Butterfield LIFE September + October 2023

SEPTEMBER + OCTOBER 2023

THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF BUTTERFIELD TRAIL VILLAGE

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SPECIAL FEATURE

Butterfield Gardeners VILLAGE SPACES

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From the CEO

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Special Feature Butterfield’s Resident Gardeners

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Employee Spotlight Tony Rivera

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Newcomer Q&A Joan Johnson

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Anniversaries & New Neighbors

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BTV Pen Pals A Decade of Connecting Generations

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Featured Village Events

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Village Snapshots

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Village Spaces The Bistro

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Out & About Symphony of Northwest Arkansas

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Entertainment Walton Arts Center's Comedy Series

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Foundation Donations

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Ozark History Fighting Mad – Fayetteville as Film Location, c. 1975

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Fitness & Wellness Fall Hiking

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SEPT + OCT 2023

From the Interim CEO

VOL. 12 ISSUE 5

Warmest greetings to Butterfield residents, staff, friends and families.

Jack Mitchell CEO MARKETING Kelly Syer Director of Marketing Leann Pacheco Sales Counselor Dave Marks Move-In Coordinator

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PROGRAMS Riki Stamps Director of Programs & Events Michael Burks Asst. Director of Programs & Events RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION 2023 Council Members Jerry Rose, President Doug Prichard, Vice President Frances Sego, Secretary Ellis Melton, Past President Grace Babcock, Liz Brantley, Marian Catron, Roy Clinton, Vernon Collins, Marvin Higginbottom, Rick Roessler, Nina Simmons BOARD OF DIRECTORS Will Clark, Acting President David (Dave) Williams, Treasurer Dr. Kim Chapman, Secretary Lance Brewer, Chuck Culver, LeRoy Duell, Dr. Michael Holloman, Mark McNair, Bill Mitchell, Chuck Nickle, Wulfran Polonius, Beth Vaughan-Wrobel 1923 East Joyce Boulevard Fayetteville, AR 72703 Main: (479) 442-7220 Marketing: (479) 695-8056 butterfieldtrailvillage.org Butterfield LIFE may not be reproduced in whole or in part without permission from the publisher.

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Opened in 1986, Butterfield Trail Village is a locally governed 501(c)(3) non-profit retirement community.

As Northwest Arkansas’ only comprehensive Life Plan Retirement Community, BTV offers active older adults worry-free living that is secure, independent and fulfilling – and the freedom to enjoy plentiful activities both inside and outside the Village.

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My name is Jack Mitchell, and it is my distinct honor to have recently accepted the role of interim chief executive officer (CEO) for Butterfield Trail Village. I have enjoyed being an active part of the Fayetteville community since 1996, when I moved here from Little Rock to serve as the chief operating officer for Washington Regional Medical Center – and eventually as the hospital’s interim president and CEO. My background also includes time with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, the Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton, Ark., three different Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Centers, as well as medical centers managed by Hospital Corporation of America. Most recently, I worked as CEO for Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Fayetteville until retiring in September 2019. It’s fair to say that supporting medical and healthcare communities is in my blood, and for that reason I am pleased to pause my retirement to spend a bit of time with the team and residents of Butterfield.

As interim CEO, I believe my best contributions will be to provide leadership and structure while the Butterfield Trail Village Board of Directors endeavors to find just the right person to take an already-thriving organization into the future. Hiring a talented leader with the necessary skills and business acumen – and one who is also a great fit for the much-celebrated BTV culture – will take time and energy we are all very willing to invest.

For those who live and work on our campus every day, expect to see a lot of me. I manage by walking around, and my ears are wide open to hearing what people have to say. As I have the opportunity to visit with folks and note their perspectives, I intend to pair what I learn with a lifetime of experience to help our board, staff and residents prioritize what is best for Butterfield. My concern is not just the “here and now” needs of an already special place – I am also committed to help identify what is needed to ensure BTV is the region’s premier retirement community in the years and decades to come.

It is truly a pleasure to support this remarkable place.

Respectfully yours, Jack Mitchell Interim Chief Executive Officer

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harvesting The best of Life, iN all itS Seasons Words by Michelle Parks Photos by Kelly Syer

Several Butterfield Trail Village residents stay actively engaged in tending their garden plots in the nearly 44,000-square-foot fenced area. They share garden tools and equipment stored in a central shed.

Residents and staff can buy surplus produce at their own farmers market.

The garden itself is analogous to what this community offers, echoing the seasons of life and embracing residents’ myriad experiences. Gardening is about growth, loss, renewal, trial and error, making mistakes, learning lessons, presence, perseverance, patience and faith. It brings with it seasons, currents, cycles, nourishment and community.

As they stay in tune with nature, monitoring the changing weather and temperatures, they’ve come to understand that gardening is about so much more than gardening.

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SPECIAL FEATURE Faye Edmondson is usually the first one in the garden each morning. In the intense heat of early August, she took advantage of those first hours of daylight to trim and clean up her blackberry bushes. She has more garden beds than anyone, after taking over two flower-filled beds, and she makes floral arrangements for areas across the BTV campus.

