Thursday, Jan. 18 – Thursday, Jan. 25

All events listed in 8 Days a Week are open to the public. To submit a listing, send to FFW, 203 N. College Avenue, 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
Celtic Connections Highland Heritage festival today through Sunday in Eureka Springs. Music, food and more. www.papermoonattractions.com or 866-363-9545.

Roller Derby: The Hardwood Harlots take on the Twisted Sisters at 7 p.m. Saturday at the All Star Sports Arena in Springdale. $10-$12, $5 kids. www.nwarollergirls.com.

The NWA Bride Premier Showcase at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Holiday Inn & Convention Center in Springdale. 582-4400.

Kristin Quinn, professor of art at St. Ambrose University will discuss her paintings at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 in Room 213 of the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center. Quinn’s paintings are on display at the UA Fine Arts Gallery through Feb. 7. Free. 575-7987.

STAGE & SCREEN
The film “ONE” at 7 p.m. Friday at Unity of Fayetteville, 4880 W. Wedington Drive. www.unityfay.org or 442-0680.

Family Flicks presents “Turner and Hooch” at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel at the  Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Free. Next week: The Kid. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090, ext. 116.

“The Invisible Children,” a documentary about Ugandan children abducted and force to fight in a war, at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

WORDS
The Tellers of Tales storytelling group will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, on the corner of Johnson Avenue and Main Street in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.

Gerald Klingaman will speak on Why a Botanical Garden? at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, 4703 N. Crossover Road in Fayetteville. Registration requested. www.bgso.org or 750-2620.

LifeWriting, a group for people interested in writing the stories of their own lives or those of family and friends, will meet at 10 a.m. Monday at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, on the corner of Johnson Avenue and Main Street in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 790-2588.

Book signing and reading by Curtis Austin, author of “Up Against the Wall: Violence in the Making and Unmaking of the Black Panther Party” at 7 p.m. Monday at Nightbird Books, 557 S. School Ave., No. 103 in Fayetteville. www.nightbirdbooks.com or 443-2080.

MUSIC
Benjamin Pierce tuba and euphonium concert at 7:30 p.m. today at University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. 575-4703.

Al Green at 8 p.m. Friday at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. Sold out, but waiting list available. $40-$70. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

The Pat Martino Jazz Quartet at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $16-$25. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

Tanya Tucker at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Alma Performing Arts Center in Alma. $30-$45. www.almapac.org or 632-2129.

A Quintessentials Woodwind Quintet concert at 3 p.m. Sunday at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. 575-4703.

The Ozark Chamber Singer at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

Luc Jackman clarinet recital at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. 575-4703.

Ozark Blues Society of Northwest Arkansas Blues Builders’ Youth Jam Night at 7 p.m. Jan. 25 at 1680 N. Viewpoint Drive in Fayetteville. For musicians under 21; parents welcome. www.ozarkbluessociety.org or 521-0611.

LEARNING
The Boston Mountain Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society at 7 p.m. today at the Shiloh Museum Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, on the corner of Johnson Avenue and Main Street in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.

Everyone Can Sing Community Choir, featuring music from many world cultures, four-part harmony, a safe place to sing and create community, will begin with a free introductory meeting at 7 p.m. today at the First United Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville. Thursdays through Mar. 15; $64 for the session, sliding scale and scholarships available. Nancy Cooper Maier at ncmaier@cox.net or 521-5678.

Dress-Up and Dance lessons at 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Fridays at Teatro Scarpino at 329 N. West Ave., in Fayetteville. Swing, Salsa and Latin.
$5-$10. www.scarpino.com or 409-3772.

Flower, Garden and Nature Society of Northwest Arkansas at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Jones Center for Families. 750-0421.

Dudes and Dolls Square Dance Club at 8 p.m. Saturday at Asbell Elementary School. 443-2796.

Heartsaver First Aid will be taught at 6 p.m. Tuesday and Jan. 25 at the Jones Center, 610 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Pre-registration required. www.jonesnet.org 750-6550.

Amateur Radio Klub of the Arkansas Northwest at 7 p.m. Monday at the Arkansas Air Museum. www.arkan.us

Northwest Arkansas Gem and Mineral Society at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the clubhouse 2 miles north on Arkansas Hwy. 43 in Siloam Springs. (918) 422-5867.

