Aug. 31 (Friday)
Music on the Square — With musical duo Brick Fields at 8 p.m., preceded by the Ozark River Ramblers at 7 p.m., on the square in Kingston. Free. Bring lawn chairs. Hosted by the Kingston Community Library and Friends. annetterowe@hotmail.com.
Frisco Festival — With music, food, crafts, a Kids Zone, climbing wall & A&M Railroad rides, Aug. 31-Sept. 1, downtown Rogers. Many activities are free. mainstreetrogers.com.
Junk Yard Dog’s Junk Fest — A crafts, antiques & boutique festival benefiting the Friends of the Prairie Grove Pound, Aug. 31-Sept. 2, 314 E. Parks St. in Prairie Grove. 713-0276.
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Sept. 1 (Saturday)
Coffee & Cars — 8 a.m.-noon, 203 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Email kelly@downtownspringdale.org.
Art Lab — Free to moderately priced arts and crafts projects for all ages, 1-4 p.m., Terra Studios in Durham. 643-3185.
Drop-In Artmaking — 1-4 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335.
Tail Waggin’ Reads — With Obi, a registered therapy dog, 2 p.m., Rogers Public Library. Free. 621-1152.
Light Night Festival — Explore an illuminated wonderland of creativity, lights and music, and dance around Leo Villareal’s “Buckyball,” 8-11 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335.
Prairie Grove Clothesline Fair — 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 1-2, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 3, Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park. Free admission; there is a charge for parking. Presented by the Arts Center of the Ozarks. 751-5441.
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Sept. 2 (Sunday)
Art Lab — Free to moderately priced arts and crafts projects for all ages, 1-4 p.m., Terra Studios in Durham. 643-3185.
Drop-In Artmaking — 1-4 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335.
“Once” — The story of five days in the lives of two musicians, a Dublin songwriter and a Czechoslovakian immigrant, 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday; 2 & 7:30 p.m. Saturday, through Sept. 23, TheatreSquared in Fayetteville. $17-$48. theatre2.org or 443-5600.
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Sept. 3 (Monday)
Drop-In Artmaking — 1-4 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335.
Yoga & Art — 6 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $5. 657-2335.
“The Beyond: Georgia O’Keeffe and Contemporary Art” — Bringing together more than 30 of O’Keeffe’s paintings, plus the work of 20 emerging artists focusing on similar themes, ends Sept. 3, Crystal Bridges Museum. $10. 657-2335.
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Sept. 4 (Tuesday)
Teen Movie Night — “Black Panther,” 4:30 p.m., Springdale Public Library. 750-8180.
Books & Brews — “The House of Broken Angels” by Luis Alberto Urrea, 6 p.m., Core Brewing Co. on Mall Avenue in Fayetteville. Hosted by Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
Evening Family Story Time — 6:30 p.m., Bentonville Public Library. 271-3192.
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Sept. 5 (Wednesday)
Tots & Tales: Building Blocks — Explore different building materials used by Moshe Safdie to make Crystal Bridges and make your own mini-building to take home, 1:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. $10. For ages 18 months-3 years. 657-2335.
Art & Culture — Learn about a variety of world cultures and make an art project, 3:30 p.m., Rogers Public Library. For ages 5-12. 621-1152.
Fall Forest Fun — Fibonacci in the Forest, 5:30-7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335.
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Sept. 6 (Thursday)
After School Movie — “The LEGO Ninjago Movie,” 4 p.m., Bentonville Public Library. 271-3192.
Afterschool Art Class: Artful Fashions — Create your own hat, jewelry or scarf, 4-5:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $45 for sessions Sept. 6, 13 & 20. 657-2335.
Artist’s Reception — For American modern master David Hayes, whose monumental outdoor sculptures contemplate the relationship between a work of art and the environment it occupies and show the influence of friend Alexander Calder, 5-7 p.m., Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. $10. Exhibit open through Jan. 27. 784-2787.
Artists’ Reception — For “Can’t Have One Without the Other,” featuring works by artists Sabine Schmidt, Dale Heath and Adrienne Callander, 5-9 p.m., Stage Eighteen in Fayetteville. Free. Exhibit through Sept. 30. Email art@stage18live.com.
Becoming American — A documentary film and discussion series on our immigration experience with Juan José Bustamante, assistant professor of sociology and Latin American and Latino studies at the University of Arkansas, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
Artists’ Reception — For “Beauty of Pastels,” artworks by members of the Ozark Pastel Society, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Alma Performing Arts Center. Free. Artworks on show through Sept. 26. Email angellight7777@yahoo.com.
Teen Movie Night — “Avengers: Infinity War,” 6 p.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.
“Awesome Allie: First Kid Astronaut” — Presented by the Young Actors Guild under the direction of Missy Gopson, 7 p.m. Sept. 6-7; 2 & 7 p.m. Sept. 8; 2 p.m. Sept. 9, King Opera House in Van Buren. $10. weareyag.com.
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Sept. 7 (Friday)
Spotlight Talk — With artist Amy Sherald, celebrating the opening of the focus exhibition “Amy Sherald,” 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Sherald is the artist behind the commissioned portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama. Free. 657-2335.
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Sept. 8 (Saturday)
Talk It Up Book Group — “Thank You, Mr. Falker” by Patricia Polacco, 10 a.m., Bentonville Public Library. For grades 4-6. 271-3192.
Human Library — The library publishes people like open books on a given topic with readers asking questions and getting answers from their “book,” 1-4 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
Drop-In Artmaking — 1-4 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335.
Good Crafternoon — Make a craft to take home, 2 p.m., Rogers Public Library. For ages 5-12. 621-1152.
Sew Simple — A maker studio for adults, 2-4 p.m., Springdale Public Library. 750-8180.
Forest Concert Series — With Opal Agafia & The Sweet Nothings, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $10. 657-2335.
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Sept. 9 (Sunday)
Drop-In Artmaking — 1-4 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335.
CR(EAT)E — Art Inspires Cuisine, an evening of food, education, and entertainment focused on the intrinsic intersection between art and cuisine, 6:30-9 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $105. 657-2335.
— Becca Martin-Brown
bmartin@nwadg.com