In Concert — The U.S. Navy Band Cruisers, 7 p.m. today, Gulley Park in Fayetteville. Free. Email navyoutreach@navy.mil.
THURSDAY (8/17)
In Concert — The U.S. Navy Band Cruisers, 7 p.m., Gulley Park in Fayetteville. Free. Email navyoutreach@navy.mil.
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FRIDAY (8/18)
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SATURDAY (8/19)
Ice Cream Social — Hosted by the Washington County Historical Society, with a special traveling display on World War I, 3-6 p.m. Saturday, Headquarters House on Dickson Street in Fayetteville. $2.50-$5. 521-2970.
Airport Days — With a pancake breakfast from 8-10 a.m. & a lunch of hot dogs and burgers from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. included in the price of admission, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Arkansas Air and Military Museum, 4290 S. School Avenue, Fayetteville. $5-$10. 521-4947.
Secchi Day — A water appreciation science festival, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Prairie Creek Recreation Area on Beaver Lake. Free. Email AWilson@bwdh2o.org.
Shiloh Saturday — “A Garden Harvest,” 10-11 a.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale. Free. 750-8165 or visit shilohmuseum.org.
Schiemeding Center Talent Show — Part of National Senior Citizens Day & a book fair, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Fayetteville. 751.3043, ext. 244.
A Whole Latte Books — “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr, 2 p.m., Onyx Coffee Lab in Springdale. Hosted by the Springdale Public Library. 750-8180.
Ice Cream Social — Hosted by the Washington County Historical Society, 3-6 p.m., Headquarters House on Dickson Street in Fayetteville. $2.50-$5. 521-2970.
Secchi Day — A water appreciation science festival, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Prairie Creek Recreation Area on Beaver Lake. Free. Email AWilson@bwdh2o.org.
Third Saturday Music — With the Cate Brothers, 5-7 p.m., Basin Spring Park in Eureka Springs. Free. 253-7333.
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SUNDAY (8/20)
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MONDAY (8/21)
LifeWriters — A group for people interested in writing the stories of their own lives or those of family and friends, 10 a.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale. June Jefferson at 790-2588 or shilohmuseum.org.
Sacred Sounds at Mercy — An August concert series featuring the Fort Smith Symphony String Quartet, 10 a.m., the atrium of Mercy Hospital Fort Smith’s Medical Building. Free. Email Jennifer.Cook@Mercy.Net.
Eclipse Event — With glasses available, 11 a.m., Springdale Public Library and Murphy Park in Springdale. Free. 750-8180.
The Great American Solar Eclipse Viewing — With amateur astronomer John Tyner, noon-1:30 p.m., Boone County Library in Harrison. Free. 870-741-5913.
Eclipse Event — With crafts, NASA livestream of eclipse, telescope with solar filter, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Rogers Public Library. No viewing glasses available. 621-1152.
Yoga @ FPL — 6 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
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TUESDAY (8/22)
Connecting Our Ozark Streams — With artist Duane Hada, 5:30 p.m., Boone County Library in Harrison. Free; hosted by Buffalo National River Partners. 870-741-5913.
Summer Concert Series — With Handmade Moments, 7 p.m., Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville. Free admission beginning at 5 p.m. Food trucks on site. 750-2620.
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WEDNESDAY (8/23)
Sacred Sounds at Mercy — An August concert series featuring Jennifer Peck, flutist, 10 a.m., the atrium of Mercy Hospital Fort Smith’s Medical Building. Free. Email Jennifer.Cook@Mercy.Net.
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THURSDAY (8/24)
Author Talk — With Talya Tate Boerner, author of “The Accidental Salvation of Gracie Lee,” 5:30 p.m., Boone County Library in Harrison. Free. 870-741-5913.
Opening Reception — For “Atmospheric Abstracts, Taking a Twisted Turn,” artworks by Jaquita Ball, 6-8 p.m., The Gallery at Midtown Associates in Bentonville. The exhibit is on show through Nov. 1. Email jaquita@jaquitaball.com.
Civil War Roundtable — 7 p.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale. 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org.
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AUG. 25
Art by the Glass — Misshapen Masterpiece, pairing wine with art making, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. $55 ($44 for Members). Register at 657-2335.
Music on the Square — With Randall Robinson at 7 p.m. & White River Junction at 8 p.m., on the square in Kingston. Free; concessions available. Hosted by Kingston Community Library and Friends. Email annetterowe@hotmail.com.
Sunset Kayak Tour — With recreational kayaks, paddles and lifejackets provided, 7:30 p.m., Hobbs State Park near Rogers. $6-$12. Register at 789-5000.
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AUG. 26
St. Jude Fayetteville 10K — 7 a.m., Veterans Memorial Park (Lake Fayetteville), 4451 N. Vantage Dr., Fayetteville. $40 race day. 387-7116.
Ozark Wireless Society — 10 a.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale. 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org.
Opening Reception — For Fort Smith junior and senior high school students enrolled in a summer art program hosted by the Fort Smith Museum of History and the United States Marshals Museum, 10 a.m.-noon, Fort Smith Museum of History. 783-7841.
Book Signing — With BJ Tassin, author of “Bona-Fide,” 1 p.m. with a presentation at 2 p.m., Bella Vista Historical Museum. Free. Email jxlucas@cox.net or bellavistamuseum.org.
Artinfusion Excursion — 211 Cafe with Demara Titzer, 3-5 p.m., 211 Cafe in Bentonville. Exclusive to Artinfusion members. 657-2335.
— Becca Martin-Brown
bmartin@nwadg.com
