crosses a running stream. A drive west to the Ponca area supplies vast vistas of fields and pastures below the mountains which are an open running area for elk.

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Turning off Hwy 7 onto HWY 123 leads to discovery of the Bearcat Hollow area. Steep and curvy, the dirt road is remote and recently became a new wildlife management area. Not a smooth Sunday drive; take out the fourwheel drive if possible, leaving your fancy wheels at home. This road leads to where the people aren’t, especially in hunting season. Elk, turkey, and bear populate the area. The same can be said for Ponca to the west. This time of

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year, autumn rides lead to sideline stops, so remember to avoid wearing white and sport iridescent orange in highly hunted locales to avoid becoming a target.

As temperatures dip and the harvest season moves in, fall foliage possibilities abound. Eureka Springs is a spin up from Ponca via HWY 21/23, a drive where the fall colors should be at their peak.

Quirky Eureka Springs is a great destination with its Victorian homes and assortment of B&Bs; it is a perfect little mountain town. Up the road is Beaver Lake, and just southwest of Springdale you will locate Devils Den State Park, a worthy stop with great trails. Although the caves are currently closed there, the casual hiker can spy deer, bear, and birds of prey.

Springdale, Bentonville and Fayetteville almost seamlessly share the same autumn quilt each fall brings, making for a glorious Ozark autumn drive.

The changing colors lead to a satisfying destination if you are looking to eat, shop, and partake of more structured activities. In Bentonville, a visit to The Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks promises a huge greenhouse butterfly garden and the highly acclaimed Crystal Bridges Museum.

Scenic Hwy 71 S trips down out of Fayetteville and curves all the way to quaint Mena, offering a jaunt to Queen Wilhelmina State Park via HWY 8 high in the Ouachita forest.

The Talimena National Scenic Byway (from Mena to Talihina, OK) steadily climbs to Rich Mountain for a good 15 miles, requiring

an ample 30 minutes travel time due to its steepness. This breathtaking drive into Talihina is 54 miles in its entirety. Several State park vistas offer great observation points overlooking the mountainsides and lakeland below. Although nature hasn’t made its full comeback from the ice storm of 2000, this drive is still quite beautiful.

Traveling back east to Hot Springs near Lake Ouachita, consider any one of these adventures a harvest season blessing. Happy driving and happy Autumn!

Julie Zimmermann is a writer, yoga professional, and performing artist who loves the Hot Springs Area.

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THE CHILI IS COMING

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11TH ANNUAL CHILI COOK OFF AND DOWNTOWN LIGHT-UP

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November spells time for the 11th Annual Hot Springs Chili Cook Off, so apologize to your tongue prior to going into chili overdrive. Get out your saltines, oyster crackers, Frito Lay corn chips, cornbread, shredded cheese, onions, sour cream, and any other fixings that you can imagine to go along with the smorgasbord of chili that will be offered this year.

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Each participant must bring a 10-gallon pot of their chili creation, and there is usually plenty of chili to go around for the $4 cost of admission.

Many of the chili cooks look forward to testing their creativity (and their spice blends) against their fellow competitors. This is the time of the year after all to get the old crock-pot out and begin whipping up soups, stews -- and chili. You can determine a lot about a competitive chili cooks

by the apron that they wear and the presentation of their stations. The people’s choice award of $100 goes to the best-decorated booth, which is set up by the team on the day of the cook off. Are they serious? Are they having fun? Or is it both?

Still the true respect and determination is measured in the sample of chili provided by the vendors. These chili making juggernauts are made up every year of local downtown merchants, businesses, organizations and city officials from all throughout the Hot Springs area, making it not just an event to support the lighting of downtown Hot Springs but also making it a major social event of the year.

Bonding over chili, the public of Hot Springs has come together to support the event started by former city director Tom Daniels for more than

a decade. While it has an almost jovial soup kitchen feel, there is a real sense of community with families present and the sounds of laughter.

There is nothing better than the warm feeling of having a generous heap of wholesome chili ladled into your cup by someone with a kind smile on his or her face on a cold November day.

Housed in the Exchange Street Parking Plaza there is generally a lot of hubbub starting around 1 pm when the 10-gallon pots begin heating up and the chili aroma begins funneling out from Exchange Street to Central Avenue.

The trick is to pace yourself upon stepping in and approaching it nearly the same way you would an all you can eat buffet. It also may be a good idea to split up and have one person get the drinks while

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the other person gets the chili. It would be smart to bring your own water just in case, but other refreshments are available also for purchase. The event lasts all evening, and there is usually plenty of chili to go around. And we are talking about all kinds of chili, traditional and non-traditional. The colors of chili range from unique shades of the classic red to the unconventional white and are stocked with an assortment of different meat like chuck, ribeye, sirloin, venison, lamb, and chicken.

