The effectiveness of training received at Inspiration Point has been demonstrated many times over by the successes by alumni in their opera careers. Several are internationally famous. At least eight are or have been with the New York Metropolitan Opera company. Many others are with famous opera companies in Chicago, New York City, San Francisco, Houston, Switzerland, and Germany.

Inspiration Point continues to grow and flourish. What began in 1950 as a summer music camp, has evolved into a mecca where university students and graduates in Voice, Instrumental Music, and related arts come to prepare for professional careers, a place where opportunity, music, artist and audience meld with the beauty and splendor of the Ozark Mountains. Beginning in 1993, the strong focus on opera led to a company name, OPERA IN THE OZARKS at INSPIRATION POINT.

One of the outstanding features of the program is that every participant is afforded an opportunity to perform in fully produced operas, an evening scenes program or an educational outreach program taken to the several areas in Northwest Arkansas. Four weeks of rehearsal and four weeks of performances are under the supervision of a professional staff. Opera in the Ozarks is located seven miles west of Eureka Springs,Arkansas, on scenice Route 62. One of the most picturesque spots in the south central U.S., Inspiration Point is a look-out site situated atop Candy Rock Mountain between the beautifulWhite River Valley and Beaver Lake.

Enjoy a stay at our Eureka Springs Bed and Breakfast and catch a rousing performance at Opera In The Ozarks. Hurry, performances only last four weeks per year and run June 18th through July 17th.

Yes, underground tunnels run below the street adjacent to several buildings in town. These tunnels were known to locals but were never open to the public before. A little history about the tunnels – although rumors say they were used for secretive entrance and exit by gangsters and others to gambling dens and houses of ill repute, their real reasons for existence were very practical.

Main street actually runs parallel to Leatherwood Creek and in the early years of Eureka Springs Main Street was known as Mud Street because rains would make the creek overflow into the street, flooding buildings and generally making a muddy mess. Because of this, the street was elevated, leaving the first floor of existing buildings below street level. Victorian-era fire codes required that basements and floors below ground level had an emergency exit since fires from wood and coal heating were common. Another reason for the tunnels was that it was impractical to pile dirt directly against the buildings to raise the street since windows and doors were facing the street on many buildings.  The tunnels then performed dual functions of holding back the fill dirt from the buildings and offering a below-ground fire escape! As heating appliances became more modern and safe, the tunnels were unused for many years and sealed off in places for various reasons.

Portions of the remaining tunnels are available for public tour. Tours begin at Basin Spring Park  on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 pm. Tickets are $12 per adult and are available 1 hour prior to the tour at the kiosk in the park or at the Chamber of Commerce.

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Underground Eureka Website

Performed using live animals, historically accurate sets and costumes, and features state-of-the art sound and lighting effects and original music in a dramatic two-hour presentation of the last week in the incarnation of Jesus of Nazareth.

There’s much more to do at the Great Passion Play. Visit the Bible Museum, the Tabernacle, the Christ of the Ozarks Statue, The Living Bible Tour, Sacred Arts Exhibit, the Berlin Wall and the Little Church in the Grove.  Enjoy the Texans performance at the “Top of the Mountain” Dinner Theatre starting at 5:00 pm for a hearty sit-down meal and gospel entertainment prior to the Play.

We offer several bed and breakfast packages in Eureka Springs that include tickets to the Great Passion Play. Come enjoy all there is to do in Eureka Springs, the extraordinary escape.

The Hoe-Down is ready to kick off yet another season of high engery music, comedy, and fun in 2010 with some brand new features on and off the stage!
The long standing tradition continues of providing not only the hottest pickers in the area, but also the kind of comedy that will have you repeating the punch lines for days. It’s an all around “feel good” kind of show that will leave you ready to come back for more.

Many of our bed and breakfast packages in Eureka Springs include tickets to the show. The Hoe-Down plays six nights a week, dark on Tuesdays. Don’t miss the comedy pre-show at 7:30pm with P. Nutt and Granny. The main show begins at 8:00pm with high energy, toe-tappin’ music right from the start! Just when you think you’ve seen the best show the Ozarks has to offer, the Hoe-Down saves the best for last with a powerful patriotic segment to salute the veterans.

The Pine Mountain Theater country music and comedy theater in Eureka Springs, Arkansas has been entertaining families on vacation in the Ozarks since 1975. It was the first nightly family theater show of its kind in Arkansas and remains one of the Ozarks top family attractions.

The show begins at 8:00 p.m., but come early and enjoy the southern gospel sounds of GOOD NEWS, nightly at 7:30 p.m. Free with regular show ticket. There’s also all you can eat Pine Mountain Popcorn…Free!!!