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Depot Discovery Day – July

Join the staff of our DCC Education Team for Depot Discovery Day on Saturday, July 19, 2025, starting at 1 p.m.
This month’s reading will be “The Pledge of Allegiance” by Norman Pearl.
Theme: Stars, Stripes & Story Time! Celebrating unity and community through the pledge.
Special Guest: Arkansas Scouts
Games/Art/Activity:

Stars and Stripes Scavenger Hunt
Learning Flag etiquette
How to become a Scout
Flag Cookie Decorating

Food and Refreshments will be served.
This event is free and open to everyone.
For more information, please contact the DCC Education Director at 870-338-4350 or email [email protected].

Depot Discovery Day – December

Join the staff of our DCC Education Team for Depot Discovery Day on Saturday, December 20, 2025, starting at 1 p.m.
This month’s reading will be “The Nutcracker in Harlem” by T.E. McMorrow.
Theme: Holiday Traditions through a Delta lens.
Games/Art/Activity:

Candy Cane Relay
Guess the Holiday Song
Paint-your-own wooden ornaments

Food and Refreshments will be served.
This event is free and open to everyone. 
For more information, please contact the DCC Education Director at 870-338-4350 or email [email protected]

Depot Discovery Day – November

Join the staff of our DCC Education Team for Depot Discovery Day on Saturday, November 15, 2025, starting at 1 p.m.
This month’s reading will be “Grandma’s Thanksgiving Dinner” by Maria Hoskins.
Theme: Thanksgiving in the Delta
Games/Art/Activity:

Cooking demo
Family Tree painting/collage

Food and Refreshments will be served.
This event is free and open to everyone.
For more information, please contact the DCC Education Director at 870-338-4350 or email [email protected].

Depot Discovery Day – October

Join the staff of our DCC Education Team for Depot Discovery Day on Saturday, October 18, 2025, starting at 1 p.m.
This month’s reading will be from “We are Water Protectors” by Carol Lindstrom.
Theme: Mississippi River history & water preservation education
Special Guest:  Living Waters
Games/Art/Activity:

“What’s in the River? Fishing Game
Folded paper steamboats
Big wave painting on canvas

Food and Refreshments will be served.
This event is free and open to everyone.
For more information, please contact the DCC Education Director at 870-338-4350 or email [email protected].

Depot Discovery Day – September

Join the staff of our DCC Education Team for Depot Discovery Day on Saturday, September 20, 2025, starting at 1 p.m.
This month’s reading will be “Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall” by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson.
Theme: In observance of “United States Marshal’s Bicentennial Day.”
Special Guest: U.S. Marshall Jeremy Hammons
Games/Art/Activity:

Presentation by U.S. Marshall Jeremy Hammons
Wanted Poster Relay game
Bean Bag Trivia Toss

Food and Refreshments will be served.
This event is free and open to everyone.
For more information, please contact the DCC Education Director at 870-338-4350 or email [email protected].

Depot Discovery Day – August

Join the staff of our DCC Education Team for Depot Discovery Day on Saturday, August 16, 2025, starting at 1 p.m.

This month’s reading will be “Farming” by Gail Gibbons.
Theme: Share Stories of Delta Farming Families.
Special Guest: A representative from a farm supply organization.
Games/Art/Activity:

Agri Ed and planting demonstration
Planting bean sprouts
Nature Gel prints – printmaking

Food and Refreshments will be served.
This event is free and open to everyone.
For more information, please contact the DCC Education Director at 870-338-4350 or email [email protected].

DCC Summer Blues and Arts Camp

Attendees participate in hands-on-instruction in guitar, harmonica, and songwriting. Working in small groups, students will reinterpret stories by crafting rod puppets from fabric and cardboard. The week will culminate in a final showcase where blues music and folklore storytelling come together, as participants bring to life what they learned.

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