First Thursday, OMNI Book Forum, Bowl for Kids

All events listed in 8 Days a Week are open to the public. To submit a listing, send to Fayetteville Free Weekly, P.O. Box 1607, Fayetteville 72702, or e-mail sporter@nwaonline.com, at least two weeks prior to event. Submissions are printed as space allows. Photographs and art are also considered.

Special Events

FIRST THURSDAY: Reception for artists Jennifer Libby Fay, William Mayes Flanagan and Don House 5-8 p.m. today at Fayetteville Underground Gallery, 1 E. Center St. in Fayetteville. fayettevilleunderground.com or 387-1534.

GODDESS FESTIVAL: Events daily throughout March at 1 E. Center St. in Fayetteville. Workshops, performances, events celebrating the divine feminine in all creation. goddessfestival.com or 521-8562.

BOWL FOR KID’S SAKE: 6 p.m. today at Fast Lanes in Lowell, and 1 p.m. March 13 at Ozark Lanes in Fayetteville. Fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northwest Arkansas. bfksnwa.kintera.org or 756-5683.

OMNI’S BOOK FORUM WOMEN IN POLITICS: 6 p.m. Friday at the OMNI Center, 3274 N. Lee Ave. in Fayetteville. With Barbara Harlow discussing “My Guantanamo Diary — The Detainees and the Stories They Told Me,” Jennifer Hoyer discussing “O The Chimneys,” Ragan Hensley discussing “Joycelyn Elders, M.D.,” Emily Ironside discussing “Entry Denied, Controlling Sexuality at the Border” and Molly Rawn discussing “Grassroots: A Field Guide for Feminist Activism.” Moderated by Lisa Corrigan. omnicenter.org.

CELEBRATE ART SHOWCASE RECEPTION: 1-3 p.m. Saturday at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

ARKANSAS ANIME FESTIVAL: Saturday and Sunday at the Clarion Hotel and Conference Center in Bentonville. $15-$30. aaf.calm-media.com.

OZARK POKER CHAMPIONSHIPS: Tuesday through March 14 at Cherokee Casino in West Siloam Springs, Okla. Texas Hold ’Em, Omaha and a Jack & Jill tournament. Registration required. cherokeestarrewards.com or 800-754-4111.

Stage and Screen

“UNDERNEATH THE LINTEL”: 7:30 p.m. today, Friday and Saturday and March 11-13, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and March 13-14 at TheatreSquared at Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. Small town librarian’s quest to figure out the return of a book 113 years overdue. Directed by Shana Gold, featuring Craig MacDonald. $10-$22. theatresquared.org or 445-6333.

“ON GOLDEN POND”: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday at NWACC White Auditorium. $8-$12. bvvillageplayers.org or 876-1481.

“WINNIE THE POOH”: 3 p.m. Saturday at the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. $8-$16. artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

“HAIRSPRAY”: 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $55.50-$75.50. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

FRONT ROW VAULT: 8:30 p.m. Wednesday on Jones TV, Cox channel 22. Part two of series with Candy Lee, Sam Walker, Randy Soller, Christmas Fuller Project, 3 Penny Acre, Marca, Adele & The Matts, Kyle Brown. myspace.com/frontrownwa.

PASSPORT TO ADVENTURE FILMS SERIES: “BARBADOS”: 2 p.m. March 11 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. Social hour at 1 p.m. $5-$10. artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

“ANNIE, JR.”: 7 p.m. March 11-13 and 2 p.m. March 13-14 at the UARK Ballroom on Dickson Street in Fayetteville. $8-$12. artslivetheatre.com or 521-4932.

Words

CRIMES AND CLUES BOOKCLUB “THE CORONER’S LUNCH”:10 a.m. Friday at the Fayetteville Public Library. Registration required. faylib.org or 571-2222.

WHODUNITS BOOK GROUP: noon Saturday at A.Q. in Fayetteville. 756-6169.

MEET THE AUTHORS: “Cultures of Porcelain in World History” with author Robert Finlay at 2 p.m. Sunday and “The Raptors, Hawks and Owls of Arkansas” with author Doug James at 4 p.m. Sunday at Nightbird Books on Dickson Street in Fayetteville. nightbirdbooks.com or 443-2080.

OMNI’S OPEN MIC FOR PEACE: 7 p.m. Sunday at the OMNI Center, 3274 Lee Ave. in Fayetteville. With Kelly and Donna of Still on the Hill. omnicenter.org or 582-2291.

