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
The annual Jones Juggling Festival will be today, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Free. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090, ext. 518.

ddp gallery hosts reception for Matt Richards from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the gallery, 7 E. Mountain St. in Fayetteville. Richards’ mobiles will be on display at the gallery through April 28. 442-0001 or ddpgallery.com.

Art Market 6 to 11 p.m. Friday at B Unlimited in Fayetteville. www.myspace.com/nwaartmarket

Friends of the Prairie Grove Library annual Plant and Book Sale at 9 a.m. Saturday in Mock Park in Prairie Grove. 846-3782.

The eighth annual UA Horse Festival at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Arena, Hwy 112 South (Exit 66) in Fayetteville. $5-$10; under 12 free with paying adult. www.horsefestival.org or 575-6300.

Doggie Easter Bonnet Contest and Egg Hunt at 1 p.m. Saturday at Ryan Murphy Memorial Park in Rogers. 631-2275

Fayetteville Animal Shelter Candlelight Vigil for Homeless Animals and Blessing of the Animals at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Fayetteville Square. Attendants can microchip their animal for $10. Refreshments and candles provided. 444-3456.

Sexual Assault Recovery & Prevention Agency annual open house at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Jones Center, 614 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Brannon, 927-1025.

STAGE & SCREEN
Sixth annual Ozark Foothills FilmFest today through Sunday in Little Rock. www.ozarkfoothillsfilmfest.org

The Passport to Adventure Travel Film Series presents The Real World of Fiji at 2 p.m. today at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. Social hour at 1 p.m., $35 for series tickets. Next month: Cruising the Rivers of Europe. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

Illusion, starring Kirk Douglas, at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday at Unity of Fayetteville, 4880 W. Wedington Drive. $8-$10. www.unityfay.org or 442-0680.

KidWorks Puss In Boots at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. Second St. in Rogers. $2-$10. www.RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.

Dance Coalition Dancing Across Cultures at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $10-$15. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

WORDS
Staged reading of In Search of Gog at 6:30 p.m. today at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

Finders Keepers at 1 p.m. Friday at the Rogers Historical Museum at 322 S. Second St. in Rogers. www.rogersarkansas.com/museum or 621-1154.

Ozark Poetry Slam presents Campfire Reading at 9 p.m. Friday at The Depot, 515 W. Dickson in Fayetteville. 582-4949.

Reading, reception and book signing for Pat Carr, author of The Death of a Confederate Colonel: Civil War Stories and a Novella, at 7 p.m. Saturday at Nightbird Books, 557 S. School Ave., No. 103 in Fayetteville. www.nightbirdbooks.com or 443-2080.

OMNI’s Peace Coffee House hosts open mic night at 7 p.m. Sunday at the United Campus Ministry. 442-4600.

LifeWriting, a group for people interested in writing the stories of their own lives or those of family and friends, at 10 a.m. Monday at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Ave., in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 790-2588.

MUSIC
Musical Happy Hour returns with Nancy Cooper Maier at 4 p.m. today at Arsaga’s at the Library in Fayetteville.. 521-7540.

Sam Ross clarinet recital at 6 p.m. today at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. 575-4703.

Maja Gillen voice recital at 8:30 p.m. today at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. 575-4703.

Whitney Adams oboe recital at 8 p.m. Friday at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. 575-4703.

The Fulbright Concerto Competition at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $35-40. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

The North Arkansas Symphony Adventures in Music at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday and Monday at the Arend Arts Center, 1901 S.E. J St. in Bentonville. 521-4166.

Three Dog Night at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $40-$75. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

UA Trumpet Ensemble Concert at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. 575-4703.

Joretta Evans voice recital at 7:30 p.m. April 5 at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. 575-4703.

Guest Artist Eli Eban clarinet recital at 8:30 p.m. April 5 at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. 575-4703.

