Travelin’ the Arkansas River Valley: Events Taking Place During February

Jill M. Rohrbach, travel writer
Arkansas Tourism

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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The art of Patsy Lane and John Malveto will be featured Feb. 4-24 at the Fort Smith Art Center, located at 423 N. 6th St. in Fort Smith. Lane's work will be shown in the Tilles Gallery and Malveto's in the Polly Crews Gallery. Admission is free. Phone 479-784-2787 or visit www.fortsmithartcenter.org for more information.

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Head to Mount Nebo State Park in Dardanelle on Feb. 5-7 for a weekend dedicated to birds. The annual event is called Migrating Through the River Valley and includes various birding programs suited for any age. The River Valley is one of the best places in Arkansas to see winter birds. Contact the park at 479-229-3655 for a detailed schedule. Admission is free.

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The Foothills Little Theatre in Ozark will produce a Valentine Hee Haw Show on Feb. 12-13. The Hee Haw music show will celebrate Valentine's Day with numerous acts of comedy and music. Phone 479-667-2525 or visit www.ozarkareacoc.org for more information.

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Bost's 8th annual Grape Escapes is set for Feb. 26 in Fort Smith. Grape Escapes is a cocktail-style party where guests enjoy more than 600 delightful and exotic wines from around the world while area restaurants and caterers share their delicacies. Guests will also have the opportunity to bid on luxury getaways and dance to live music. The event takes place at the Holiday Inn City Center and admission is $100 per ticket. Phone 479-478-5556 or visit www.bost.org for details.