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I was with a few friends and after talking awhile we figured out that Arkansas might not make for a half bad location for a future game. Some of the ideas/reasons we deduced are located below.

• The Capitol Building in Little Rock is a replica of the one in Washington D.C. so maybe the surviving Enclave forces from Fallout 3 regroup with the Chicago forces and tries to retake the 25th state's capital which they could see as a way to make up for the loss of the nation's original capital.
• The Pine Bluff Chemical Agent Demilitarized Facility could be a super mutant stronghold or a target for the Enclave to take so that they could use the chemical weapons there to eradicate what they consider "mutants." Alternatively the facility could be a target for the Midwest BOS who could be seeking it out to prevent random raiders or other parties from getting the weapons.
• The government once thought to use Blanchard Springs Caverns as a nuclear fallout shelter so maybe that could be the source of a settlement or something else.
• Bauxite, Arkansas used to be a major bauxite mine which the military used in the construction of aircraft before the mine emptied. The area around Bauxite was a probable Soviet first strike target due to the mine and importance it played to aircraft production. This could be a location filled with radiation with mutated animals like deathclaws or feral ghouls.
• Hot Springs, AR has been a major gambling and vacation hub in the past and still could be in the Fallout timeline. Maybe have a few throwbacks to New Vegas by being a ruined city ran by a group that runs a gambling empire with in the city. Betting on horse racing or other casino games could be implemented in the game.
• If Caesar's Legion was defeated at Hoover Dam, maybe a plot point could be the NCR or the forces of New Vegas pushing the Legion back to Arkansas. The player could decide the whether the Legion collapses after being pushed so far east or start to regain the land they lost out west.
• Conway, AR has three colleges in it which could spawn some sort of minor faction. Maybe an Institute exile made his/her way to Conway and realizing that Conway has several university like what the Institute spawned from, who is to say the exile didn't pull a Mr. House and recruit locals to start an off shoot of the Institute around one destroyed colleges.
• Sam Walton opened the first version of Walmart in Fayetteville, Ar so maybe a trading group like the Crimson Caravan Company is based out of Sam's Five & Dime.
• The Jacksonville Air Force Base might be a location that the Enclave, BOS, or maybe a faction original to the game might clash over the base.
• Arkansas has a wide variety of flora and fauna so it might be a chance for the development team to introduce more mutated animals is a potential.

Those were just a few of the things we came up with though we would be interested to hear your opinions. What might be some other good locations or events that could happen if a Fallout game was to take place in the Arkansas portion of the Texas Commonwealth?

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ON STAGE

• University of Missouri theater professor Heather Carver has mined the harrowing experience of surviving breast cancer, writing humor and heart into her plays “Booby Prize” and “Booby Trap.” The latest in Carver’s series, “Booby Hatch,” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at MU’s Corner Playhouse; the work will be presented in concert with several other theater pieces. $12. theatre.missouri.edu.
  
• Stephens College presents its annual Dance Company Spring Concert at 7:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Macklanburg Playhouse, 100 Willis Ave. Students perform in a variety of styles, their work choreographed by faculty and visiting artists. $8 to $16. stephens.edu/performingarts.
  
• Déjà vu Comedy Club presents Sandman Comic Hypnotist Friday 9 PM and Saturday 8 PM and 10 PM. The Sandman, the famous comic hypnotist, is a Vegas favorite that has hypnotized over 10,000 people from coast to coast. From Nashville, TN to stages all over the U.S., he has been dubbed the “Copperfield of Hypnosis.”
   
  

SPECIAL EVENTS

• Ragtag Cinema presents the True/False NeithoNor Kick Off Event and ‘Mondo Cane’ Wednesday 8 PM. Come meet and share a drink with our critic-in-residence, Nick Pinkerton at 8pm. Then at 8:30pm, Nick will introduce us to Mondo Cane, the 1962 classic that inspired this year’s series. Refreshments courtesy of Schlafly beer and MO Wines. MONDO CANE Warning: Contains graphic content Dir. Gualtiero Jacopetti, Franco Prosperi & Paolo Cavara; 1962; 108 min. Released in 1962, Mondo Cane is a leering transcontinental tour: knee-walking drunks in Hamburg, a high-end restaurant in New York City where the hoi polloi dine on insects, the tragic effects of atomic radiation on the wildlife of the Bikini Atoll, and the effects of the bikini upon sailors enjoying shore leave. Frequently the film takes bounding leaps from one side of the planet to the other. Rather than chastening the savage with the example of superior civilization, the cheek-and-jowl positioning of images from the industrialized and undeveloped world shows the continuing importance of rites and rituals in both. The purpose of this is not necessarily to elevate the lowly savage, but to place kennel, a dog’s world.
  
