Ride the Train, Van Buren to Winslow
2024-06-01 11:00 - 14:00, 2024-06-08 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago)
Van Buren to Winslow

This three-hour, 70 mile round trip excursion takes you through the ruggedly beautiful Boston Mountain range of the Ozarks, over three valley trestles and through the 1700-foot long Winslow tunnel for some of the most breathtaking scenery you are likely to see in ‘The Natural State’.

Departs Van Buren 11:00am
– Boston Mountains, Trestles, Tunnel
– Three hour round trip

Ticket types

Silver Feather – 108: Silver Feather Premium is a 1940’s style car with a 360° Dome top view with booth/table top seating, a downstairs dining area with chair/table top seating and a downstairs lounge.

Includes lunch, drink and dessert
Guests may book seats either upstairs in the Vista Dome or downstairs

Premium – #107 & #109: Premium Service includes either 1950’s diner car with booth/table top seating or 1950’s parlor car with chair/table top seating and a back platform for photography (weather permitting).

Includes lunch, drink, and dessert
Parties of two may share a table with other guests

Vintage Coach – #105 & #106: Coach Service is in our 1920’s vintage car with reversible seating and windows on all sides for the perfect view. Ticket includes round trip excursion with snacks and beverages available for purchase

Coach: Snacks and drinks available for purchase
Coach with lunch: Includes box lunch, drink and dessert

Shabana Kauser - Dupattas & Roses @ AOM
2024-06-01 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-03 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-05 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-06 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-07 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-08 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-10 11:00 - 18:00 UTC | ARTS ON MAIN, 415 Main Street, Van Buren, AR, 72956, United States
Shabana Kauser creates contemporary realistic oil paintings and mixed media that are influenced by her shared experiences as the daughter of Pakistani immigrants, and as an immigrant to the United States. In this exhibition titled “Dupattas & Roses”, her paintings of South Asian women explore memories of cultural, social, and economic transition. The traditional ‘Dupatta’ (scarf) can be seen throughout her work.
Victoria & Ken Kilgore Gallery

Margo Duvall - The Tie That Binds @ AOM
2024-06-01 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-03 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-05 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-06 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-07 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-08 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-10 11:00 - 18:00 UTC | ARTS ON MAIN, 415 Main Street, Van Buren, AR, 72956, United States
Margo Duvall’s artwork investigates photography’s role in the development of memory and identity through film, mixed media and installation based pieces. “The idea for this piece came to me a year ago. One of the strongest women I know found herself in a situation beyond her control. She felt like her world was crumbling and there was little to grab hold to. I wanted to make her a net…a network of strong, amazing women to catch her, to reassure her, and to lift her back to where she needed to be. Through this process of making this piece and watching this strong, amazing woman regain her personal power, I have never been more sure…the women are certainly stronger.”
Chloe & Joe Kirksey Gallery
BIO
Margo Duvall is an artist and educator currently living in Little Rock, AR. She earned her MFA in Photography from San Jose State University (2009) and her BA in Studio Art from Humboldt State University (2006). She currently teaches at the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, AR.
Duvall’s artwork investigates photography’s role in the development of memory and identity through film, mixed media and installation-based pieces. She has received recognition as an artist with numerous solo and group exhibitions including the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts annual Delta Exhibition, Arkansas Arts Council’s Small Works on Paper, Ft. Smith’s Regional Art Museum, and many more.
Margo Duvall: https://www.margoduvall.com/

Small Works on Paper @ AOM
2024-06-01 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-03 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-05 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-06 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-07 11:00 - 18:00, 2024-06-08 11:00 - 18:00 UTC | ARTS ON MAIN, 415 Main Street, Van Buren, AR, 72956, United States
Small Works on Paper is a curated exhibition featuring 2D artwork no larger than 18 x 24 inches created by Arkansas artists who are members of the Arkansas Artist Registry. The Small Works on Paper exhibition travels to up to 10 venues throughout the state in a yearlong show and offers Arkansas artists an extraordinary opportunity to showcase their artwork to patrons all over the state. Arts On Main is proud to be able to exhibit the works selected for the 2023 SWOP exhibition tour.
Beth & Gordon Watson Gallery

