Shiloh Museum To Throw Ozarks 250’ Block Party
July 11 | 3 to 8 p.m.
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
118 W. Johnson Ave., Springdale
Celebrate America’s 250th birthday and being an “Ozarker” with a festival of music, memory and community at Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. The free event will feature live music by Nick Shoulders, cultural dance performances, regional speakers and food trucks.
Activities
Woodworking and blacksmith demonstrations
Traditional craft artisan demonstrations and displays
by Ozark Folkways
Traditional item displays by the Arkansas Coalition
of Marshallese
Hands-on fishing/casting demonstrations and other activities by Ozark Highlands Nature Center
Crystal Bridges Mobile Art Lab
Hmong Culture Club activities
Spring Creek activities by the Illinois River Watershed Partnership
Rag doll-making with the Rogers Historical Museum
Presentation and button-making with the Tontitown Historical Museum
Museum of Native American History
Arkansas Archeological Survey
University of Arkansas Museum
The Walmart Museum
Mini-train rides, face painting, bubble art
Presentations
3 p.m. Brooks Blevins: “What’s in a Name? Creating
the Ozarks”
4:30 p.m.
Stephanie Carter: curator talk on Shiloh’s Ozarks 250 exhibit, Our Changing Landscape
6 p.m.
Brandon Weston: “Traditional Ozark
Healing Traditions”
6:45 p.m.
Emily Pianalto-Beshears: “Tontitown and its Roots”
7:15 p.m.
Stephanie Carter: curator talk on Shiloh’s Ozarks 250 exhibit, Our Changing Landscape