FYI Calendar: Memorial Day marked with ceremonies, waterpark opens

Sarah Thomas (from right), director of sales and marketing for Parrot Island Waterpark, visits with guest services supervisor Payton Rucker and friend Mary Ruple, Thursday, May 18, 2023, while filming a promotional video at the water park in Fort Smith. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for today's photo gallery.
(River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Hank Layton)
Sarah Thomas (from right), director of sales and marketing for Parrot Island Waterpark, visits with guest services supervisor Payton Rucker and friend Mary Ruple, Thursday, May 18, 2023, while filming a promotional video at the water park in Fort Smith. Visit nwaonline.com/photo for today's photo gallery. (River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Hank Layton)


May 28 (Sunday)

Artist Demo -- With Val Gonzalez, noon, Terra Studios in Durham. Free. usingart.org.

Memorial Day Ceremony -- 1 p.m., Veterans Honor Park in Hartford.

Memorial Day Ceremony -- Including an Avenue of Flags, 2 p.m., Fort Smith National Cemetery. Free.

Squirrel Jam -- 5 p.m., Ozark Folkways in Winslow. Free. ozarkfolkways.org.

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May 29 (Monday)

Monday Night Trivia -- Canceled this week, The Bakery District in Fort Smith. bakeryfs.com.

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May 30 (Tuesday)

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May 31 (Wednesday)

Artist Demo -- Wren of Talisman Hall, 11 a.m., Terra Studios in Durham. Free. usingart.org.

Thursday Night Cornhole -- 6:30 p.m., The Bakery District in Fort Smith. Free. bakeryfs.com.

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June 1 (Thursday)

"All Together Now" -- A summer reading program for kids, teens & adults, June 1-July 31, all Fort Smith Public Library locations. Kickoff celebration 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Fort Smith Main Library. Register at fortsmithlibrary.readsquared.com/.

Flag Day FUN Packet -- While supplies last, Fort Smith Main Library Genealogy Department. Free. 783-0229.

Rodeo Kids -- A free summer program for kids, 10-11:30 a.m. every Thursday in June, Fort Smith Museum of History. 783-7841.

Western Movie Night -- Featuring "Heart of the Gun" by Travis Mills, which won Best Western at the 2021 Fort Smith International Film Festival, doors at 6:30p.m., show at 7 p.m., The Bakery District in Fort Smith. $5 suggested donation. fortsmithfilm.com.

Artist Lecture -- With Elizabeth Weber, 7 p.m., Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Free. Register at fsram.org.

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June 2 (Friday)

Free Seeds -- Carrots and corn, while supplies last, Fort Smith Main Library. 783-0229.

Summer Reading Kickoff -- 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fort Smith Dallas Library. Free. 646-3945.

Artist Demo -- With Holly Freeburg, 11:30 a.m., Terra Studios in Durham. Free. usingart.org.

First Friday Film -- "The Bigamist," 1953, 2 p.m., Fort Smith Main Library. 783-0229.

"Deathtrap" -- The classic Ira Levin thriller, 7:30 p.m. June 2-3; 2 p.m. June 4; again June 7-10, Fort Smith Little Theatre. $20 opening night, $12 all other performances. fslt.org or 783-2966, ext. 2.

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June 3 (Saturday)

Fort Smith Comic Con -- 9 a.m. June 3-6 p.m. June 4, Fort Smith Convention Center. $30 & up. ticketstripe.com.

Bookish Story Time -- 11 a.m., Bookish at The Bakery District in Fort Smith. bakeryfs.com.

RAM Saturday -- Free paint, noon-3 p.m., Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Free. fsram.org.

Artist Demo -- With Allison Bailey, noon, Terra Studios in Durham. Free. usingart.org.

In Concert -- Some Guy Named Robb, 6 p.m., Ozark Folkways in Winslow. $10. ozarkfolkways.org.

Judge Clayton's Sippin' on 6th Street -- With barbecue, music & bourbon tasting, 7-10 p.m., Clayton House Museum. $75. 783-3000 or claytonhouse.org.

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June 4 (Sunday)

Sunday Music -- With John & Betsy Tako, 12:30 p.m., Terra Studios in Durham. Free. usingart.org.

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June 5 (Monday)

Book Tasting -- School age children are encouraged to swing by the Miller Branch and "taste" different book genres, through June 10, Fort Smith Miller Library. Free. 646-3945.

-- Becca Martin-Brown

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