8 Days A Week

All events 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.
Special Events

FAYETTEVILLE ARTS FESTIVAL: Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Kickoff party at 6 p.m. Friday at Nadine Baum Studios followed by Theatre Squared presentation of “Moonlight and Magnolias” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2 p.m. Sunday. Ceramic Cow Productions will present “Pearls of Wisdom” at noon Saturday. Arkansas Playwrights Workshop short plays will be presented at 2 p.m. Saturday. 24 Hour Play Festival at 6 p.m. Sunday. Fayettevilledowntown.org or 571-3337.
PINNACLE HILLS PROMENADE ART FESTIVAL: Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Pinnacle Hills Promenade in Rogers. pinnaclehills.info or 899-6294.
POLO IN THE OZARKS: 4 p.m. Saturday at the Buell Farm near Goshen. Benefits Life Styles. Tailgating, casino, dinner and dancing.$10-$100. lifestylesinc.org or 521-3581.
SAVOR THE FLAVOR: Tuesday. Sample food from Fayetteville restaurants. $35. Benefits Faith In Action; 443-5600.
MULBERRY MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL: Sept. 11-13 in Ozark. Leftover Salmon, Umphrey’s McGee, The Wailers, Avett Brothers, Perpetual Groove, Split Lip Rayfield, Hot Buttered Rum, New Monsoon, Big Smith, Great American Taxi, Cornmeal, Boom Box, Hackensaw Boys, Oakhurst, My Tea Kind, Blue Turtle Seduction, Elephant Revival Concept, Family Groove Company, Green Mountain Grass, Ben Miller Band, Dirtfoot, Speakeasy, Mountain of Venus, Shotgun Brothers Band, 3 Penny Acre and more. mulberrymountainmusic.com.

Stage & Screen
“FIRST BAPTIST OF IVY GAP”: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and Sept. 12-13, and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. $9 $20. artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.
THE SECOND CITY: DEFACE THE NATION: 8 p.m. Friday at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $20-$32. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
“EASY RIDERS”: 7 p.m. Monday at the Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org or 571-2222.

Words
CRIMES AND CLUES BOOKCLUB: 10 a.m. Friday at the Fayetteville Public Library. Registration required. faylib.org or 571-2222.
NATIONAL LEAGUE OF AMERICAN PEN WOMEN, NWA BRANCH: 11 a.m. Friday at the Arts Center of the Ozarks. 925-7739.
READING BY DONALD HARRINGTON: 5:30 p.m. Friday at Crystal Bridges at the Massey, 125 W. Central Ave. in Bentonville. massey.crystalbridges.org or 418-5700.
READING BY PADMA VISWANATHAN: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville. nightbirdbooks.com or 443-2080.

Music
EDDIE MONEY: 6 p.m. Friday at the Arkansas Music Pavilion. Free but tickets required. Benefits Let’s Bring Them Home, Advocates for the Missing. arkansasmusicpavilion.com.
MOSE ALLISON TRIO: 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the Walton Arts Center. $15-$30. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
TONY BENNETT: 8:30 p.m. Saturday at Downstream Casino near Joplin, Mo. $50-$100. 866-448-7849 or ticketmaster.com.
EMILY KAITZ, MARY CATHERINE REYNOLDS, LOUISE GOLDBERG: Jazz at Nature’s Water at 7 p.m. Sunday. $8. 799-7140.
NOPHACHAI CHOLTHITCHANTA CLARINET RECITAL: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the University of Arkansas Fine Arts Concert Hall. Free. 575-4701.

Learning
EVERYONE CAN SING COMMUNITY CHOIR: 7 p.m. today at the First United Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville. No auditions, everyone who wants to sing is welcome. First two meetings are free. Songs from many cultures. Scholarships and sliding scale available. Nancy Cooper Maier at ncmaier@cox.net or 521-5678.
GET IT WRITTEN: Writing, revising and completing your manuscript. 4 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.Saturday at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs. With Laura Parker Castoro. $250. writerscolony.org or 253-7444.
MASTER WRITING CLASS: 9 a.m.Tuesday at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs. With Laura Parker Castoro. $225. writerscolony.org or 253-7444.
HEARTSAVER CPR: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Jones Center. Pre-registration required. jonesnet.org 750-6550.
WRITING FROM YOUR LIFE: Narrative non-fiction. 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs. With Jennifer Hansen and Gwen Rockwood. $150. writerscolony.org or 253-7444.
PIE MAKING: 9 a.m. Sept. 11 at the Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs. With Stephanie Rosenbaum. $55. writerscolony.org or 253-7444.
HEARTSAVER FIRST AID: 9 a.m. Sept. 11 at the Jones Center. Pre-registration required. jonesnet.org 750-6550.
ROLLIN’ IN THE KITCHEN!: 4 p.m. Sept.11 at the Writers Colony at Dairy Hollow in Eureka Springs. With Jane Tucker. $55. writerscolony.org or 253-7444.
BOSTON MOUNTAIN POTTERS: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Flat Rock Clay in Fayetteville. flatrockclay.com/MudClubHome.htm or 521-3181.