• True/False Film Fest Thursday-Sunday in downtown Columbia. For the 13th installment of the True/False Film Fest, we’re leaving the comfort of the well-trod path and heading Off the Trail. This year, we’re surrounding ourselves with the inspiration of secret missions, treasure maps, personal geographies, and the virtue of being lost. Through our films, music, conversations, art, and design, come explore with us a variety of special, hidden, and sacred places, both real and constructed. Find information on films, schedule, live music, and more at TrueFalse.org.
  
• GREAT WALL is True/False’s outdoor movie screen, close by fest headquarters at Ninth and Broadway. Ramble by this free walk-up cinema where films will play Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights from 8pm to 11pm.
  
• FROM THE EAST, A FILM BY CHANTAL AKERMAN THURSDAY, MAR 3 / 8PM TO 11PM When the spirited and luminous Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman left us on the 5th of October last year, all of us at T/F mourned her passing. She created a body of work that brought us joy and inspiration, and deepened our abiding love for personal cinema. In homage, we’re showing D’Est (From the East) from 1993, her visual essay about public spaces and the quality of human presences in those spaces. She wrote, “While there’s still time, I would like to make a grand journey across Eastern Europe. ...I’d like to film there, in my own style of documentary bordering on fiction. I’d like to shoot everything. Everything that moves me.” Chantal, you moved us all and we miss you. (110 min., looping) (PC)
  
• BETHLEHEM STEEL PROJECT FRIDAY, MAR 4 / 8PM TO 11PM For the past several years, filmmaker Jesse Epstein — and a team of cinematographers, photographers, and musicians — have snuck into the former Bethlehem Steel plant in Pennsylvania as it morphs into a casino. In true Off the Trail spirit, the artists walked more than a mile down train tracks, climbed over fences with Bolexes in hand, and hid inside old lockers until the sun went down. Their original film about these secret missions, commissioned by T/F, renders this disappearing cathedral of industry on 16mm, Super 8, video, and large-format stills. (30 min., looping) (PC)
  
• CONCERNEDSTUDENT1950 SATURDAY, MAR 5 / 8PM TO 11PM Varun Bajaj, Adam Dietrich, and Kellan Marvin, students at the Murray Center for Documentary Journalism, were well-positioned to film the Concerned Student 1950 protests that roiled the MU campus in the fall. With keen observational camerawork and all sound artfully removed, this piece (created as a special installation featuring footage from a forthcoming Field of Vision film) bears witness to the events of November 2015. (20 min., looping) (PC)
  

• March March – Friday 5:15 PM leaving from the Boone County Courthouse - Now's your chance to "create your own scene" at the True/False Film Festival. Find a wacky costume, and join the fest's kickoff parade.
  
• True Life Run – Saturday 9 AM at Flat Branch Park. Before spending the day sitting around and watching movie after movie, compete in the True Life Run. Breakfast will include Harold's Doughnuts and Kaldi's Coffee, and the male and female winners of the run will win Lux passes to next year's festival.
  
• T/F Logboat Beer Brunch – Saturday 11 AM at Craft Beer Cellar. Start off your True/False Film Fest mornings the right way with a brunch at Craft Beer Cellar. Harold's Doughnuts and Boss Taco will bring the food, and Fretboard Coffee and Logboat Brewing Co. will bring the beverages, including cold brew coffee and Shiphead BeerMOSAS. And, if you're lucky, you just might snag a sip of a Logboat special release.
  
• The Art Ramble - Bon vivant and raconteur Gabriel Williams leads rollicking tours of downtown art and curiosities, including many of True/False’s art installations. Free and open to the public. o Saturday, Mar 5 / 12:00PM / Box Office o Saturday, Mar 5 / 2:30PM / Box Office o Sunday, Mar 6 / 12:00PM / Box Office o Sunday, Mar 6 / 2:30PM / Box Office.
  
