Early 2019 Events: February and March
Leather Crafting Workshop
Saturday, February 23, 2019- 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Meeting Place: Education Center
Cost: $10 per person-Registration Required
Long before big box stores made shopping easy, homemade was the way to get many common personal items. Join the park interpreter and make a leather-craft item of your own in this beginner level workshop. All materials provided to make your choice of three unique items. Space is limited and reservations are required.
Territorial Arkansas Living History Fest
Saturday, March 02, 2019- 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Meeting Place: Davidsonville Historic State Park
Come explore the town as it would have been during a hey-day market week and explore the pattern of peoples and trades that made Arkansas what it is today. This event is supported in part by a grant from the Arkansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Davidsonville Discovery Day
Thursday, March 21, 2019- 9 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Meeting Place: Education Center
Cost: $10 per person-Registration Required
Escape the classroom and come explore Davidsonville Historic State Park on a Spring Break adventure! This adventure in cooking is for the kids. Ages 10 and up only and kids must be pre-registered for the event by Monday, March 18th. Space is limited to the first 10 participants to sign up.
Spring Break 2019
March 15-24th
Call the park for more information!
The Great American Cleanup
Saturday, March 30, 2019- 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Meeting Place: Visitor Center
Free!
For more information on these and other events or to sign up, call 870-892-4708 or email davidsonville@arkansas.gov
Cathy Drew is a lifelong resident of the region that she loves to promote. She was born in downtown Batesville in the late ’60s, located in one of the eight counties she now enjoys encouraging people to visit.
Drew became associated with the Ozark Gateway Region in 1990 while working at the ad agency (The Media Market Inc.). The agency handled marketing for the regional association, where she and her co-workers produced an annual tabloid publication. She began working as the Ozark Gateway Region director in June 2000.
After Drew became director, she took the region to the next level by helping the tourism organization create a new website and moved it from the old newspaper paper tabloid publication to a color magazine format. She helped open a visitor center for the Ozark Gateway, allowing visitors to pick up information from the entire state 24/7. Over the years, Drew has helped the organization meet new marketing goals, such as in- and out-of-state marketing, assuring that all 100,000 copies of their magazines are distributed each year.
In 2016, she assisted in creating the first Ozark Gateway Region Golf Classic. The tournament continues to grow each year, allowing the organization to expand its co-op program and helping each county have dedicated promotion. Drew stays busy at Ozark Gateway as the ad sales manager, magazine editor, day-to-day office operations, trade show representative, and magazine distribution representative, all while ensuring that the region is represented all over Arkansas and southern Missouri.
Drew was featured in several local and statewide publications over the years, as well as the 1997 cover of the Ozark Gateway Region tabloid, along with her then 4-year-old son, Jon. She has received several awards, such as the Batesville Rotarian of the Year in 2010 and a three-time Paul Harris Fellow.
She also has served as an Independence County election commissioner for several years. She now serves as their co-election coordinator, helping with behind-the-scenes management of voting equipment, day-to-day election deadlines, and poll worker training.
Drew serves on the Arkansas Travel Council Board of Directors, is Batesville Rotary Club Past President, and is the Rotary Clubs’ current publicity chair.
In March of 2018, Drew was honored with induction into the Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame for her many years of dedicated service to the tourism industry.