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Kick start your summer with music festivals in Hot Springs and Eureka Springs. Take the fishing challenge, dig for diamonds, or go on a scavenger hunt. These events and so much for in Arkansas this weekend June 16 -19, 2016.
Hot Springs Music Festival, Season 21 – Hot Springs
The Festival brings together more than 100 international musicians, pairing world-class mentor musicians from major orchestras, chamber ensembles, and conservatory faculties with especially talented pre-professional apprentices. The 2016 Orchestra highlights Tchaikovsky, de Falla, Beethoven, Mahler, and others. Single Tickets are available on a first-come first-served basis. Rehearsals are free and open to everyone. Pre-concert talks are included with the cost of concert tickets. Casual, classical, and fun!
June 5, 2016 – June 18, 2016
Various venues throughout Hot Springs
Hot Springs, AR 71901
Admission: $5 students under 17 or of any age with a valid student ID
http://hotmusic.org/2016-concerts/
5th Annual $86,000 Hot Springs Fishing Challenge – Hot Springs
Big Al is back and he’s become a bit arrogant after eluding the best lures that anglers have thrown at him in the last four years! He’s worth $10,000 in cool cash to the person who manages to wrangle him to shore.
May 17, 2016 – July 31, 2016
Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine
Hot Springs, AR 71901
Admission: Free
http://www.hotsprings.org/events/event/2000/
Selfie Scavenger Hunt – Batesville
Participants pick up a guide book and visit 24 stops in the 12 county region that was once part of Independence County. They take a photo of themselves at each location and post it to Facebook or twitter. A party will be held for participants on August 1 with prizes given out to participants.
June 1, 2016 – July 31, 2016
Twelve County Region
380 South 9th Street
Batesville, AR 72501
Admission: $10 per child or $25 for family
http://www.oirm.org
Eureka Springs Blues Weekend – Eureka Springs
Featuring seasoned award-winning blues artists and modern blues newcomers, this all-ages event is great for serious blues lovers and families alike, so come out in support of great music and a grand cause. Food, all-ages drinks, and crafts available from on-site vendors.
June 16, 2016 – June 19, 2016
Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge
239 Turpentine Creek Lane
Eureka Springs, AR 72632
Admission: $155 VIP pass, $80 4-day pass, $15-35 daily pass, $15 for round-trip shuttle service
www.EurekaSpringsBlues.com
5th Annual Surf The Bay Watersports Festival – Fairfield Bay
Water sports festival of family fun. Try wakeboarding, flyboarding, free paddle boats and kayaks. Live music, food, and fun. Come by land, come by water.
June 17, 2016 – June 18, 2016, 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Fairfield Bay Marina
4350 State Hwy. 330
Fairfield Bay, AR 72088
Admission: Free
http://somedaystartstoday.tv/cms/surf/
58th Annual Delta Exhibition – LittleRock
The Delta Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture was founded in 1956 to feature contemporary work by artists from Arkansas and bordering states. Today, the Annual Delta Exhibition has grown to encompass works in all media and is a showcase for the dynamic vision of the artists of the Mississippi Delta region.
June 10, 2016 – August 7, 2016
Arkansas Arts Center
501 E. 9th Street
Little Rock, AR 72202
Admission: Free
www.arkansasartscenter.org
Starry, Starry Night – Springdale
Local artists, both amateurs, and professionals, create works of art with specified art supplies for competition and fun. The artwork is then sold during a silent auction and all proceeds benefit the children served by Youth Bridge.
June 17, 2016, 6:00 p.m.
Sassafras Springs Vineyard
6461 East Guy Terry Road
Springdale, AR 72764
Admission: $75
http://www.youthbridge.com/home/
6th Annual Prospector’s Gemboree – Murfreesboro
Celebrate diamond miners in Arkansas during the 6th Annual Prospectors’ Gemboree. This cornerstone park event will feature games and activities for all ages! Pick up a complete game schedule at the park on the day of the event. During the Gemboree, don’t miss the 10th Annual Famous Crater Diamonds Exhibition, in the Diamond Discovery Center classroom. Meet Crater diamond finders and collectors, and hear the stories “behind the finds” during this rare display of beautiful diamonds found in Arkansas! All games and activities are free with purchase of mine admission.
June 18, 2016
Crater of Diamonds State Park
Visitor Center
Murfreesboro, AR 71958
Admission: Regular mine admission: $8 ages 13 & up, $5 ages 6-12, ages 5 and under free
http://www.craterofdiamondsstatepark.com
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