NW Arkansas today
Posted on Wednesday, February 20, 2008
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “February is the peak month and that’s definitely what we’re seeing this year. What we don’t know is how high the peak is going to go.” Craig Gilliam, director of infection control and epidemiology at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, on the flu outbreak in Arkansas
Article, 1 B Today’s meetings Washington County Rural Development Authority, 9: 30 a. m. Springdale Public Facilities Board, noon Rogers Parks and Recreation Commission, 1 p. m. Walton Arts Center Council, 3: 30 p. m. Rogers Airport Commission, 4 p. m. Rogers Historic District Commission, 4 p. m. Springdale Library Board, 4 p. m. Benton County Planning Board, 5: 30 p. m. Lowell Special Events Committee, 5: 30 p. m. Bethel Heights City Council, 7 p. m. Today’s happenings Eric Edelstein: “The Evolution of a Baseball Franchise,” noon, Shiloh Museum, Springdale Tibetan Film Screening: Wheel of Time, 7 p. m., Giffels Auditorium, Fayetteville Total Lunar Eclipse View, 7 p. m., JHARV Nature Center, Barling
Looking ahead Financial Aid Fair, 11 a. m.-5 p. m. Thursday, NWACC Student Center, Bentonville “Hip-Hop and AIDS,” 6 p. m. Thursday, Giffels Auditorium at Old Main, Fayetteville “Mississipian Mound Building and Labor Organization,” 7 p. m. Thursday, Echols Conference Center, Fort Smith “Maya Angelou and Stamps, Ark.,” 10 a. m. Friday, Gardner Lecture Hall, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Sixth annual Kiss a Pig Gala, 6 p. m.-midnight Saturday, John Q. Hammons Center, Rogers Stride ‘n’ Ride with the Muscular Dystrophy Association, 7-10 p. m. Saturday, Central Mall, Fort Smith Dance Coalition holds fundraiser The Dance Coalition will hold a “So You Think You Know How to Dance” fundraiser at 6 p. m. Friday at the Clarion Inn, 1255 S. Shiloh Drive. Cost is $ 25 for the appetizer hour, silent auction and choice seating. Cost is $ 10 for those attending the competition only, which begins at 7: 30 p. m. More information is available at www. dancecoalition. com.
— NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TIMES Taste of Crawford County set Taste of Crawford County 2008 will hold a lunch at 11 a. m. and dinner at 5 p. m. Tuesday at the Butterfield Assembly of God Church, 1302 N. 30 th St., Van Buren. The event provides an opportunity for restaurants and specialty shops across the River Valley to show off their culinary arts. Proceeds will go toward art programs and classes for children and adults in the River Valley. Tickets are $ 5 in advance, $ 10 at the door and may be purchased at the Center for Art and Education, Summit Medical Center, Sisters and Craig’s Family Bakery, all of Van Buren, at Confectionately Yours in Fort Smith, and Edward Jones in Alma.
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