ASC’s Crossroad Festival to spotlight women, family stories

The Arts & Science Center launched the Crossroad Festival in 2018, concentrating on the region’s French, Quapaw Indian and African American cultural heritage. In 2019, the African American, French, and Chinese communities were the focus.

“The goal for the Crossroad Festival is always to enrich and contribute to the current body of knowledge on the area’s cultural heritage, engage its community, and introduce new people to the region’s fascinating history,” said ASC Executive Director Rachel Miller. “This rich heritage is what sets Jefferson County and Southeast Arkansas apart from the rest of the state.”

The 2020 festival is made possible in part by grants and sponsorships from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities, Pine Bluff Advertising & Promotion Commission and Entergy Arkansas.