For February 8 -15

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
Artist reception for Jon Lee 5 to 8 p.m. today at ddp gallery, 7 E. Mountain St. Fayetteville. www.ddpgallery.com or 442-0001.

Artist reception for Michael Zoller at 6 p.m. today at Arsaga’s, 1862 N. Crossover Road, Fayetteville, 527-0690.

Artist reception for Ashley Burgos at 7 p.m. Saturday at Arsaga’s, 2418 N. Gregg Ave., Fayetteville, 444-6557.

Chocolate Lovers Festival in Eureka Springs. Art auction with music by Pearl Brick 7 p.m. Friday at The Auditorium. $20. Chocolate Festival with samples and displays 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Best Western Inn of the Ozarks $12. www.eurekachocfest.com

Valentine’s Ball at 6 p.m. Saturday at Best Western Inn of the Ozarks in Eureka Springs. Auction and dance with music by Jody Simrell. Benefits Eureka Healthcare and Rehab. $25. 253-7114.

American Association of University Women style show and chocolate auction at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Shewmaker Center on the NWAAC campus in Bentonville. $5. 855-0162.

Casino Night 2007- the Roaring 20s at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Fayetteville Town Center. Music, games, silent auction, costume contest. Benefits Northside Rotary. $50. www.casinonight.org or 444-0200.

The Free Weekly Literary Awards and readings will be Feb. 23 at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville.

MARDI GRAS
The Demented Krewe of Dickson will parade at 2 p.m. Feb. 16 for the residents of Fayetteville City Hospital. The Fat Saturday Parade of Fools at 2 p.m. Feb. 17 on Dickson Street and the Fayetteville Square. The 16th annual Mardi Gras festivities and crowing of royalty at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at Jose’s Streetside in Fayetteville. Family friendly events. Call Dixie Rhyne at 479-846-4794 or dementedkrewe@yahoo.com

Eureka Springs Eureka Gras-Mardi Gras Grand Bal Masque and Dance at 8 p.m. Feb. 16 at the Basin Park Hotel. Parade at 2 p.m. Feb. 17. Mardi Gras day Second Line Krazo Krawl at 4 p.m. Feb. 20. www.krazo.ureeka.org or 228-342-3671.

Mardi Grad Pawty, benefiting the Rogers Humane Society, Murphy Park and local rescue groups at 1 p.m. Feb. 18 at 407 E. Nursery Rd. in Rogers. $10 per pup; registration required for doggy bag of goodies. 644-6074.

STAGE & SCREEN
The Passport to Adventure Travel Film Series screens “Japan: The 21st Century” at 2 p.m. today at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St., Springdale. Social hour at 1 p.m., $35 for series tickets. Next month: “The Real World of Fiji.” www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

Federico Garcia Lorca’s “The House of Bernarda Alba” at 8 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday at the University Theatre, 228 Fine Arts Center on the UA campus. 575-3946.

Agatha Christie’s “The Unexpected Guest” at 7:30 p.m. Friday Saturday and Sunday at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St., Springdale. $8-$18 www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

“Grease” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and Feb. 15-17, Feb. 22-24, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, and Feb. 25 at the Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. 2nd St., Rogers. Special Valentine’s Day performance Wednesday with meal, $125 per couple. $7.50-$35. www.RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.

OMNI Center Video Underground screens “Dirty Pretty Things” at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at United Campus Ministry, 902 W. Maple St., Fayetteville. Free. 442-4600.

“The Cider House Rules” screens at 7 p.m. Monday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

“Mamma Mia!” featuring the music of ABBA, at 7 p.m. Tuesday through Feb.18 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. $55-$65. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

“Cyrano” Feb. 15 through Mar. 4 at TheatreSquared, 505 W. Spring St., Fayetteville. For ages 8 and up. $8-$12. www.theatresquared.org or 443-5600.

WORDS
Beyond Words Poetry reading at 9 p.m. Friday at Arsaga’s, 2418 N. Gregg Ave., Fayetteville. www.arsagas.org or 444-6557.

