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for more than 18 miles of hiking & mountain biking trails. Visit the Bible Museum and Gift Shop, and enjoy the Holy Land Tour or the Backstage Tour. Advanced reservations required for both tours. Stand beneath the 67’ tall Christ of the Ozarks or in front of a section of the Berlin Wall.
Holy Land Tours throughout the year
STAY LATE for play performances – Good Friday through October. Seating is limited.
CHECK THE WEBSITE FOR THE 2020 PASSION PLAY PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
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...is all about fun and it’s actually a guide! What to do, where to go, how to get there and how to plan a day in order to get it all in – packed into one publication you can keep in your car or hotel room and consult about how to make the most of your time in Eureka Springs.
Tourist publications – brochures and magazines filled with fun and interesting things to do in and around Eureka Springs – have thrived for 141 years. Then 2020, that magic year people have looked forward to since 1010, grabbed us by the ankles and slung us into a new normal. Nothing is what it was except the town itself. Parades, events, festivals, dining in packed cafés where conversations sparkle like tall glasses of cold water, are delayed, cancelled or altered. And we still don’t have a seashore. But what we do have is peculiarities and curiosities. We’re authentic and can prove it. Our oldest district, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, has 967 properties, 51 percent of them with historic significance. Most of this section is residential, but it includes 101 commercial buildings, five public buildings, 12 churches and 15 springs. Almost 600 buildings in this district were constructed before 1955, and 72 percent of those were built prior to 1910. Highly stylized architectural versions of the Victorian Era dominate the historic district, where each building had to be uniquely constructed to adapt to the terrain. One cattywampus foundation could send a dinner table full of diners or a church full of pew sitters downhill. It can be unnerving to build a house or take a walk in Eureka Springs, so go easy. Stroll. Take your time and admire how carpenters and residents understood that where they wanted to be was impossible, but they built there anyway. +
September 2020 Vol. 8 No. 10 2.4 oz. of what we think you’ll like. Too heavy? Read it online!
EurekaFun.com Story ideas and information for Eureka Springs FUN GUIDE can be emailed to Editor Mary Pat Boian EurekaFunGuide@gmail.com D(sigh)n Perlinda Pettigrew-Owens perlinda@gmail.com Proofreader Jeremiah Alvarado What’s fun in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, cobbled together by the staff of The Eureka Springs Independent, Inc. Post-it Notes: Event submissions, reviews and contests EurekaFunGuide@gmail.com, 479.253.6101 Advertising Sales Michael Owens MOwensESiSales@gmail.com, 479.659.1461 Advertising Deadline is approximately the 2nd of each month.
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Table for When you know who you are you drive an old car 8 Four wheels move the body Being Two wheels move the body to exhilaration Contented 10 Yes it’s electric, yes it’s cheating, yes I just passed you
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There’s French, then there’s Cajun French Spicier, juicier, wilder We’re talking about food and art. Where did your head go?
12-13 Open your eyes now and see if you can describe where you are 18 When you’re on the back nine you want to finish strong Support the 19 Be nice to the driver, it’s a long walk back advertisers who made this 22 Back when we were in college Fun Guide rock-n-roll.
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On the cover
Yes indeedy, this has been an interesting year. Artist Blakeley Wilson, whose paintings make Fun Guide covers so fun you just picked one up, was given an old coffee pot that her mother and business partner, Sylvia, found in an antiques store. Blakeley’s first thought was, “This will take a lifetime to paint.” That was in January. On March 18, Wilson & Wilson shut down because Covid was gathering steam. So, Blakeley started painting sunflowers on the 9-inch in diameter metal surface. She finished it at the end of June. “I call it my Pandemic Pot,” Blakeley told us. “It’s where something creative came out of something difficult.” Flat canvas-on-board paintings of this coffee pot cover are for sale at Wilson & Wilson in the Flatiron Building at Spring and Center, downtown. Tell Blakeley and Sylvia we said ‘Hi’ and we love them. And look at old coffee pots in a fresh way. + EurekaFun.com
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Antique and classic cars were designed before the constraints of crash tests and aerodynamic coefficients. They were designed before soulless computer systems, robotic production lines and shareholder-profit anxiety took over. Classic cars were largely put together by craftsmen using their hands, eyes, imagination and simple tools. They were built to withstand daily driving in any weather. They were built to last. Of course, some cars were poorly designed and void of vitality – that’s what separates a classic from a mere old car. Yes, modern cars with electronic ignition, traction
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control, torque vectoring and ABS are more efficient and maybe safer (pin that one on the driver), but the beautifully balanced mechanics and individual parts tuned to work in harmony, and fixed by you in your garage, is a thing of the past. Style, history and exclusivity – that’s what you get with a classic car. You’ll see hundreds of antique and classic cars around town on Sept. 11 & 12. No parade this year, but still, these cars say a lot about how to keep things together. We’ve held this show every September for the past 49 years, and this one could be the most unusual, right? +
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roll e w w is is ho ThThere’s no guarantee, but there is an absolute possibility to see Scooters riding all over our curves from Sept. 14 – 19. Eureka Springs is normally hostess to numerous car and bike events, but this year is different. Corvette Weekend and Bikes, Blues & BBQ have been cancelled, yet ‘Vette owners and bikers are filling up rooms to be here anyway. They’re not club-sanctioned, so there will be no official rallies or parades. Same for Scooters. They haven’t made up their minds whether to come for their 13th straight year, but you can bet some scooters will be around town anyway, creating spontaneous, distanced ways to show us what they’ve got. These are hard times for coming together while staying apart, but Eureka Springs is famous for knowing how to do that. +
September 15-19 Happiness isn’t around the corner.