Beans or no beans, spicy or mild, you name it: there are always surprises to be had when local chefs step up to the pot.

The money raised from the event goes toward helping merchants light up beautiful downtown Hot Springs. The lights come on after the event.

Ned Perme, local meteorologist of channel 7 KATV, will be present to kick off the event and announce the winners for the cook off.

“Almost every year someone new wins,” says Suzanne Tucker who has assisted in

organizing the event since its inception.

“Every year people are lined up out the parking deck.” The public can come get their ser vings at 4:30 pm on November 25th and the event lasts usually until the chili is gone. Generally there are about 3035 par ticipants cooking chili. Some of them will get there the night before and camp out in preparation for the next day. The winners are determined by a blind taste testing from volunteer judges with seasoned palettes.

Cash prizes are $250 for best traditional and $150 for best non-traditional with $100 going to people’s choice.

Let the chili cook off be a chance for you to rub elbows and explore exotic variations on this traditional American favorite on a chilly November evening come rain, sleet or shine, but just be sure to bring your appetites. For those interested in competing or for general inquiries about the event, contact Suzanne Tucker at (501) 624-3370.

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Thanksgiving ordinarily means thick sweaters, fall leaves, begging dogs, lots of family, and football.

Maybe you have your mind on Black Friday. Maybe you will simply have a small gathering. Whatever the case, maybe the idea of spending hours in the kitchen on this national holiday does not sound too appealing. For some, Grandmothers presiding over large families and hosting twelve seats at the table, and large basted birds swelling over silver platters filling plate after plate are a thing of the past or just impractical. The reality of Thanksgiving for some has evolved into a living room sit down with TV dinner style processed turkey and dressing.

Many smaller families with working parents have no time for elaborate menu planning. Maybe you do have guests coming into town, and you did plan that elaborate meal, but you burned the bird, dropped the ham, messed up the meatloaf, or have doubts about that tofu turkey. Have a backup plan in mind with some of the many options available here in Hot Springs.

The Por terhouse Steak & Seafood offers a traditional Thanksgiving buffet from 11 am to 4 pm as well as a pre-order option capable of feeding eight to 10 people available for pickup on the day before or the day of Thanksgiving.

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The Belle Ar ti offers a fine three course Thanksgiving meal from 11am to 9pm with a cream of turkey soup, roast turkey with stuffing, sweet potatoes and of course substitute options are available from their normal dinner menu.

The Arlington Hotel will be taking reservations for their annual buffet that takes place from 11 am to 2pm and one later in the evening from 6pm to 9pm. This buffet will feature all of your traditional Thanksgiving favorites including peel and eat shrimp, braised sirloin tips, mahi mahi, and several sides and desser ts to select from. Children under five years old eat free. For reservations call 501-609-2500.

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If it is not the last minute and you have an opportunity, check out this year’s Thanksgiving menu for Café 1217 offered up by Chef/Owner Diana Marez Bratton. It is worth taking a peak at with seasonally inspired scones, muffins and a plethora of other baked goods for Thanksgiving morning.

Bratton is also offering a special New Mexico Hatch Green Chile Potato Quiche. The main course is her stuffed turkey breast tender; it is butterflied and stuffed with a traditional style dressing, lined with fresh sage under the skin, and served beautifully with a rich turkey stock gravy, providing enough to generously serve up to eight people. You have the option of ordering a whole turkey breast dinner that comes with all the traditional side items prepared masterfully by the kitchen at Café 1217. If turkey is not your game of choice you can also choose the split Cornish game hen with a sweet potato risotto, or a beef filet with bleu cheese and pecan cabernet demi reduction. There is also roasted pork with cranberry port sauce and mashed potato scallion that is available as a main course. To look through the entire Thanksgiving menu and to make orders, visit Café 1217 at 1217 Malvern Avenue. Orders must be turned in by Friday November 22nd and must be picked up between 9:30 am to 2:30 pm Wednesday November 27th.

If you have everything squared away but want to satiate your sweet tooth, check out Java Primo’s

selections of whole pies and cakes, the most popular pie being their sweet potato with an almond streusel topping. The coffee house café and more also offers molasses pecan, chocolate cream, and coconut cream. The cakes available are carrot, Italian cream, and mocha chocolate. Be sure to place the orders for them at least 24 to 48 hours in advance by calling 501-318-9789.

If you are seriously looking to get away from the rigamarole of Thanksgiving shopping, cooking, and clean-up, check out the Thanksgiving feast being offered by Chef Eve at Lookout Point. The feast includes smoky tomato soup, a harvest salad, roast turkey with autumn chutney and gravy, savory sausage stuffing, creamy chipotle sweet potatoes, carmelized onion mashed potatoes, and a caramel drizzled mini pumpkin pie or pecan pie cobbler. To make reservations for the Thanksgiving feast, or if you are interested in staying a few nights as part of the Thanksgiving package, give Eve a call at 866-525-6155.