• Official T/F After Party – Saturday 9:30 PM at Rose Music Hall. After a weekend fill with films and festivals, finish with a bang at this official afterparty. Musical performances by Screaming Females, Bruiser Queen and Hearing Things.
  
• Consign with Grace Spring Consignment Sale Friday 9 AM at Grace Bible Church. Visit Grace Bible Church's Tri-Annual Kid's Sale to find everything from gently used toys to children's clothes to nursery decorations. Proceeds from the event will support the church's youth mission teams.
  
• First Fridays in the North Village Arts District Friday 6-9 PM. A FREE gallery crawl held the first Friday of each month in the North Village Arts District. Come explore the unique venues and enjoy the live music art and entertainment! The first Friday of each month, the North Village Arts District will collectively open its doors, encouraging residents, visitors and tourists to explore and appreciate the ever-growing collections of art and entertainment that diversify and energize our community.
  
• First Friday Contra Dance 7:30 PM at Ballroom Academy of Columbia. Mid-Missouri Traditional Dancers will host an evening of community dancing with music by 32 Bartenders of central Missouri. Paula McFarling will be leading dancers through the steps. Beginners are encouraged to come to an introductory lesson at 7:00 p.m. No prior dance experience is required, and individuals of all ages are welcome.
  
• Pancake and Sausage Breakfast Saturday 7 AM – 1 PM at Trinity Lutheran Church. Pancake and Sausage Benefit Breakfast for Trinity Lutheran Laymen’s League Fellowship Club and Good Shepherd Lutheran School PTL. Free Will Donations Accepted at Door. – Whole Hog Sausage – Aunt Jemima Wheat and Original Pancakes – Coffee, Milk and Juice
  
• Columbia Winter Farmers Market Saturday at Parkade Center. The Columbia Farmers Market moves indoors to Parkade Center for the winter. All winter you’ll be able to continue shopping with your local farmers! A wide selection of produce, meats, cheese, baked & canned goods, artisan crafts and more can be found! Find us every Saturday (closed Saturday after Thanksgiving and Christmas) from 9 am – noon through November 21- March 12.
  

 
SPORTS

• Mizzou Baseball vs. Arkansas – Pine Bluff WED 4 PM at Taylor Stadium
  
• Mizzou Baseball vs. Illinois – Chicago FRI 6 PM at Taylor Stadium
  
• Mizzou Gymnastics vs. Arkansas FRI 7 PM at Hearnes Center
  
• Mizzou Baseball vs. Illinois – Chicago SAT 1 PM at Taylor Stadium
  
• Mizzou Men’s Basketball vs. Florida SAT 6:30 PM at Mizzou Arena
  
• Stephens College Softball vs. Goshen College SUN 10 AM at American Legion Park
  
• Mizzou Baseball vs. Illinois – Chicago SUN 1 PM Taylor Stadium
   
  

GALLERY

• Orr Street Studios, 106 Orr St., presents Temporal Auxiliaries: Works by David Spear through March 6. orrstreetstudios.com.
  
• Sager Braudis Gallery, 1025 E. Walnut St., presents its 2016 Late Winter Exhibit through March 26. Exhibiting artists are Jessica Keiser, Emily Burns, Frank Stack, Jeremy Lepisto and Joel Sager. www.sagerbraudisgallery.com.
  
• The Montminy Gallery, located at the Boone County Historical Society, 3801 Ponderosa St., presents Through Weather and Time, an exhibit of works by Jane Mudd, through April 3. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. boonehistory.org
  
• Columbia Art League, 207 S. Ninth St., presents Passages and Pathways Tuesday through April 15. The exhibit takes its cues from “Off the Trail,” the theme for this year’s True/False Film Fest. A reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday. columbiaartleague.org.
  
