Got plans for the weekend? If you’re still looking for something to do, we have a few suggestions both in-person and virtual, that you can enjoy with family and friends. Take a look at what’s happening This Weekend in the Arkansas River Valley! Please check ahead with the event venue to find out what precautions they are taking to maintain physical distancing.

NOTE: We do our best to bring you accurate information… however, some events may have been scheduled previously and not been updated since COVID-19 restrictions have been set in place. We encourage you to reach out to event venues to confirm before you head out to an advertised event. Everything is still subject to change.

Thursday, July 2, 2020

Storytime at the Russellville City Park

Thursday, July 2, 2020 from 10 AM – 11 AM
Russellville City Park
Hosted by Pope County Library Bookmobile and Pope County Library System

Join us for a books, music, and a free activitiy!

Bilingual Storytime

Thursday, July 2, 2020 from 11 AM – 12 PM
Hosted by Pope County Library System and Pope County Library Youth Services

Cuéntame un Cuento: Tell Me a Story is a virtual Spanish and English storytime with our Children's Librarian Ms. Melanie and our Bookmobile Librarian Ms. Carolina. Watch a new episode every Thursday at 11AM. Be sure to listen for the secret code word to complete your mission and earn points!

ARTalks

Thursday, July 2, 2020 from 1 PM – 1:30 PM
On Facebook
Hosted by Arkansas Arts Council and Division of Arkansas Heritage

ARTalks is our ongoing, livestream discussion on all things arts at 1 p.m. every Thursday. Learn more about the Arkansas Arts Council, grant and funding opportunities, career development, free webinars, new programs, virtual activities and more.

Our staff will answer questions and help connect Arkansas artists, communities and arts organizations to resources and each other. For more information about us, visit ArkansasArts.org.

First Thursday and Main Street Farmers' Market

Thursday, July 2, 2020 from 4 PM – 7 PM
Hosted by Main Street Morrilton
Tickets: www.mainstreetmorrilton.org

Farmers Market returns for the season! Many of your favorite downtown merchants will be open until 7:00 pm. Stop in for special promotions and deals!

Farmers' Market open on Commerce Street from 4:00 - 7:00 PM with local produce, meats, baked goods, canned goods and locally-prepared consumables.

Downtown businesses participating include:

Big Cuppa - 2 for $20 Bagged Coffee
Merle Norman & More - Live sale with prizes at 6:30 PM
The Shoe Company - Open till 5:30 with New Arrivals
Clover Alley Gifts - Regular Hours this Month
El Penjamo Mexican Restaurant - 10% OFF
Two Guys Hibachi Express Food Truck - Open
Peace of Mine Yoga Studio - Check out their page for virtual classes
Southern Glow Tanning and Southern Beauty - Open

On The Row: Stories from Arkansas' Death Row Film Screening

Thursday, July 2, 2020 from 6 PM – 8 PM
All Saints' Episcopal Church Russellville AR
Hosted by At The Table and All Saints' Episcopal Church Russellville AR
Free: www.eventbrite.com

Arkansas Death Row Inmates Share Their Stories

This is going to be an online event using Zoom. To join the webinar please follow the link. We will only be able to admit 100 people.

Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88900866368

The Prison Story Project is a creative writing/storytelling project that benefits incarcerated women and men. The Prison Story Project was given unprecedented access to men on Arkansas’ Death
Row from May through October 2016. There were 34 men on the row during that time and 11 of those men chose to participate in the project. The inmates met with a volunteer team of writers once
a month in person to explore storytelling concepts with follow-up by mail between visits.

A staged reading of their work – On the Row - was developed and performed by six actors for the men on the row on October 8, 2016. In February 2017 the Governor of Arkansas announced that the state would execute eight men over ten days. Four of the men who participated in the Prison Story Project were on that list. Two of those men were given last minute stays of execution and two
were executed.

The Prison Story Project received funding in 2019 from the Whiting Foundation for the Humanities, through the University of Arkansas, that allowed filming of the staged reading before a live audience during a four-state tour of On the Row. Kathy McGregor, Project Director for the Prison Story Project will introduce the film and provide time after for questions and comments.

For more information on NWA Prison Story Project please visit them online at http://www.nwaprisonstories.com/

Storytime on the Read-a-Thon Railroad!

Thursday, July 2, 2020 from 7:00 to 7:30 pm
Hosted by River Valley United Way, River Valley Imagination Library, Johnson County Imagination Library and Yell County Imagination Library
Online Event

Tonight we are stopping at the train station for a little storytime! Join us as our board member Jade Chisum reads for the community. Gather your kiddos around and be sure to check in to be eligible to win our weekly prize!

Friday, July 3, 2020

Music Storytime with Travis

Friday, July 3, 2020 from 11 AM – 12 PM
Pope County Library System
Hosted by Pope County Library System and Pope County Library Youth Services

Kids will love watching our Children's Library Clerk Mr. Travis sing and play! Tune in every Friday at 11am for a new episode. Don't forget to listen for the secret code word to complete your mission and earn points!

Balloons over Russellville

Friday, July 3 at 4 PM – Sunday, July 5 at 5 PM
Russellville Soccer Complex
Hosted by Balloon Dayz in Russellville
Tickets: balloonsoverrussellville.com

Hot Air Balloon Flights by reservation, helicopter rides, tethered balloon rides, vendors, and Kid Zone

Thunder Over Cedar Creek Lake (Livestream)

Friday, July 3, 2020 at 6 PM – Saturday, July 4, 2020 at 8 PM
Hosted by Cedar Creek Veterans Foundation and LiveAirShowTV
Facebook Live

LiveAirShowTV is proud to partner with Thunder Over Cedar Creek tobroadcast the first public airshow of the 2020 season! Since the Covid19 Pandemic shut down virtually all public events since late March, air show fans have been craving some real flying action. This annual event has grown each year, and this year will be the best yet!

Saturday, July 4, 2020

Neighbors Table Free Meal

Saturday, July 4, 2020 from 11:30 AM – 1 PM
All Saints' Episcopal Church Russellville AR
Hosted by All Saints' Episcopal Church Russellville AR and Neighbors Table, Rusellville Ar

All are welcome to attend this no pressure, no questions asked free lunch.

Doors open at 11:30am. Fresh coffee is served and then lunch is served at 12pm to 1pm.

Join us for food, fellowship and a loving place to break bread.

If your business, organization or ministry is interested in helping on Saturdays, please message us. There are plenty of volunteer opportunities throughout the year.

2020 Virtual Duck Derby

Saturday, July 4, 2020 from 2 PM – 2:30 PM
Hosted by Percy and Donna Malone Child Safety Center
Online Event

http://www.pdmcsc.org/waddle

In an effort to maintain social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the 5th Annual Duck Derby will be held on Facebook on July 4th! Help us QUACK DOWN on child abuse by purchasing a duck to race in your place! Visit pdmcsc.org/waddle for more details!

Grand prizes include an All-inclusive Hot Springs Getaway ($1600 value), a His & Hers package ($1,000 value), and a $500 Brookshire's shopping spree! Don't wait, adopt your ducks today!

2020 Fire in the Sky

Saturday, July 4, 2020 from 7 PM – 10 PM
Anstaff Soccer Fields
Hosted by Explore Harrison

Celebrating our great country's Independence Day. We will have ample room for safe distancing. We will also be live-streaming the event on our Facebook page.