It's May -- and that means it's time to plan an enriching summer for the kids. Every year, What's Up! offers a list of summer classes and camps. Washington County appeared May 13, and Benton County, Eureka Springs and the River Valley this week. Please follow up with the venues for further information. Additions should be sent to [email protected].
ROGERS
Hobbs State Park
20201 Arkansas 12
789-5000
•June 8-June 10, ages 9-12
•June 14-June 17, ages 6-8
•July 13-July 15, ages 6-8
•July 20-July 22, ages 9-12
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. $50.00 plus tax per child for all three days. Preregistration and pre-payment required.
Rogers Historical Museum
322 S. Second St.
621-1154
rogershistoricalmuseum.org
•Summer Story Times
Every Friday in June and July, 10 a.m.-noon, free
June 3: On the Farm
June 10: Apples
June 17: Trains
June 24: Going West
July 8: Natural State
July 15: Detectives
July 22: Toys
July 29: Native Americans
•Tuesdays 'Til Eight
Every Tuesday in June through August, 5-8 p.m., free
June 7: Bird Feeders
June 14: Screen Printing T-Shirts
June 21: Quilt Block Sewing
June 28: Downtown Walking Tours
July 5: Ice Cream and Old Fashioned Games
July 12: Construct 3D Paper Buildings
July 19: Pinwheels
July 26: Downtown Walking Tours
Aug. 2: Jewelry
Aug. 9: Water Games and Lemonade
Aug. 16: Downtown Walking Tours
Aug. 23: Police and Fire Vehicle Display
Aug. 30: Apple Games
BENTONVILLE
Crystal Bridges Museum
600 Museum Way
657-2335
crystalbridges.org
•Drop-In Artmaking: Saturdays and Sundays 1-4 p.m.
•Figure Drawing: May 16, 1-3 p.m. $10 nonmembers, $5 members
•Preschool Art Class -- Artful Animals: May 11 and 18, 1-2:15 p.m. $30 nonmembers, $25 members
•Homeschool Friday Fun -- Art and Nature: May 13 and 20, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Ages 5-8, $45 nonmembers, $36 members
•Homeschool Friday Fun -- Art and Nature: May 13 and 20, 2-3:30 p.m. Ages 9-12, $45 nonmembers, $36 members
•Artinfusion @ Culture Hour: May 11 5-9 p.m. Free
•Figure Drawing from the Nude Model: May 11 and 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $10 nonmembers, $5 members
•Preschool Playdate -- Spring Flowers!: May 12, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Free
•Studio Squad -- Nature Connections: May 12, 19 and 26, 6:30-8 p.m. $45 nonmembers, $36 members.
•Distinguished Speaker Series -- Thom Mayne: May 12, 7-8 p.m. $10 nonmembers, $8 members
•Arkansas Crystal Showcase: May 13, noon-6 p.m. and May 14, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free
•Discover the Grounds -- Nature Photography with Bob Lyons: May 14,10-11:30 a.m. Free
•Featured Artisan -- Valerie Sanson: May 14, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free
•Young Artists Class -- Nature Inspiration: May 14, 21 and 28, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Ages 5-10, $45 nonmembers, $36 members
•Garden Party: May 14, noon-5 p.m. Free
•Art Book Club -- On the Road: May 18, 1:30-2:30 p.m. Free
•Photo Salon -- Route 66 with Greg Disch: May 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $10 nonmembers, free for members
•Performance Lab -- Nels Cline and Norton Wisdom present Stained Radiance: May 20, 7-8 p.m. Free
•Gallery Conversation -- Fashion and Art: May 21, 1-2 p.m. Free
•Creative Connections: May 23, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Advance registration through Alzheimer's Association required
•New Dish -- Inspiring Women: May 25, 6-7 p.m. $35 nonmembers, $28 members
•The Open Road Film Series -- 45 RPM & Conversation with Filmmaker Juli Jackson: May 26, 8:30-10:30 p.m. Free
•Art by the Glass -- Masterpiece Mashup: May 26, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $44 nonmembers, $35 members
•Featured Artisan -- Jim Young: Pottery Wheel Demonstration and Sale: May 28, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free
For more summer activities or to register, please visit crystalbridges.org.
