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
12th annual Greening of the Garden at 6:30 p.m. today at the Carl A. Totemeier Horticulture Center at 4703 N. Crossover Road in Fayetteville. $35-$45. www.bgso.org or 750-2620.

Third annual Art Walk at 4 p.m. today in Downtown Rogers. www.mainstreetrogers.com or 936-5487.

UA Senior BFA/BA Artists reception at 5 p.m. Friday at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center Gallery, in Fayetteville. 575-7987.

Artist Reception for Barbara Robinson at 6 p.m. Friday at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St., Springdale. 751-5441.

Joe Martin Stage Race Friday through Sunday in Fayetteville. www.joemartinstagerace.com or 521-7766.

Mother’s Day reception at 10 a.m. Saturday at Enigma, 15 N. Block Ave., in Fayetteville. refreshments. 587-0304.

UA Commencement at 8:45 a.m. Saturday at Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville. www.uark.edu/commencement.html or 575-5451.

STAGE & SCREEN
KidsWorks presents Captain Bree and the Lady Pirates of the Caribbean at 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday and May 18-19, at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and May 19-20, and at 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. Tuesday at Rogers Little Theater, 116 S. Second St. in Rogers. $7.50-$35. www.RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.

The Star Keeper at 7 p.m. Friday at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. Ages 3 and up. $8-$15. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

Dance Exhibition featuring Simeon Stoynov and Kora Eczekaj at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 3 p.m. Sunday at Teatro Scarpino, 329 N. West Ave. in Fayetteville. $30-$50. www.scarpino.com or 409-3772.

Family Flicks: Madagascar at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Free. Next week: Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. www.jonesnet.org or 756-8090.

OMNI Center Video Underground presents Matewan at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at United Campus Ministry, 902 W. Maple St. in Fayetteville. Free. www.northwest-ark.com/vu/ or 442-4600.

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change at 7 p.m. Tuesday through May 17 and May 20, at 8 p.m. May 18-19, and at 2 p.m. May 19-20 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $28-$36. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

WORDS
Susan G. Komen 25th anniversary In The Pink, Kim Carlos speaker, at 11 a.m. today at the John Q. Hammons Convention Center in Rogers. $100. 750-PINK.

Sudanese Refuge Valentio Achak Deng on his autobiography at 7 p.m. Friday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Free. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

Beyond Words, featuring Moshe Newmark, at 8 p.m. Friday at Arsaga’s, 2418 N. Gregg Ave., Fayetteville, 444-6557.

Second Saturday Program Saturday at the Rogers Historical Museum at 322 S. Second Street in Rogers. www.rogersarkansas.com/museum or 621-1154.

Books Etc, Reflections In a Golden Eye by Carson McCullers at 7 p.m. Monday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

Sandwiched-In Rodeo History with Pat Parsons Hutter and Sandy Boone at 12 p.m. Wednesday at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Ave., in Springdale. Bring a sack lunch. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165.

MUSIC
Happy Hour with Harmonia at 4 p.m. today at Arsaga’s at the Library in Fayetteville. Next Week: Off The Wall. 521-1993.

Kara Schrock flute recital at 4:30 p.m. Friday at University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. 575-4701.

Clint Baker cello recital at 7 p.m. Friday at University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. 575-4701.

Pops in the Park with the Benton County Civic Symphony at 4 p.m. Saturday on the Bentonville Square.

Pickin’ in the Park at 6 p.m. Saturdays in Frisco Park, Rogers. Through Oct. 27. www.mainstreetrogers.com or 936-5487.

The Lyrique Quintette at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. $7-$15. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

The Four Freshman at 2 p.m. Sunday at Arend Arts Center, 1901 S.E. J St. in Bentonville. $5-$25. 254-5200.

The Ozark Blues Society of Northwest Arkansas monthly jam at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Jose’s on Dickson Street in Fayetteville. www.ozarkbluessociety.org

The Arsaga’s Songwriter Circle at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Arsaga’s, 1582 Crossover, Ste. 2 in Fayetteville. Arsagas3rdweds@yahoo.com or 527-0690.
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LEARNING
The Boston Mountain Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society at 7 p.m. May 17 at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Ave., in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 750-8165

MIND, BODY, SPIRIT
Drs Kathleen Paulson and Janet Titus speak on osteoporosis at 7 p.m. today at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

The Buddhist meditation and spiritual support group, 7 p.m. Thursdays, Arkansas Yoga Center, 1949 N. Green Acres Road, Fayetteville. 521-2395.

A Course in Miracles at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at Unity of Fayetteville, 4880 W. Wedington Drive. www.unityfay.org or 442-0680.