Whether you have your meal at home or at the table of a local restaurant, the important part is of course being around those you care about the most.

Consider bringing something new to the dinner table with one of the many options brought to you by local chefs and restaurants in Hot Springs. The meal is just the icing on the cake that will make this season even greater for you and your loved ones.

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WHERE TO GIVE

Story by Jim G Miller

LENDING AID TO THE HOMELESS AND IN NEED DURING THE WINTER HOLIDAYS

It is estimated there are 1,000 homeless children in the Garland County school systems according to Janie Woodall Smith, Executive Director of the Jackson House.

Take a drive up Malvern Avenue most days and you will see people exiting the DCI Plasma Bank with tourniquets tied around their arms walking across the street for lunch at the Jackson House at 705 Malvern Avenue. Serving Monday through Saturday from noon to 1 pm, the Jackson House is one of many non-profit organizations offering numerous services to the underprivileged here in Hot Springs. These organizations are able to operate with the help of donations and local volunteers.

Although Hot Springs itself is a small town, it is not difficult to witness the poverty that pervades many pockets of the downtown area. “When you say

homeless of course it can be a generally loose term.

A lot of people who are homeless will sleep on a couch a few nights, and then they’ll just wander until they’re eventually out on the street somewhere,” says Smith. Approximately 20 to 30 percent of the homeless are made up of veterans who are also in desperate need for support from local shelters.

There were many people concerned with the last government shutdown over the elderly, and in fact, an organization that formerly existed to help the elderly in Hot Springs called Senior Companions has disbanded due to unsuccessfully obtaining sponsorship.

The tourism of course does provide money for many people seeking work in Hot Springs, but once the

season is over, job options in the area quickly become limited, which leaves many out in the winter cold of Arkansas. This is why volunteering or just being aware of your neighbors can be helpful this time of year.

Many organizations that help the underprivileged in Hot Springs need toys, clothing, blankets, and especially volunteers. “Even if we have a lot of donations, we still need help receiving everything,” says Smith.

The Salvation Army at 115 Crescent Avenue provides meals Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday evenings, and they also provide additional support for those in need. It is one of the largest charitable missions in the United States. Their location off of Malvern Avenue provides a brief sanctuary to those in need.

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Another local food pantry that provides free meals to the hungry of Hot Springs is The Masters Table at 631 Park Avenue which was started by Hot Springs Village resident Lain Rodgers fourteen years ago. “At first we didn’t know the need was there. Everyone I knew had enough, and we were so blessed that we decided to start giving back,” says Rodgers. The Masters Table provides meals every Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm and also has an area upstairs for people to obtain free clothing as needed.

willing volunteers to other non-profit organizations throughout Hot Springs. Offering a continued education through a credited GED program as well, Teen Challenge is a pillar of giving in the community of Garland County and always accepts the generosity provided by other community members. Samaritan Ministries of Hot Springs at 131 Sanford Street also provides shelter for men falling on hard times. It also has plenty of volunteer opportunities during the holiday season.

If you talk to someone in the field of social services, they will most often say that sometimes it takes a whole village to raise one child, and this is definitely the case among the agencies in and around Hot Springs. People are not necessarily prideful about their difficult situations, so it’s sometimes difficult to get them to open up. Many organizations attempt not only to aid people’s physical needs but also to aid their morale, and for some this is more important than just a warm meal.

The Potters Clay Ministries at 110 Crescent Avenue is a home for women and children in crisis and girls with addiction. It was founded by Methodist Ministers Bob and Elaine Berry along with Father Allen Rosneau of St. Joseph’s. The organization works with the district court to offer young women shelter or housing. Always looking for support and donations, they request that you donate whatever you would use in your own home.

The local Teen Challenge chapter located at 629 East Grand Avenue provides support to males who are 18 and older. Working with the district court, they aid those who in some cases have no other alternative but to go to jail for petty or drug related crimes. This organization also gives back to the local community by providing ready and

Safe Haven Shelter for Women and Children provides a safe comfortable shelter for a diverse community of women and children offering compassion in a dignified and respectable way for homeless women and children for up to 180 days.

For more details on donating or other services that are provided call 501-276-7750 or email safehavenshelter@live.com.

The Ouachita Children’s Center at 339 Charteroak Street serves the communities of Garland County and Clark County, offering services to youths ages six to seventeen and their families. It offers residential and non-residential services, including a 24-hour emergency shelter, case management, and many other rewarding and educational services to those in need.