Happiness is the corner. Did you ever notice how people used to bump into each other on Kawasaki Vulcan showroom floors just to get the first peek? Vulcans are so not the underdog. The 1500 cc V-twin-driven lowseat cruiser dates back to 1987, designed to be bad enough to take on the Harley V-Rod, BSA A7, Honda VTX and Yamaha Warrior. Today, the Vulcan 900 is great looking, an outstanding ride, and shoring up the 21st Annual VROC gathering at the Stonegate Inn on US62E.
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Maybe you’re a quiet, unassuming, what-a-beautiful-view kind of rider, maybe you’re a competitive rider, or maybe you’re drawn to style, attitude and great paint. Whichever your pleasure, Eureka Springs will have a healthy range of Vulcans from Sept. 15 – 19. Parades have been put on hold, but admiration for beauty has not. Keep your camera handy, these motorcycles typify “Did You See That? What? Exactly!” riding. +
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The Historic Loop ride is the high road in town. For a flat, 2.3 mile ride, start at the Community Center, ride on paved but narrow and curvy roads to the Crescent Hotel and back.
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Lake Leatherwood City Park offers a flat, barrier free asphalt trail that is designed for handicapped access. It circles two soccer fields and a baseball field, for a tad more than ½ mile. It’s a couple of miles west of town on US62.
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Black Bass Lake, turn at Oil Spring Rd. across from Sherwood Court. Start at the kiosk and take Standing Rock, a trail that goes along the lake, past a footbridge, and turns into Sycamore. You’re going around a lake, so it’s a great walk and decent bike ride. This is flat, gravel and one mile.
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Start at Harmon Park, next to the Writers’ Colony in Dairy Hollow. You’re on Spring St., so head downtown, keep going straight where Spring merges onto Main, past the courthouse to the historical museum. Turn left to get on Armstrong, ride to the end, take a right on Douglas toward Little Lake Eureka and its bluffs and springs. This road turns into Steel St. and takes you past the Carry Nation house. Left on Flint, you’re back on Main so you can go either way to get back to Harmon Park. 4.5 miles, paved.
