Ozark Folk Center Schedule June 16-22 – Don’t miss a minute of the excitement!

by | Jun 16, 2015 | Travel Tips


Next Generation Concert This Friday Night
Our Next Generation Concert Series features the Ozark Folk Center State Park’s top musicians under the age of 21. This first concert of the 2015 NexGen series highlights some of today’s best up and coming local musicians, singers, and dancers. These fine youngsters will light up the stage with their amazing musicianship and champion exhibition dancing. Some of the groups to performer are:

Pretty Little Miss combines the talents of Grace Stormont from Heber Springs on bass and vocals; Caroline Russell on banjo and vocals; twin sister Emma Russell on guitar and vocals; and Kailee Spickes on fiddle and vocals.
Twang with Mary Parker on fiddle; Gabi Pervis guitar; Lillyanne McCool on banjo and bass; and Anna Caldwell on mandolin.  All four girls also sing lead and harmony.  Their musical and vocal prowess well exceeds their young ages.
The Clancey Ferguson Band led by Clancey Ferguson, who is a dynamic fiddler, singer and dancer. Clancey specialize in hard-driving bluegrass music.

Possum Juice  with Kai Perry on mandolin, Alana Brewer on guitar, and Oakley Smith on fiddle, is back for a third year at the Folk Center. They love playing the old time fiddle tunes.

The Clark Sisters have been singing together their whole lives and have a large repertoire of traditional and contemporary songs. They have delighted audiences with their talent and presentation in live shows in Arkansas and beyond.

Emily Phillips and Samuel Blake are both virtuosos on their instruments. Emily is a great old time fiddler and banjo player who has developed a large repertoire of local Stone County and other traditional Ozark’s tunes. Samuel is an excellent frailing banjo player, guitarist and vocalist.
Tickets will be on sale the day of the show. General Admission seating only. Auditorium doors open at 6:00 and the show begins at 7:00. Season passes honored.
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Learn to Spin Fantastic Yarns

Do you have a spinning wheel you would love to learn how to use? Well, bring it to the Ozark Folk Center for this class and come out spinning. Learn to spin your own yarn from basic to fantastic in this 3-day class taught by Ozark Fiber Guild president and expert spinner Glenda Hershberger. The class is June 29-July 1. In this class you’ll start with the basic, but, once you have treadling and drafting down you can move on at your own pace. Spinning wheels are available to learn on for students who do not have their own wheel.

You will practice spinning worsted and woolen yarns. Learn basic spinning, spinning from the fold and basic plying.
Total Class cost $270.00 does not include meals or lodging. A nonrefundable $60 registration fee is due to the Ozark Folk Center State Park when you call 870-269-3851 to sign up. Registration deadline 6-19-15. The remainder of the class fee $180.00 plus a $30 material fee is due to the instructor at the beginning of class. Glenda accepts cash or check. Class starts at 10:00 a.m. on the Monday 6/29/15. Meet in the Administration Building lobby to get your packet and name badge. Your teacher will take you to class from there.
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Yarb Tales – Tiger Lilies
Summer heat is building and fiery-flowered tiger lilies are opening their faces to the earth. The most common varieties sport clusters of two-inch blossoms that are bright orange with black spots. The petals curve backwards, towards the sun, from the downward-facing flowers. Black bulblets form in the leaf axis and drop to the ground after the plants flower. This is how Asian lilies reproduce. The plants grow to between three-and four-feet tall and are true lilies (Lilium spp.).

Tiger lilies, also called ditch lilies, are pass-along plants. They are not fussy about soil types and moisture, though they will stand erect in full sun and lean towards the sun if grown in dappled shade. They prefer to have cool, shady roots and full sun on their tops. Young plants are easily moved to the back of a sunny border in the spring. Even full grown tiger lilies can be moved when in flower, to other locations as long as the roots are intact and the tops are staked.

The bulbs are edible when cooked. The buds and petals are eaten, however, the pollen is said to cause nausea, purging and sleepiness. The plants have also been used in medicine.

The Heritage Herb Garden at the Ozark Folk Center State Park graces the grounds with visual colors and textures, sweet and pungent aromas, and helps us to interpret the history of the human use of plants.

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Skillet Restaurant Specials This Week

Skillet Lunch Specials

Served 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
June 16-22
Salisbury steak
mashed potatoes, green beans, roll
$7.95
or
Razorback salad
mixed greens w/ chicken breast, tomato, boiled egg, bacon,
cheddar cheese, avocado & homemade French dressing, roll
$6.95
Friday Nights in June
Crab Stuffed Salmon with baked potato or Salt Cured Ham Steak
dinner roll
one trip salad bar  $15.95
Saturday Nights in June
Prime Rib
A fresh tender cut of Prime Beef marinated in fresh herb butter,
sure to melt in your mouth
served with a baked potato and one trip salad bar
$17.95
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Performing this Week, June 16-20
Noon program on the Bessie Moore Deck next to the School House

Daytime Musicians are located on the stage behind the auditorium and the times are  10:15 / 11:15 / 12:15 / 1:45 / 2:45 / 3:45

Tuesday, June 16
Noon Program – Jeanette Larson – Spinning Tales
Daytime Musicians – Old Timers
Evening Concert – Closed
Wednesday, June 17
Noon Program – Tina Marie Wilcox – Garden Tours
Daytime Musicians – Long Ago Stringband
Evening Concert –
Upjumpers
  • Jon Birkey
  • Odell Jackson
  • Sibling Rivalry
  • Nellie Branscum
Thursday, June 18
Noon Program – Shawn Hoefer – Smitty the Cowboy Poet
Daytime Musicians – Cindy Rice
Evening Concert –
  • Ruby Pines,
  • Backwoods Arkansaw,
  • Long Ago Stringband,
  • Upjumpers,
  • Grace Stormont
Friday, June 19
Noon Program – Jeanette Larson – Spinning Tales
Daytime Musicians – Prestin Garey
Evening Concert – Next Generation Concert
Saturday, June 20
Noon Program – Jeanette Larson – Spinning Tales
Daytime Musician – Mary Parker & Friends
Evening Concert –
  • Clark Family
  • Twang
  • Porterfield Bros
  • Gold Dust

Schedule Subject to Change

Craft Village Open Tuesday – Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission $12.00 for adults and $7.00 for children 6-12, children under 6 are free. Family pass is $29.50.
Evening Concerts – doors open at 6:00 p.m., show starts at 7:00 p.m. Admission $12.00 for adults and $7.00 for children 6-12, children under 6 are free. Family pass is $29.50.

A combination for both Music Concert and Craft Village is $19.50 for the day for adults, $10.25 for children or $45 for the family. A season pass includes both Crafts and Music $75 for adults and $35 for children 6-12.

Skillet Restaurant – Open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. – good old southern country cooking

Homespun Gift Shop – Open 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. – featuring items from Arkansas crafts people

Cabins at Dry Creek – Open daily & year-around for comfortable, quiet lodging

Loco Ropes – Highline Adventure open 7-days a week, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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