Editing Fayetteville, Arkansas (section)

===Dickson Street===
[[File:Dickson Street, Fayetteville, Arkansas in the fall.jpg|thumb|right|Looking down Dickson Street, the primary entertainment district in Fayetteville.]]
{{Main|Dickson Street|Walton Arts Center}}
Dickson Street is the primary entertainment district in the region, including musical and stage performances, shopping, bars, and restaurants. The [[West Dickson Street Commercial Historic District]] includes several blocks along its namesake street as well as a few blocks of West Avenue lined with unique shops, restaurants and bars. Adjacent to the University of Arkansas campus, several of Dickson Street's establishments cater to students and locals alike. The district has been enjoying a rejuvenation that began in the 1980s by Dickson Street merchants who had watched the street turn into a dilapidated, crime-filled area. Many businesses had relocated onto College Avenue, leaving Dickson Street empty and in disrepair. The steady improvements by local entrepreneurs during this time lured the [[Walton Arts Center]], today Arkansas's premier center for arts and entertainment, to locate on Dickson Street, a decision that proved beneficial to all parties involved.<ref>{{cite web|title=Walton Arts Center: Mission and History |publisher=Walton Arts Center |url=http://www.waltonartscenter.org/aboutus/missionandhistory.aspx |access-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718221549/http://www.waltonartscenter.org/aboutus/missionandhistory.aspx |archive-date=July 18, 2011 }}</ref>

The [[Walton Arts Center]] is the result of a joint effort between the City of Fayetteville and the University of Arkansas to bring arts to the city. The center is located on [[Dickson Street]] halfway between the university and the [[Fayetteville Historic Square|town square]]. It currently features a full [[Broadway theatre|Broadway theater]] season, arts camps, continuing education opportunities for teachers of the arts, university-sponsored performances in addition to serving as a host for community events. A considerable donation from the namesake [[Sam Walton|Walton family]] assisted greatly in the construction of the building.

[[TheatreSquared]], Northwest Arkansas's only year-round professional regional theatre, is located just off Dickson Street, with an annual audience of 40,000 patrons including 18,500 students reached through outreach programs. The theatre was recognized in 2011 by the [[American Theatre Wing]] as one of the nation's ten most promising emerging theatres.<ref>{{cite web |title=American Theatre Wing Recognizes 2011 National Theatre Company Grant Winners |publisher=TheaterManie |url=http://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city/news/10-2011/american-theatre-wing-announces-2011-national-thea_41779.html |access-date=February 12, 2012 |archive-date=September 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904025242/https://www.theatermania.com/new-york-city/news/10-2011/american-theatre-wing-announces-2011-national-thea_41779.html/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Dickson Street is also home to George's Majestic Lounge, the oldest live music venue in Arkansas and one of the oldest bar and concert venues in the [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]]. Opened by George Pappas in 1927, George's was the first bar in the state to integrate in the late 1950s, and began hosting live concerts in the 1970s.