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For intermediate rides, we recommend the Holy Roller Trail at the Great Passion Play, and Miners Rock or Bench Loop Trail at Leatherwood City Park. Advanced downhill biking is simply too challenging (scary) for us to tell you how to do it because you would know better than we would. Go to bikeeurekasprings.com for maps. +
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Artists Galleries
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Art Colony, 185 N. Main, www.theartcolonyeurekasprings.com or Facebook, (479) 981-2626. Canvas & Lens Gallery, 1 Center Street, upstairs inside Eureka and Company, (479) 856-3578. Cherokee Mountain Gallery, 5307 US 62E www.mcallistergallery.com, (479) 253-5353. Creole Girls Café and Art Gallery, 14 Center St., www. https://www.facebook.com/ thecreolegirlscafe/, (479) 981-3306. 83 Spring Street, www.83springstreet.com, (479) 253-8310. EureKan Art Studio & Shop, 150 N. Main St., see Facebook , (479) 253-0928. Eureka Springs Brewery, 96 Ridgeview Rd., www.facebook.com/ESBrewery/, (479) 363-6066. Fantasy & Stone, 60 Spring, www.FantasyandStone.com and Facebook, (479) 253-5891. Fire Om Earth Art Studio & Retreat Center, 872 Mill Hollow Rd, www.fireomearth.com, (479) 244-6273. Fusion Squared, 84 Spring , www.eurekafusion.com, (479) 253-4999. Iris at the Basin Park, 8 Spring, www.irisatthebasinpark.com, (479) 253-9494. J. Foster Art/Photo Gallery & Studio, 217 N. Main – Unit B, www.jfosterphotography.net, (479) 244-7179. J.A. Nelson Gallery, 37 Spring (upper level), www.janelsongallery.com, (479) 253-4314. Jewel Box, 40 Spring, www.thejewelboxgallery.com, (479) 253-7828. Keels Creek Gallery and Winery, www.keelscreek.com, (479) 253-9463. Lady Bug Emporium, 51 S. Main, www.ladybugemporium.com, (479) 319-3117. Larry Mansker Studio, 711 Mill Hollow Road, www.larrymanskerstudio.com, (479) 253-5751. Mitchell’s Folly, 130 Spring, (479) 253-7030. Open by appointment. Muse, 12 S. Main Street Paradise Pottery, 320 CR 210, see Facebook, (479) 253-1547. Phyl Arte Art Studio and Gallery, 164 North Main St., PhyllisPlumleyArt.etsy.com, (480) 2866745. Quicksilver Art / Fine Craft Gallery, 73 Spring, www.quicksilvergallery.com, (479) 253-7679. Regalia Handmade Clothing Studio / Showroom, 16 White Street, regaliahandmadeclothing. com, (479) 253-2202. Roxy’s Upper Room Local Art Expressions, 95 Spring, (479) 981-6205, Facebook. Satori Arts, 2 Pine St., www.facebook.com/SatoriArts/. Sacred Art Center, Passion Play grounds, www.greatpassionplay.org, (800) 882-7529. Sacred Earth Gallery, 15845 US 62 W, www.ecr3.com, (479) 253-7644. Serendipity at the Crescent Hotel, www.serendipityatthecrescent.com, (479) 253-2769. Statton Gallery and Madison’s Garden, 137 Spring Street, www.StattonGallery.com, (479) 363-6848, (817) 903-3301. Studio 34, 34 Main St., www.facebook.com/teresapelliccioart/ Studio 62, 335 W. Van Buren (62W), www.studio62.biz, (479) 363-9209. Susan Morrison Gallery, 1221 Hwy. 187, www.susanmorrisongallery.com, appointment only, (479) 253-8788. Sweet Spot Art Gallery, call for appointment (479) 981-9111. Treehouse Gift Shop, 165 W. Van Buren, www.treehousecottages.com, (479) 253-8667. Viso Gallery, 63 N. Main, Facebook, (479) 363-4446. Wilson & Wilson Folk Art, 23 Spring, www.wilsonandwilsonfolkart.com, (479) 253-5105. Zarks Fine Design Gallery, 67 Spring, www.zarksgallery.com, (479) 253-2626, (877) 540-9805. +
Art is the gumbo of the world
Photo courtesy www.facebook.com/thecreolegirlscafe/
Art isn’t what you see, it’s what you make others see.
Here you are in the middle of nowhere craving crawfish etouffee and bread pudding. Relax. We’ve got this. Creole Girls Café at 14 Center, right in the heart of downtown is open 74 hours a week serving traditional Cajun recipes. Takeout business is huge, or you can kick back inside where tables are spotless, nicely distanced and inviting. Co-owner Samantha Owen’s genuine grandmother plopped her down in the kitchen from the time she could walk, and only grandmothers can teach how to cook for a mood, the weather or the saints. And what else? Creole Girls’ walls are filled with local art for sale – minus a James Yale that we bought this week. (479) 981-3306 +
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Please note: After 6 p.m. Saturday, US. 62 E will be serviced by a Blue/Yellow combination route that will serve Passion Play Road by request only
Red Route – Historic District Blue Route – Hwy. 62 Eastbound to Passion Play & North Main Street (Hwy. 23S by request only) Yellow Route – North Main Street & Magnetic Road to Passion Play to Hwy. 62 Westbound Purple Route – West side of town
Trolley Schedule 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday through Friday; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Saturday; 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Sept. 6.
Riding the trolley is just the ticket for seeing the sights while you give your feet a rest. We suggest an all-day pass so you can hop on and off where and whenever you choose!