What Are Your Dreams Trying to Tell You at 7:30 p.m. today at the School of Metaphysics, 236 E. South St. in Fayetteville. www.som.org or 527-6804.

Change your Thinking, Change your life at 6:30 p.m. Friday at UUFF, 901 W. Cleveland in Fayetteville. $225; 13-week course. www.cclcenter.com or 283-9409.

The Jones Center Community Health and Wellness Center in Springdale offers a variety of free and low cost exercise classes for adults and children, including Water Aerobics Classes for $25 per month. 756-6550, ext. 132.

OUTDOORS
Donald W. Reynolds Boys and Girls Club Golf Classic Friday at Paradise Valley Golf Club in Fayetteville. $550 per team. www.fayetteville.org or 442-9242.

Ninth annual Saturday of Champions High School Baseball and Softball Finals Friday and Saturday at Charlie Baum Stadium and Ladyback Yard in Fayetteville. 521-5776.

Dogs Day Downtown at 9 a.m. Saturday in Rogers. www.mainstreetrogers.com or 936-5487.

Rogers Farmers’ Market at 7 a.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays, through Oct. 7, and at 4 p.m. Mondays June 4 through Aug. 27, at Frisco Park. 936-5487.

Fayetteville Farmers’ Market Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through on the Square. Evening market at 4 p.m. Thursday nights through at School Avenue and Sixth Street in the Mill District. www.fayettevillefarmers-market.org or 236-2910.

MINOR MATTERS
Teen Anime Club at 2 p.m. Monday at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

Young Soldiers of the Civil War at 3 p.m. Saturday at the Siloam Springs Museum, 112 N. Maxwell St. 524-1011.

Teen Knitting Group at 5 p.m. May 17 at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

Summer Reading Club registration underway at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Program runs June 1 through Aug. 3. www.faylib.org or 571-2222, ext. 4370.

Variety of Summer Classes at Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. Prices, subjects, ages and times vary. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

AUDITIONS, CALL FOR ENTRIES, VOLUNTEERS
Auditions for The 1940’s Radio Hour at 7 p.m. today at Arend Arts Center, 1901 S.E. J St. in Bentonville. 855-0198.

Auditions for TheatreSquared at 4 p.m. May 27 at Nadine Baum Studios at 505 W. Spring St. in Fayetteville. Ages 18 and older; registration required. www.theatresquared.org or 445-6333.

Third annual T Tauri Film Festival and Movie Camp July 16-28 in Batesville. Register by June 23. Cost and workshops vary. www.ttauri.org or 870-251-1189.

ART EXHIBITS
Anne Kittrell Art Gallery, Arkansas Union, Fayetteville. 575-5255. Slippage through Saturday.

Arsaga’s, 1582 Crossover,  in Fayetteville. www.arsagas.org or 527-0690. Leilani Law’s New School Art Show through June 3.

Arsaga’s, 2418 N. Gregg Ave., Fayetteville, 444-6557. Cheri Bohn through Sunday. Yvonne Daily through June 3.

Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St., Springdale. 751-5441. Three Visions, One Journey by Julie Mayser, Joey Frisillo and Ingrid Gipson, and Reflections of a Soulful Painter by Barbara Robinson through June 2.

The Common Grounds, 412 W. Dickson St., Fayetteville. 442-3515. Art by clients of Quality of Life through October.

ddp gallery, 7 E. Mountain St. Fayetteville. 442-0001. www.ddpgallery.com. Art by Toma Miller through June 9.

Fusion Fine Arts Gallery, 109 N. Main St., Bentonville. 273-9278. Works by Christina Mariotti through May.

Hard Back Café in Hastings, 2999 N. College Ave., Fayetteville. 521-0244. Jared Delaney, Gabriel Holiman, Katie Keck and Matt Miller through June.

Julie Wait Designs Art Gallery, 318 S. First St., Rogers. 631-8706. Larry Mansker through May 25.

Mullins Library, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. 575-6702. Megan Chapman through June 29.

Poor Richard’s Art, 116 S. First St., Rogers. www.poorrichardsart.com or 636-0417. Works by Jim Young and students through June 15.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall Gallery, 224 N. East Ave., Fayetteville, 442-7373. Alice Lynn Greenwood through May.

University of Arkansas Fine Arts Center Gallery, Fayetteville. 575-7987. 2007 BFA/BA Senior Art Show through Saturday.

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

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

Flat Rock Studio, 2002 S. School St. Fayetteville. www.flatrockclay.com or 521-3181.

