Events
1937 Movie Screening
In February 1937 Melton Barker came to northwest Arkansas to film three separate movie "shorts" styled after the popular "Our Gang" comedies (a.k.a. "Little Rascals") of the 1930s. Barker was an itinerant filmmaker from Dallas who shot the same movie, Kidnappers Foil, dozens of times from the 1930s into the early 1970s, primarily in towns throughout the southeast and midwest. Local children were cast in the movies, which were shown in local theaters. The northwest Arkansas movies, which were filmed in Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers and Bentonville, were discovered in 2016 by Todd Terpening, who donated them to the Library of Congress where he volunteers.
The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History will host a screening of all three films at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, in First United Methodist Church in downtown Springdale. Several of the child actors (now in their 80s and 90s) will attend, as well as Todd Terpening, who will discuss the work of filmmaker Melton Barker and present-day efforts to find and preserve the Kidnappers Foil movies.
The screening is free. The First United Methodist Church is located at 206 W. Johnson Ave. in downtown Springdale, next door to the Shiloh Museum. For information, call the museum, 750-8165 or visit shilohmuseum.org
Arkansas Nature Photography
Nature photographer Tim Ernst will present a slide program entitled, "Arkansas Beauty," at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.
Charlie Chaplin
Frank Scheide, professor of film studies at the University of Arkansas, will present a program entitled, "Charlie Chaplin in Northwest Arkansas," at noon Wednesday, Nov. 15, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. Scheide will examine how Chaplin movies were advertised in local newspapers between 1914-1941, and show film clips to reveal why Ozark audiences found them funny.
Dutch-Oven Cooking
The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History will explore dutch-oven cooking from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 18. The program is part of the museum's Shiloh Saturday series for families.
MEETINGS AT THE MUSEUM
Storytellers
The Tellers of Tales storytelling group will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 4, in 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, Nov. 6, and Monday, Nov. 20, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History. For information, call June Jefferson at 479-790-2588 or visit shilohmuseum.org.
Sacred Harp Singers
The Northwest Arkansas Sacred Harp Singers will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12, in the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History.
Community on 11/01/2017