Community Calendar

Every time it rains, litter that is left on the ground washes to creeks and streams. You can help. Pick Up Where You Play is a series of litter cleanups happening throughout Northwest Arkansas during the fall months. Last year over 500 volunteers removed trash from parks, trails, creeks, rivers, and lakes. Volunteers are entered to win adventures in the 3 major watersheds of NWA. For event days and locations go to www.knowtheflownwa.com!

Hosted by Weave: The Social Fabric Project, this series of events is designed to support and celebrate individuals and groups who strengthen our community. We’re here to connect and uplift, cultivate relationships, share inspiring stories, and encourage more people to weave community wherever they live.

BYOP ~ Bring Your Own Poem
Hosted By ~ Derelicts Digest
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Every time it rains, litter that is left on the ground washes to creeks and streams. You can help. Pick Up Where You Play is a series of litter cleanups happening throughout Northwest Arkansas during the fall months. Last year over 500 volunteers removed trash from parks, trails, creeks, rivers, and lakes. Volunteers are entered to win adventures in the 3 major watersheds of NWA. For event days and locations go to www.knowtheflownwa.com!

Event Title:
20th Annual Wiener or Corgi Takes All Races – “Bark to the Future”

Date & Time:
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Racer check-in begins at 9:00 AM
Activities begin at 10:00 AM

Location:
"Barksdale" (former Berksdale South golf course)
Located just north of Allen’s Foods and Sugar Creek Shopping Center
Bella Vista, AR; 60 Sugar Creek Center, Bella Vista, AR 72714

Event Description:
Join the Bella Vista Animal Shelter for its most popular annual fundraiser—the 20th Annual Wiener or Corgi Takes All Races! This year’s theme is “Bark to the Future,” celebrating two decades of short-legged racing fun. Enjoy head-to-head dachshund vs. corgi races, an all-breeds "Wanna-Be a Wiener/Corgi" division, costume contests, K9 demonstrations, food trucks, vendors, games, and more!

Admission is free for spectators. Entrance fee $25 per racer before September 1, 2025. Late registration after September 1, 2025, and October 6, 2025, is $50. Bring the whole family (and your dog)!

Registration Info:
To race your dog, sign up at:
https://bellavista-animalshelter.org/events/wiener-or-corgi-takes-all/

Contact:
Bella Vista Animal Shelter
info@bellavista-animalshelter.org

Don't miss the biggest pet adoption event of the year! Best Friends' Super Adoption features hundreds of adoptable dogs and cats from rescues and shelters across the region.

This year's Super Adoption will take place on the beautiful grounds of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, and will feature local vendors, interactive activities, music, giveaways, prizes, food, and of course, adorable adoptable pets.

Plan on joining us for two fun-filled days of pets and lifesaving!

With hundreds of adoptable dogs and cats from shelters and rescues across the region, Super Adoption is more than an adoption event — it’s a festival of love and lifesaving!

Presented by Best Friends Animal Society, we’ll have food trucks, vendor booths, giveaways, kid-friendly activities, and of course, hundreds of adorable adoptable pets for you to meet.

So bring the family and stop by for an hour, or stay all day — because there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

Free, no tickets required. Learn more and RSVP through Best Friends Animal Society.

Seeds of Hope: Help Us Raise $27,000 in 27 Days (Oct 1-27)
We're on a mission to save lives and we can't do this without you!
The Purple Flower, Carroll County’s sole provider of comprehensive services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking, invites you to support this urgent fundraising campaign aiming to raise $27,000 in 27 days during October, which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, to bridge a devastating gap left by the loss of federal grant funding.
Ways to Support:
* Create a Team to Fundraise by encouraging your patrons, customers, clients, organization / church members, family and friends to donate (Until Oct 27): https://givebutter.com/c/27in27
* Donate directly: https://www.facebook.com/donate/1114256964165847/
* Become a monthly donor: https://givebutter.com/thepurpleflower
* Donate In-Kind Goods or Services for our silent auction or as give-aways to our top fundraisers and survivor drawing (Until Oct 19): https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSenEnGiHE58sH.../viewform

The Fourth installment of the 2025 Secular Speaker Series hosted by the Ozarks Chapter of FFRF features Alessandro Terenzoni, the Vice President of Public Policy for Americans United for Separation of Church & State. Alessandro will be speaking how their organization is pushing back against Christian Nationalism, including the ongoing legal effort against Arkansas Act 573, which mandates the Ten Commandments in all public areas, including public school classrooms.

The separation of church & state is the bedrock of American democracy, and AU.org is committed to protecting this constitutional principle. Please join us for a thought provoking discussion and learn how Americans United for Separation of Church & State works to keep religion out of government. Hope to see you there!

BYOP ~ Bring Your Own Poem
Hosted By ~ Derelicts Digest
Free
All Ages
Your Words
Your People
Your Place