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<title>Jewels to Jelly Beans: Treasures from the Presidential Vaults</title>\
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<title>Exotic Lands--Europe Imagines Egypt and the East</title>\
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<title>World of the Pharaohs--Treasures of Egypt Revealed</title>\
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<title>Rio Grande Candi and the Mummy</title>\
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<title>7th Annual 5X5 Exhibition</title>\
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<title>Prized Possessions</title>\
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<title>Life on the Home Front: The Modern Family's Responce to World Conflicts</title>\
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<title>Figure Drawing</title>\
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<title>Bassmaster Weekend Series National Championship</title>\
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<title>Arkansas's Got Talent Gospel Music Talent Search</title>\
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<title>Mid-Southern Watercolorists Fall Exhibition</title>\
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<title>Arkansas Craft Gallery featured works of Dahlstedt Pottery</title>\
<description>November 1 - 30, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Mountain View, 104 East Main Street</description>\
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<title>Dripstone Trail Tour</title>\
<description>November 1, 2009 - March 31, 2010&lt;br /&gt;Fifty Six, Blanchard Springs Caverns Visitor Information Center</description>\
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<title>Wild Cave Tour</title>\
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<title>Digital Photography for Kids</title>\
<description>November 2 - 9, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Fort Smith, U of A Fort Smith</description>\
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<title>Shado (Japanese Writing)</title>\
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<title>Oil Painting</title>\
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<title>2009 Membership Show &amp; Competition</title>\
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<title>German I</title>\
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<title>Progress in a Small Frontier Town: The Story of the Atkinson-Williams Building</title>\
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<title>Stained Glass</title>\
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<title>U.S. Presidents and the Test of Time</title>\
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<title>Follie Holidays</title>\
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<title>7th Annual 5X5 Auction and Jazz Soiree</title>\
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<title>Carving of the Ouachitas Motorcycle Rally</title>\
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<title>62nd Annual Original Ozark Folk Festival</title>\
<description>November 5 - 8, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Eureka Springs, Basin Spring Park and The Auditorium</description>\
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<title>Folly Holidays</title>\
<description>November 5 - 14, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Little Rock, Arkansas Repertory Theatre</description>\
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<title>33rd Annual Photography Competition and Exhibition</title>\
<description>November 5 - 28, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Fort Smith, Fort Smith Art Center, 423 North 6th St</description>\
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<title>Live@5</title>\
<description>November 6, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Pine Bluff, 701 Main St.</description>\
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<title>Follie Holidays</title>\
<description>November 6, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Little Rock, The Arkansas Repertory Theatre</description>\
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<title>Sandwiching in History Tour of W.W. Fuess House</title>\
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<title>Gallery Walk</title>\
<description>November 6, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Hot Springs, Historic Downtown</description>\
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<title>Annual Fall Bazaar</title>\
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<title>Kayhan Kahlor &amp; Brooklyn Rider</title>\
<description>November 6, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Fayetteville, Walton Arts Center</description>\
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<title>39th Annual Arkansas Valley Arts &amp; Crafts Fair</title>\
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<title>Ozark Heartland Arts and Crafts Show</title>\
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<title>7th Annual Foothills Festival</title>\
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<title>Combo State Tennis Tournament</title>\
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<title>19th Annual Klassy Kruzers Fun Run </title>\
<description>November 6 - 8, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Crossett, Lakewood Inn</description>\
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<title>61st Annual ANS Coin Show</title>\
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<title>Broadway Bound</title>\
<description>November 6 - 15, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Rogers, The Victory Theater, 116 South 2nd Street</description>\
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<title>Friday Night Hootenanny</title>\
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<title>McGehee Farmer's Market</title>\
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<title>Used Book Sale</title>\
<description>November 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Little Rock, 6711 West Markham- Lutheran High School</description>\
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<title>Follie Holidays</title>\
<description>November 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Little Rock, The Arkansas Repertory Theatre</description>\
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<title>Cemetery Symposium</title>\
<description>November 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Marshall, Petit Jean Coop, 672 Airport Road</description>\
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<title>Festival del Oto&#241;o</title>\
<description>November 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Little Rock, Saint Anna Catholic Church, 6150 Remount Rd., North Little Rock</description>\