BOOKTALK “THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND”: 1 p.m. Monday at the Fayetteville Public Library. Registration required. faylib.org or 571-2222.

ARKANSAS PLAYWRIGHTS WORKSHOP: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Nadine Baum Studios at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. Free; actors, directors and walk-ins welcome. bob@theatresquared.org or 582-4448.

CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP: 6:30 p.m. Thursdays in Fayetteville. For aspiring and experienced authors. With Gabrielle Idlet. $10 per class. gidlet@gmail.com or 799-4977.

Music

SYMPHONIC BAND/WIND SYMPHONY: 7 p.m. today at the Alma Performing Arts Center. Free. music.uark.edu or 575-4701.

JOHN GARST VOICE RECITAL: 7 p.m. today at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. music.uark.edu or 575-4701.

ZUM: 8 p.m. today and Friday and 10 p.m. Friday at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $15.50-$25.50. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

FLYING TOMATO CABARET: 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday and March 12-14 at NWACC’s Shewmaker Center. Spaghetti dinner and Broadway songs. Fundraiser for NWACC Chamber Singers. Reservations required. $17. 619-4261 or scooper@nwacc.edu.

MIKE RAYBURN’S SOME STRINGS ATTACHED: 8 p.m. Saturday at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $15.50-$22.50. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS: 7 p.m. Sunday at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $25.50-$100.50. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

NATHAN LAUBE ORGAN RECITAL: 8 p.m. Monday at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. music.uark.edu or 575-4701.

C.J. MORRIS PERCUSSION RECITAL: 7 p.m. Wednesday at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. music.uark.edu or 575-4701.

WYNTON MARSALIS: 7 p.m. March 11 at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $55.50-$78.50. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

Learning

RESUME REVIEW: 5:30-7:30 p.m. today and March 11 at the Fayetteville Public Library. With Ellen Bruce. Free, faylib.org or 856-7250.

GENEALOGY WORKSHOP: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Fayetteville Public Library. With the Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Committee. Free. faylib.org or 856-7250.

STREAMSIDE PROTECTION WORKSHOPS: 10 a.m. Saturday and Wednesday at the City Administration Building, Room 111, 113 W. Mountain St. in Fayetteville. For public education and input in the development of an ordinance to reduce pollution in city waterways. Wear clothes for walking along the stream bank. kminkel@ci.fayetteville.ar.us or 575-8271.

ARTIFACT IDENTIFICATION: noon Saturday at the Shiloh Museum in Springdale. Bring artifacts for identification. springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.

KITCHEN REDESIGN, ORGANIZE YOUR KITCHEN: 2 p.m. Saturday at the Jones Center for Families in Springdale. With kitchen designer Susan Latta. Free. Registration required. susanlattadesign.com or 601-3377.

IRISH COOKING CLASS: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Soul Restaurant and Lounge in Fayetteville. Reservation required. SoulRL.com or 442-0800.

OMNI CENTER VEGETARIAN POTLUCK: 6 p.m. Wednesday at the OMNI Center Building, 3274 N. Lee St. in Fayetteville. Bring a dish to share and discuss how dietary choice impact peace, justice and ecology. omnicenter.org.

TILE MAKING: March 11 at Fire Om Earth, 874 Mill Hollow Road in Eureka Springs. Four-week session; registration required. Materials included. fireomearth.com or 363-9402.

“HOW CAN I AFFORD RETIREMENT?”: 6:30 p.m. March 11 or 10 a.m. March 13 at the Fayetteville Public Library. Free, registration required at gfi.uark.edu. faylib.org or 856-7250.

ART CLASSES: at NWACCC, 505 W. Spring St. in Fayetteville. Painting, mosaic, watercolors and more. Times and mediums vary. nwaccc.org or 200-0663.

JONES CENTER JUGGLING CLUB: 5:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Jones Center for Families. Beginners welcome. jonesnet.org or 756-8090, ext. 518.

Outdoors

REPTILES: Discussion by David Hummel at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hobbs State Park Visitor Conservation Area on Arkansas 12 in Rogers. Free. friendsofhobbs.com or 789-5006.

GREAT HIGHWAY 71 CLASSIC: 9 a.m. Sunday from the Mill District, 525 S. School St. in Fayetteville. Two out-and-back bicycle routes on U.S. 71, approximately 36 and 75 miles. Registration at 8 a.m. Collecting unneeded helmets for donation. $15. bconwa.com or 521-4619.

