SPECIAL EVENTS
White elephant art exchange at 7 p.m. today at ddp gallery, 7 E. Mountain St. in Fayetteville. Bring a wrapped piece of original art to include in the exchange. For instructions go to www.ddpgallery.com or call 442-0001

13th annual Yards & Yards of Yard Sales Friday and Saturday in Eureka Springs. www.eurekaspringschamber.com or 800-4EUREKA.

Summer Diversity Pride weekend Friday, Saturday and  Sunday in Eureka Springs. www.diversitypride.com.

Big Summer Classic, featuring String Cheese Incident, Yonder Mountain String Band, Los Lobos, The Wailers and many more, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Camp Zoe in Salem, Mo. www.campzoe.com or 573-858-3333.

Salsa Fest  Saturday at the Farmers’ Market in Fayetteville. www.fayettevillefarmersmarket.org or 236-2910.

Mason Memorial Foundation’s “Flyin’ Through the Decades Casino Night” at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Springdale. $100. 799-1966.

OMNI Center’s annual Hiroshima Nagasaki Commemoration with former Army Colonel and State Department Official Ann Wright at the  at 5:45 p.m. Sunday at at the Fulbright Peace Fountain in Fayetteville. 442-8600.

Artist’s reception for Ginny Masullo at 4 p.m. Sunday at Arsaga’s, 2418 N. Gregg Ave., Fayetteville, 444-6557.

Artist’s reception for Scott Brandt at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Arsaga’s, 1582 Crossover, Ste. 2 in Fayetteville. www.arsagas.org or 527-0690.

Sixth annual Bargains Galore on 64 Aug. 9-16 along Hwy 64. A 130-mile yard sale. 888-568-3552.

STAGE & SCREEN
Boar’s Head Players present “Sinclair” by Christopher Martin and “Stripped, Bear” by Larry Mitchell at 7 p.m. today through Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Walton Arts Center. 575-4752.

“Camelot” at 8 p.m. through Sunday at the Fort Smith Little Theatre. $15-$25. www.fslt.org or 783-2966.

“Annie” at 8 p.m. today through Saturday, Aug. 9-11, and at 2 p.m. Sunday and Aug. 12 at Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. Second St. in Rogers. $7.50-$35.  www.RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.

Arts Live Theatre presents “High School Musical” at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Fayetteville High School Theatre at 1001 W. Stone Street. $8-$12. www.artslivetheatre.com or 521-4932.

Family Flicks: “Eight Below” at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Free. Next Week: “The Neverending Story”. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090.

Lucky 13 Starlight Cinema: “The Birds” at 7 p.m. Sunday at One N. Main St. in Eureka Springs. Next Week: “Happy Feet”. $3; BYO lawnchair. www.lucky13cinema.org.

Serendipity Series: Ozark History: A Long Row to Hoe at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. $8-$15. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

WORDS
National League of American Pen Women, NWA Branch at 11 a.m. Friday at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. 925-7739.

Reading and booksigning of “Mama Grace” by Dana Bagshaw at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Siloam Springs Museum at 112 N. Maxwell St. in Siloam Springs. 524-4011

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
Pickin’ in the Park at 6 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 27 in Frisco Park, Rogers. www.mainstreetrogers.com or 936-5487.

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

Oreo Blue at 7 p.m. Aug. 9 at Gulley Park free concert series.

LEARNING
Amnesty International at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Presbyterian Disciples of Christ Campus Center in Fayetteville. 521-0808.

Cajun music and dance lessons at 5 p.m. Thursdays at the Green Door, 1404 N. College Ave. in Fayetteville. 575-0111.

Jones Center Juggling club at 5:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090, ext. 518.

Dress up and Dance at 8 and 9 p.m. Fridays at Teatro Scarpino, 329 N. West Ave. in Fayetteville. $10, dressing up required. www.scarpino.com or 409-3772.

Kouakou Yao “Angelo” leads a West Africa Drums at 5:30 p.m. and Dance at 7 p.m. Mondays at the Francis Stokes Dance Studio east of Mission and Crossover in Fayetteville. $10. www.afriqueaya.org or 587-0888.

Fayetteville International Folk Dancers at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Trinity United Methodist Church. 756-3298.

MIND, BODY, SPIRIT
Reiki I class with Norah O’Connor at 10 a.m. Saturday at Unity of Fayetteville, 4880 W. Wedington Drive. Registration required. 530-0996.

A Course in Miracles at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at Unity of Fayetteville, 4880 W. Wedington Drive. www.unityfay.org or 442-0680.

OUTDOORS
Ozark Mountain Trailmasters at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave., Room 136, in Springdale. 756-2862.

MINOR MATTERS
Fright Night – Scare yourself back to school at 7 p.m. today at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. For elementary aged kids; scary stories and mysteries. www.faylib.org or 571-2222, ext. 4370.

Altered Jeans Workshop with Rebecca LaTourette at 2 p.m. Friday  at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. For grades 6-12. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

Old Time Fun and Games for children with Teresa Ferguson at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Siloam Springs Museum, 112 N. Maxwell St. 524-1011.

End of Summer Celebration: Storm Survivor’s Murder Mystery, The You Never Know Luau at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. For grades 10-12; come in Caribbean costume. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

Game Tournament Night at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. For teenagers. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090.

All Day Puppet Camp at 9 a.m. Monday through Aug. 10 at The Art Experience, 641 W. 6th Street in Fayetteville. 8 and up; $75. kjo_ann@hotmail.com or 442-0557.

