The third Thursday of each month the Rogers Lowell Chamber convenes merchant meetings in various locations in Downtown Rogers. Business owners and their teams talk about ways the Chamber can help them grow their business while sharing tips and ideas for our downtown community to collaborate and cultivate continued success.  

• DTR business owners and their teams gather to share news and ideas while connecting over coffee and conversation.

• The meet-up provides a forum to become familiar with the changes taking place in this rapidly growing business community.

• A key mission of the Chamber is to support small business and entrepreneurial development along with economic development for our downtown sector.

 

All the buzz: Ozark Beer Company is hosting their first ever Silent Disco on Friday, December 22nd from 9:30 - 11:30. The taproom, located at 109 N. Arkansas St., Rogers, AR., will be open late for Silent Disco goers to enjoy the nighttime vibes and groovy music from local DJ Afrosia. Along with music, glow-in-the-dark face and body painting will be available from artist Viviana Pagan.

Getting wired: A silent disco is an event where listeners immerse themselves in music through wireless headphones that are synced up to one station or in this case one DJ. The listener is also in control of how loud the music is and can take a break from it at any time.

Rogers Historical Museum is the recipient of the 2023 Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC) Gold Award for Gallery Installations, Under $1,000 Budget Category. The SEMC Technology Competition recognizes excellence in the use of technology within Southeastern United States museums and celebrates the accomplishments of innovative work.

The award-winning entry is a music interactive included in the museum’s temporary exhibit, “A Parade of Apple Blossoms.” This exhibit highlighted the Apple Blossom Festivals of the 1920s that were a grand celebration of the apple industry in northwest Arkansas. These festivals featured elaborate costumes, Apple Blossom Queen contests, period music, regional tours, and more that turned Rogers and the surrounding area into “A Parade of Apple Blossoms” each spring.

 

The Northwest Arkansas Jazz Society (NAJS) is hosting it’s next Jazz Jam Session at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, December 14 at Levi’s Gastrolounge & Lowbar at 224 S. 2nd Street,  in in Downtown Rogers. The house rhythm section will be the Jake Hertzog Trio, with musicians from the audience sitting in to jam.

Levi’s Gastrolounge has partnered with the NAJS to provide the perfect venue for a monthly jazz jam. Young musicians as well as seasoned pros share the bandstand for an evening of great music and plenty of surprises. This hip, basement bistro serves up great food and drink to complement the music, and it is free and open to all.

Give the Gift of Original Art: The December Art on the Bricks Art Walk invites the community to support the artists and creatives who enhance our quality of life while stimulating the local economy. Downtown Rogers is rich in artistic talent with more than 20 shops, galleries and restaurants that sell handcrafted art and crafts by local artists.

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The judges for the Rogers Christmas Parade have been announced.

Representing the Rotary Club of Downtown Rogers is Joe Fisher and Jeff Hairston, club president the Rotary Club of Rogers. Representing Rogers Optimist Club is Donna Gallagher. Downtown Rogers business owners are also supporting the Rogers Christmas Parade as parade judges. Sherry Puttkammer, owner of The Dotted Pig, Beth Welborn, owner of Brick Lane Books and Vince Tate, co-owner of The Copper Crown and OZ Smokehouse will participate in the judging

A new Rogers Christmas Village will fill Frisco Plaza with sparkle and shine from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Friday, December 1, celebrating “All Things Christmas” during the annual Rogers Christmas Parade. It is the first of hopefully many more years where Railyard Park and Frisco Plaza will be used to expand the holiday festivities in downtown Rogers. Local artists and makers are selling their Christmas-themed items during this vendor market.

You are invited to shop 40+ vendor booths decked out in Christmas lights and grab a bite at four food trucks. Wear your holiday finest and take photos with Santa and the Grinch. Be sure to capture family memories in a free photo booth from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with Kristin Sherrets Photography. And enjoy a Rogers tradition with performances from The Nutcracker by Ballet Westside Dance Studio from 5:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Turntable Plaza. 

 

The City of Rogers is spreading holiday cheer with the 4th Annual Christmas Pic Passport event. Residents and visitors alike are invited to embrace the holiday spirit by exploring downtown Rogers adorned with dazzling Christmas lights and capturing the magic at seven holiday-themed locations.

This year's Christmas Pic Passport promises a fun experience for the entire community. Participants who visit each of the seven designated locations and capture the festive atmosphere with pictures will be rewarded with a cozy, limited-edition Rogers-branded blanket. The blankets serve as a warm reminder of the joyous occasion and make for a perfect holiday keepsake.

