Bella Vista
ART @ WISHING SPRING DeLane Cox, a wire jewelry artist, is the featured artist for July at the Wishing Spring Gallery, 8862 W. McNelly Road. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. For details, call 273-1798.
Bentonville
OMNI FILMS The OMNI Center for Peace, Justice and Ecology's student chapter at NorthWest Arkansas Community College will have a screening of "Speaking Freely: Chalmers Johnson on U.S. Hegemony"at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in White Auditorium at the college. Admission is free. For details, e-mail Edrene McKay at EdreneMcKay@cox.net or call 855-6836.
CRYSTAL BRIDGES The "Reconstructing Art Walk"exhibit is on display during regular gallery hours through July 27 at Crystal Bridges at The Massey. The gallery is located at 125 W. Central Ave. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. For details, call 418-5700.
Bethel Heights
SINGLES MINGLE The Singles Mingle, which features a live dance every Friday at 8 p.m., takes place at 215 W. Apple Blossom Road. Admission is $5. For details, call 750-1246, 636-5946 or 787-6077.
Elm Springs
RETRO Retro, at 103 Water St., will offer classes during the summer including watercolor painting for beginners, basic block printmaking, collage and beginner furniture refinishing as well as feature art by local women artists. The Retro store is open every Saturday and the third full week of each month with hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Classes are held Monday and Tuesday evenings with open studio time available. For details, e-mail llmayo@yahoo.com or call 466-6117.
Eureka Springs
'MACBETH' Shakespeare's "Macbeth,"will be staged by the students of Main Stage Creative Community Center's Shakespeare camp at 7 p.m. today at its venue at 67 N. Main St. Tickets, which are available at the door, are $5. For details, call 253-8060.
OPERA IN THE OZARKS The 2008 season of Opera in the Ozarks will close today with an 8 p.m. performance of "La Boheme."An opera talk precedes the show at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20/first four rows, $15/fifth row and back. Tickets may be purchased by visiting www.opera.org or calling 253-8595.
MURDER MYSTERY WEEKEND A Bed and Breakfast Murder Mystery will take place today and Saturday at the 1884 Bridgeford House Bed and Breakfast Inn, 263 Spring St., and the 1881 Crescent Cottage Inn, 211 Spring St. Prices range from $399-$519. For details, call the Bridgeford House at (888) 567-2422 or the Crescent Cottage Inn at (800) 223-3246, or visit www.bridgefordhouse.com or www.1881crescentcottageinn.com.
'STARLIGHT CINEMA' The Lucky 13 Starlight Outdoor Cinema will present "Gone with the Wind,"with music by Opal Fly and the Faery Pranksters, Sunday. "Spiderwick"will be featured with music by The Fabulous Hogscalders on July 27. Gates open at 7 p.m. with film beginning at dusk. Admission is $3/adults, $1/children. For details, visit www.lucky13cinema.org.
DROP-IN ART CAMP Main Stage Creative Community Center, 67 N. Main St., will offer "camp style"programs designed exclusively for children of tourists, and expand two existing programs to make them accessible to local residents as well. The "drop-in"art classes, for children ages 7-12, are from 10 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m. weekdays through Aug. 15. Cost is $30 for five hours; $15 for two hours. For details, visit www.mainstagecenter.com or call Vicki Rose at 253-8060.
Fayetteville
COMMUNITY IMAGINATION STUDIO The Community Imagination Studio's Passport to Art! program will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday with a program on Japan. Participants will create miniature Japanese scriptures, origami, soft sculptures and rice paper lanterns. A basic knitting workshop will take place from 2-4 p.m. Saturday. Cost is $10. On July 26, the featured Passport to Art! program will focus on Italy, where participants can paint upside-down like Michelangelo and make figure sculptures and drawings. Cost for each Passport to Art! session is $5 for adults and children, free to the parents of participating children. Cost is $10 per class, per child. The painting studio will also be open. For details, visit www.communityimaginationstudio.org or call 442-8585.
CALL FOR SINGERS The Great Arkansas Talent Search will take place beginning at 9 a.m. today and Saturday at Jose's Restaurant & Club, 324 W. Dickson St. The competition is open to anyone from 15 to 45 years old. The top 10 finalists will be awarded artist development contracts with Infrared Studio Productions and The Management Company Inc., and guaranteed a showcase with a major label. The grand winner will receive $3,000, an artist development contract, a guaranteed showcase with the Virgin Group and a free Cricket cell phone. Representatives from major labels will be on the judges' panel. Registration, which costs $95, can be done online by going to www.greatarkansastalentsearch.com or by calling (501) 851-4266. Registration will also be on site at 8 a.m. today.
