- Amusement Rides
- Animal Fun
- Art Show
- Ballet
- Beer/Alcohol Served
- Car Show
- Charity/Fundraiser
- Class
- Coffee
- Comedy
- Concert
- Event
- Family Activity
- Farmer's Market
- Fireworks
- Food/Food Trucks
- Football
- Guns/Shooting Sports
- Live Music
- Magic
- Mountain Biking
- Parade
- Pro Wrestling
- Running/walking
- Sports
- Table Top Games
- Theater
Week of Events
Monday Matinee
Monday Matinee
Bring the whole family for kid-friendly movies every Monday at 1pm! We hope to see you there!
Knitting
Knitting
Join us for knitting every Monday at 5pm in the Shakespeare Room! This is a beginner-friendly group where we all help each other!Starting supplies are provided by the library!
Food Trucks And Fireworks
Food Trucks And Fireworks
We’re back for more fireworks, more food, and more fun! Food trucks will begin offering food at 7:00PM and the First Community Bank Fireworks Display will begin at approximately 9:15PM! Invite your friends, bring your lawn chairs, and get ready for one of the best events in Northeast Arkansas!
Outdoor Skills Day – Archery!
Outdoor Skills Day – Archery!
Learn the basics of Archery, practice your new skill and earn your beginner’s archery patch! No registration is required, call the nature center at 870-933-6787 for more information. The Outdoor Skills Program offers knowledge and hands-on experience to hone your skills in a variety of outdoor pursuits. Join us on our front lawn at the Forrest L. Wood Crowley’s Ridge Nature center this summer on outdoor skills days to learn skills and earn patches in archery and marksmanship!
Family Storytime
Family Storytime
Join us for Family Storytime every Tuesday at 10am and 11am, and Thursday at 11am! We will have stories and songs for the whole family!
Better Together
Better Together
Join us every Tuesday and Thursday at 1pm for activities, crafts, and visits from local friends that encourage community connections!
Cookout with the Spice Girls
Cookout with the Spice Girls
Spice up your 4th with us before heading out to watch the fireworks 💥We’ll be grilling up some authentic Thai dishes. Grilled Steaks, pork, papaya salad, sticky rice and more.
Waffle Cone Wednesday
Waffle Cone Wednesday
Join us at Local Culture for Waffle Cone Wednesday. Half Price Waffle Cones all day long!
Ukulele Club
Ukulele Club
Join us every Wednesday in the month of July for our Ukulele Club! Each week we will learn a new song and have a jam session!*Limited supply of ukuleles, please call 870.206.9995 to reserve a ukulele!
Summer Yoga Series
Terri Tyner Memorial Blood Drive
Terri Tyner Memorial Blood Drive
This is the first of five blood drives at WHS this year. Westside is hosting these in honor of the late Terri Tyner, who was a high school teacher and a blood program leader. Mrs. Tyner’s battle with cancer was the reason the school started hosting blood drives in the spring of 2022.
In addition to providing blood that will help save lives, donors can also help students earn scholarship money.
Donors will receive free snacks and Red Cross dry bags (while supplies last).
Please call 1-800-RED-CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: WestsideHS to schedule an appointment
Tiny Tales
Tiny Tales
Join us for Tiny Tales every Thursday at 10am, and Friday at 10am! Tiny Tales is a lapsit storytime for infants 0-24 months and caregivers!
Family Storytime
Family Storytime
Join us for Family Storytime every Tuesday at 10am and 11am, and Thursday at 11am! We will have stories and songs for the whole family!
Better Together
Better Together
Join us every Tuesday and Thursday at 1pm for activities, crafts, and visits from local friends that encourage community connections!
Cross-Stitch Club
Cross-Stitch Club
Join us for Cross-Stitch Club! Our club has grown so much since it started and we are always looking for new members! This is very beginner-friendly, and Lauren is always there to help get you started!Starting supplies are provided by the library!
Printmaking Workshop
Printmaking Workshop
Learn how to make stamps! This class will teach the beginnings of printmaking. By the end of this 3 hour workshop, participants will know how to make their own stamps and print with them!Sign ups start on June 26th, class is July 7th!
