Calico Rock Museum News
The Calico Rock Museum & Visitor Center is exhibiting Braille writing tools and examples of Braille writing in the museum’s main gallery. The items are on loan by Junior Watts and belonged to his mother. If you haven’t been to see these items, we invite you to do so tomorrow as Fall is beginning to crisp the air and Main Street is a wonderful way to spend a Saturday morning.
There are several upcoming events in the community we want to tell you about:
Black & Orange Game at the high school gym on Friday, October 16. The Booster Club sponsors a fish fry just before the games. Proceeds benefit our local high school athletic programs. Afterwards, the junior and senior high girls and boys basketball teams will showcase their talent in a public scrimmage game getting ready for the season kick-off the next week.
The Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Poker Run on Saturday, October 24. More details can be found at their website: www.calicorock.us.
The Museum is sponsoring a Jack-O-Lantern Contest for elementary students. All carved jack-o-lanterns must be turned in to the Printing Press Café by Saturday, October 24. The jack-o-lanterns will be lined along Main Street for a festive display on Halloween night. Every entry will receive a free child’s ice cream cone and the winner will receive a prize.
On Halloween (Saturday, October 31) the Main Street businesses will welcome trick-or-treaters from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Museum and Printing Press Café are pleased to join in this annual tradition of passing out candy to the families.
On Saturday, November 14, the museum foundation will host an Italian Dinner Night at the Printing Press Café. This will be a fundraiser for the museum, but will include a wonderful evening meal by candelight. More details will be released later.
On Wednesday, November 18, the museum is sponsoring a Grant Writing Workshop being presented by Jama Best, Senior Program Officer with the Arkansas Humanities Council. The workshop begins at 11:00 a.m. and should last about 2 hours. The workshop is open to the public and is FREE. To register a spot, call us at 870-297-6100.
Looking ahead, our Christmas Living Windows and Lighted Christmas Parade will be Saturday, December 18.
You can obtain more information on all these events at our website www.calicorockmuseum.com.
Finally, we are planning several updates to our exhibits this winter. If there are ideas for exhibits that you have, we welcome your ideas and input. Give us a call at 870-297-6100.