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<title>Lewis &amp; Clark Urban Adventure Race</title>\
<description>November 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Fayetteville, Lewis &amp; Clark Outfitters</description>\
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<title>Star Party</title>\
<description>November 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Greenbrier, Lake Bennett Beach</description>\
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<title>Battle of the Ravine--Ouachita Baptist University v. Henderson State University</title>\
<description>November 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Arkadelphia, A.U. Williams Field, Ouachita Baptist University</description>\
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<title>Lewis &amp; Clark Ozark Adventure Race</title>\
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<title>Arkansas Razorbacks v. South Carolina Gamecocks</title>\
<description>November 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Fayetteville, Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium</description>\
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<title>4th Annual Greers Ferry Bass Challenge</title>\
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<title>27th Annual Greers Ferry Chili Challenge</title>\
<description>November 7, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Greers Ferry, West Side School</description>\
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<title>Fall Gun &amp; Knife Show</title>\
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<title>Gaston's Fly Fishing School</title>\
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<title>Main Street Christmas Open House</title>\
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<title>Pioneer Village Open House</title>\
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<title>Fall Foliage Festival </title>\
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<title>Bi-Annual Blenders Concert</title>\
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<title>10th Annual Mobility Impaired Deer Hunt</title>\
<description>November 7 - 8, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Clarksville, Johnson County Waterfowl Rest Area on Lake Dardanelle</description>\
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<title>First Saturday Flea Market and Bean Supper</title>\
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<title>Follie Holidays</title>\
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<title>Jason and the Argonauts</title>\
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<title>8th Annual Polenta Smear</title>\
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<title>North Little Rock Community Band Concert</title>\
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<title>The Pocket Community Theatre: A Salute to the Silver Screen</title>\
<description>November 8, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Hot Springs, The Pocket Community Theatre, 170 Ravine Street</description>\
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<title>Tuesday Tea Series</title>\
<description>November 10, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Hot Springs, Garvan Woodland Gardens</description>\
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<title>Dedication Ceremony for Operation Renewal</title>\
<description>November 10, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Fayetteville, Ozark Military Museum, 4360 S. School Ave.</description>\
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<title>Van Buren Veterans Day Parade</title>\
<description>November 11, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Van Buren, Historic Main Street</description>\
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<title>Follie Holidays</title>\
<description>November 11, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Little Rock, The Arkansas Repertory Theatre</description>\
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<title>Eagle Watch Tour</title>\
<description>November 11, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Mountain Pine, Marina</description>\
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<title>19th Annual Junior League of Little Rock's Holiday House</title>\
<description>November 11 - 14, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Little Rock, Statehouse Convention Center</description>\
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<title>27th Annual &quot;In the Tradition...&quot;National Black Storytelling Festival &amp; Conference&quot;&quot;</title>\
<description>November 11 - 15, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Little Rock, The Peabody Hotel</description>\
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<title>Rani Arbo &amp; daisy mahem</title>\
<description>November 12, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Fayetteville, Starr Theater</description>\
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<title>Follie Holidays</title>\
<description>November 12, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Little Rock, The Arkansas Repertory Theatre</description>\
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<title>For Everything There is a Season</title>\
<description>November 12, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Fort Smith, University of Arkansas Fort Smith Echols Conference Center</description>\
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<description>November 14, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Eureka Springs, Downtown Spring Street</description>\
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<title>Arkansas Razorbacks v. Troy Trojans</title>\
<description>November 14, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Fayetteville, Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium</description>\
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<title>27th Annual Newcomers Christmas Bazaar</title>\
<description>November 14, 2009&lt;br /&gt;Searcy, Carmichael Center</description>\
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<title>Fall Bluegrass Show</title>\
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<title>2nd Saturday Flea Market</title>\
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<title>2nd Annual Heaven's Gift Christmas Expo</title>\
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<description>November 14, 2009 - February 13, 2010&lt;br /&gt;Prescott, Downtown</description>\
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<title>Northwest Arkansas Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis</title>\
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