8 Days A Week
8 Days a Week
January 4 through January 11
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.
STAGE & SCREEN
The Producers at 7 p.m. today and Sunday, at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $40-$52. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
WORDS
OMNI’s Peace Coffee House hosts open mic night at 7 p.m. Sunday at the United Campus Ministry. 442-4600.
MUSIC
Ozark Blues Society of Northwest Arkansas Blues Builders will have a Lyric Writing Workshop at 7 p.m. today at 1680 N. Viewpoint Drive in Fayetteville. For musicians under 21 years old; parents welcome. www.ozarkbluessociety.org, www.bluesbuilders.org, sandy@bluesbuilders.org, or 521-0611.
LEARNING
Dudes and Dolls Square Dance Club meets at 8 p.m. Saturday at Asbell Elementary School. 443-2796.
The Mud Club, a group of area potters and sculptors, meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Flat Rock Clay, 2002 S. School Ave. in Fayetteville. www.flatrockclay.com/MudClubHome.htm or 521-3181.
International Folk Dancers meet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Trinity United Methodist Church. 442-8934.
MIND, BODY, SPIRIT
Dr. Garland Landrith will lead Learn to Heal Yourself at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Unity of Fayetteville, 4880 W. Wedington Drive. $35. www.unityfay.org or 442-0680.
The Jones Center Community Health and Wellness Center in Springdale offers a variety of free and low cost exercise classes for adults and children, including Water Aerobics Classes for $25 per month. 756-6550.
MINOR MATTERS
The Fayetteville Public Library will host a video game tournament Friday and Saturday.
Guitar Hero, Halo and sports games. Players will be divided in three different age brackets: 5-12, 13-17 and 18 and older. Participants who register early at www.faylib.org enter a drawing for a digital camera that will be given away during the tournament. A one-hour Introduction to Gaming workshop will be offered on Friday and Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
AUDITIONS, CALL FOR ENTRIES, VOLUNTEERS
Auditions for Aladdin will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Arts Live Theatre, 1378 N. College in the Evelyn Hills Shopping Center. Ages 8 and up; teenagers encouraged to audition. Production dates are Mar. 9-11. www.artslivetheatre.com or 521-4932.
Auditions for Captain Bree and the Lady Pirates of the Caribbean will be held at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. 2nd St., in Rogers. www.RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.
Register by Feb. 1 for The Dance Coalition’s So You Think You Know How to Dance competition at 6 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Dickson Theater, 227 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $10. www.dancecoalition.org or 422-6132.
Art Amiss, a community based multimedia art collective, is accepting submissions through Feb. 9. $10 submission fee. Include SASE for return of submissions. Art Amiss, 811 Lindell Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72701 or www.artamiss.org.
ART EXHIBITS
Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St., Springdale. 751-5441. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org. Works by Robert Reep Friday through Feb. 15.
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.
Flat Rock Studio, 2002 S. School St. Fayetteville. www.flatrockclay.com or 521-3181. Works by Oklahoma and Arkansas potters and studio clay artists displayed along with featured monthly artists.
Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. 443-5600. www.waltonartscenter.org. Passionate Observer: Photographs by Euroda Welty, and From Slavery to Freedom: The Issue of Race in Film through Feb. 17.
GALLERIES, ETC.
Artful Spaces, 266 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville. 582-5554.
Enigma, 15 N. Block Ave., Fayetteville. 587-0304.
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.
J Gallery, 311 W. Dickson St., Ste.103, Fayetteville. 521-2004.
Julie Wait Designs Art Gallery, 318 S. First St., Rogers. 631-8706.
Mystic Melon, 16 S. West Ave., Fayetteville. 582-9482.
Terra Studios, 12103 Hazel Valley Road. Durham. 643-3314.
Wishing Spring Arts and Crafts Gallery, 8862 W. McNelly Road, Bella Vista. 273-1798. www.villageartclub.org.
MUSEUMS
Arkansas Arts Center, Ninth and Commerce Streets, Little Rock. www.arkarts.com or (501)372-4000.
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. 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. Yours in FLT, Independent Order of Odd Fellow artifacts through March. Serving Our Clients: Rural Relief in 1930s Newton County runs Tuesday through Apr. 26
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
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.
An artist’s reception for Robert Reep and Gary Cawood will be held at 7 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St., in Springdale. $8-$18 www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.
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. 575-5007.
Alfreda Robinson will speak at The Northwest Arkansas Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Planning Committee 11th Annual recommitment banquet at 7 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Fayetteville Town Center. $15-$25. 575-3546 or 527-3610.
Celtic Connections Eureka will celebrate Highland Heritage Jan. 18-21 in Eureka Springs. Music, food and more. www.papermoomattractions.com
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.
Tanya Tucker at 8 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Alma Performing Arts Center in Alma. $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.
The Dance Coalition will host the second annual So You Think You Know How to Dance competition at 6 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Dickson Theater, 227 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $10. www.dancecoalition.org or 422-6132.
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.Feb. 4 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St., in Springdale. $8-$18 www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.
In celebration of Black History Month, come see Danny Glover and Felix Justice: An Evening with Martin & Langston, as they portray civil right leaders Martin Luther King, Jr. and Langston Hughes at 8 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $22-$34. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
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.
Mamma Mia!, featuring the music of ABBA, will be performed at 7 p.m. Feb. 13-15 and Feb.18, at 8 p.m. Feb. 16-17, and at 2 p.m. Feb 17-18 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $55-$65. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
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.
Just For Funds, the annual Art Center of the Ozarks ball and auction, celebrates Forty and Fabulous Feb. 24 at the Northwest Arkansas Mall. 751-5441.