April 1 (Friday)
First Friday — With music, food and kids’ events, 11 a.m.-9 p.m., downtown Bentonville square. Free. downtownbentonville.org.
Drop-In Tour — Sculpture, 1 p.m., Garrison Lobby at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
Tiny Art Show — Throughout April, Fort Smith Main Library and Miller Branch. Free. fortsmithlibrary.org.
“A Southern Exposure” — A story about family, laughter, heartbreak, anger, love and forgiveness, 7:30 p.m. April 1-2; 2 p.m. April 3; again April 6-9, Fort Smith Little Theatre. $20 for opening night; $12 for all other performances. fslt.org or 783-2966 (Ext. 2).
“Tiger Style!” — “How to define success and how it’s different from our parents’ version,” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday extended through April 10, in person and streaming through TheatreSquared in Fayetteville. $15-$28. 777-7477 or theatre2.org.
“Meteor Shower” — Two couples, several plots, tons of laughs in this script by Steve Martin, 2 p.m. March 27; 8 p.m. March 31-April 2; 2 p.m. April 3, Arkansas Public Theatre in Rogers. $15 & up. arkansaspublictheatre.org, 631-8988.
“Hamilton” — 2 p.m. March 27; again March 29-April 3, Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $199-$449. 443-5600 or waltonartscenter.org.
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April 2 (Saturday)
Dinosaur Adventure — Forty dinosaurs visitors can see, ride and pet, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. April 2 & 9 a.m.-7 p.m. April 3, Fort Smith Convention Center. $25 and up. dinosauradventure.com/fortsmith.
Super Saturday — Bright Star Theater, 10 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
Drop-In Artmaking — 1-4 p.m. April 2-3, Durand/Estes Rooms at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
‘the game’ — A new opera by Kailey Miller Erwin, 3:30 p.m., Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Center on the University of Arkansas campus. Free. music.uark.edu.
SoNA Beyond — “Transcending Words,” free concert and poetry readings in partnership with Open Mouth Reading Series, 6:30 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
“Raiders of the Lost Ark” — With the score played live by the Fort Smith Symphony, 7 p.m., ArcBest Performing Arts Center in Fort Smith. $35-$65. fortsmithsymphony.org.
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April 3 (Sunday)
Sinfonia Choir Concert — With Phi Mu Alpha, 2 p.m., Event Center at Fayetteville Public Library. Free. Register at faylib.org.
Book Signing — With woodworker Doug Stowe, author of “The Wisdom of Our Hands: Crafting, A Life,” 2-4 p.m. with a reading at 2:15, Conservatory of the Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs. Proceeds will benefit the Eureka Springs Public Library Capital Campaign. Email douglasstowe@gmail.com.
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April 4 (Monday)
2022 Small Works on Paper — 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, through April 25, Integrated Design Lab Gallery, Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville. Free. www.arkansasarts.org.
Drop-In Tour: Collection Highlights — 11:30 a.m. Monday, Thursday & Sunday, 2 p.m. Saturday, Garrison Lobby at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
Drop-In Tour: Architecture — 1 p.m. Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Garrison Lobby at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
Serendipity Book Club — 1 p.m., Rogers Public Library. Free. rogerspubliclibrary.org.
Adult Speaker Series — “Dug Hill Through the Years” with Dale Phillips and Xyta Lucas, 5:30 p.m., Bella Vista Public Library. Free. bvpl.org.
Hawksbill Winds — With the UA Chamber Ensemble, 6 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
Book Talk at Night — “The Lions of Fifth Avenue” by Fiona Davis, 6:30 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
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April 5 (Tuesday)
UA Press Author Spotlight — Danielle Badra, author of “Like We Still Speak,” 6 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library via Zoom. Free. Register at faylib.org.
Author Talk — Rob Wiedenmann & Ray Fisher, authors of “The Silken Thread,” 6 p.m., Ziegler Reception Room at Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
Triveni — With tabla master Zakir Hussain, 7 p.m., Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $10. waltonartscenter.org.
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April 6 (Wednesday)
Drop-In Tour: Big Picture — Art, architecture and nature, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Friday & Saturday, Garrison Lobby at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
Under the Covers Book Club — 1 p.m., Bella Vista Public Library. Free. bvpl.org.
