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January 23, 2022

What's Up - Your guide to what's happening in Fayetteville, AR this week!

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Evening Gown This evening gown made circa 1960 was owned by Vera Key. Ms. Key was a remarkable lady who was born at War Eagle in 1893. A prominent Rogers family, the Blackburns were the founders of War Eagle and were related to Vera on her mother's side. Among other achievements and endeavors, Vera helped create the Rogers Historical Museum in 1974, as well as served on its commission until 1978. The Rogers Historical Museum's Key Wing building is named in honor of her and her dedication to the museum. Ashley Sayers, education manager: "I have always found this to be a pretty dress, and I like the fashion from the 1950s/1960s. And because it is a textile, it doesn't get displayed very often." Favorites Continued From Page 8 JANUARY 23-29, 2022 WHAT'S UP! 37 FEATURE PRESIDENT Brent A. Powers EDITOR Becca Martin-Brown 479-872-5054 bmartin@nwadg.com Twitter: NWAbecca REPORTERS April Wallace awallace@nwadg.com Monica Hooper mhooper@nwadg.com DESIGNER Deb Harvell ! UP WHAT'S ON THE COVER Clinton Lowe portrays Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in "The Mountaintop," on stage at TheatreSquared through Feb. 13. (COURTESY PHOTO/WESLEY HITT FOR T2) What's Up! is a publication of the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Shadow Box This shadow box contains the badge and pins worn by Dennis Patton as an officer and detective for the Rogers Police Department between 1972 and 1980. Debbie Patton, museum guide: "I picked this item as it belonged to my late husband, Dennis." Roy Rogers Lunch Box Made in 1954 by the American Thermos Bottle Co., this lunch box features Roy Rogers, Dale Evans and Bullet the Wonder Dog on one side while the other side features Roy on his Palomino horse Trigger roping a steer with Dale Evans riding in the back. "The Roy Rogers Show" ran from 1951 to 1957. This lunch box belonged to Theresa Hill of Rogers. Luke Brewer, outreach specialist: "One of my hobbies is collecting vintage lunch boxes from the 20th century. My interest in lunch boxes may have started when I was in the second grade: I had a metal Dukes of Hazzard lunch box. I was the coolest. Most people just used it for lunch, but for me, it was also a pretend cargo ship bringing food supplies to my giant robot mouth. Thinking about it now … it's possible that I wasn't the coolest."

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