State of the Ozarks 2014 Arkansas / Missouri Calendar

Craft Fair Calendar

  • September 27-28, Fair Grove Heritage Reunions & Craft Show, Fair Grove, Missouri. (417) 759-2807.
  • Fghps.org
  • October 3-5, 41st Annual Ozark Arts & Crafts Show (Finley River Park), Ozark, Missouri. (417) 581-4545.
  • OzarkCraftFair.com
  • October 16-18, 46th Annual Bella Vista Arts & Crafts Festival (1991 Forest Hills Blvd), Bella Vista, Arkansas. (479) 855-2064.
  • BellaVistaFestival.org
  • October 16-19, War Eagle Craft Fair (War Eagle Mill), Hindsville, Arkansas. (479) 789-5398.
  • WarEagleFair.com

Arkansas

  • February 14, Hike to Yellow Rock (Devil's Den State Park), West Fork. (479) 761-3325.
  • ArkansasStateParks.com
  • February 20-22, Ozark Quilt Retreat (Ozark Folk Center), Mountain View. (870) 269-3851.
  • OzarkFolkCenter.com
  • February 27, Hookers/Jokers Ball (Inn of Ozark Convention Center), Eureka Springs.
  • Krazo.Ureeka.org
  • February 28, Coronation Ball (Crescent Hotel Crystal Ball Room), Eureka Springs.
  • Krazo.Ureeka.org

Arkansas, March:

  • March 1, Eureka Gras Day Parade (Downtown on Spring and Main streets), Eureka Springs.
  • Krazo.Ureeka.org
  • March 7-9, Mountain View Spring Bluegrass Festival (Ozark Folk Center), Mountain View. (870) 269-3851.
  • MountainView-Bluegrass.com
  • March 8, Archeology Day at Petit Jean (Petit Jean State Park), Morrilton. (501) 727-5441.
  • PetitJeanStatePark.com
  • March 10-12, Sheep to Shawl Workshop (Ozark Folk Center), Mountain View. (870) 269-3851.
  • OzarkFolkCenter.com
  • March 14-16, 18th Annual Spring Antique Show & Sale (Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center), Eureka Springs. (337) 298-4886
  • EurekaSprings AntiqueShows.com
  • March 15, 21st Annual St. Paddy Parade (Downtown on Spring and Main streets), Eureka Springs.
  • StPaddy.Ureeka.Org
  • March 15 through July 7, The William S. Paley Collection: A Taste for Modernism (Crystal Bridges Museum of Modern Art), Bentonville. (479) 418-5700.
  • CrystalBridges.com
  • March 17-21, Crafts, Music and Herbs (Ozark Folk Center), Mountain View. (870) 269-3851.
  • OzarkFolkCenter.com
  • March 19, Old Fashioned Kettle Cooked Lye Soap (Ozark Folk Center), Mountain View. (870) 269-3851.
  • OzarkFolkCenter.com
  • March 19-21, Wheel Thrown Pottery (Ozark Folk Center), Mountain View. (870) 269-3851.
  • OzarkFolkCenter.com
  • March 20, Fiddle Class w/ Emily Phillips (Ozark Folk Center), Mountain View. (870) 269-3851.
  • OzarkFolkCenter.com
  • March 21-22, 13th Annual Knap-In (Mammoth Spring State Park), Mammoth Spring. (870) 625-7364.
  • ArkansasStateParks.com
  • March 22, Ozark Mountain Traditional Dance (Ozark Folk Center), Mountain View. (870) 269-3851.
  • OzarkFolkCenter.com
  • March 28-30, Songwriting Workshop w/ special guest Arlo Guthrie (Ozark Folk Center), Mountain View. (870) 269-3851.
  • OzarkFolkCenter.com
  • March 29, Arlo Guthrie in Concert (Ozark Folk Center), Mountain View. (870) 269-3851.
  • OzarkFolkCenter.com

Arkansas, April:

  • April 2-5, Annual Ground Hog Kiln Wood Firing (Ozark Folk Center), Mountain View. (870) 269-3851.
  • OzarkFolkCenter.com
  • April 4-5, Herbal Field Trip & Medicinal Herb Workshop (Ozark Folk Center), Mountain View. (870) 269-3851.
  • OzarkFolkCenter.com
  • April 4-6, Ozark Mountain Bike Festival XXVI (Devil's Den State Park), West Fork. (479) 761-3325.
  • ArkansasStateParks.com
  • April 6-23, “Conflict at the Doorstep:” Washington Remembers April 1864 (Historic Washington State Park), Washington. (870) 983-2684
  • HistoricWashingtonStatePark.com
  • April 11-13, 35th Arkansas Scottish Festival (Lyon College), Batesville. (870) 307-PIPE.
  • Lyon.edu/scotfest
  • April 12, Spring Greens Outdoor Cooking Class (Ozark Folk Center), Mountain View. (870) 269-3851.
  • OzarkFolkCenter.com
  • April 18-19, Craft Village Open House (Ozark Folk Center), Mountain View. (870) 269-3851.
  • OzarkFolkCenter.com
  • April 18-20, 1800s Mountain Man Rendezvous ( Woolly Hollow State Park), Greenbrier. (501) 679-2098.
  • ArkansasStateParks.com
  • April 18-20, Great Escape Weekend & Easter Egg Hunt (Petit Jean State Park), Morrilton. (501) 727-5441.
  • PetitJeanStatePark.com
  • April 18-20, Signs of Spring Weekend (Devil's Den State Park), West Fork. (479) 761-3325.
  • ArkansasStateParks.com
  • April 24-26, 37th Dulcimer Jamboree/ Mountain Dulcimer (Ozark Folk Center), Mountain View. (870) 269-3851.
  • OzarkFolkCenter.com

Arkansas, May:

  • May 3, Confederate History Weekend (Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park), Prairie Grove. (479) 846-2990.
  • ArkansasStateParks.com
  • May 3, Herb & Plant Sale (Mammoth Spring State Park), Mammoth Spring. (870) 625-7364.
  • ArkansasStateParks.com

Arkansas, June:

  • June 5-8, Wakarusa (Mulberry Mountain), Ozark. (785) 749-3434
  • Wakarusa.com
  • June 6, 7, 25th North Arkansas Ancestor Fair (Ozark Heritage Arts Center, Leslie & Civic Center, Marshall). (870) 448-3308 .
  • AncestorFair.us

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Missouri:

  • January 31 through June 22, John James Audubon Lithographs Exhibit (Springfield Art Museum), Springfield. (417) 837-5700.
  • SpringfieldMo.gov
  • February 16, Civil War Times (Rosemary Berkel and Harry L. Crisp II Museum), Cape Girardeau. (573) 651-2260.
  • RiverCampusEvents.com
  • February 23, Foghorn Stringband Old-Time Workshop, Springfield. (417) 880-0343.
  • GOBluegrass.org
  • February 15, Branson Polar Plunge (Still Water Resort, Indian Point), Branson.
  • SOMO.org
  • February 21-22, Rally in the 100 Acre Wood (see downloadable Spectator Guide), Salem. (573) 729-6900.
  • 100Aw.org
  • February 22, Lake of the Ozarks Polar Plunge (Public Beach No. 2), Lake of the Ozarks.
  • SOMO.org
  • February 22, Vince Elfrink Memorial Tournament (Lilleys’ Landing Resort & Marina), Branson. (866) 545-5397
  • LilleysLanding.com
  • February 28 to March 2, Relics Antique Mall & Tea Room Garage Sale (Relics Antique Mall), Springfield. (417) 885-0007
  • RelicsAntiqueMall.com

Missouri, March:

  • March 1 through August 30, Show Me the Fair: Souvenirs and Remembrances of the 1904 World's Fair (Missouri State Museum / State Capitol), Jefferson City. (573) 751-2854
  • MoStateParks.com /missouri-state-museum
  • March 2, Southern Gospel Group Chronical Concert (10AM, Hope of Sparta Church), Sparta.
  • HopeofSparta.com
  • March 6 through June 30, "MIssouri Made" Exhibit featured at Lambert International Airport (Missouri State Museum / State Capitol), Jefferson City. (573) 751-2854
  • MoStateParks.com /missouri-state-museum
  • March 8-9, Battle of Sand Ridge Civil War Reenactment (Sikeston Depot Museum and Gallery, Downtown), Sikeston. (573) 471-2566.
  • CVB@VisitSikeston.com
  • March 12-18, NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Championship (Keeter Guymnasium, College of the Ozarks), Point Lookout. (417) 335-NAIA (6242)
  • COFO.edu/NAIA/
  • March 15, John Michael Montgomery Concert (West Plains Civic Center), West Plains. (877) 256-6034
  • CivicCenter.net
  • March 15, Sligo Fest 2014 (1886 Sligo School and the circa 1903 Church),Salem. (573) 743-6316
  • Sligo was an unincorporated, thriving mining community, founded in 1886. Located off Route 19, on Route TT, 15 miles north of Salem. Look for signs. Live music starts at 11AM.
  • March 15, St. Patrick’s Day Celebration & Home Brew Competition (Malone Park),Sikeston. (573) 380-3801
  • DowntownSikeston.org
  • March 21-23, Horsefest 2014 (Ozark Empire Fairgrounds), Springfield. (417) 421-9450
  • HorseFest.net
  • March 30, Arlo Guthrie Concert (Gillioz Theatre), Springfield.
  • Gillioz.org