GULLEY PARK CONCERTS The 12th annual Gulley Park Summer Concert Series will take place at 7 p.m. on select Thursdays through August at Gulley Park. Benjamin del Shreve and Tiffany Christopher will perform Thursday. Gulley Park is located off Township Street and Old Wire Road in Fayetteville.
NIGHTBIRD BOOKS Laurna Joyce of Bokoshe, Okla., will sign her latest book," Mahala: The Exile,"from 10:30 a.m. to noon July 26 at Nightbird Books. The book is the sequel to her historical fiction work," Mahala: The Beginning."The bookstore is located at 557 S. School Ave., suite 103. For details, call 443-2080.
ART @ UNITY Works by seven area artists will be exhibited from July 30 through Aug. 26 at Unity Church, 4880 W. Wedington Drive. Featured artists are Lilian Bern, Carol Gardner, Nancy Goliff, Susan McBay, Dodi Nichols, Kathleen Parker and Lisa Smith. Viewing hours are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays. For details, call 582-5582.
WAC TICKETS Individual tickets for the 2008-09 season are now on sale at the Walton Arts Center's box office, by calling 443-5600 or visiting www.waltonartscenter.org, where the entire season lineup can be found.
Subscription packages for the Walton Arts Center's Broadway and Flex series are also on sale. Broadway packages include six Broadway shows: "Monty Python's SPAMALOT," "The Wizard of Oz," "Cirque Éloize," "Fiddler on the Roof," "RAIN: The Beatles Experience"and one additional show in June 2009. Packages start at $130. Patrons may choose four or more events from the season to "create-their-own subscription"while still receiving subscriber benefits. For details, visit www.waltonartscenter.org or call 443-5600.
ART @ ARSAGA'S Eddie Love is July's featured artist at Arsaga's Espresso Café,1852 N. Crossover Road. Hours are from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 6:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays. For details, call 527-0690. Gabriel Costes' acrylics will be on display in July at Arsaga's 2418 N. Gregg Ave. location. Hours are from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 6:30 a.m. to midnight Fridays and Saturdays and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays. For details, call 444-6557.
ART @ DDP ddp Gallery at 7 E. Mountain St. in Fayetteville presents "Dreadful Objects: Shane Richey and Jason Clinton Barnes"through Aug. 9. Gallery hours are from noon to 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and by appointment. For details, visit ddpgallery.com or call 442-0001.
BOTANICAL GARDEN The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks will host a "Little Sprouts Garden Time"for preschoolers and their families at 10 a.m. Wednesdays through the end of summer. The program is free with garden admission and to members. The garden is located at 4703 N. Crossover Road. Admission is $5/adults, $2.50/children ages 5-13, free/children 4 and younger. The garden is free to everyone from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. For details, call 750-2620.
ART @ COMMON GROUNDS Common Grounds Espresso Bar at 412 W. Dickson St. is featuring four artists through Oct. 1: Kyle Henry, Stephen Ironside, Rick Baber and Maggie Stevenson. For details, visit www.commongroundsar.com or call 442-3515.
POTTERY & CLAY CLASSES Flat Rock Clay Studio, 2002 S. School Ave., hosts weekly pottery and clay sculpture classes on Wednesdays and Thursdays. For details, call 521-3181 or visit www.flatrockclay.com.
SALSA & TANGO CLASSES Salsa dance classes will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesdays and tango dance classes on Thursdays for beginners at 7 p.m. and those with experience at 8 p.m. at Uncle Gaylord's Mountain Cafe, 315 W. Mountain St. Preregistration is required. Monthly cost is $55/single, $100/couple. In addition, monthly classes will take place from 7:30-11 p.m. every third Saturday at Uncle Gaylord's Mountain Cafe, 315 W. Mountain St. The next dance will be Saturday. A variety of dancing, including Argentine tango, salsa and swing will take place. Cost is $10 and includes a dance lesson at 7:30 p.m. For details, call 595-9595 or visit www.elaynesdance.com.
CAJUN DANCE A Cajun dance takes place from 5-8 p.m. Thursdays at the Green Door, 1404 N. College Ave. For details, call 575-0111.
PLAYWRIGHTS WORKSHOP The Arkansas Playwrights Workshop, which provides a venue for beginning and experienced playwrights and screenwriters to hone their skills in an informal round-table format, meets most Mondays from 7-9 p.m. in the Walker Meeting Room at the Fayetteville Public Library, 401 W. Mountain St. Local actors perform cold readings from submitted works in progress. Work is then critiqued by the group, which is led by playwright Robert Ford. No registration is required, but calling 571-2222, ext. 4402 to confirm meetings is advised.
