"The Little Known History of the Civil War in Desha County"
presented by: Helen Pennington

Sunday, July 24th at 2:00 pm @ Desha County Museum

Sponsored by Desha County Museum in conjunction with
Ding Dong Daddy Festival

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WHEN: November 6th @ Old Watson School Auditorium

 PRESENTATION: "Watson Is Where It Wuz"  AUTHOR: Bill Covey

A reading of excerpts from his book of humorous fictional and non-fictional
stories about growing up in Watson, AR

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WHEN:  Sunday, September 12th    2:30pm 

PRESENTATION:  "Mr. Speaker"          BY:  Maylon Rice

WHERE:  Municipal Building (Sprague Street) Arkansas City, AR

This well researched program reports how political leaders from Desha County have influenced
Arkansas politics since 1850


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Dumas Area Arts Council and Desha County Historical Society

present

"Vinegar Pie and Chicken Bread"

Friday, July 23rd  7:30pm at Dumas Arts Center

a one-woman play written by Ashley Edwards (formerly of Pine Bluff)
based on the the book edited by Margaret Jones Bolesterli

The play is set in Watson, Arkansas in the 1890's

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