HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE - DECEMBER 2022

2022HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

Searching for the perfect gift this holiday season? We’re happy to be Santa’s little helpers! No matter what, or who, you’re shopping for, the local small businesses in our community are ready to help you select the perfect gift for everyone on your list!

The River Valley is home to many nonprofit organizations doing incredible work with limited resources. Our 4th annual Guide to Local Nonprofits serves to further each of their missions and allows you to discover how you can get involved and commit your support to the organizations near and dear to your heart.

2022HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

Searching for the perfect gift this holiday season? We’re happy to be Santa’s little helpers! No matter what, or who, you’re shopping for, the local small businesses in our community are ready to help you select the perfect gift for everyone on your list!

The River Valley is home to many nonprofit organizations doing incredible work with limited resources. Our 4th annual Guide to Local Nonprofits serves to further each of their missions and allows you to discover how you can get involved and commit your support to the organizations near and dear to your heart.

4300 Rogers Avenue, Suite 23 Fort Smith, Arkansas 7209 Chad Colley Boulevard, Suite H Barling, Arkansas cardandclothshop.com 479.522.0512 / 479.974.7209

Natalie Hedrick and Kaci Collins, Fort Smith natives, opened Card and Cloth’s first storefront location in March of 2018 in Green Pointe Shopping Center. They then launched cardandclothshop.com a year later and in 2020, opened a second storefront location at the beautiful Heritage Community in Chaffee Crossing. Card and Cloth offers women’s clothing sizes XS-3X, home décor, baby gifts and more! Follow along on Instagram: @cardandclothshop and @cardandclothhq for behind the scenes!

7200 Cameron Park Drive Fort Smith, Arkansas centerforhearing.net 479.785.3277

The holiday season can be especially challenging for people with hearing loss. We can help you enjoy conversations again with a hearing solution customized just for you. Properly fit hearing aids help reduce listening fatigue and make visiting with friends and loved ones far more enjoyable. Don't miss out this holiday season, give us a call!

12300 Highway 71 S. Suite C

Fort Smith, Arkansas

exhaleskinbarandbodyworks.com 479.551.2374

All she wants for Christmas is to relax and we’re making that easy at Exhale Skin Bar and Bodyworks. From holiday gift sets to last-minute gift cards to medical & professional grade skincare products plus a variety of spa services to select from including the highly demanded DMK Enzyme Therapy Treatments - we have the perfect gift for everyone on your list. Follow @exhaleskinbarandbodyworks on Instagram and Facebook for more information and holiday promotions. Luxurious, Customized, Relaxation - We strive to bring you the most advanced, corrective aesthetic to the River Valley.

6119 US-271, Fort Smith, Arkansas farmersmarketdirect.com 479.406.7333

Keep your dollars local this holiday season at Farmers Market Direct. Farmers Market Direct is family owned and operated! We offer online shopping with free Fort Smith delivery, convenient curbside pick-up, and in-store shopping. By shopping at Farmers Market Direct, you receive high-quality products while supporting local farmers and artisans. Check out our selection of responsibly raised beef, pasture-raised chicken, all-natural pork, farm-fresh eggs, jams, jellies, and much more. We feature products from some of your favorite farmers market vendors like microgreens, mushrooms, kombucha, produce, baked goods, small-batch candles, natural beauty products, etc. Farmers Market Direct, a farmers market at your fingertips! Follow us on Facebook to keep up with our ever-changing inventory and selection!

1601 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith, Arkansas fsram.org 479.784.2787

Shop the FSRAM Store! We are local and your purchases help sustain our institution’s service to the public and help support local and regional artists! We have a wide selection of hand-crafted jewelry and homewares, original works of art and art prints, art-inspired children’s items, and more. FSRAM is the home of the John Bell, Jr. Legacy Project, so you’ll also find a selection of John Bell, Jr. items, including offset lithographs, prints on canvas, magnets, bags, and two John Bell, Jr. 2023 wall calendars for our upcoming 75th Anniversary Year! Unique gifts you’ll only find at your local Museum Store, and don’t forget…FSRAM Members always receive a discount! We look forward to welcoming you.

