8 Days A Week

All events listed in 8 Days a Week are open to the public. To submit a listing, send to FFW, 203 N. College Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72701, or fax to 444-7289, at least two weeks prior to event. Submissions are printed as space allows. Photographs and art are also considered.

Special Events
COALESSENCE FESTIVAL: 3 p.m. Friday through Sunday at Lake Leatherwood in Eureka Springs. 3 Days of Music, Consciousness & Health, Speakers, workshops, concessions, and more. Theoretical Physicist Dr. Fred Alan Wolf of “What the Bleep Do We Know!” at 6:15 p.m. Saturday. Demonstrations by painter Alex Grey. coalessencefest.com.
LOVE OUT LOUD ART AND MUSIC FEST: 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Pontiac Coffee House in Springdale. Music by Listener Project, Jamey Clayberg, Fool For Now. Benefits Restore Humanity. $6. artserveint.org.
TWIST OF GREEN FESTIVAL AND GREEN BEAN BALL: Kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday at One East Square Plaza in Fayetteville. Music by Greasy Greens. Auction. $15; Kids free with an adult. Free festival in downtown Fayetteville Saturday and Sunday. twistofgreen.org or 846-5241.
RESTORE HUMANITY WINE TASTING: 7 p.m. Friday at Pratt Place Barn on Markham Hill. Food, wine, music, silent auction. $75. restorehumanity.org.
FALL FESTIVAL: Saturday in the Rogers Historic District. Hay rides, plants sales, build a scarecrow contest. mainstreetrogers.com or 936-5487.
CELEBRATE SAFER COMMUNITIES: 10 a.m. Saturday at Randall Tyson Park in Springdale. Music, food, fun and information. Free. lbth.org or 871-1059.
ART BEHIND THE GREEN DOOR: 3 p.m. Sunday at the Green Door in Evelyn Hills Shopping Center in Fayetteville. Works by Rhonda Butler, Liz Prados-Cantwell, Cate McCoy, Charlene Schubert, Melanie Norman, Brian N. Chism and Marcella Thompson. 575-0111.
CHEFS IN THE GARDEN: 6 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville. $35-$45. Chef Bruno Wehren and other local chefs. Music by Ultrasuede. bgozarks.org or 750-2620.

Stage & Screen
NEIL SIMON’S “BILOXI BLUES”: 8 p.m. today through Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at the Rogers Little Theater. $7.50-$42. RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.
SAN JOSE TAIKO: 7 p.m. Friday at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $18-28. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
“THE ATOMIC CAFE”: 2 p.m. Sunday at Rogers Historical Museum. Discussion with NWACC History Professor Greg Kiser after showing. rogersarkansas.com/museum or 621-1154.
COLLEGE ROAD TRIP: 2 p.m. Sunday at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Free; Next week: “PENELOPE”. jonesnet.org or 756-8090.
THE GRUFFALO: 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. Workshop at 5:30 p.m., $5. $10-$16. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

Words
TOM ANDES BOOKSIGNING: 6 p.m. today at Nightbird Books. nightbirdbooks.com or 582-2291.
CELEBRATION OF THE LIFE OF NICK MASULLO: at 7 p.m. today at St. Paul’s Episcopal Parrish Hall in Fayetteville. Singing and readings from Nick’s book, Hold You When You Cry.
CRIMES AND CLUES BOOKCLUB: 10 a.m. Friday at the Fayetteville Public Library. Registration required. faylib.org or 571-2222.
MILLER WILLIAMS READING: 4 p.m. Sunday at Nightbird Books. nightbirdbooks.com or 582-2291.
OMNI’s OPEN MIC FOR PEACE: 7 p.m. Sunday at Nightbird Books. Space limited. nightbirdbooks.com or 582-2291.
LIFEWRITING: 10 a.m. Monday at the Shiloh Museum. For people interested in writing the stories of their own lives or those of family and friends. springdaleark.org/shiloh or 790-2588.
CREATIVE WRITING WITH SANDRA JACKSON-OPOKU: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Crystal Bridges at the Massey, 125 W. Central Ave. in Bentonville. Free. massey.crystalbridges.org or 418-5700.
BARBARA YOUREE READING: 6:30 p.m. Oct. 9 at Nightbird Books. nightbirdbooks.com or 582-2291.
OZARK CREATIVE WRITERS CONFERENCE: Oct. 9-12 in Eureka Springs. ozarkcreativewriters.org.

