59th Annual Clothesline Fair at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park

59th Annual Clothesline Fair at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park The Prairie Grove Lions Club, the Arts Center of the Ozarks and Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park invite everyone to attend the 59th Annual Clothesline Fair on September 4th – 6th, 2010. This Labor Day weekend event features over 100 booths with artisans selling, displaying, and demonstrating their handmade crafts. In addition, there will be square dancing, displays of antique farming equipment, musical entertainment, and the park’s historic houses will be open for viewing. The Prairie Grove Lions Club and other non-profit organizations will operate food and drink concessions in the park throughout the three-day festival with proceeds benefiting Prairie Grove non-profit organizations including the Lions Club, Band Boosters, PTA, and Boy Scouts. Again this year, we are going to have a Ham radio broadcast tent with broadcasting from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday through Monday, sponsored by Joe Dunn, who can be contacted at 479-267-3070, or by e-mail at bjoedunn@hotmail.com. Starting at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, there is a one-mile Yankee dash fun run, followed by the 5K Battlefield Run, all on Battlefield park grounds. There will be awards for overall male and female runners and different age divisions. For more information, contact the sponsor at Century 21, Stinchcomb Realty, Battlefield Run, Attn: Ron Stinchcomb, 975 E. Douglas, Suite 1, Prairie Grove, AR 72753-1004; phone (479) 267-5000; fax (479) 846-5628; e-mail: battlefieldrun@pgtc.com. A parade through downtown Prairie Grove sponsored by the Prairie Grove Chamber of Commerce starts at Prairie Grove Public School on Saturday at 9:00 a.m., ending at the Battlefield State Park. After the parade, on Saturday, there will be a Grandmaster Han's Martial Arts Demonstration at the Bandstand from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Members of the Rustic Relics Club will display a variety of antique tractors and other farming equipment throughout the Fair with special demonstrations. One of the oldest arts and craft shows in Arkansas, the Clothesline Fair, has something for everyone. The arts and crafts show, sponsored by the Arts Center of the Ozarks, gets underway at 8:30 a.m. and concludes at 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, and on Labor Day Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Gospel music is the featured program on Sunday starting at 1 p.m., featuring Born Again and several other groups from the surrounding communities singing country / southern gospel music. Any group or individual interested in singing on Sunday may call Marion Cowan at 479-846-3968 or e-mail omhealth@pgtc.com. Activities move to the amphitheater at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday as an evening of square dancing exhibitions with children ages 4 and older, showing their skills followed by the older children at 7 p.m. Everyone will dance again on Monday starting at 3:30 p.m., with the competition beginning at 7 p.m. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the music and square dancing. New this year, the Big House Youth Outreach will be have a Bluegrass Benefit. Come during the fair on Sunday night from 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm at the Park Amphitheater with local bluegrass bands: Natural State; Rovin’ Gamblers &; Crossfire. Admission is $7 a person (4 years old and under are free) Free Parking will be available; Concessions will be provided by the Prairie Grove Lion’s Club. All ticket sales will benefit Bighouse Youth Outreach of Prairie Grove. Bughouse is a free after school program for 7th- 12th graders. It is a non-profit 501(c) 3, United Way agency that has served over 280 teens this past school year in the hours after school. For more info email: bighouse@pgtc.com website: www.bighouseyouthoutreach.com. Hindman Hall museum will be open daily from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., free of charge throughout the festival. There is a $5.00 fee for parking in the State Park each day, with a portion of the fee supporting the Big House Youth Outreach organization located in Prairie Grove. Concession stands will have a variety of foods and drinks with proceeds benefiting Prairie Grove non-profit organizations including the Lions Club, Band Boosters, PTA, and Boy Scouts. Everyone is welcome to come participate in this great event. Everyone is welcome to come participate in this great event. For more information: Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, 506 E. Douglas Street, Prairie Grove, AR 72753; or call (479) 846-2990; e-mail prairiegrove@arkansas.com. Check us out on the web at http://www.arkansasstateparks.com/prairiegrovebattlefield for information about the Battlefield Park and other Arkansas State Park locations and a full list of park events. Saturday, September 4th 7:30 A.M. - 5 K Battlefields Run & 1 Mile Yankee Dash Sponsored by Century 21 Stinchcomb Realty 8:30 A.M. – 5 P.M. - Ozark Arts & Crafts Exhibition Sponsored by the Arts Center of the Ozarks 8:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. - Ham Radio Broadcast Tent 9 A.M. - Parade (Begins at the Prairie Grove Public Schools & Ends at Battlefield Park) 10:00 A.M. -11:00 A.M. - Martial Arts Demonstration (At the Bandstand) 3:30 P.M. - Exhibition Square Dancing (Ages 4 - 11) (At the Amphitheater) 7 P.M. - Square Dancing Competition (At the Amphitheater) Rustic Relics (Farming Antiques Display - All Day) Sunday, September 5th 8:30 A.M. - 5 P.M. - Ozark Arts & Crafts Exhibition 8:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. - Ham Radio Broadcast Tent 1 P.M. - 5 P.M. - Gospel Music (At the Bandstand) Rustic Relics (Farming Antiques Display - All Day) 6 pm - 10pm - Bighouse Bluegrass Annual Benefit (At the Amphitheater) Monday, September 6th 8:30 A.M. - 3 P.M. - Ozark Arts & Crafts Exhibition 8:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M. - Ham Radio Broadcast Tent 3:30 P.M. - Exhibition Square Dancing (Ages 4 - 11) 7 P.M. - Square Dancing Competition Rustic Relics (Farming Antiques Display - All Day) Concessions Open At All Times Sponsored by Prairie Grove Lions Club $5.00 Fee Each Day for Parking in the State Park

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