8 Days a Week for Jan. 11-18

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.

SPECIAL EVENTS
An artist’s reception for Robert Reep and Gary Cawood will be at 7 p.m. Friday at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St., in Springdale. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

A Martin Luther King Vigil is planned for Monday at the Peace Fountain on the UA Campus. 575-5007.

Alfreda Robinson will speak at the Northwest Arkansas Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 11th annual recommitment banquet at 7 p.m. Monday at the Fayetteville Town Center. $15-$25. 575-3546.

Celtic Connections Eureka will celebrate Highland Heritage Jan. 18-21 in Eureka Springs. Music, food and more. www.papermoonattractions.com or 866-363-9545.

STAGE & SCREEN
OMNI Center Video Underground presents “An Inconvenient Truth” at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at United Campus Ministry, 902 W. Maple in Fayetteville. Free. www.northwest-ark.com/vu/ or 442-4600.

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

WORDS
Beyond Words at 7 p.m. Friday at Arsaga’s, 1582 Crossover Road in Fayetteville. www.arsagas.org or 527-0690.

To kick off Cover to Cover, an adult reading program, author and playwright Robert Ford will speak at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

Senior Democrats of Northwest Arkansas will hold their monthly luncheon meeting on at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Western Sizzlin in Springdale. Lioneld Jordan, president of the Northwest Arkansas Labor Council and a member of the Fayetteville City Council will be guest speaker. He will speak on “Martin Luther King’s lessons for Labor and the Democratic Party.”

Arsaga’s Songwriter Circle meets at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Arsaga’s, 1582 Crossover Road in Fayetteville. 527-0690.

MUSIC
Benjamin Pierce will perform a tuba and euphonium recital at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18 at University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. 575-4703.

LEARNING
Dress-Up and Dance lessons at 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Fridays at Teatro Scarpino, 329 N. West Ave., Fayetteville. $5-$10. www.scarpino.com or 409-3772.

Washington County Arkansas Genealogical Society meets at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Headquarters House in Fayetteville. 442-0131.

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

International Folk Dancers meet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Trinity United Methodist Church. 442-8934.

Marie Demeroukas will lead Put Your Relatives in Their Place, a program about caring for family photos, at noon Wednesday at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.

The Boston Mountain Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 18 at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.

MIND, BODY, SPIRIT
Ben Worth meditation day at 9 a.m. Saturday at Unity of Fayetteville, 4880 W. Wedington Drive. Free. Potluck lunch. Also Feb. 10. www.unityfay.org or 442-0680.

A one-day workshop, The Power of Affirmative Prayer at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Center for Conscious and Creative Living, 1722 N. College Ave., Ste. C122 in Fayetteville. $50 includes lunch and materials. www.cclcenter.com or 283-9409.

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

Ozark Blues Society of Northwest Arkansas Blues Builders will have a Blues Guitar Workshop at 1 p.m. Saturday 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.

FOR BOOMERS
Bingo at 10 a.m. Thursdays at the Fayetteville Senior Center 945 S. College. 571-2920.

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

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

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

Choir practice at 12:30 p.m. Mondays at the Fayetteville Senior Center 945 S. College. 571-2920.

Acrylic Painting at 10 a.m. Tuesdays at the Fayetteville Senior Center 945 S. College. 571-2920.

Melissa Powers will lead an exercise program at 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Fayetteville Senior Center 945 S. College. 571-2920.

Line Dancing at 10 a.m. Tuesdays at the Jones Center, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Free. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090, ext. 137.

AUDITIONS, CALL FOR ENTRIES, VOLUNTEERS
Register by Feb. 1 for The Dance Coalition’s So You Think You Know How to Dance competition to be held 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 for an upcoming show through Feb. 9. $10 submission fee. Include SASE for return of submissions. Art Amiss, 811 Lindell Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72701 or www.artamiss.org.

Training for NWA Rape Crisis volunteers will be Feb. 17.
Contact Shannon at 927-1025.

ART EXHIBITS
Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St., Springdale. 751-5441. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org. Works by Robert Reep through Feb. 15.

The Common Grounds, 412 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. 442-3515. Sean Fitzgibbon through February.

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 clay artists.

Fusion Fine Arts Gallery, 109 N. Main St., Bentonville. 273-9278. Bob Norris through January.

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.

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.

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
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 Say Cheese! Opens Monday and runs through Aug. 4.

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.

Little Rock
Arkansas Arts Center, Ninth and Commerce Streets, Little Rock. www.arkarts.com or (501)372-4000. Stitches: An Invitational Exhibition of Fiber Art and the 49th annual Delta Exhibit Friday through Feb. 25.

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

Al Green 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 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 Jan. 26-28 from Rocky Branch Marina near Rogers. Reservations required. $7- $18. 800-552-3803.

The North Arkansas Symphony will perform Oscar Night with a multimedia film presentation 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.

Victory Gala Masquerade benefiting the Rogers Little Theater at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Clarion Inn in Bentonville. Dinner and auction. $75. 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 at 8 p.m. Feb. 2-3. Feb. 7-10, and at 2 p.m. Feb. 4 and Feb. 11 at the University Theatre on the UA campus. 575-3946.

Agatha Christie’s The Unexpected Guest 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.

Danny Glover and Felix Justice will perform: 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.

Mamma Mia!, featuring the music of ABBA, 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 by TheatreSquared at Nadine Baum Studios, 505 W. Spring St. in Fayetteville. For ages 8 and up. $8-$12. 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.