Music
BRUCE HORNSBY, RICKY SKAGGS: 6 p.m. Friday at the Arkansas Music Pavilion at the Northwest Arkansas Mall. $20-$95. arkansasmusicpavilion.com.
KORY MONTGOMERY: 7 p.m. Friday at Frisco Park in Rogers. Free; Get out the vote voter registration concert.
FORT SMITH JAZZ FESTIVAL: 1 p.m. Sunday at Creekmore Park in Fort Smith. fortsmithparks.com or 784-2368.
LAURA FREEMAN: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Fire Om Earth Studio in Eureka Springs. $12. 363-9402.
ITZHAK PERLMAN: 7 p.m. Sunday at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $75-$100. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
NOPHACHAI CHOLTHITCHANTA CLARINET RECITAL: 7 p.m. Monday at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. 575-4701.
WIND SYMPHONY CONCERT: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Walton Arts Center. $1-$10. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
RAY PRICE: 7 p.m. Oct. 9 at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $38. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

Learning
DRAWING WITH AMY: 5:30 p.m. Thursdays in Sept. at the Community Imagination Studio, 818 N. Sang in Fayetteville. $10-$35, for adults. Registration Required. communityimaginationstudio.org or 442-8585.
SOUTHWEST SERVICE DOGS: 1 p.m. Saturday at the Jones Center in Springdale. Free; demonstration of service dogs assisting disabled persons. southwestservicedogs.org or 646-0886.
BEGINNING ACTING: 2 p.m. and SCENE STUDY ONE: 5 p.m. Sunday at at Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. $180 each; six-week sessions. theatresquared.org or 445-6333.
NWA DOT NET USER GROUP: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in Room 100 at the Jones Center in Springdale. Free, registration required. “Back Button Support for ASP.NET” with Scott Cate. officers@nwadnug.org or
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Presbyterian Disciples of Christ Campus Center in Fayetteville. 521-0808.
BOSTON MOUNTAIN POTTERS ASSOCIATION: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Flat Rock Clay in Fayetteville. Group of area Potters and Sculptors. flatrockclay.com/MudClubHome.htm or 521-3181.

THEMINA KADER: MUSLIM WOMEN’S WORLD VIEW at 8 p.m. Oct. 9 at Giffels Auditorium on the UA Campus in Fayetteville.

HENNA PAINTING WORKSHOPS: Oct. 10-11. 575-7987.

Outdoors
RAZORBACKS HOSTS FLORIDA: 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Fayetteville. arkansasrazorbacks.com.
CROSS WALK SAFETY AWARENESS DAY: Wednesday in Fayetteville.
OZARK SOCIETY: 7 p.m. Wednesday at the 1st Presbyterian Church, Calvin Road in Fayetteville. 521-4062.

Minor Matters
YOUTHCAN!’S FAMILY DAY: 10 a.m. Saturday at Community Imagination Studio, 818 N. Sang Ave. in Fayetteville. Free; no pre-registration. communityimaginationstudio.org or 442-8585.
HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH STORY TIME: 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Fayetteville Public Library. Spanish/English story time for 3-6 year-olds. Also Oct. 15: Cecilia Grossberger of First Year Experience. faylib.org or 856-7170.

