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October 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

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Congratulations to our winner of the From Mom to Me Giveaway — Lindsay McGarity!  Didn’t win?  Don’t worry — we have a great new giveaway coming soon!

Posted by Terri Chadick | Filed Under Giveaways 

I need to go to this!

October 29, 2007 | 1 Comment

The Fayetteville Public Library will host “How to Photograph Your Children” on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Wal-Mart Storytime Room. 

Professional photographer Dale Benfield will offer parents tips for great photography in time for the holidays.

The program is free and open to the public.  For more information, contact the Children’s Desk at 571.2222 x 4370.

  • What:  Photography Class for Parents
  • When: Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m.
  • Where: Fayetteville Public Library, Wal-Mart Storytime Room

Posted by Terri Chadick | Filed Under Blog, Past Events 

Fall Programs at the Fayetteville Boys&Girls Club

October 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Fayetteville Boys & Girls Club has several fall classes starting in November (including swim lessons!).  I have always thought that swim lessons during the winter or spring would be a great idea so that kids would be able to use their skills all summer long.

Registration for these programs requires Boys & Girls Club membership. Contact Michael Kirk at 479-442-9242 ext. 108 or michael@fayettevillekids.org for more information. 

Judo:  Monday and Wednesdays beginning November 5th (4 week class)

  • Youth: $25, 6:00 – 7:15 p.m.
  • Adults: $35, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Swim Lessons:  (ages 6 months & up) Tuesdays and Thursdays 7:00 – 7:30 p.m. beginning November 6th (4 week session)

  • $20 per session

Healthy Cooking:  (ages 6 & up) Tuesdays from 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. beginning November 6: FREE

Pottery:  (ages 7 & up) Saturdays from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. beginning November 3: FREE

Gymnastics: (ages 6 & up) Tuesdays or Thursdays beginning November 6: FREE

  • Beginner: 6:00 – 6:50 p.m.
  • Intermediate: 7:00 – 7:50 p.m.

Rock Climbing:  Tuesdays 6:00 – 6:45 p.m. beginning November 6: FREE

Posted by Terri Chadick | Filed Under Reoccuring Events 

Walking Tour — Rememberances of Senator J. William Fulbright in Fayetteville

October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Walking (or biking) on the University of Arkansas campus and Dickson Street is one of our favorite family activities.  My family is also into political history.  So, we created this walking tour to combine the two.  I hope you like it!  If anyone has additions or suggestions for this post, use the comments or email me directly.

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REMEMBRANCES OF SENATOR WILLIAM J. FULBRIGHT

Park near the east edge of the University of Arkansas campus.  (There is an inexpensive parking lot on the Southeast corner of Lafayette and Gregg Streets).

Old Main

Walk west on Lafayette Street, crossing Arkansas Avenue, up the steps onto the lawn of Old Main.  At the top of the steps you will find a historical marker briefly describing Senator Fulbright’s life.

  • Senator Fulbright spent his childhood in Fayetteville (mostly in a home on Mt. Nord) where his mother, Roberta, was the editor of the Northwest Arkansas Times.  Fulbright played quarterback on the football team while he was a student at the University of Arkansas.  Less than two decades later, he served as the University’s President.

Let the kids run around on the lawn of Old Main (which is the University’s arboretum).  If the weather is nice, you will likely see college students and others walking dogs, and playing frisbee or touch football on the lawn.  On the sidewalk directly in front of Old Main, notice the names etched into the walkway of the University’s earliest graduating classes.

Fulbright Statute and Peace Fountain

Walk either around or through Old Main to the building’s “back” or west side.  There you will see a statute of Senator Fulbright.

  • A few years after being elected to the US Senate in 1944, Fulbright co-sponsored a resolution censuring Wisconsin’s Senator Joe McCarthy (of Hollywood “black list” and anti-Communist hysteria infamy) — a gutsy move at the time.

To the west of the Fulbright Statute is the Fay Jones-designed Fulbright Peace Fountain.

  • Senator Fulbright chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee — which represented the center of national debate over foreign policy and particularly the Vietnam War in the late 60’s and early 70’s. 
  • Of course, Fulbright sponsored the bill that created the Fulbright Program for International Exchange, which has benefited hundreds of thousands of scholars from the US and more than 50 other countries.

Walk to Dickson Street for lunch or a snack.  You have several options, including Smiling Jack’s Sandwich Shop (just behind the Dickson Street Bookshop), the Flying Burrito or Haagen-daz ice cream. 

Fulbright Grave site

Return to the intersection of Dickson Street and University Avenue.  Head south on University Avenue, a half-block to the historic Evergreen Cemetery.  Turn right on the small alley called Whiteside Drive.  The cemetery (which will be on your left) has two entrances on the north side.  Use the second entrance. 

After you walk through the gates, immediately turn right (West) and pass through the grave sites. 

  • You will get a sense of this cemetery’s historical significance as you pass markers of a few of Fayetteville’s famous names like Lemke, Campbell, and McIlroy. 

Walking about 40 yards west, you will arrive at the Fulbright family site, and see the stone marking the life of Senator Fulbright who died in 1995 at the age of 90.

