By Glenda Rice Collins — Updated July 21, 2024.

Upcoming event July 23: A free SoNA Beyond Carnival of the Animals concert in Siloam Springs, Ark.

Bentonville, Ark. —  Themes of Creativity, Beauty in Nature, Music, Dance & Diversity mingle as record-breaking crowds of mesmerized attendees continue to experience the ongoing “Exquisite Creatures” exhibition at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, through July 29. The related transformative powers of music were masterfully expressed during the recent Symphony of Northwest Arkansas (SoNA) —SoNA Beyond “Exquisite Transformations” concert in the museum’s Great Hall.

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