Music!

NICK SHOULDERS
7:15 p.m. Main Stage

Nick Shoulders is a Fayetteville-based country singer-songwriter, illustrator, and co-founder of Gar Hole Records known for his traditional Southern style and distinctive yodel. Raised in the Ouachita and Ozark foothills, he draws heavy inspiration from regional history and his ancestral roots.

Music Schedule

3:00 p.m.: National Anthem and welcome.
3:15 p.m.: Carolina Mendoza, an Arkansas Ozarks singer and songwriter whose music combine her traditional Mexican roots along with bluegrass, country, Nordic folk, and others.
4:30 p.m.: Larry B & Hazel Duo, who will perform R&B classics that will get everybody moving!
6:00 p.m.: Trio Las Hermanitas, an Arkansas Ozarks group whose music includes mariachi and classic rancheras.
7:15 p.m.: Nick Shoulders

Presentations!

3:00 p.m.: Brooks Blevins: “What’s in a Name? Creating the Ozarks and Ozarkers”
4:00 p.m.: Emily Pianalto-Beshears: “Tontitown and its Roots”
4:30 p.m.:  Stephanie Carter: curator talk on Shiloh’s Ozarks 250 exhibit, Our Changing Landscape
4:45 p.m.: Crystal Arredondo: “New Destinations: Latinos in Northwest Arkansas”
5:15 p.m.: Christopher Huggard: “Unveiling Rock Van Winkle: Black Builder of Northwest Arkansas”
6:00 p.m.: Brandon Weston: “Ozark Healing Traditions”
6:45 p.m.: Janelle Adair: Keetoowah Cherokee Storytelling
7:15 p.m.: Stephanie Carter: curator talk on Shiloh’s Ozarks 250 exhibit, Our Changing Landscape

Also:
4:00-6:00 p.m.: Noelia Cerna: On the Spot Poetry – 250 Years Forward
4:15 p.m.: Mike Sypult: “America and the Railroad”

Dancing!

3:00 p.m.: Chinese Association of Northwest Arkansas, dance demonstration
3:30 p.m.: Ocean Wave, Marshallese dance demonstration
4:00 p.m.: Nkauj Hmoob Puavpheej (Gao-Mong-Pua-peng), Hmong dance demonstration
4:30 p.m.: Grupo Folklorico Quetzal, Mexican Folkloric group showcasing our traditions around the world
5:00 p.m.: Northwest Arkansas Historic Dancers, 1800s historic dance lessons
6:00 p.m.: Ra-Ve Cultural Foundation, Indian dance demonstration
6:15 p.m.: Shiloh Old Time Pickers Square Dancers, all are invited to participate

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 J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Nature Center  · Crystal Bridges Mobile Art Lab · Hmong Culture Club ·  League of Women Voters of Washington County · Hispanic Women’s Association of Arkansas · Amazeum · Clinton House · Old State House · University of Arkansas Special Collections · Peel Museum · Historic Cane Hill · Arkansas Air and Military Museum · Spring Creek activities by the Illinois River Watershed Partnership · Rag doll-making with the Rogers Historical Museum ·  One Community · Alcance · The David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History with on the spot oral history recording · Presentation and button-making with the Tontitown Historical Museum · Museum of Native American History · Arkansas Archeological Survey · University of Arkansas Museum · Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park · Kids mini-train rides · Face painting · Model train displays by Sugarcreek Model Railroad Club · Poet Noelia Cerna and her typewriter named Olivia · Visit by Strike the Sasquatch of the Northwest Arkansas Naturals · Bubble art and fun for all ages!

Food Trucks!

Sombrero Azul (Salvadorian and Mexican food)
Icy Kids of NWA (Italian ice and lemonade)