A New American Town - Bentonville, Arkansas

Visit Bentonville is excited to announce three new members to their team!Emilie graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2010 with a BA in Hospitality Management. In 2013, she was promoted to Event Services Manager where she took on the role of supervising the logistical event operations team at the Arkansas Union. For her dedication to campus events in 2019, she was awarded the Association of College Unions Region II Outstanding Professional Award. As Tourism Services Manager, she aims to promote Bentonville as the ideal destination for group tours, weddings, and reunions.Dax graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in 2019 with a BS in Business Management. He grew up in Bentonville, AR, and was active in football, baseball, and basketball throughout his time as a student at Bentonville High School. Sports remain his passion to this day. Dax enjoys finding new sports to play and compete in, including Spikeball, CrossFit, Volleyball. He wants you to know that his goal is to share his passion for sports and Bentonville with the entire world!Stevie joins Visit Bentonville with three years of marketing experience in tourism and economic development in Texas. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of North Texas. As the new Graphic Design & Digital Manager, Stevie will contribute to marketing and communications efforts including social media and blogs, photo and video production, e-newsletters, and website management.A New American Town is here to help you plan your trip to Bentonville, Arkansas. From guides, events, and restaurant highlights. Find all this and more at visitbentonville.com and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, CastBox, Podcast Casts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Podcast Addict.

Jill Kintner joins us in the studio to share her story and why she's in Bentonville this week for the first-ever Red Bull First Ride!Jill is one of the most accomplished female athletes on two wheels. Paired with her work ethic and creativity, she has prevailed in 6 cycling disciplines. Starting with BMX and turning pro by age 14, Jill set herself apart at the highest level and then made a lateral shift at age 21 to try her hand at mountain biking. Competing in 4-Cross, Slalom, then Downhill, Pumptrack, and Enduro, her career highlights could stand alone in any one discipline. Still, Jill has risen to the top in all that she has entered. From a BMX Bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic games, three consecutive UCI 4X Mountain Bike World Championships, 15 World Cup wins, 5 Crankworx World titles, Downhill World Cup podiums, Slalom dominance, Pumptrack World titles, EWS Enduro stage wins, and an outstanding 25 Elite USA National Championships across them all.Jill is in Bentonville, AR this week for the first-ever Red Bull First Ride (Aug 7-8, 2021), a women's only EMTB clinic where Jill will personally share new techniques on and off the bike with two full days of EMTB focused clinics, including personal instruction on Bentonville's OZ Trail network.FIND TICKETS HERE! A New American Town is here to help you plan your trip to Bentonville, Arkansas. From guides, events, and restaurant highlights. Find all this and more at visitbentonville.com and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, CastBox, Podcast Casts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Podcast Addict.

It's summertime, which means live music in Bentonville, AR! Check out this episode with Moira Anderson, Associate Director of Public Programs for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, as she shares the latest and greatest for the July 2021 - Forest Concert Series! Moria is joined by Graham Weber, Program Director for the House of Songs, as well as House of Songs musician Dylan Earl, who will close out the Forest Concert Series season at the end of July 2021. A great conversation you won't want to miss! A New American Town is here to help you plan your trip to Bentonville, Arkansas. From guides, events, and restaurant highlights. Find all this and more at visitbentonville.com and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, CastBox, Podcast Casts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Podcast Addict.

You won't want to miss this chat with Layne Hyatt and Lucie Patton from the Peel Compton Foundation, where you will hear inside tips on their properties Compton Gardens, Coler Mountain Bike Preserve, Osage Park, and so much more! A must listen before you plan your next trip! A New American Town is here to help you plan your trip to Bentonville, Arkansas. From guides, events, and restaurant highlights. Find all this and more at visitbentonville.com and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, CastBox, Podcast Casts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Podcast Addict.

