April Calendar 2011 for Mountain View

Medicinal Herb Field Trip and Workshop

April 1 – 2, 2011 Ozark Folk Center – Mountain View, Ar Interviews Available March 25 is the early-bird discount deadline to register for the Herbal Field Trip & Medicinal Herb Workshop which will take place Friday and Saturday, April 1 and 2, 2011 at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Friday, April 1, pre-registered hikers will meet at the Ozark Folk Center Administration Building at 9 A.M. to depart for the Herbal Fieldtrip to Indian Rockhouse Trail in the Buffalo National River Park. The Indian Rockhouse trail winds on hill­sides and along a streambed to the Indian Rockhouse Cave. Considered moderately strenuous, the trail is 3.5 miles (round-trip) and the return is mainly uphill. We will allow four hours for the hike to identify ephemeral wild herbs, woody plants and rock formations. We will eat lunch at the Indian Rockhouse. Participants must be physically fit and able-bodied. This trip is limited to the first 40 registrants. Plant and trail guides include Lead Interpretive Ranger Mike Simpson and his professional colleagues at the Buffalo River National Park, Ozark Folk Center horticulturalist, Kathleen Connole, herbalists Sasha Daucus, Katrina Bogdon and Susan Belsinger, members of the Ozark Herb Friends of Mountain Home, instructor Bobbie Long and Ozark Folk Center gardener, Tina Marie Wilcox. Saturday, April 2, 2011 the Medicinal Herb Workshop will be held in the Ozark Folk Center’s Administration Building. The day begins at 9 A.M. with Making Cough Syrup from Scratch (A Hands-on Workshop) and an Introduction to Herbs that Support the Respiratory System. Katrina Bogdon, ND, FABNO, will teach this session. Ms Bogdon completed an oncology residency at Southwestern Regional Medical Center, Cancer Treatment Centers of America, and is board certified in naturopathic oncology through the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians (OncANP). She currently works at Southwestern Regional Medical Center, Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Susan Belsinger and Tina Marie Wilcox will present Zesty Fire Cider and Mouthwatering Carrot Gratin with a Kick! Learn to Cultivate, Harvest and Preserve Horseradish Herb of the Year 2011.Use this Fiery, Flavorful Root in Wild and Tame Culinary and Medicinal Recipes. This herbal duo is well-known across the nation for their inspirational and humorous teaching techniques. Will Duct Tape Cure My Warts?—Examining Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM). This class will be led by Bobbi Long, executive director of Central Park Campus Library, Collin College in McKinney, Texas. We will investigate the definition, history and types of Complementary and Alternative Medicine and its impact on modern medical practice. Participants will gain a greater understanding of the usage of CAM and become more proficient in researching effective methodologies. In 2004 Bobbi Long established the Consumer Health Information Center at Central Park Campus Library and has conducted classes in Health Literacy for health professionals, seniors and community centers. She is a member of the Regional Advisory Committee for the South Central Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. If you want to know more about native herbs and the medicinal uses of plants, take advantage of the expertise that will be offered at the Ozark Folk Center, your Arkansas State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. The fees for this event vary according to individual choices. For more information, visit www.ozarkfolkcenter.com and click on the Herb page and “events’ or call (870) 269-3851. Cost: Herbal Field Trip and Medicinal Herb Workshop combination: Before March 25, $85 – after March 25, $95 Field Trip only: Before March 25, $30 – after March 25, $40 Workshop only: Before March 25, $60 – after March 25, $70 Contact Person: Tina Marie Wilcox

Season Opening for White River Hoedown

April 2, 2011  -  7 pm White River Hoedown – Mountain View, AR FREE SHOW!!!!  Fiddler Extraordinaire Scotty Branscum performing!

