Seventh Unity Fest set at Riverside Park
BATESVILLE – One person will drive away from the Seventh Annual Unity Fest in a new 2012 Ford Ranger “Sport” truck, autographed by Mark Read the rest of this entry »
BATESVILLE – One person will drive away from the Seventh Annual Unity Fest in a new 2012 Ford Ranger “Sport” truck, autographed by Mark Martin. Other major prizes will include a 48” cut, 26 HP Bad Boy Mower MZ series and a 46-inch Sony HD television.
WELCOME TO JACKSONPORT STATE PARK
Enjoy your stay at Jacksonport State Park by attending a few of our scheduled activities. Discover the many wonderfully diverse qualities of Jacksonport by bringing your family, friends and yourself to any of our programs. The activities listed below are free or have a fee if stated. So visit with the park interpreters Donna and Jon to experience the park.
The Batesville Area Arts Council annual Summer Family Film Series kicks of on Friday, May 25, with Puss in Boots. This computer-animation action comedy features the voices of stars Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zack Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Amy Sedaris. It was nominated for Best Animated Motion Picture at the 84th annual Academy Awards.
The film is a spinoff prequel to the Shrek; it follows the character Puss in Boots on his adventures before his first appearance in Shrek 2 in 2004. Accompanied by his sidekicks, Humpty Dumpty and Kitty Softpaws, Puss is pitted against Jack and Jill, two murderous outlaws in ownership of legendary magical beans which lead to great fortune.
Puss in Boots will be screened in the Couch Garden (behind Brown Chapel) on the campus of Lyon College. The screening is free and open to the public; it begins at 8:00 pm, weather permitting. Contributions are greatly appreciated.
There is plenty of free parking available in front of Brown Chapel; feel free to bring a blanket or lawn chair. For more information contact baac@suddenlinkmail.com or 793-3382.
Support for this project provided by the City of Batesville.
Lyon College art teacher Margaret LeJeune will be the featured artist at the Batesville Area Arts Council Gallery at 264 E. Main Street on May 11 at 6:00 p.m. She will discuss her series of photographs, The Modern Day Diana. The gallery will also be showing the Young Arkansas Artists exhibition. Refreshments will be served. The Modern Day Diana The Roman goddess of the hunt was Diana. She was praised for her strength, athletic grace, beauty and hunting skills. Her vigor and health were admired and her strength and protection was sought for young children and women in childbirth. This series explores the modern notions of women hunters and the issues of gender, power and representation. Each image depicts a very personal representation of the sitter, made evident by the setting. By photographing in each woman's home or hunting lodge I create a dynamic that questions the relationship between the domestic sphere, traditionally the women's place, and the hunting world, typically a masculine realm. The attributes of Diana, those of the bow and arrow, hunting dog, stag and animal pelts, further express this dichotomy. The images in this series were captured across the United States with a large-format 4 x 5 camera. The film was then scanned and prints were created using lightjet technology. Initial contact was established with the hunters via cold calls to hunting and gun clubs and by word-of-mouth. This work-in-progress series was awarded the 2010 Curator's Choice Award at Center, Santa Fe by Roxana Marcoci, the curator of photographs at the MOMA and Best In Show at the International Women In Photography Exhibition at the 1212 Gallery in San Francisco.
Pioneer Days 2012
61stAnnual Izard County Pioneer Days
For more information visit: http://mymelbournearkansas.com/Pioneer_Days_2011.html
Friday, May 4th
Golf Tournament Cooper’s y 4-5, 2012Hawk Golf Club
6:30 p.m. Gospel Music Miller Auditorium, Ozarka
8:00 p.m. Rodeo Izard Co. Fair Arena
Come to the next quarterly meeting of the North Central Volunteer Network. The meeting is open to volunteer coordinators, nonprofit staff, and anyone who is interested in volunteerism or nonprofits. Come be a part of a group focused on offering opportunities to network and share ideas. The meeting is scheduled from noon to 1:30 on May 17; it will take place at the First Community Bank Community Room at the Southside Branch, at the corner of Highway 167 and Allen Chapel Road. Bring your own lunch. The program is “Developing Community Collaborations” by Lorrie McClure, Coordinator of Parents as teachers and Founder of the Coordinated Care Network, a Batesville non-profit.Please RSVP by Wednesday, May 15, by contacting Nicole Stroud at 870-793-5912 or info@literacyindependence.org
The meeting may answer a need: Networking…Education…Engagement…Development~~
Beatles Sculpture, Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. — Johnny didn’t wish to go on stage, though to make his $20 he had to play.
Founders Day is this weekend (May 5) in Historic Pocahontas Arkansas and will be filled with fun activities for the entire family! Make certain to stay for the Read the rest of this entry »
FIVE RIVERS HISTORIC PRESERVATION, INC.
2012 Founders Day Lecture Series
Randolph’s Roots: Exploring Our Past
The Frontier Period 1800 – 1812
