Ozark Folk Center News and Events
Beginning Blacksmithing Class
Saturday, May 11, 2019
10 a.m. to noon
Learn basic blacksmithing skills in this hands-on class taught by OFC resident blacksmith Sam Hibbs. This two-hour class will cover the basics of forging, hammer-work and tools used to forge iron. You’ll go home with an iron leaf keyring that you made yourself and the skills to start your journey into this heritage craft.
Cost of class – $67 – Registration required.
Blacksmith Sam Hibbs at the Ozark Folk Center State Park
May Concerts at the Ozark Folk Center State Park
Performing this Week at Ozark Folk Center State Park
Daytime Music 10:15, 11:15, 12:15, 1:45, 2:45, 3:45
Craft Village open Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Ozark Highlands Theater doors open at 6 p.m.
Show starts at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, May 7
Daytime Musicians on the Blacksmith Stage: Woodsong & Friends
Craft Village Noon Program – Spinning Tales with Jeanette Larson on the Bessie Moore Deck
Wednesday, May 8
Daytime Musicians on the Blacksmith Stage: Jenny & Tom
Weekly Garden Tour: Departing at Noon from the Bessie Moore Deck
Thursday, May 9
Daytime Musicians on the Blacksmith Stage: Ozark Strangers
Noon Program: Rock Tales & More with Charles Widmer at the Jewelry Shop
Evening Concert in the Ozark Highlands Theater: Leatherwoods; Twang; Unkle Dave & Friends; Pirates of Piney Creek; Wiede Family
Friday, May 10
Daytime Musicians on the Blacksmith Stage: Armadilla Holler
Noon Program: Native Plants and Native Peoples with Kathleen Connole at the Herb Education Center
Evening Concert in the Ozark Highlands Theater: Pretty Lil Miss; Ozark Strangers; Front Porch Pickers; Foxfire; Sibling Rivalry
Saturday, May 10
Daytime Musicians on the Blacksmith Stage: Benjamin Haguewood and Friends
Evening Concert in the Ozark Highlands Theater: Dave Smith; Benjamin Haguewood & Friends; The Sparrows and the Old Crows; Duane Porterfield; Ozark Highlands Trio
Schedule Subject to Change
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The gardens surrounding the Skillet Restaurant at the Ozark Folk Center State Park are glorious this spring
Celebrate Mother’s Day
with a buffet brunch
at the award-winning
Skillet Restaurant
at the Ozark Folk Center State Park
Sunday, May 12, 2019
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Ozark Sampler at the Skillet Restaurant at the Ozark Folk Center State Park
This Week’s Skillet Restaurant Specials
May 7 – 13, 2019
Skillet Restaurant open
8:00 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday – Saturday
8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday
Breakfast Buffet every Saturday and Sunday 8 a.m.-10:45 am
Sunday Skillets famous Fried Chicken Buffet 11 a.m.-.2 p.m.
Skillet breakfast (served in an iron skillet) fried potatoes, grilled peppers, onions, bacon, two fried eggs,) $6.95 no meat $5.95
Lunch – Chicken and spinach quesadilla with refried beans and rice $7.95 or Chef’s Special of the Day $6.95
Friday Night’s Special in May
THREE COURSE DINNER FOR TWO
Appetizer: cheese curds, Entrée: Bacon wrapped chicken breast, green beans, ½ baked potato, Dessert: apple or peach cobbler $17.95
Crab cakes over grits with home-made fresh herb cream sauce & one trip salad bar $10.95
Saturday Night’s Special in May
PRIME RIB: A fresh tender cut of Prime Beef marinated in fresh herb butter, sure to melt in your mouth served with a baked potato and one trip salad bar $17.95
Jake Leg Stompers
This week, Bucksnort, Tennessee based old school Memphis style jug band the Jake Leg Stompers recorded live at the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View, Arkansas. Also, interviews with this band of musical outlaws. Mark Jones offers an archival recording of hammered dulcimer master Jay Round performing the traditional tune “Saint Anne’s Reel.” Writer, professor, and historian Dr. Brooks Blevins explores the history of the Ozark Opry, one of the first old time barn dance music stage shows based in Springfield, Missouri.
Catch this episode and more on Ozark Highlands Radio.
Newly Remodeled Rooms in the Cabins at Dry Creek
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Upcoming Events
Medicinal Herb Workshop
Sat, May 25 2019
Herbal Roots
By Susan Belsinger and Tina Marie Wilcox
There are many herbal roots that we know and use — for both culinary and medicinal purposes — too numerous to cover in a one-hour lecture. So, we picked just six to feature.
We chose ginger and turmeric because they are trending herbs — we read and hear about them a lot — so let’s see why they are so popular.
Next, it was natural to choose goldenseal and ginseng because these are plants that grow in the Ozarks and have a long history. Although vastly over-harvested for decades, we still find them deep in the woods on our hikes, even recently, which gives us great joy and hope. We have used these two roots for their medicinal properties for many years, however we are looking at alternatives since they are on the at-risk list published by United Plant Savers 2018.
“By consuming a plant or its parts, you enter into a relationship with it. The plant is giving something of itself, sometimes even giving its life for our sustenance, and we incur a certain obligation in return. When the reciprocal relationship between a plant and person is honored, we can help ensure that plants return consistently and abundantly into the future.”
– Douglas Deur, Pacific Northwest Foraging
Last though not least, we decided on two lesser known herb roots: Tina picked teasel root and Susan picked burdock root and we will tell you why we dig them so much!
An herbal luncheon is included in the workshop fee.
Danny Dozier in Concert with Doyle Dykes at the Ozark Folk Center State Park May 17, 2019
Merle Travis Tribute Thumbpicking Weekend
Friday, May 17 and Saturday, May 18
Country blues and thumbpicking guitar fans won’t want to miss this annual event. The Merle Travis Thumbpicking Weekend offers an all-day master class, thumbpicking contest, panel discussion, and a chance to get up-close and personal with some of the world’s finest players. Hone your skills during the day and be a part of a live music audience in the park’s 1,000-seat Ozark Highlands Theater on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Annual tribute features performances from Doyle Dykes, Danny Dozier, Thom Bresh and Randy Buckner.
Folk Kids’ Ozark Summer Day Camp
Week One, June 3 – 7, 2019
Week Two, July 15-19, 2019
Do you know an 8-12 year old that loves to go on adventures and create things by-hand?
Registration is open for Folk Kids’ Ozark Summer Daycamp at the Ozark Folk Center. This Day Camp is built for young people who love to explore new crafts, adventures, and games. Enjoy five fun-filled of interactive activities with park staff and artisan crafters, including daily swimming and a field trip to Sylamore Creek at Blanchard Springs!
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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.