When she was around 5 years old, Faye’s father created a small garden just for her – showing her how to neatly plant the rows of onions, radishes and lettuce. He was a sharecropper in Junction City, north of the Louisiana line. It was the Depression, and their garden and farm sustained them. In addition to standard garden fare, they grew sugar cane, sorghum and peanuts for commercial use.

“I think that the beauty of a garden is sharing what you grow,” she said.

“I push myself, or I wouldn’t be 96 and doing what I’m doing. And I know that.”

faye edmondson

Faye moved to BTV in 2013, just after they’d completed the current garden area. She and her husband, Charles, a physician, who has since passed, always had a farm and gardened. She was grateful to be able to continue gardening.

After 90 years of experience, she said that a successful garden comes mostly from “work and a desire to work.” Continually improving the soil is also critical.

“I think God put us here for a reason. And we’re to improve this place, not deteriorate it, which is what’s happening right now with this climate change,” she said. “I feel like that is part of our problem.”

The first in her family to go to college, Faye got a degree in Bible and English, with a minor in home economics, at Arkansas College (now Lyon College) in Batesville. She’s always had a competitive side – with others and with herself.

Lyle Gohn

Lyle Gohn grew up on a dairy, corn and soybean farm in northern Indiana. All farms had large gardens, and homegrown produce and meat from cattle were used to feed the family throughout the summer and winter months. After finishing his degree in Agriculture Business from Purdue, Lyle considered returning to the farm with his older brother – but chose instead to pursue higher education student affairs administration. “Thinking about milking cows for the rest of my life was perhaps the deciding factor,” he said.

His wife, Sue, returned to her gardening roots during their six years in Montana. After moving to BTV, Lyle picked up the gardening bug and started seeing what he could grow.

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Lyle Gohn (continued) wife, a Kansas native. Disappointments have been watermelon and cantaloupe.

Last year’s crop was bigger than this year’s, and Lyle keeps an eye out for good cobbler recipes.

Along the way, he’s cultivated friendships over the shared experience – including Bob Hendrix, whom he considers a best friend. And working in the garden helps Lyle feel more youthful.

He’s found that one of the most important components to successful gardening is to get the ground in good condition, which can require a lot of work over many years. He mixes mulch into his beds to counter the compacted nature of the native clay soil. Keeping weeds out is also an ongoing battle.

“I think it’s the opportunity to be outside, to get your hands dirty,” he said. “Maybe something you’ve done in your past, and you get to redo it now, and have time to do it.”

He’s picked up a few tricks from fellow gardeners and noted, “I always listen to what Faye has to say.”

Two years ago, he and another resident, Lanny Ashlock, planted blackberries in a plot they share.

In 2018, Jim and Judy Cole moved from Paragould to Northwest Arkansas, to be closer to their daughter.

They were both high school math teachers – algebra for her, mostly geometry for him. He later ran a company that supplied school districts with substitute teachers.

In all those years, they’d done little gardening, other than flowers around their house and a small bed for tomatoes and herbs. Judy learned much about gardening from her mom and brother-in-law, who always had big vegetable gardens. Her mom would can and freeze produce.

After she and Jim married, Judy canned green beans, tomatoes and purple hull peas. When she got home from teaching school, it was quicker to open a jar of peas for dinner rather than thaw them first.

Jim is really in charge of their garden plot at BTV. He has planted it with tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, purple hull peas, sunflowers and zinnias. Last year, they planted purple hull peas three times – and, nothing. This year, it only took one planting for bountiful results.

“We feel very successful this year,” Judy said.

This summer, they’ve harvested scores of tomatoes from varieties such as Cherokee Purple, Big Boy, Better Boy and Celebrity. They’ve enjoyed countless bacon and tomato sandwiches and have given many tomatoes away.

Although they both took the Master Gardening training course in Greene County, they’re still learning every day.

Jim calls their garden plot his “sand box,” where he gets to play in the dirt. “It is therapeutic,” he said. “You get to be outside and in the sun, and the exercise is just great.”

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jim & Judy Cole

SPECIAL FEATURE When Ken and Jan Hargis moved to BTV in September 2021, they immediately signed up for a garden plot.

They were in a one-bedroom apartment for a while before moving to a Village Home in July 2022. But they brought with them jonquils, peonies and other heirloom plants, and planted them in their plot for safe keeping.

ken & jan hargis

They’d most recently lived on a farm in Bentonville, with acreage that supported several varieties of berries — such as elderberries, gooseberries, blueberries — along with native trees that included sugar maples, pin oaks and poplars. They both took the Master Gardeners course in Benton County, and in 2005, their home was on a garden tour.

Growing up in Longview, Texas, no one in Paul Rountree’s family gardened. After the Army, college and medical school, he spent a career working in pediatrics, then family practice, and finally preventive medicine and occupational medicine. It was only after he married and had a home that he took an interest in gardening.

“I found it to be a pleasant distraction from what I did all day,” he said.

His wife, Susan, encouraged him to do Master Gardeners training in Texas. They’d come to Northwest Arkansas for years to visit family, including Susan’s mother, who was a BTV resident.

