OFF DUTY LIFE >>07-06-07

Autism support group meeting

The Autism and Developmental Disabilities Support of Searcy will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 10 at Simmons First Bank on Main Street in Searcy. Speaker is Tamara Jenkins, OEM/911 coordinator for White County. Everyone is welcome. For more information, please contact Suzanne Modlin at 593-5399 or James at 593-3534.


Dyess Days event

The 2nd Annual Dyess Days is today and Saturday at Dyess Community Center, Dyess. The event, held at Johnny Cash’s hometown, features fun, festivities, food and entertainment for the entire family. There will be a classic vehicle and motorcycle display. Concerts begin with Angle Penny at 6 p.m. Friday, Doc Wooten performs at 7 p.m., Barbara Warhurst and Family Tradition at 8 p.m. and at 9 p.m. Mel McDaniel takes the stage. On Saturday Mickey Gilley and the Urban Cowboy Band perform at 7 p.m., Katie Lynn, Jackson Cash and Gene Williams and the Country Junction Band will be performing also. Admission for concerts is $25. For more information visit www.dyessday.com.


Photography display

From Prairie to Field: Photographs by Terry Evans is on display through July 29 at Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock. Chicago-based photographer Terry Evans is nationally recognized for her images of the American prairie. This exhibition features 42 iris prints, shot by Evans, of the Field Museum’s scientific collections including birds, plants, fish, reptiles, mammals and insects dating back over 150 years. Admission is free. For more information visit www.arkarts.com.


Norman Rockwell traveling exhibit

Norman Rockwell in the 1940s: A View of the American Homefront is on display through Aug. 11 at Rogers Historical Museum, 322 South Second Street, Rogers. This traveling exhibition from the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, is composed of 40 popular Saturday Evening Post covers such as Rosie the Riveter and Willis Gillis and The Four Freedoms – the cornerstone of Rockwell’s war years work. The exhibit is augmented with items relating to World War II homefront activities in Benton County. Admission is free. For more information visit www.rogersarkansas.com/museum.


Arkansas art on display

The work of Arkansas artists James Hayes and Eric Freeman will be on display through Aug. 19 at SE Arkansas Arts and Science Center Kennedy and Altheimer, 701 Main Street, Pine Bluff. James Hayes uses nature, his emotions and inspiration for his art glass work. His multicolored display is playful, adventurous and distinctive. Eric Freeman’s drawings and paintings elict dreams, feelings and the rhythm of color. His display of mixed media evolves in a different way than photography. Admission is free. For more information visit www.artsciencecenter.org.


School uniform drive

The Jacksonville Parks and Recreation Teen Council is having a School Uniform Drive. The council will collect, care, and distribute to those in need of school uniforms. Donations accepted at Martin Street Youth Center, 201 Martin Street. For more information call 982-0818.