8 Day A Week

8 Day A Week

Feb. 2 (Friday)

“Three Billy Goats Gruff” — Presented by Trike Theatre, 9:30 & 11 a.m. Feb. 2; 3 & 4:30 p.m. Feb. 3 at Trike Theatre, 209 NE Second St. in Bentonville. $6. 464-5084.

Eureka Gras — Coronation Masquerade Ball with music by Dr. Nola and the Soul Shakers, 6 p.m., Inn of the Ozarks Convention Center in Eureka Springs. eurekaspringsmardigras.org.

“The Humans” — As darkness falls outside a ramshackle pre-war duplex, mysterious things start to go bump in the night, secrets are revealed, and family tensions reach a boiling point in this drama by Stephan Karam, through Feb. 18, TheatreSquared in Fayetteville. $17-$48. 443-5600.

“Butcher Holler Here We Come” — The story of five coal miners who are trapped in a cave collapse in the early 1970s in West Virginia, 8 p.m. Feb. 2-4, presented by Aztec Economy Theatre Company at Backspace, 541 W. Meadow St. in Fayetteville. $15 in advance; $20 cash at the door. butcherholler.eventbrite.com.

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Feb. 3 (Saturday)

Polar Plunge — 10 a.m. registration, 11 a.m. plunge, Carol Ann Cross Park, 1601 S. 74th St. in Fort Smith. A benefit for Special Olympics Arkansas. 739-8349 or dbaker@fortsmithpd.org.

Super Saturday — Chinese New Year, 10:30 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. For families. faylib.org.

Tellers of Tales — A storytelling group, 10:30 a.m.,Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale. 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org.

Eagle Watch Cruise — Hosted by Hobbs State Park, 3 p.m., Rocky Branch Marina near Rogers. $10. Reservations at 789-5000.

Artists’ Reception — Benefiting Peace at Home Family Shelter and featuring works by F. Lee Green, Linda Kearbey, Jacque Morris, Charlotte Ray, Marlene Samuel, Karl Killian, Red Star, Lyons Designs, Ruthie Graen, Matt Courtney, Ed Laningham and M A Long, 4-6 p.m., White Lotus in Fayetteville. Free, with raffle tickets available. 582-4806.

Eureka Gras — Night Parade, 6 p.m., downtown on Spring and Main Streets; Black Light Ball, 7 p.m., music by DJ Testube, Chelsea’s Corner Cafe in Eureka Springs. Advance tickets at reserveeureka.com. $30. eurekaspringsmardigras.org.

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Feb. 4 (Sunday)

Photo Workshop — With “Soul of a Nation” artist Ming Smith, 1-3 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. During this guided workshop, Smith will lead guests downtown, offering tips in street photography. Dress for the weather; guests will meet in the South Lobby for registration before walking downtown. All image taking devices welcome. Free. 657-2335.

Climate Change Forum — With Lolly Tindol on “The Community Resilience Reader,” 1:30 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. Email lollytindol@yahoo.com.

UA Press Author Showcase — With Guy Lancaster, author of “Bullets and Fire: Lynching and Authority in Arkansas, 1840-1950,” 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free; books will be for sale. faylib.org.

The Osage Indians — “Big, Scary and Feared” with Steve Dunlap, 2 p.m., Hobbs State Park near Rogers. Free. 789-5000.›

Eagle Watch Cruise — Hosted by Hobbs State Park, 3 p.m., Rocky Branch Marina near Rogers. $10. Reservations at 789-5000.

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Feb. 5 (Monday)

“I Want It All” — A solo art exhibit featuring Emily Smith, Feb. 5-April 7, 211 Cafe in Bentonville. Free. 544-7478.

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.

Yoga and Art — With Lynn Hancock of Yoga Story, 6-7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $5. Register at 657-2335.

“I Want It All” — A solo art exhibit featuring Emily Smith, through April 7, 211 Cafe in Bentonville. Free. 544-7478.

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Feb. 6 (Tuesday)

“An American in Paris” — Based on the eponymous 1951 Academy Award-winner for Best Picture starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron — brings romance, song and dance to the Walton Arts Center stage at 7 p.m. Feb. 6-7; 1:30 & 7 p.m. Feb. 8; 8 p.m. Feb. 9; 2 & 8 p.m. Feb. 10; 2 p.m. Feb. 11. $36-$83. 443-5600.

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Feb. 7 (Wednesday)

ACO — “Lasting Impressions: A Retrospective” by artist K. Nelson Harper and “It’s time to Address’er Drawers,” an installation by Joel Armstrong, ends Feb. 7, Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. Free. 751-5441.

Tots and Tales — Messy Masterpiece, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Ages 18 months to 3 with an adult create an abstract, messy masterpiece. $10. Register at 657-2335.

Try FPL — “Vegetable Gardening for Beginners” with Washington County Extension Services agent Berni Kurz, 6 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.

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Feb. 8 (Thursday)

Preschool Playdate — Love Birds, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free; Playdate begins with an 11:30 a.m. performance in the Great Hall. 657-2335.

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Feb. 9 (Friday)

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Feb. 10 (Saturday)

“Thinking Money” — A traveling exhibit designed to teach tweens, teens and the adults in their lives about financial literacy topics in a way that is not only understandable but also fun. through March 14, Bentonville Public Library. Free. 273-7755.

Super Saturday — Kindersongs with Brian and Terri Kinder, 10:30 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.

Mother Nature Reads — “Backyard Birds,” 10:30 a.m., Hobbs State Park near Rogers. Free. 789-5000.

Fat Saturday Parade of Fools — Celebrating Mardi Gras, 2 p.m., downtown square north on Block Avenue to Dickson Street in Fayetteville. Parade marshal is Dixie Rhyne, Fayetteville Mardi Gras event founder. Free. fayettevillemardigras.com.

Eagle Watch Cruise — Hosted by Hobbs State Park, 3 p.m., Rocky Branch Marina near Rogers. $10. Reservations at 789-5000.

Studio Squad — Word Power, 4-5:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Check out artworks in the temporary exhibition “Soul of a Nation” that use powerful phrases and visuals, and then use paint and a large canvas to create a work of art that’s worth a thousand words. Ages 11 to 13. Free. Register at 657-2335.

Omni Center Annual Gathering — “Keeping the Flame Alive … Together,” with dinner and a Celebration of Women’s Music featuring Rochelle Bradshaw, Emily Kaitz, Ginger Doss, Jori Costello, Blue Rues, and The Flame Keepers, 5 p.m., Mount Sequoyah Dining Hall in Fayetteville. $15; children welcome. omnicenter.org.

Artinfusion’s Annual Black Hearts Ball — Jazz, blues & soul from Seratones, a favorite of NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, appetizers, cocktails and more, 8-11 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $45 for ages 21 and older. Register at 657-2335.

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Feb. 11 (Sunday)

Family Sunday — I Heart Art, noon-5 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335.

Second Sunday Author Series — With Russell Gayer, author of “One Idiot Short of the Village,” 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free; books will be available for purchase. faylib.org.

Eagle Watch Cruise — Hosted by Hobbs State Park, 3 p.m., Rocky Branch Marina near Rogers. $10. Reservations at 789-5000.

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