If you are interested in learning more about Fulbright, purchase University of Arkansas Professor Randall Woods’ definitive work on the Senator — Fulbright: A Biography.  The first chapters of the book, in particular, provide a good flavor of Fayetteville and Northwest Arkansas in the first half of the 20th century.  You could also borrow from the library or purchase Senator Fulbright’s own book, The Arrogance of Power, which addresses issues of foreign wars and international diplomacy.

Finally, you might decide later to ask for an introduction with the University of Arkansas’ Woods, the Fulbright biographer, or Hoyt Purvis, a long-time aide to the Senator.  Both of these men teach at the University and are a wealth of knowledge in many historical and political subjects, including Senator Fulbright.

Hopefully, this short tour will show you that Bill Clinton was not Arkansas’ first contribution to national politics — but he did get his first job on Capitol Hill from Senator Fulbright in 1966.  Of course, that’s an entirely different story . . .

Posted by Terri Chadick | Filed Under Outdoor Activities 

The Shaolin Warriors and . . . Flat Stanley!!!!

October 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I am so excited!  My family is going to see the Shaolin Warriors at the Walton Arts Center next weekend, and we will have a very special guest — Flat Stanley!!  Don’t know about Flat Stanley?  Go here for the official Flat Stanley project homepage, or here to see pictures of other adventures of the Walton Arts Center’s Flat Stanley. 

Shaolin_warriors_2 I cannot tell you how excited my boys are about the Shaolin Warriors.  They love martial arts and cannot wait to see the kung fu up close.  I, on the other hand, am most interested in learning about the lives of the Shaolin monks.

Tickets are still on sale, if you would like to join us!

  • What: Shaolin Warriors
  • When:  Fri-Sat, Nov. 2-3, 2007
  • Where:  Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville

Posted by Terri Chadick | Filed Under Blog, Past Events 

Halloween Activities at Pinnacle Hills Promenade

October 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Happy Halloween! Pinnacle Hills Promenade will be hosting family fun Halloween activities on Wednesday, October 31, 2007.

Activities in the Food Pavilion include: ghost stories by the fireplace, with snacks for the children, face painting, magic tricks, juggling, and balloon twisting. Don’t forget to pick up your FREE Trick-or-Treat bags.

Posted by Terri Chadick | Filed Under Past Events 

Mall-O-Ween at the Northwest Arkansas Mall

October 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Bring your little ghouls and golins to the Northwest Arkansas Mall this Halloween for store to store trick-or-treating and costume contest.  The contest is open to ages 0-12 and prizes will be awarded.  Bedford Camera and Video will also be on hand taking pictures of kids in their costumes.  Stop by and capture the memories. 

  • What:  Mall-o-ween
  • When:  Wednesday, October 31, 2007 from 6-8 pm
  • Where:  Northwest Arkansas Mall, Fayetteville

Thanks, Go Pickle!

Posted by Terri Chadick | Filed Under Past Events 

Fayetteville Fire Department’s Pancake Breakfast

October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Don’t miss the Fayetteville Fire Department Annual Pancake breakfast tomorrow, Saturday October 27th, 2007 at Station 1 (on Center St. just off the Square)

  • Open from 5am-11am
  • Cost is $5.00 per person

Posted by Terri Chadick | Filed Under Reoccuring Events 

145th Anniversary of The Battle of Pea Ridge Re-enactment

October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Civil War reenactment of the Battle of Pea Ridge will celebrate its 145th Anniversary on October 27 & 28, 2007 on 130 acres of pristine land on Little Sugar Creek off Price Coffee Road in Bentonville. (Map).  Renenactors from across the United States are scheduled to participate in this prestigious event.

Spectator Information:

- Battle times are 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, 1 p.m. on Sunday.
- Several presentations and demonstrations will occur throughout the day on Saturday.
- Period church service is 10 a.m. on Sunday

The specific schedule for the reenactment is as follows:

Saturday, Oct 27th

11:30 Mr. C.W. Webb ‘Medical Equipment of the Civil War”
1 PM Battle
1:45 Symposium featuring: Superintendent John Scott, Dr. William Shea & Dr. William Piston
4:00 Battle
8:00 Dance

Sunday,  Oct 28th

10:00 AM Period Church Service
1 PM Battle

There will be food vendors so that spectators may choose to enjoy breakfast, lunch and/or dinner.

Entry fee is $7/carload. Spectators are invited to bring lawn chairs or blankets for viewing of the battles. Stay all day and into the evening.

Posted by Terri Chadick | Filed Under Reoccuring Events 

NWA Renaissance Festival this weekend

October 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The second annual NWA Renaissance Festival will be taking place this weekend, October 27 & 28 from 11am to 5 pm at the UofA Pauline Whitaker Equine Pavilion on Hwy 112 in Fayetteville. 

There will be jousting, story time, clowning, music, comedy, games, rides, and archery, plus lots of vendor booths.

Admission is $5 for adults and children over 12; children under 12 are free.

Posted by Terri Chadick | Filed Under Reoccuring Events 

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