July Calendar

Ozark Folk Center

July 1 Craft Village Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Daytime Musicians:  The Cobb Brothers Storytelling:  Gus Pike!

Evening Music 7 p.m.

• Wood & Steel
• Sylamore Crossing
• Audrey Gilliam
• Bess Kelley
• Glenn Ohrlin

Schedule Subject to Change

Ozark Folk Center

July 2 Craft Village Open 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Daytime Musicians:  Clancey Ferguson Storytelling:  Obadiah T. Fassbinder and his modern medical miracle

Evening Music 7 p.m.

• Blueberries
• Roger Gardner
• Herbin’ League
• Dave Smith
• Odell Jackson

Schedule Subject to Change

Mandolin Making Demonstration at the Folk Center

Mike Holmes July 2-3

• Mike Holmes Mandolin Making demonstration
• Mandolins for sale and custom order
• Demonstration classroom between Pottery and Furniture Shops
• 10:00 – 5:00 Friday, July 2 and Saturday, July 3
• Craft village admission ($10 for adults, $6 for children) required.

Mandolin maker Mike Holmes will be demonstrating his craft and selling his wonderful instruments at the Ozark Folk Center on July 2^nd and 3^rd. Though fairly new to the craft of building musical instruments, Mike’s mandolins are quickly gaining a reputation for playability and beauty. “My grandfather was a furniture maker and I have been making furniture and other things of wood most of my life,” said Mike.  “My son-in-law is a mandolin player and I wanted to learn how to play.  I couldn’t afford an American mandolin and didn’t want to buy a Chinese one so I built my own.” A retired National Park Service Ranger, who spent all but four years of his career in the Ozarks, Mike prefers to use wood that comes from the Ozark Mountains in building his mandolins. He uses some exotic woods for the top plate. Mike is developing a recognizable style in his instruments and is starting to be sought after by mandolin players. He has been building mandolins for more than three years and is now finishing number 28. “I bought Roger Simminoff’s book and pick other builders brains whenever I can,” said Mike, discussing the origins of his style. While at the Ozark Folk Center, Mike will demonstrate carving a top plate and individual parts of a mandolin and show how they fit together. He will have mandolins for sale and will be taking custom orders. Even if you don’t play mandolin, stop in a visit with Mike and enjoy watching a true craftsman at work. He will be in the Demonstration room located between the Pottery and Furniture Shops in the Ozark Folk Center Craft Village on July 2 and 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission to the Ozark Folk Center Craft Village is $10.00 for adults and $6.00 for children from 6-12. Children under 6 are free. Combination tickets for the evening show and family passes are also available.

Old Time Gathering on the Square

Come join the small town festivities of games on the square, music and watermelons along with good old time fun. Mountain View celebrates our Fourth of July with an Old Time Gathering on the Square. Each year leading up to the Fourth Mountain View is home to parades, live music, fun games for families including a children’s fishing tournament and of course, FIREWORKS!

Donkey and Mule Day at the Ozark Folk Center

July 3 Honoring the spirit of independence, the Ozark Folk Center is hosting the third annual Donkey and Mule Day on Saturday, the 3^rd of July. Competitions start at 9:00 a.m. in the auxiliary parking lot next to the General Store. Any long-eared equine, including mules, donkeys and their human companion can participate. The morning will start with a mail trail course. Handlers can walk the courses beginning at 8:00 a.m. Mail trails wind through the Ozarks and were a vital link from one community to another. This competition calls for the handler and saddled equine to carry a bag of object through an obstacle course, picking up and dropping off items along the way. The mule or donkey must complete each obstacle, which may involve going through gates, stepping over logs or walking through water while carrying the bags on their saddle. Each obstacle is worth 10 points, completing the course with the correct items in the pack is worth 10 points, general donkey or mule attitude is worth 10 points, handler attitude is worth 10 points and crossing the finish line without cussing is worth 10 points. Time on the course is limited to 5 minutes. The second competition is an endurance course. Mules and donkeys are known for their strength and endurance. We’ll see if the same can be said for their handlers. The animals will start saddled and lined up at the starting line. Donkey or mule headgear will consist of a halter that fits properly and a lead rope of no more than 15 feet. Handlers must have control of their animals. Animals that kick will be disqualified. Each team will walk or run from the starting line in the parking lot at the Ozark Folk Center, around the circle and back to the finish line in front of the registration tent. Critter and handler must cross the finish line connected by the lead rope. The third competition is a talent contest. Is your donkey the best singer in the park? Is your little mule the most beautiful girl you’ve ever seen? Do you ride dressage on your mule or rope steers off your donkey? Well, then, show off to the world and let everyone know why we are so proud of our long-eared companions. Bribing your critters, by use of treats, grain, or any other reasonable means to acquire cooperation of your critter is not only encouraged, but expected, in order to keep the show moving. This rule also applies to the human handlers. Chocolate is known to work well on officials. Sign up now to compete in the Donkey and Mule Days at the Ozark Folk Center on Saturday the 3rd of July. Pre-registration is required for these competitions. There is a $10.00 entry fee for each long-ear and handler team. The same entry fee covers all three classes for the same handler/critter team. The entry deadline is July 1. Animals may compete more than once in any competition, but the handler must be different. A handler can enter more than one donkey or mule in the competition. Certificates of completion will be given to every team finishing the course or the race. First, second and third place prizes will be awarded in each competition and great notoriety will go to everyone brave enough to attempt to compete in this event. There is no fee to watch the Donkey and Mule Days at the Ozark Folk Center. Parking at the Ozark Folk Center is always free and you can enjoy a visit with Bubba in his carving shop or buy an old fashioned sarsaparilla soda in the General Store. Shuttle buses are available to take you to the craft village, Gift Shop and Skillet restaurant. Document: Registration for donkey-mule race.pdf

