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The beanfest is held every year in October. While the festival centers around bean cooking contests, the focus on music isn't lost. Different events, like the outhouse races are offered for diversion. The beanfest is so important, all of the local government offices close on the opening day.
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Here's an early entrant to the outhouse race. It's a two holer with a bath.
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In addition to the informal jamming that goes on around the town square, there are at least six small indoor stages for evening musical programs. Most don't charge admission asking only for donations. Some feature local artists. Others just make their stage available to anyone who wants to play.
20-OCT-2008
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The Ozark Folk Center features over 30 shops where early crafts and life in the Ozarks is featured. Craftsmen work during the day to demonstrate how to make brooms, soap, jewelry, dolls, food, and more. There's an extensive workshop program offered to children and adults. Musicians play throughout the day on one of the Center's stages. And there's a 2,000 seat theater where musical programs are presented on most nights. It's an amazing place.
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Musicians play for 30 minutes and then announce they're taking a break. But they stay seated on the stage - to chat with visitors. The only time they left the stage was for lunch.
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The hammered dulcimer player is also Arkansas' senior clogging champion. Clogging is a form of free form dancing found throughout Appalachia and the Ozarks. It's similar to the high stepping Irish dancing.
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The evening program present 6-7 groups, including square dancers and cloggers.