From the monthly archives:

September 2009

5th Annual Main Street Rogers Fall Festival

September 30, 2009

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009 Main Street Rogers will host the 5th Annual Fall Festival in the Rogers Historic District.    DesignWorks invites your family to design a frightful holiday yard decoration at its Build-a-Scarecrow event.  The first 200 families who come by Frisco Park between 9am and 1 pm will receive supplies to assemble their [...]

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Bentonville Upward Basketball League for Grades 1-6 and “Small Fry” Camp for Ages 4-6

September 30, 2009

From Life+Kids reader (and director of the Bentonville Upward Basketball League) Stephanie Red: The Upward Basketball league is for boys and girls in Grades 1-6, and is a first-class sports experience that emphasizes healthy competition, sportsmanship, skills building and fun!  We’re currently enrolling for our 2009-2010 season, which runs from January until mid-March, 2010–but all [...]

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After School Workshops at the Fayetteville Public Libray

September 29, 2009

After school workshops for K-5th graders at the Fayetteville Public Library begin on Thursdays in October. The workshops will kick off on October 1 with a guide to state and national parks followed by a visit from University of Arkansas international students from Peru on October 8.  Art will be the focus of the October [...]

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October’s First Thursday Fayetteville

September 29, 2009

Merchants on the downtown square, the City of Fayetteville and the Fayetteville Visitors Bureau will host First Thursday Fayetteville featuring art, music, improv and a movie on the downtown Square, Thursday, October 1, 2009, starting at 5 p.m. The event will begin with new art exhibit openings at ddp gallery and The Fayetteville Underground from [...]

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Little Sprouts at the Botanical Garden-Including a Halloween Parade!

September 28, 2009

Little Sprouts Garden Time is a program for preschool aged children that meets on Wednesdays at 10:00 am.  During the 25-30 minute Little Sprouts program, parents can expect for their children to participate in botanically themed activities including crafts, songs, stories, games, and activities.  As always, admission is free to preschoolers and BGO members.  Non-member adults get [...]

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Bentonville First Friday – Oktoberfest

September 27, 2009

From the folks at Downtown Bentonville: October 2nd from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, the Square will be transformed (if you close your eyes and imagine really hard) into a Bavarian village in full celebratory swing. You can already hear the tubas if you listen really carefully. Get ready to eat bratwurst and slap yourself [...]

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Free Infant Massage Class at I.M. Spa in Fayetteville

September 21, 2009

I.M. Spa is offering a free infant massage class Wednesdays at 10a.m. Also, if you are the mama or daddy to a baby under 12 months–get a free infant massage for your child with the purchase of a one hour Swedish or Thai massage. For more information, go to www.imspa.net or call 251-7422 document.getElementById(“post-3249-blankimage”).onload();

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Calling all Fayetteville School District Residents: Vote on Tuesday!

September 14, 2009

Do you believe Fayetteville needs a new high school?  I do. If so, vote yes for the proposed millage increase.  I did. Election Day is this coming Tuesday, September 15. Polling places will be the same as the presidential election last fall. If unsure where you vote, you can use www.voterview.org and it will tell you the [...]

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Origami Workshops at the Fayetteville Public Library

September 6, 2009

The Fayetteville Public Library will host an origami workshop on Saturdays, September 12, 19 and 26. The classes begin at 2 p.m. in the library’s Wal-Mart Storytime Room. The workshop teaches participants origami using simple geometric shapes.  The class is taught by Eddie Yuen, a retired math teacher from Hong Kong, and is designed for [...]

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Your Child’s Design Could Be Chosen as This Year’s First Night Button!

September 4, 2009

First Night is an amazing family friendly New Year’s Eve event in Fayetteville. This year’s theme is “Dancing Into the Decade” and the organization is currently hosting a Button Design Contest at the Northwest Arkansas Mall.  The contest is open to all members of the Northwest Arkansas community with two winning designs to be used [...]

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