Independence Day Celebration at the Folk Center

Sunday July 4 The Ozark Folk Center Craft Village is open for family fun for the whole 4^th of July Holiday weekend, Wednesday, July 1 through Monday, July 5 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Saturday, the 3rd of July we will be having a celebration with good old-fashioned music, free watermelon, seed spitting contest, apple bobbing and sack races in the Craft Village. The record for seed spitting last year was 22 feet, 4 inches. Come see if you can beat that. On Sunday July 4,  and Monday July 5 there will be craft demonstrations and special hands on projects for the kids in the Pottery Shop, Leather Shop, Broom Shop, Spinning and Weaving Shop. The Saturday evening show will feature Dan Levinson.  Sunday evening we will be presenting an all-Gospel evening with various local entertainers.  All shows will be in the Large Auditorium starting at 7:00 p.m. Combination tickets for the Craft Village and Evening Concert are $17.50 for adults and $8.25 for children. Ozark Folk Center State Park Craft Grounds Phone : (870) 269-3851 (Always call and confirm events.) Email Address : ozarkfolkcenter@arkansas.com Web Address : www.ozarkfolkcenter.com Admission Fee : Admission: $9 adults; $6 children 6-12 Always call and confirm events. (870) 269-3851

Sunday Gospel Concert at the Ozark Folk Center

July 4 A program of traditional Gospel music featuring: Lifted Up Ron & Peggy Taylor Bess Kelley Mountain Magic Libby Sullivan

Ozark Folk Center

Old-Time String Band Week: A Traditional Music Event

July 5-8 Join us for four days of instruction in old-time string band music, both on individual instruments and in an ensemble context.  Plenty of opportunities for jamming will be available. Instructors include: Matt Brown – old time fiddle Lukas Pool - clawhammer banjo Dan Levinson – old time back-up guitar Clarke Buehling – fingerstyle parlor banjo (intermediate/advanced) This class in Victorian/Edwardian parlor music will teach the finger style 5-string banjo that swept the nation from the 1880s up until the 1920s, and largely supplanted clawhammer playing. We will work out of standard C and G tunings without fingerpicks and will also learn chordal accompaniments to the pieces. Dan Levinson will perform prior to the event on Saturday, July 3 Lukas Pool will also be bringing his band, The Upjumpers, Friday July 9 and Saturday July 10 on our evening program. Early registration fee is $150 for this 4 day event up to June 22, 2010.  After June 22, the fee will be $200. Document: OTSB Schedule.pdf

Day Camp at the Ozark Folk Center

July 5-9 Spend the week having fun folding paper, making pasta, tie dying, printing and lots of other fun things to learn; ages 8-12.  Fee $55.  Scholarships are available, call for information. Young Pioneer Programs Each day, one of the “hands-on” programs will be presented. We will have Pottery and Ozark Games and a garden project. There will also be rhythm instruments to be learned and played. Paper Folding Class Learn how to fold some very interesting shapes; animals, hats, poppers from paper; and learn the history of this unique art form. Of course, they will be yours to keep. Soap Class There’s milled soap to sculpted and colored and scented. Or perhaps you’d like to try “soap on a rope.” You get to decide. Leaf Prints Each print is unique to the painter, and learning the plants this way is added fun. The last day of each Day Camp will be sharing with family and friends. We will have a reception and then a short 30-40 minute program to honor the campers and share the Camp experience. This begins at 5:30pm. in the Bois d’Arc Conference Center. (where the Day Camp is held) Document: Day Camp Registration Permission Slip PDF.pdf