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For more information, Share-a-Ride and ADAParatransit Services contact: Eureka Springs Transit, 137 W. Van Buren (US 62), (479) 253-9572 or www.eurekatrolley.org +
Transit & Welcome Center Parking Parking at Transit & Welcome Center or at Planer Hill Park & Ride Welcome Center is $5 for all day. (If you park at one of the two centers and buy an All-Day Adult Trolley pass, you will receive a $3 discount on parking.)
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Park and let a pro drive
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Tram health guidelines
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FISH & SEAFOOD
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trout portions 4 oz.
Crab Cake Napoleon • 22
Layers of crab cakes and eggplant parmesan finished with shrimp alfredo sauce
Trout Parmesan • 9 Pesto Trout Parmesan • 9 Chargrilled Trout • 9 Lemon Trout • 9 Trout Italiano • 11 Trout Fingers • 9 Smoked Trout Filet • 10
with arugula, red onions, capers
Shrimp Scampi (6) • 14 Cajun Blackened Shrimp (6) • 13 Crab Cakes (2) • 12
with sun-dried tomato pesto
Mussels • 14 Eggplant Parmesan • 10 Calamari • 8
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Seafood Fettuccini • 15 Carbonara • 12 Fettuccini DeVito • 10 Primavera Alfredo • 10 Fettuccini Alfredo • 9 Capellini with Marinara • 8 Ravioli of the Day • 13
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Soft Shell Crab Po Boy • 12 Meatball Sub • 9 Eggplant Parmesan • 10 Crispy Brussels • 8
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Smoked Trout Deviled Eggs • 9
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Chicken Parmesan • 11 Pesto Chicken Parmesan • 12 Lemon Chicken with Capers • 12
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Are you just hungry or
Hungry hungry?
Photo courtesy www.facebook.com/Take5Eureka/
No reason to say
Pasta la vista
– he’s baaack! Take Five just opened at 5 Center, so you can’t forget where it is. Take Five is where DeVito’s served thousands and thousands of people family-recipe Italian food for three decades, right across from the Basin Park Hotel and the Flatiron Building. Trout was James DeVito’s signature entrée, and since James is chef/owner of Take Five, trout is the heart of his new/old/ fusion/perfect menu – smoked, parmesan, lemon, chargrilled, fingers – you get the idea. Alfredos, antipasto, chicken, everything you could want Italian, but on a more casual level than tablecloths. Beer and wine to go. It’s takeout or skydining on the back deck, and reservations are required. Open noon to 8, Thursday thru Monday. (479) 253-6807. +
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HOLIDAYISLAND info@visitholidayisland.com
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Holiday Island starts with incredible mountain, lake and valley views. We call it “Paradise,” where more than 2,000 residents and part-time homeowners vacation or get frisky with pre-retirement plans. Homes are custom made, so no two are alike – we offer single family homes with mountain, lake, forest or golf course views, and beautiful condos, duplexes and apartments. Holiday Island has low traffic, low crime, and plenty to do. We’re an hour from Fayetteville, home of the University of Arkansas, and Bentonville, home of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. All four seasons in Northwest Arkansas are stuffed with days that are not too hot, not too cold, they’re just right. Summers are perfect for early morning golf, afternoon boating, and sitting on your deck for happy hour. Holiday Island children attend school in Eureka Springs, which has an excellent statewide reputation and a new high school, and bus service provided by the school district. Eureka Springs High School is ranked top 20 in Arkansas and #14 Best High Schools by US News and World Report in 2020. around and by the time you get back you’ve done a mile-and-a-half. We’ve got what you need Food? Butchers, bakers, fresh cooked rotisserie chicken or fried fish everyday to take home, plenty of potatoes and hot vegetables, all in our full-service grocery store. Time to paint the kitchen or fix the sink? The hardware store is stocked with washers, bolts, patio furniture, tools – you’ll
never be a screwdriver short. Need a beauty and barbershop? Beauticians and manicurists know that looking Make the rest of your life good is not an accident, it’s a preference. the best of your life Want the whole enchilada? An We stay in good shape with tennis, excellent Mexican restaurant for eat in or take out, and the Clubhouse grill is where to pickleball and shuffleboard, next to our two find a happy-egg breakfast or grilled corned swimming pools. If swinging a club, hiking, or casting a line beef & Swiss for lunch. Health isn’t expensive, but neglect is. sounds too strenuous, join a bridge, crafting or We have a dentist, eye doctor, physical and quilting club. Want to go on a journey? Travel occupational therapists and a fully equipped club! Is it time to express your creative side? gym. Medical doctors and a hospital are only HI Art and Photography Guilds welcome new members and showcase exhibits five minutes away. Elks Lodge! Elks care and Elks share, throughout the year. Maybe you’d rather sing like an angel they gather to figure out who needs what and in our Community Choir or act like you they provide it. Our convenience store is always more mean it in our Drama Club. Both present live fun when you’re with someone who will performances in the clubhouse. This is just the beginning of things to insist that two scoops is the way to go. You can discuss flavors while your car’s getting an do, but you won’t know what’s here until you come visit. + oil change. Banking? If money didn’t grow on trees, banks wouldn’t have branches. The ww.visitholidayisl and .us, w d 108-year-old locally owned bank has a n .co la s i m branch right across the street from ay d i l o the ice cream cone store… in h . case you need more. ww
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Take your iron every day If you like being physically active, Holiday Island offers 18- and 9-hole golf courses and a stunning driving range that will fill your Facebook page with pics and improve your swing. Did someone tell you to take a hike? We have miles of hiking trails, including a gorgeous paved path that’s handicapped accessible. When you get to the end, turn
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love counting mo t u b ney th a m ? e This could work for you. t a The annual assessment at Holiday Island is $67 per month.
