February Events Taking Place in the Arkansas Timberlands

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Zoie Clift, travel writer
Arkansas Tourism

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In order to better serve your needs and to keep you from getting extremely long documents from the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, we have decided to break down our Travelin’ Arkansas release into regions organized by date. This way you will be able to look only at the areas you are interested in covering. The territories covered in Travelin' Arkansas adhere to the six geographical regions found in the Arkansas Tour Guide. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions: communications@arkansas.com or 501-682-7606.

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Join park staff at Logoly State Park to learn to identify trees without their covering of leaves during a Naked Tree Identification workshop Feb. 11 in McNeil. The class focuses on buds, limb arrangement, and bark patterns. Participants receive a tree ID book and handouts. Pre-registration is requested and admission is $15. Call 870-695-3561 or visit www.arkansasstateparks.com for more details.

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Join museum staff and visiting scholars at the Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources as they discuss topics related to south Arkansas, natural resources, historic subjects and the world around us during a Lecture Series Feb. 12 in Smackover. Call 870-725-2877 or visit www.arkansasstateparks.com for more information.

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Enjoy an evening performance of Midsummer Night’s Dream by the American Shakespeare Center at Shakespeare in the Park Feb. 18 at Historic Washington State Park in Washington. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. with a pre-show performance at 7 p.m. in the 1940 WPA Gym. Two afternoon workshops are also provided covering topics of how to perform Shakespeare on the modern stage. Workshop admission is $5 per person. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Call 870-983-2684 or visit www.HistoricWashingtonStatePark.com for more information.

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Broadway Today! is Feb.18 in El Dorado at the El Dorado Municipal Auditorium. Craig Schulman and Rita Harvey perform a selection of Broadway hits, including exciting new musicals and long-running favorites like Wicked, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, Jekyll & Hyde and The Little Mermaid, along with exciting revivals of Chicago, Company, Rent and more. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. Call 870-862-0521 or visit www.southarkansassymphony.org for more details.

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Walk through a frontier encampment and learn about survival skills used by Arkansas settlers during "Frontier Days at the Hill of Five Trails," Feb. 18-19 at Historic Washington State Park in Washington. Watch re-enactors demonstrate tomahawk throwing, use of muzzleloading rifles and more. Admission to the camp is free and tours of the park are available at regular price. Call 870-983-2684 or check out www.HistoricWashingtonStatePark.com for more information.

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Join park staff at Logoly State Park in McNeil for a star watch and constellation hunt Feb. 24. Participants receive handouts of stories about the constellations and their names, a star finder wheel, and a red filter for a flashlight.Bring your binoculars and flashlight and please pre-register. For more details on this free event call 870-695-3561 or visit www.arkansasstateparks.com for further information.

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The Vienna Boys Choir, one of the best known choirs in the world, is scheduled to perform in El Dorado on Feb. 26. The boys are selected mainly from the best voices in Austria but also include voices from other countries. The show starts at 6 p.m. and is located at the El Dorado Municipal Auditorium. Call 870-862-0521 or visit www.SouthArkansasSymphony.org for more information.