Fired-up for the New Season at the Ozark Folk Center State Park

March 29-April 4, 2016 Ozark Folk Center News

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Ozark Folk Center State Park Craft Village Opens March 29

   There's lots of new faces and many old friends in the Ozark Folk Center Craft Village this spring. The crafts people have spent this winter working on new projects and creating beautiful new items.
   We're beginning this season with a groundhog kiln wood firing behind the Pottery Shop. Join us throughout the week for the various stages of the firing. The kiln opening celebration is Saturday, April 2.
   Check out the new counter installation in the Stained Glass Shop and learn about Farmcrafting in the Wood Shop. You'll find the Broom Shop where the Basket Shop was and meet our new basket maker, Melody Conatser in her sunny new shop.
   Starting Tuesday, March 29, the Homespun Gift Shop, General Store and the Craft Village will be open Tuesday- Saturday. The Village is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
   Regular admission to the Craft Village is $12 for adults and $7 for children 6 to 12. Children under 6 are free. A season pass is just $75 for adults and $35 for children. This pass gives you admission to the Village and evening concerts, including the more than 25 featured concerts this year.

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The average last frost date for Mountain View, Arkansas and surrounding counties is April 15. We are in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7a. Hold your horses neighbors; blackberry winter has yet to come!

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Word is getting around - the Skillet Restaurant was recognized as one of the best buffets in the state in the Arkansas Times Reader's Choice Awards. Come relax, meet the folks and enjoy some of the best food in Arkansas.

Skillet Restaurant Specials

The deadline for early bird registration for Dulcimer Jamboree is fast approaching. Call 870-269-3851 today to receive the discount rate on three days of music, friends, dulcimers and fun.

Dulcimer Jamboree Schedule

Show #13, debuts April 1 and features Dave Branscum
Unkle Dave was born and raised in the cotton fields of the Arkansas Delta. A working man most of his life, Dave had always dreamed of moving to the Ozarks to enjoy a simple life where he could play music and enjoy all the region has to offer. Good thing all that happened because Dave is now a regular performer at the Ozark Folk Center State Park. Equally adept on guitar and claw-hammer banjo, Dave possesses a natural feel in his playing and singing unique to the Ozark region.
Listen to him on the show, and then come visit with him in person in the park.

Hear Ozark Highlands Radio on -

KUAR: Little Rock AR
FRI 8 p.m. 89.1FM
KASU: Jonesboro AR
SAT 2 p.m. 91.9FM
KUAF: Fayetteville AR
SUN 3 p.m. 91.3FM
KFFB: Fairfield Bay AR
SUN 6 a.m. 106.1FM

Performing this week in the Park

Tuesday, March 29
Daytime Musicians: Mary Parker, Friends & Kin
Noon Program: Mary Gillihan; Women of Mountain Music
Evening: Closed

Wednesday, March 30
Daytime Musicians: Cindy Rice
Noon Program: Tina Marie Wilcox; Garden Tours
Evening: Closed

Thursday, March 31
Daytime Musicians: Unkle Dave
Noon Program: Shawn Hoefer; Smitty the Cowboy Poet
Evening: Closed

Friday, April 1
Daytime Musicians: Sibling Rivalry
Noon Program: Kathleen Connole; Native Plants and Native Peoples
Evening: Closed

Saturday, April 2
Daytime Musicians: Love Holler
Groundhog Kiln Opening Celebration
Noon Program: Jeanette Larson; Spinning Tales
Evening: Closed

Schedule Subject to Change