Jones Center supporters gathered for the 15th annual Golf Event on Oct. 4 at the Springdale Country Club. Proceeds from the benefit golf tournament will help support youth programs at the center in Springdale. Shawn Townzen of Walmart served as the benefit's chairman.
The Jones Center will see a number of special events in the coming weeks.
The nonprofit organization will commemorate Bernice Jones' birthday week with free or low-cost events each day beginning Monday and continuing through Saturday. Festivities to mark the founder's birthday are set to include a Spooky Skate at the Ice Rink, Bike Park Mania at Runway Bike Park, and a Family Movie Marathon. More information is available at thejonescenter.net/bernices-birthday-bash.
The center's signature fundraiser, A Big Night with Big Plans, is set for Nov. 5 but is sold-out. Guests are promised a "sneak peek at our new campus master plan."
"The Jones Center is in Phase II of the Design Excellence Grant as we work to re-imagine the 52-acre campus and better connect it to the downtown Springdale Revitalization Project and the spine of the Razorback Greenway trails system," Kelly Kemp-McLintock, Jones Center chief advancement officer, tells me.
The public is invited to a campus walk-through from 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at the center. There will be food and live music, and guests will have the opportunity to meet the project's expanded design team.
Those gathering for golf included Jason Nichol, Corey Bender, Mike Samson, Joy and Lamar Drummonds, Wanda and Phillip Sanders, Jordan Barron, Justin Akers, Josh O'Neal, John Lee, Chad Sadler, Bill Brothers, Mike Price, Brian Hogate, Kelli Gimmell and Tina Hodne.
Arts One Presents (previously Arts Center of the Ozarks) celebrated its new identity with a public launch event Oct. 7 at Walter Turnbow Park in Springdale.
The afternoon included live music by Rozenbridge, previews of upcoming productions and an art project inviting community members to paint an image on large wooden cutouts of the AOP logo.
Vocalists performed a song from "Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812," the group's winter musical planned for February, and from the summer musical, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," announced for July/August. The spring play in April/May will be "Teen Dad."
Next up is the "Dia de Muertos: A Cultural Interpretation of the Times" exhibition, hosted in partnership by Arts One Presents, Latin Arts Organization of Arkansas, and the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. This cultural exhibition will open Nov. 6 and run through Dec. 4.
The new organization's mission statement is: "Arts One Presents empowers artists, enriches business, and engages community through accessible and inclusive visual and performing arts experiences."
For more event photos -- nwadg.com/photos/society.
Columnist Carin Schoppmeyer can be reached by email at [email protected].
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The Golf Event
Who: The Jones Center
What: The group played host to its 15th annual benefit golf outing.
When: Oct. 4
Where: Springdale Country Club
Information: (479) 756-8090 or thejonescenter.net
Launch celebration
Who: Arts One Presents
What: The arts organization shared its new identity with a community event.
When: Oct. 7
Where: Walter Turnbow Park in Springdale.
Information: (479) 751-5441, hello@artsonepresen… or artsonepresents.org