What better place to visit with ghosts of the past than in a Cemetery? The Eureka Springs Historical Museum hosts its 3rd annual “Voices from Eureka’s Silent City” cemetery tour this year on October 14 and 15, and 28 and 29. Here’s your chance to hear from historical characters of Eureka Springs past, featuring live actors in period costumes playing early citizens of Eureka Springs reminiscing about their past. Some of the characters were pillars of the community and some were figures whose colorful, outrageous or scandalous behavior helped shape the history and the myths of the town.

Volunteers in period clothing host and lead the tours. This is an approximately one hour walking tour that includes five-minute stops with each “citizen.” Tours are scheduled to start around 5:30 p.m. and will leave every twenty minutes, the last one beginning at 8:00 p.m. After dusk, participants will be led by guides with lanterns, the path will be softly illuminated with garden lights and torches will mark the way all creating an atmosphere befitting the tales.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under, and can be purchased at Cornerstone Bank, Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce, the Historical Museum and at the event. Free parking and shuttle service will be available at the former Victoria Inn located on US 62 East. The tour is a fundraising project of the members of the Eureka Springs Historical Museum. Proceeds are used to finance daily operations, special exhibits and on-going restoration projects. For more information, call the Museum, at 479/253-9417

There’s only two weekends in October where you can stay at our Eureka Springs Bed and Breakfast and visit this wonderful tour. Don’t wait, book today!

There will be performance opportunities for players at local venues, institutions and other facilities; evening shows at the Best Western Convention Center and “jam sessions” at all hours of the day and night. A vendor room offering opportunity to see and acquire quality instruments, instrument accessories, sheet music, instruction materials and access instrument maintenance services and advice from experienced luthiers and players. Public evening shows are held on Friday and Saturday nights with quality performers and very reasonable admission prices. The public shows begin at 7:00 pm and last until they are over. After the evening shows, “jam sessions” usually breakout in every nook and cranny of the convention center and evening show attendees are welcome to linger and enjoy these sessions too.

The Rally will feature The New Orleans Krewe, an intriguing trio comprised of banjoists Barry Foulon and Mike Gentry and tuba player Danny Rubio. The legendary Don Van Palta, Sgt. Ron Hinkle, and many other outstanding performers will also entertain.

Public events begin Wednesday, Aug 31 at 5:30 p.m. when Bear Mountain Riding Stables and Dude Ranch hosts a barbecue and banjo jam. Admission is $10 per person for the barbecue; pickers and listeners are all welcome at the free jam.

Thursday, 10 a.m.- noon is a jam session at Pine Mountain Village. Open to the public and free. Thursday night 7 p.m. is a pool party and jam at Best Western Inn of the Ozarks, which is also open to the public.

Friday, Sept. 2, 5:30 p.m., the Grand Banquet and Show take place at Best Western Conference Center, with banquet and show tickets priced at $28 each; the show only is $10.

Saturday, Sept 3, Basin Spring Park is the site of a free concert from 1-3 p.m.; the action moves back to the Best Western at 5:30 p.m. for another banquet and show, at $25 for both, and show only at $10 per ticket.

Reservations must be made a day ahead for the banquets; contact the rally organizers prior to August 29 by e-mail or postal mail. After that date, contact the Best Western Inn at 800-552-3785 or 479-253-9768. Shows start at 7 p.m. There are no reserved seats for the shows, and no reservations taken for show only.

So come, make it a getaway and enjoy yourself at our Eureka Springs Bed and Breakfast, a wonderful place to relax and enjoy your time in Eureka Springs.

Charles Conner, Carnegie Library Contractor

Not intended to be spooky, volunteers in period clothing portray some of the early citizens of Eureka Springs. Some of the characters were pillars of the community and others were figures whose colorful, outrageous or scandalous behavior helped shape the history and the myths of the town. This is an approximately one hour walking tour that includes 5 minute stops with each “citizen.” Tours are scheduled to start around 5:30 p.m. and will leave every twenty minutes, the last one ending at 8:00 p.m.

Tickets may be purchased at the event. Free parking and shuttle service will be available at Eastgate Shopping Center located on Highway 62 East across from Passion Play Road.

This is a wonderful fundraising project of the Historical Museum and proceeds are used to finance daily operations, special exhibits and on-going restoration projects. The all new 2011 fall tour is scheduled for two weekends in October, the 14th & 15th and 28th & 29th.

For more information, call the Museum at 479/253-9417.

The Play is the centerpiece, but there’s much more at the Great Passion Play. Come early in the day and take the Living Bible Tour that recreates scenes directly from the Bible, tour the Sacred Arts Center that houses hundreds of painting and sculputures, see the largest piece of the Berlin Wall in the U.S. displaying a quote of 23rd Psalm in German, tour the Bible Museum displaying a collection of thousands of rare Bibles, some hundreds of years old, see the Church in the Grove, the Parables of the Potter and David the Shepherd Boy.

Our Bed and Breakfast is one of the closest to the Great Passion Play and we can arrange tickets for you. Some of our packages include tickets to the Play or we can add tickets to any stay.  We”d love to have you as our guest.

The Pine Mountain Jamboree plays six nights a week, dark on Sundays.  The  southern gospel sounds of GOOD NEWS,  is nightly at 7:30 p.m and the main show begins at 8:00 pm. There’s also all you can eat Pine Mountain Popcorn…Free!!!

Our getaway packages include tickets to the show of your choice, so visit our Eureka Springs bed and breakfast and enjoy these popular Eureka Springs attractions.

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.

Local News Report Video from 40/29

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 Ozark Music Show 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 music show 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 music show 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!!!