May Festival of the Arts

A free Doumbek Drum Making Demonstration will be offered on Thurs May 13th between 12pm – 4pm at Fire Om Earth Studio and Retreat Center, 872 Mill Hollow Rd in Eureka Springs, AR.

Hand thrown drums on potters wheel

Lorna Trigg Hirsch, master hand drum builder, will demonstrate how to throw a clay doumbek on the potter’s wheel. Lorna hand builds doumbeks in clay and frame drums in wood. You are invited to tour the full studio while you visit.

For directions or other information, visit the website or call 479-363-9402.

A free Wooden and Bamboo Flute Making Demonstration will be presented at Fire Om Earth Studio, 872 Mill Hollow Rd, on Sunday May 2nd from 12pm – 4pm

Craig Hirsch - making bamboo flutes

Jim Pesack of Southern MO, is a builder of Native American End Blown love Flutes. He will demonstrate cutting wind channels and placing finger holes. Craig Hirsch, resident flute maker, will demonstrate how he takes a bamboo pole and turns it into a finely tuned and easy to play transverse (side blown) flute.

For directions or more information visit www.fireomearth.com or call 479-363-9402

Eureka Springs School of the Arts summer program kicks off with the annual Masters Class May 14-16.

Kevin Kresse, an Arkansas native living in Little Rock, will present an Oil Portraits class. The 3-day Studio class is for Intermediate Level students. The informative and fun portrait painting class will focus on capturing a subject’s likeness and personality in oils. Emphasis will be placed on individual attention to each artist participant’s needs and questions.

For more information, visit the website or call ESSA at 479-253-5384