Old Independence Regional Museum invites you to attend our USO style dance fundraiser on Saturday, September 19th at 7pm.
The event will be held at the current National Guard Armory building on White Drive. The 17 piece Stardust Big Band will be performing music from the time period. We will have dance instructors available at 6 pm to give free lessons to anyone who would like to learn...
Arkansas Craft School “Woodturning Design Concepts”
The Arkansas Craft School takes great pride in the quality of its workshops and its exceptional faculty. Every year we bring master crafts people from across Arkansas and the nation, to teach a wide variety of craft and art classes at our school in Mountain View Ar....
Downtown Pocahontas Stroll The Square
This month is Back To School Stroll the Square and will be sponsored by Mary Rapert of Edward Jones, Auggust 6 from 6-8 pm. Free food, music and art around the Historic Downtown Courthouse Square. ParanLillie Photography, Toys and Hobbies will be hosting a hot wheels...
Mountains, Music & Motorcycles August 13-16 – Mountain View Arkansas
This motorcycle event started seven years ago with no budget and heavily dependent on volunteers. The first event drew about 350 motorcyclist. 2010 saw an estimated 10,000 bikes. It is still operated and managed by volunteers (178 volunteers for 1,552 hours) and all...
Ozark Folk Center Schedule
2015 Hours of Operation - April 1—November 30 - Open Tuesday-Saturday Craft Village 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. - General Store 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Smokehouse 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. - Daytime Music 10:15, 11:15, 12:15, 1:45, 2:45, 3:45 - Music Theater/Large Auditorium April...
Calico Rock Summer Day Camp This Friday
Summer Day Camp Friday The third in our series of Summer Day Camps will be Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Calico Rock Museum & Visitor Center. This day camp is entitled, “Life as a Hobo” and will trace the origins of hobos and how important they were...
Beatles at Walnut Ridge in 1964! Beatlemania September 18 & 19, 2015 in Walnut Ridge
As a writer and lover of the Beatles, and music and Arkansas, I am excited about this year's Beatlemania Schedule! Go and see for yourself! I was a mere child/teen when they took the US by storm, but I still LOVE the Beatles!!! A quiet night in 1964 was interrupted...
Hello Goodbye: The British Invasion of Arkansas, September 1964- Beatlemania at Walnut Ridge Sept. 18-19
In September 1964, a quartet from England was just looking for some peace and quiet. For the young men from Liverpool, 1964 had already been a banner year. Their lives had changed drastically. In February, the chaps left England, not sure if their first single, “I...
Old Independence Regional Museum to Offer Free Program for Senior Citizens
Old Independence Regional Museum will be offering its monthly program for senior citizens on Tuesday, July 28 at 10 a.m. Laura Reed, Docent Coordinator and Master Gardener, will present a program about vegetables that can still be planted this summer for a fall...