• The State Historical Society of Missouri, located at Lowry Mall on the University of Missouri campus, will show Vernacular America in the 1930s and 1940s: The Art of Ben Messick and Fred Shane through May 2016. The exhibit will show the ways in which these Missouri artists depicted “ordinary Americans” in an extraordinary time. The Society also presents Picturing Politics: Political Images by George Caleb Bingham and Thomas Hart Benton through June. shs.umsystem.edu
  
• The University of Missouri Museum of Art and Archaeology, located at Mizzou North, 115 Business Loop 70 W., presents Afro-Cuban Artists: A Renaissance Tuesday through May 1. The exhibit prominently features the works of Manuel Mendive and Eduardo “Choco” Roca Salazar. The museum also presents Black American Artists: Envisioning Social Change through May 15. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. maa.missouri.edu.
  

 
LIVE MUSIC
Thursday

• True/False Film Fest presents Lee Fields, Seratones 10:15 p.m. at The Blue Note; $10 to $15.
  
• Radkey, Bummer, Mocklove 8:30 p.m. at Rose Music Hall; $10 to $12.
  
• True/False Film Fest presents The Creek Rocks, River Kittens, The Flood Brothers 8 p.m. at Café Berlin; $5.
  
• Mercer and Johnson, Adam Lee, Matt Woods 9 p.m. at The Social Room; free.
  
• Artie’s Univibe 6:30 p.m. at Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen.
  
• Leighton Roden 7 to 10 p.m. at Murry’s.
  

Friday

• True/False Film Fest presents Ruth Acuff, Molly Healey 2 p.m. at Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream; free.
  
• True/False Film Fest presents Lone Pinon, Les Trois Coups, Gora Gora Orkestar, Yes Ma’am 8 p.m. at Café Berlin; $5.
  
• The Bends, Ray Wild, The Fade 8 p.m. at The Bridge; $5 to $8.
  
• Calvin Street Band 5 p.m. at Rose Music Hall; free.
  
• The Maytags, Collegiate Shag Brass Band 9 p.m. at The Social Room; $5.
  
• Molly Gene One Whoaman Band, The Kay Brothers, Soul Mama 9:30 p.m. at Rose Music Hall; $5.
  
• Artie’s Univibe 6:30 p.m. at Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen.
  

Saturday

• True/False Film Fest presents Hearing Things, Bruiser Queen, Screaming Females 9:30 p.m. at Rose Music Hall; $10.
  
• True/False Film Fest presents Stepdaughter, The Lentils 2 p.m. at Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream; free.
  
• Brad Cunningham Band 5 p.m. at Rose Music Hall; free.
  
• True/False Film Fest presents Your Friend, Bella Donna, DeQn Sue, David Wax Museum 8 p.m. at Café Berlin; $5.
  
• Don’t Mind Dying, The Many Colored Death, Paralandra 8 p.m. at The Bridge; $5 to $8.
  
• Integrow, Richard Parker, Digital Heroes 9 p.m. at The Social Room; $5.
  
• True/False Film Fest presents Anni Rossi, Mal Devisa, David Wax 7 p.m. at Missouri United Methodist Church; free.
  
• Andrew Sieff Trio with the Henessy Brothers 6:30 p.m. at Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen.
  
• DeepWater 7:30 p.m. at VFW Post 280; $8.
  

Sunday

• Music in the Air Benefit Concert 3 p.m. at Broadway Christian Church; $10 to $20.
  
• True/False Film Fest presents Wishbone Zoe, Nevada Greene 2 p.m. at Sparky’s Homemade Ice Cream; free.
  
• The Children’s Chorus, Young Artist Philharmonic, Junior Sinfonia, and the Chamber Players 7-9 PM at Rock Bridge High School; Free.
  