The Downtown Rogers BINGO Card holiday shopping experience returns with even more businesses than last year! This is your chance to shop local, support Shop Small Saturday, and compete to win a gift basket worth more than $400!

Startup Junkie launched their Global Entrepreneurship Week festivities on Monday with a Downtown Rogers Coffee Crawl, an event where local entrepreneurs connect with the business community and share their journeys over a cup of coffee.

Jon Allen, co-founder of Onyx Coffee Lab, shared the Onyx startup story with more than two dozen business professionals and aspiring entrepreneurs. The Downtown Rogers roastery headquarters provided an ideal venue for the gathering convened by Startup Junkie.

November is National Entrepreneurship Month, a time to celebrate the entrepreneurs who serve their communities and bolster the U.S. economy. This week we also recognize the American spirit of entrepreneurship by celebrating Global Entrepreneurship Week. Downtown Rogers is the perfect place to celebrate entrepreneurship. Our historic Downtown is largely made up of locally owned businesses, many of which were founded by the people who own and operate them today. 

The Downtown Rogers Merchant Meet-Up--a program of the Rogers Lowell Chamber--provides an opportunity for Downtown Rogers business owners, their team members, and other interested individuals, to convene, connect, and converse about relevant topics over coffee.  

Join us for the November Art on the Bricks Art Walk as we bring Creative Innovation to Downtown Rogers. The monthly event takes place the 2nd Thursday of each month. We invite you to visit any of the participating locations from 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Thursday, November 9 in locations throughout Downtown Rogers. This month, Art on the Bricks Art Walk is featuring Upcycled Art with Eloa Jane Pereira, Melissa Milton, JBug Art, Jim Sawyer, Tom Flynn, Aaron Jones, Carrie Haase, and Amy Terry at Rogers Experimental House, 121 W Walnut Street, Rogers, AR. 

Keep America Beautiful celebrates America Recycles Day the week after the Art Walk, so we are getting a jump on it! November 15 is a holiday dedicated to spreading the word about the importance of recycling and making sure everyone knows what can and can not be recycled. 

• America Recycles Day 2023 has chosen the theme, "Creative Innovation" to encourage people to think out of the box and find new ways to reduce, reuse and recycle. 
• In line with the Creative Innovation theme, we are taking trash to treasure with upcycled art during the November Art on the Brick Art Walk.
• See how area artists are focusing on making the world a better place to live in for all the generations to come.

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Stronger together: Fifteen (15) Rogers New Technology High School students connected last week with the Downtown Rogers business community to hear real-world stories from business professionals in the field of marketing. Students visited the Rogers Lowell Chamber staff at The Rogers Experimental House, marketing teams for: Honeycomb Kitchen Shop, BrandEd, Marketing Main Street and enjoyed lunch at The Rail-A Pizza Company and Iron Horse Coffee Company.

Downtown Rogers preparing to light up the night as the community prepares for the annual Christmas Parade. The City of Rogers, along with partners The Rotary Club of Rogers, The Rotary Club of Downtown Rogers, and First National Bank NWA are excited for the annual holiday tradition. Applications for parade entries are being accepted through November 17. The parade will take place Friday, December 1st at 6:30pm in downtown Rogers.  

Ozark Beer Company is collaborating with local artists to reimagine the downtown Rogers Brewery’s backyard as a family-friendly place for welcoming
the community and hosting public events. In addition to expanding seating space for patrons, the brewery aims to have the ability to host popular programming like festivals, artist fairs, and swap-meets without the threat of rainouts or the need to block off Arkansas St., and to make the integration of art a priority as development of the back yard takes shape.

A new community-centric retail concept focused on bringing connection + conversation is coming to Downtown Rogers. The Parlour Room, located at 103 W Walnut Street, is the brainchild of the founders of two locally owned businesses that have roots in Downtown Rogers. Courtney Ulrich Smith and Dominic Smith, co-owners of Underbrush Books, and Jesse Weegins, founder and owner of American Estates, have partnered to bring The Parlour Room, a community-centric retail experience, to Downtown Rogers.

Join the Rogers Public Library Foundation on October 27, 2023, for our signature event! Tickets are available now! This is a memorable way to support the Rogers Public Library Foundation. The event begins at 6:30 PM at Metro Appliances in Lowell ...

Getting Creative: Downtown Rogers (DTR) is celebrating Artober during the month of October! All year long, numerous DTR businesses feature a range of artists, makers, and other talented creatives, providing interactive experiences for the community to enjoy. Every second Thursday Art on the Bricks Art Walk provides regional artists the opportunity to demonstrate or exhibit and sell their work in galleries and pop-up shops. From 4:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. October 12, more than a dozen Downtown Rogers business host guest artists or feature locally made products or offer other fun opportunities to enjoy the DTR creative economy.