The Northwest Arkansas Civil War Roundtable at 7 p.m. Jan. 25 at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, on the corner of Johnson Avenue and Main Street in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.

Register now for Belly Dance classes coming up in February at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090, ext. 212.

MIND, BODY, SPIRIT
Blair Masters and Billy Scott will lead a seminar about detoxification to help you cleanse your body at noon and 6 p.m. Jan. 25 at Arkansas Physical Health & Rehab, 1583 Main Dr. in Fayetteville. Free. Reservations required. 443-0800.

The Secret Code of Revelation will be discussed at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 25 at the School of Metaphysics, 236 E. South St. in Fayetteville. www.som.org or 527-6804.

MINOR MATTERS
The Teen Knitting Group will meet at 5 p.m. today at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

Laura Cleveland will lead Baby Bookworms at 9:45 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

A Youth Writing workshop for grade 3-5 at 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Feb. 20 at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Registration required. www.faylib.org or 571-2222, ext. 4370.

Teen Writing workshop for grades 6-12 at 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Feb. 21 at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Registration required. www.faylib.org or 571-2222, ext. 4370.

A variety of art classes for children and adults are available Art Explosions, 3480 N. Thompson, Ste. 3 in Springdale. www.artexplosions.org or 927-2020.

Registration for classes starting Feb. 12 is underway at Arts Live Theatre, 1378 N. College in the Evelyn Hills Shopping Center in Fayetteville. $100-$150. www.artslivetheatre.com or 521-4932.

FOR BOOMERS
Bingo at 10 a.m. Thursdays at the Fayetteville Senior Center 945 S. College. 571-2920.

Sit and be Fit exercise program at 10 a.m. Thursdays at the Jones Center, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Free. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090, ext. 137.

Ceramics at 9 a.m. Fridays at the Fayetteville Senior Center 945 S. College. 571-2920.

Newcomers Bridge at 12:30 p.m. Fridays at the Fayetteville Senior Center 945 S. College. 571-2920.

Get a Blood Pressure check at 10 a.m. Mondays at the Fayetteville Senior Center 945 S. College. 571-2920.

Choir at 12:30 p.m. Mondays at the Fayetteville Senior Center 945 S. College. 571-2920.

Acrylic Painting at 10 a.m. Tuesdays at the Fayetteville Senior Center 945 S. College. 571-2920.

Melissa Powers leads an exercise program at 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Fayetteville Senior Center 945 S. College. 571-2920.

Line Dancing at 10 a.m. Tuesdays at the Jones Center, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Free. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090, ext. 137.

AUDITIONS, CALL FOR ENTRIES, VOLUNTEERS
A workshop for those interested in volunteering at the Shiloh Museum will be at 10 a.m. today at the museum, on the corner of Johnson Avenue and Main Street in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.

Help identify people and places in Northwest Arkansas at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, on the corner of Johnson Avenue and Main Street in Springdale. Lunch provided for those who register. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.

Volunteers are needed now to help organize the Demented Krewe of Dickson Mardi Gras parades. Volunteers are needed to work the parade on Feb. 17 and also for a parade for the residents of Fayetteville City Hospital on Feb. 16. Floats and parade entries also being accepted. Call Dixie Rhyne at 479-846-4794 or dementedkrewe@yahoo.com.

Register by Feb. 1 for The Dance Coalition’s So You Think You Know How to Dance competition at 6 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Dickson Theater, 227 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $10. www.dancecoalition.org or 422-6132.

Auditions for Cinderella will be held at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5-6 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

Art Amiss, a community based multimedia art collective, is accepting submissions through Feb. 9. $10 submission fee. Include SASE for return of submissions. Art Amiss, 811 Lindell Ave., Fayetteville, AR 72701 or www.artamiss.org.

Training for NWA Rape Crisis volunteers will be Feb. 15. Wonderful people needed for a great experience. For more information contact Shannon at shannonr@jtlshop.jonesnet.org or 927-1025.

Auditions for “Holes” will be held at 11 a.m. Mar. 3 at Arts Live Theatre, 1378 N. College in the Evelyn Hills Shopping Center in Fayetteville. www.artslivetheatre.com or 521-4932.

Audition for “The Nerd” will be held at 7:30 p.m. Mar. 5-6 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

ART EXHIBITS
Arsaga’s Espresso Cafe, 1852 N. Crossover Road, Fayetteville. 527-0690. Karl Killian through Feb. 4.

Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St., Springdale. 751-5441. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org. Robert Reep and Gary Cawood through Feb. 15.

The Common Grounds, 412 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. 442-3515. Sean Fitzgibbon through February.

ddp gallery, 7 E. Mountain St. Fayetteville. 442-0001. www.ddpgallery.com. Group show Small Work 2006 through Saturday. Ben Strawn, Benjamin Edwards, Bryan Moats, Duane Garner, Henrik Kam, Kathy P. Thompson, Megan Chapman, Douglass Legg, Tonya Tubbs, Cindy Arsaga, Dede Peters, Adam Posnak.

Flat Rock Studio, 2002 S. School St. Fayetteville. www.flatrockclay.com or 521-3181. Works by Oklahoma and Arkansas potters and studio clay artists displayed along with featured monthly artists.

Fusion Fine Arts Gallery, 109 N. Main St., Bentonville. 273-9278. Bob Norris through January.

University of Arkansas Fine Arts Gallery, University of Arkansas campus. 575-7987. Paintings by Kristin Quinn and photographs and narrative by Nate Larson through Feb. 7.

Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. 443-5600. www.waltonartscenter.org. Passionate Observer: Photographs by Euroda Welty, and From Slavery to Freedom: The Issue of Race in Film through Feb. 17.

GALLERIES, ETC.
Artful Spaces, 266 W. Mountain St., Fayetteville. 582-5554.

Enigma, 15 N. Block Ave., Fayetteville. 587-0304.

Hampstead Fair Art Works, 423 N. College Ave., Fayetteville. 313-4153.

Heartwood Gallery-An Artists Collective. 428 S. Government St., Fayetteville. 444-0888.

J Gallery, 311 W. Dickson St., Ste.103, Fayetteville. 521-2004.

Julie Wait Designs Art Gallery, 318 S. First St., Rogers. 631-8706.

Terra Studios, 12103 Hazel Valley Road. Durham. 643-3314.

Wishing Spring Arts and Crafts Gallery, 8862 W. McNelly Road, Bella Vista. 273-1798. www.villageartclub.org.

MUSEUMS
Arkansas Arts Center, Ninth and Commerce Streets, Little Rock. www.arkarts.com or (501)372-4000. Stitches: An Invitational Exhibition of Fiber Art, and the 49th annual Delta Exhibit Friday through Feb. 25.

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. Open Monday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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.

Price Tower Arts Center, 510 Dewey Ave., Bartlesville, OK. (877) 424-2424. Open Tuesdays through Sundays. Raymond Loewy: Designs for a Consumer Culture through Mar. 4.

Rogers Historical Museum, 322 S. Second St., Rogers. 621-1154. www.rogersarkansas.com/museum. Open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. The Van Winkle Legacy through Feb. Springtime in the Ozarks: Floral Quilts from the Enfield Collection runs Tuesday through Apr. 28. All Aboard: Rogers and the Golden Age of Rail through Oct. 2007. That’s Entertainment: From Vaudeville to Cable TV through Jan. 2008.

Shiloh Museum, 118 W. Johnson Ave., Springdale. 750-8165. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh. Exhibits of early life in the Ozarks. Original buildings on the grounds. Yours in FLT, Independent Order of Odd Fellow artifacts through March. Serving Our Clients: Rural Relief in 1930s Newton County runs Tuesday through Apr. 26 Say Cheese! Monday through Aug. 4.

Siloam Springs Museum, 112 N. Maxwell St., 524-4011. Open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., admission is free. Vintage, Antique and Unique Dolls through Feb. 3.

COMING SOON
Eagle Watch Weekend Jan. 26-28 from Rocky Branch Marina East of Rogers. Reservations required. $7.50-$18. viator@ipa.net or 800-552-3803.

The Ozark Highlanders Pipe Band presents Burns Night 2007 at 6 p.m. Jan. 27 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Fayetteville. $25, includes dinner. bandmanager@ozarkhighlanders.com or 442-0653.

The North Arkansas Symphony will perform Oscar Night at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $28-$36. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

The 2007 Victory Gala Masquerade benefiting the Rogers Little Theater will take place at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Clarion Inn in Bentonville. Dinner, auction and more. $75 per person, ticket sales start Jan 8. 636-0875.