College Foundation Hosting Music Fund raising Event

April 2, 2011  - 7 pm Ozark Folk Center The Ozarka College Foundation Board of Directors is hosting a Music Program at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View on Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. Proceeds from the ticket sales for this event will benefit the amphitheater phase of the Mountain View Building Expansion Campaign. Sponsors for this benefit concert include KTLO radio of Mountain Home and KWOZ radio of Batesville, along with various other friends of the College. The musical line-up includes Branson act: Roy Rogers, Jr. Group, with band member Greg Moody, a Mountain View native.  Their show features classic cowboy western music along with moving tributes to the silver screen cowboys, King of the Cowboys, and Veterans. The addition of bluegrass to the show is a crowd pleaser. Also performing at the event will be the Cobb Brothers; and the trio of Danny Dozier, Gary Rounds and Pam Setser. Tickets for this show are $15.00, general admission. For more information about the music event or to purchase tickets contact Director of Ozarka College-Mountain View, Gin Brown at 870-269-5600 or via email [email protected] or contact the Advancement Office at 870-368-2059. Tickets can also be purchased at the Ozark Folk Center, Simmons Bank, or either Centennial Bank location in Mountain View.

Randy Holland

July 8 – 9,  2011 Cash’s White River Hoedown – Mountain View Randy performs music of all ages with his smooth voice, as well as his impersonations of a number artists including Conway Twitty. Randy “Conway” Holland boasts a number of command performance engagements including the “Louisiana Hayride,” “Ernest Tubb’s Midnight Jamboree” in Nashville with Roy Acuff, and two consecutive years performing with David Faria in a 50’s Rock and Roll show. Randy was a two-time winner of “You Can Be A Star!” on the Nashville Network. His accomplishments include the hit single “We’ll Talk It Over” on the famous Hill Top label out of Nashville, and the “Razorback Boogie” which soared to #1 regionally when the University of Arkansas basketball team won the National Championship. Randy’s ability to perform as Conway Twitty is incomparable. His moving voice and matchless style of delivery are so close to the original that Conway’s sister-in-law had to say, “It’s like hearing Conway sing one more time!” Randy made his singing debut on radio when he was four years old and has literally grown up with country music. Randy started playing a toy guitar in the “Variety Band,” his family’s group.

Arkansas Scottish Festival

April 8 -10, 2011 Batesville, Ar For over a quarter of a century the Arkansas Scottish Festival has been one of the premier gatherings in the south for honoring Scottish heritage and traditions.  Featuring pipers – drummers – and bands, Highland dancing, heavy athletics, Celtic music, clan and family histories, sheepdog demonstrations, vendors of Gaelic goods and services, the Arkansas Scottish Festival offers something for everyone.  Mark your calendar for every April, bring your friends and family, and join us in the fun. If you aren’t Scottish when you get here, you will be when you leave. The festival has for three decades, provided a glimpse of traditional Scotland to visitors from Arkansas and all over the country. The celebration began as a way to honor the college’s Scottish roots. Lyon College was founded in 1872 by the Presbyterian Church, which has its roots in Scotland. The college recognizes Scotland through its Scottish Heritage Program and through the annual Arkansas Scottish Festival, which brings in thousands of visitors during the weekend. Of course, it wouldn’t be a Scottish festival without bagpipe, drumming and Highland dancing competitions. The qualifiers feature pipers, drummers and dancers from all over the world including Ireland and Scotland. Festival organizer Jimmy Bell said he hopes free admission will bring in more families to the event. “We want moms, dads, kids, grandmas and grandpas to come and enjoy the festival,” he said. “We have something for all ages.” Bell said this year’s festival will feature more events, more competitors, more pipe bands and more entertainment. The Highland Games are a popular event at the Arkansas Scottish Festival. The games feature athletes competing in traditional Scottish events including the caber toss, hammer throw, stone put and sheaf toss. The caber toss is the most famous Scottish field event. In this competition, athletes begin by picking up a caber – a large, tapered log that’s often thought of as a small telephone pole that can be anywhere from 12-19 feet long and may weigh from 30 to 120 pounds. The competitors begin the contest with lighter and shorter cabers, working their way up in weight and length until all but one are eliminated. Other Highland events such as the hammer throw and stone put were used on the battlefield as weapons against their enemies, and clan chieftains used the sheaf toss to gauge a warrior’s strength. The stone put is similar to shot put in track and field events. Men use a stone weighing 17 pounds, while women use an 11-pound stone. Contestants throw the heavy stones as far as possible. The sheaf toss involves a burlap bag filled with straw weighing approximately 16 pounds. The object is to toss the bag over a crossbar using a three-pronged pitchfork. The festival also has children’s activities. The Child’s Passport program is a free activity where children receive a passport and take it to the clans. They get the passports stamped at the various clan booths and bring it back to the Welcome Tent for a prize. Child’s Passport organizer Brenda Lindsey said she usually gives out between 200 and 400 passports during the festival. The children’s games are also a hit with the younger festival-goers. Children can play a variety of games and win prizes. Other events during the weekend include, sheepdog demonstrations, library book sale, Highland cattle, corporate Olympics, feast and Ceilidh (pronounced kay-lee), bonniest knees contest, parade of massed bands, Scottish seminars and an Iona worship service. View or Download Ticket Info