So, when they moved to BTV in October 2021, they knew they wanted to keep gardening.

With their much bigger 600-square-foot plot this year, they did well with tomatoes, cantaloupe, cucumbers and yellow squash. They’ve grown more onions and baby red potatoes than they could ever eat, so they gave much of the produce away and made French onion soup quite a bit. He typically gardens in the mornings, using an upside-down milk crate for a stool.

Ken learned from his grandfather about improving the soil by amending it with manure. At their farm, they had help from some pigs who “piggy tilled” the soil, mixing it up and rooting out the rocks. They also added mulched leaves to the soil, leaving it so vibrant that it retained moisture and didn’t require watering. They’re working on doing something similar with their BTV garden plot.

Jan likes to grow produce for basic country cuisine: green beans, tomatoes, cucumbers. Ken enjoys ratatouille — with ingredients including eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes — so they’ve tried growing eggplant for the first time this year.

Each morning, after they walk their dog, Harry, they typically head to the garden. They value the camaraderie with fellow gardeners and still being able to garden in their new home. The adjustment can be hard enough, but coming from a farm was a significant change.

“It’s just a continuation; it’s something familiar that you can bring,” Jan said. “It gives you a familiar outlet of something that connects you to your old life,” Ken added.

“There are lots of friendships that are established when people see each other working outside,” he said.

Paul has found that it’s a waste of time and garden space to struggle with crops that just don’t seem to work.

He focuses on improving the soil – loosening it with peat moss and compost, adding fertilizer, and getting soil samples to determine what it needs.

paul rountree

“Every season is a new opportunity to learn new things and do things better,” he said. “And there’s always work to be done in the garden. If it’s not weeding, it’s improving the soil, doing what you want to protect your plants, or harvesting. There’s all kinds of stuff; it just goes on and on and on.”

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EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT

Tony Rivera: Butterfield’s Extraordinary HVAC Technician Spend just five minutes visiting with Tony Rivera, and a simple word comes into sharp focus: gratitude. Because he’s the gentleman charged with maintaining and repairing the heating and air systems for the entire Butterfield campus, Tony’s very busy days take him into every building spanning the 44-acre community, often under some pretty extreme conditions. Even so, everyone he encounters along the way is inevitably left feeling lighter and brighter – not simply because of Tony’s unfailing kind words, encouragement and sincerity – but because of the extraordinary thankfulness he simply exudes.

that might be otherwise financially out of reach.

Tony didn’t let the career shift slow him down in the least, and he began putting his solid technical skills to use in the private sector as a mobile HVAC service technician. He moved to Arkansas in the 1990s, then to a suburb of Raleigh, N.C. where he worked for the nearby Harris Nuclear Power Plant in New Hill. He was eventually promoted to the level of supervisor. “I’ll tell you, that nuclear plant was the safest place I’ve ever worked,” he said. “Every single thing is so closely regulated for safety, even simple things take a long time because of all the steps that have to happen.”

Tony’s attitude about life and Life and family circumstances people can’t help but shine eventually brought Tony through when he describes back to Arkansas, and he the interesting path he has began the search for a new traveled. He began his career career opportunity. His wife, in 1977 at the tender age Patricia, mentioned the idea of 18, joining the U.S. Army of approaching Butterfield Field Artillery. Tony knew for a job, so he called just military life was right for him, to see what, if anything, Tony Rivera inspired by his father’s service might be available. Hearing in the Korean War and his about Tony’s extensive HVAC grandfather’s service in both experience, the facilities WWI and WWII. “I loved my manager asked him to come “Gratitude can transform years in the military, especially in for an interview and he was common days into the six-and-a-half years I got to hired on the spot. That was thanksgivings, turn routine jobs spend in Frankfurt, Germany. I two years ago, and Tony said had the best job there, serving (with his beaming smile), “I into joy, and change ordinary as the driver for the general have never worked anywhere opportunities into blessings.”

– who stood 7’4” tall, believe this great. I love coming to it or not. There were some work every day. The people -William Arthur Ward great perks that came with are so friendly, it’s laid back that assignment, especially the and people treat each other food!” He added, “I also had the honor of serving in like family. I get so many hugs, and it means a lot to the Color Guard. Did you know the tallest person in me to get to make our residents feel good.” the Color Guard gets to carry the American flag? I enjoyed that so much.”

Tony insists he is here to stay at Butterfield until he retires…that may be at age 67, maybe 70, but he’s After 12 years, Tony had to give up military service not going anywhere anytime soon. And you can bet due to a medical discharge. Years on artillery weapons that whether you see him in the halls, up on a ladder ranges had eventually harmed his hearing enough to or elbow-deep in an HVAC unit, he’ll be grinning force a return to civilian life. True to form, Tony sees big and expressing with a full heart how much he only the positive in his situation, crediting the Veteran appreciates everyone and everything around him.

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VILLAGE NEWCOMER Q+A

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Joan Johnson

Anniversaries

When did you move to Butterfield?

I officially became a resident on June 8. The move was a series of steps. I arrived in Fayetteville on February 1 and enjoyed events at BTV as a Carriage Club member. On June 9th my son-in-law and daughter moved me to Butterfield. My ‘things’ that have been in storage in Amherst finally caught up with me on June 30.

