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Nestled within the sleek, modern corridors of Bentonville’s The Compton hotel, Sestina offers an experience that feels less like a traditional chop house and more like a high-velocity culinary rendezvous. If you’re looking for white tablecloths and hushed whispers, look elsewhere; Sestina is about bold flavors, personal service and a palpable, rhythmic energy.
Ryan and Brooke Hardin have done something delightfully unexpected in their home on Park Avenue, located just a few houses down from Fayetteville’s Wilson Park. They’ve brought the beach to the park.
Built in 1944, the house was originally ordered out of a Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalog, delivered by train to the Dickson Street station and assembled by the homeowner.
Anne Jackson is building something bigger than a theater company — she’s building access to the arts for Northwest Arkansas. “I’m not the artist,” she said. “I like to make the art happen for other people.”
It’s a role she’s grown into over decades — part producer, part connector, part visionary and, today, executive director of Arts One Presents. It’s exactly where she belongs.