The Neverending Story (Atreyu and the Great Quest). A Young Actors Guild Production
2024-06-01 14:00, 2024-06-01 19:00, 2024-06-02 14:00 UTC | King Opera House, 427 Main Street, Van Buren, AR, 72956, United States
Told with all the thrills of a classic adventure, the story begins with Bastian, a lonely boy, who stumbles into a curious bookshop where he discovers a curious book—The Neverending Story. Bastian hides in the attic of his school and begins to read, and a huge adventure surges into life. Fantastica, a land of stories, is being destroyed by the Nothing. The Childlike Empress has chosen Atreyu, a young hunter, to be the Hero of the Great Quest. Atreyu, an orphan, is an unlikely choice, but he accepts and, with his horse and companion, Artax, rides to face the menace. First, he experiences the Nothing and discovers its thoughtless destruction. Then he is guided by a dream to the Swamps of Sadness where he meets Morla, the Ancient One, who reveals another solution. He must find the Childlike Empress a new name. With this new direction, Atreyu faces Ygramul the Many, befriends Falkor the Luck Dragon, and solves the riddles of the three magic gates to meet Uyulala. From her he learns that only a human child can give the Empress a new name. In despair he faces his final test—the werewolf Gmork—and returns to the Childlike Empress without a new name. However, his quest has attracted a human child. It is Bastian himself who calls out a new name for the Empress, and the story rushes to its triumphant and moving conclusion.
Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois

The Little Prince. A Young Actors Guild Production
2024-06-05 19:00, 2024-06-06 19:00, 2024-06-07 19:00 UTC | King Opera House, 427 Main Street, Van Buren, AR, 72956, United States
Directed by Missy Gipson
The Little Prince may have returned to his own tiny planet to tend his Rose and look after his Sheep, but for a short enchanted time he returns to us and comes alive on stage. This play/musical tells the story of a world-weary and disenchanted Aviator whose sputtering plane strands him in the Sahara Desert and a mysterious, regal “little man” who appears and asks him to “Please, sir, draw me a sheep.” During their two weeks together in the desert, the Little Prince tells the Aviator about his adventures through the galaxy, how he met the Lamplighter and the Businessman and the Geographer, and about his strained relationship with a very special flower on his own tiny planet. The Little Prince talks to everyone he meets: a garden of roses, the Snake and a Fox who wishes to be tamed. From each he gains a unique insight which he shares with the Aviator: “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.” At length, both the Little Prince and the Aviator must go home—each with a new understanding of how to laugh, cry, and love again.
Produced by special arrangement with THE DRAMATIC PUBLISHING COMPANY of Woodstock, Illinois

SUMMER STREET EATS FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL
2024-06-08 10:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago)
Join us in Downtown Van Buren where the streets will be lined with Food Trucks of all kinds. Shop our local merchants, eat some delicious food from one of our local merchants or one of our amazing vendors. For vendor information please message us on FB, email us at oldtownvanburen@gmail.com or call 479.922.6862

William Lee Martin Comedy Stampede Tour @ KOH
2024-06-08 19:00 (America/Chicago)
Faith. Family. Funny.
Introducing William Lee Martin, the charismatic Texan whose stand-up comedy isn’t just about laughter; it’s a journey into the heart of humor. With a career spanning back to 1996, he’s been a steadfast presence on stages across the nation, from the iconic Grand Ole Opry to the dazzling lights of MGM in Las Vegas.
William Lee is more than just a comedian; he’s a Christian whose humor is refreshingly clean and disarmingly clever, appealing to a wide range of audiences without pushing any agenda. In the midst of the 2020 pandemic, his “4 o’clock Daily Talk” on social media became a shining beacon of positivity, captivating audiences and catapulting his popularity to new heights on Facebook and other platforms.
With an impressive online following, including over 667,000 Facebook followers, 375,000 TikTok fans, 10.0 million TikTok likes, 6 million YouTube views, 45.5k YouTube subscribers, and 74.9k Instagram followers, he continues to be a beloved and influential figure in the world of comedy, entertainment, and positivity. So, saddle up for a journey of laughter with William Lee Martin, a true Texan whose humor knows no bounds and whose heart is as big as the Lone Star State itself.