For another $87 per month, you, your spouse and kids can play all the golf they want on 27 holes. This includes a trail sticker for your private golf cart. The For another $15 per month you can take your whole Holiday Island household, parents, grandparents and grandkids, swimming Golf Course is accepting all season! So, for less than $200/mo., you pay for your reservations assessment, including maintenance on 4400 acres and 55 miles of roads, public water and city sewer, and all the golf from the public. and swimming you want. This includes a trail sticker for Call the Pro Shop, 479.253.9511, your private golf cart. And how about this? Holiday Island for a tee time. recently won the Northwest Arkansas Best Tasting Water Covid-19 precautions apply. competition. Got a 28-ft. boat you want to have handy for an afternoon trip to Branson? A covered boat stall is $142 a month. There are many amenities which are free. +
Don’t be the one who always backs out of a trip Our office is on the first leg of the Joe Gunnels Tram Tour, and if we’re taking a break on our deck, which we do a lot, we watch the tram go by. We stand up and wave, and lots of times we get waved back to. Joe Gunnels Tours has been taking curious, indeed, visitors on tour of Eureka Springs for more than 30 years. All you have to do is buy a ticket and
climb on board for a leisurely tour of historic neighborhoods, hotels and business district. It’s a slow-moving, fresh air tour that will tell you more than you can remember about this unusual small city. Tour guides are either natives or have lived here forever and a day, so they know all the juicy stuff to let you in on. Group rates are available. (479) 2536852 +
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Counting sheep puts you to sleep
Counting jeeps snaps you out of it Maybe there’s so much to see you won’t look at your phone. Maybe you need high entertainment while you’re driving curvy roads. Here’s a game we play when we’re delivering papers every Wednesday. We call it “Jeep.” Rules are simple. First one in the car to spot a Jeep hollers “Jeep!” with vigor. Jeeps must be the kind we all recognize as Jeeps – Wranglers, CJ-7s, Rubicons, and WWII Willys qualify. But not Cherokees and all that. No fair calling Jeeps on a Jeep car lot, but we don’t have one of those so you’re safe unless you leave town. Whoever rides shotgun keeps score. In case of a tie the one who yells “tie” is probably the one who called it second. Use diplomacy skills on this, it’s not worth a fight. If you call a Jeep and it’s not, like a Hummer or something, you lose all your points. But if you call the next Jeep, you get your points back. This intellectually stimulating game can also be adapted to Slug Bugs. VW buses and Things are worth five points. You could play this with Corvettes or Mustangs, but they don’t shout out of your mouth as easily as “JEEP!” Don’t knock it ‘til you try it.. +
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EUREKA OR BUST!