7th Annual National Shape Note Gathering

July 8 – 10 The Ozark Folk Center will be hosting the 7^th Annual Shape Note Gathering July 8 -10, 2010. Come and participate or just enjoy the sounds! Whether you grew up attending Sacred Harp singings, learned to sight read by using a seven-shape system, or are simply curious about what’s behind that unusual, appealing shape-note sound, come and attend this new event. Shape-note singers from different styles, repertoires, and traditions – along with people who have never sung by shapes – will come together for a general session. On Thursday, July 8, an in-service teacher workshop on the history and use of shape note singing will be offered. Six hours of continuing education credit, sanctioned by Arch Ford Educational Co-op will be available at no cost. Among the song leaders representing different shape note traditions, who will participate throughout the week-end, are: Gaylon Powell of Texas (Cooper Sacred Harp), Laura Boosinger of North Carolina (Walker Christian Harmony), Cassie (Franklin) Allen of Tennessee (North Alabama Christian Harmony Singers), Dan Brittain of Arkansas (Missouri Harmony) and Holly Ruth Gale of Arkansas (Cayce and Other 7-Shape SATB books) Document: Shape Note Schedule.pdf

Handcrafted Evening in the Park

July 9 Gentle breezes, soft lights and good company make for a festive evening Join the Ozark Folk Center crafts people in the Craft Village for a Handcrafted Evening in the Park, tonight from 6:30 to 10:00 p.m. The Village is lit up and the artisans will have special crafts, demos and perhaps some treats for their evening visitors. Admission to the Craft Village is free for this special evening. Come talk with the crafts people about how they learned their skills and where they find their inspiration. Learn about their tools and their workshops. Buy unique handcrafted items directly from the folks who are making them. There’s nothing quite like a summer evening in the park. The Ozark Folk Center State Park is located at 1032 Park Avenue in Mountain View. Follow the signs to the Ozark Folk Center State Park, less than a mile from the Courthouse Square. Park in the lower lot and take the park shuttle to the village gate at the top of the hill. The concert that evening in the Ozark Folk Center Auditorium is still only $10.00 for adults or $6.00 for children under 12. Tickets go on sale at 6:00 p.m. in the box office. You can visit the Craft Village before the concert, during intermission or after the music for a truly wonderful evening.

Broom Basics at the Ozark Folk Center

Taught by Shawn Hoefer

July 12-13 Learn to tie three different styles of brooms, including a traditional Ozark Turkey Wing, a whisk and an old-fashioned besom. You’ll make at least three brooms and learn about the tools you need to make your own brooms at home.

Class starts at 9:00 a.m. Meet your instructor and pick up your packet in the Administration Building lobby. Class usually finishes about 4:30 or 5:00 with a break in the middle for lunch. Document: WorkshopRegistration1032.doc

Great Smoky Mountain Cloggers at the Ozark Folk Center

July 15-17 From the mountains of North Carolina, the Great Smoky Mountain Cloggers will be bringing their high energy precision clogging to be a part of our regular shows for three evenings.  Don’t miss the opportunity to see the stage filled with fun-loving and entertaining dancers of all ages.  The Leatherwoods will be the special band playing music for their performances.

Celtic Breeze at Brickshy’s Backstreet Theater

July 21 – 7:30 PM

Since the days of the bards and minstrals of Ancient Britain and Ireland, the soul of the Celt has found its truest expression in music. In the echo of the wailing highland bagpipe and the lilting, mournful ballad of the Irish storyteller lies the heart of Celtic tradition, spirit and dream.

All of us – not just those of Irish, Scottish or Welsh descent – can be touched by the soulful magic of a ballad or lifted by the foot-stomping energy of a jig or reel. The roots of many modern musical genres lay deeply grounded in the traditional Celtic music brought to the New World with the endless stream of immigrants from Europe. American Bluegrass, folk, and even popular music has drawn heavily from this Celtic heritage, and so this music now truly belongs to all of us.