LEARNING
Soup Kitchen Writing Workshop at 5:45 p.m. today at the Writer’s Colony at Dairy Hollow, 515 Spring St. in Eureka Springs. www.writerscolony.org or 253-7444.

Make a Potting Bench or Obelisk at 9 a.m., or a Potting Bench or Bridge at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks at 4703 N. Crossover Road in Fayetteville. $75 for each workshop; register by March 15. www.bgso.org or 750-2620.

Hand Puppet workshop at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at The Art Experience, 641 W. 6th Street in Fayetteville. All ages; $110; 4-week session. kjo_ann@hotmail.com or 442-0557.

Digital Video Technology 12 p.m. Saturdays at Community Access Television,101 W. Rock St. in Fayetteville. 444-3433.

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

Messies Anonymous at 6:30 p.m. Mondays at the Jones Center, 610 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. www.jonesnet.org or 750-6550.

Painting in Oils and Acrylics for Adults with Cheri Wollenberg at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. 6-weeks; $50-$60. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

Learn to Swing Dance at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. in HPER 220 on UA campus in Fayetteville. $10; space limited; through April 12. 575-3542.

Heartsaver First Aid at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Jones Center, 610 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Pre-registration required. www.jonesnet.org 750-6550.

Find It and Fund It: Grant Seeking Basics and Beyond at 12 p.m. Wednesday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

Credit Repair/ Financial Planning Workshop at 12 p.m. Wednesday at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Rose.sparrow@nwacdc.org or 587-7230.

Painting in Acrylics for Adults with Cheri Wollenberg at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. 6-weeks; $50-$60. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

Digital Video Technology 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Community Access Television,101 W. Rock St. in Fayetteville. 444-3433.

MIND, BODY, SPIRIT
Fayetteville Free Thinkers at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.fayfreethinkers.com or 442-6738.

Tibetan Monk Anam Thubten Rinpoche at 7 p.m. April 5 at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church, 814 W. Maple St. in Fayetteville. $10-$15 donation. 501-821-3463.

Mastery of Consciousness at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the School of Metaphysics, 236 E. South St. in 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.

OUTDOORS
Ninth annual Paws and Claws 5 mile/ 2 mile Benefit Race for the Madison County Pet Shelter at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at Withrow Springs State Park in Huntsville. $10-$18. 738-1505.

American Heart Association Heart Walk at 9 a.m. Saturday at UA. www.heartwalk.kintero.org/nwa or 571-6680.

MINOR MATTERS
Springbreak Week: International day today at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Free; ages 2-7. www.jonesnet.org

Clay with Melody DeVere at 4 p.m. today at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. After school workshop series Thursdays through Apr. 26; free; for K-5th grade; registration required. www.faylib.org or 571-2222, ext. 4370.

Afterschool Art Club at 4 p.m. today at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $55; 4-weeks. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

Potential Picassos with Tania Knudsen at 4 p.m. Monday at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. 6-weeks; for K-5th; $40-$45. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

String Art with Lindsay Dover and Jessica Carter at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. 4-weeks; for K-5th; $25-$30. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

After School Bookbinding at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the New Design Center at 572 W. Sixth St. in Fayetteville. Ages 9 and up; $25. www.newdesigncenter.org or 587-9925.

Clay Play with Lindsay Dover and Jessica Carter at 4 p.m. April 5 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. 4-weeks; for K-5th; $40-$46. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

FOR BOOMERS
Newcomers Bridge at 12:30 p.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.

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

AUDITIONS, CALL FOR ENTRIES, VOLUNTEERS
Volunteers are needed for the Northwest Arkansas Music Awards (NAMA XII) April 12 at the Dickson Theater. Free admission for volunteers. Susan Porter, 521-4550.

2007 Fayetteville Arts Festival accepting applications from visual artists of numerous categories through April 9. www.fayettevillearts.org or 571-3337.

Artwork inspired by Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury accepted Sunday through April 12 at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Grades 7-12. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

Auditions for Leading Ladies at 7 p.m. April 16-17 at the Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. Second St. in Rogers. www.RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.