MOVIN’ ON
We’ve been called The Magic City, Stairstep Town, Little Switzerland and the town where misfits fit. You can call us a lot of things, but you can’t call us flat. Eureka Springs thrives as an artists’ community, writers’ magnet, religious Mecca, gay and lesbian oasis, individual sports paradise, and euphoria for piscators and epicureans. Whatever your pleasure, we are consistently ranked as one of the best small towns in the country to visit because our steep terrain requires streets to bend like bait worms. Because there is no room for expansion. Because we have caves and springs all over the place. This is an odd time to think about relocation. It’s also perfect. Roses are red, violets are green, we want you here, know what we mean? + 20
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bombadilscafe.com, (479) 363-6024. Opens in
Angler’s Restaurant, 14581 US 62W just 3 miles from town. Great food includes catfish – among other grilled or fried fish, burgers, soups and vegetarian options. Wine and craft beers, excellent service and atmosphere. Watch the games and have a cold one. Live music on weekends. See Facebook for specials and music. Open Weds.- Mon. 11 a.m.- 9 p.m. Closed Tues. (479) 253-4004. Opens in March. Aquarius Taqueria, 91 S. Main. Gluten free fare inspired by Mexico’s street food. Locally sourced ingredients, specials, handmade tortillas, Mexican beers, fruit margaritas and 15 types of tequila! Tacos and more with steak, shrimp, pork, chicken, fish, or vegetarian. Menu at Aquarius Taqueria Tequila & Mezcal Bar on Facebook. Dine in or out. Noon-9 p.m. Thurs. and Sun., and 10 p.m. Fri./Sat. (479) 253-6888. Bombadil’s Café, 580 W. Van Buren (62W). Half price bottles of wine on Monday evenings. Gorgeous, healthy fare served Thurs.-Mon. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. and 5-9 p.m., Sun. brunch 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Menu at www.
March. Brews, 2 Pine, corner Spring & Pine. Arkansas craft beers, Arsaga’s coffee, hot teas, wine and savory or sweet small fare. Enjoy pints, flights, and growlers on the patio or by big front windows for crowd watching. See Brews on Facebook for live music, rotating art exhibits. Sun.-Thurs. 8 a.m.-10 p.m., Fri./ Sat. 8 a.m.-midnight. (479) 244-0878 Cathouse Lounge, 82 Armstrong Street. Famous for Reubens, fish & chips, burgers, and Irish dishes! Full bar, cold beer, lots of parking, and friendly faces. Smoke free, full menu and live music on Tues., Thurs., Fri. and Sat. Restaurant open 11 a.m.midnight daily. Kitchen open late. Menu at www.cathouselounge.com (479) 363-9976 Chelsea’s Corner Cafe, 10 Mountain Street. Large selection of beers, full bar and excellent food. Live music every Fri./ Sat. and most weeknights, open mic on Tues. – and Drink and Draw every Weds. at 8 p.m. The Café upstairs has pizza and more. Menu and music calendar at www. chelseascafeeureka.com. Cafe open Sun.Thurs. 11 a.m.-10 p.m. and Fri./Sat. until 11 p.m. (479)-253-8231. Bar open Mon.-Sat. 11 a.m.-2 a.m., Sun. until midnight. (479) 253-6723.
Toasting the Night ... and sometimes the day Nine is a fantastic number, thirty is as well, and it has a sweet spot between hotter than the Sahara and colder than the 9th layer. September is a great time to visit Eureka Springs and hear live music at our numerous watering holes. Fall brews will be on tap, just in time for the leaves to start turning gold. Chelsea’s has live music in one room (with a balcony) or you can head out onto the patio to
catch a breath of fresh Ozark air that you may be craving. If you are a biker burning rubber with the last vestiges of summer, than Cathouse is an excellent place to be. Outdoor and indoor seating is available and the barkeeps will, even on a busy night, make sure you get your next round swiftly. What more can you ask for? + ~ Jeremiah Alvarado
Be sure to call first – the Open rules are changing. Cottage Inn, US 62W (the quiet side of town) Mediterranean comfort-shrimp, salmon, filet, duck, divine sauces from world-traveling long-time chef Linda Hager. Excellent wines. Check her website, www.cottageinneureka.com for special wine dinners. (479) 253-5282. Ermilio’s, 26 White St., Italian home cooking in a historic district home on top of the town. Exceptional consistently award-winning food, old family recipes, it’s like eating at grandma’s except there’s always a line – plenty of wine and lively conversation. Nightly specials. (479) 2538806. Eureka Springs Brewery is like an Arkansas diamond – not on the beaten path but worth finding. Get on US62 and head east, then after the ECHO Clinic watch for an abandoned Ramada Inn that looks like an abandoned Ramada Inn, and turn right. The brewery releases small batch craft beer every Thursday, serves local wine, you can take your kids and your dog, play disc golf and BYO food. (479) 363-6066. Gotahold Brewing, 409 W. Van Buren, is new and old. New business, new/old recipes, and old tried-and-true barrel-aging methods. At gotahold, relax! Enjoy an artisanal brew of exceptional ingredients and intuitive technique fused by a bona fide brewmeister. Open Thursday and Friday 3–7, Saturday and Sunday from noon ‘til evening. Grand Taverne in the Grand Central Hotel