Locker Hooking – learn to make rugs, placemats and more

April 9, 2011 Ozark Folk Center – Mountain View, AR 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. Learn to make your own rugs, placemats, chair seat covers, hand bags and more in this locker hooking class. You will learn how to design you own patterns on canvas, cut your own fabric and use the locker hook (a combination of crochet hook and big eye) and yarn to create mats of all styles. In this class we will - discuss fabric and yarn types; cut and prepare the fabric; draw our designs on canvas; hook up the mug rug, and; finish the edges of our mug rugs. You will finish one piece and come away with the skills to create many more.

·         Registration deadline is April 2, 2011.

24 Hours of Syllamo

April 9, 2011 Blanchard Springs Campgrounds – Mountain View, AR

An EPIC experience on the Syllamo Trails in the Ozark Mountains Mountain View Arkansas.  Get Ready for a 10. 5 Mile Loop Single Track Course and 1,200 ft of Climbing and Descending Per Loop!

Schedule of Events:

Race Start 11:00AM Saturday, April 9 Blanchard Springs Campground – Mountain View, AR Race Cut-Off 11:00AM Sunday, April 10, 2011 Blanchard Springs Campground Awards Ceremony 1:00PM Post Race Meal 1:30PM The race is staged out of Blanchard Springs Campground, 10-miles north of Mountain View, Arkansas. Blanchard Springs Campground has full facilities including hot showers and heated restrooms. We have reserved a large group camping area and there are also more private camp sites available. See Lodging for more information. General Information: The 24 Hours of Syllamo endurance mountain bike race is a challenging event taking place on the Syllamo trails in the Ozark Mountains, Sylamore Ranger District, Ozark National Forest of Arkansas. The course is a 10.50 mile well marked loop comprising of 90% singletrack trail with approximately 1,200 feet of climbing and descent per loop. Riders can expect the temperatures to range from mid 80′s to the low 40′s. The race will start at 11:00AM and riders will have 24-hours to complete the event. The field limit for the race is 150 participants. Classifications: Classifications offered include Coed-Pro; Men Pro, Women Pro; Men Expert, Women Expert; Men Sport, Women Sport; Men Veteran, Women Veteran; Men Master, Women Master; Men Grand Master, Women Grand Master; Men Junior, Women Junior; Clydesdales; and Singlespeed. See rules and regulations for details of each classification. Race Fees: Individual solo entry fee is $165 before March 9, 2011, after March 9, the solo entry fee will be $195. The team entry fee is $130 per team member, before March 9, 2011, after March 10, the team entry fee will be $165 per team member. Entrants will receive a generous bag of race ware, post-race meal, refreshments, finishers awards, aid station fare, complementary schwag. Additional meals for non-riders will be $12 per person. Refund policy: 100% refund before 1/15/2011; 50% refund before 3/15/2011; no refund after 3/15/2011. Awards and Post Race Meal: All participants completing the event will receive a custom made award. Custom awards will be given to the overall male and female with the most laps completed and to the overall male and female for each classification with the most laps completed. The awards ceremony and post race meal will be held at Anglers White River Resort.