Mind, Body, Spirit
BUDDHIST MEDITATION: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Arkansas Yoga Center in Fayetteville. 422-6526.
A COURSE IN MIRACLES: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at Unity of Fayetteville. unityfay.org or 442-0680.
DHARMA TALK: 11 a.m. Sundays at Dramis Hardwood Floors, 2275 S. School Ave. in Fayetteville. tcia.com or 587-8920.
STILL MIND MEDITATION AND CHANTING: 9 p.m. Sundays at the School of Metaphysics in Fayetteville. som.org or 527-6804.

Outdoors
ARKANSAS HOT AIR BALLOON CHAMPIONSHIP: 7 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Jr. High Football Field in Harrison. Race, balloon glow, tethered rides. harrison-chamber.com or 870-741-2659.
MONSTER TRUCKS: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Parsons Stadium in Springdale. $8-$20. 927-4530.
KEEP ARKANSAS BEAUTIFUL: LEE CREEK CLEANUP: 9 a.m. Saturday from Devil’s Den State Park in Winslow to Natural Dam Park. Lunch and door prizes. 444-1755.
OZARK SOCIETY-HIGHLAND CHAPTER: 7 p.m. Wednesday at the 1st Presbyterian Church, Calvin Road in Fayetteville. 521-4062.
RAZORBACKS: Meet University of Louisiana-Monroe Saturday in Little Rock.
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.
TEEN ANIME CLUB: 5 p.m. Monday at the Fayetteville Public Library. faylib.org or 571-2222, ext. 4370.
Auditions, Call for Volunteers, Entries
NATIONAL DRUM-OFF: Register at Guitar Center, 160 E. Joyce Blvd. in Fayetteville. Competition starts Sept. 23. guitarcenter.com or 571-2900.
VOLUNTEER TRAINING: 9 a.m. Saturday at Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Rd., in Springdale. Free. bbuchanan@nwacircleoflife.org or 750-6632.
THEATRESQUARED OPEN AUDITIONS: 10 a.m. Sept. 13 at Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. 16 and older; Call to schedule time slot. theatresquared.org or 445-6333.
AUDITION: “You Can’t Take It With You” at 7 p.m. Sept. 22-23 at the Rogers Little Theater. RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.

Art
ANNE KITTRELL GALLERY, Arkansas Union, Fayetteville. 575-5255. “Back Home Again” by Dwayne Butcher through Sept. 12.
ARSAGA’S, 1582 Crossover, Fayetteville. arsagas.org or 527-0690. Encaustic/Mixed Media by Cindy Arsaga through September.
ARSAGA’S, 2418 N. Gregg Ave., Fayetteville. arsagas.org or 444-6557. Paintings by Jonelle Gosage through September.
ARTS CENTER OF THE OZARKS, 214 S. Main St., Springdale. artscenteroftheozarks.org 751-5441. “Passion for Pastels” by the Ozark Pastel Society through Sept. 19.
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. “Illuminated Nature” by Rae Russell and Eugene Sargent through Sept. 18.