on N. Main. Elegant, upscale, delicious, from fried green tomatoes to grilled Maine lobster. Open for lunch and dinner. (479) 253-6756 Grotto Wood-Fired Grill & Wine Cave, 10 Center. Elegant, inviting atmosphere. Wine on tap and select from around the world. Classic cocktails with a fresh spin. Grill features appetizers, entrees and desserts. Weds., Thurs., Sun. 5 – 9 p.m., Fri., Sat. 5 – 11 p.m. Facebook or www.grottoeureka. com. (479) 363-6431 Jack Rabbett’s Whisky Bar, Basin Park Hotel, 12 Spring Street. Located on the second floor of the 1905 Basin Park Hotel. Cocktails, craft beer, bar food, spacious interior, and two pool tables. Legends Saloon, 105 E. Van Buren. Full-service bar/restaurant. Great food w/ frequent specials, full bar and DJ Karaoke on Fri., live music on Sat. (and a large dance floor!). Great for large parties, plenty of parking. Texas Hold ‘Em on Sun. plus Tues. poker and pool tournaments. Open Mon.- Fri. 1 p.m.- 2 a.m., Sat. 11 p.m.- 2 a.m., Sun. 11 a.m.- midnight. (479) 2532500. Local Flavor, 71 S Main, a favorite of ours. Consistently excellent food, wine and cocktails, dine inside or out. Lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch. Steaks, chicken, vegetarian, Italian, be sure to have at least one meal here. Each. (479) 253-9522. Midtown – 184 N. Main. Beer, wine, pool table, table games, air hockey. Sometimes
a movie, and on Hunter Thompson’s birthday if you wore a Hawaiian shirt you got a dollar off a beer, so it comes highly recommended. Kid and pet friendly. (479) 239-2052. Missy’s White Rabbit Lounge, On the Rainbow Stairs, 19 ½ Spring St. Live music, karaoke, and open mic nights. Full bar and fantastic menu. (479) 265-7100 Rockin’ Pig Saloon, 2039 E. Van Buren (US 62), in Gaskins Switch mall. Barbeque, ribs, steaks, salads and sandwiches. You’ll find 22 beers on tap and a fully stocked bar. Biker friendly and non-smoking; kids welcome. Open daily until 9 p.m. and until 10 p.m. on Fri./Sat. See www.rockinpigsaloon.com, (479) 363-6248. Rogue’s Manor, 124 Spring Street. Rogue’s Manor at Sweet Spring is a fine dining restaurant and lounge in the downtown Historic District with romantic overnight rooms for couples. Full menu and extensive bar. Seating from 5-9 p.m. Weds.-Sun., lounge open 3-9 p.m. Menu at www. roguesmanor.com, (479) 253-4911. Sparky’s Roadhouse Café, US 62E. An eclectic menu of American and international fare paired with one or more of 25 beers on tap can’t go wrong. Eat indoors or on large deck or covered outdoor patio. Extensive menu includes creative burgers and baskets, gyros, vegetarian options and daily specials. Tues.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Fri./Sat. until 9 p.m. (479) 253-6001 +
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Photograph of the Aesthetic Club, from the 1909 Crescent College yearbook. Alice Butcher was a member. The original caption: “Our teacher is fine in charcoal, china, oil, water-colors, and little things like that, but in what she really excels in face painting.”
Niece of a Nation: Alice Butcher Part Two
Rebecca J. Becker and Robert L. Meeks Los Angeles. In March 1908, on her 17th birthday, Alice Butcher’s world fell apart. Six months later, Alice found refuge at Crescent College. Her aunt, world-famous Carry Nation, had recently moved to Eureka Springs with another niece, Callie Moore, but soon the latter pair were off on a temperance crusade to Ireland, Scotland and Wales. That left Alice three thousand miles from home and – for the first time in her life – she had no family around to protect her. Crescent College had just opened its doors for the first time when Alice arrived, but many of the girls knew each other already – most of the teachers and roughly half of the students had been part of the Maddox Academy in Little Rock. (When A.S. Maddox moved his operation to Eureka Springs and arranged to take over the four-story limestone castle known as Crescent Hotel, he brought as many of the teachers and students as were willing to relocate to the Ozark Mountains.) Still, Alice found her footing quickly and joined one of the more popular groups at school: the Aesthetic Club, “which entertains every two weeks,” the girls explained in the yearbook. “At these meetings we have delightful times and are always sorry to hear the gong chime in on our pleasure.” Alice found a new goal at Crescent. In a section of the 1909 yearbook entitled “Ambition of a Few Girls,” we find the entry, “Alice wants to be An Artist.” The yearbook provides other clues to Alice’s popularity, as well as the reasons for her claims to fame. Coming from Los Angeles, she was the student who was farthest from home. In a list of the Latest Music, therefore, the girls choose “California Blossoms” to be Alice’s song. 22
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Alice Butcher aged 17, photograph from The Los Angeles Times, 27 March 1908 (front page).
