Magazine seeks submissions
Azahares, a Spanish-language magazine sponsored by the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, is calling for submissions for its spring 2014 issue, with a submission deadline of Jan. 18.
Mary Sobhani of Fort Smith, faculty member and managing editor of the magazine, said Azahares serves an important function in the Fort Smith Hispanic community, as the magazine seeks to reflect Hispanic culture in the region and act as a creative outlet for Spanish writers.
All written submissions must be primarily in Spanish or have a Latino-related theme if written in English.
All artwork and photography must reflect the culture of the Spanish-speaking world.
The magazine accepts submissions from local, national and even international authors and artists.
Once published, the issue will be available free of charge in the Boreham Library at UAFS and the Fort Smith Public Library.
All submissions must be emailed to mary.sobhani@ uafs.edu with “AZAHARES 2014” as the subject line.
For more information, visit uafs.edu/academics/ azahares-spanish-language-creative-literary-magazine or contact Sobhani at (479) 788-7979.
Shiloh Museum
struts ‘stuff’
The Shiloh Museum’s sixth annual “Cabin Fever Reliever” open house will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 11 at the museum.
The event will feature displays by some two dozen local collectors. Among the collections to be shown are cornhusk dolls, marbles and marble games, crystals, rolling pins, Civil War miscellany, ribbon flowers, driftwood, Native American art, watches, paperweights, Siloam Springs memorabilia, snow globes, pencil sharpeners, Northwest Arkansas postal history, GI Joe toys, storybook dolls, Christmas pyramids, rocks, Henk Bost artwork, pigs, magnets, sand from around the world and glass vacuum coffee pots.
For more information, call (479) 750-8165.
Blood Center seeks donors
Northwest Arkansas Community Blood Center of the Ozarks will hold blood drives at the following locations: Bentonville: 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Monday, Walmart ISD, 805 Moberly Lane Berryville: 3 to 5:30 p.m. Friday, Walmart Supercenter, 1000 W. Trimble Ave.
Berryville: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday, Tyson of Berryville, 110 W. Freeman Ave.
Siloam Springs: 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Siloam Springs Regional Hospital, 603 N. Progress Ave.
Siloam Springs: 2 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Arvest Bank, 1645 Highway 412 West
Information: www.cbco.
org or (800) 280-5337.
Events honor King’s legacy
A series of events spanning almost a week in January will honor the life and legacy of the late Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights leader and Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
Sponsors of the events include the local Martin Luther King Jr. Community Association and the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith.
Activities include a parade, two prayer services, an evening banquet, a breakfast followed by educational presentations and a march, an Unsung Hero Award announcement, a student-led panel discussing “Finding Your Voice in the Arts,” and a dramatic presentation by the daughter of a legendary civil rights lawyer.
The MLK Community Association’s theme for this year is “Out of a Mountain of Despair, a Stone of Hope.”
Celebratory events are:
Jan. 11: The MLK Community Association has scheduled a parade for Jan.
11 as a kick-off of community events. Parade participants will gather by 12:30 p.m. for the parade beginning at 1 p.m. at Garrison Ave and North 7th Street.
The parade will continue through downtown Fort Smith, with local bands performing.
Information: Deborah Woodard at (479) 561-1349.
Jan. 15: The Ministerial Alliance Prayer Service will be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 15 at First Missionary Baptist Church, 3110 Kelly Highway.
Information: The Rev.
Jerry Jennings at (479) 785-1773.
Jan. 18: An Awards and Recognition Banquet, including scholarships for area college students, is planned for 7 p.m. Jan. 18 in the Reynolds Room at the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center. Individual tickets are $30, with tables available for $350.
Tickets: Bruce Wade at (479) 379-7904 or the UAFS Box Office.
Jan. 20: Breakfast, which begins at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 20 in the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center at UAFS, is free and open to the public.
A full morning of activities is slated, including educational sessions provided by UAFS faculty and representatives from the MLK Community Association. A symbolic march, reminiscent of the freedom marches of the 1960s, will begin at approximately 9:45 a.m. and move from the Campus Center to the Reynolds Tower while the carillon plays “We Shall Overcome.” A brief ceremony will be held at the tower.
Information: Mark Horn, UAFS vice chancellor for university relations, at (479) 788-7006.
Jan. 20: An Ecumenical Prayer Service will be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 20 at St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 4916 High St.
Information: Bobbie Woodard Jones at (479) 782-5756.
Jan. 23: Crystal C. Mercer of Little Rock, daughter of legendary civil rights lawyer Christopher C.
Mercer Jr., will give a dramatic performance Jan. 23 as part of “Unsung Heroes: Celebrating Freedom in the Visual and Performing Arts” at UAFS. Mercer is a freelance performance artist and sole proprietor of Columbus Creative and The Social Soapbox. She is also the company and production manager of The Unified Artists Movement, a nonprofit theater company. The 10 a.m. presentation will be held in the Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center. Theevent will also include a student-led panel speaking on “Finding Your Voice in the Arts” and the presentation of the Unsung Hero Award given by the American Democracy Project at UAFS.
Information: Amy Jordan, campus coordinator for the ADP, at amy.jordan@ uafs.edu or (479) 788-7295.
This is the third year for UAFS and the MLK Community Association, formerly the MLK HolidayPlanning Committee, to join forces to honor and celebrate Dr. King.
Ozark coverlets
lecture topic
Marty Benson and Laura Redford, members of the Northwest Arkansas Handweavers Guild, will present a program titled “Weaving Warmth: Uncovering Ozark Coverlets,” at noon Jan. 15 at Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale.
Benson and Redford are experienced weavers and weaving instructors with an interest in history and historic textiles, and both are volunteers at the Shiloh Museum.
Information: (479) 750-8165 or visit shilohmuseum.
org.
Send news about local events, charity fundraisers and family or class reunions to [email protected]. Deadline is 4 p.m. Tuesday for Sunday publication.
Northwest Profile, Pages 34 on 12/29/2013