Auditions, Call for Volunteers, Entries
WASHINGTON REGIONAL HOSPICE TRAINING for Volunteers or for the Care of loved ones at home 4 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through Oct. 16 at the WRMC Hospice office, 34 W. Colt Square in Fayetteville. Registration required; Free. 713-7384.
ENTRIES FOR THE 2009 OZARK FOOTHILLS FILMFEST: through Dec. 1 to Ozark Foothills FilmFest, 195 Peel Rd., Locust Grove, AR 72550. Categories: Narrative or Documentary over 1 hour in length, or Narrative, Documentary, Animated or Experimental under 1 hour in length. $10 entry fee. Festival is March 26-29 in Batesville, AR. Filmmakers under 18 are encouraged to enter the T Tauri Film Fest also; see ttauri.org for more information. ozarkfoothillsfilmfest.org or 870-251-1189.

Art
ANNE KITTRELL ART GALLERY: Arkansas Union, Fayetteville. 575-5255.
ARSAGA’S: 1582 Crossover, Ste. 2, Fayetteville. arsagas.org or 527-0690. Comparative Impressionism by Jim Foreman through October.
ARSAGA’S: 2418 N. Gregg Ave., Fayetteville. arsagas.org or 444-6557. Photography by Jim VanHorn through October.
ARTS CENTER OF THE OZARKS: 214 S. Main St., Springdale. artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441. “5×5 Exhibition” through Nov. 6.
BOTANICAL GARDEN OF THE OZARKS: 4703 N. Crossover Road in Fayetteville. Free. bgozarks.org or 750-2620. Works by Gregory Moore through Oct. 12.
CITIZENS BANK GALLERY: 116 E. Buchanan, Prairie Grove. 846-0899. Contemporary ceramics, sculpture, paintings, photography and more.
CRYSTAL BRIDGES AT THE MASSEY: 125 W. Central Ave., Bentonville. massey.crystalbridges.org or 418-5700. “Wendell Minor: In the American Tradition” through Oct. 19.
DDP GALLERY: 7 E. Mountain St. Fayetteville. ddpgallery.com or 442-0001.
FOUR SQUARE FINE ART GALLERY: 112 W. Center St. in Fayetteville. FourSquareFineArt.com or 422-8607. Works by John Newman through Oct. 11.
HEARTWOOD GALLERY: – An Artists’ Collective. 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. Works by Jan Ironside through October.
MULLINS LIBRARY: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. 575-6702. “The Gentle Eye: The Photography of J.H. Field” through October.
MUSE GALLERY & COFFEE HOUSE AT TERRA STUDIOS: 12103 Hazel Valley Road, off Hwy 16E in Durham. terrastudios.com or 1-800-255-8995. Featuring art work by over 30 artists, 10 acres of gardens in
the Art Park with murals and sculpture installations. Home of the Original Bluebird of Happiness.
OZARK GLASSWORKS, GALLERY & SCHOOL: 675 E Huntsville Rd., Fayetteville. 387-6773.
OZARK NATURAL FOODS: 1554 N. College Ave., Fayetteville. 521-7558. Russian Orthodox Byzantine style icons by Mary Ellen Watson through October.
POOR RICHARD’S ART: 116 S. First St., Rogers. poorrichardsart.com or 636-0417. “Babalu Art” by Ali Stinespring through October.
RICHLAND NURSERY AND ART GALLERY: Hwy 23 South, Huntsville. 738-5305. Madison County Art Exhibit through Oct. 15.
TEATRO SCARPINO: 329 N. West Ave. in Fayetteville. scarpino.com or 409-3772.

TERRA STUDIOS: The Muse Gallery & Coffee House will be featuring the Raku and Stoneware Pottery of Maura Miller, through the month of October. Also showing the work of over 30 regional artists. Please join us for the Grand Opening event Oct. 11, 10-5pm, meet the artists, music throughout the day. Free admission. 14 miles East of Fayetteville, just off hwy 16E. Look for the big Bluebird sign. 800-255-8995 www.terrastudios.com

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FINE ARTS CENTER GALLERY: Fayetteville. 575-7987. “Iraqi Casualty Series & Invisible Women Series”, works by Francesca Pastine through October. “The Veil: Visible & Invisible Spaces” through Oct. 24.