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. “Discovering the Bluff Dwellers” through September.
SHILOH MUSEUM, 118 W. Johnson Ave., Springdale. 750-8165. springdaleark.org/shiloh. Closed for renovations.
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
OFF THE BEATEN PATH STUDIO TOUR: 9 a.m. Sept. 12-14 in Mountain View, Calico Rock, Pineville and Fox. Self guided tours to area artists private studios. Free. OffTheBeatenPathStudioTour.com, 870-297-4129.
JASON ALDEAN AND ASH BOWERS: 6 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Arkansas Music Pavilion at the Northwest Arkansas Mall. $25. arkansasmusicpavilion.com.
OMNI FORUM: Global Heating and Climate Destruction at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at Nightbird Books. Moderated by Dick Bennett, with panelists Malcolm Cleveland, Barbara Fitzpatrick, Art Hobson, Robert McAfee and Matt Petty. nightbirdbooks.com or 582-2291.
THEATRE SQUARED: “MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS”: 8 p.m. Sept. 11-13, Sept. 18-20 and at 2 p.m. Sept. 14 and Sept. 21 at Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. $22. theatresquared.org or 445-6333.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS MOUNTAIN BIKE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Sept. 13-14 at Devil’s Den State Park. Free for spectators; fees for competitors. ambcs.com or 761-3325.
OZARK WRITERS LIVE!: 9 a.m. Sept. 13 at the Fayetteville Public Library. Donald Harrington, Dusty Richards, Tony Wappel, Ethel Simpson, Robert Cochran, Radine Trees Nehring, Pat Carr, Andrea Holander Budy, Velda Brotherton, Arkansas Poet Laureate Peggy Vining and others. Free. faylib.org or 856-7250.
DOWNTOWN HISTORIC HOMES TOUR: 10 a.m. Sept. 13 from the Siloam Springs Museum, 112 N. Maxwell St. in Siloam Springs. 524-4011.
OZARK SKITTLE MUSIC: Noon Sept. 13 at Mount Sequoyah Center in Fayetteville. The Weekenders, Marshall Mitchell, Kirk Lanier, Reese Neal, Justin Brasher, Shack, Jori Costello, Angela Edge, Eddie Glenn, Chase Missy, Alan and Kate Castleberry, Effron White. $10. MountSequoyah.org or 444-8692.
SPAY ARKANSAS BENEFIT: 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at George’s Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville. Featuring Steve and the Recliners, Candy Lee, and Earth Society. $5. georgesmajesticlounge.com or 442-4226.
STARRY STARRY NIGHT ART SHOW AND SALE: 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at Denise and Hershey Garner’s Fayetteville home. $30. 442-8586.
ANI DIFRANCO: 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Arkansas Music Pavilion in Fayetteville. $25-$40. ArkansasMusicPavilion.com.
DANCING WITH THE NWA STARS: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Million Air jet hanger at Drake Field in Fayetteville. Benefits Reality Check, Inc. $50 and up. realitycheckinc.org.
ROBERT CRAY BAND: 7 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $28-$48. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
PINK TRASH BALL: 7 p.m. Sept. 19 at George’s Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville. $25. Benefits the Susan G. Koman Breast Cancer Foundation, Ozark Affiliate. Music by Ultra Suede. 750-7465.
“BILOXI BLUES”: 8 p.m. Sept. 19-20 and Sept. 26-27, and 2 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Rogers Little Theater. $7.50-$42. RogersLittleTheater.com or 631-8988.
HUMAN GIANT COMEDY TROUPE: 10 p.m. Sept. 19 at the Arkansas Union Ballroom in Fayetteville. 575-5255.
COLLECTOR’S DAY: 10 a.m. Sept. 20 at the Rogers Historical Museum. rogersarkansas.com/museum or 621-1154.
LA LAGARITIA PODEROSA: at 3 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. $8-$16. artscenteroftheozarks.org or 751-5441.
TRIBUTE TO BENNY GOODMAN and PEGGY LEE: at 2 p.m. Sept. 23 at Arend Arts Center, 1901 S.E. J St. in Bentonville. $5-$25. 855-9997.
BIKES, BLUES AND BBQ: Sept. 24-27 in Fayetteville. 527-9993.
JONES CENTER HEALTH FAIR: 8:30 a.m. Sept. 24 at the Jones Center in Springdale.  756-8090, ext. 518.
SIERRA CLUB FORUM: 6 p.m. Sept. 25 at UA Law School Courtroom in Fayetteville. Fayetteville mayoral and city council candidates. 879-1620.
CHARITY CHALLENGE OF CHAMPIONS: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 26 at the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers. $75; Benefits Arkansas Crisis Center and Arkansas Children’s Hospital. 263-9598.
BELLA VISTA BIG BAND with PAMELA NELSON: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at Riordan Hall in Bella Vista. 313-9715.
MUFARO’S BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTERS: 2 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $10-$16. waltonartscenter.org or 443-5600.
COMEDIAN BRIAN POSEHN: 7 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Arkansas Union Ballroom in Fayetteville. 575-5255.
COALESSENCE FESTIVAL: Oct. 3-5 at Lake Leatherwood in Eureka Springs. Three days of music, consciousness, health, speakers, workshops, concessions and more. Special guest, theoretical physicist Dr. Fred Alan Wolf of “What the Bleep Do We Know!” coalessencefest.com.