Top Secret Preschool Tea Parties at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Registration required. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

Writing Camp with Little Rock group Poets in the Streets through Wednesday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. For grades K-12; various start dates. www.faylib.org or 571-2222, ext. 4370.

End of Summer Celebration: The Mystery Unveiled! with ventriloquist Scarlet Pepin at 1 and 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. For elementary aged kids; drawings and prizes. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

Miyazaki Film Festival: “Spirited Away” at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. For ages 14 and up. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

AUDITIONS, CALL FOR ENTRIES, VOLUNTEERS
Auditions for “Smoke on the Mountain” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 10-11 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

Auditions for “Aladdin” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17-18 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

Auditions for “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” at 12 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

ART EXHIBITS
Arsaga’s, 1582 Crossover, Ste. 2 in Fayetteville. www.arsagas.org or 527-0690. Scott Brandt through August.

Arsaga’s, 2418 N. Gregg Ave., Fayetteville, 444-6557. Ginny Masullo through August.

Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St., Springdale. 751-5441. Faces by Robert Andes and A Scope of Moment & Emotions by Terry Lynn Nelson through Aug. 17.

Frameworks 645, 645 W. Dickson, Fayetteville. 443-1692. Diana Rivers, Rath, Ninci Ballew, Elizabeth Nevin, Dawn Graham, Patti Besser, Jori Costello and Cedar Kindy thorugh Sept.

Julie Wait Designs Art Gallery, 318 S. First St., Rogers. 631-8706. Linda Dian Stari through Aug. 31.

Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville.  443-5600. Lee Littlefield: Out of the Bayou through Aug. 24.

GALLERIES, ETC.
Art Emporium, 2914 N. College, Fayetteville. 521-4141.

Artful Spaces, 266 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville. 582-5554.

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

Enigma, 15 N. Block Ave., Fayetteville. 587-0304.

Flat Rock Studio, 2002 S. School St. Fayetteville. www.flatrockclay.com or 521-3181.

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

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
Clinton House Museum, 930 California Drive, Fayetteville. www.clintonhousemuseum.org or 444-0066. Monday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., $3-$5.

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. $2. 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.

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. Discovering the Bluff Dwellers through Sept 2008. That’s Entertainment: From Vaudeville to Cable TV through Jan. 2008. All Aboard: Rogers and the Golden Age of Rail through Oct. 2007.

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. 20th Century Quilts through Oct. 27. Rodeo Days through Aug. 23. 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. Oklahoma Centennial Saturday through Sept. 8.

COMING SOON
Summer Jazz Concert Series composer’s showcase at 8 p.m. Aug. 10 at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. www.uark.edu/depts/uamusic/Events_List.htm or 575-4701.

Music Business Seminar for musicians, writers and performers, with Eric Schabacker Aug. 11 in Eureka Springs. Sign up required. www.winterwoodstudios.com or 253-2530.

Rosemary Daniell’s Zona Rosa Workshop Aug. 11 at Writer’s Colony at Dairy Hollow, 515 Spring St. in Eureka Springs. www.writerscolony.org or 253-7444.

Butterfly day with Paige and Mary Bess Mulhollan at 10 a.m. Aug. 11 at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Ave., in Springdale. Photos, crafts and butterfly hunt. Free. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.

Second Saturday program with railroad heritage at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 11 at the Rogers Historical Museum at 322 S. Second St. in Rogers. Sing-A-Long, Mail by Rail, History of Labor Day. www.rogersarkansas.com/museum or 621-1154.

DDR and Wii Video Games at 7 p.m. Aug. 11 at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. For teenagers. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090.

Scootercade 2007 annual Scooter Rally Aug. 12-16 in Eureka Springs. www.geocities.com/scoottours or 417-354-0766.

109th annual Tontitown Grape Festival Aug. 14-18 in Tontitown. Live music, carnival, pageant, and more. www.tontitowngrapefestival.com or 361-2612.

History of the Peace Movement in Northwest Arkansas with the OMNI Center’s Dick Bennet at noon Aug. 15 at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Ave., in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.

Curator’s Corner: Antique firearm care at 7 p.m. Aug. 16 at the Rogers Historical Museum at 322 S. Second St. in Rogers. www.rogersarkansas.com/museum or 621-1154.

11th annual Run for the Grapes at 7 a.m. Aug. 18 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Tontitown. $8-$20. www.runforthegrapes.com or 361-1100.

Historic Monte Ne with Shiloh Museum’s Allyn Lord at 2 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Siloam Springs Museum at 112 N. Maxwell St. 524-4011.

Music on the Mountain with Trout Fishing in America at 7 p.m. at Cottage Circle at Mount Sequoyah Conference and Retreat Center in Fayetteville. $30; bring your own lawn chairs. 736-2709.

Fifth annual Bluegrass Festival with Sam Bush and Marty Stuart, opens with a Watermelon Social at 7 p.m. Aug. 23 in Basin Park. Music events Aug. 24-26 at various locations in Eureka Springs. Free-$48. www.eurekaspringsbluegrassfestival.com or 253-7333.

23rd annual Frisco Festival Aug. 24-25 at Frisco Park in Rogers. Food, Kids rides and events, live music. Free. www.FriscoFestival.com or 936-5487.

15th annual VW Weekend Aug. 24-26 in Eureka Springs. Swap meet, art exhibits, parade and more. 866-947-4387 or www.nwavwa.com.

NWA Rollergirls host Tornado Alley Rollergirls from OKC Aug. 25 at All Star Sports Arena behind Sam’s/Wal-Mart in Springdale. www.nwarollergirls.com.