QUOTE OF THE DAY
“It just makes Christmas Christmas.”
Maria Lanning,
referring to the snow at Wilson Park in Fayetteville, where she helped her little sister ski down a hill Friday Article, 1BToday’s happenings
Robert Ford’s ‘Twas the Night, 2 p.m., Nadine Baum Studios, Fayetteville Looking ahead
Holiday Movie Marathon: Up, 2 p.m. Monday, Fayetteville Public Library South African to show art locally
South African artist Sanniemarie Slabbert will show her artwork in the exhibit “The Way I See It,” in an exhibition set to run Jan. 3 through Jan. 28 at the Center for Art and Education in Van Buren.
Slabbert’s art was inspired by her travels in Egypt, Africa and India. Her artwork focuses on animals of Africa, ancient African traditions and tribal truths and customs.
Slabbert has taught and lectured on art as well as running her own ballet school.
Exhibit hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. An opening reception is planned for 1-4 p.m. Jan. 3.
More information is available by calling (479) 474-7767.
- ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTEMarshal subject of exhibit, talk
The Fort Smith Museum of History will host “Bass Reeves and Fort Smith’s African-American History” as part of Black History Month from Jan. 12 to March 28.
The exhibit is set to open two days after the 100th anniversary of Reeves’ death.
Reeves was a famous marshal under Judge Isaac C. Parker. He was born a slave in Texas in 1838 and died in Muskogee, Okla., on Jan. 10, 1910.
Reeves will also be the subject of a talk by author and professor Art Burton, who wrote Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves. The lecture is scheduled for 6 p.m. Jan. 13 at the museum.
As well as honoring Reeves, the exhibit will trace the history of Fort Smith’s black population from 1817 to the present and honor other black community leaders including George Winston, a former slave who served as bailiff under three federal judges including Parker, Alphonso Trent, a 20th-century jazz musician and orchestra leader, and Rudy Ray Moore, a famous Fort Smith comedian.
More information is available by calling (479) 783-7841.
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Strong Women program set to begin
The University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture will offer a 12-week Strong Women program for middle-aged or older women beginning Jan. 21.
The series, set for 8:30-9:30 a.m. or 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, will provide strength training and nutritional tips for women of all ages. The program was developed by Tufts University nutrition professor Miriam Nelson.
The morning session will be led by Vicki Knight and Marty Smith; the evening session will be led by Washington County Extension Agent Catherine Koch.
Registration deadline is Jan. 11.
More information is available by calling Koch at (479) 444-1755.
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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 13 on 12/26/2009