8 Days A Week
December 14-21

All events listed in 8 Days a Week are open to the public. To submit a listing, send to FFW, 203 N. College Avenue, Fayetteville, AR 72701, or fax to 444-7289, at least two weeks prior to event. Submissions are printed as space allows. Photographs and art are also considered.

SEASONS GREETINGS
The Fourth Annual Santa in Centennial Park will be at 5 p.m. Friday, at 10 a.m. Saturday, and at 1 p.m. Sunday in Rogers. www.mainstreetrogers.com or 936-5487.

The Christmas Lamb

will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday at the First Baptist Church of Fayetteville. Free. 636-3533.
The Claudia Burson Trio will perform Holiday inspired Jazz at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 901 W. Cleveland Street in Fayetteville. $20-$30. Free childcare provided. 521-8422.

Works by Jo Ann & Hank Kaminsky, Fawn Potter and Dorothy March will be available at a Holiday Sale at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Art Experience at 641 W. 6th Street in Fayetteville.

The Gravette Community Choir presents The Homecoming, A Smoky Mountain Christmas Story at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Assembly of God, Hwy 72 West in Gravette. Free. 918-407-6983.

The Jack Mitchell Band will play for a Holiday Dance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Riordan Hall in Bella Vista. $10. 855-4702.

A Jingle Jamboree will take place Saturday through Tuesday at the Jones Center, 922 E. Emma Ave., in Springdale. Free; caroling, breakfast with Santa, crafts. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090, ext. 116.

Come visit the North Pole at 11 a.m. Saturday in Downtown Bentonville. Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, Petting Zoo and more. Free. 800-410-2535.

Classical Youth Ballet will perform The Nutcracker at 7 p.m. Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday at Arend Arts Center, 1901 S.E. J St. in Bentonville. $5-$20. 464-0150.

White Christmas with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye will be shown at 10 a.m. Dec. 23 at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

Ring out the old year at a New Years Eve Eve Party at 8 p.m. Dec. 30 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., in Fayetteville. $75. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

A Rogers Christmas in Hawkins House runs through Dec. 30 at 322 S. Second Street in Rogers. www.rogersarkansas.com/museum or 621-1154.

The Winter Wonderland Outdoor Ice Rink will be open at 3 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and at 12 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 31 at 110 Midtown Center near the Bentonville Square. Free. Closed Christmas Day. 271-9153 or 254-0254.

NEW YEARS
RSVP by Dec. 23 to attend an Italian Renaissance Masquerade on Dec. 31 at Teatro Scarpino at 329 N. West Ave., in Fayetteville. www.scarpino.com or 409-3772.

First Night Fayetteville celebration events start at 6 p.m. Dec. 31 around the Square in Downtown Fayetteville. Music, Theatre, Kids events. $5-$10. www.firstnightfayetteville.org or 800-514-3849.

The 10th Annual Arkansas Polar Bear Society Swim Party will be at 12 p.m. Jan. 1 at Frog Bayou Creek Swimming Hole in Rudy. For more information, call Bill Long at 888-785-8733.

SPECIAL EVENTS
Gallery opening from 5 to 8 p.m. today at ddp Gallery, 7 E. Mountain St., Fayetteville for the Small Work 2006 exhibit. See Highlights page 11.

Works by local Artists will be available at an Open House at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Art Emporium at Tune Plaza, 2914 N. College in Fayetteville. See Highlights page 11.

A benefit for Peace at Home Family Shelter will begin at 8 p.m. Saturday at Jose’s Streetside, 324 W. Dickson, in Fayetteville. Music by Strange Heros. $5. 521-0194.

The Second Annual AbunDANCE fundraiser will take place at 6 p.m. Dec. 21 at the Community Access Television at 101 W. Rock Street in Fayetteville. 444-3433.

STAGE & SCREEN
The Consciousness of the Christ: Reclaiming Jesus for a New Humanity will be shown at 7 p.m. Friday at Unity of Fayetteville, 4880 W. Wedington Drive. www.unityfay.org or 442-0680.

WORDS
The Tellers of Tales storytelling group will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Shiloh Museum, on the corner of Johnson and Main, in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.

LifeWriting, a group for people interested in writing the stories of their own lives or those of family and friends, will meet at 10 a.m. Monday at the Shiloh Museum, on the corner of Johnson and Main, in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 790-2588.

MUSIC
Canadian Brass will perform at 7 p.m. today at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., in Fayetteville. $25-$35. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

John Two-Hawks will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Auditorium in Eureka Springs. $15-$20; kids 15 and under free. www.johntwohawks.com, 253-5826, or 888-790-9091.

A Piano Studio Recital will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. 575-4703.

Still on the Hill will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday and at 7 p.m. Sunday at Goodfolk Concerts, 229 N. Block St. in Fayetteville. Saturday sold out. 582-2291.

