8 Days A Week- August 16-23
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
109th Tontitown Grape Festival through Saturday in Tontitown. Live music, carnival, pageant, spaghetti dinners and more. www.tontitowngrapefestival.com or 361-2612.
Twilight Art Walk & Sale honoring Dick Trammell at 4 p.m. Friday in historic downtown Rogers. Poor Richard’s Literary License benefiting the Rogers Public Library; Art by Northwest Arkansas artists at Abetica, David James Salon, Blonde Ambition and Urban Blue Cut-A-Thon benefiting NWA Hospice; British Iron Touring Club cars; A.A. Riley and Marilynn Collins booksignings and more. mary@poorrichardsart.com or 636-0417.
37th Ice Cream Social fundraiser for the Washington County Historical Society, at 4 p.m. Saturday at Headquarters House, 118 E. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. Ice cream, cakes, music, games, silent auction. $2.50-$15. www.washcohistoricalsociety.org or 521-2970.
STAGE & SCREEN
Family Flicks: “The Incredibles” at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Free. Next Week: “Shrek”. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090.
Lucky 13 Starlight Cinema: “Raising Arizona” at 7 p.m. Sunday at One N. Main St. in Eureka Springs. Next Week: “Waiting for Guffman”. $3; BYO lawnchair. www.lucky13cinema.org.
WORDS
Summer Writing with June Jefferson at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks on Crossover in Fayetteville. Free. 790-2588.
Tellers of Tales storytelling group at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Ave., in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.
Historic Monte Ne with Shiloh Museum’s Allyn Lord at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Siloam Springs Museum at 112 N. Maxwell St. 524-4011.
Women’s open mic with Mendy Knott, Herwords Outloud (howl), at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Nightbird Books, 557 S. School Ave., No. 103 in Fayetteville. www.nightbirdbooks.com or 443-2080.
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.
Columnist Doug Thompson will speak at the Senior Democrats meeting at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Western Sizzlin in Springdale. 750-7700.
Booksigning and reading with Rebecca Newth, “Walking the Guest Home” at 6 p.m. Aug. 23 at Nightbird Books, 557 S. School Ave., No. 103 in Fayetteville. www.nightbirdbooks.com or 443-2080.
MUSIC
Music on the Mountain with Trout Fishing in America at 7 p.m. Saturday at Mount Sequoyah Conference Center in Fayetteville. $30; bring your own lawn chairs. 736-2709.
LEARNING
Rogers Organic Garden Club at 7 p.m. today at Peace Lutheran Church in Rogers. 631-2945.
Curator’s Corner: Antique firearm care at 7 p.m. today at the Rogers Historical Museum at 322 S. Second St. in Rogers. www.rogersarkansas.com/museum or 621-1154.
Boston Mountain Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society at 7 p.m. today at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Ave., in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.
Flower, Garden and Nature Society of Northwest Arkansas at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Jones Center for Families. 750-0421.
Genealogy Workshop with Arkansas History Commision at 1 a.m. Saturday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Free. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.
Spanish language cooking demonstrations Saturday at the Fayetteville Farmers’ Market. www.fayettevillefarmersmarket.org or 236-2910.
Digital Video Technology workshop with Joe Carnes Guinn at 2 p.m. Saturday at Community Access Television, 101 W. Rock St. in Fayetteville. Free, no registration needed. 444-3433.
Solar Energy: Solar Hot Water and Photovoltaic Applications with Bill Ball at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 2898 S. 48th St. in Springdale. $15-$20 includes lunch. Register by Friday. info@usgbc.org.
Arkansas Mensa at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Arsaga’s at the Library, 401 W. Mountain St. in Fayetteville. www.arsagas.org or 571-1993.
Blue Ribbon Quilts, Here We Come with Caroline Searls at 6 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Holiday Inn of Northwest Arkansas in Springdale. www.quiltguildnwa.org or 273-7153.
“Caring for Aging Parents: Here & Away” with Carolyn Wheeler, Sherry White and Margaret Christensen at 6 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Bella Vista Lutheran Church, 1990 Forest Hills Blvd. www.schmiedingcenter.org or 876-2335.
