Shiloh happenings

Free Concert

To help celebrate the grand opening of the Razorback Regional Greenway, local bluegrass band Working Class Grass will perform a free outdoor concert at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale.

Shiloh Museum of Ozark History

118 W. Johnson Ave.

Springdale, AR 72764

479-750-8165

shilohmuseum.org

Exhibit on Movies and Movie Theaters

Silver Screen Memories, an exhibit featuring memorabilia and photos of movie theaters and filmmaking in northwest Arkansas, opens Tuesday, May 19, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale.

Methodist Church History

Earlene Brown Henry and Fay Marie Stafford Johnson, both lifelong members of Springdale's First United Methodist Church, will discuss the history of the church in a program entitled "Our Methodist Memories," at noon Wednesday, May 20, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.

Civil War Sign Dedication

The Shiloh Museum will host the dedication of a Civil War historical marker at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 23, at the corner of Johnson Avenue and Mill Street just east of the museum campus. The marker commemorates the hardships faced by people living in and around the Civil War-era settlement of Holcomb's Spring, which is present-day Springdale. Speakers at the dedication include Mayor Doug Sprouse, Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission member Dr. Jamie Brandon, Shiloh Museum director Allyn Lord, Holcomb family representative Margaret Holcomb and Kyla Cross, who will perform a selection of Civil War-era ballads. In case of rain, the dedication will be held in Shiloh Square on Emma Avenue.

Storytellers

The Tellers of Tales storytelling group will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 2, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. All tellers and listeners are invited.

LifeWriters

LifeWriters, a group for people interested in writing the stories of their own lives or those of family and friends, will meet at 10 a.m. Monday, May 4, and Monday, May 18, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. For more information, call June Jefferson at 790-2588.

Herb Society of Northwest Arkansas

The Herb Society of Northwest Arkansas will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 14, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. For information, call Marci Vaughn at 770-6080.

Railway Society

The Boston Mountain Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 21, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.

Wireless Society to Meet

The Ozark Wireless Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 23, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.

Civil War Roundtable

The Northwest Arkansas Civil War Roundtable will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 28, at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.

Community on 04/29/2015