Several events will mark the bicentennial of the creation of Arkansas Territory.
Saturday, the Delta Cultural Center in downtown Helena-West Helena celebrates 200 Years of the "Arkansaw" Delta with music, dance and living history. The schedule includes:
■ 10-10:30 a.m.: War of 1812 living history military performance
■ 10:45-11:15 a.m.: African drumming by the Afrique Aya Dance Company
■ 12:15-1:15 p.m.: Early American music by The Ozark Highballers
■ 1:30-2 p.m.: Native American flute songs
■ 2:15-2:45 p.m.: Animal Senses wildlife program, presented by Natural History Educational Company of the Mid-South
• 2:45-3 p.m.: War of 1812 artillery demonstration.
An exhibit of art from Heart of America Artists Association will tour in Arkansas and Oklahoma. The Arkansas exhibits will be March 28-May 2 in the Windgate Gallery at John Brown University in Siloam Springs; May-June, Cane Hill Museum, 14335 S. Arkansas 45, Cane Hill; July 12-Sept. 8, Historic Arkansas Museum, 200 E. Third St., Little Rock.
Historic Arkansas Museum is celebrating with exhibits throughout the year. Among them:
■ "Life in the Western Country: Arkansaw Territory from 1819-1836" begins March 8 and runs through April 2020.
The exhibit features pieces from the museum's collection of objects from 1819-1836, including documents, needlework made by a Cherokee girl, house shoes worn by William Savin Fulton, the last governor of the territory and other items.
■ "Arkansas Maps: From Territory to Statehood," will be on display May 10-January 2020 and will show historical maps from the museum's collection that chronicle the development of the territory.
■ The 46th annual Territorial Fair on May 11 will feature living history performances, demonstrations and hands-on activities.
■ Pioneer Day Camp, June 10-14 and June 17-21, will teach campers grades 3-6 about life during the territorial era.
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Style on 02/25/2019