Last weekend, hundreds gathered around the square in Japser to celebrate the 18th annual Buffalo River Elk Festival, site of the Arkansas State Championship Elk Calling Contest.
Crystal Bridges Museum opens America 250: Common Threads, weaving quilts, civic art and 250 years of U.S. history. Free family event Saturday, March 14.
The Fort Smith Museum of History presents "History Alive: Her Story" Saturday at 1 p.m., featuring 10 women from the region's past, including Mame Stewart Josenberger.