QUOTE OF THE DAY
“The test in an odd way will be the catalyst that will spur teachers using technology in the classroom.” Cheryl Gall, literacy specialist for the Northwest Arkansas Education Service Cooperative, referring to a new standardized achievement test students will complete online beginning in the 2014-15 school year Article, 1BToday’s meetings Fayetteville Public Library Board of Trustees, 4 p.m.
Bentonville School Board, 5:30 p.m.
Lincoln School Board, 6 p.m.
Prairie Grove School Board, 6 p.m.
Washington County Animal Concerns Advisory Board, 6 p.m. Gentry School Board, 7 p.m.
Gravette School Board, 7 p.m.
Little Flock City Council, 7 p.m.
Prairie Grove City Council, 7 p.m.
Today’s happenings
LifeWriters, 10 a.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale
Bentonville High School Visual Arts presents Create for Community Gala, 6-8 p.m., Arend Arts Center, Bentonville Looking ahead
Fellini in February: Satyricon, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Mullins Library, Room 104, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Storm awareness, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center, Fort Smith
Forgotten But Not Gone: Memories of the University of Arkansas Museum, noon Wednesday, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale
Find It, Fund It: An Introduction to Finding Nonprofit Funders, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Fayetteville Public Library
Preschool art class: Creatures of Crystal Bridges, 1 p.m. Wednesday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Eagle cruise, 3 p.m. Wednesday, Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near Rogers
Studio Study Series: Watercolor Painting, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Lecture: Country blues and jazz artist John Miller, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Rowntree Auditorium, University of the Ozarks, Clarksville
Hickory Dickory Dead, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Fort Smith Little TheatreUA Fort Smith to host Gospel Fest
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith’s Academy of the Arts will host Gospel Fest 2013 at 7 p.m. Friday at the Arkansas Best Corp. Performing Arts Center at the Fort Smith Convention Center.
The event will feature a choir of more than 225 singers.
The concert will also feature numerous local worship leaders and soloists.
Songs to be performed include “God is So Good,” “Crown Him with Many Crowns,” “Happy Day,” “Victory in Jesus” and “It is Well with My Soul.”
Tickets cost $17-$20.
More information is available by calling (479) 788-7300 or online at ticketsage.com/uafs.
- ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTEHometown Jam II set for Friday
The Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce will host its second Mid-Winter Hometown Jam at 7 p.m. Friday at the Eureka Springs City Auditorium.
The event will feature seven local bands - The Ariels, BrickFields, Centerfuze, Rockhouse, Mike Blackwell Band, SX Rex and Random Shuffle. Each band will perform a 20-minute set before joining together for a jam session.
Tickets cost $12 at the door or advance tickets can be purchased at the Chamber of Commerce Visitor Center at Pine Mountain for $10. Children 12 and under get in free.
More information is available by calling (479) 253-8737.
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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 11 on 02/18/2013