8 Days A Week

Entertainment and events for Jan. 25 to Feb. 1

SPECIAL EVENTS
Lady Razorback Red Tie Salute to Excellence Dinner and Auction honoring Stacy Lewis at 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Embassy Suites in Rogers. www.ladybacks.com or 575-5139.

Fundraiser for the Northwest Arkansas Roller Girls at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Dartroom, 1930 N. College in Fayetteville. Music by Candlemoths, Ace Spade on the Whores of Babylon, Atomic Kings, Lethal Red, The Chicklettes, and Noise Vandals. 251-1473.

The Ozark Highlanders Pipe Band Burns Night at 6 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville. $25, includes dinner. 442-0653.

Victory Gala Masquerade benefiting the Rogers Little Theater at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Clarion Inn in Bentonville. Dinner, auction and more. $75. 636-0875.

John Mayer and Josh Rouse Feb. 1 at Barnhill Arena on the UA campus.

STAGE & SCREEN
The Invisible Children, a documentary about Ugandan children abducted and force to fight in a war at 6:30 p.m. today at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

The Kid at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Free. Next week: Material Girls. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090, ext. 116.

Gospel, Biscuits & Gravy, a documentary about Ernestine Gulledge Shepard followed by live music performance at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222, ext. 4450.

Omni Center Video Underground presents Toxic Sludge is Good For You at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at United Campus Ministry, 902 W. Maple in Fayetteville. Free. 442-4600.

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

WORDS
“The Zero” by Jess Walter will be discussed at 7 p.m. Friday at Nightbird Books, 557 S. School Ave., No. 103 in Fayetteville. www.nightbirdbooks.com or 443-2080.

A lecture by artist Kristin Quinn at 7:30 p.m. today at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center Gallery in Fayetteville. 575-7987.

“Weigh Light” by Geoffrey Brock will be discussed at 7 p.m. Saturday at Nightbird Books, 557 S. School Ave., No. 103 in Fayetteville. www.nightbirdbooks.com or 443-2080.

Gerald Klingaman will present a program about trees at 7 p.m. Monday at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks at 4703 N. Crossover Road in Fayetteville. Members free; others $15. www.bgso.org or 750-2620.

The Ozark Poets and Writers Collective presents poet Mendy Knott at 7 p.m. Tuesday at George’s Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville. 442-4226.

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

Northwest Arkansas Sacred Harp Singers will meet at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 770-6602.

Oliver Molina will perform a marimba and percussion recital at 4 p.m. Sunday at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. 575-4703.

Paul Compton will perform a trombone recital at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. 575-4703

Sandy Nieves will perform a clarinet recital at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. 575-4703

LEARNING
The Winter Session of the Everyone Can Sing Community Choir, featuring music from many world cultures, four-part harmony, a safe place to sing and create community, meets Thursdays through Mar. 15 at the First United Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville. $64, sliding scale and scholarships available. Contact Nancy Cooper Maier at ncmaier@cox.net or 521-5678.

The Northwest Arkansas Civil War Roundtable will meet at 7 p.m. today at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.

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

The Ozark Wireless Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.

CPR For Families & Friends 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.

A 10-week course in tile making with Susan Hutchcroft begins at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 1 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $235. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

Register now for Belly Dance classes in February at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090, ext. 212.

MIND, BODY, SPIRIT
Blair Masters and Billy Scott will lead a free seminar about Detoxification to help you cleanse your body at 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. today at Arkansas Physical Health & Rehab, 1583 Main Dr. in Fayetteville. Reservations required. 443-0800.

The Secret Code of Revelation will be discussed at 7:30 p.m. today at the School of Metaphysics, 236 E. South St. in Fayetteville. www.som.org or 527-6804.

Jakki and Rick Blough will lead Relationship “Cooking Lessons” at 1 p.m. Saturday and Feb. 3 at Unity of Fayetteville, 4880 W. Wedington Drive. 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, ext. 132.

OUTDOORS
Eagle Watch Weekend Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Rocky Branch Marina east of Rogers. Reservations required. $7.50-$18. viator@ipa.net, 253-6200.

Arkansas Canoe Club Northwest Chapter meets at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Picasso’s Pizza, Arkansas Hwy. 16 West. 263-1420.

MINOR MATTERS
Members of Le Cercle Francais at Bentonville High School will host French Storytime at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

The Library Lions, for students in 6th -9th grade, will have a Handmade Valentine’s Workshop at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

Baby Bookworms, led by Laura Cleveland, will meet at 9:45 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

A Youth Writing workshop will take place at 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 20 at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Registration required; for grades 3-5. www.faylib.org or 571-2222, ext. 4370.

A Teen Writing workshop will take place at 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Feb. 21 at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Registration required; for grades 6-12. www.faylib.org or 571-2222, ext. 4370.

A variety of art classes for children and adults are available Art Explosions, 3480 N. Thompson, Ste. 3 in Springdale. www.artexplosions.org or 927-2020.

Registration for classes starting Feb. 12 is underway at Arts Live Theatre, 1378 N. College in the Evelyn Hills Shopping Center in Fayetteville. $100-$150. www.artslivetheatre.com or 521-4932.

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

Sit and be Fit exercise program at 10 a.m. Thursdays at the Jones Center, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Free. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090, ext. 137.

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.

Get a Blood Pressure check up 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 leads 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 at 6 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Dickson Theater, 227 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $10. www.dancecoalition.org or 422-6132.

