Weekend Highlights: Fair, Festival and Arts in Arkansas

Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

• Location: Historic Arkansas Museum grounds
• Highlights:
• Quapaw Nation partnership: native traditions & early settlers
• Corn‑processing demos (drying, pounding, cooking)
• Dice games & foot races
• Crafts: cornhusk dolls, paper folding, natural fiber spinning
• Live demos in print shop, blacksmith shop, cabinet‑making area, millinery & textile rooms
• Special drink: raspberry lemon shrub
• Admission: Free
• Parking: Free across the street

58th Jonquil Festival

Friday & Saturday, Washington State Park

• Blacksmith demonstrations
• Car & tractor show
• Handmade craft vendors
• Live music & food stalls
• Historic house tours
• Surrey rides (usual fee)
• Restaurant opens at 11 a.m. for lunch
• Parking: $5 per car

Architecture, Rust, Treasures

Argenta Public Library

• Exhibition by Caprise Cooper & Evelyn Laurence (mother‑daughter) + a young family artist
• Mediums: pastel, pencil, ink, acrylic
• Open until early April – free entry
• Friday evening receptions

Arkansas in Song

Delta Cultural Center, Helena‑West Helena

• Exploring music’s influence on the Delta region
• Free Friday receptions with live entertainment (5 p.m.)
• Gallery tours until November
• Visitor center open weekdays

Ouachita Baptist University Competition Concert

Thursday evening, recital hall

• Five students compete for cash prizes
• Free admission
• Features local talent from Texas & Arkansas

Other Highlights

• Live broadcast of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde at regional cinemas
• Library wrestling nights (all ages)
• “Spring Break for Good” series, Little Rock: family fun days, free giveaways, dress‑donation drives, sustainability workshops linked to touring Wicked production