Missouri, April:

  • April 10-13, 46th Annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival, Charleston. (573) 683-6509.
  • CharlestonMo.org
  • April 11-12, 6th Annual Springtime on Broadway (Historic Downtown), Webb City. (417) 673-1154.
  • WebbCityMo.org
  • April 11-12, Doniphan’s Civil War Days (Pioneer Heritage Homestead), Doniphan. (573) 325-1381.
  • MDC.mo.gov
  • April 12, Heritage Day (Twin Pines Conservation Education Center), Winona. (573) 996-2090.
  • DoniphanMissouri.org
  • April 12-13, Jour de la Terre 2014 (Ste. Genevieve’s Route du Vin wine trail), Ste. Genevieve. (800) 373-7007.
  • Rdvwinetrail.com
  • April 13-19, Coldwater Ranch Easter Trail Ride (Coldwater Ranch), Eminence. (573) 226-3723.
  • ColdWaterRanch.com
  • April 26, Crawfish Boil & Music Festival (Sikeston Jaycee Rodeo Grounds), Sikeston. (888) 309-6591.
  • CVB@VisitSikeston.com
  • April 26,The Great Eleven Point Canoe Race (Eleven Point Canoe Rental), Alton. (417) 778-6497
  • 11PointCanoe.com
  • April 26-27, 27th Annual ÉCOLE de SOLDAT (Jour de Fete grounds), Ste. Genevieve. (573) 883-9622.
  • HistoricSteGen.org

Missouri, May:

  • May 3-25, Best of Missouri Hands Invitational (Margaret Harwell Art Museum), Poplar Bluff. (573) 686-8002.
  • VisitMO.com
  • May 6-9, Open Girlfriends Quilt Retreat (Ivy Jeans Ozark Farmstead), Cape Fair.
  • IvyJeans.com
  • May 9-10, 2014 Spring Show & Tractor Pull (Ozark Older Iron Club Show Grounds), Cabool. (417) 948-2651.
  • OzarkSolderIronClub.com
  • May 9-10, Spring Fever Days (OMain Street), Ellington. (573) 663-7997.
  • EllingtonMo.com
  • May 16, Blackmberry Smoke Concert (Gillioz Theatre), Springfield.
  • Gillioz.org

Missouri, September:

  • September 5-6, 12th Annual Southwest Missouri Celtic Heritage Festival and Highland Games (Old City Park and Fairgrounds), Buffalo.
  • SWMOCelticFestival.com
  • September 9-12, Open Girlfriends Quilt Retreat (Ivy Jeans Ozark Farmstead), Cape Fair.
  • IvyJeans.com
  • September 30 to October 3, Open Girlfriends Quilt Retreat (Ivy Jeans Ozark Farmstead), Cape Fair.
  • IvyJeans.com

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State of the Ozarks 2014 Arkansas / Missouri Calendar

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Lilley’s Landing Celebrates Fishing Heritage

(Branson, MO) “Years ago they had fishing tournaments on Lake Taneycomo starting from downtown Branson,” remembers Phil Lilley, owner of Lilley’s Landing Resort & Marina. “Theyw were very well attended and it was a winter event for a lot of people. Slowly those events went away and nobody really picked them up. We started to continue that tradition.”

Their annual February trout tournament (held on February 22 this year) is named for the Lilleys’ longtime friend, Vince Elfrink who passed away not long ago from cancer.

“Vince was a College of the Ozarks grad, a really good fisherman, and he would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. We wanted to honor him by naming the trout tournament for him. We feed folks afterwards and it is a really special time for a lot of the guys.”

