QUOTE OF THE DAY “When you see our rates, they still reflect our community college roots.” Paul Beran, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith chancellor, on the school’s graduation rates, after an announcement the university will join a consortium focused on helping students return to and finish college Article, 1BToday’s meetings
Rogers Historic District Commission, 4:30 p.m.
Bentonville Board of Adjustments, 5 p.m.
Washington County Regional Ambulance Authority, 5 p.m.
Fayetteville Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, 5:30 p.m.
Today’s happenings
Fountain of Youth Adult Day Center presents Divas, Diamonds and Decadence, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Fianna Hills Country Club, Fort Smith
Poetry reading with Seattle poet Martha Silano, 7 p.m., Peterson Auditorium at the Shew Maker Center for Global Business Development, Northwest Arkansas Community College, Bentonville
Jazz Night, 7:30 p.m., Second Street, 101 N. Second St., Fort SmithLooking ahead
Art talk: Views on the Boldness of Prints, 1 p.m. Thursday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Children’s class: Plein Air Painting, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Pajama party to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Hyatt Place, 4610 W. Walnut St., Rogers
Northwest Arkansas Civil War Roundtable, 7 p.m. Thursday, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale
Musical performance by winners of the IBLA International Music Competition, 7 p.m. Thursday, First Presbyterian Church, 220 Arbor Drive, Harrison
Schmieding Center Senior Services Expo, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Riordan Hall, Bella Vista
Fourth annual Fayetteville Job Expo, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Friday, Guesthouse International Hotel and Suites, 1255 S. Shiloh Drive, Fayetteville
Slow art day at Crystal Bridges, 1-5 p.m. Friday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Homeschool Friday Fun, 2 p.m. Friday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Choral Ensembles present Choral Glory: An Evening of Remembrance, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Arkansas Best Corp.
Performing Arts Center, Fort Smith Convention CenterCrystal Bridges plans Slow Art Day
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville will host Slow Art Day from 1-5 p.m. Saturday.
The average museum visitor only spends 17 seconds per piece of art, according to a news release from the museum.
Slow Art Day is an event hosted by museums around the world that encourages patrons to slow down, take their time and savor works of art.
Guests can take part in a discussion of Joseph Stella’s Red Flower or Tom Uttech’s Enassamishhinjijweia; enjoy Mary Cassatt’s Summertime along with live, classical music; listen to readings from American Transcendentalists while viewing Asher Brown Durand’s Kindred Spirits; or sketch artworks in the gallery.
There will also be a Slow Art Day conversation and slow food demonstration at the museum’s restaurant, Eleven. The event is free; no registration is required.
More information is available at crystalbridges.org.
- ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTEButterfield Trail marker to be dedicated
Heritage Trail Partners will dedicate a Butterfield Overland Mail Route interpretive marker at Pea Ridge National Military Park at 1 p.m. Saturday, the group announced.
The ceremony will take place in the Elkhorn Tavern, near a section of the original road used by the mail company from 1858-1861. The route ran from Tipton, Mo., to San Francisco.
Heritage Trail Partners president John McLarty, Pea Ridge Mayor Jackie Crabtree and park superintendent John Scott will speak at the event. A replica stagecoach will be on display, and refreshments will be served.
Guests should check-in at the park’s visitor center before going to the tavern. More information is available by calling (479) 751-7125.
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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 9 on 04/24/2013