Scott Family Amazeum
1009 Museum Way
696-9280
amazeum.org
Age Groups: 6-8 years & 9-11 years
Fee: Unless otherwise noted, Amazeum members $250, nonmembers $300
•Tech Wizard Camp: June 13-17, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
•Lost Island Camp: June 20-24, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
•Secret Agents Camp: June 27- July 1, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
•Tech Wizard Camp Encore: July 11-15, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
•How It's Made Camp (collaboration with Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art): July 18-22, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
Age groups: 9-12
Fee: $265 for members (must be member of at least one museum), $335 for nonmembers.
•Girls S.T.E.A.M. Machine Camp: July 25-29, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. This is a camp for girls only
•Lost Island Camp Encore: Aug. 1-5, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Trike Theatre
209 NE Second St.
464-5084
triketheatre.org
•Buttons, Buttons Everywhere: June 6-10, 8:30 -11:30 a.m. Grades K-3, $150
•Happy 100th Birthday, Beverly Cleary: June 6-10, 1-4 p.m. Grades 5-8, $150
•Dragon Tamin' Princess -- At Arkansas Arts Academy: June 13-17, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Grades PreK4-2, $150
•Holiday Mischief -- At Arkansas Arts Academy: June 13-17, 1-4 p.m. Grades K-3, $150
•DinoTrikes -- At Arkansas Arts Academy: June 20-24, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Grades PreK4-2, $150
•Where'd Pluto Go? -- At Arkansas Arts Academy: June 20-14, 1-4 p.m. Grades K-3, $150
•Improv Olympics: June 27-July 1, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Grades 3-8, $195
•Powered by Youth: July 5-8, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Grades 3-8, $175
•The Fisherman and His Wife: July 11-15, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Grades PreK4-2, $150
•Broadway: Extra! Extra!: July 11-15, 1-4 p.m. Grades 3-6, $150
•The Tortoise and The Hare: July 18-22, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Grades PreK4-2, $150
•The Little Ningyo: July 18-22, 1-4 p.m. Grades 3-6, $150
•The Little Mermaid: July 25-29, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Grades PreK4-2, $150
•Muggles Mania: July 25-29, 1-4 p.m. Grades 5-8, $150
•Bugged -- At Arkansas Arts Academy: Aug. 1-5, 8:30-11:13 a.m. Grades PreK-2, $150
•Broadway-Come Together -- At Arkansas Arts Academy: Aug. 1-5, 1-4 p.m. Grades 5-8, $150
•Cuentos Populares Latinos -- At the Jones Center: Aug. 8-12, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Grades K-5, $150
•Jack & The Beanstalk -- At the Jones Center: Aug. 8-12, 1-4 p.m. Grades 6-8, $150
•Next Generation Theatre Project -- Cyrano: Rehearsals Aug. 1-5, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Performances Aug. 12-14, Ages 13-18, $300
BELLA VISTA
Artist Retreat Center
13467 Look Out Drive
268-6463
EUREKA SPRINGS
Eureka Springs School of the Arts
15751 U.S. 62 West
253-5384
essa-art.org
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day
•Handbuilding with Clay: July 11-15, ages 11-17, $150
•Acrylic Painting: July 11-15, ages 11-17, $150
•This is METAL!! (Youth Metalsmithing): July 11-15, beginner, $150
•Airbrushing T-Shirts: July 11-15, ages 11-17, $150
•Yarnageddon - Youth Beginning Crochet: July 11-15, ages 11-17, $150
School of the arts also offers DIY classes for all age groups; you choose the media and get the group of young artists and the school will supply the instructor and facilities.
FORT SMITH
UofA-Fort Smith
5210 Grand Ave.
uafs.edu
788-7000
Academy Camps: uafs.edu/academy
•Private Music Lessons: May 31-Aug. 5: Ages 5 and up, available in piano, woodwinds, acting, brass, percussion, dance, visual arts and string instruments, as well as voice lessons. Five- and 10-week options are available for 30-, 45- or 60-minute weekly lessons. Fees vary by length of session and are scheduled at student's convenience.
