Public Opening of the new Neil Compton exhibit room
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2012 6:54 pm
Saturday, August 18
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Compton Gardens and Conference Center, 312 N Main Street, Bentonville
The public is invited!
Ozark Society exhibits on current activities:
Conservation – Education – recreation
Public Opening of the new Neil Compton exhibit room
Artwork and photography by Alice Andrews, Terry Fredrick, Joe Meyer, Fred Paillet
11:00 a.m. “Positive Effects of the Outdoors on Children and Adults”
Donald Wleklinski, UA Clinical instructor of nursing
Noon “Neil Compton: Native-Born Naturalist” how his childhood influenced his later life.
Ellen Compton
1:00 p.m. Historic 1960’s Neil Compton films “Opportunity for Arkansas - Buffalo National River”
used in the campaign to save the buffalo river
2:00 p.m. “The Buffalo Flows,” as seen on public television, an award-winning film by larry Foley
(features Debo, Cowper, Stan and other ACC members)
3:00 p.m. “Remembering Neil” remarks from over 50 years of friendship - Kenneth L. Smith
4:00 p.m. Concert by “still on the hill” - folkgrass duo Donna Stjerna and Kelly Mulhollan
premiere of their new song “The Lovely Buffalo”
Ozark Society Celebration
Ozark Society is 50!
Buffalo National River is 40!
Neil Compton would be 100!