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Timbo Volunteer Fire Dept. Gun & Knife Show

April 9-10 Stone County Fairgrounds – Mountain View, AR The Timbo Volunteer Fire Department is again having its Spring Gun & Knife Show at the Stone County Fairgrounds in Mountain View, AR. This 2-day event features guns, knives, ammo, and related accessories. There will also be a concession stand featuring hamburgers, hotdogs, nachos, etc. Proceeds from this twice-yearly event go to purchase firefighting and medical equipment to better serve the community. Cost: Payment required – Admission is $3 for adults over age 12 For more information, please call 870-746-4349 or 501-626-5588

Delicious Spring Greens - An Ozark Cooking Class

April 11, 2011 Ozark Folk Center

Learn to cook up a batch of collards, kale or mustard greens. Branch out into something more daring and cook up a bunch of poke salet or try your hand at cooking catbriar shoots.

Volunteer Days in the Craft Village

April 12 – 13, 2011 Ozark Folk Center – Mountain View, AR Combine the energy of a barn-raising and the fun of a potluck!

Spring here and it’s time to get out and see what everyone else has been doing this winter.

For more information on Volunteer Days or volunteering anytime at the Ozark Folk Center, call 870-269-3851.

Tommy Horton

April 14, 2011  -  7 pm

Jimmy Driftwood Barn

Tommy Horton was once a member of the famous Louisiana Hayride out of Shreveport, Louisiana (as was his famous father, Johnny Horton). Tommy toured extensively with Grand Ole Opry stars Norma Jean, Claude Gray, Tony Douglas, Jimmy C. Newman and many others. Debbie Horton has performed as a guest lead guitarist for Johnny Cash (the only woman to have that distinction). Debbie Horton has … toured with the beloved country comedian Jerry Clower and with the southern gospel quartet The Florida Boys. In 2000 the Hortons headlined their own show at the BoxCar Willie Theater replacing the time slot held by the now retired Ferlin Husky. The Hortons continue to perform in Branson and play concerts and fairs throughout the United States and abroad.

Wood-Firing Workshop

April 14-18, 2011 Ozark Folk Center – Mountain View, AR Watch kiln loading, help keep the fire stoked or learn about firing pottery in a ground-hog kiln. Special kiln opening show on Sunday, 4-17.  

Document: WorkshopRegistration1032Rev.pdf

The 43rd Annual Arkansas Folk Festival

Friday – Apr 15   12pm – 5pm

Music on the Square

11:00 – TBA

11:45 –

TBA

12:30 – TBA

1:15 – Wes Kent & Friends

2:00 – Clancey & The Rag Tags

2:45 – TBA

3:30 – Robert and Mary Gillihan

4:15 – Steel Sole Cloggers

5:00 -TALENT SHOW

 

