August 16th, 2014 by Corey A. Edwards
Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge is the largest big cat sanctuary in the United States with over 130 beautiful animals on over 450 acres in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
How and why people and companies find themselves in possession of lions, tigers, cougars, cheetahs, or other big cats is another story but the fact of the matter is, more often than not, these animals prove to be more of a challenge than the owner had expected and, soon enough, they find themselves in need of a home for their erstwhile pet or mascot.
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July 26th, 2014 by Corey A. Edwards
The upcoming, 29th annual, Banjo Rally International, scheduled for August 27th through the 30th in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, is a mainstay attraction for fans and players – both amateur and professional – of the classic instrument since 1975.
The 2014 Banjo Rally International is a celebration of the banjo and the genres it has both influenced and flourished in: traditional jazz, ragtime, swing, folk, bluegrass, show tunes, and more. Come to Banjo Rally International to enjoy scheduled performances on stage as well as impromptu jam sessions at all hours of the day and night around the convention center, outside venues, and downtown Eureka Springs.
Play a banjo? Bring it along, even if you’re only a beginner or part-time amateur player, and jump in on some of the after-show, impromptu jam sessions. What if you don’t own a banjo but have another acoustic instrument that fits in with the banjo style? Bring it along!
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July 19th, 2014 by Corey A. Edwards
The annual Eureka Springs Bluegrass Weekend is scheduled for August 14th through the 16th and promises good times and music for all!
The Eureka Springs Bluegrass Weekend is a city-wide event of down-home musical tradition featuring many free and ticketed shows around Eureka Springs. Featured acts this year include Melvin Goins and Friends and Karl Shiflett & Big Country along with other familiar names such as Retro & Smiley, Pam Setzer, The Clark Family, and Bill Nesbitt.
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Tags: Bill Nesbitt, Bluegrass Weekend Lodging, Clark Family, Eureka Springs Family Bluegrass Weeken, Karl Shiflett & Big Country, Melvin Goins, Pam Setzer, Retro & Smiley
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June 28th, 2014 by Corey A. Edwards
The Eureka Springs Fat Tire Festival is a three day celebration of exciting and competitive mountain biking challenges – July 18th through the 20th, 2014.
A weekend filled with both competitive and non-competitive events, the 2014 Eureka Springs Fat Tire Festival kicks off on Friday at 5pm with a Short Track Race taking place at Harmon Park.
Saturday picks up the pace with a number of challenging events including the Progressive Bike Ramp Down Hill, a one-way, downhill course of loose gravel and hard pack clay that includes doubles, table tops, step ups and downs, rock drops, ledge drops, rock gardens, and numerous berms. The Progressive Trail Design Super D is also on Saturday with a course designed as a mix between a downhill and a cross-country race including a 50′ climb, rock drops, sink holes, berms, ledges, loose rocks, and other challenges – a course of serious speed and danger.
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June 20th, 2014 by Corey A. Edwards
Eureka Shines Grand Illumination is a two-week long event that sees the Victorian village of Eureka Springs transformed by thousands of glowing oriental silk and paper lanterns.
In its fourth year, Eureka Shines Grand Illumination 2014 begins Monday, June 30th. Come and see the ornate, historic architecture of downtown Eureka Springs adorned with brightly decorated and oriental lanterns of many shapes and sizes.
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Tags: Eureka Springs Preservation Society, Fleur Delicious, Grand Illumination 2014, Lodging for Eureka Shines Grand Illumination
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May 26th, 2014 by Corey A. Edwards
The 64th season of Opera in the Ozarks is scheduled for June 20th through July 18th of 2014 and 5 Ojo Inn Bed & Breakfast still has some rooms available – but we won’t for long!
Opera in the Ozarks is always a big event here in Eureka Springs and this year’s season will be no exception. With works by Mozart, Lapine and Sondheim, and Puccini in the schedule, you know you’re in for a real treat!
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Tags: Così fan tutte, Gianni Schicchi, Into the Woods, Lapine and Sondheim, Mozart, Opera in the Ozarks 2014, Opera in the Ozarks at Inspiration Point, Puccini, Suor Angelica
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May 23rd, 2014 by Richard Grinnell
Asparagus Guacamole Roll
Mountain Sushi Japanese Restaurant
In the old Subway building in Eureka Springs a new Japanese Restaurant has opened serving Asian Fusion Japanese cuisine. The restaurant is Mountain Sushi and it has quickly become one of our favorite lunch places. The other night we decided to try dinner. We started with an Asparagus and Guacamole Roll and OMG, what a mouthful of flavor. We had Chicken Tempura and Chicken Tempura Fajita for our main entrees and found them to be excellent.
We’ve tried a number of other dishes for lunch and have not found one we didn’t like.
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Tags: Bento box, Eureka Springs Arkansas, Eureka Springs Dining, eureka springs restaurants, japanese restaurant, Mountain Sushi, sushi, tempura, teriyaki
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May 19th, 2014 by Corey A. Edwards
The 2014 Eureka Springs Blues Weekend is less than a month away and this year’s schedule is promising a to deliver a blues experience of epic proportions.
Father’s Day weekend in Eureka Springs will be alive with local, regional, national, and even international blues acts. The whole town gets into the act as shows spill out into venues all across Eureka Springs. While the headliners take over the historic Eureka Springs City Auditorium, with late shows in the Barefoot Ballroom perched on top of the 1905 Basin Park Hotel, other bands will be found in clubs all over town.
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Tags: Adam Johnston, Blew Reed & The Flatheads, Brandon Santini, Brick Fields & The Chosen Ones, Brody Buster, Buddy Shute, Carolyn Wonderland, Chubby Carrier, Danny Cox, Doghouse Daddies, Earl & Them, Eureka Springs Blues Weekend 2014, Fast Johnny Ricker, Isayah Warford And His AllStars, Jeff Horton, Jesse Dean, Jigsaw Mud, Kris Lager, Larry Garner, Levee Town, Lucious Spiller, Moreland & Arbuckle, Patrick Sweany, Stacy Mitchhart, Steve Hester & DeJaVooDoo, The Ariels, Tightrope!, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, Walter Wolfman Washington
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April 28th, 2014 by Corey A. Edwards
Eureka Springs, Arkansas is not a large town but it is a colorful community with a colorful past – and there’s no better place to discover that than at the Eureka Springs Historical Museum.
Eureka Springs “sprang” into existence from the discovery of a spring of “healing waters” by one Dr. Alvah Jackson in the early 1850′s. His subsequent marketing of the water’s curative powers and the native American legends surrounding it brought a lot of attention and health seekers.
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Tags: downtown Eureka Springs, Dr. Alvah Jackson, Eureka Springs Arkansas, Eureka Springs Historical Museum, healing waters
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April 14th, 2014 by Corey A. Edwards
May is approaching and with it Eureka Springs 27th annual May Festival of the Arts – a month long celebration of our wonderful arts community!
Also known as “MayFest” among the locals and regular attendees, the Eureka Springs May Festival of the Arts is not just a celebration but a way of sharing the arts with the community and visitors through exhibitions, events, symposiums, and sales throughout Eureka Springs and the entire month of May.
Here are just a few highlights from this year’s schedule:
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Tags: Basin Park Art Fest, Eureka Springs events, Eureka Springs Music Sculpture Park, May Festival of the Arts Eureka Springs 2014, MayFest Eureka Springs
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