QUOTE OF THE DAY “Instead of teaching to the test, if we taught
with more physical activity, the students
would be more engaged.This physical activity has been the best thing for attention and behavior.” Barb Root, Mansfield Elementary School teacher, on a program that integrates physical activity throughout the school day Article, 1BToday’s meetings Fayetteville Forward Economic Accountability Council, 9 a.m. Washington County Election Commission, 10 a.m.
Today’s happenings
53rd annual Spring Color Tour, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Newton County Courthouse, Jasper
Dramatic Book Club with Trike Theatre, 9:30 a.m., Bella Vista Library
2014 Cherishing Children Glow Run 5K and One-Mile Fun Walk, for the Children’s Advocacy Center of Benton County, 6 p.m., downtown Rogers
Film series: Paris the Luminous Years:Toward the Making of Modern Art, 6:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Family workshop: Paper-making, 6:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Concert: The Catherine Russell Group, 7 and 9 p.m., Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville
Hamlet, 7:30 p.m., TheatreSquared at Nadine Baum Studios, FayettevilleLooking ahead
28th annual Alma Spinach Festival, 6:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, downtown Alma
Washington County Spring Clean-up, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Eco Vista Landÿll, 11979 Arbor Acres Road, Tontitown; Boston Mountain Solid Waste District, 11398 Bond Road, Prairie Grove
Fisher Ford Revegetation Volunteer Day, 10 a.m. Saturday, Fisher Ford, Siloam Springs
Washington County Cemetery Preservation Group, 10 a.m. Saturday, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale
Volunteer Speaker Series: The Life and Times of Mary O’Toole Parker, 10 a.m. and noon Saturday, Fort Smith National Historic Site
10th annual Easter Egg Hunt and Carnival, 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Riordan Hall, Bella Vista
Mayor’s Easter Egg Hunt, 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, Tilles Park, Fort Smith
Children’s Art Class: Artists in the Garden, 1 p.m. Saturday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Films and Issues: How I Became an Elephant, 1 p.m. Saturday, Bentonville Public LibraryBattle of Fayetteville commemoration set
Headquarters House in Fayetteville will be the site for the 2014 Battle of Fayetteville commemoration from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday.
The battle occurred on April 18, 1863, when Fayetteville was under the command of U.S. troops. The charge by Confederate forces caused U.S. troops to withdraw a week later.
Rebecca Howard will discuss Women in the Civil War at 10 a.m., followed by a talk on Civil War medicine by Doug Kidd, Janice Neighbor and Jane-Ellen Ross. The Holmes Brigade Musicians will offer Civil War-era music at 12:30 p.m., and Linda Doede will talk about Cane Hill College at 1:45 p.m.
Ian Beard, portraying U.S. Col. Marcus LaRue Harrison, will describe the battle at 2 p.m. More information is available by calling (479) 521-2970.
- ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTEShakespeare’s birthday performance set
The Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville will host a performance by the Improvised Shakespeare Co. at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday in honor of the Bard’s 450th birthday. Tickets cost $10-$25.
Patrons are invited to stay after the performance for a birthday bash with cake, a Shakespeare-inspired drink and Elizabethan insults and phrases.
More information is available by calling (479) 443-5600 or online at waltonartscenter.org.
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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 11 on 04/18/2014