Northwest Arkansas Civil War Roundtable at 7 p.m. Aug. 23 at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Ave., in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.
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
Spiritual Cinema: “Living Luminaries- On the Serious Business of Happiness” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Unity of Fayetteville, 4880 W. Wedington Drive. www.unityfay.org or 442-0680.
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
Run for the Grapes at 7 a.m. Saturday at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Tontitown. $8-$20. www.runforthegrapes.com or 361-1100.
Animal Services Rabies and Microchipping Clinic at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Farmer’s Market on the Square in Fayetteville. $7-$20. City licenses also available, $5-$15. www.accessfayetteville.org or 444-3456.
Fayetteville Farmers’ Market at 7 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through October on the Square. Evening market at 4 p.m. Thursday nights through September at School Avenue and Sixth Street in the Mill District. www.fayettevillefarmersmarket.org or 236-2910.
Springdale Farmers’ Market at 7 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at the Jones Center for Families. 751-3352.
Rogers Farmers’ Market at 7 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays, through Oct. 7, and at 4 p.m. Mondays through Aug. 27, at Frisco Park. 936-5487.
MINOR MATTERS
Backpack giveaway at 4 p.m. today at the Jones Center, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. For K-4; first come basis while supplies last; children must be present. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090.
Teen Knitting Group at 5 p.m. today at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.
Bubble Mania at 7 p.m. Friday at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. For ages 9-12. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090, ext. 117.
End of Summer Fling-games, prizes and food, at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Free; ages 9-18. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090.
AUDITIONS, CALL FOR ENTRIES, VOLUNTEERS
Entries for Frisco Festival Talent Show through Saturday. Ages 8-22. www.friscofestival.com.
Entries for Art Amiss 7 through Monday to submissions@artamiss.org or 615 N. Walnut Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72701. $10 application fee; 10 entries per artists. artamiss.org.
Entries for youth talent contest of the Washington County Fair through 4:30 p.m. Aug. 27. Limited to first 25 entrants, ages 10-20, call for all requirements. 444-1755.
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.
Entries for seventh annual 2008 Ozark Foothills FilmFest accepted through Dec. 1 at Ozark Foothills FilmFest, 195 Peel Road, Locust Grove, AR 72550. New screenwriting division; $10-$20 non-refundable entry fee; cash prizes. Specific requirements at www.ozarkfoothillsfilmfest.org or 870-251-1189.
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 Friday.
Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville. 571-2222. www.faylib.org. Photographs by Angela Peace through Sept. 28.
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.
Fusion Fine Arts Gallery, 109 N. Main St., Bentonville. 273-9278. Painting by Dan McWilliams through August.
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. Open Season Monday through Jan. 19. 20th Century Quilts through Oct. 27. Rodeo Days through Aug. 23.
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
Frisco Festival Aug. 24-25 at Frisco Park in Rogers. Food, Kids rides and events, live music. Free. www.FriscoFestival.com or 936-5487.
VW Weekend Aug. 24-26 in Eureka Springs. Swap meet, art exhibits, parade and more. 866-947-4387 or www.nwavwa.com.
Bentonville/ Bella Vista Noon Rotary Club Golf Tournament benefiting the Bentonville Public Library at 1 p.m. Aug. 24. $60. 254-2974 or 464-7622.
The Secret Revealed workshop with Kate Guendling at 7 p.m. Aug. 24 and 10 a.m. Aug. 25 at Unity of Fayetteville, 4880 W. Wedington Drive. www.unityfay.org or 442-0680.
Outdoor Family Movies: “How to Eat Fried Worms” at 7 p.m. Aug. 24 at the Jones Center for Families amphitheater, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Free. Bring lawn chairs. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090.
Renewing Your Life-Force with Joe Alexander at 4 p.m. Aug. 25 at Passages Bookstore, 930 N. College in Fayetteville. 442-6194.
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.
Movie and Pizza Night at 7 p.m. Aug. 25 at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. For ages 13-18. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090, ext. 214.
Gym Night at 7 p.m. Aug. 25 at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. For ages 9-12. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090, ext. 117.
