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Northwest Arkansas contains all the contrasts and contradictions of other small city gay bars, isolated from gay neighborhoods but close to American landmarks. We spent Independence Day in Fort Smith, with its revitalized brick downtown that celebrates both its frontier heritage on the border of Indian Territory and contemporary art through gay series of spectacular murals.

There we chatted with bartender Matt and two other patrons who, like us, were out-of-towners. We laughed and played songs on the jukebox and swapped stories about straight men in gay bars. C4 in Fayetteville is a little nightclub in a new commercial development along a bike path on Dickson street, the main party bar for the University of Arkansas.

All these small-city gay bars have drag shows, and all the shows feature queens from neighboring small cities and the nearby metropolises. Although there are significant regulatory hurdles to admit year-olds to clubs that serve liquor, it is worth the trouble, says Jamie Wilson, co-owner of C For me it was important because they have nowhere else to go.

What they need to figure out is how to get people who buy stuff in there. It has no gay bar per se, according to Damron or Jay Wilks, the organizer of Out in Eureka, so we did not arrange for any interviews. Like other regional tourist destinations, the combination of visiting gays and gay-friendly locals means patronage can be predominantly straight but the vibe can be more than merely gay-inspired.

It was a common story for small city gay bars that they are linked by their relative isolation, in competition not with each other or even with other bars, but less-expensive leisure activities. This reflects the seasonality of entertainment industries, to be sure, but also the way that rural and small city Americans value outdoor time and have less discretionary income, than their big-city peers.

Arkansas decided we needed to have a convention to gather all these owners together so they could meet each other, share ideas, and troubleshoot. Anyone know of any funders for such a thing? Tory Sparks and I wrote this rock. Hire her! Like Like.

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