First Fridays at The Forum featuring Stereo Blue
First Fridays at The Forum featuring Stereo Blue
Come enjoy live music from Stereo Blue and Ben Atkins!
Teens History Whodunit? Mystery Night
Teens History Whodunit? Mystery Night
Join us for the funnest night for teens this summer!We are having a History Whodunnit night!!
For more details, keep watching our page!
Cast-A-Can
Cast-A-Can
No pole? No problem! Join the park interpreter for a demonstration of how you can “upcycle” your empty drink containers to catch fish, all while helping keep our park litter-free!
Dog Days of Summer at Story Coffee House
Dog Days of Summer at Story Coffee House
The Dog Days of Summer are upon us! ☀️🔥🐾 We want to embrace it – before the heat of the day anyway…Join us on July 8th for a dog days of summer event featuring:
💦Vendors and Pool Party on the Patio from 8am-10am
🎶Live Music on the Patio 9am-11am
🧊Pupsicles from Lolly Gourmet Pops
🍦Pupaccinos for $2, all sales of which will be donated to the Northeast Arkansas Humane Society
Bring your furry friends to enjoy cold treats and refreshing splashes in our pools!
Tabletop Game Day
Tabletop Game Day
Join us and the NEA Gamers Guild for Tabletop Game Day from 12-5pm on July 8th! There will be family friendly board games to play, and door prizes to win!Make sure to be there!
Battle in the Boro : June Edition
Battle in the Boro : June Edition
Hello And Welcome Back To Battle In The Boro!Battle in the Boro is Jonesboro’s/NEA’s premiere monthly fighting game tournament series. This tournament is designed to showcase some of the best fighting game players of all ages across the state and surrounding areas. This event is FOR THE COMMUNITY, by the community. fighting games will change monthly depending on popularity and the community’s want. Kid-friendly/positive atmosphere. Casual/competitive gaming! Win to earn cash prizes! Whether you’re 12 years old or 50 years old, if you have what it takes, come out and showcase your skills! Spectating and casuals are FREE!
Date and Location:
Saturday, July 8th, 2023
2929 S Caraway Rd. Suite 12
Costs:
$10 registration/venue fee (Without Setup)
$5 (With Setup)
$10 Per Main Bracket Entry
$5 Per Side Bracket Entry
Spectating Is Free!
SCHEDULE:
3 PM – Guilty Gear Strive (PS4)
4 PM – Tekken 7 (PS4)
6 PM – Street Fighter 6 (PS5)
PAYOUTS/PRIZE STRUCTURE:
Any game with 8 or more players will be split 60% 30% 10%
Any game with 6 to 7 players will be split 65% 35%
Any game with less than 6 players will be winner takes all!
Craft Corner: Jig Tying
Craft Corner: Jig Tying
Meeting Place: Day Use Area by Playground
Admission: Free
The most successful angler is a keen observer of nature. Jigs are a customizable tackle option perfect for imitating a variety of favorite fish foods! Join the park interpreter in making our very own hand-tied tackle for a great time on the water.
Sssnake Sleuths
Sssnake Sleuths
Meeting Place: Day Use Area by Playground
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Admission: Free
Snakes share the trails with hikers at Lake Frierson State Park. Join the park interpreter (and their scaly friend) to discover the importance of snakes to the park. Become a snake detective and sleuth out facts from fiction when it comes to these commonly misunderstood creatures.
Summer Concert Series with Akeem Kemp
Summer Concert Series with Akeem Kemp
Join us for the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home’s summer concerts at Native Brew
Works with Akeem Kemp! Admission is free, just come on out to this
community event and enjoy the music!
Sponsored by Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation, Judd Hill
Foundation, and KASU.
Lipstick Stains, Moon Mane, The Storyline, Sleuthfoot, Mudshow
Lipstick Stains, Moon Mane, The Storyline, Sleuthfoot, Mudshow
Saturday July 8th at Brickhouse Grill join us for amazing show!
Lipstick Stains
https://www.facebook.com/lipstickstains901
Moon Mane
https://www.facebook.com/MoonManeLittleRock
Mudshow
https://www.facebook.com/mvdshxw
The Storyline
https://www.facebook.com/thestorylinearkansas
Sleuthfoot
https://www.facebook.com/Sleuthfoot