QUOTE OF THE DAY “It has nothing to do with competition.We’re just trying to keep our kids in class.” Mountain Home Athletic Director Janet Wood, asking lawmakers to help with an impasse the district reached with the Arkansas Activities Association in trying to limit student athletes’ travel time for games Article, 1B
Today’s meetings
Siloam Springs Board of Adjustments, 4 p.m.
Bentonville City Council, 6 p.m.
Rogers Finance Committee, 6 p.m.
Rogers Transportation Committee, 6 p.m.
Springdale City Council, 6 p.m.
Tontitown Planning Commission, 6 p.m.
Rogers Public Safety Committee, 6:15 p.m.
Rogers Public Works Committee, 6:15 p.m.
Rogers City Council, 6:30 p.m.
Today’s happenings
Children’s Summer Series: Traveling with the Deputies, 10 a.m., Fort Smith National Historic Site
7Ups present preschool story time, 10:30 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library
Sinking stream hike, 11 a.m., Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near Rogers
Buck-toothed buddies, 11 a.m., Lake Fort Smith State Park, Mountainburg
Frog serenade, 11:30 a.m., Lake Fort Smith State Park, Mountainburg
Art camp with the Northwest Arkansas Community Creative Center, grades K-2, 1 p.m.; grades 3-5, 3:30 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library
Nature trivia challenge, 2 p.m., Lake Fort Smith State Park, Mountainburg
Faux Batik T-shirt project, 2 p.m., Boone County Library, Harrison
Story hour for children, 2 p.m., Fort Smith Museum of History
Mad Science of Northwest Arkansas, 2 p.m., Bella Vista Library
Beneficial bugs, 3 p.m., Lake Fort Smith State Park, Mountainburg
Invasive removal and native seed collection, 5 p.m., Watershed Conservation Resource Center, 380 W. Rock St., Fayetteville
Susan Young: Churches in the Wildwood, 5:30 p.m., Boone County Library, Harrison
Summerland Tour to visit Fayetteville
The Arkansas Music Pavilion at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Fayetteville will host the Summerland Tour 2013 at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Gates open at 6 p.m.
The tour features alternative rock bands Everclear, Live, Filter and Sponge. Tickets cost $22-$37 with a limited number of premium seats available for $102.
More information is available by calling (479) 443-5600 or online at waltonartscenter.org.
- ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTEYoung Actors Guild to perform musical
The Young Actors Guild will present Freckleface Strawberry, The Musical on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Arkansas Best Corp. Performing Arts Center at the Fort Smith Convention Center.
The family musical is based on the best-selling book by actress Julianne Moore. The story is designed to teach kids that everyone is different.
Shows are planned at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday. The shows are the culmination of the Guild’s free Junior Musical Theatre Conservatory for children ages 6-14. More information is available at yagonline.org or by calling (479) 782-1696.
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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 9 on 07/23/2013