Hospice volunteer training at 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through April 19 at WRMC Hospice Office, 34 W. Colt Square in Fayetteville. Registration required. 713-7384.

Volunteers needed for Rebuilding Day April 28 in Benton and Washington County Locations. Register at www.rebuildingtogethernwa.org or 725-2488.

ART EXHIBITS
Arsaga’s Espresso Cafe, 1852 N. Crossover Road, Fayetteville. 527-0690. Marlo Salfedo through Sunday.

Arsaga’s, 2418 N. Gregg Ave., Fayetteville, 444-6557. Elizabeth Mitchell through Sunday. Cheri Bohn Sunday through May 6.

Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St., Springdale. 751-5441. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org. NWA Senior High Artists Friday through April 29.

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.

Gallery West, 1801 Forest Hills Blvd., Bella Vista. www.villageartclub.org or 273-1798. Sally Scott, Loretta Luschar, B. J. Culbertson, Jack Hetterich, Carolyn Bietendorf, Jan Burgess, Nadine Mong, Ruth Klotz, Charles Harrington, Cathy Wills, and Mary Ann Craig through April.

Julie Wait Designs Art Gallery, 318 S. First St., Rogers. 631-8706. Jody Stephenson through April 6.

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

University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center Gallery, Fayetteville. 575-7987. Joshua Pickens through April 6.

The West End Corner Properties, 21 N. 2nd St., Fort Smith. www.courtneyking.com. Cycles Saturday only.

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.

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

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

J Gallery, 311 W. Dickson St., Ste.103, Fayetteville. 521-2004.

Poor Richard’s Art, 116 S. First St., Rogers. www.poorrichardsart.com or 636-0417.

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.

Price Tower Arts Center, 510 Dewey Ave., Bartlesville, OK. (877)424-2424. Open Tuesdays through Sundays. Tokyo: The Imperial Capital through May 13.

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. That’s Entertainment: From Vaudeville to Cable TV through Jan. 2008. All Aboard: Rogers and the Golden Age of Rail through Oct. 2007. Springtime in the Ozarks: Floral Quilts from the Enfield Collection through April 28. Discovering the Bluff Dwellers through April 14.

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. Say Cheese! through Aug. 4. Serving Our Clients: Rural Relief in 1930s Newton County through April 26.

Siloam Springs Museum, 112 N. Maxwell St., 524-4011. Open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., admission is free. Collector’s Collection 2007 Exhibition through Saturday.

COMING SOON
Northwest Arkansas Music Awards (NAMA XII) at 8 p.m. April 12 at the Dickson Theatre in Fayetteville. 521-4550.

Arkansas Festival of Writers April 10-11 on the University of Arkansas campus. W.S. Merwin, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in poetry will read at 8 p.m.April 11 at the Reynolds Center Auditorium, poet Elizabeth Hadaway an novelist Peter Orner will read at 7 p.m. April 10 at Giffels Auditorium in Old Main. Free. www.uark.edu/depts/english/PCWT.html.

Real Deal on the Hill Basketball tournament April 6-8 at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville. www.realdealonthehill.com or 501-944-8381.

Ozark Mountain Bike Festival April 7-8 at Devil’s Den State Park in West Fork. Free. www.arkansasstateparks.com or 761-3325.

Cheri Bohn Artist’s reception at 6 p.m. April 7 at Arsaga’s Gregg, 2418 N. Gregg Ave. in Fayetteville. www.arsagas.org or 444-6557.

Sexual Assault Recovery & Prevention Agency’s Clothes Line Project at 8 a.m. April 9-10 in Burns Hall at NWACC in Bentonville. 927-1025.

The Road to CMA Music Festival, featuring Craig Morgan and Ray Scott, at 5 p.m. April 10 at Wal-Mart, 4208 Pleasant Crossing in Rogers. www.CMAfest.com

Scott & Steve Stinnett Artists Reception at 5:30 p.m. April 10 at the Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. Second St. in Rogers. www.RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.