Join us for an evening of Irish, Scottish, and Welsh Folk Music with surprise specials!

Listen to a couple of tunes to get you in the Celtic Spirit!

Track 1 Track 11

Featuring:
Leonard Clark – Guitar
Dani Collins – Celtic Fiddle
Ron Ford – Irish Flute, Tin Whistle
Charlie Mink – Mountain Dulcimer
Robin Rains – Lead Vocal, Irish Bodhran Drum

Admission – $15.00  - Children under 16- FREE.



Mountain Dulcimer Workshop at the Ozark Folk Center

July 19-22 Four days of instruction in a classroom environment for the Mountain Dulcimer.  Judy Klinkhammer from Mountain View, Arkansas will be leading the beginner’s class.  Margaret Wright from Kennard, Texas will be leading an intermediate class.Nina Zanetti from Guilderland, NY will be leading an advanced class.  Class Size is limited.  Early Registration is advised. Nina’s synopsis: In this course we’ll cover a variety of techniques that both intermediate and advanced players can use to enhance their playing. Techniques will include left-hand embellishments; harmonics; various right hand techniques; playing melodies across the strings; use of different tunings; and how to play smoothly. There will be special emphasis on fingerpicking and playing expressively.  Depending on participants’ interests, we’ll also explore aspects of music theory, such as chords, keys, and modes; how to harmonize and create backups; and arranging and creating variations on a tune. There will be a unit on playing duets and multipart arrangements. Repertoire will include Celtic, classical, American folk hymns, and more. Margaret’s synopsis: Dulcimer with Margaret Wright: Goals for the week will include fingering skill and dexterity, comfortable and pleasant strumming techniques, as well as attention to ear training. Enthusiasm and drive of Traditional and Old Time Music will be the focus as well as being able to play waltzes and slower tunes with taste. Students will become comfortable with the fretboard, various tunings, chords, melodic patterns, and will have a substantial repertoire by the end of the week. Tablature will be available, but tunes will be initially taught by rote and pattern.  Tape recorders are encouraged. Tunes will be from standard Old Time and traditional repertoire.  Jamming in the afternoons and evenings is highly encouraged as a great way to solidify learning.  Extra attention outside of class time is readily available. Be sure to have a dulcimer that plays in tune with a comfortable string height, but no buzzes.  Bring a dulcimer capo, chromatic tuner, and extra sets of strings and picks.  If your dulcimer does not have a 6 ½ fret, please have one added. Margaret can be reached at 936-655-2945 or 936-222-1892 or e-mail atmargaretgwright@yahoo.com, www.geocities.com/pickinwright Early registration fee is $150 for this 4 day event up to July 5, 2010.  After July 5, the fee will be $200. Document: 2010 Mtn Dulcimer Schedule.pdf

Fourth Friday Food Day – Ice Cream and other Cool Deserts

July 23 Our ancestors may have had to settle for sweet mint tea cooled in the spring or a treat of chilled milk in the summer, but we have a lot more options available to us. Learn how to make fresh and easy ice cream Join Ozark Folk Center staff members to learn how to cook traditional and contemporary foods. Register by Tuesday, July 20, to learn how to make your own ice cream, fruit smoothies and other cool concoctions. Class fee $30.00 includes lunch. Non-refundable deposit $10.00.  The remaining $20 is due at the beginning of class. Class is size limited to 8 students. Class begins at 10:00 a.m. in the Administration Building lobby. You’ll get your name badge and packet of information there. From there, you’ll go to the Country Kitchen, where you’ll do your cooking on a wood cook stove. Class will end around 2:00 p.m. Document: WorkshopRegistration1032.doc

The Women of Mountain Music: A Traditional Music Event at the Ozark Folk Center

July 24 This annual event is not to be missed.  Featuring women who work at the Ozark FolkCenter, both in the theater and out on the grounds or in the shops, this is one of our most asked about and talked about shows of the season. The 10^th anniversary of the “Woman’s Concert” as it is known, will be presented on July 24^th at the Folk Center Auditorium beginning at 7pm. Once again, a choir will be made up of women who work in a number of different venues at the Park. Also performing will be Mothers’ Cabin, Jo Fudge & her music roots student, Niki Green. The Ozark Rhythm cloggers will join us this year and so will a group from the Shape Note Singers. We will have Wanda Sanders joining with Lorraine Bradshaw and Emily Phillips will be playing that old time, traditional style fiddle. Many other ladies will be joining us, so come out and enjoy this celebration of women and southern mountain music.