Sci-Fi Book Club — 5:30 p.m., Bella Vista Public Library. Free. bvpl.org.
Wednesdays Over Water — “The Dirty South,” 6 p.m., Great Hall at Crystal Bridges Museum. $79. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
Young at Heart Book Club — “A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World” by C. A. Fletcher, 6 p.m., Bentonville Public Library. Free. bentonvillelibrary.org.
Books & Brews — “The Thursday Murder Club” by Richard Osman, 6 p.m., Apple Blossom Brewing Co. in Fayetteville, hosted by Fayetteville Public Library. Free. Register at faylib.org.
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April 7 (Thursday)
Daytime Woman Book Club — 11 a.m., Bella Vista Public Library. Free. bvpl.org.
Evenings in Eleven — 5 p.m. & 6:30 p.m., Eleven Restaurant at Crystal Bridges Museum. $89. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
Poetry Happy Hour — With Sandra Jackson-Opoku and Melan White, 5:30 p.m., Beer Forest at Gotahold Brewing in Eureka Springs. Audience members also invited to read. Hosted by Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow. Free. writerscolony.org or gotahold.beer.
Cocktail Tour — Picture Perfect, 6 p.m., Eleven Restaurant at Crystal Bridges Museum. $15. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
Author Talk — Jessica Hooten Wilson, author of “The Scandal of Holiness,” 6 p.m., Community Room at Fayetteville Public Library. Free. Register at faylib.org.
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April 8 (Friday)
Drop-In Tour — Sculpture, 1 p.m., Garrison Lobby at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
Featured Artisan — Leana Fischer of May We Fly, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. April 8-9, Museum Store at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
Evenings in Eleven — 5 p.m. & 6:30 p.m., Eleven Restaurant at Crystal Bridges Museum. $89. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
Drink & Draw — With Stacey Bee, 6:30 p.m., Eleven Restaurant at Crystal Bridges Museum. $10. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
Victory Film Series — “The Princess Bride,” 8 p.m., Arkansas Public Theatre at the Victory in Rogers. Also scheduled are “Steel Magnolias,” April 9; “Man With a Movie Camera,” April 16; and “Rad,” April 30. $10 and up. 631-8988 or arkansaspublictheatre.org.
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April 9 (Saturday)
Super Saturday — With Ms. Jessica, 10 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
Bella Vista Crochet Group — 10 a.m., Bella Vista Public Library. Free. bvpl.org.
Meditation & Art — 10:30 a.m., South Lawn at Crystal Bridges Museum. $5. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
Studio Demo — With Shabana Kauser, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., The Studio at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
Drop-In Artmaking — 1-4 p.m., Durand/Estes Rooms at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
Dining in the Dark — A culinary fundraiser, 6 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. $100. faylib.org.
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On Show
“Aprons: Function to Fad” — “Everything from utilitarian aprons used by housewives and tradesmen to novelty aprons used just for show,” all with NWA connections, through April 9, Rogers Historical Museum. Free. 621-1154 or rogershistoricalmuseum.org.
The Momentary Flag Project — Neka King, through May 9, outside The Momentary in Bentonville. Free. 367-7500 or themomentary.
“Altars, Keepsakes, Squiggles, and Bows” — A site-specific installation by Julie Alpert looking at themes of nostalgia, girlhood, keepsakes, and staging, through May 16, Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
“The Light Fantastic” — New focus exhibition exploring the many ways that artists use light in their works, through May 30, Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
“The Wheel” — An exhibition of photos that “honors and observes lands once described as Indian Territory,” through June 5, Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Free. 784-2787; fsram.org; chuckdavisphoto.com.
“The Dirty South” — Exploring themes of “Southern Landscape” — both the natural and man-made; “Sinners and Saints,” a religious and spiritual exploration; as well as “Black Corporality,” or the Black body in terms of its holding tradition and knowledge, through July 25, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. $12. 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.
“Ken Smith’s Buffalo River Country” — Remembering the creation of the national river, through December, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. Free. 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org.
“Math Moves! Experiencing Ratio and Proportion” — Allows kids and families to “playfully investigate ratios and proportions by using their bodies and gestures,” all year, Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville. $10. amazeum.org.
— Becca Martin-Brown
bmartin@nwadg.com