Recently, Rahsaan Bahati and Eliot Jackson visited Bentonville, Arkansas to ride our trails, visit with community leaders from Bike NWA and Bike POC on diversity and inclusion initiatives, and explore everything our city has to offer both on and off the trails.  While in town, they set down with Visit Bentonville's Aimee Ross, the Director of Bike Bentonville, for a high-energy chat you won't want to miss!  Rahsaan Bahati is a 10-time national champion, the social impact manager at Zwift, and the founder of the Bahati Foundation. The Bahati Foundation offers various outreach programs which engage students with the sport of cycling while exposing them to STEM and STREAM educational opportunities. Eliot Jackson is a former World Cup Downhill Mountain Bike Racer, Presenter for Red Bull TV, an entrepreneur, and Chairman of Grow Cycling Foundation. Grow Cycling Foundation focuses on promoting education, access, and opportunities that increase diversity and inclusion in cycling. A New American Town is here to help you plan your trip to Bentonville, Arkansas. From guides, events, and restaurant highlights. Find all this and more at visitbentonville.com and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, CastBox, Podcast Casts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Podcast Addict.

You won't want to miss our latest episode with professional mountain bikers Ryan Petry and  Alexey Vermeulen from Colorado!  Ryan and Alexey recently visited Bentonville to ride Oz Trails NWA and experience everything we have to offer throughout the city. Take a listen to hear about how they got into cycling, why they consider the Mountain Biking Capital of the World to be so special, and some of the exciting bike projects they're working on! A New American Town is here to help you plan your trip to Bentonville, Arkansas. From guides, events, and restaurant highlights. Find all this and more at visitbentonville.com and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, CastBox, Podcast Casts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Podcast Addict.

Recently, Visit Bentonville's, Director of Bike Bentonville, Aimee Ross had the opportunity to sit down with Kenny Belaey, Founder of Bentonville Bike Fest, and one of the biggest names in today's bike scene, to discuss this year's exciting event as part of our New American Town podcast series! As part of the conversation, Kenny was joined by: Hans Rey, Mountain bike Hall of Famer & Founder of Wheels 4 LifeAnneke Beerten, 3x Mountain bike & 2x BMX World Champion and Professional Cycling CoachCrystal Anthony, Liv Racing Collective team member, and Professional Cycling Coach Jessy Heard, Local Event Manager Bentonville Bike Fest Don't miss this episode and register today! A New American Town is here to help you plan your trip to Bentonville, Arkansas. From guides, events, and restaurant highlights. Find all this and more at visitbentonville.com and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, CastBox, Podcast Casts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Podcast Addict.

Don't miss our latest interview with Steve Johnson and Chip Gibbons from Bentonville's Thaden Field!  Learn about the history of the airport, their concept of making aviation accessible for everyone, and all of the NEW and EXCITING things happening this year that you won't want to miss! A New American Town is here to help you plan your trip to Bentonville, Arkansas. From guides, events, and restaurant highlights. Find all this and more at visitbentonville.com and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, CastBox, Podcast Casts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Podcast Addict.

Listen to this brand new conversation with Emily Neuman, Senior Communications Manager for the Momentary! During the podcast, Emily shares the latest Winter/Spring visual art exhibitions you can enjoy, from Sarah Cain: In Nature, to Diana Al-Hadid: Ash in the Trade Winds and Derrick Adams: Sanctuary.  Emily also shares exciting news about other Momentary events coming up later in 2021!A New American Town is here to help you plan your trip to Bentonville, Arkansas. From guides, events, and restaurant highlights. Find all this and more at visitbentonville.com and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, CastBox, Podcast Casts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Podcast Addict.

Meet Jeremy McGhee.  Years ago, after a near-fatal car crash took away the use of his legs, Jeremy became the first paraplegic in 2012 to climb and descend Bloody Couloir, a major backcountry ski route in the Eastern Sierras, all with only the use of his arms. Today, he's an active and vocal advocate committed to pioneering trails for adaptive mountain bike riders and disabled athletes with his own YouTube series, called the UNPavement, which documents all his adventures. Jeremy set down with Nat Ross, Bentonville resident and Mountain Bike Hall of Famer, to talk about his recent adventure in Bentonville, Arkansas, the Mountain Biking Capital of the World. A New American Town is here to help you plan your trip to Bentonville, Arkansas. From guides, events, and restaurant highlights. Find all this and more at visitbentonville.com and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, CastBox, Podcast Casts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Podcast Addict.