Ozark Folk Center Benefit: Mandolin legend Sam Bush headlines a 7 p.m. Saturday concert at Ozark Highlands Theater in Mountain View, with Music Roots Ensemble opening; proceeds support free classes and instruments for Stone County students. Walton Arts Center Lineup: Fayetteville’s Walton Arts Center announces Henhouse Prowlers kicking off West Street Live Sept. 11, with Carlene Carter, Victor Wooten and the Wooten Brothers, and more on the schedule. Little Rock Dining: Jennifer Maune, a “MasterChef” finalist, is opening Fleur this fall—a farm-to-table restaurant and European-style pastry shop built around gathering around the dinner table and Arkansas-grown produce. Pine Bluff Poetry: Second-grade teacher Melanie Madkin was selected for the Poetry Foundation’s Summer Poetry Teachers Institute in Chicago, bringing more poetry practice back to her classroom. North Little Rock Coaching: eStem’s Monty Patel is hired as boys head coach at North Little Rock, continuing a busy stretch of Arkansas high school basketball coaching changes. Arkansas Arts Funding: CACHE’s Creative Arkansas Community Hub and Exchange is rolling out “Take Action,” investing $130,000 by end of 2026 to help artists and arts groups with the business side. Sports Rule Change: NFHS football updates 2026 rules—expanding the head-slap ban to all players and allowing play cards on the belt.