Gospel, Biscuits & Gravy, a documentary and live music performance, will take place at 2 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222, ext. 4450.

Omni Center Video Underground presents Toxic Sludge is Good For You at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 28 at United Campus Ministry, 902 W. Maple in Fayetteville. Free. www.northwest-ark.com/vu/ or 442-4600.

Gerald Klingaman will present a program about trees at 7 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks at 4703 N. Crossover Road in Fayetteville. Members free; others $15. www.bgso.org or 750-2620.

CPR For Families & Friends will be taught at 6 p.m. Jan. 30 at the Jones Center, 610 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Pre-registration required. www.jonesnet.org 750-6550.

A 10-week tile making class with Susan Hutchcroft begins Feb. 1 at the  Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $235. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

The Dance Coalition will host the second annual So You Think You Know How to Dance competition at 6 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Dickson Theater, 227 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $10. www.dancecoalition.org or 422-6132.

Federico Garcia Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba will be performed at 8 p.m. Feb. 2-3 and 7-10, and at 2 p.m. Feb. 4 & 11 at the University Theatre at 228 Fine Arts Center in Fayetteville. 575-3946 or 575-4752.

Agatha Christie’s The Unexpected Guest will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 2-3 and 9-10, and at 2 p.m.Feb. 4 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St., in Springdale. $8-$18 www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

A Writer’s Weekend of workshops will take place Feb. 3-4 at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. $50. Registration required. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

A study day: Industrial Design and the Consumer Century will begin at 11 a.m. Feb. 3 at the Price Tower Arts Center, 510 Dewey Ave. in Bartlesville, OK. $10-$15. Reservations recommended. (877) 424-2424.

The DBR SQ will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $16-$25. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

Heartsaver First Aid will be taught at 9 a.m. Feb. 6 at the Jones Center, 610 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Pre-registration required. www.jonesnet.org 750-6550.

A Civil Rights Reader by Daniel Bernard Roumain & the Mission SQ Unit and DJ Sci will be performed at 7 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $8-$16. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

Danny Glover and Felix Justice will perform “An Evening with Martin & Langston,” a portrayal of  civil right leaders Martin Luther King, Jr. and Langston Hughes at 8 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $22-$34. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

The Passport to Adventure Travel Film Series will continue with Japan: The 21st Century at 2 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. Social hour at 1 p.m., $35 for series tickets. Next month: The Real World of Fiji. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

Don Byron plays Junior Walker at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $16-$25. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

The musical Grease will be performed at 8 p.m. Feb. 9-10, 15-17, and 22-24, and at 2 p.m. Feb. 11, 18, and 25 at the Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. 2nd Street, in Rogers. Special Valentine’s Day performance. $7.50-$35. www.RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.

Reveries of Passion will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 10 and at 2 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $28-$36. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

The Demented Krewe of Dickson Mardi Gras parade, the Parade of Fools, at 2 p.m. Feb. 17. on Dickson Street and the square. The 16th annual Mardi Gras night celebration at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at Jose’s in Fayetteville. 479-846-4794 or dementedkrewe@yahoo.com.

Mamma Mia!, featuring the music of ABBA, at 7 p.m. Feb. 13-15 and Feb.18, at 8 p.m. Feb. 16-17, and at 2 p.m. Feb 17-18 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $55-$65. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

Cyrano Feb. 15 through Mar. 4 at TheatreSquared at Nadine Baum Studios at 505 W. Spring Street in Fayetteville. For ages 8 and up. $8-$12. PO Box 4186, Fayetteville, AR 72702. www.theatresquared.org or 443-5600.

Curator’s Corner will feature Edith Idleman discussing quilt collecting, care,  appraisals and history at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Rogers Historical Museum at 322 S. Second St. in Rogers. www.rogersarkansas.com/museum or 621-1154.

Discover Theater! Featuring Disney’s Cinderella Kids and The Jungle Book will be performed at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $8-$15. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

A version of Hamlet for children will be. Feb. 23-24 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $16. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

The UA Symphonic Band and Campus Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $10. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

Just For Funds, the annual Art Center of the Ozarks ball and auction, celebrates Forty and Fabulous Feb. 24 at the Northwest Arkansas Mall. 751-5441.

The UA Wind Symphony and Concert Band will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $10. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

The UA College Concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $10. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.