September

Joan Johnson

Where are you from?

I think of myself as a hybrid. I have lived in seven states and have enjoyed learning about the various cultures.

Until I was eleven, I lived in Watertown and Belmont, MA. My parents moved the family to Lima, OH. After graduating from Wittenberg College in Springfield, OH, I moved to Chicago, IL. After I married, we moved to Richmond, IN…then to State College, PA…then to Austin, TX. For the past 14 years I have lived in Amherst, MA. What did you do before retirement?

Before retiring, I was a bit of a gadfly. As a registered medical technologist, I was the director of two hospital laboratories. When we started our family, I was a stayat-home mom. The University of Texas hired me as an administrative assistant for the doctoral program in accounting. While working, I took classes to obtain my certification to teach in Texas. For sixteen years I taught middle school science. My final year before retiring, I returned to The University to work with the doctoral program in school psychology.

My husband was a campus pastor. His ministry precipitated the moves from Chicago to Austin. He passed away in 1992.

Do you have children and grandchildren?

I have three daughters who live in TX, MA and CA. I had six grandchildren. Tragically, my youngest grandson died in 2012. My five grandchildren are now busy completing college and establishing their own pursuits.

Kurt and Gene Tweraser Mort Gitelman and Nancy Garner Bill and Bimmy Currie Mike and Patty Stiles Rick and LaVonne Kirkpatrick Bob and Karen Hendrix Bill and Lola Mae Shackelford Jerry Havens and Carolyn Krodell John and Sally King

3rd 5th 6th 6th 17th 19th 21st 22nd 24th

October Scott and Pam Covington Ken and Robbie Baker Don and Linda Rutledge Marvin and Judy Higginbottom Peter and Rhonda Nouguier Tom and Linda Townsend John and Tamara Gilmour

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New Neighbors Recent Village Move-Ins Jerri Jouett Jim and Andrea Romine Carole Martin Cathy Baird Dennis and Cheri Kahle

Why did you choose Butterfield?

When I sold my condo in Amherst last year, my family suggested I consider Independent Living. My son-inlaw said, “Do not say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ until you have visited Butterfield.” Last July, Tom and my daughter, Sara, drove me here for a short visit. Tom had grown up in Fayetteville and graduated from the University of Arkansas. His parents, Andy and Shirley Lucas, had been residents at Butterfield until a couple of years ago. Tom’s love of Fayetteville and his praise about the care BTV gave his parents convinced me that Butterfield was the place for me.

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PEN PAL PROGRAM

Back-to-School Isn’t Just for the Kids Celebrating a Decade of Connecting Generations For many of us, there are such great memories connected with school supply shopping, picking out the perfect outfit for the first day back, catching up with old friends and adding new ones, meeting classroom teachers – all experienced against a backdrop of cooler mornings and busier calendars.

We never forget the sounds of crowded hallways, the smell of crayons or the perfect taste of chewy, freshbaked peanut butter cookies from the cafeteria.

Those remembrances tend to be quite vivid, making “This program it easy to recall exactly has been lifewhat it felt like to be a child changing for all returning to school, even involved, and is the decades later. For the last favorite activity for ten years, a dedicated group my students and parents each year!” of BTV residents has not only enjoyed reliving their -Jennifer Condron, own bygone school days second-grade teacher when each new academic year starts – they get very busy making wonderful new memories starting in September, with a Butterfield Elementary School class of approximately 25 second-graders.

The Butterfield Pen Pal Program is one of the most meaningful ways BTV residents are able to make a lasting contribution back to the Fayetteville community, supporting its most precious resource: children. Every summer, resident and retired teacher Linda Hayes begins encouraging her neighbors to consider serving as a pen pal for a young student – and then she tirelessly keeps things organized and moving throughout the year.

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children. Many of these kids don’t have grandparents near them, so they have limited contact with older people. I think it’s mutually rewarding.”

In addition to the important academic skills the program reinforces, Nancy recognizes the socially beneficial aspects it enhances. “I FIRMLY believe that our world is becoming very artificial with too much cell phone use and believe we all need more “face-to-face” contact. I think it’s been very helpful for the shy children who now know that we are safe to talk with.”

The overall program is designed to improve the children’s reading and writing skills over several months, but the volunteers also work extra-hard to create memorable holiday celebrations for their young friends. Those residents who aren’t ready to make a months-long commitment of regular activity still have multiple opportunities to participate by helping with biannual ice cream socials, as well as ensuring financially needy Butterfield Elementary children outside of the program also receive gifts at Christmastime.

Jennifer Condron, the second-grade teacher for the BTV Pen Pal Program’s annually adopted class, said it best, “This program has been life-changing for all involved, and is the favorite activity for my students and parents each year! ‘Grandparent’ relationships developed while working on classroom standards create lifetime memories. It’s a great community program to give each student one more person who cares about, invests and cheers them on in their education.”

