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EASTON — In less than a week, the Town of Easton will welcome thousands of visitors for a treasured annual tradition — the Waterfowl Festival.

Dozens of vendors crowded the Telford Train Station parking lot for Wednesday evening's Telford Night Market, selling a plethora of local foods and goods.

The Garland County Library will host two free, local "Author Talks" this week -- first with crime fiction author Eli Cranor via Livestream on Thursday at noon, followed by Arkansas food historian and travel writer Kat Robinson, in person, Friday at 1 p.m.

Its a beautiful spring Saturday, and Im eating pie. Not just one piece of pie, mind you. A lot of pie.

If you have a question about food in Arkansas -- particularly about where to find the best food in Arkansas -- ask Kat Robinson. Shes been writing about it since 2012 -- and "The Great Arkansas Pie Book," just released, is her 12th publication. Robinson, who also authors "River Valley Eats" for the River Valley Democrat-Gazette, answered these questions for Hidden Gems: A Book Column.

The Writers Colony at Dairy Hollow plans to have its pie and eat it too Saturday during a "Pie Talk" with writer-in-residence Kat Robinson.