While you are attending the 2025 APA Conference, consider exploring Northwest Arkansas, which is well known for its collection of walking, hiking, and biking trails; its downtown shops, eateries, and cafes; as well as other features like the Crystal Bridges Museum, Terra Studios, the Walton Arts Center, and Thorncrown Chapel. You might check out online resources, like those listed below, to learn more about outdoor, in-town, and arts-oriented activities to do in NWA!

Arkansas Country Blues and Stringband Festival
(The festival takes place Nov. 14-16 in Springdale, AR. It highlights the connections of various styles
of folk music in our state and brings musicians together to create community and to play music.)