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SEPTEMBER 16 9:30 AM DEPARTURE

GRACE CD Release Concert with Michael Burks

Cane Hill Harvest Festival

Many know Michael Burks as Butterfield’s Assistant Director of Programs and Events, but there’s more to this gentleman than just his day job! Michael began singing at age six with his siblings; at eight he began teaching himself piano and now plays skillfully by ear. A love for ministry and experience performing with local bands led him to co-found a family gospel group, The Galloways – with sister Scharlene and her husband, Earl Galloway. The Galloways traveled extensively, performing in large venues. Also a gifted songwriter, one of Michael’s pieces, Oh My Mansion, made its way to #5 on the Southern Gospel Singing News Charts for six consecutive months. Now Michael will treat Butterfield to a very special concert performance of pieces from his new solo album, GRACE, just released by Daywind Records.

Hop aboard the BTV bus for a short drive to the historic community of Cane Hill, Arkansas for a community tradition! The Harvest Festival combines history, Ozark culture and a natural setting with modern amenities and entertainment. Festival visitors can enjoy a country breakfast, food truck provisions, live music, an Arts and Eats market, sorghum pressing demonstrations, craft demonstrations, tours of historic buildings and a quilt show. This unincorporated community has a long, rich history as the location of one of the first fouryear colleges chartered in the state of Arkansas, the site of the Civil War Battle of Cane Hill in 1862 and home to 16 sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

COMING IN OCTOBER OCTOBER 12 | 11:30 AM PERFORMANCE HALL

OCTOBER 19 | 5 PM PERFORMANCE HALL

Positively Pink Breast Care Awareness Luncheon

Autumn Breeze Dinner Dance

In recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we will honor survivors and warriors at a special event created to provide support through inspirational stories of strength and courage. This year, Butterfield Trail Village Wellness Director Jennifer Neill is the guest speaker.

The topic will be Auria, a biological breast cancer screening test. Her expertise as a certified personal trainer, a passion for health education and her ability to motivate others make Jennifer a knowledgeable and compelling presenter. In the Village, she offers one-onone personal training, regular lectures and a variety of daily exercise classes.

Celebrate the return of sweater weather and the beautiful autumn hues as we kick up our heels for a very special evening during one of the best months of the year in the Ozarks.

Tempt your tastebuds with three courses of culinary delights paired with fall-themed cocktails, all beautifully prepared by Chef Memo and his team. You won’t want to sit still for long when you hear the gorgeous live jazz sounds of the William Reyes Band – and be sure to get around to see all of the beautiful tables, with the best resident-decorated tables selected to win prizes!

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VILLAGE SNAPSHOTS

BTV Burger Bar

Old World Folk Music Concert

The Art Gallery of Northwest Arkansas

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Performance by Mood Swing in the BTV Health Care Center

Making Fresh Pesto with BTV Sensory Garden Ingredients

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VILLAGE SPACES

The Bistro Some of Butterfield's best living spaces are public gathering spots — like The Bistro. This bright, inviting casual-dining restaurant located in the heart of the Commons building not only serves up great breakfast and lunch...all who visit can always count on finding plenty of camaraderie, smiles and laughter on the menu.

Photos by Stephen Ironside

If anyone ever needs to know what's happening on the BTV campus, just stop in The Bistro each morning and check in with the friendly folks grouped around a regular table in the center of the room.

The friends who meet up each day call it their "free therapy" group, while resident newcomers and guests can consider it the unofficial Welcome Committee.

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The Bistro menu offers a wide array of made-to-order breakfast and lunch favorites, ranging from healthy to decadent options. Everything from omelets and breakfast sandwiches to hearty salads and burgers is prepared fresh. And, don't pass up the giant cookies if you can help it – amazing!

The talented team responsible for serving Bistro customers does a fantastic job. Preparing tasty short-order meals requires great timing and skill, and their efforts are very appreciated by residents, staff and guests alike.

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OUT & ABOUT

Symphony of Northwest Arkansas Kicks Off 2023-24 MainStage Season New Season Begins Sept. 23 at Walton Arts Center Fans of the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas have a lot to be excited about as the orchestra kicks off its 69th season this month. Performing under the baton of Music Director Paul Haas, SoNA will present eight concert performances in Walton Arts Center’s Baum Walker Hall.

“I am looking forward to this season with great anticipation!” says Haas. “Why? We get to dive into two of our favorite types of music: first, the most famous of classics that both musicians and audiences thoroughly enjoy like Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony (Ode to Joy) and Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story. Second, we get to bring new music to life for the very first time with SoNA’s first-ever commission for piano concerto, as well as uncover music that is rarely played yet absolutely deserves attention like the music of Louise Farrenc.”

The new season opens on Saturday, Sept. 23 with a concert fittingly titled Great Romantics, presenting Leonard Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story — a heart-on-your-sleeve display of bravado, love, lust and untimely death — paired with the quintessential Romantic composer Sergei Rachmaninoff’s bold Symphony No. 2. This emotionally gripping program is a wonderful way to commence the season and showcase the orchestra’s expressive power.

Then on Oct. 28, SoNA presents a spooky mix of thrilling music celebrating the scariest holiday of them all with Haunted Harmonies: A Halloween Concert. Audiences will surely enjoy this chillingly fun, family friendly Halloween concert experience with guest conductor Lawrence Loh and musicians playing iconic Halloween tunes in celebration of the season – costumes are encouraged!

