Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 6:30 PM: "April Fool's Dinner with Andy": Nationally known storyteller, Andy Offutt Irwin River Valley Arts Center, 1001 East B Street, Russellville, AR. $40 per person or $75 per couple. Reservations required. Tickets available at Arts Center 968-2452

Saturday, April 2, 2011 @ 7:00 PM at Doc Bryan Auditorium, ATU Campus: "An Evening with Andy"-nationally known storyteller, Andy Offutt Irwin. Tickets available at River Valley Arts Center or The Frame Shop & Gallery. $8 in Advance or $10 at Door

Saturday, April 2, 2011 @ 8:00 PM:  Arkansas Symphony Rerformance @ Witherspoon Auditorium @ Arkansas Tech University. Tickets @ 479-229-2041

April 2, 2011 SENIOR ART EXHIBIT @ Norman Art Gallery on Tech campus. 7:00 -8:30

April 23, 2011 "pARTY in the Park": All Day celebration of the arts . Details? 968-2452

April 28, 2011 19th Annual TASTE OF THE VALLEY: Main Street Russellville award winning tasting party featuring restaurants, caterers adn vineyards from throughout the River Valley. Three venues of live music all in Historic Downtown Russellville''s Missouri Pacific Depot. 5- til 8. Tickets available @ The Frame Shop & Gallery or at Depot. $25 in Advance $30 at the Door.

June 3, 2011 Downtown Art Walk and Sale: Live music, refreshments and door prizes. Music by David Eslick. Fine art, pottery and photography for sale by 20 area artists. 479-97-1398 for details.

For other art shows and art related events in the area go to: Arkansas River Valley Arts Center at www.arvartcenter.org