Adele Fournet will have a Piano Concert at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

LEARNING
Dudes and Dolls Square Dance Club meets at 8 p.m. Saturday at Asbell School. 443-2796.

Heartsaver CPR will be taught at 6 p.m. Monday at the Jones Center, 610 E. Emma Ave., in Springdale. Pre-registration required. www.jonesnet.org 750-6550.

CPR For Families & Friends will be taught at 6 p.m. Dec. 21 at the Jones Center, 610 E. Emma Ave., in Springdale. Pre-registration required. www.jonesnet.org 750-6550.

Flower, Garden and Nature Society of Northwest Arkansas meets at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Jones Center. 750-0421.

MINOR MATTERS
The Teen Knitting Club will meet at 5 p.m. today at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

A Hanukkah Celebration will begin at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Registration required. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

FOR BOOMERS
Ceramics starts at 9 a.m. Fridays at the Fayetteville Senior Center 945 S. College. 571-2920.

Newcomers Bridge starts at 12:30 p.m. Fridays at the Fayetteville Senior Center 945 S. College. 571-2920.

Get a Blood Pressure check up at 10 a.m. Mondays at the Fayetteville Senior Center 945 S. College. 571-2920.

Come out for Chair Exercise at 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Fayetteville Senior Center 945 S. College. 571-2920.

Line Dance Lessons are held at 10 a.m. Wednesdays at the Fayetteville Senior Center 945 S. College. 571-2920.

AUDITIONS, CALL FOR ENTRIES, VOLUNTEERS
Artists are needed for an upcoming art show in Fort Smith. All mediums accepted. Contact bang2007@gmail.com.

Auditions for Grease will be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 2-3 at Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. 2nd Street, in Rogers. www.RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.

Auditions for Captain Bree and the Lady Pirates of the Caribbean will be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 8-9 at Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. 2nd Street, in Rogers. www.RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.

The Committee for Mardi Gras, Inc., aka the Demented Krewe of Dickson, needs volunteers for the coming Mardi Gras season running Feb. 16-20. Contact Dixie Rhyne at dementedkrewe@yahoo.com or 846-4794.

Riverfest 2007, scheduled for May 25-27 will accept applications for Artists, Hand Crafters, Merchants through Jan. 15, 2007 at Riverfest, Inc., 500 President Clinton Avenue, Suite 217, Little Rock, AR 72201. www.riverfestarkansas.com

ART EXAHIBITS
Arsaga’s Espresso Cafe, 2418 N. Gregg Ave., Fayetteville. 444-6557. Martha Guirl through December.

Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St., Springdale. 751-5441. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org. The 12th Annual Artists of Northwest Arkansas Fall Regional Exhibition through today.

ddp gallery, 7 E. Mountain St. Fayetteville. 442-0001. www.ddpgallery.com. Group show Small Work 2006 through Jan. 20. Ben Strawn, Benjamin Edwards, Bryan Moats, Duane Garner, Henrik Kam, Kathy P. Thompson, Megan Chapman, Douglass Legg, Tonya Tubbs, Cindy Arsaga, Dede Peters, Adam Posnak.

Fayetteville Town Center, 15 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville. Paintings by Rachel Tebbetts through Dec. 31.

J Gallery, 311 W. Dickson St., Ste.103, Fayetteville. New work by Brice Stevens through January.
521-2004.

Julie Wait Designs Art Gallery, 318 S. First St., Rogers. 631-8706. Works by Ron Lutz through Dec. 29.

Ozark Natural Foods, 1554 N. College Ave., Fayetteville. 521-7558. Cate McCoy for December.

Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. 2nd Street, in Rogers. www.RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988. The Photography of the Morning News through today.

Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. 443-5600. www.waltonartscenter.org. A Second Glance: Photographs by Don House through Dec. 29. Passionate Observer: Photographs by Euroda Welty, and From Slavery to Freedom: The Issue of Race in Film through Feb. 7.

GALLERIES, ETC.
Artful Spaces, 266 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville. 582-5554.

Enigma, 15 N. Block Ave., Fayetteville. 587-0304.

Flat Rock Studio, 2002 S. School St. Fayetteville. www.flatrockclay.com or 521-3181.

Fusion Fine Arts Gallery, 109 N. Main St., Bentonville. 273-9278.

Hampstead Fair Art Works, 423 N. College Ave., Fayetteville. 313-4153.

Heartwood Gallery-An Artists Collective. 428 S. Government St., Fayetteville. 444-0888.

Mystic Melon, 16 S. West Ave., Fayetteville. 582-9482.

Terra Studios, 12103 Hazel Valley Rd. Durham. 643-3314.

MUSEUMS
Arkansas Arts Center, Ninth and Commerce Streets, Little Rock. www.arkarts.com or (501)372-4000. 34th Annual Toys Designed by Artists Exhibit, and Collectors Show & Sale through Dec. 31.

