Community Calendar

Creativille is a mixed media art retreat held at Community Creative Center every April. This year we have 6 instructors who will each lead a half day workshop appropriate for all skill levels. Projects include cyanotype, sculpting with polymer clay, making paper flowers and more!

"Service Above Self". For more than a century, The Rotary Club of Fayetteville has carried out the Rotary International motto of "Service Above Self" to help make our community and world a better place. The Annual Battle for the Paddle Charity Classic is a fundraiser to support the Rotary Club of Fayetteville's community service and support. Examples include Rotary Youth Exchange, student scholarships, the Rotary Playground at Mt. Kessler Park, helping prevent and eradicate Polio worldwide, Medical Supplies Network, Inc., partnering with the City of Fayetteville to host the annual Trick-or-Treat on the Trail at the Ramble, the Arbor at the Botanical Gardens, supporting Ronald McDonald House Charities, local food pantries, including the Rotary Club of Fayetteville Little Food Pantry, and donations to scores of area charitable organizations, and more. The annual "Battle for the Paddle" Pickleball is a fun, high quality tournament for all ages as well as a way to further "Service Above Self". April 18-19.

Mark your calendars for the 2026 Gem, Mineral, and Jewelry Show, happening April 18–19, 2026, at the Northwest Arkansas Armed Forces Reserve Center, located at 6800 SW Minuteman Avenue in Bentonville. For additional information about this special event, please visit our website at nwarockhounds.com. You’ll find event highlights, details on items that will be offered for sale, and photos from some of the vendors who will be attending and selling at the show. We look forward to sharing what we have planned and hope you’ll join us for an outstanding experience. Be sure to visit this website regularly for updates and new details as we prepare for an expanded and exciting show.

The Machine Behind the Art: Inside JR’s Printing Press is one of JR’s most extensive immersive and experiential works to date. After taking portraits in one of three individual photo booths, visitors enter the interior of an oversized, whirring printing press – turning their image into a tangible work of art while offering a glimpse into the creative process of JR. After the experience, visitors leave with their own, one-of-a-kind print.

Member Perk: Momentary members receive two free prints per visit. Just reserve your timed ticket online or with the Box Office, and your discount will be applied at checkout!

Timed portrait tickets are $20 (Free for members), reserve your timeslot online or with the Box Office at (479) 657-2335.
Timed portrait tickets include one oversized photo portrait and admission for up to three people. Digital copies of your photo will be available after your visit.
If you do not plan on taking a portrait during your visit, no purchase is required to attend The Machine Behind the Art: Inside JR’s Printing Press.

Battle of Fayetteville event planned for April 18

The annual observance commemorating the 163rd anniversary of the Battle of Fayetteville will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at the Headquarters House Museum grounds at 118 E. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. The Washington County Historical Society observes the anniversary of the 1863 Civil War battle every April. Admission is free.

The event will feature cannon and musket demonstrations, tintype photography for visitors, a display of Union Col. M. LaRue Harrison’s Bible and a program on the First Arkansas Federal Cavalry and Infantry. Jacob Spillars will perform fiddle tunes from the era. The day’s program will conclude at 3:45 p.m. with the reading of the names of those killed in the battle. This will be followed by the playing of “Taps” on bugle to conclude the program around 4 p.m.

The Battle of Fayetteville on April 18, 1863, contested the Union army’s hold on the city when it clashed with advancing Confederate forces east of the site of Union headquarters at Judge Jonas Tebbetts’s home, which is now Headquarters House Museum. The Confederates marched up Dickson Street toward the house but pulled back under fire. The Union victory demonstrated that Arkansas soldiers fighting for the Federals would support its cause. The military situation remained unstable enough that Union troops pulled out of town a week later and went to Missouri where they stayed until September before returning to resume control of Fayetteville.

Washington County Historical Society
March 30, 2026

Contact: Dave Edmark

479-530-7241

dedmark@uark.edu

Join us for a fun afternoon of wild creativity with designer John Ford as we create one of a kind wall mounted shadow boxes incorporating natural foraged materials such as mosses, lichen, driftwood, seed pods, dried mushrooms and dried flowers.

All materials and instruction included and you'll take home your own one of a kind botanical creation.

Come to our fairy themed tea party where we will be build a clay fairy houses for our gardens!
Step into an enchanted afternoon of creativity and imagination!

Join us for a whimsical, family-friendly fairy house making class where guests will sculpt their very own magical fairy dwellings out of clay.

As we create, we’ll enjoy a tea party fit for the fae, making this class just as much about play and connection as it is about art. Costumes are encouraged—come dressed as a fairy, wizard, or anything magical! Be aware that we will be working with clay, which usually washes out (just don't ruin your most expensive costumes!)

All materials are included, from clay and tools to stroke and coat glaze for decorating your fairy house. Participants will start with clay slabs to create their base and walls. Then everyone can cut windows, doors, and decorate as they see fit. At the end you can paint your stucture.

No clay experience needed—just bring your imagination and a sense of wonder. Ticket options include children "add-ons" so that little ones can help adults if making their own fairy house feels overwhelming. Perfect for magical beings of all ages!

Come draw and meet other artists in this hangout by host of NWA Life Drawing and Teaching Instructor at Community Creative Center, Mark Nunez.

We'll start by meeting in the Coffee Bar and do some life drawing and introductions. From there, we'll view the galleries, talk art, discuss favorites, and draw! I'll also be providing personal 1-on-1 instruction from any topic you wish: figure drawing, head drawing, landscapes, etc.

Please contact to reserve your spot!

-Limited to 6 people
-All levels welcome
-Bring your own supplies (sketchbooks, pencils, pens). I will provide a few if needed. No paints please.
-Stay as long as you wish!

Spring Dates: April 18, May 23, June 20, 2-6pm

"Finding Our Way | February 5 - April 26, 2026
The moment of arrival—what we carry when we seek sanctuary, transitions, and the crossing into safety. Sandra Spotts, artist. Jay Lane, artist. Familiar images made from various materials and objects, found and recycled, placed in a format of controlled chaos, is at this point in my journey, the medium of choice for the
“Finding Our Way” exhibit at Gotahold Brewing. I see society as satirical subject matter that exists in a surrealistic landscape of twisted perspective that is filled to the fences with social ironies. And yet, I still have to maintain my sense of humor about what has been and what will be with the activities du jour based on fear, war, greed, and hate. With this sense also comes my interpretations, expressed visually based on my
experiences, feelings, and health, from finding my way as an artist. I hope these pieces give you a sense of curiosity that you continue to carry with you while you are finding your way through all of this we humans call life."

Arts Live Theatre is offering two half-day Spring Break camps from March 23-27. Trolls 2: The Adventure Continues for ages 6-8yrs, and The WICKED World of Oz for ages 9-12yrs. ALT Teaching Artists are theatre professionals and educators. For more information and to register please visit, www.artslivetheatre.com today. Space is limited so register early!