Art

ANNE KITTRELL ART GALLERY: Arkansas Union, Fayetteville. 575-5255. “Project XXX” by Darby Gieringer through March 12.

ARTS CENTER OF THE OZARKS: 214 S. Main St., Springdale. artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441. Celebrate Art Showcase, Friday through March 29.

CITIZENS BANK GALLERY: 116 E. Buchanan St., Prairie Grove. 790-0342. Contemporary ceramics, sculpture, paintings, prints, photography.

THE COMMON GROUNDS: 412 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. commongroundsar.com or 442-3515. Works by Jan Gosnell, Katharine Tully and Alli Woods through March.

CRYSTAL BRIDGES AT THE MASSEY: 125 W. Central Ave., Bentonville. massey.crystalbridges.org or 418-5700. “Heroes of Horticulture” through March 21.

DDP GALLERY: 7 E. Mountain St., Fayetteville. ddpgallery.com or 442-0001.

FAYETTEVILLE SQUARE: “The Homeless Project,” an audio-video public exhibition by Bethany Springer through March.

FAYETTEVILLE UNDERGROUND GALLERY: 1 E. Center St., Fayetteville. fayettevilleunderground.com or 387-1534. Jennifer Libby Fay, William Mayes Flanagan and Don House through March.

FOUR SQUARE FINE ART GALLERY: 3996 Frontage Road Suite 2 in Fayetteville. FourSquareFineArt.com or 422-8607.

HEARTWOOD GALLERY: 428 S. Government St., Fayetteville. 444-0888. Jewelry, pottery, glass, handmade books, textiles, sculpture, photography, paintings, drawings, mixed media, music CDs, wood turnings. More than 30 local artists.

JULIE WAIT DESIGNS ART GALLERY: 318 S. First St., Rogers. juliewaitdesigns.com or 631-8706. Abstracts by Mike Kious through March.

POOR RICHARD’S ART: 116 S. First St., Rogers. poorrichardsart.com or 636-0417. “Black & White” for March.

TERRA STUDIOS, MUSE GALLERY AND COFFEEHOUSE: 12103 Hazel Valley Road in Durham. terrastudios.com or 800-255-8995. 35 regional artists, 10-acre art park with murals and sculpture installations.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FINE ARTS CENTER GALLERY: Fayetteville. 575-7987. “Un-Natural Histories-Paintings of Invasive Species” by Kristin Masgnug through March 11.

Museums

ARKANSAS AIR MUSEUM: Drake Field, 4290 S. School Ave., Fayetteville. 521-4947. Aircraft from all eras of aviation history.

CLINTON HOUSE MUSEUM: 930 California Drive, Fayetteville. clintonhousemuseum.org or 444-0066.

GRAVETTE HISTORICAL MUSEUM: 503 Charlotte St. S.E., Gravette. 787-7334. Early 1900s restored home with displays representing Gravette’s history.

MUSEUM OF NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACTS: 202 S.W. “O” St., Bentonville. museumofnativeamericanartifacts.org or 273-2456. Free self-guided audio tours of Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian and tribal artifacts.

PEA RIDGE NATIONAL MILITARY PARK: 15930 U.S. 62, Garfield. 451-8122. 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., U.S. 62, Prairie Grove. 846-2990. Civil War battlefield with original buildings.

ROGERS HISTORICAL MUSEUM: 322 S. Second St., Rogers. 621-1154. rogersarkansas.com/museum. “Rogers Auto-Biography: An Automotive History of Rogers” through 2011. “Of Promise and Pain: Life Between the Wars” through June. “Day at the Museum: How History Comes to Life” through April 24. “Virgil Lovelace and Life on the Farm” through March 27.

SHILOH MUSEUM: 118 W. Johnson Ave., Springdale. 750-8165. springdaleark.org/shiloh. Exhibits of early life in the Ozarks. Original buildings on the grounds. “All Dressed Up,” on clothing finery, through Jan. 22, 2011. “DISASTER!” through April 19. “What’s Its,” common items from that past that look strange today, through March 27.

SILOAM SPRINGS MUSEUM: 112 N. Maxwell St., 524-4011.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS DISCOVERY ZONE: 1564 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Fayetteville. cmase.uark.edu/UADZ/UADZ.htm or 575-3875.

Coming Soon

NCAA TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS: March 12-13 in Fayetteville. arkansasrazorbacks.com.