Rogers Animal Services is one of more than 345 organizations participating in BISSELL Pet Foundation's Fall Empty the Shelters campaign. The event is designed to raise awareness of the over population of animals and place deserving pets in loving homes. Our nation’s animal shelters are in crisis due to increased owner surrenders and stray intakes resulting in spiking post-pandemic euthanasia rates across the country. Animal intakes at both public and private shelters are expected to reach a 3-year high this year, and adoptions or returns to owners are not keeping pace, according to the Shelter Animals Count database. With lives on the line, BISSELL Pet Foundation is once again prompting a national call for adoption with its Fall National “Empty the Shelters” reduced-fee adoption event. 

In our sights: As you turn a kaleidoscope you create a changing mix of shapes, colors, and designs. Kaleidoscope Collective is the perfect name and the perfect addition to the Downtown Rogers creative economy. Located at 109 W Walnut Street, everywhere you turn you will discover the works of artists, designers, and makers who are inspired to create local art and handmade goods. Kaleidoscope Collective is a place where local artists, makers, and designers showcase their work within a revolving community of creatives.

HEAR THE RUMBLE: The Ozarks have long been a favorite destination location for motorcycle riders, and this is definitely the case during Rally Week, September 20 - 23, 2023. Bikes, Blues & BBQ attracts motorcyclists from throughout North America ...

Downtown Rogers is kicking off National Hispanic Heritage Month with enthusiasm. As the population in northwest Arkansas becomes more diverse, Art on the Bricks strives to represent all members of our community, along with their cultures and their art.

• National Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15 – October 15 and it is significant in Rogers. Fifty-one percent of the population in Rogers is non-white or people of color, and the largest segment of this group is made up of people of Hispanic descent.
• The September Art on the Bricks Art Walk provides an opportunity to connect with and learn about the culture, the art, the music and traditions of our Latino neighbors and friends.

Forty attendees gathered for a special session of the Downtown Rogers Merchant MeetUp to hear final details related to Rally Week. DTR merchants received event maps and “Welcome Biker” posters and tips to help prepare for Bikes Blues & BBQ which is set for September 20 – 23. Karen Wagaman, vice president for Rogers Lowell Chamber, welcomed the crowd and thanked TxAR House for hosting the group and Java Dudes Coffee Company for providing coffee.

Chamber Offices Relocate to Hunt Tower as Renovation Begins Last year, we celebrated 100 years of the Chamber bringing community leaders together to grow business, activate leaders, and build community. What’s next: Plans were put in motion to ...

All The Buzz: Welcome to the Pub on the Bricks – your ultimate destination for laid-back vibes, craft brew delights, live music and good times! The much anticipated opening took place last weekend in The District - Downtown Rogers, a newly renovated building at 106 W. Elm Street, Suite 100.

Northwest Arkansas foodies will be excited to welcome a new, culturally authentic, Southeast Asian restaurant opening TODAY in The District - Downtown Rogers, 106 W. Elm Street, Suite 102. House 1830, is opening in the newly renovated building on the Southwest corner of S 1^st Street and W Elm Street. This new eatery is bringing a throwback-to-tradition kind of dining experience to Northwest Arkansas. They offer dishes from Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand. Their featured items bring forward all of the amazing dishes that are found overseas and in SE Asian Homes in the U.S. but not often found on menus.

Art on the Bricks, a program of the Rogers Lowell Chamber, is assisting business owners, aspiring digital artists and families to discover how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is shaping the future. The community is invited to attend an informative overview of Artificial Intelligence and embark on a journey that redefines art and technology. 

Artist Dave Floyd is returning to Rogers Experimental House with free 45 minute demos once a month. Then, those who want to learn more may register for 2 hour art classes held most Wednesday evenings. This free AI intro session is designed to engage new users and share opportunities for additional paid classes. The initial offering of the AI Introduction is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Wednesday August 30, at Rogers Experimental House, 121 W Walnut Street, Rogers, AR.

When you meet David Buttecali, you will immediately recognize his passion for the real estate industry. With 42 years experience, he understands the need to keep balance with family, work, and community. He has a ton of energy and seemingly handles the balancing act with ease--or maybe with the help of a lot of coffee. (He swears he only drinks two cups each morning, but we have to wonder!)  The family part comes naturally brokerage firm includes four members of the family. And he didn't waste any time connecting in the community when he moved to Northwest Arkansas.