Lilley’s Landing is noted not only as a successful business in the Branson community but also as a place where locals can simply fish off the dock.

Canoe Race to Restore Historic Greer Mill

(Oregon County, MO) Brian Sloss of the 11 Point River Canoe Rental writes, “We’re inviting everyone to participate in our first Great Eleven Point Canoe Race to benefit the Greer Mill Restoration Project! The race will be held on April 26, 2014. An all-inclusive entry fee includes:

Two-man entry fees include a $40 donation to the Mill Project. Solo entry fee includes a $20 donation to the Mill Project. Two-man entry fee is $180. Solo entry fee is $90. Medals will be given to the top three finishers. Come race, have fun and save our history!

Non-racers need to make a donation of at least $20 to attend (and be prepared to buy raffle tickets). Camping is reserved for canoeists.

From Brian Sloss, 11 Point River Canoe Rental

Creation Carvings to Showcase at Strawberry Festival

(Sparta, MO) David Egesdal, high school mathematics teacher at Hollister High School and impassioned Ozark wood carver, plans to display much of his work at the upcoming Kimmswick, Missouri Strawberry Festival June 7-8. Egesdal has also been experimenting with a variety of subjects including traditional Hawaiian Menehune carvings. “Most of the custom orders I get are gifts for someone,” notes Egesdal. “It really means a lot that people want to buy my work as a gift for a loved one.”

Clawhammer

(Pepper Flats, AR) His name was Nathan Percival Toresut. He hated the name Nathan and you’d better not call him Percival or Percy if you didn’t want a knuckle sandwich. Nathan was not what you would call a bright boy in school. In fact, a lot of the kids called him “dumbbucket.” I used to help Nathan with his classroom studies and he sorta attached himself to me as his best friend.

Nathan finally graduated from high school with a lot of help from his friends but he couldn’t hold a job because he kept messin’ up. He got a job at Emmett’s Grocery Store as a sacker and shelf stocker but that didn’t go well at all.

He kept puttin’ the wrong items on the wrong shelves. He’d put the canned vegetables on the pasta shelf and the cheese and dairy products in the freezer. Mr. Emmett felt sorry Nathan and kept him on as long as he could but people got to complainin’ and takin’ their business elsewhere, so Mr. Emmett had to let him go.

One day Nathan heard some old boys talkin’ about all the money they’d gotten from robbing a Quick Shop Store and how easy it was and know one would ever find out who did it. Not havin’ a job and out of cash, Nathan decided to stick up the Quick Shop over in Turtle Creek.

He had seen Western movies and how the outlaws had masks over their faces but they used guns and Nathan was scared to death of guns ever since he was foolin’ around with his dad’s shotgun and it went off and blew a hole in the chicken house wall.

He figured the next best thing to use that would scare the clerk at the Quick Shop into givin’ up his money was a large clawhammer as his weapon. One day in April he walked into the Quick Shop in Turtle Creek, pulled out his clawhammer and said, “Your money or your life!” (He’d seen the western movie outlaws say that).

The clerk reached under the counter and pulled out a shotgun. Nathan froze. The clerk called the police and Nathan was arrested for attempted robbery. He was sentenced to three years at the county farm in Jubeit (pronounced “You-bet”) County. The townfolk all started calling him “The Clawhammer Kid” but later shortened it to just “Clawhammer.”

One night two of the inmates at the county farm got with Nathan and told him of their plan to escape. Nathan joined them and soon they had dug under the outside gate and escaped into the woods.

When the guards made their bed check, they found the three missin’ and sent out a party with dogs to track the escapees down. The three heard the dogs and guards comin’ so one of them said, “Let’s hide in the trees. They’ll never find us there!”

So they all climbed trees and hid. The dogs led the guards to the base of the trees and one guard shined his light up in the tree and said, “We know you’re up there so come on down!” That inmate went, “Meeeoooow, meeowww.” The guard said, “Nuthin’ up there but an old tom cat.”

They went to the next tree and the guard said, “Boys, we got you covered. Give yourselves up and come on down!” The other inmate went “Hoo, hoo, hooo!” The guard said, “Well, that’s just a hooty owl. They ain’t up there.”

So the guards went to the third tree and said, “Now boys, this is your last chance. If you don’t come down now, we’re goin’ to start shootin’!”

And Clawhammer went, “Mooooooooo.”

From Arkansas Red’s Hillbilly Happenin’s.

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