No Lazy Days

Summer classes, camps keep kids too busy to be bored

 Sunny McGovern of Bentonville helps her daughter McKenna decorate a picture frame during Trike Theatre's Princess Winter Wonderland Brunch.
Sunny McGovern of Bentonville helps her daughter McKenna decorate a picture frame during Trike Theatre's Princess Winter Wonderland Brunch.

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].

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NWA Democrat-Gazette file photo

Jewel Conley builds the frame of a house at the Rogers Historical Museum.

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

[email protected]

NAN What's Up on 05/20/2016

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