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News • Arkansas • United States • 2013-08-20

62nd Annual Clothesline Fair - August 31st – September 2nd - Come shop the park!

The Prairie Grove Lions Club, the Arts Center of the Ozarks and Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park invite everyone to attend the 62nd Annual Clothesline Fair on August 31st – September 2nd. 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. Non-profit organizations will operate food and drink concessions in the park throughout the three-day festival organized by the Lions Club, with proceeds benefiting Prairie Grove non-profit organizations including Band Boosters, PTA, and Boy Scouts.

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 2:30 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 2:30 p.m., with the competition beginning at 7 p.m. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the music and square dancing.

Hindman Hall Museum & Visitor Center is open and free of charge from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.. The Visitor Center includes the museum, interactive exhibits, and videos, along with the park gift shop, and restrooms. Park grounds, picnic area, and restrooms are open daily at 8:00 a.m. until dark. There is a $5.00 fee for parking in the State Park each day. A portion of the fee supports the Prairie Grove School Backpack Program. The Prairie Grove School Backpack program supports a local child hunger issue throughout the school year and summer. The backpack holds the following items: 3 dinner, 2 lunch, 2 breakfast and 5 snacks. Last year they fed 70-90 children.

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 www.arkansasstateparks.com/prairiegrovebattlefield for information about the Battlefield Park and other Arkansas State Park locations and a full list of park events.

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Contact for Arts Center of the Ozarks at (479)751-5441, email: info@artscenteroftheozarks.org; or visit the ACO Web site www.artscenteroftheozarks.org/artscenter/ .

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