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MARCH 6-12, 2022 WHAT'S UP! 5 Action Equals Impact NWACC festival explores interdependence Participants in artist Edra Soto's workshop share their creations based on Soto's "Open 24 Hours" during the NWACC 2020 Spring Arts and Culture Festival. Soto was a "State of the Art 2020" featured artist at the Momentary in Bentonville. She is an internationally recognized artist and curator from Chicago and Puerto Rico. Currently she is a lecturer at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. (Courtesy Photo) Robert Lewis, famed Native American storyteller of the Cherokee Nation, speaks in 2020 at Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville during the Spring Arts and Culture festival. Lewis brought the worlds of different indigenous tribes to life for an audience through his interactive, audience-involved story telling. (NWA Democrat-Gazette File Photo/ Charlie Kaijo) Manchusa Loungsangroong has partnered with Trillium Salon Series for "In C" March 10 at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Part of the NWACC Spring Arts and Culture Festival, the event will feature Loungsangroong along with at least 30 other musicians performing Terry Riley's definitive minimalist composition, "In C." (Courtesy Photo) MONICA HOOPER NWA Democrat-Gazette I nterdependence is the theme for the Spring Arts and Cultural Festival hosted by Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville. "We do not exist in a vacuum. Every action we take, no matter how small, leaves an imprint on us, our community, and our world," reads the event description. From March 7 to March 11, people from the college and the community are invited to consider the way our lives and actions affect and change our world and the world at large. "The last two years of the pandemic have illustrated just how interconnected our world is, and we wanted to explore those connections with this year's festival," explains Megan Looney- Hollingsworth, professor of English and co-chairperson of the event. "While the festival has always celebrated interdisciplinary events, we wanted to focus even more on events that examined connections within and between disciplines, industries and communities. We invited people from the college and the community to submit proposals for events that explored the idea of interdependence in some way." "The festival schedule is packed with events for all ages and interests — including virtual story time sessions with Bentonville Public Library, yoga classes with Yoga Story, hands-on workshops with practicing artists, and panels, talks and performances on a wide range of topics. Events are free and open to the public, except where noted on the schedule. We invite everyone to check out the full festival schedule at nwacc.edu/ springartsculturalfestival," she adds. From bringing together NWACC musicians, community musicians and organizing the multi-instrumental performance, the theme of interdependence will resonant throughout "Are You 'In C'," a musical performance that is part of the festival. The concert begins at 7 p.m. March 10 in the Contemporary Gallery at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. "The performance is going to basically reflect on the theme and connect to the theme as well," explains Manchusa Loungsangroong, a clarinetist who is part of the adjunct music faculty at NWACC. For "In C", Loungsangroong explains, "each musician is asked to perform independently, and they have to follow the score. But they do have the FAQ 'In C' WHEN — 7 p.m. March 10 WHERE — Contemporary Art Gallery at Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville COST — Free INFO — crystalbridges.org See NWACC Page 6 BENTONVILLE