NW Arkansas today
Posted: July 29, 2009 at 4:40 a.m.
LITTLE ROCK — QUOTE OF THE DAY "The best bang for the buck is what we're after." Gary Smith, director of Van Buren Municipal Utilities, on the city taking bids for residential trash collection Article, 1BToday's meetings
Washington County Election Commission, 8:30 a.m.
Fayetteville technical plat review, 9 a.m.
Springdale Housing Authority, noon Looking ahead
Spirit of America Dickson Street Blood Drive, noon-5 p.m. Thursday, Joy Pratt Markham Gallery at the Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville
MANA Health Services open house, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, MANA Health Services, MANA administrative office and Northwest Arkansas Pediatric Clinic and Wellness Center, Fayetteville
Circle of Life Hospice home warming party, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Circle of Life Hospice, Springdale
Free music in Basin Spring Park, noon-6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Eureka Springs
Tontitown Grape Festival opens Tuesday
The 111th Tontitown Grape Festival is set for 4:30 p.m.-midnight Tuesday and Aug. 5, 9 a.m.-midnight Aug. 6-7, 7 a.m.-midnight Aug. 8 in downtown Tontitown.
The event includes a carnival, free live music, an arts and crafts fair and spaghetti dinners, served from 4:30-8:30 p.m. Aug. 6-8.
Carnival rides will run from 4:30 p.m.-midnight nightly, with armband nights Tuesday and Aug. 6.
The annual grape stomp will be 7-9 p.m. Tuesday and Aug. 5. Rick Schaeffer will crown the 111th Queen Concordia at 9 p.m. Aug. 7.
Live music is slated to start at 7 p.m. nightly with performances by Kelly Road on Tuesday, Highway 101 on Aug. 5, Mark Wills on Aug. 6, Maud Crawford on Aug. 7 and Ty Herndon on Aug. 8.
Other festival events include the yearly 5K Run for the Grapes at 7 a.m. Aug. 8, followed by a kids fun run at 8 a.m.; book signings by Susan Young, outreach coordinator at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History and author of So Big, This Little Place: The Founding of Tontitown, Arkansas, 1898-1917, from 4-10 p.m. Aug. 6-8; and the grand prize presentation by Queen Concordia at 11 p.m. Aug. 8.
More information, along with a complete schedule, is available at tontitowngrapefestival.com.
- ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Art Walk set for Fayetteville
The Lighter Side of Dickson will host a First Thursday Art Walk from 5-8 p.m. Aug. 6 on the Fayetteville square.
Local galleries including DDP Gallery and the Fayetteville Underground will be open to visitors.
The Marshall Mitchell Band and Guta will offer up live music. A free screening of the local film War Eagle, Arkansas will begin at dusk in front of the Fayetteville Town Center.
More information is available by calling (479) 443-1857 or online at thelightersideofdickson.com.
Visit us on the Web
For weather updates and additional Northwest Arkansas news, visit www.
nwanews.com
Northwest Arkansas, Pages 13 on 07/29/2009
(Advertisement)
« Previous Story
16 cities in state win grants for extra polic...
The federal government on Tuesday announced $1 billion in stimulus grants to hire thousands of new law-enforcement officers, including nearly 60 in Arkansas. Read »
Next Story »
FORT SMITH Proposed rule bans signs along cit...
The city's enforcement against signs in rights of way has been so lacking that many people believe the practice is legal, a staff member told city directors Tuesday. Read »
Comments
To report abuse or misuse of this area please hit the "Suggest Removal" link in the comment to alert our online managers. Please read our comment policy.
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Registration is required to make comments. Click here to LOGIN.
You can register for FREE to post comments and receive alerts.