QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I think we’ve exhausted every avenue.We’ve
got to get the court back in operation. Let’s move on.” Kevin Hatfield, Huntsville Mayor, on his recommendation that the City Council end a dispute with the county over costs for Madison County District Court Article, 1BToday’s happenings
Otherworlds Fantasy Fest, a fundraiser, all day, The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow and the Crescent Hotel Conservatory, Eureka Springs
Ozark Guidance’s Walk A Mile in My Shoes shoe and handbag sale, 8 a.m., Arvest Ballpark, Springdale
Eagle watch tour, 9 a.m., Mount Magazine State Park, near Paris
State Legislative Forum, 9 a.m., Shewmaker Center for Workforce Technologies, Northwest Arkansas Community College, Bentonville
Fifth annual Fort Smith History Conference: Women of the Southwest Frontier, 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith
Ozark Wireless Society, 10 a.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale
Trent Tally pottery wheel demonstration and sale, 10:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament for the Boys & Girls Club of Benton County, noon-7 p.m., Avondale, 2005 E. Central Ave., Bentonville
Volunteer sign-up, 1-3 p.m., Devil’s Den State Park, West Fork
Healing Power of Nature, 2 p.m., Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near Rogers
Living with black bears, 3 p.m., Lake Fort Smith State Park, Mountainburg
Eagle cruise, 3 p.m., Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near Rogers
Eureka Gras sponsor appreciation day, 5 p.m., Rowdy Beaver Tavern, U.S. 62 West, Eureka Springs
Dixie Theatre Restoration Project fundraiser, 6 p.m., Mansfi eld City Hall
Goat Song Revel, a fundraiser for Temple Shalom, 7:30 p.m., 699 N. Sang Ave., Fayetteville
Fort Smith Symphony presents Evening Serenade, 7:30 p.m., Arkansas Best Corp. Performing Arts Center, Fort Smith
Symphony of Northwest Arkansas’s Masterworks II concert, 7:30 p.m., Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville
Hip-Hop on the Hill, a benefit for Fayetteville Public Schools Outback, 8 p.m., The Stolen Glass, 40 E. Center St., Fayetteville
Album release supports kids’ theater
Shannon Wurst will host an album release and fundraising concert for the Trike Theatre at 6 p.m. Sunday at Greenhouse Grille in Fayetteville. Doors open at 5 p.m.
Wurst’s new CD, Lionheart Love, was recorded in Bozeman, Mont., with funding secured through an Arkansas Fellowship Award and the online, crowd-sourced fundraising site Kickstarter. Wurst’s songs will be paired with multimedia footage and actor’s interpretations.
Wurst and her band will perform as part of a fictitious radio show hosted by director Jason Suel. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door; seating is limited.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit the theater, and a portion will benefit caringbridge.org. More information is available by calling (479) 719-8363 or online at shannonwurst.com.
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Architecture lecture is Monday night
Miami architect Chad Oppenheim will present a lecture called “Enhanced Life” at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the Hembree Auditorium at the Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences Building on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville.
Oppenheim is the founder of Oppenheim Architecture + Design, a firm that has earned global recognition for its socially and environmentally conscious architecture. His lecture is the Ernie Jacks Lecture and is sponsored by the UA Department of Architecture.
The lecture is free and open to the public; seating is limited. More information is available by calling (479) 575-4704 or online at architecture.uark.edu.
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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 11 on 01/26/2013