Out & About Thursdays
Our Out & About field trip series offers our members the opportunity to engage in a variety of experiences. From the world of business and industry to the burgeoning arts scene, Northwest Arkansas has so much to see and do – and more’s on the way! So join us for a chance to see first-hand what’s going on in our area through these days of learning, fun and getting to know your peers.
9472 Our Great American Landscape - Through Children’s Book Illustrations
Date: September 19, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm
Location: Crystal Bridges
Instructor: Lynn Berkowitz, Director of Education
Maximum Number: 20
Parking Location: Park at Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center to catch the bus
Cost: $25.00
The cost includes transportation to Crystal Bridges at the Massey. Lunch will be
on your own after class. You will meet the bus back at your drop off location at 1:15.
Join us as we explore Crystal Bridges at the Massey’s featured exhibition, Wendell Minor: In the American Tradition and discuss the idea of our great American landscape – from the vast wheat fields of the Heartland to the swampy Florida Everglades to the icy Arctic terrain. The 22 of Minor’s children’s books on view beautifully details his passion for preserving the environment, American history, and the delicate art of observation. His realistic watercolor paintings will ignite the imagination and guide our discussion. The session will include an interactive gallery tour and a sit-down class session. Sign up...
Date: September 25,
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location: Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks
Instructor: Scott Starr, Operations Director at the Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks
Maximum Number: 25
Cost: $10.00
Botanical gardens are not just about pretty flowers. The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks demonstrates various plantings like the 4 Seasons Garden, Sensory Garden etc. The gardens also show what will work in our own backyards. The garden has economic benefits and is an educational resource for teachers and children.
Transportation is not provided to the Gardens. Please meet your host at the main entrance to the gardens; from there you will be guided to your classroom.
9426 Visual Arts Tour: Eureka Springs
Date: September 26, 8:30 am – 5:30 pm
Location: Eureka Springs
Instructor: Ms. Sondra Torchia
Maximum Number: 20
Parking Location: Park at Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center to catch the bus
Cost: $50.00
September in Eureka is lovely come and join us for a one of a kind Visual Art Tour . Did you realize that Eureka Springs is now listed in the top 10 Art Colonies in the USA. It is the home of over 200 resident artist and 30 galleries.
See Eureka differently as we step into private artist studios and homes. Your tour guide has many hats but her best one is showing off Eureka Springs ART and ARTIST to visitors. Come ready to be amazed at what this small Victorian artist has to offer. Lunch will be on your own in downtown. City maps, restaurants suggestions in the downtown will be provided.
For a sneak peak about this years artist and write up visit www.eurekaspringsstudiotour.com
For the Participant of what to bring and wear! Sunglasses, hat, Good sturdy walking shoes, bottle water, jacket that could be left on bus.
Walking on uneven surfaces is a fact when visiting Eureka Springs.
9371 Bulbs for year Round Interest
Dates: October 2, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks
Instructor: Dr. Gerald Klingamon
Cost: $15.00
Most are familiar with daffodils and tulips but there are many different species of bulbs that work well as companion plants and can provide year round color in our own gardens. Dr. Klingamon renowned horticulturalist from the University Arkansas will present this great lecture at the Botanical Gardens.
Transportation is not provided to the Gardens. Please meet your host at the main entrance to the gardens; from there you will be guided to your classroom.
9369 Gilcrease Museum
Date: October 9, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm
Location: Tulsa, OK
Maximum Number: 45
Parking Location: Corner of 15th and Razorback Road. Across the street from the Baseball
field where the RV’s park
Cost: $40.00
Cost includes your transportation to the Gilcrease. Lunch will be on your own at the Osage Restaurant inside the Gilcrease.
Tulsa's Gilcrease Museum is one of the country's best facilities for the preservation and study of American art and history. The museum's charm, beauty and art collections draw thousands of visitors from around the world to the hills just northwest of downtown Tulsa for a glimpse into the past. Gilcrease Museum houses the world's largest, most comprehensive collection of art and artifacts of the American West. The Museum also offers an unparalleled collection of Native American art and artifacts, as well as historical manuscripts, documents and maps.
Beyond the extensive Gilcrease collections and exhibits are its beautiful facilities and gardens. Themed gardens have been developed on 23 of the museum's 460 acres. Sign up...
9370 Country Doctors Museum
Date: October 16, 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Location: Lincoln, AR
Maximum Number: 20
Parking Location: Park at Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center to catch the bus
Cost: $20.00
The museum offers visitors the chance to experience the "good old days," when doctors made house calls and television was new. The museum's diverse collections of medical instruments, including an iron lung, a dental chair, and equipment from the 1930s, salt and pepper shakers, vintage hats and costume jewelry, commemorative plates and original clinic and domestic furnishings from 1930 to 1960.Sign up...
9473 Native Plants Bio Diversity
Date: October 16, 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Botanical Gardens of the Ozarks
Instructor: Cindi Cope
Cost: $15.00
Many of us have read about the ecosystem of places like the rain forest but we also have an ecosystem in our own backyards. We all can make a difference in even a small corner of our gardens by providing native plants needed by birds, butterflies and other creatures. A boxed lunch is included.
Transportation is not provided to the Gardens. Please meet your host at the main entrance to the gardens; from there you will be guided to your classroom.
9368 Arkansas’s Most Influential Architect: Fay Jones
Date: November 6, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Mullins Library and a Fay Jones home
Instructor: Ellen Compton, Archivist with the Special Collections for the Mullins Library at the University of Arkansas
Maximum Number: 12
Parking Location: Park at Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center to catch the bus
Cost: $50.00
The cost of the class includes transportation and lunch.
Come join us at the Mullins Library on the University of Arkansas Campus to take a look at the archives of one of the most famous architects – Fay Jones. You will be able to learn about the man himself, look at his basic designs, and tour one of the Jones’s homes in Northwest Arkansas. Sign up...
9367 Color Play: Josef Albers and the Study of Color
Date: November 13, 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Location: Crystal Bridges
Instructor: Lynn Berkowitz, Director of Education
Maximum Number: 20
Parking Location: Park at Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center to catch the bus
Cost: $25.00
The cost includes transportation to Crystal Bridges at the Massey. Lunch will be
on your own after the class. You will meet the bus back at your drop off location at 1:15 pm.
Color! Color influences our daily life with feelings of delight and repugnance; calmness and energy; hunger and satiety. Join us as we explore Crystal Bridges at the Massey’s featured exhibition, Josef Albers- Formulation: Articulation and discuss Albers’ art, research, and color studies, The Interaction of Color, that have had such an impact on the art and art education of our times. The purpose of his color studies was to prove that color is the most relative medium in art, and that we almost never perceive what color is physically. Albers compelled his students to learn to see again and to question their vision. The 66 silk-screen prints on view from his life-time oeuvre will be the impetus for our discovery discussion. The session will include an interactive gallery tour and a sit-down class session. Sign up...