VICTORIAN CLASSIC 10K RACE, 2 MILE RUN, AND 2 MILE WALK: 9 a.m. March 13 in Eureka Springs. Benefits ECHO. T-shirts for first 300 entrants. Wine and Cheese Social: 4-6 p.m. March 12 at the Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center. $20-$25. Souper Supper 11 a.m.-1 p.m. following the Classis at the High School Cafeteria. eurekarotary.org or 417-379-7931.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE: 2 p.m. down Spring Street in Eureka Springs. StPaddy.Ureeka.Org or 981-9551.

CHARITY TEXAS HOLD ’EM TOURNAMENT: 3-9 p.m. March 13 at the Center for Nonprofits at St. Mary’s, 1200 W. Walnut in Rogers. Food, beverages, raffles and door prizes. Benefit’s the Center for Nonprofits. $75-$2500. centerfornonprofits.org or 531-2644.

VIC OLSEN MEMORIAL SHOW OF BEER CAN AND BREWERIANA: March 14 at the Best Western Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center in Eureka Springs. bccs.com or arbeerclub.com.

UA SPRING CHORAL CONCERT: 7:30 p.m. March 16 at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $1-$10. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

“QUITTING”: March 18 at the University of Arkansas. Feature length comedy produced in Fayetteville. Free. quittingmovie.com.

NEO VICTORIAN UNDERGROUND FASHION SHOW: March 19 at Teatro Scarpino in Fayetteville. With Kynt and Vyxsin from the Amazing Race. 18 and older. $12-$17. scarpino.com.

SPRING ANTIQUES TRAIL SHOW AND SALE: March 19-20 at the Best western Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center in Eureka Springs. Wine and Cheese Preview: 5:30-7 p.m. March 19. eurekaspringsantiqueshow.com or 253-7551.

GREEN YOUR LIFE SERIES: 10 a.m.-noon March 20 at the Fayetteville Public Library. Simple ways to be more energy efficient. Also 4/17. Free. faylib.org or 856-7250.

PHUNBAGS: 8 p.m. March 20 at the UARK Ballroom, 644 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. Cash bar. $5. uarkballroom.com or 582-0400.

NICKELODEON’S STORYTIME LIVE!: 6:30 p.m. March 23-24 and 3 p.m. March 24 at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $18.50-$32.50. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

“MAURITIUS”: 7:30 p.m. March 25-27, April 1-3, and April 8-10, and 2 p.m. March 27-28, April 3-4 and April 10-11 at TheatreSquared at Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. $10-$22. theatresquared.org or 445-6333.

JOE BONAMASSA: 8 p.m. March 27 at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $39-$69. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

RODGERS AND HAMMERSTEIN’S “SOUTH PACIFIC”: 7 p.m. March 30-April 1 and April 4, 8 p.m. April 2-3, and 2 p.m. April 3-4 at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $35.50-68.50. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

“THE MIRACLE WORKER”: 8 p.m. April 9-10 and April 15-17, and 2 p.m. April 11 and April 18 at the Rogers Little Theater. $9.50-$42. RogersLittleTheater.org or 631-8988.

LAKE FAYETTEVILLE SPRING CLEAN UP: 9 a.m.-noon April 10 at the parking area between the Marina and the Softball fields at Lake Fayetteville in Springdale. Lunch provided; door prizes. BYO gloves, water bottles; wear old shoes and long pants. lfwp.org or 751-1840.

NEIL SIMON’S “FOOLS”: 7:30 p.m. April 16-17 and April 23-24, and 3 p.m. April 18 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. Pre-show dinner April 16-17. $9-$20. artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

WILLIAM FINN’S “THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE”: 8 p.m. April 16-17 and April 21-24, and 2 p.m. April 18 and April 25 at University Fine Arts Center in Fayetteville. Directed by Amy Herzberg. $5-$14. uark.edu/~drama/ or 575-4752.

LEVON HELM AND THE CATE BROTHERS: April 22 at the AMP at the Northwest Arkansas Mall in Fayetteville. amptickets.com.

PHUNBAGS: 8 p.m. April 23-24 at the UARK Ballroom, 644 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. Cash bar. $5. uarkballroom.com or 582-0400.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS MUSIC AWARDS: April 29 at the Dickson Theater.

HISPANIC WOMEN ORGANIZATION OF ARKANSAS: April 30 at The Jones Center in Springdale. With keynote speaker National Council of La Raza President Janet Murguia. 751-9494.