Sep 27–Oct 3: The Weekly Holler
— Special Edition —
as told by Vernon Tucker
Something new: there are some people around here who will remember these stories, almost exactly as they are told. First up, Vernon Tucker on the Dump.
The Parade. Eureka Misfits Collection. Photo © Vernon Tucker. Do not use or reproduce without permission.
It was a time in Eureka when Magic was everywhere. Every day was an adventure.
It was a time before the ‘Tourist Machine’ had geared up to produce its magnetic attractions. The Rag Lady, the Mushroom Lady, Tex Belt, The Cat Woman, owner of the Love Inn Cattery, Millie and other notable characters roamed the street as if it were a stage in some existential play. The pace was slow, unbothered, and innocent.
…and then there was the Dump. A shack full of mink coats for a quarter, a family living in the biggest Ford station wagon ever built, and a monkey in a rhinestone collar and a little fez.
This week in the Holler — a handful of picks:
The Lullaby Hour: Gina Gallina — dreamed by Opal Agafia
Today, Sun Sep 27 · 4 PM — Chelsea’s
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Redbird — local songbird rocks
Wed Sep 30 · 5 PM — Eureka Springs Brewery
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Los Roscoes: Basin Park Concert Series season finale — you don’t want to miss this one
Fri Oct 2 · 5 PM — Basin Spring Park
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Halloween with the Rosses — it’s Sheila’s party, themed cocktails
Fri Oct 2 & Sat Oct 3 · 7 PM — Melonlight Theater
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Paranormal Experiments — the ravishing Sean-Paul & Juliana Fay
Fri Oct 2 · 8 PM — Intrigue Theater
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Batterton & Edwards — ozark mountains embrace delta blues
Fri Oct 2 · 8 PM & Sat Oct 3 · 9 PM — Missy’s White Rabbit (also Sat 5 PM at Gotahold)
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Patti Steel — Gone So Long Band
Sat Oct 3 · 2 PM — Devine’s Downtown
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Drum Circle w/ Angelo — final 2026 session
Sat Oct 3 · 6 PM — Basin Spring Park
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Heads up: Bikes, Blues & BBQ rumbles through town Wed Sep 30–Sat Oct 3 (it’s loud), and Grit Fest on Bicycles takes over Lake Leatherwood Fri–Sun.
A few highlights to come: Hillberry Music Festival, Oct 7–11 at The Farm · Mad Hatter Ball, Oct 16 at the 1886 Crescent Hotel · Nightmare in the Ozarks Film Festival, Oct 21–24 at The Aud · the Eureka Springs Zombie Crawl parade, Oct 24 downtown.
And your weekly regulars are still holding it down — Sunday Sessions with Skye, Soulful Tunes with Don & Scott on Wednesdays, Local’s Night at Lovell Estate, Christopher Plowman at The Rabbit, Sprungbilly on Mondays and Los Roscoes on Thursdays, both at the Gravel Bar. All of it, every week, right here:
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