If there is one musical instrument most identified with the Ozarks, it might be the fiddle. From front porches to county courthouses, fiddle music has entertained generations of music lovers across the Ozark region. The Ozark Folk Center State Park celebrates this legacy with the annual Arkansas … [Read more...]
Patriots Day Event in Fairfield Bay
September 9, 2014 by
The VFW Post 4513 in Fairfield Bay will be hosting a Patriot's Day event at the VFW Post on Hwy. 330. The event will take place at 1:30pm on September 11th. Free Hot Dogs & Refreshments will be served after the ceremony. Everyone is welcome to attend! … [Read more...]
36th Annual Folk Dance Days in Mountain View
September 2, 2014 by
Time to cut a rug when the Arkansas Country Dance Society & The Ozark Folk Center State Park host the annual Folk Dance Days Friday September 5th through the 7th. The event features three days of workshops for people of all ages that focus on traditional dance styles such as clogging, jig … [Read more...]
Harding to Host Open Auditions for Children’s Roles in Homecoing Musical
August 27, 2014 by
Harding University’s theatre department has announced that they will hold auditions for children’s roles in the University’s Homecoming production “Shrek, the Musical.” This production will be performed on Oct. 29, 31 and November 1 in the Benson Auditorium on campus. The roles open to girls will … [Read more...]
Kathy Mattea and Doyle Dykes Headline Tribute to Grandpa Jones Concerts
August 26, 2014 by
The Ozark Folk Center State Park pays tribute to the late, great Grandpa Jones with two nights of special musical performances August 29th and 30th. Guitarist Doyle Dykes headlines the Friday night show along with Ramona Jones and the Jones Family Band. Tickets for Friday’s show are $12 general … [Read more...]
Steve Green & Twila Paris – Coming to Hot Springs
August 22, 2014 by
Legendary Christian singers Steve Green and Twila Paris will share the stage at Hot Springs Baptist Church in Hot Springs for a concert on Sunday, October 19th at 6:00PM. The concert will highlight some of the best-known Contemporary Christian hits of the '80s and '90s, and also feature the Hot … [Read more...]
Arkansas Craft School Announces 2014 Fall Classes
August 18, 2014 by
Back to School? You bet! The Arkansas Craft School has some awesome and amazing workshops coming up next month. There's still room for a few more woodturners in Gene Sparling's Natural Edge Bowls and Vessels August 29 – 31 Gene is a professional wood turning artist who lives, and has a studio and … [Read more...]
Museum Fundraiser Tickets on Sale
August 18, 2014 by
Tickets for “The Grand Independence Musical Revue,” the Old Independence Regional Museum’s fundraiser will take place at 7:00 p.m. on August 30 in Brown Chapel at Lyon College. A variety of music will be provided by Danny Dozier and Pam Setser, Friendship Baptist Senior Choir, Highlander Youth … [Read more...]
Guinness World Record Potluck Party
August 11, 2014 by
The Potluck is almost here! Gather your friends and family and make history! Intake will begin at the Clinton High School Auditorium beginning at 10:30 am. If you do not bring a dish in a disposable container you will be responsible for collecting your dish at the end of the event or it will be … [Read more...]
Fiddling and Violet Hensley, Great Pair for Over 80 Years
August 11, 2014 by
Soon to be entering her 100th year on Earth, Violet Hensley is without a doubt an Ozark treasure. As both a fiddle player and fiddle maker, Violet has carried the tradition of literally” making your own music” since the early 1930’s where she started in Mount Ida, AR. Through the years Violet has … [Read more...]