Gravette Historical Museum, 503 Charlotte St. SE, Gravette. 787-7334. Early 1900s restored home with displays representing Gravette’s history.

Pea Ridge National Military Park, 15930 U.S. 62, Garfield. 451-8122. Open Monday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Self-guided road tour, 10-mile hiking trail, Civil War museum and bookstore.

Peel Mansion Museum and Historic Gardens, 400 S. Walton Blvd., Bentonville. 273-9664. 1875 Italianate mansion with historic roses and plants.

Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, 506 E. Douglas St., US Hwy. 62, Prairie Grove. 846-2990. Civil War battlefield with original buildings.

Rogers Historical Museum, 322 S. Second St., Rogers. 621-1154. www.rogersarkansas.com/museum. Open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. The Van Winkle Legacy through Feb. 2007. All Aboard: Rogers and the Golden Age of Rail through Oct. 2007. That’s Entertainment: From Vaudeville to Cable TV through Jan. 2008.

Shiloh Museum, 118 W. Johnson Ave., Springdale. 750-8165. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh. Exhibits of early life in the Ozarks. Original buildings on the grounds. Building Beaver Lake through Dec. 21. Yours in FLT, Independent Order of Odd Fellow artifacts through March 2007.

Siloam Springs Museum, 112 N. Maxwell St., 524-4011. Open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., admission is free. Vintage, Antique and Unique Dolls through Feb. 3.

COMING SOON
A Holiday Irish Ceili Dance benefiting the Elkins Community Center will be held at 7 p.m. Dec. 30 at 162 Doolin Dr. in Elkins. Featuring the Old 78s. $4, 12 & under free. 643-2393 or 665-2146.

Help usher in the New Year with the annual World Peace Mediation at 6 a.m. Dec. 31 at Unity of Fayetteville, 4880 W. Wedington Drive. Music, chanting, light breakfast with donation. www.unityfay.org or 442-0680.

Come see The Producers at 7 p.m. Jan.2-4 and 7, at 8 p.m. Jan. 5-6, and at 2 p.m. Jan. 6-7 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., in Fayetteville. $40-$52. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

Not Afraid of the Dark with Ballet Austin will be performed at 7 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., in Fayetteville. Best for ages 2-10. $8-$15. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

Comedian Brian Regan will perform at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., in Fayetteville. $36. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

A Martin Luther King Vigil is planned for Jan. 15 at the Peace Fountain on the UA Campus. 575-50007.

Celtic Connections Eureka will celebrate Highland Heritage Jan. 18-21 in Eureka Springs. Music, food and more. www.papermoomattractions.com

Come Paint The Town Red with the American Heart Association at 7 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Fayetteville Town Center. Live Music, auction, food and more. $60. 571-6686.

Al Green will perform at 8 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., in Fayetteville. $40-$70. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

The Pat Martino Quartet will perform at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., in Fayetteville. $16-$25. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

The Sparks Guild presents Tanya Tucker at 8 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Alma Performing Arts Center on the corner of Main and Spring. $30-$45. www.almapac.org or 632-2129.

Eagle Watch Weekend will take place Jan. 26-28 from Rocky Branch Marina East of Rogers. Reservations and pre-payment required. $7-50-$18. viator@ipa.net, 253-6200, or 800-552-3803.

The North Arkansas Symphony will perform Oscar Night at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., in Fayetteville. $28-$36. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

The 2007 Victory Gala Masquerade benefiting the Rogers Little Theater will take place at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Clarion Inn in Bentonville. Dinner, auction and more. $75 per person, ticket sales start Jan 8. 636-0875.

Federico Garcia Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba will be performed at 8 p.m. Feb. 2-3 and 7-10, and at 2 p.m. Feb. 4 & 11 at the University Theatre at 228 Fine Arts Center in Fayetteville. 575-3946 or 575-4752.

Agatha Christie’s The Unexpected Guest will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2-3 and 9-10, and at 2 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St., in Springdale. $8-$18 www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

The musical Grease will be performed at 8 p.m. Feb. 9-10, 15-17, and 22-24, and at 2 p.m. Feb. 11, 18, and 25 at the Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. 2nd Street, in Rogers. Special Valentine’s Day performance. $7.50-$35. www.RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.

Lerner and Lowe’s Camelot will be performed at 8 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Alma Performing Arts Center on the corner of Main and Spring. $20-$30. www.almapac.org or 632-2129.

Cyrano will be performed Feb. 15 through Mar. 4 at TheatreSquared at Nadine Baum Studios at 505 W. Spring Street in Fayetteville. For ages 8 and up. $8-$12. PO Box 4186, Fayetteville, AR 72702. www.theatresquared.org or 443-5600.