May Festival of the Arts

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

OOPS – this performance has been canceled….please visit the website for an update on events.

Shakespeare in the Ozarks will present it’s opening performance of The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare on Saturday, May 15th, at 4:00 PM in historic Harmon Park.

Come to Eureka Springs and enjoy Shakespeare’s first and most accessible play in a beautiful outdoor setting!

The Comedy of Errors is a hilarious mistaken-identity farce involving two sets of twins, set in the mysterious and magical city of Ephesus. In celebration of our fair city, we will transpose the action to Eureka Springs in its heyday – the turn of the 19th/20th centuries. The story and language will be as Shakespeare wrote them; this version will be created by local performers and designers. The result? A uniquely Eurekan production such as you will not find anywhere else in the world! Spread your blanket or unfold your lawn chair and enjoy the intimate ambiance created by the hills, trees, and rock outcroppings in the amphitheater of Eureka Spring’s historic Harmon Park.

For performance times and further information please visit: ShakespeareintheOzarks.com

Sneak preview of The Comedy of Errors to be performed in Harmon Park by Shakespeare in the Ozarks

The Ozark Chorale will perform at the Auditorium on Saturday May 1st.

For more information visit The Aud

The 42nd Annual Season of The Great Passion Play begins May 7 and continues through October 30th.

For more information or reservations call 800-882-7529 or visit www.greatpassionplay.com

The 1st Annual Eureka Springs Garden Clubs’ Secret Garden Tour will be held May 22nd from 10am-3pm.

For more information call Mary at 479-253-7078.

Eureka Springs Preservation Society 2nd Annual Simply Scrumptious Dessert and Tea will be held May 11th at the Crescent Hotel.

Twelve beautifully designed table tops with desserts will be presented in the Crescent Hotel’s Conservatory. The Preservation Society will raffle off a special table.

For more information: Email Dee Bright, President or call 479-253-9582

Kickoff event of May Festival of the Arts is the ARTrageous Parade which begins Saturday, Ma 1st at 2:00 along the Spring Street route in Downtown Eureka Springs. For more information, visit website.

Artists open their studios to the public along White Street plus outdoor exhibits and entertainment make this a highlight of the month of May Festival of the Arts.

Read more (and photos) about May 21st White Street Walk

Each Saturday in May the galleries will be open late with artists receptions and special events planned. Sponsored by the Eureka Springs Gallery Association and Eureka Springs Downtown Network. More details coming.

Now that the new Arvest Stage in Harmon Park has been dedicated for the Shakespeare in the Ozarks 2010 season, we can look forward to the first performance during May Festival of the arts. Keith Scales, Artistic Director for SITO will be bringing a performance of A Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare’s first play. (more…)

May 1 – May 31, 2010 – the 23rd annual month long festival opens with the ARTrageous Parade at 2:00 pm on Saturday May 1st.

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