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. SE, Gravette. 787-7334. Early 1900s restored home with displays representing Gravette’s history.
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., US Hwy. 62, Prairie Grove. 846-2990. Civil War battlefield with original buildings.
ROGERS HISTORICAL MUSEUM: 322 S. Second St., Rogers. 621-1154. rogersarkansas.com/museum. “Down a Lazy River: Float Fishing on the White River” through December. “The Life Atomic: Growing Up in the Shadow of the A-Bomb” through Oct. 25.
SHILOH MUSEUM: 118 W. Johnson Ave., Springdale. 750-8165. springdaleark.org/shiloh. Exhibits of early life in the Ozarks. Original buildings on the grounds.
SILOAM SPRINGS MUSEUM: 112 N. Maxwell St., 524-4011. “Arrowheads, Spear points, Knives & Drills: Some Stone Tools Found Near Siloam Springs” through Oct. 29.

Coming Soon
OUACHITA ART TRAILS STUDIO TOUR: 9 a.m. Oct. 10-12 in Mena. Self guided studio tours with area artists. Free; registration required. ouachitaarttrails.com or 394-3880.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS GRID IRON SHOW: 7 p.m. Oct. 10-11 at Rogers Little Theatre. $25. Benefits Society of Professional Journalists projects, American Association of University Women scholarships and the Rogers Little Theatre. See local journalists spoofing this years newsmakers, and themselves, in sketch and song. nwagridiron.com or 422-8207.
“NO MORE SILLY WOMEN” WOMEN’S CONFERENCE: 7 p.m. Oct. 10-12 at Life Harvester Church in Fayetteville. Benefits Compassion House of NWA and Leah’s House of Kansas City. With Genette Howard, Cozy Dixon, Jewel Tankard, Lequita Perry-Means, and One Generation of Praise. Registration required. 251-7327.
SHAKESPEARE’S “CYMBELINE”: 8 p.m. Oct. 10-11 and Oct. 15-18, and 2 p.m. Oct. 12 and Oct. 19 at the University Theatre, 228 Fine Arts Center in Fayetteville. Directed by Mavourneen Dwyer. Free-$14. 575-4752.
TOUR DE CURE: Oct. 11 at the Shoppes at Pinnacle in Rogers. 20, 50, 100 mile rides; 5K run/walk; Half Marathon. diabetes.org/tour or 800-342-2383.
SUTTON STREET ART WALK: 10 a.m. Oct. 11 on Sutton Street, between Washington and Olive Streets on block north of Dickson, in Fayetteville. Studio tours of local artists William Mayes Flanagan, Jan Gosnell, Anne Jenkins, Don House, Chris Weaver. Free. 582-5495.
MUSE GALLERY & COFFEE HOUSE GRAND OPENING: 10 a.m. Oct. 11 at Terra Studios, 12103 Hazel Valley Rd. in Durham. Local and regional artists, musicians, chef and bakers. terrastudios.com or 643-3314.
AMERICAN GIRL FASHION SHOW: 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Oct. 11 and 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks. $25-$35. artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.
PRESERVATION, RESTORATION & RENOVATION: 2 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Siloam Springs Museum, 112 N. Maxwell St. With Master Conservator, Rick Parker. 524-4011.
BLACK TIES & TOOLBELTS: 6 p.m. Oct. 11 at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers. Benefits Habitat for Humanity. $75; dinner, live and silent auctions, entertainment. 273-3638.
LYLE LOVETT & JOHN HIATT: 7 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $55-$70. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
