This evening parade begins at 6:00pm and features floats, walkers,bands and thousands of lights as it makes it way through downtown Eureka Springs.

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The 3rd annual Eureka Springs Fall Art Fair will take place Saturday November 24th, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday the 25th, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center, Eureka Springs, AR.

Admission to the indoor show is $2. Parking is free. Food and drink will be available. The Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center is located at 207 W. Van Buren, Eureka Springs, AR.

More details here: Fall Art Fair

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The 3rd annual Eureka Springs Fall Art Fair will take place Saturday November 24th, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday the 25th, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center, Eureka Springs, AR.

Local and regional artists will display works that include paintings, sculpture, pottery, drawings, jewelry, stained glass, and more. All work will be for sale and art lovers will find it the ideal time to purchase one-of-a-kind Holiday gifts or to add pieces to their own collections.

Show producer Steve Schmidt has lined up more than 75 participants. Interest has been growing for this show and more artists from outside the immediate area will be displaying work. The exhibit is juried so expect to see high quality work. It is truly a «fine art» show.

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This year, as we bow our heads over our giblets, we have reason to put a little extra «thanks» into Thanksgiving: The One News What? blog.

One News What? is described as, «An exploratory study of the loony wing of the Christian Right» or, as author vesti explains in his inaugural post,

Hello, and welcome to the disturbing world of OneNewsNow.com. It's a vast, dark, ignorant, vacant lot of fundamentalist id, where like-minded evangelical extremists can fight over who loves Jesus the most (hint - to win, you have to REALLY hate homosexuals).

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I've been touring some astrology websites. Here are some fascinating facts about me, a Sagittarius:

Sometimes Sagittarians can get caught up in form, rather than substance.

True. I enjoy the form of a man in Levi's 501s. I couldn't care less if there's a brain there or not. I've always been as intrigued by the packaging as the product.

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Though incessantly threatening to stay away in droves from Gay Mecca, ultra-Christian fringies can't seem to make up their righteous minds.

Boycott--kinda, sorta, maybe, not really I:

Within a week of calling for a «nationwide boycott» of Eureka Springs, the rabidly anti-gay Jericho Riders (so-called) Christian Motorcycle Ministry had an apparent change of heart and announced that it would be returning to hold yet another cast-out-the-queers «prayer walk» in Basin Park December 7.

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Mix together one batch of good art with several bottles of tasty wine andyou have a recipe to please the discerning palates of both art aficionados and wine connoisseurs. Edwige Denyszyn and Doug Hausler have successfully mixed the two ingredients in their Keels Creek Winery and Art gallery, 3185 East Van Buren, Eureka Springs, AR.

The couple moved to Eureka Springs from Bartlesville, OK, to pursue their dream of making fine Arkansas wine. In 2004 and 2005 they planted ten varieties of grape on ten acres three miles outside the city limits. Since it takes years to harvest a crop, the couple used grapes from other Arkansas vineyards to begin their wine production. Almost immediately they started winning awards for their efforts.

Located in a lovely wooded setting in town, their spacious 3000 square foot retail space showcases both wine and art in a comfortable and well-appointed setting. Inside the Spanish style mini mansion, walls and cases are adorned with the works of 27 local and regional artists.

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Just when we thought we'd heard the last word on gay slang (which happened about the time our local Religious Rightfolk decided that «eclectic» is secret code for «gay,») a new definition appeared in the Official Gay Dictionary.

(Why yes, Mary. There is one.)

Our Gay News adjective of the day is, «Post Label,» defined as, «A term used to describe individuals that prefer not to label their sexual identity as gay, bisexual or straight. Post-label individuals see sexuality as more fluid than the traditionally rigid interpretations of gay or straight.»

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THE EXTREME MAKEOVER

Extreme Home Makeover is in Kansas City again. They did a house north of the river last year, one in south Kansas City about 5 years ago (both on the Missouri side), now they're doing one in Kansas City, Kansas. This is part of their «one in every state» campaign. Fred, my partner, absolutely hates the show. «Well hell! If I had unlimited resources I could build a house in a week too!» He has a point.

I'm a lot like Ty Pennington. Or, I would be if I were much better looking, screamed a lot through a bullhorn, and knew anything about home remodeling.

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In light of recent hateful rhetoric directed toward the gay community of Eureka Springs, forgive me if my writing this week is somewhat influenced by recent and disturbing events.Locals are well aware of the discrimination against Diversity event promoters who were refused ad placement in a right leaning (waaay right) newspaper. Also during Diversity weekend everyone who ventured into Basin Park was subjected to screaming, so called preaching aimed at rallying «Christian soldiers» against the homosexual community and Diversity participants. It was a shameless display of hate.

My question is whether these bigots realize the contributions gays/lesbians have made to society throughout history, particularly in the arts in fields ranging from literature to paintings?

Bigots please pay attention.

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