In December, a pair of audience-favorites return: SoNA celebrates the magic and beauty of the holidays with two performances of A Very SoNA Christmas on Dec. 9 featuring The SoNA Singers, followed by The Snowman: A Family Concert on Dec. 10 featuring a special screening of the runaway hit film (The Snowman) complete with live orchestral soundtrack.

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surely make their mark once brought to life. Whether it’s unjustly neglected through history or fresh ink on the page, great music deserves to be heard – and in this concert, SoNA presents some of each. This performance presents Samuel Barber’s rarely heard but unforgettable Symphony No. 1, and William Dawson’s commanding Negro Folk Symphony based on themes from Black spirituals. SoNA is also especially proud to announce that this concert will feature SoNA’s first-ever symphonic commission and world premiere of multi-genre composer Aldo López-Gavilán’s Oceans to Cross, written for and performed by the inimitable pianist Lara Downes.

“As a passionate believer in SoNA’s ability to create noteworthy waves within our world of classical music, I am incredibly proud and excited that SoNA has the privilege to commission Aldo López-Gavilán and have the venerated Lara Downes collaborate with our orchestra for the world premiere,” says D. Riley Nicholson, SoNA Executive Director. “This is a significant achievement for our orchestra and community!”

Then on Feb. 17, 2024, SoNA presents Defying Expectations, featuring three works that push beyond barriers and defy expectations each in their own way: Darius Milhaud’s fun and kaleidoscopic Le boeuf sur le toît, followed by Max Bruch’s beloved Violin Concerto in G Minor featuring violinist and SoNA concertmaster Winona Fifield, and closing with Louise Farrenc’s recently rediscovered Symphony No. 3.

The season wraps up on April 6, 2024, with Ode to Joy: Beethoven’s Ninth. On this program, SoNA honors the 200th anniversary of the world premiere of perhaps THE most famous piece of orchestral music ever written: Ludwig van Beethoven’s towering Ninth Symphony – the first symphony ever to feature vocalists and a chorus. The spirit of the work truly is an ‘ode to joy’ and will leave listeners feeling uplifted, connected, and awed by the ability for music to highlight the best aspects of our shared humanity. This concert will also feature Astor Piazzolla’s Fuga y Misterio.

Season subscriptions and single tickets are on sale now. To secure your seats or purchase tickets, visit sonamusic.org, or call the Walton Arts Center box office at (479) 443-5600.

ENTERTAINMENT

Walton Arts Center Launches New Comedy Series

By Grace Lindquist

Shaun Jones

Andy Woodhull

Greg Morton

Featuring the same A-list comedians from the best comedy clubs across the country, The Comedy Zone is the most trusted brand in stand-up, and it’s coming to Walton Arts Center this season. Set in the intimate Starr Theater, get up close to some of the country’s hottest rising comedians you’ve see on Comedy Central, HBO Comedy, Netflix, Sirius XM and more!

All shows are at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $31 for cabaret seating and $21 for tiered seating. Get a table for four and enjoy a hilarious girl’s night out or try this for a fun date night. You won’t be disappointed!

For over two decades, Shaun Jones has been entertaining crowds with his quick wit and originality. Kicking off the series on Thursday, Sept. 21, Jones’ comedy is rooted in everyday experiences. His brand is universal, guaranteed to be relatable and certainly laughable. You may have seen Jones on BET’S Comic View, Starz’s “1st Amendment Standup,” Robert Townsend’s “Partners In Crime – The Next Generation,” or in the 2003 motion picture Shade starring Jamie Foxx and Sylvester Stallone.

Andy Woodhull is sure to make all ages laugh when he performs Friday, Oct. 20. He brings jokes that every parent or grandparent can appreciate about things that happen in your day-to-day routine. After his network television debut in 2014 on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” Woodhull has performed on “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” “Conan,” “Live at Gotham” and “The Half Hour on Comedy Central.”

Tammy Pescatelli

Dave Williamson

With a voice you cannot miss, Greg Morton can wow any audience with his witty, unique comedy style and hilarious voice impressions.

Morton impressed judges on “America’s Got Talent,” leading Howie Mandel to say, “I can’t believe there isn’t a banner with your name on it in Vegas.” He’s opened for Celine Dion, Harry Connick Jr. and Luther Vandross, and has appeared on “Just for Laughs” and “Comedy Central’s Premium Blend.” He will take the mic on Thursday, Dec. 7.

The Comedy Zone at Walton Arts Center features three more top-tier comedians in 2024: Tammy Pescatelli on Thursday, Jan. 11; Dave Williamson on Thursday, Feb. 29; and Michael Palascak on Thursday, April 4.

Tickets to all six shows are available now at waltonartscenter.org, by calling (479) 443-5600, or by visiting the box office weekdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

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Michael Palascak

Also coming to Walton Arts Center in September Devon Allman & Donavon Frankenreiter’s See It All American Tour Tuesday, Sept. 5 The Music of Sam Cooke – The King of Soul Thursday, Sept. 7 Scythian: Ukraine to Appalachia Sunday, Sept. 10 SIX Sept. 12-17 8 performances!