Hillcrest Children’s Home at 2325 Malvern Avenue is a private 65-acre Christian childcare campus for abused, neglected, and sexually exploited youths ages five to eighteen. It offers opportunities to sponsor a child, and it has a strong focus on continuing education after high school. Contact Alice Ellsworth at Hillcrest Children’s Home at 501-262-1660 if you have questions or if you are interested in being a host family for a child during the holiday season.

The list goes on in terms of local organizations that give aid for the sake of others here in Hot Springs, where the healing waters of the springs and the generosity of peoples’ hearts may rejuvenate those in need. It is good to know that there are places that will continue to provide warmth and care to those that have little as long as the community contributes a helping hand. For further information about local charities and ways that you can give in Garland County, contact the local United Way office.

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Alfred Stieglitz (1864 - 1946) Georgia O’Keeffe, 1932 Gelatin Silver Print Image Courtesy of the Alfred Stieglitz Collection, Co-owned

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WORTH THE DRIVE Story by Jim G Miller

RENOWNED ART COLLECTION BY RENOWNED AMERICAN ARTISTS SHOW AT CRYSTAL BRIDGES MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART The fall leaves are changing throughout Arkansas progressing toward the Northern part of the state where a Museum of American Art lies tucked away atop an old creek in the wooded confines of Bentonville. This is the museum that Alice Walton built and tours of the permanent collection are free, compliments of Walmart. This month’s upcoming exhibit “The Artists’ Eye: Georgia O’Keefe & the Alfred Stieglitz Collection” concentrates on the collection of impresario Alfred Stieglitz.

If you have taken any photography courses or have any knowledge at all about photography, then the name Stieglitz may ring a bell although

the name of his wife, Georgia O’Keefe, may sound a bit more familiar to general art enthusiasts. The exhibit includes 101 works by O’Keeffe, Charles Demuth, Arthur Dove, Marsden Hartley, and John Marin, as well as profound European Modernists Pablo Picasso, Paul Cezanne, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. This featured exhibit also includes 19 photographs by the collector himself, Alfred Stieglitz, that definitely are worth mentioning.

“Upon viewing this collection, it is immediately apparent that Stieglitz and O’Keefe were influenced by the world around them. Both artists

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WORTH THE DRIVE All images are courtesy of the Alfred Stieglitz Collection, Coowned by Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, and Crystal Bridges - Museum of American Art, Inc., Bentonville, Arkansas.

Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Paul Cezanne (French, 1839 - 1906) Les baigneurs, grande planche (The Bathers, large plate), ca. 1896 - 1898 Color lithograph

were inspired by the landscape of New York City.

Stieglitz’s photographs From My Window at an American Place, North and New York From the Shelton feature the shapes and patterns of light on buildings in the city, and O’Keefe’s Radiator Building—Night, New York explores a similar idea in a very different way.

Marsden Hartley (1877 - 1943) Maine Landscape, Autumn No. 13, 1909 Oil on board

Charles Demuth (1883 - 1935) Calla Lilies (Bert Savoy, 1927) Oil on board

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Similarly, places with fewer buildings and more undeveloped land also inspired them.

Stieglitz frequently photographed areas in the Adirondacks, primarily at Lake George, where his family would regularly spend time. Two photographs in this collection share views of this landscape: Lake George from the Hill and Poplars - Lake George. O’Keeffe had a parallel interest in the natural landscape, but was inspired by a different place: the American southwest. Her painting, Flying Backbone, captures her interest in the natural world,” says Stewart.

Stieglitz respected and influenced the artists of his era. “Those of the Stieglitz Circle, made up of many close friends as well as artists that were showing in his gallery. Many of them explored these themes in nature. Within this collection, that shared interest is evident in several ways.

Arthur Dove’s paintings offer an abstracted view of water, sky, and land. Marsden Hartley’s Maine Landscape, Autumn No. 13 (left), offers a view of his home state of Maine, even though Hartley was a world traveler that was often influenced by each place he visited. John Marin’s watercolors also display an interest in the natural world, as seen in this collection with his Maine Series, and his works made in Taos, New Mexico,” says Niki Stewart, Director of Education and Exhibitions.

The collection is a part of an art-sharing agreement between Crystal Bridges and Fisk University in Tennessee. For a full list of works from the Stieglitz Collection visit the university gallery site at Fisk University. While the term ‘art sharing’ has a positive sound to it this did come at a price of and merits a modest cost of $5 admission with sponsored admission for youth ages 18 and younger. The museum provides free admission to all exhibits on Wednesdays between 5-9pm. Crystal Bridges is worth the beautiful drive to Bentonville, Arkansas, 600 Museum Way. For questions or information about other exhibits and tours, visit crystalbridges.org or call 479-418-5700.

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