Alice Butcher aged 27, as imagined by Rebecca J. Becker
Hand-colored photograph of Alice’s mother Anna Butcher, sister of Carry Nation, no date. EurekaFun.com
And although her spirits may have been dampened by the scandals she’d left behind in the sunshine state, they were surely not broken. “Determined by Plurality Vote of the Student Body – Biggest Talker… Alice!” No matter how popular, Alice didn’t return to Crescent College the following year. Instead, the 18-year-old girl married Van Anda Blewett on September 8 in Los Angeles. Van’s mother was a devoted worker in the temperance movement (as was Alice’s mother, Anna, and – of course – her aunt Carry). The young couple settled in L.A. where Van worked as a stenographer for a railway company. A little over a year after her marriage, Alice’s aunt Carry collapsed while giving a speech in Eureka Springs. Her physician was in Kansas City, however, so Carry returned to Kansas where she died five months later. Carry’s fame lasted for decades after her death. Because of this, nothing Alice’s family did escaped the public eye. Her mother was frequently in the news, often on the front page. One notable example was in October 1915, when the Los Angeles Evening Express featured an enormous photograph of Alice’s mother, Anna Butcher, under the headline: SISTER OF CARRIE NATION HERE; HELPS KANSAS SHAFT PLAN. Monument to Noted Militant Temperance Worker to Be Erected by State Kansas is about to erect a monument to the memory of Carrie Nation, one of the most noted and picturesque women in America. Mrs. Annie M. Butcher, 1031 West Twentieth Street, Los Angeles, is a sister of Carrie Nation and, though not so radical, Mrs. Butcher bears a distinct resemblance to Mrs. Nation physically as well as in her views on life, particularly on the subject of temperance. Radical movements must have radical leaders – and Carrie Nation was one of the most radical women of any age. With a heart sore because of the fact she had lost a loved one through the drink habit, this woman, fearless and single-handed, fought a good fight in a day when physical violence was necessary. Her Work Recognized She is acknowledged to have done more to bring Kansas to its present perfection in the matter of laws than any other person or force, hence Kansas, headed by Governor Arthur Capper, is anxious to do her honor. “My sister’s memory is very sweet to me,” said Mrs. Butcher today. “She was misunderstood during her lifetime, but she did not care, she firmly believed that she was right, and time is justifying her conviction. “At heart she was kind, gentle and lovable, but the misery of those who were the victims of drink became so potent with her that she had to do something desperate for them; she felt obliged to act, not just talk.” Mrs. Butcher’s eyes filled with tears as she recalled tender incidents of her wonderful sister’s life, and frequently she gently alluded to the bravery of spirit displayed by Mrs. Nation. ‘“Each woman to her own work,’ she used to say, envying my domesticity, ‘but I wish I could live calmly instead of feeling this great desire to help
Huge photograph of Alice’s mother, Anna Butcher, from the front page of the Los Angeles Express, 22 October 1915.
on rrie Nati ry -– Ca the Hour,” lo G f o ys of “The Daes the Woman eld, Jr., 1931 Becom on by John H lasting fame. illustrati Carry Nation’s showing
– even though it costs me my life.’” Proud of Sister’s Services “Recently I received a letter from some of the officials in charge of a movement in Kansas, which asks that my sister’s body be removed from our old home, that a monument may be erected over it by the grateful people of the state where she worked so hard for temperance, and I have signified my willingness to co-operate with the state of her adoption in its desire to do her honor. “I am extremely proud of my sister’s service to EurekaFun.com
humanity. I think she gave it at a time when her country needed it, and I know that she was one of the brave souls of the world,” concluded Mrs. Butcher. The newspapers weren’t so kind only a few years later when Alice was forced to take sides as her family was ripped apart by allegations of cruelty and madness. You’ll learn all about that, when we continue with Part Three. Note: Carrie Nation changed the spelling of her name to Carry Nation in 1903. + |
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