Wolven Continues to Push Programming in Eureka Springs

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The Downtown Eureka Springs Network is eyeing the possibility of expanding its programming to The Auditorium.

The facility was constructed in the heart of Eureka Springs in 1928.

The Auditorium was refurbished around 2005, and hosts events on 25-30 days a year, according to DESN executive director Jacqueline Wolven. She believes DESN could push that number as high as 250.

The idea behind partnering with The Auditorium is in line with DESN’s stated mission to “support preservation, business education, promotional programming, economic development and beautification in downtown Eureka Springs.”

That’s not always as easy as it seems.

“I think the misconception is that Eureka Springs is always happening and hip,” Wolven said. “It actually takes a concentrated effort to keep that going.

“We have the same issues every other town has.”

Wolven moved from San Francisco to Eureka Springs “sight unseen” nine years ago based on a desire to place her daughter in a nearby private school. She’s been in her current post for three years.

Wolven said her primary theme largely comes from the late Martin Roenigk, who was co-owner of the 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa.

Wolven said Roenigk believed it is critical for Eureka Springs not to have “just an open downtown, but a thriving one.”

DESN works in concert with Main Street Arkansas — as part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation program — and the City of Eureka Springs.