April Calendar 2012 for Mountain View
Craft Village Season Opening
April 3, 2012
Ozark Folk Center
NEW SCHEDULE THIS YEAR! – The Craft Village at the Ozark Folk Center will be open Tuesday – Saturday from 10-5
Every Day is Special at The Ozark Folk Center
Sharing the unique crafts, music and herb lore of the Ozarks
Are you looking for someplace fun to go that combines the fun of a mall with the excitement of a concert and has a bit of learning so you can justify it to your serious friends?
Well then, head on over to the Ozark Folk Center. Located just a mile off the Mountain View Courthouse Square, this Arkansas State Park was formed to keep the music, crafts and plant knowledge of the Ozark region alive. Read More...
Wood-Firing Workshop
April 4 – 8, 2012
Ozark Folk Center
Watch kiln loading, help keep the fire stoked or learn about firing pottery in a ground-hog kiln. Special kiln opening show and sale on Sunday, 4-22.
Potters can sign up for the annual wood firing workshop and not only learn the whole process hands on, but also have some pots in the kiln. Registration deadline for the workshop is April 1, 2012. Registration fee is $45 and the workshop balance of $150 is due to John and Judi at the start of the workshop.Document: WorkshopRegistration1032Rev.pdf
Herbal Field Trip & Medicinal Herb Workshop
April 7, 2012 9 AM -5 PM
Ozark Folk Center
Rain or shine, bring a sack lunch, water, walking stick, and weather-appropriate hiking apparel. Park at the General Store and board the bus by 9 a.m.. Visit a Stone County homestead with greenhouses, gardens, ephemeral wildflowers and spring-fed creeks. Walk lightly-used, rocky, footpaths along wooded mountainsides to visit sensitive plant communities.
Early-bird registration deadline is March 30, 2012. Read More….
Cooking Class – Spring Greens
April 7, 2012
Ozark Folk Center
Learn to fix delicious meals from the woodland delicacies of spring!
Document: WorkshopRegistration1032Rev.pdf
Farmstead Cheesemaking
April 11, 13, 2012
Ozark Folk Center
Cheesemaking is a way to use and store excess milk on the farm. Take this class to learn simple ways to make farmer’s cheese, cottage cheese, yogurt and mozzarella.
Ozark homesteaders often had one or two milk animals, and do to this day. When you have your own milk, you deal with the ebb and flow of natural production cycles. Sometimes, you’ll have more milk than you can use and other times there just isn’t any. Cheesemaking is a way to use milk when you have an overabundance and to store it for the times when all your cows or goats are dry.· Registration deadline is 4-5-2012.
· Minimum students 3, maximum 8. If the class does not make, students will be notified the first business day after the registration deadline and offered the chance to switch to another class or receive a refund.
· Class starts at 10:00 a.m. Meet your instructor and pick up your packet in the Administration Building lobby. Class usually finishes about 2:00 with a break in the middle for lunch on your own. Bring a brown bag lunch to eat with the class.
Document: WorkshopRegistration1032Rev.pdf
SweepIn 2012
April 13 – 15, 2012
Ozark Folk Center
Third annual gathering of Broom Squires from the North American Continent.
All weekend there will be art brooms on display for visitors to view and vote on for a people’s choice award to be presented Saturday at 4 p.m. Some of the art brooms will also be available to purchase. Along with the art brooms, many of the broom makers will be offering their brooms for sale. Those wanting to learn the art of broom making will have an opportunity to purchase broom making supplies and tools.
Registration Fees
This year, there will be a required $15 fee for registration for all broom makers attending the event. This can be paid via check in advance, or at check in. To register in advance, fill out the form and mail it along with your check made out to the Ozark Folk Center to:
SweepIn 2012 – Shawn Hoefer
c/o Ozark Folk Center State Park
1032 Park Avenue
Mountain View, AR 72560
We have several classes and demonstrations and talks and contest lined out, too. The demos and talks are free, but the classes will cost you. Choose your class and pay your instructor when you get to the class. This is separate from the registration fees. Some instructors may also request a materials fee at the time of the class.
Of course, there will be the regular goings on at the Folk Center with more than 22 artisans demonstrating their crafts and live music throughout the day.
Regular admission to the Ozark Folk Center State Park Craft Village is $10 per person, $6 for children 6 – 12, with 6 and under admitted for free. For more information about SweepIn or to register for the event, email Shawn Hoefer at shawnhoefer @ gmail.com
Document: Sweep-In-2012.pdf
33rd Arkansas Scottish Festival
April 13 – 15, 2012
Lyon College – Batesville, AR
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33rd Arkansas Scottish Festival Schedule of Events This event will be held at Lyon College 45 Minutes from Mountain View in Batesville!