Courthouse Stage in Mountain View

Schedule – TBA

The 43rd Annual Arkansas Folk Festival

Saturday – Apr 16 11:30am – 5pm Courthouse Stage in Mountain View

11:45 – Ozark Rhythm Cloggers

12:30 – Jeremy Myers

1:15 – The Turner Family

2:00-Ozark Traditions

2:45-Billy Matthews and Friends

3:30-Brooke Barksdale

4:15-The Porch Hoppers

Mountain View Arkansas Junkfest

April 15 & 16 Mountain View, AR

$75 for 10 x 10 inside booth

$75 for 12 x 20 outside booth

Matthew Huff

June 15 – 16, 2011 Cash’s White River Hoedown – Mountain View, AR Matthew jam packed his first year of his career with booking shows around the nation, from Arkansas to Missouri, Tennessee, Colorado, Iowa, and Florida.  He opened for David Nail, Joe Diffie, Michael Sarver, and Pat Green, completed his album, in which his debut earned him his first Top 40 hit on Music Row! The follow up single, As Time Goes By, is already making head way on Music Row. “I’ve enjoyed the hard work and anticipation that comes with every part of being a musician.  As a true independent, it’s gratifying knowing that I had very little funding for my debut and was still able to earn a debuting Top 40.  I’m humbled and appreciative of all that’s happening early in my career and looking forward to year number two!” -Matthew Huff Vocal groups such as Little Texas, Diamond Rio, and Black Hawk, rich in harmony and steeped in deep and touching lyrics appealed to Matthew early on. Anyone who grew up as a child of the nineties heard and was drawn to the legends like Reba, George Strait, and Alabama.  But Matthew’s musical influences have always been diverse. Matthew finds passion as easily in an 80’s Alabama song as he does in jamming to more modern styles like Keith Urban.   Keith Urban is definitely an artist that Matthew pays particular attention to, someone who continually rocks the stage and the airwaves consistently with touching ballads to powerful modern day themed anthems.  For Matthew, it’s not just Urban’s songs that touch him, but it’s the courage of taking one’s life struggles & turning them into songs and performances that are authentic that inspires Matthew’s artistic spirit.

Artisans Market on the Square

April 15 – 17, 2011 Mountain View Courthouse Square This Third Annual Artisans Market will be held in conjunction with the 49th Annual Arkansas Folk Festival which opens the Spring season of festivals in the Arkansas Ozark Mountains. It has a long and very successful history and tradition and draws visitors from all over the state of Arkansas and the mid-south region. Thousands of visitors make this an annual event in the spring time and return year after year. The Artisans Market is located in a pedestrian-only street mall on Howard Street on the west side of the Stone County Courthouse.

Ozark Folk Center Craft Village Open House

April 15-17, 2011 Ozark Folk Center – Mountain View, AR Make it a point this weekend to rediscover this part of your world and discover how the past and the future blend, in Mountain View, Arkansas. The Ozark Folk Center is having its Opening Weekend April 15-17. 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 Doll maker’s Shop, The Soap Shed and the Knife Maker, come see what is new at the Center this year. Right up top of everybody’s list of favorite traditions is Food. The Skillet Restaurant will be honoring the tradition they’ve become famous for, one of good, old-fashioned Southern Cooking. They’ll start each morning with a hearty breakfast  at 7:00 a.m. There will be lunch and dinner specials both Friday and Saturday.

So this weekend, take some time – whether you are in Mountain View for the Arkansas Folk Festival or you’ve lived here for generations – to come on out to the Ozark Folk Center see what’s new with the good ol’ days.

Dulcimer Jamboree: A Traditional Music Event

April 20 – 22, 2011 Ozark Folk Center – Mountain View, AR The Ozark Folk Center is hosting the 34th Annual Dulcimer Jamboree and Southern Regional Dulcimer Competition from April 20-22, 2011. 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. Thursday and Friday will also feature three competitions, one each for Ensemble, Mountain Dulcimer and Hammered Dulcimer, with the winner of the last two being sponsored as contestants to the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS.

Instructors confirmed for April are:

Aubrey Atwater and Elwood Donnelly

Larry Conger

Scott Odena

Jonathan Dowell

Judy Klinkhammer

Jeff Hames

Ken Kolodner

Rick Thum

Judy Schmidt

Register early, as this is our most attended event.  Early registration fee is $150 for this 3 day event until April 6, 2011.  After April 6, the fee is $200.  Phone 870-269-3851 to register.  For lodging reservations, call 800-264-3655.  Visit our website at www.ozarkfolkcenter.com

Document: WorkshopRegistration1032PDF.pdf

Randy Holland

July 22,  2011 Cash’s White River Hoedown – Mountain View See April 8 – 9 for more info

Sweep-In 2011

April 29 – May 1 Ozark Folk Center – Mountain View, AR

Join us to sweep in a fun event with classes and demonstrations for broom squires and aspiring apprentices.

If you are interested in this historic craft, join us for a day in the craft village.

If you want the total SweepIn experience, contact OFC BroomSquire Shawn Hoefer at shawnhoefer @ gmail.com to for more information.

Randy Holland

July 22,  2011 Cash’s White River Hoedown – Mountain View See April 8 – 9 for more info