Researching your Oklahoma ancestors and gaining membership into the First Families of the Twin Territories with Rose Stauber at 2 p.m. Sunday at Headquarters House, 118 E. Dickson St., Fayetteville. 442-0131.

Ozark Poetry Slam’s annual Erotic Slam at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the White Rabbit, Wedington Road at Rupple Road in Fayetteville. Costumes encouraged. $5. 469-766-1158

Tom W. Dillard will present a talk, “Ten Amazing African American Arkansans” at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

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

MUSIC
Don Byron plays Junior Walker at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Friday at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St.. Fayetteville. $16-$25. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

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

The North Arkansas Symphony will present “Reveries of Passion” at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Arend Arts Center, 1901 S.E. J St., Bentonville. $28-$36.  254-5200.

Classical guitarist Peter Fletcher at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222. Free.

Jessica Sudduth voice recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall, UA campus. Free. 575-4703. Free.

Pat Pathoumgthoung at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Sunday at Hit Records Studio, 2583 N. Gregg in Fayetteville.

UA Brass Faculty will present a tribute to Leonard Bernstein at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall, UA campus. Free. 575-4703. Free.

American Guild of Organists will present a Valentine’s Day concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall, UA campus. Free. 575-4703. Free.

LEARNING
Writers workshop with Laura Newth at 2 p.m. today at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. $50. Registration required. Thurdays through Mar. 29. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

Dress-Up and Dance lessons at 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., and open dance at 9:30 p.m. Fridays at Teatro Scarpino, 329 N. West Ave., Fayetteville. Swing, Salsa, Latin. $10. www.scarpino.com or 409-3772.

The MUD CLUB, for potters and sculptors, at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Flat Rock Clay, 2002 S. School Ave., Fayetteville. www.flatrockclay.com 521-3181.

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

Heartsaver CPR at 6 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Jones Center, 610 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Pre-registration required. www.jonesnet.org 750-6550.

The Boston Mountain Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Shiloh Museum Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.

MIND, BODY, SPIRIT
What Are Your Dreams Trying to Tell You at 7:30 p.m. today at the School of Metaphysics, 236 E. South St., Fayetteville. www.som.org or 527-6804.

Ben Worth Monthly Meditation Day at 9 a.m. Saturday at Unity of Fayetteville, 4880 W. Wedington Drive. Free. Potluck lunch. www.unityfay.org or 442-0680.

Raw Food Potluck at 6 p.m. Saturday at Unity of Fayetteville, 4880 W. Wedington Drive. www.unityfay.org or 442-0680.

Mastery of Consciousness at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the School of Metaphysics, 236 E. South St., Fayetteville. $15. www.som.org or 527-6804.

The Buddhist meditation and spiritual support group, 7 p.m. Thursdays, Arkansas Yoga Center, 1949 N. Green Acres Road, Fayetteville. 521-2395.

The Jones Center Community Health and Wellness Center in Springdale offers free and low cost exercise classes for adults and children, including Water Aerobics Classes for $25 per month. 756-6550, ext. 132.

Register for the Little Rock Marathon before midnight Feb. 21. Event Mar. 4. www.littlerockmarathon.com or 501-371-4770.

MINOR MATTERS
Explore Science with Lynn Hehr at 4 p.m. today at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222, ext. 4370.

A six- week clay class for ages 9-11 begins at 4 p.m. Friday at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. $75. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

“The Masks We Wear” with Barbara Price Davis at noon Saturday at Art Explosions, 3480 N. Thompson, Suite 3, Springdale. All ages. $15-$25. www.artexplosions.org or 927-2020.

Play in the Mud with Dave Metzger at 2 p.m. Saturday at Art Explosions, 3480 N. Thompson, Suite 3, Springdale. All ages; $20-$30. www.artexplosions.org or 927-2020.

“Monster House” will be shown at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave., Springdale. Free. Next week: The Amazing Panda Adventure. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090, ext. 116.

