June 19, 2014 – Lovely County Citizen – Page
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Calendar of Events Through June 22: Nine Lives for $9!
The Good Shepherd Humane Society will be taking part in Best Friends’ National Cat Adoption Event. For nine days in June, adoption fees for cats 9 months and older will be reduced to only $9. The adoption special runs from June 14 through June 22. This includes shots and spay/neuter.
June 19: Poetluck gathering at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow
The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow is hosting Poetluck. We will hear from writers-in-residence Kitty Hughes, Carolyn Hall, and Seth Hurwitz. We will of course start with a potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. Local writers are invited to read from their work for up to four minutes after we hear from Kitty. Poetluck takes place every third Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at The Writers’ Colony, 515 Spring Street, Eureka Springs. Everyone is welcome, so bring a dish to share and settle in for a great evening. The public is invited to attend.
June 20: Buffalo National River Partners Fundraising Event
A fundraising event to preserve history along America’s first national river will take place on Friday, June 20 from 6 to 9 p.m. at 1210 Highway 62/65 North in Harrison. There will be food, drinks, music, a silent auction, and door prizes.
June 20: Dances of Universal Peace
Dances of Universal Peace will be held at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 17 Elk St., Eureka Springs at 7:00 p.m, Friday, June 20, 2014. The Dances are simple and joyful moving meditations that involve the singing of sacred phrases with accompanying movements from the world’s many spiritual traditions. Participation is free of charge. Contact Rebecca Babbs (479) 253-8303 or email babbsrebecca@gmail. com for more information.
June 21: Summer Solstice Celebration of the Divine Masculine
Come celebrate the Solstice at the Openair Meditation Sanctuary on Saturday, June 21 from 6 to 9 p.m. Enjoy wisdom sharing with friends. Participate in a dynamic, fun ritual for raising the radiant fires of the Divine Masculine in harmony with the Divine Feminine. Bring a vegan snack to share and instruments for making music together. 268 CR 3027, Eureka Springs. For more information, call 479-363-7024.
June 21: NRA ‘Women on Target’ Instructional Shooting Clinic
The Ladies of Arkansas Combat Pistol League proudly announce the 1st annual Women on Target Instructional Shooting Clinic from the women of the NRA to be held Saturday, June 21. The event will take place at the Luther Owens Muzzleloading Range, 1300 Chafin Road in Berryville. Sign-in begins at 9 a.m., and the event will last until 2:30. Cost is $15, which includes lunch, use of firearms, targets, and ammunition. Clinic is rain or shine. Free goody bags to the first 45 registrants. Pre-registration is preferred but not required. Contact 501-6818458 or email lisam@madisoncounty.net.
June 21: NWA Permaculture Study Group meeting
The NWA Permaculture Study Group will meet on Saturday, June 21 at 1 p.m. at the awesome garden of Jane and Richard Pille. The address is 70 CR 278, Eureka Springs, AR 72631, just off Highway 23 North about 2 miles south of the state line. After turning west on CR 278, it’s the first house on the right with a blue mailbox. Everyone is welcome. For more information, call Jane at 479-253-4062 or Jerry at 479244-0377
June 21-22: Gospel music at The Great Passion Play
The public is invited to hear great Gospel music in the amphitheater of The Great
Passion Play on Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22. Saturday’s concert lineup features the Nelons, the Greenes, the Freemans, Red Roots, the Graves Family, Chris Hester and Southern SONlight from 5 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., with a performance of The Great Passion Play to follow. Sunday’s concert lineup features Red Roots, the Williamsons, Chris Hester, Southern SONlight, the Graves Family and Dillon Hall and Clancy Davis, from 5 to 8 p.m. For more information, call 800882-7529, email info@greatpassionplay. com or visit GreatPassionPlay.org.
June 22: Candidate Sonny Carter to Speak
On Sunday, June 22, at Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Sonny Carter will talk about his campaign to unseat Republican State Rep. Bob Ballinger, who as Carter notes, voted against the Medicaid expansion and accepted contributions from SWEPCO. In addition, Eureka Springs mayoral candidate Butch Berry will speak and other Eureka Springs mayoral candidates are also welcome to speak. Program is at 11 a.m., followed by refreshments. Childcare is provided.
June 22: The Williamsons to Perform
The Williamsons Southern Gospel Quartet will be at First Christian Church, 763 Passion Play Road in Eureka Springs on Sunday, June 22 at 10:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Call 479-253-8015 for more information.
June 22: Holiday Island Historic Barn potluck dinner
The friends of the Holiday Island Historic Barn invite anyone and everyone to our Sunday, June 22, Pot Luck Dinner at the barn. Social hour at 1 P.M., dinner at 2 P.M., followed by a feature presentation of the Holiday Island Theatre Guild of the Air. No thundering hoof beats of the great horse, Silver, but we will hear the re-creation of Burns and Allen; and what if Abbott and Costello had been ladies. Please come with a dish to pass. Water and Ice tea provided.
June 22: Tales on the Rails with Paula Martin Morell
The Village Writing School is offering a half-day writing for storytelling workshop, Tales on the Rails with Paula Martin Morell, which will be held on an Arkansas & Missouri train car on Sunday, June 22 from 1 to 4 p.m. The workshop will take place on a train car at 1st and Poplar St., Rogers AR. A 1-hour train ride, departing at 1 PM, is included in the workshop. Pre-registration is required, and class size is limited. Cost for the half-day workshop is $35. Register online at villagewritingschool.com. For more information, contact Alison Taylor-Brown at alisontaylorbrown@me.com or 479-292-3665.
June 22: ‘My Fair Lady’ at the Aud
Eureka Classic Movies Association is pleased to announce that its next classic movie, “My Fair Lady,” will be shown on Sunday, June 22nd at 7pm at Eureka’s Aud. The 1964 classic film features Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison, and is based on a stageplay of the same name, which was one of the longest running plays in Broadway history. Tickets are $3 each and may be purchased at the Aud’s box office on the evening of the movie. More information regarding this and other upcoming films can be found at the group’s Facebook page: https://www. facebook.com/eurekaclassicmoviesecm
June 23: Lodging Day at The Great Passion Play
Owner/operators of Hotels, Motels, Bed & Breakfasts, Cottages, Cabins, Campgrounds and any other business that provides overnight stay for guests in Eureka Springs are invited to attend “Lodging Day at The Great Passion Play” to be held Monday, June 23. Attendees will enjoy all of the events on the grounds of The Great Passion Play: including a Back Stage Tour, Tour of the Holy Land, the Bible & Sacred Arts Museums, the Dinner Buffet as well as the Passion Play. Admission is free but reservations are required. For more information or to make a reservation, please call 479-253-8559. See Calendar, page 25