Thursday, July 31, will be the 4th Annual Salsa Contest from 8 to 11:30 a.m. with prizes awarded at 11:30.

Kids' Day will be Thursday, August 7 from 9 to 11 a.m. with face painting by Kathryn Semolic, Julie Kahn portraits, flowers by Eden, contests (i.e. Watermelon Seed Spitting), fire safety house and more.

Calvary Fellowship to hold yard sale

The Calvary Fellowship of Eureka Springs will hold a yard sale at 5820 Hwy. 62 West (next to the Bluebird Lodge) on Friday and Saturday, August 1 and 2 from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m. This will be a multi-family sale with all proceeds to benefit a charitable cause. Some items for sale include a 1992 Geo Prism, refrigerators, copier, organ, and tools as well as many new items.

FMC to join "Yards of Yard Sales"

The First Methodist Church of Eureka Springs will join the mega yard sales on August 1 from 8 to 5 and on August 2 from 7 to 1. Many collectibles, a riding lawn mower, books and furniture will be displayed for sale on the parking lot at 195 Huntsville Road (Hwy. 23 South). Some items are also for sale on eBay.

A pancake breakfast will be held each day by Don Cole, lunch by Charlie Kerr and baked goods organized by Marjorie Johnston also will be available. Patricia and Bob Messer an Herta Nikolai are co-chairs. Proceeds will assist in purchasing new choir robes for the church.

Casino Night Benefit to be held Saturday

St. John's Foundation will host a Casino Night Benefit at the Grand Central Hotel on Saturday, August 2, from 7 to 11 p.m. Tickets are $30 per person ($50 per couple) and available by calling (870) 423-5245. Each ticket holder receives $1,000 in token chips. No monetary value to be given for remaining chips. All proceeds will go to benefit capital improvements and equipment needs at St. John's Hospital - Berryville. Door prizes include area merchandise gift cards, restaurant vouchers, locally made arts and crafts and much more.

H.I. Elks Lodge Auxiliary to hold pancake breakfast

The Holiday Island Elks Lodge #1042 Auxiliary will hold a pancake breakfast on Saturday, August 2 from 7 to 10:30 a.m. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12 and includes pancakes, bacon, sausage, orange juice and coffee. The lodge is located in the Holiday Island business park on Hwy. 23 North.

EUU to host Rev. Dave Hunter

On Sunday, August 3, the Eureka Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will host Reverend Dave Hunter, co-minister of the Fayetteville U.U. who will tantalize the congregation with a program entitled "The Combination Spaghetti Pot and Clam Steamer." Program will be held at 11 a.m. at 17 Elk Street.

Metafizzies to host Sebourn

The Arkansas Metaphysical Society will host Marvin Sebourn on Monday, August 4 at 6:30 p.m. at 68 Mountain Street. After five years of study and meditation, Marvin Sebourn has taken the ancient tool of Kabbalah, the 72 Names of God chart, combining it with Western Numerology, and discovering some amazing patterns that decode deeper messages of the 72 Names of God.

The messages provide an elevated and accelerated form of spiritual transformation, by focusing on the collective consciousness not only of groups but within the microcosm of the individual.

CC Democratic Women to meet

The Carroll County Democratic Women will be meeting Tuesday, August 5 at 7 p.m. at the Berryville Fire Station. The guest speakers for August will be David Stoppel, Democratic candidate for State Representative and Chuck Medford, Democratic candidate for Carroll County Sheriff. All Carroll County women (and their daughters, nieces, friends, menfolk) are invited to attend this informational meeting and all future club meetings.

The guest for the September 9 meeting will be the Honorable Marianne McBeth.

Teen Screen workshops to be held

The Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow and Main Stage Creative Community Center will present two workshops for kids and teens with WCDH resident writer and film maker Lenore Norrgard from Portland, OR on Tuesday August 5 from 10 a.m. until noon. "The Elements of Script Writing" and on Thursday, August 7, 10 a.m. until noon, "Acting for the Screen" will be offered at Main Stage, 67 N. Main St. There is no charge and all are welcome. To register, call the Writers' Colony at 253-7444.

Lenore Norrgard says, "Writing a story for the screen is different from writing for print. Come learn the basic elements of professional screenplay form, and why screenplays are written that way. Learn why watching a movie adapted from a favorite novel can be disappointing, and why writing an original story can be much easier. Learn what to consider in choosing a story for the screen. And, acting for the screen is different from acting for the stage. Learn how to read a film script, and how to work with the camera instead of an audience. Learn the role actors have in the overall scheme of film production, how they relate to different parts of the crew, so you can act your best in your first screen project."

Lenore is currently at Writers' Colony working on her own dramatic screenplay, which she intends to see through production. She studied screenwriting and film production at Film Arts Foundation and the California College of the Arts in San Francisco, with additional study at the Northwest Film Center and with Writing Movies. She has served as film writer, director, cinematographer and editor on various productions. She was co-director and cinematographer in producing audition reels for actors in Ed Hooks' "Acting for the Screen" workshops in San Francisco.

Planet Home to sponsor program on energy

Dr. Jim Helwig, who has extensive experience as a petroleum geologist, will discuss "Peak Oil: Cornucopia Confronts Doom" on Wednesday, August 6 at 7 p.m. at the Carnegie Public Library annex. The meeting will be sponsored by the Planet Home climate change group and will discuss the crunch being caused by increasing world demand matched by declining oil production and the imperative to focus on conservation and development of alternative energy sources.

El Shaddai Ministries to hold Open Heaven Miracle Crusade

Dr. Paul Gervais, founder of Ministry of Miracles will hold a crusade at the Rodeway Inn Swiss Holiday Resort at 2015 E. Van Buren on Friday, August 8 at 7 p.m. and on Saturday, August 9 at 6 p.m. Dr. Gervais' mandate is to share the love and heart of a healing Jesus, while promoting intimacy with the Father and making disciples of all men.

Dr. Gervais holds four state mental health licenses, and is the founder and president of an Augusta, Maine clinic. He has been recognized in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, Mensa International, and he received the Malcolm T. MacEachern, M.D. citation from the American Health Congress. He has authored several books and is a columnist for the Kennebec Journal, Maine's oldest daily newspaper.

Iowa Club to hold barbecue

The Holiday Island's Iowa Club will have a barbecue on Sunday, August 17 at 4 p.m. at the Barn on Holiday Island. Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish. The club will be grilling hamburgers and bratwurst. Table service, iced tea and water will be furnished for $5 per person. BYOB. Please also bring an old photo of yourself. Any new people from Iowa are welcome to join the group. To be put on the contact list, call Lou and Gretchen Brockman at (479) 253-9198 or Don and Vi Elenz at 253-2690.