•Musikgarten: June 1-29, ages 0-4, class times varying by age, $75
•Art Camp: June 6-10, 9 a.m.-noon, grades 1-5, $175
•Art Camp: June 13-17, 9 a.m.-noon, grades 5-9, $175
•Broadway Bootcamp: June 20-24, noon-6 p.m., grades 7-12 and recent graduates, $200
•Drums Alive Camp: June 20-24, 9-11 a.m., grades 4-7, $120
•Broadway Babies: July 11-16, 9 a.m.-noon, grades 1-2, $175
•Broadway Bound: July 18-22, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., grades 3-9, $250
Athletics Camps - uafsbasketballcamps.com
•Baseball Camp: May 27-29, 9 a.m.-noon, ages 6-14, $150
•Basketball Skills Camp: June 6-8, 1-4 p.m., grades K-6, $100
•Volleyball Little Lions Skill Camp: June 13-15, 9 a.m.-noon, grades K-7, $100
•Basketball Shooting Camp: June 9, 9 a.m.-noon, grades K-6, $40
•Volleyball Elite Camp: June 15-17, varying times daily, grades 8-12, $180 residents, $150 commuters
•Baseball camp: June 14-16, 9 a.m.-noon, ages 6-14, $150
•Elite Basketball Camp: June 26-27, 6-8:30 p.m. June 26 and 9-11 a.m. June 27, grades 7-12, $90 residents, $60 commuters
•Basketball Skills Camp: July 12-14, 9 a.m.-noon, grades 6-12, $100
•Basketball Skills Camp: July 12-14, 1-4 p.m., grades 5-12, $100
•Baseball Camp: June 12-14, 9 a.m.-noon, ages 6-14, $150
•Basketball Shooting Camp: Aug. 2, 9 a.m.-noon, grades K-6, $40
•Basketball Shooting Camp: Aug. 2, 1-4 p.m., grades 6-12, $40
•Baseball Camp: Aug. 9-11, 9 a.m.-noon, ages 6-14, $150
Additional baseball camps will be conducted throughout the summer, visit www.collegebaseballcamps.com/uafsbaseball for details.
Music Camps: class.uafs.edu/music/summer-music-camps
•Jazz Band Camp: June 13-17, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., grades 9-12, $190 commuters, $385 residents
•Band Camp for wind and symphonic instruments: June 27-July 1, Monday 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-4 p.m., grades 9-12, $190 commuters, $385 residents
Western Arkansas Ballet
4701 Grand Ave.
waballet.org
(479) 785-0125
•Lorraine Cranford Summer Dance Workshop: June 5-10, ages 11 and older with two years of classical ballet training, $475 plus $50 deposit
•Nutcracker Ballet Camp: June 13-17, 10 a.m.-noon, ages 4-6, $75
•Giselle Ballet Camp: June 13-17, 1-3 p.m., ages 7-9, $85
•Pre-Company Camp: June 13-17, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., ages 10-14, $150
VAN BUREN
Center for Art & Education
104 N. 13th St.
art-ed.org
474-7767
•Art-A-Rama: Cartooning, July 5-8; Paint Party, July 11-15; Mixed Media (Brick City only) July 18-22; Three Dimensional, July 25-20. Ages 6-14. $20 per session or $100 for one week. Classes will be offered at CAE from 10 a.m.-noon and at Brick City Emporium, 3215 S. 74th St. in Fort Smith from 1-3 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
•The Art of Tinkering: (CAE only), July 18-22, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Ages 10-14, $200
•Wee-Draw: June 6-10, 10:30-11:30 a.m. CAE Studio. $15 per chid per session or $75 for the week
June 13-17, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Brick City Emporium. $15 per chid per session or $75 for the week
•Wonderful World of Art: Ages 6-14. $20 per child for one week camp
June 6-10, Mulberry Library, 9 a.m.-noon
June 13-17, Alma Library, 9 a.m.-noon
June 20-24, Van Buren Library, 9 a.m.-noon and 1-4 p.m.
June 29-July 1, Cedarville Library, 9 a.m.-noon
July 11-15, Ozark ATU, 9 a.m.-noon
July 18-22, TBA
July 25-29, TBA
-- Deb Harvell
NAN What's Up on 05/20/2016