Editing Harrison, Arkansas (section)

==Arts and culture==
===Annual cultural events===
[[File:Balloon Festival Harrison, Arkansas.png|thumb|Hot air balloons from across the United States attend this annual two-day event.]]
[[File:Crawdad Days Festival Harrison, Arkansas.jpg|thumb|right|Crawdad Days (2008) at Crooked Creek, an annual festival]]
Harrison hosts the annual Arkansas [[Hot Air Balloon]] races each September, [[Crawdad]] Days Music Festival each May, a Harvest Homecoming festival each October, and Christmas celebration in December.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}

===Museums and other points of interest===
[[File:Hotel Seville Harrison Arkansas.jpg|thumb|Spanish Revival (Mission) styled historic hotel (opened in 1929) in downtown Harrison, Arkansas]]
The [[National Trust for Historic Preservation]] has recognized the [[Harrison Courthouse Square Historic District]]. It contains a large number of the city's original commercial and governmental structures, including the still-used courthouse in the center of the square, the recently refurbished [[Lyric Theatre (Harrison, Arkansas)|Lyric Theater]], and the 1929 [[Hotel Seville]], which underwent a complete restoration in 2008.{{Citation needed|date=January 2022}}
[[File:Historic Lyric Theatre Harrison, Arkansas.jpg|thumb|right|upright|The Lyric Theatre in downtown Harrison hosts plays, concerts and films.]]

===Ozark Arts Council===
The Ozarks Arts Council is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization established in 1996 with the mission "To enrich lives by promoting the arts in Harrison and North Arkansas through exhibitions, performances, and education."<ref>{{cite web|title=Ozark Arts Council in Harrison, AR – About the OAC|url=http://thelyricharrison.org/about.html|access-date=June 28, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928131554/http://thelyricharrison.org/about.html|archive-date=September 28, 2013}}</ref> It provides administrative support and distributes financial and in-kind donations to its member organizations:
*The Theatre Company
*Northark Drama
*Twentieth Century Club
*Woman's Book Club
*Ozark Children's Choir

The historic Lyric Theatre is managed by the Ozark Arts Council. Originally opened as a movie theater in 1929, it is now used for plays, community events, old movies and other gatherings.<ref>{{citation |url=http://www.thelyricharrison.org/thelyric.html |title=The Lyric Theatre |publisher=Ozarks Arts Council |access-date=January 19, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719055534/http://www.thelyricharrison.org/thelyric.html |archive-date=July 19, 2011 }}</ref>