Monte Montgomery Friday, Sept. 22 PAW Patrol Live!

“Heroes Unite” Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 Tim Armacost Quintet Saturday, Sept. 30

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FOUNDATION DONATIONS

The Foundation is grateful for the gifts received between June 2nd and July 14th from the following Donors.

Donations/Memorials Sandra Brooks Earlene Henry in memory of Doris Layne Jill Steingraber in memory of Judy Schatzman Richard and Ardith Wharry in memory of Judy Schatzman Bill and Donna Yancey in memory of Charles Kittrell Rebecca Wasson in memory of Neil Schmitt and Doris Layne Collier Drug Stores in memory of Judy Schatzman

Health Care/Special Care Remodel/Sensory Garden Fund Gaye Cypert in memory of Wilma Samuel and Doris Layne Sandi Villinski in memory of Judy Schatzman Carol Sonnenberg in memory of Carolyn Sue Jones Eldridge Law Firm in memory of Charles Kittrell R. Terry and Joann McFerran Mount in memory of Jack Lejeune and Annabel Claypool

Music and Performance Fund Helen McElree Jan and Mary Gosnell Pat Jahoda in honor of Liz Howick Gaye Cypert in memory of Harris Sonnenberg Lyle and Sue Gohn in memory of Judy Schatzman

Scholarship Fund Barbara Mills in memory of Judy Schatzman Pat Jahoda in memory of Judy Schatzman Rick and Sheryl Brazile in memory of Judy Schatzman

Library Fund Nick and Jerilyn Nicholson in memory of Judy Schatzman

Moving Made Easy Dorothy Reed The family of Doris Layne The family of Doni Merbitz

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OZARK HISTORY

In 1975, Fayetteville Got Fighting Mad Sandra Cox Birchfield, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History The year was 1975, the eve of America’s Bicentennial. Plans for big celebrations both locally and in Washington dominated the news daily. But never mind that. Peter Fonda was coming to town!

respite as police reportedly made numerous calls to the cast and crew’s hotel for drunken and disorderly conduct during their stay.)

Mr. Easy Rider himself and the film’s crew arrived in Arkansas in early November to shoot a movie titled Fighting Mad, which detailed the saga of an Arkansas farmer battling developers trying to take over his and his neighbors’ land. A plethora of “extras” were filled by local residents. Eight-year-old Gino Franco of Springdale landed the role as Fonda’s son.

Supporting actors included Scott Glenn, who later portrayed bad guy boyfriend of actress Debra Winger in Urban Cowboy and astronaut Alan Shepard in The Right Stuff. Roger Corman, known for cult favorite B-movies The Wild Angels, The Trip and Death Race 2000, would produce.

Following cues from Corman’s previous films, this meant lots of violence, a little nudity and no expected Oscar nominations.

Jonathan Demme wrote and directed Fighting Mad and would win an Oscar for Best Director for The Silence of the Lambs in 1992. But in 1975, he was directing a motorcycle chase by the Fayetteville airport and temporarily relocated to Van Buren when he and the film crew were forced out of their hotel rooms to make way for football fans attending the Arkansas-Texas game. (It may have been a welcomed

The Swingin’ Door, a legendary tavern on Dickson Street in Fayetteville during the 1970s, was one of the locations featured in the movie, Fighting Mad. Photo is from the Shiloh Museum’s Joe Neal Collection.

At one point in the movie, actor Peter Fonda was hauled off to the old Washington County Jail on South College Avenue. This image of the jail building, taken in 1982, is from the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History Collection.

Peter Fonda, center, encounters legal trouble in this promotional image for Fighting Mad, which was filmed in Fayetteville and surrounding areas in Arkansas.

Fighting Mad was laden with area landmarks and a few familiar faces, including a scene shot at the legendary Swingin’ Door on Fayetteville’s Dickson Street, which featured glimpses of local musicians Earl Cate of the Cate Brothers and Windy Austin of Zorro and the Blue Footballs. Other locations included the old Washington County Jail, Brenda’s Bigger Burgers in Fayetteville and the Joe Applegate house in Bentonville.

While in town, Fonda discussed social issues and acting with a local reporter.

When told that his sister, Jane Fonda, spoke at the University of Arkansas in 1970 and then received a speeding ticket on her way to Joplin, Missouri, her brother replied, “Far out.”

After the crew left, Demme sent a Letter to the Editor of the Northwest Arkansas Times, thanking the Fayetteville community. “We all made good friends, a few enemies (that’s life), and had a great time in Fayetteville,” he wrote. “Hope to be back soon.”

Fighting Mad is available on DVD and can be purchased online through sites like Amazon and Walmart. It was also recently viewable on YouTube.

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FITNESS & WELLNESS

BTV Outdoor Fitness Fans Are Ready to Step into Fall Betty Hinshaw Preserve

Hiking season is here, and that means it’s time for Butterfield to kick off another fantastic series of outdoor excursions. The benefits are undeniable: improved balance and flexibility, increased endorphins to promote a positive mindset, boosted cardiovascular health, stimulated cognition – all wrapped up in the simple joy of fresh perspective and being out in nature with friends.

