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Monday, March 29, 2021Child Care Provider Training to Be Offered
Online Child Care Provider Training for 2021 Attention, Early Childhood Professionals and Foster Families, if you provide care to young children and would like to learn more about research based information on ways to educate and care for young children, you may be interested in training opportunities such as Best Care. Sometimes it’s a struggle to find quality resources that are close to home and affordable. The University of Arkansas, Cooperative Extension Service, in partnership with the Division
Monday, March 29, 2021Van Buren Library Going Green
To help save the environment, the Van Buren Public Library is phasing out their plastic library bags. They have some reusable bags that are available on a first-come first-serve basis. Every time you use any reusable bag, you may enter the drawing for an Arbor Day Tree. Drawing for the tree will be April 30th at 4 p.m. They would like to thank the Van Buren Yeager's Ace Hardware Store for the donation of the tree.
Friday, March 26, 2021Workshop: Vitality in Landscape Painting with John P. Lasater IV
After a short artist demonstration and lecture in each class, John will provide individualized instruction - meeting each student exactly where they are to build upon their own strengths and prior knowledge. While enrollment in the Landscape series is recommended to build upon fresh skills, single class sign-ups are available. Each class will meet from 9a.m. to 4p.m. with a mid-day break to enjoy a nearby restaurant or sack lunch. Class fee is $100. Receive a multi-class discount when you register for
Thursday, March 25, 2021Sponsorships Now Available for Christmas in the Parks
The City of Van Buren is hosting the second annual “Christmas at the Parks” light show November 20 – January 1, 2021. The Hodo Family Christmas Light Show, which has brought in tens of thousands of visitors to Van Buren for the past 24 years, has graciously asked the City to continue their long-running Christmas light show tradition. We would like to invite you to reach out to this audience by becoming a Van Buren Christmas at the Parks Sponsor. Your sponsorship dollars will not only support an amazing
Wednesday, March 24, 2021Spring Can Deliver Severe Weather Surprises
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESpring Can Deliver Severe Weather SurprisesLocal SERVPRO property damage restoration specialist offers property owners tips about possible hazards and advance planning tools Springdale, ARK, (Grassroots Newswire) – Spring brings warmer weather, longer days, and a much anticipated break from winter. It also brings a very real threat of severe weather, according to disaster recovery specialist Danny Fields of SERVPRO of Fayetteville/Springdale . “The frequent change in cold and warm
Thursday, December 03, 2020Workshop: Plein Air Sculpture with Matt Meers
This workshop will be performed outside, weather permitting. We'll study the Plein Air painting techniques used by Monet, O’Keefe, and Sargent and apply those same techniques to a prepared slab of clay. Artist and collage instructor Matt Meers will demonstrate how to translate the observed landscape into a raised 3-D form, using shape, texture, light and shadow. Meers will provide individual instruction, advice, and tips on recreating your own unique perspective of the world into a high-relief
Thursday, December 03, 2020Workshop: Kintsugi with Kurt Caddy
Join Kurt Caddy for this workshop in which you'll learn about the history and the philosophy of the Japanese art of Kintsugi - the ancient art of healing the broken. You will explore the concepts of brokenness, mending, and beauty, and learn and practice the basic steps in a westernized adaptation. In a hands-on experience, you will apply what you've learned to create a Kintsugi pottery necklace.Use pottery supplied, orBring your own bowl or plate for Caddy to mend in the Kintsugi method to make your own