Valentine’s Day Party at 4 p.m. Monday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Registration required. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

Teen Anime Club at 5 p.m. Monday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

KidsTheatre Production Workshop with Kathi Blundell at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St., Springdale. For grades 4-6. $75-$90. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

Teen Open Mic Night at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

Teen Knitting Group at 5 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

After School Art Club Feb. 15 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $55; ages 7-12; 4-weeks. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

Register now for classes at Arts Live Theatre, 1378 N. College Ave., Fayetteville and at Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. Second St. in Rogers. $100-$150. www.artslivetheatre.com or 521-4932.

FOR BOOMERS
Ceramics at 9 a.m. Fridays 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.

Lift exercise with Melissa Powers at 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Fayetteville Senior Center 945 S. College. 571-2920.

Peppi exercise with Melissa Powers at 10 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.

NWA Fayetteville Jam at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Fayetteville Senior Center 945 S. College. All ages and players welcome. 571-2920.

Yoga at 3:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Fayetteville Senior Center 945 S. College. $6. 571-2920.

AUDITIONS & CALL FOR ENTRIES
Enter the Miss Lakes of the Northwest Pageant by contacting Kathy McClure at Kathy.McClure@americanhm.com or 903-6553.

Auditions for “Caught in the Net” at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at the Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. Second St. in Rogers. www.RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.

Auditions for “Holes” 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.

Auditions for The Nerd 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.

Deadline for the 2007 Thomas Hart Benton mural design competition with a $2,000 prize, is Mar. 23. Theme: The life and work of George Washington Craver. No entry fee required. Allen Bishop at 417-455-5600 or abishop@crowder.edu.

Art Explosions and The Winthrop Rockefeller Center of the University of Arkansas are accepting entries to the second annual Statewide Art in the Air student art contest. For K-12. www.wrcenter.net or 927-2020.

VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers needed to help with the Demented Krewe of Dickson Mardi Gras parades. Volunteers are needed to work the parade on Feb. 17 and 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

ART EXHIBITS
Arsaga’s Espresso Cafe, 1852 N. Crossover Road, Fayetteville. 527-0690. Michael Zoller through February.

Arsaga’s Espresso Cafe, 2418 N. Gregg Ave., Fayetteville, 444-6557. Ashley Burgos through February.

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.

ddp gallery, 7 E. Mountain St. Fayetteville. 442-0001. www.ddpgallery.com Jon Lee through Mar. 10.

Flat Rock Studio, 2002 S. School St. Fayetteville. www.flatrockclay.com or 521-3181. Works by Oklahoma and Arkansas potters and clay artists.

The Perk, 3980 W. Wedington Drive, Fayetteville, 251-7375. Marc Langille through Mar. 31.

Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. Second St., Rogers. www.RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988. Jenny Walker through Mar. 2.

University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center Gallery, Fayetteville. 575-7987. Works by Kristin Quinn through Wednesday. Nate Larson through Friday.

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.

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 through Apr. 1. Connections: International Turning Exchange Friday through Mar. 25.

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.

COMING SOON
A Valentine Diversity Weekend Feb. 16-18 in Eureka Springs. www.eurekapride.com, www.diversitypride.com

Art exhibit Marc Langille at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at The Perk, 3980 W. Wedington Drive in Fayetteville. 251-7375.

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

Chinese New Year celebration at 10 a.m. Feb. 17 at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Registration required. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

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-$15. www.RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.

The Northwest Arkansas American Heart Association hosts a Go Red for Women Luncheon Feb. 20 at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center. 571-6692.

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.

OMNI Center Video Underground presents the third annual Media That Matters Film Festival at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at United Campus Ministry, 902 W. Maple St. in Fayetteville. Free. www.northwest-ark.com/vu/ or 442-4600.

Taiko drummer of KODO 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.

MFA New Play Showcase Mar. 1-3 at the University Theatre at 228 Fine Arts Center in Fayetteville. 575-3946 or 575-4752.

“Ball in the House” at 7 p.m. Mar. 2 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $18-$18. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

The United States Army Blues Jazz Ensemble at 7:30 p.m. Mar. 6 at the Alma Performing Arts Center on the corner of Main and Spring. Free, tickets required. www.almapac.org or 632-2129.

The UA Inspirational Singers at 8 p.m. Mar. 6 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $10. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.