Sexual Assault Recovery & Prevention Agency’s Candlelight Vigil at 6 p.m. April 10 in Burns Hall at NWACC in Bentonville. 927-1025.

Legends, featuring Joan Collins and Linda Evans, at 7 p.m. April 10-12 and April 15, at 8 p.m. April 13-14, and at 2 p.m. April 14-15 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $38-$46. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

Spring Diversity Weekend April 13-15 in Eureka Springs. www.diversitypride.com

The second annual Evening with Writers, featuring Dr. Margaret Bolsterli, Thomas Cochran and Dr. Samuel Totten, at 7 p.m. April 13 at Giffels Auditorium in Fayetteville.

The Nerd at 7:30 p.m. April 13-14, April 20-21 and at 2 p.m. April 15 Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. $8-$18. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

Caught In The Net: Run For Your Wife Part II at 8 p.m. April 13-14, April 19-21, April 26-28, and at 2 p.m. April 29 at the Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. Second St. in Rogers. $7.50-$35. www.RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.

Wildflower Weekend April 14-15 at Devil’s Den State Park in West Fork. Free. www.arkansasstateparks.com or 761-3325.

20th annual Pettigrew Day April 14 at Pettigrew Community Building in Madison County. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165

QUILT of Northwest Arkansas’ Tomorrow’s Heirloom XI Quilt Show 2007 at 9 a.m. April 14 and 11 a.m. April 15 at the Holiday Inn Springdale Convention Center. $5. www.quiltguildnwa.org or 359-3754.

Northwest Arkansas Heart Gala at 6 p.m. April 14 at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers. $150. 442-6540.

Starr Young Artist Piano Competition at 7:15 p.m. April 14 at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. 575-4703.

Champions for Kids Fan Appreciation Day, featuring current and former Razorback players, at 12 p.m. April 14 at Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Autographs, Photos, Giveaways, Cheerleaders and more. Free. www.championsforkids.org or 582-2008.

Pirates of Penzance at 7 p.m. April 17 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $26-$38. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

Air It and Share It, a quilt show-and-tell, at 12 p.m. April 18 at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Ave., in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.

XFest, featuring Three Days Grace, Saliva, Puddle of Mudd, and Buckcherry, at 7 p.m. April 18 at the Randall Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville. $30.

UA Symphonic Band/ Campus Band at 7:30 p.m. April 18 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $10. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

UA Wind Symphony/ Concert Band at 7:30 p.m. April 19 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $10. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

Artist’s Retreat with John Two-Hawks and Peggy Hill April 20-22 at the Little Portion Retreat Center on More Mountain in Eureka Springs. $175. www.johntwohamks.com 866-444-0940.

Culinary Class with Karen Gros at 10 a.m. April 20-21 in Eureka Springs. $65; reservations required. www.cuisinekaren.com

Advanced Dowsing with Raymon Grace at 9 a.m. April 21-22 at Blue Springs Heritage Center in Eureka Springs. $250. www.bluespringsheritage.com.

Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure at 8 a.m. April 21 at the Northwest Arkansas Mall. www.komenozark.org or 750-7465.

Ballet Master Class with Aspen Santa Fe Ballet at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. April 21 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $15; Ages 10-13, then 14 and over. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet at 8 p.m. April 21 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $16-$24. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

One Man Star Wars at 7 p.m. April 24-28 and at 9:30 p.m. April 27-28 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $16-$22. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

University of Arkansas Theatre presents West Side Story at 8 p.m. April 26-28 and at 2 p.m. April 29 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $15. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

FAT CAT Award Ceremony at 6 p.m. April 26 at Goodfolk, 229 N. Block St. in Fayetteville. 444-3433.

Clogging in the Natural State April 27-29 at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center in Eureka Springs. 870-243-8113.