 
MOVIE GUIDE
THE CHOICE - In this romantic drama adapted from the novel of the same name by Nicholas Sparks, medical student Gabby moves next door to a charming womanizer named Travis in North Carolina. Although Gabby has a serious boyfriend, she and Travis quickly develop feelings for each other that blossom into love; over the course of a decade, their relationship faces ups and downs as they try to decide what they want out of life and what is truly important.
DEADPOOL - In this irreverent spin on the superhero genre, former Special Forces soldier Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) agrees to participate in a top-secret experiment after learning that he has terminal cancer. When the procedure leaves him with advanced healing powers and a disfigured face, he reinvents himself as a wisecracking, spandex-clad mercenary known as Deadpool, and seeks revenge on those responsible.
EDDIE THE EAGLE - Inspired by true events, Eddie the Eagle is a feel-good story about Michael “Eddie” Edwards (Taron Egerton), an unlikely but courageous British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself – even as an entire nation was counting him out.
GODS OF EGYPT - In this spectacular action-adventure inspired by the classic mythology of Egypt, the survival of mankind hangs in the balance as an unexpected mortal hero Bek, undertakes a thrilling journey to save the world and rescue his true love.
HAIL, CAESAR! - Eddie Mannix (Josh Brolin), a slick Hollywood fixer, is pressed into action when superstar actor Baird Whitlock (George Clooney) is kidnapped and held for ransom by a mysterious group. Mannix races to quietly collect the ransom money without gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (Tilda Swinton) catching wind of the scandal.
HOW TO BE SINGLE - Four women with vastly different ideas about love and relationships navigate the single life of New York City. Taking a break from her long-term boyfriend Josh (Nicolas Braun), Alice (Dakota Johnson) sets out on a journey of self-discovery aided by her hard-drinking new friend Robin (Rebel Wilson). Meanwhile, Alice's career-driven older sister Meg (Leslie Mann) struggles with the idea of settling down, and uptight romantic Lucy (Alison Brie) searches for her perfect match.
KUNG FU PANDA 3 - Jack Black returns as the voice of lovable martial-arts panda Po in the third adventure in the animated series. Po is reunited with his long-lost father Li (Bryan Cranston), and the pair travel to a secret panda sanctuary where they must team up to defeat an evil ancient force and restore the kung fu order.
LONDON HAS FALLEN - In this sequel to the 2013 action thriller Olympus Has Fallen, a terrorist plot unfolds in London as a number of politicians gather for the funeral of the British prime minister. A Secret Service agent (Gerald Butler), the U.S. president (Aaron Eckhardt), and an MI-6 operative (Charlotte Riley) must work together to stop the terrorists from assassinating the world's leaders and destroying the city's landmarks.
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES - In 19th-century England, Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James), master of martial arts and weaponry, joins forces with zombie killer Mr. Darcy (Sam Riley) to battle the undead
RACE - Based on the incredible true story of Jesse Owens, the legendary athletic superstar whose quest to become the greatest track and field athlete in history thrusts him onto the world stage of the 1936 Olympics, where he faces off against Adolf Hitler.
RIDE ALONG 2 - Kevin Hart and Ice Cube lead the returning lineup of Ride Along 2, the sequel to the blockbuster action-comedy that gave us the year’s most popular comedy duo.
RISEN - In this suspenseful drama set in biblical times, a Roman soldier (Joseph Fiennes) has a crisis of faith when he witnesses firsthand the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
TRIPLE 9 - In TRIPLE 9, a crew of dirty cops is blackmailed by the Russian mob to execute a virtually impossible heist. The only way to pull it off is to manufacture a 999, police code for “officer down”.
WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT - Eager for a new professional challenge, TV reporter Kim Baker (Tina Fey) decides to serve as a foreign correspondent in Afghanistan, where she is embedded with a Marine unit. During her time abroad, she is forced to contend with a fiery U.S. general (Billy Bob Thornton), and befriends a fellow reporter (Margot Robbie) and a British photographer (Martin Freeman)
THE WITCH - A devoutly Puritan family in 1630s New England is exiled from their village and struggle to survive in their new home situated on the edge of a mysterious wilderness. The sinister, witching forces in the wilderness emerge silently to terrorize the family, first by stealing the youngest of their five children. As their life-sustaining crops fail, the family falls victim to paranoia and fear as they begin to turn on one another, suspecting young teen Thomasin (Anya Taylor-Joy) of witchcraft. With the vast majority of the dialogue culled from primary sources of the time period, Robert Eggers' shocking debut horror feature is a terrifying glimpse into a family descending into madness.
ZOOTOPIA - In a city inhabited by anthropomorphic animals who have abandoned traditional predatoprey roles in favor of civilized coexistence, uptight rabbit police officer Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) is forced to work with charismatic fox con artist Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) to crack a major case involving the mysterious disappearance of some carnivorous citizens. But when a few of the missing critters reappear, having reverted to pre-enlightenment savagery, it exposes existing anti-carnivore prejudice among the city's herbivores that threatens to damage the fabric of their diverse metropolis.
 
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