FALL ARTS & CRAFTS FAIRS: Oct.16-18 in Bella Vista. BellaVistaFestival.org or 855-2064. Oct. 16-19 at War Eagle Mills Farm. wareaglefair.com or 789-5398. Oct. 16-19 at War Eagle Mill in Rogers. wareaglemill.com or 789-5343, ext. 310. Oct. 15-19 at Spanker Creek and at the Clarion n Bentonville. spankercreekfarm.com or 685-5655. Oct. 17-18 at the NWA Convention Center at the Springdale Holiday Inn and at the John Q. Hammon’s Convention Center in Rogers. 756-6954. Oct. 16-18 at the Jones Center in Springdale. 751-9313. Oct. 16-19 at the Frisco Station Mall in Rogers. friscostationmall.com or 872-9917. Oct. 18-19 on the Square in Bentonville. downtownbentonville.org or 254-0254. Oct. 15-19 at Old Applegate. oleapplegateplace.com or 866-667-1919. Drive Carefully.
ARTBUZZ: 1 p.m. Oct. 16 at Crystal Bridges at the Massey, 125 W. Central Ave. in Bentonville. Free. massey.crystalbridges.org or 418-5700.
MAJIC JOHNSON: 8 p.m. Oct. 19 at Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville. Free. dailyheadlines.uark.edu.
EAGLE WATCH: 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Oct. 17-19 from Starkey Park on Beaver Lake. $8-$20. estc.net/belle or 800-552-3803.
FRANK STANFORD LITERARY FESTIVAL: Poetry Reading: 7 p.m. Oct. 17 at Ozark Mountain Smoke House; $5. “It Wasn’t a Dream”: film and discussion: 1:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Fayetteville Public Library; Free. “The Battlefield Where the Moon Says I Love You” reading: 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Metro District Meeting Room, 509 W. Spring St. in Fayetteville; $5-$10. typomag.com/frankstafordfestival.
SCULL CREEK TRAIL OPENING: 11 a.m. Oct. 18 at Scull Creek Trail off College in Fayetteville. Music by Bent Grass Green; hot-dogs, door prizes. trails.accessfayetteville.org or 444-3416.
MARSALIS BRASILIANOS: 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $35-$55. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
JADE SIMMONS AND DALE GONYEA: 2 p.m. Oct. 19 at Arend Arts Center, 1901 S.E. J St. in Bentonville. $5-$25. bentonville.k12.ar.us/arendarts or 855-1968.
SCRAPARTSMUSIC: 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. Workshop at 5:30 p.m. for $5. $22-$28. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
AQUILA THEATRE’S COMEDY OF ERRORS: 7 p.m. Oct. 23, 8 p.m. Oct. 24 and 3 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $20-$30. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
“SORRY THE BRIDGE IS OUT, YOU’LL HAVE TO STAY THE NIGHT”: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 24-25 and Oct. 31-Nov. 1, and 3 p.m. Oct. 26 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. $9-$20. artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.
MAD HATTER’S BALL: Oct. 24 at the Crescent Hotel. Benefits the Eureka Springs School of the Arts. Food, auctions and dancing. 253-5384.
FALL FESTIVAL: 1:30 p.m. Oct. 26 the Jones Center for Families in Springdale. jonesnet.org or 756-8090, ext. 116.
JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS: 7 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. Family workshop at 9:30 a.m. for $5. $8. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
DIANA SON’S “STOP KISS”: 8 p.m. Oct. 30-Nov. 1, and 2 p.m. Nov. 2 at the University Theatre, 228 Fine Arts Center in Fayetteville. Directed by Emily Jones. Free-$14. 575-4752.
JUNGLE JACK HANNA: 3 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $15-$25. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
5X5 SOIREE: 5:55 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.
OZARK FOLK FESTIVAL: Nov. 6-9 in Eureka Springs. With Noah Earle, Freg Klyma, Parry Larkin and Vagabond Van. Songwriting contest Nov. 8 at Basin Park. Some events free, some with a fee. ozarkfolkfestival.com or 888-855-7823