This autumn has our adventurers back on the trails with a few new hike locations, along with Lake Fort Smith some familiar favorites.

Starting off the series when temperatures are still higher, Wellness Director Jennifer Neill and members of her fitness team will lead hikers on slightly shorter, paved trails. Once the heat has had a chance to die down, outings will take participants into the woods for more challenging experiences. As hikers’ skills and stamina progress over the fall series, they can anticipate several of the program’s spring season wooded hikes to feature two different trail routes designed to accommodate varied skill levels.

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2023 marks Butterfield’s tenth year of hiking, and the program has created countless great memories as we have explored every imaginable trail in the region. Our very first BTV hike was at the Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Center near Joplin, Mo. Enthusiasm for that initial experience has now led us to offering 20 hikes a year, with incredible community support to enhance those experiences.

Over the past decade we have been fortunate to partner with staff and volunteers from several excellent organizations – Northwest Arkansas Land Trust, Canopy NWA, Siloam Springs Parks and Recreation Department, Hobbs State Park and Devil’s Den State Park forest rangers, Ozark Natural Science Center, Historic Cane Hill and many more. We have even hiked the Razorback Greenway from the Butterfield campus to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art by completing three-mile sections each week. This experience, along with all of our other hikes, has shown us the stunning beauty of Northwest Arkansas that can easily go unacknowledged when only driving in a car.

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BTV Hiking Program Fall 2023 Schedule September 11 Osage Park – Bentonville September 18 The Ramble – Fayetteville September 25 Historic Cane Hill – Cane Hill October 2 Lake Alma – Alma October 9 Withrow Springs State Park – Huntsville October 16 Wilson Park – Fayetteville October 23 Walker Park – Fayetteville October 30 Lake Atalanta – Rogers Two additional hikes will be announced later in the season.

Also, be watching for information about an early October kayaking excursion at Lake Lincoln with NWA Land Trust.

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2023/24 Walton Arts Center Season

On sale now!

2023 SEPTEMBER Devon Allman & Donavon Frankenreiter Sept. 5 The Music of Sam Cooke – The King of Soul Sept. 7 Scythian: Ukraine to Appalachia Sept. 10 SIX Sept. 12-17 Shaun Jones Sept. 21 Monte Montgomery Sept. 22 Whose Live Anyway?

Sept. 24 | SOLD OUT The Beach Boys Sept. 27 | SOLD OUT PAW Patrol Live!

“Heroes Unite” Sept. 29 – Oct. 1 Tim Armacost Quintet Sept. 30 OCTOBER Tanya Tucker Oct. 4 Leanne Morgan Oct. 5-6 | SOLD OUT Jeff Lorber Fusion Trio Oct. 13 JOHNNY CASH – The Official Concert Experience Oct. 14-15 Danielle Nicole Band Oct. 19 Andy Woodhull Oct. 20 The Capitol Fools Oct. 26

An Evening with John Cusack & Screening of Sixteen Candles Oct. 29 The Rocky Horror Picture Show Halloween Party Oct. 30 NOVEMBER Joe Bonamassa Nov. 1 As We Speak: Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer featuring Rakesh Chaurasia Nov. 4 The Cher Show Nov. 19 & 21 John Fullbright Band Nov. 30 DECEMBER

2024

Drum Tao March 12

JANUARY

Pilobolus Re: Creation Tour March 14

Les Misérables Jan. 2-7 Tammy Pescatelli Jan. 11 Loston Harris Trio Jan. 13 Jagged Little Pill Jan. 23-28 Galvin Cello Quartet Jan. 30 FEBRUARY Damn Tall Buildings Feb. 1 Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band Feb. 2

U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters March 16 Disney’s Aladdin March 26-31 APRIL Michael Palascak April 4 Jackie Venson April 5 Take 6 April 12 VoiceJam Competition April 13 Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird April 16-21

Lorrie Morgan’s Enchanted Christmas Dec. 1

American Girl Live!

In Concert Feb. 3

Tierney Sutton Trio Dec. 2

BRUSH Theatre’s Poli POP! Feb. 13

George Hinchcliffe’s Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain April 26

Greg Morton Dec. 7

Company Feb. 20-25

Aubrey Logan Band April 27

Walton Arts Center & SoNA present The Snowman: A Family Concert Dec. 10

Ailey II Feb. 27

NORTH April 28

Dave Williamson Feb. 29

MAY

TINA – The Tina Turner Musical Dec. 12-17

An Intimate Evening with David Foster & Katharine McPhee Feb. 29

Squirrel Nut Zippers’ Holiday Caravan Dec. 19 Mariachi Herencia de México presents A Very Mariachi Christmas Dec. 21 The Polar Express Dec. 22

MARCH Lee Rocker March 2 Menopause the Musical 2: Cruising Through ‘The Change’® March 2

John Waters’ End of the World May 1 Hairspray May 3-5 Compagnia TPO’s +ERBA – A Forest in the City May 14-15 360 ALLSTARS May 21

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