Friday, April 13
Noon — Festival opens
Noon — Select vendors open for business
6 p.m. — President’s Reception (invitation only)
8 p.m. — The BIG SHOW, Student Talent Show
Saturday, April 14
7 a.m.-9 a.m. — Breakfast at The Temp
8 a.m. — Festival opens
Throughout the day — musical performances
8 a.m. — Solo piping competition
8 a.m. — Library book sale
9 a.m. — Sheepdog demonstrations
9 a.m. — Heavy athletic demonstrations
10 a.m. — Highland dancing demonstrations
10 a.m. — Children’s games begin
10 a.m. — British car show
noon — Highland dancing demonstrations
1 p.m. — Opening ceremonies; clans/bands
2 p.m. — SW Pipe Band Championships
2 p.m. — Highland dancing demonstrations
4:30 p.m. — Awards ceremony
4 p.m. — Highland dancing demonstrations
5 p.m. — Festival closes
6 p.m. — Ceilidh cocktail hour
7 p.m. — Feast & Ceilidh
Sunday, April 15
8 a.m. — Festival opens
Throughout the day — musical performances
8:30 a.m. — Iona tea and scones fellowship
9 a.m. — Iona Worship service
10 a.m. — Sheepdog demonstrations
10 a.m. — Children’s games begin
10 a.m. — Highland dancing demonstrations
11 a.m. — Lyon College Pipe Band demonstration
noon — Bonniest Knees Contest
1 p.m. — Lyon College Pipe Band demonstration
Locker Hooking – learn to make rugs, placemats and more
April 14, 2012
Ozark Folk Center
Locker Hooking is a historic craft that originated in England. It took root in the colonies and grew in different directions. Come learn Ozark locker hooking.
Locker Hooking – an old craft using scrap fabric to make beautiful rugs
Registration information
· Class fee $30 total, payable at the time of registration. This class fee is non-refundable.
· Minimum students 1, maximum 12.
· Class starts at 9:00 a.m. Meet your instructor and pick up your packet in the Administration Building lobby. Class will finish at 3:00 with a break in the middle for lunch.
Document: WorkshopRegistration1032.doc
Sonny Burgess & the Legendary Pacers
April 17, 2012 – 7pm till 9:30pm
Folklore Society Music Hall
50th Annual Arkansas Folk Festival
April 20 – 22, 2012
Mountain View, AR
Admission: Free
Contact: Mountain View Chamber of Commerce 870-269-8068
Organizers of the Arkansas Folk Festival in Mountain View are planning a big celebration for the 50th annual event the weekend of April 20-22, 2012.
Music and handmade crafts still take center stage in this celebration of local heritage, and special events that recall personalities of the 1963 festival are being planned. Parade organizers are challenging school alumni to recreate the atmosphere of large floats that were popular in years past.
Music programs are scheduled for the outdoor courthouse stage, while impromptu music groups offering a wide variety of music styles will spring up around the downtown area throughout the daytime hours, and play late into the evening. Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and stay for the duration. In addition, a variety of professional music shows in local theaters will be open during the festival.
This year’s event will again feature the Artisans Market on the Square, with booths of handcrafted goods from Stone County and the surrounding region. Craft shows are a tradition in Mountain View, and the Artisans Market represents some of the best artisans from organizations such as the Mountain View Art Guild, Ozark Folk Fiber Guild, and Off the Beaten Path Studio Tour. Members of the Arkansas Craft Guild and Ozark Folk Center crafts interpreters, as well as other exceptional artisans, will join in the juried show, which has restored handmade arts and crafts as a focal point of one of Arkansas’ longest-running festivals.
An annual tradition since 1963, the festival has its origins in a Folkways Festival held in 1941 at Blanchard Springs. Stone County Extension Homemakers Clubs had a goal of preserving and reviving the traditional expressions as part of the cultural heritage of America. The hope that it would become an annual event at that time, however, was interrupted by war. Thousands of visitors and residents now reserve the third weekend of April as a time to renew a kinship with traditions.
A highlight of the festival is the parade on Saturday morning beginning at 10 a.m. Floats sponsored by local organizations and businesses, dignitaries, the school’s marching band, antique cars, horses and many more entries offer something for everyone as it travels down Main Street.
Other events in the planning stages are the Folk Festival Talent Show, Stone County Saddle Club Rodeo and more. Bookmark this page and check back for details.
The Ozark Folk Center state park kicks off its season offering free admission to the craft grounds Friday through Sunday, and free shuttle rides will be offered between the park and downtown both Friday and Saturday. Visitors may park at the Folk Center and avoid trying to park in limited space in the downtown area.
Arkansas Junior Rodeo
April 20 – 21, 2012 – 2 pm
Stone County Fairground Rodeo Arena
Arkansas Junior Rodeo Association presented by Bar-W Rodeo Company is gearing up for the 2011 season. We had a very successful year last year and are happy to announce that we have added some new event categories including barrel pickup, ribbon roping and chute dogging.
Mountain View Junkfest
April 20 – 21, 2012
Ozark Folk Center Craft Village Open House
April 20 – 22, 2012
Ozark Folk Center
We open APRIL 3 this year, but we are still having our FOLK FESTIVAL Open House.
Come to Mountain View for Folk Festival and visit the Ozark Folk Center!
The Ozark Folk Center Craft Village is having its Open House April 20-22. The Craft Village will be open from 10:00 to 5:00 with free admission all three days.
We have top quality artisans demonstrating how they hand craft everything from chairs to quilts. In addition to shopping at all your old favorites like the Print Shop, The Spinning and Weaving Shop and the Knife Maker, come see what is new at the Center this year.
Dulcimer Jamboree: A Traditional Music Event
April 26 – 28, 2012
Ozark Folk Center
The Ozark Folk Center is hosting the 35th Annual Dulcimer Jamboree and Southern Regional Dulcimer Competition from April 26-28, 2012. This three day event features both mountain and hammered dulcimer instruction and performances. Students will be encouraged to sample instruction from several available instructors in skill levels ranging from folks who have never touched an instrument, to the most advanced of players.
