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Up Close and Personal with Heidi Faires from The Apollo on Emma

We are loving the vintage vibes at downtown Springdale’s newest event and wedding venue, The Apollo on Emma. Located inside a gorgeously renovated and restored old movie theater, this space is picture-perfect and gets our wedding-planning imagination going wild! Heidi Faires, general manager of operations there, is the design mind behind the space, and whose love of beautiful things and fabulous parties is infectious! Here, Heidi tells us about the story behind the space, and shares her local Springdale loves!

Can you remember the very first time you realized your passion for creative design?

It may have been an age too young to remember! My mother has always had an eye for design and I got my creativity from her. I grew up watching her completely transform a room in the house, simply by moving things around. I also loved watching my mom put together beautiful parties for family and friends. When I had my own home, I started to put all I had taken in from watching my mom into practice.

Classic films play in a dimly lit ballroom during a wedding designed by Heidi at The Apollo on Emma. The overall effect is old-world glamour and elegance! Photo courtesy of Layers Photography.

How about your love for events?

I have always loved planning and executing a good event! The biggest one I have done thus far was our grand opening at The Apollo on Emma in August of 2017, with more than 600 guests in attendance. I loved being able to incorporate some of the favorite memories of the old movie theater into the event. For example, we knew that the concessions stand used to serve pickle juice over crushed ice. I took that favorite old remedy and created a signature cocktail for the grand opening, which consisted of cucumber flavored vodka, ginger beer and lemon with fresh slices of English cucumbers to garnish!

The Apollo’s namesake, an antique statue, still stands in the lobby at the venue to remind patrons of the venue’s rich local history.

Where did the name of your business come from?

When the original theater opened in 1948, the owner proposed a contest for naming the movie house. Accounts differ, but suggest that the winning name was thought up by both the theater manager Max Cox and a local antiques dealer whose collection included an impressive marble statue of the Greek god Apollo. When the theater owner, William Sonneman, first saw the statue he purchased it for the lobby of the theater. The best part of the story is that we still have that statue! When venue owners Lundstrum and Moore were renovating the building, they found the original statue and brought it back home. It now stands in the lobby of the wedding and event venue. They even kept the original sign from The Apollo Theater and renamed the new event venue The Apollo on Emma (which is the name of the street that the theater is located on in downtown Springdale).

What is your business's earliest success story?

We haven’t even had our doors open for two full years, yet we have already booked 226 events at The Apollo on Emma! I think that speaks volumes.

What is a little known fact about The Apollo on Emma?

Most people don’t realize how many guests we can accommodate. We have an indoor capacity of 664 and an outdoor covered patio capacity of 250.

Heidi Faires, general manager of operations at The Apollo on Emma is a perfect combination of event planner and space designer. She and her husband live in Springdale. Below she shares some of her fave and new locally owned Springdale businesses with us! 

As The Scout Guide, we want to hear your local loves. What are some of your favorite ways to Live. Love. Local. here in NWA? 

My husband and I live three blocks from downtown Springdale so we love all of the local shops. Mothership is a great place for lunch, The Odd Soul serves some great homemade stone-fired pizza and cocktails, Bike Rack Brewery and Black Apple Hard Cider have tasty crafts on draft, Trailside Coffee makes the best honey lavender breve (which I am obsessed with).

The Little Craft Show hosts an annual outdoor street show each year in downtown Springdale, which is home to many local artists. Sire has a great selection of boutique style women’s clothing. The Razorback Regional Greenway trail system runs right downtown and makes it convenient for us to take the dogs for walks or for long strolls. A brand new shop that recently opened, Lost and Found Decor, is one of my favorites. The owner has an array of lovely, homemade items, like soaps, candles and tea towels, and hand-painted furniture.

We just love the idea of a local wedding at this iconic Northwest Arkansas location any time of year, and those photos with the classic black-and-white movies playing are giving us major glamour bride vibes! Book your event with Heidi and The Apollo on Emma team, or reach out to plan a visit and learn more.

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