The Old Time Music, Ozark Heritage Festival will celebrate Missouri culture Friday and Saturday, June 2 and 3. The annual event in downtown West Plains, Mo., celebrates Ozarks music and culture. Admission to all festival events is free. Festival hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m. each day, with music scheduled noon – 8 p.m. A demonstration
WEST PLAINS, Mo. – Winners for the 22nd annual Art Around Town exhibit have been chosen, organizers announced on Tuesday, March 28. The annual event, which concludes today, featured two- and three-dimensional artwork created by area elementary and middle school students from 11 area school districts. The exhibit was sponsored by Missouri State University-West Plains’
West Plains, MO. - Officials with the West Plains Council on the Arts have released an announcement as of today officially announcing the overall footprint of the upcoming Old Time Music, Ozark Heritage Festival in downtown West Plains. Read below for the unfiltered announcement. The 2023 Old-Time Music, Ozarks Heritage Festival in downtown West
WEST PLAINS, Mo. – The 2023 Old-Time Music, Ozarks Heritage Festival in downtown West Plains, Mo., will be held Friday and Saturday, June 2 and 3, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. The annual two-day event in downtown West Plains celebrates Ozarks music and culture. The Old-Time Music, Ozark Heritage Festival is the signature event for West Plains. The festival seeks to celebrate, preserve, pass on and nurture an appreciation of the old-time music and folk life traditions distinctive to the Ozark Highlands. Admission to all festival events is free. Organizers announce this year's event will feature increased programming of traditional music, lifeways, and arts. Music will begin at noon each day and continue through the end of the headliner performance which begins at 8 p.m. VENDOR BOOTH SPACE AVAILABLE - Organizers said they welcome booths from vendors, non-profit groups, businesses, school fund-raising efforts, churches, civic groups, public officials, and individuals; however, in the event o
WEST PLAINS, MO - The West Plains Council on the Arts (WPCA) and Ozarks Small Business Incubator (OzSBI) have partnered to bring quarterly art displays to the incubator. Local photographer Melissa Wharton's works will be featured inside OzSBI's first floor December 30 through the end of March 2023. Visitors may view the display at the incubator during OzSBI's business hours, anytime between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. WPCA Coordinator Janey Hale describes the works, "Capturing the beauty of her surroundings, Melissa reveals a true understanding of all nature has to offer. Her photography presents an opportunity for the viewer to experience places they might not see otherwise." Growing up in West Plains, Wharton has always had an interest in the Ozarks mills and springs. Starting with her grandparents taking her on frequent visits to Rockbridge Mill, Wharton began photographing travel outings at a young age. This interest led her to a bachelor's d