Auditions for Cinderella will be held at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5-6 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

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.

Auditions for Caught in the Net will be held at 7 p.m. Feb. 12-13 at the Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. Second St. in Rogers. www.RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.

Training for NWA Rape Crisis volunteers will be Feb. 15. Wonderful people needed for a great experience. For more information contact Shannon at shannonr@jtlshop.jonesnet.org or 927-1025.

Volunteers are needed now to help organize the Demented Krewe of Dickson Mardi Gras parades. Volunteers are needed to work the parade on Feb. 17 and also for a parade for the residents of Fayetteville City Hospital on Feb. 16. Floats and parade entries also being accepted. Call Dixie Rhyne at 479-846-4794 or dementedkrewe@yahoo.com

Auditions for Holes will be held at 11 a.m. Mar. 3 at Arts Live Theatre, 1378 N. College in the Evelyn Hills Shopping Center in Fayetteville. www.artslivetheatre.com or 521-4932.

Audition for The Nerd will be held at 7:30 p.m. Mar. 5-6 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

Entries for the 2007 Thomas Hart Benton Award, a mural design competition with a $2,000 prize, must be postmarked or hand delivered by Mar. 23 to Crowder College in Neosho, Mo. Theme: The life and work of George Washington Craver. No entry fee. Contact Allen Bishop at 417-455-5600 or abishop@crowder.edu.

ART EXHIBITS
Arsaga’s Espresso Cafe, 1852 N. Crossover Road, Fayetteville. 527-0690. Works by Karl Killian through Feb. 4.

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

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

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.

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

University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center Gallery, Fayetteville. 575-7987. Works by Kristin Quinn through Feb. 7.

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.

ddp gallery, 7 E. Mountain St. Fayetteville. 442-0001. www.ddpgallery.com

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
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 through Feb. 25. Lines of Discovery: 225 Years of American Drawings runs Friday through Apr. 1.

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.

Price Tower Arts Center, 510 Dewey Ave., Bartlesville, OK. (877) 424-2424. Open Tuesdays through Sundays. Raymond Loewy: Designs for a Consumer Culture through Mar. 4.

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. Springtime in the Ozarks: Floral Quilts from the Enfield Collection through Apr. 28. 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 through Apr. 26. Say Cheese! 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.

COMING SOON

The Mid-Winter Masquerade Gala benefiting the Special Olympic of Arkansas will begin at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Embassy Suites in Rogers. Cocktails, dinner, dancing, live and silent auctions. $75. Black tie optional. tchouina@jtlshop.jonesnet.org or 927-1327.

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.

A study day: Industrial Design and the Consumer Century will begin at 11 a.m. Feb. 3 at the Price Tower Arts Center, 510 Dewey Ave. in Bartlesville, OK. $10-$15. Reservations recommended. (877) 424-2424.

The DBR SQ will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $16-$25. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

A Civil Rights Reader by Daniel Bernard Roumain & the Mission SQ Unit and DJ Sci will be performed at 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $8-$16. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

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 Chocolate Lover Festival will take place Feb. 9-10 at the Auditorium in Eureka Springs. $6-$20. www.eurekachocfest.com

Handcrafted gifts by local artisans will be available at 11 a.m. Feb. 9-14 at the Corner Gift Shop in The Restaurant On the Corner on Hwy.112 North in Fayetteville. 521-2674.

Don Byron Plays Junior Walker at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $16-$25. 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.

The North Arkansas Symphony will perform Reveries of Passion at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $28-$36. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

The North Arkansas Symphony will perform Reveries of Passion at 2 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Arend Arts Center, 1901 S.E. J St. in Bentonville. $28-$36. 254-5200.

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.

The Demented Krewe of Dickson will present Mardi Gras parades Feb. 16 for the residents of Fayetteville City Hospital, and at 2 p.m. Feb. 17 on the Square in Downtown Fayetteville. Family friendly event. Call Dixie Rhyne at 479-846-4794 or dementedkrewe@yahoo.com

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.

Curator’s Corner will feature Edith Idleman discussing quilt collecting, care, appraisals, and history at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Rogers Historical Museum at 322 S. Second St. in Rogers. www.rogersarkansas.com/museum or 621-1154.

Eureka Gras-Mardi Gras will take place Feb. 16-18 in Eureka Springs. Grand Bal Masque, Parade and Bar Crawl. www.krazo.ureeka.org or 228-342-3671.

A Valentine Diversity Weekend will take place Feb. 16-18 in Eureka Springs. www.eurekapride.com, www.diversitypride.com

Vulture Venue will be presented Feb. 17 at Devil’s Den State Park in West Fork. Free. www.arkansasstateparks.com or 761-3325.

KidWorks presents Harriet Tubman: The Underground Railroad at 2 p.m. Feb. 17 at the Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. Second St. in Rogers. $7.50-$35. www.RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.

Discover Theater! Featuring Disney’s Cinderella Kids and The Jungle Book will be performed at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $8-$15. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

A version of Hamlet for children will be performed at 7 p.m. Feb. 23-24, and at 2 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $16. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

The UA Symphonic Band and Campus Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $10. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

Just For Funds, the annual Art Center of the Ozarks ball and auction, celebrates Rubies and Roses Feb. 24 at the Northwest Arkansas Mall. $75. www.artcenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

Taiko drummer of KODO will perform at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $22-$34. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

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