Choices Training for EFT with Dr. Garland Landrith at 12:30 p.m. Aug. 26 at Unity of Fayetteville, 4880 W. Wedington Drive. $45; registration required. www.unityfay.org or 442-0680.
Third annual Starry Starry Night, Almost Van Gogh Masterpiece Challenge Art Reception and Sale, featuring original works by local celebrities and community leaders, and benefitting YouthCAN! at 6 p.m. Aug. 28 in Fayetteville. Food, silent auction, $25. www.youthcaninc.org or 927-2020.
Schwagstock 35 Aug. 31 through Sept. 2 at Camp Zoe in Salem, MO. www.campzoe.com or 573-858-3333.
Fayetteville Arts Festival, featuring exhibits, plays, and workshops, Aug. 31 through Sept. 2 and Sept. 7-9 in Downtown Fayetteville. Some events free, some with a fee. www.fayettevilledowntown.org/faf or 571-3337.
Gospel Music Celebration, featuring Crabb Revival, Anchorman Quarter, The Relation Quartet and more, Aug. 31 through Sept. 2 at the Great Passion Play in Eureka Springs. www.eurekasprings.org or 800-882-7529.
Games at 7 p.m. Aug. 31 at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. For ages 9-12. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090, ext. 117.
Oklahoma Aviculture Society’s Indian Summer Bird Fair at 9 a.m. Sept. 1 at the Tulsa Convention Center at 100 Civic Center in Tulsa, OK. $2. www.okbirds.com or 918-437-3343.
56th annual Prairie Grove Clothesline Fair at 8:30 a.m. Sept. 1-3 at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park. $4 per vehicle. 846-2990.
LPGA Northwest Arkansas Championship Sept. 3-9 at the Pinnacle Country Club in Robers. www.LPGANWAC.com or 715-6100.
37th annual Antique Automobile Festival Sept. 7-9 at Pine Mountain Village in Eureka Springs. Contest, parade, BBQ. www.eurekaspringschamber.com/pdf/Antique.pdf or 866-947-4387.
Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew” at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 7-8, Sept 14-15 and at 3 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. $8-$18. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.
“The Mystery of Irma Vep” by Charles Ladlam at 8 p.m. Sept.7-8, Sept. 13-15 and Sept. 20-22, and at 2 p.m. Sept. 9, 16 and 23 at TheatreSquared at Nadine Baum Studios at 505 W. Spring St. in Fayetteville. For adult audiences. $22. www.theatresquared.org or 571-2728.
Pinnacle Hills Promenade Art Festival Sept. 8-9 in Rogers. www.eurekaspringsartists.com\ or 899-6294.
31st Ozark Quilt Fair at 9 a.m. Sept. 8 at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Ave., in Springdale. Live music; $10 includes sack lunch. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.
Walking Tour of Downtown National Register Historic District with Don Warden at 10 a.m. Sept. 8 from the Siloam Springs Museum at 112 N. Maxwell St. 524-4011.
Second Saturday with Tina Wilcox of the Ozark Folk Center at 10 a.m. Sept. 8 at the Rogers Historical Museum at 322 S. Second St. in Rogers. A Granny Woman’s Yarb Tales, Harbal First Aid and Body Care workshop for teens. www.rogersarkansas.com/museum or 621-1154.
Diamonds, Denim and Dice benefiting Rebuilding Together of Northwest Arkansas, at 7 p.m. Sept. 8 at the Arkansas Air Museum at Fayetteville’s Drake Field. Casual dress; $100. 725-2488 or 521-4411.
Guest artist Ed Saindon jazz vibraphone at 8 p.m. Sept. 8 at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. 575-4701.
The Wedding in the Gardens and Bridal Show at 2 p.m. Sept. 9 at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks at 4703 N. Crossover Road in Fayetteville. Mock wedding; vendors; $5-$7. lizesch@bgso.org or 750-2620.
“Podcasting for Non-Profits” with Heather Marie Wells at 7 p.m. Sept. 11 at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Ave., in Springdale. hmwells@springdaleark.org or 750-8165.