5622 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas johnmaysjewelers.com 479.452.2140

The holidays have arrived! We cherish the opportunities to see old friends, support our community, and spend quality time with our families and loved ones. We are very excited to host our Holiday Open House on the evening of Friday December 2, from 5pm - 7pm, and on Saturday December 3, from 10am - 5pm. We also invite you to join us as we continue our Give Back Day to Christ the King School! We’re honored to donate 10% of all sales on Saturday December 10, from 10am - 5pm. We cannot wait to visit with you in person this holiday season, it is truly our pleasure to serve you. From the Mays family to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!

4300 Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas hummingbird-boutique-fort-smith.myshopify.com 479.420.4008

We are a unique boutique offering gifts and clothing for all ages! Founded and operated by a local mother-daughter duo, we've created beautiful and unique items waiting for you to explore. Nothing makes us happier than moms, daughters, and grandmothers shopping together at Hummingbird! Inside our 2,500-square-foot space, you'll find clothing, décor, candles, journals, books, religious items, inspirational gifts, jewelry, and more! We carry a variety of clothing lines including Sympli with options for all budgets! Customers compliment the inviting interior, peaceful shopping experience, and close parking. We offer gift wrapping and SO much new inventory has arrived, just in time for Christmas – come see us and enjoy our extended hours this month!

314 Lexington Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas salonelements.com 479.649.3435

This holiday season, give our Elements gift card and share our products and services with everyone on your Christmas list! Salon Elements is one of the River Valley's most unique and engaging hair salons. Marcie Comstock and our Salon Elements team of incredibly talented stylists provide cuts, styling, blowouts, hand tied hair extensions, hair replacement, color, individual eye lash extensions, skin care, massage, wigs, men’s barbering, hot shaves and sugaring! Salon Elements specializes in modern hair techniques like balayage, platinum-card, and dimensional highlighting. We want to invite you to feel complete ease as we bring the good word, love, and haircuts. Call to book an appointment or purchase your gift cards today!

103 East Main Street, Alma, Arkansas skokospac.org

Box Office: 479.632.2129

Here at the Skokos, we are celebrating our 20th Anniversary of Bringing the Arts Alive in the River Valley! We are excited to be poised for future growth with much anticipated roadway expansions, further connecting Alma’s arts and culture opportunities with our surrounding communities. As one of the finest performing arts centers in the region, offering a professional season of quality entertainment from the classics to country to comedy, drama, dance, to Broadway and beyond, we invite our neighbors to explore these opportunities for you and your family! Upcoming 2023 spring shows include: Feb 4: The Isaacs; Feb 25: Cross that River; March 16: Anastasia. Visit us online or call the box office for tickets!

5401 Phoenix Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas mysodies.com 479.783.8013

Sodie’s Wine & Spirits wants to make this the easiest holiday season ever! Our new mobile app allows you to search our inventory, drop your favorite products in your virtual cart and pick them up at our drive thru. We also have custom gift baskets available. Call or come by and tell us what items you would like in your gift basket, and we can make it special for you. From corporate gifts to stocking stuffers, Sodie’s has you covered!

6808 Rogers Avenue, Ste. B

Fort Smith, Arkansas truegritrunningco.com 479.434.3571

True Grit Running Company was founded to passionately promote a healthy and active lifestyle in the River Valley area. We aim to create an exceptional retail experience by providing excellent customer care, product knowledge, and community. With our slow-motion video gait analysis system and foot scanner, each customer is ensured a unique experience. Our store is locally owned and operated by Melissa Vitale, who became a runner later in life, when she sought to make a change in her lifestyle. She and staff now strive to share the joy of living an active, healthy lifestyle with everyone. Visit True Grit to find the best shoes for that next step of your health journey.

Fort Smith, Greenwood, Van Buren yeagershardware.com 479.646.1209

For over 60 years, Yeagers Hardware has been your local neighborhood store in the River Valley. Yeagers is coming to Barling in 2023! We are your go-to place for name brands like Stihl, Echo, Ego, Traeger, Blackstone, Big Green Egg, DeWalt, Milwaukee and more. Order online at acehardware. com and pick up within minutes in store or have it delivered. Why shop at the big boxes when we can order for you and maintain stock for items you need all the time? Just ask! Shop local, it matters.