Wire Wrapped Jewelry at the Ozark Folk Center

Taught by Linda and Charles Widmer

June 26-27 Learn to make your own necklace and ring with your unique flair. The class will cover design, wire measuring, secure stone setting and finishing details.  All tools necessary will be provided, but if you have your own jewelers tools, feel free to bring them. Students will start with brass practice wire and move on the precious metal wire for their finished piece. Class fee $200, which covers all materials. Additional materials and tools will be available to purchase. Preregistration is required. A non-refundable registration fee of $30 is due when you sign up. The remaining $170 is due to the teacher at the beginning of class. Minimum students – 3/ maximum 8. Class begins at 9:00 a.m. Monday morning. Meet your instructors in the lobby of the Administration Building. There you will get your packet with your name badge and other information. Team teaching Wire Wrapped Jewelry are Charles and Linda Widmer. Linda specializes in pendants while Charles will instruct in wire rings. Linda and Charles are well known for their unique and beautiful jewelry designs. Linda has many pieces in private collections and Charle’s style is a part of his many years as a world-reknowned wood carver and silver smith. The couple are demonstrating jewelers at the Ozark Folk Center. They have been making jewelry for 21 years and have been in the arts and crafts business for over 31 years. Document: WorkshopRegistration1032.doc

Pine Needle Basketry

Taught by Sharon Fernimen

Basket weaving is an ancient art. Early peoples twisted bark, twigs and grasses together to make carrying containers. Making baskets from pine needles began in prehistory and some of the surviving examples of early artistry show a remarkable sophistication. Nowadays, baskets are a beautiful and useful accent to modern homes, cars and offices. In this class you will learn how to weave baskets using prepared pine needles and lacing. Students will make as many baskets (in different styles) as time will permit. Your own unique baskets will last a lifetime with reasonable care. All necessary tools will be avialable for students to use in the class. A native Arkansan, Sharon Fernimen is the basket maker at the Ozark Folk Center. She first learned to weave baskets through the Apprenticeship Program of the Committee of 100 and has gone on to study different forms of basketry. Her pine needle baskets have been admired for their delicacy and artistry by visitors from around the world. Class fee $175, includes all patterns and materials needed for your first baskets. Additional materials may be available for purchase.

Class begins at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 27. Meet in the Administration building and your teacher will take you from there to your classroom. Class generally lasts until 4:00 p.m. with an hour break for lunch. Document: WorkshopRegistration1032.doc

Frame looms, Fibers & Finishes

Taught by Arlone Folkers

July 28-30 Build your own frame loom and learn to make rugs in this 3-day class taught by Arlone Folkers. You will go home with a rug in progress on the loom and all the information to finish this rug yourself and make many more. Twining is an old-fashioned method of making beautiful, patterned rugs from scraps of old clothing. This skill used to be common place in the Ozarks, but it is hard to find folks who know how to make the looms or do the twining now. In this three day class you will learn and do the whole process. You will make the loom from scratch, warp the frame loom and begin to twine your rug. Students need to bring – sharp scissors; a cloth tape measure; several pieces of all cotton colored knit clothing (old t-shirts, skirts, turtle necks, etc) to recycle into weft for their rugs. No woodworking or fiber experience is necessary, but some arm and hand strength is required. Day one: build a simple 30” X 48” rug frame loom with a variety of hand tools. Day two: Learn about fiber choices for rug warp and how to select and prepare ready-to-recycle natural fiber clothing for weft. Warp the frame loom with sustainably grown hemp twine and cut materials for weft. Day three: Learn a simple rug construction technique and various finishes. Class fee of $275, includes all wood and hardware for the frame loom, enough warp yarn for one rug and a handbook of instructions. Registration deadline is June 1. A non-refundable registration fee of $45 is due at that time. The remaining $230 is due to the instructor at the beginning of class. Arlone accepts cash or check. Class size is limited. Minimum 3 students, maximum 8. Class begins at 9:00 a.m. Meet your instructor the first day in the Administration Building Lobby. You’ll pick up your name tag there and your registration packet and go from there to your classroom. The class general wraps up at 4:00 each day. Document: WorkshopRegistration1032.doc

OFC Next Generation Concert at the Ozark Folk Center

July 29 Next Generation Concert 2010 #2 Wood & Steel Sylamore Crossing Ethan Ray Gardner Boys Clark Brothers

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