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

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. Craft in America: Expanding Traditions through June 24. Young Arkansas Artists 46th annual Exhibition through May 27. Timeless Beauty: Wood Fired Ceramics by Joe Bruhin through Sunday.

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. $2. 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. Tokyo: The Imperial Capital through Sunday.

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. Discovering the Bluff Dwellers through Sept 2008. That’s Entertainment: From Vaudeville to Cable TV through Jan. 2008. All Aboard: Rogers and the Golden Age of Rail through Oct. 2007.

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. 20th Century Quilts through Oct. 27. Rodeo Days through Aug. 23. Say Cheese! 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. Carl’s Addition: History & Architecture through May 26.

COMING SOON
Heartbeat of the Ozarks fifth annual Charity Car Show May 19 in Downtown Rogers. www.mainstreetrogers.com or 936-5487.

Dudley Thunder Series Softball Tournament May 19-20 at the Gary Hampton Sports Complex in Fayetteville. 236-2175.

Lions 5K Fun Run for Sight at 7:30 a.m. May 19 at Vandergriff Elementary School in Fayetteville. $10-$25. www.fayettevillelionsclub.org.

Book and magazine sale at 9 a.m. May 19 at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Supports library programming. www.faylib.org or 571-2222.

YMCA Health Kids Day at 10 a.m. May 19 at Memorial Park in Bentonville. www.ymcanwa.org or 464-3540.

Third annual Grand Slam Celebration at 7 p.m. May 19 at the home of Colleen and Tom Pagnozzi. Auctions, music. $100. www.pagnozzicharities.com or 443-2550.

Pieces of out Past, Susan Young of the Shiloh Museum at the Washington County Arkansas Genealogical Society at 2 p.m. May 20 at the Headquarters House, 118 E. Dickson in Fayetteville. 442-0131.

Spring Surprises by ACO Youth Choir at 2 p.m. May 20 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. in Springdale. $3-$7. www.artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.

Ballet in May at 7 p.m. May 20 at Arend Arts Center, 1901 S.E. J St. in Bentonville. $5-$15. www.classicalballetacademy.net or 636-7665.

LifeWriting, a group for people interested in writing the stories of their own lives or those of family and friends, at 10 a.m. May 21 at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, 118 W. Johnson Ave., in Springdale. www.springdaleark.org/shiloh or 790-2588.

Heartsaver CPR at 6 p.m. May 22 at the Jones Center, 610 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Pre-registration required. www.jonesnet.org 750-6550.
Learning

Bubble Magic at Math and Science Center at 7 p.m. May 22 at the UA Arkansas Ballroom in Fayetteville. Free, first come basis. 575-3875.

Darlene’s vocal play workshop at 7 p.m. May 23 at Nature’s Water at 275 E. Huntsville Road in Fayetteville. $10. www.moteldarlene.com/vocal or 444-7773.

Big Uns at 7 p.m. May 24 in Gulley Park as part of the Fayetteville Parks and Recreation Department Summer Concert Series. Free. www.accessfayetteville.org.

Schwagstock 33 May 25-27 at Camp Zoe in Salem, MO. $55. www.campzoe.com www.theschwag.com or 573-858-3333.

Goodbye Mr. Muffin at 4 p.m. May 25-27, 10 a.m. May 26 and at 2 p.m. May 27 at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $12. www.waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.

Cooking Demonstration May 26 on the Fayetteville Square. www.fayettevillefarmers-market.org or 236-2910.

The Wilson Pool opens at 10:30 a.m. May 26 through Aug. 29. Swimming Lessons and swim. park_programs@ci.fayetteville.ar.us or 444-3471.

Masks for Change at 6:30 p.m. May 26 at The Art Experience, 641 W. 6th Street in Fayetteville. Adults; $175; 7-week session. kjo_ann@hotmail.com or 442-0557.

OMNI Center Video Underground presents The Ground Truth: After the Killing Ends at 7:30 p.m. May 27 at United Campus Ministry, 902 W. Maple St. in Fayetteville. Free. www.northwest-ark.com/vu/ or 442-4600.

Eureka Springs Blues Festival May 31-June 3 at various locations in Eureka Springs. www.eurekaspringsbluesfestival.com.

Hand Puppets at 1:30 p.m. May 31 at The Art Experience, 641 W. 6th Street in Fayetteville. All Ages; $110; 4-week session. kjo_ann@hotmail.com or 442-0557.

Victorian Jewelry and Women’s Accessories with Ann Webb at 3 p.m. June 2 at the Siloam Springs Museum, 112 N. Maxwell St. 524-1011.