University
of Arkansas
'COMPOSER'S SHOWCASE' The KUAF Summer Jazz Concert Series will present "The Composer's Showcase"with a performance of "Cada Nota -- A Suite for Jazz Nonet"composed and arranged by guitarist Ben Harris at 8 p.m. July 25. The second half of the show will feature James Greeson, Nathan McLeod and other Northwest Arkansas jazz musicians. Advance tickets are $12, $10/North Arkansas Jazz Society members and $5/students and available by visiting www.digjazz.com. Tickets at the door are $15, $12/North Arkansas Jazz Society members and $7/students.
'MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY' An adaptation of the short story by Edward Everett Hale will be staged by the Boar's Head Players at 8 p.m. July 31 through Aug. 2 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Nadine Baum Studios, 505 W. Spring St. Ticket are $14/adults; $12/faculty, staff and seniors; $5/children and non-UA students; $3/UA students on Friday and Saturday; free/UA students on Wednesdays and Thursdays. For tickets and details, call 575-4752.
ART @ ANNE KITTRELL The work of Robert Glick, who uses fire, poetry and mixed media to create abstract expressions, will be on display through Aug. 21. Gallery hours are noon to 3 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays. For details, visit www.robertglickart.com or call 575-5255.
Fort Smith
'INTO THE WOODS' The Fort Smith Little Theatre will stage "Into the Woods"with an opening gala at 8 p.m. Thursday at the theater at 401 N. Sixth St. The remaining performances will take place at 8 p.m. July 25-26 and July 30 through Aug. 2, and 2 p.m. July 27. Tickets for the Thursday opening gala, which includes hors d'oeuvres, champagne and dessert, is $25. Otherwise, tickets are $15. For details, or tickets, call 783-2966 or visit www.fslt.org.
FS ART CENTER The Fort Smith Art Center, 423 N. Sixth St., will feature an exhibit by Jane Peoples, Diane Starr and Lorraine Dobbs through July 26. Gallery hours are from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. Admission is free. For details, call 784-2787.
ART @ UAFS "Works by Museum School Faculty 2007,"an annual traveling exhibit from the Arkansas Arts Center Community Gallery in Little Rock, is on display at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith through Sept. 30 on the first floor outside the Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center. The exhibit includes 24 works by 21 faculty members from the Arts Center. Viewing hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays.
ART @ RÉMY rémy fine art at 720 Garrison Ave. is showing small works by V.L. Cox, Michael Ethridge, Steve Payne and Megan Chapman. Gallery hours are from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays or by appointment. For details, visit www.remyfineart.com or call 651-1852.
FS MUSEUM EXHIBIT The Fort Smith Museum of History will present "Motorcycle Memories,"an exhibit featuring vintage motorcycles, memorabilia and photographs of a local motorcycle shop owned by Quinn Winters from the 1940s to the 1970s. The museum is located at 320 Rogers Ave. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays through Labor Day. Admission is $5/adults, $2/children ages 6 to 11 and free/children age 5 and younger. For details, call 783-7841.
Mulberry
BENEFIT RODEO The Arkansas Sheriffs' Youth Ranches will host a night of bucking, roping and riding at a benefit rodeo at 8 p.m. today and Saturday at its facility at 7401 Youth Ranch Road. Acts include local act "The Rounders"and Jeff "Jackrabbit"Harris of Fort Worth, Texas. Admission is $6/adults, free/children age 12 and younger. For details, call the Arkansas Sheriffs' Youth Rodeo at 997-2596.
Pea Ridge
MILITARY PARK Pea Ridge National Military Park is located 10 miles north of Rogers on U.S. 62. Summer hours are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. The tour road gate opens at 8 a.m. but is open to use to walkers, runners and bikers before 8 a.m. Free bike rentals will continue this summer as well. Admission is $3 per person or $5 per carload. For details, call 451-8122, ext. 226.
Prairie Grove
BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK Local Civil War enthusiast Steve Burgess will display and talk about Civil War items from his personal collection from 1-5 p.m. Sunday.
Officials at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, U.S. 62, offer daily guided tours from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Tours include the Morrow house, which served as the Confederate headquarters, and the Latta house, which was owned by a family with 12 children. Admission is $3/adults, $2/ages 6-12 and $10/families. Visitors can also peruse the Hindman Hall Museum in the Visitor Center from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum includes Civil War artifacts, weapons, videos and a diorama about the Battle of Prairie Grove. Admission is $2.75/adults, $1.75/ages 6-12 and $9/families. For details, call 846-2990, or e-mail prairiegrove@arkansas.com.
ART SHOW Citizens Bank Gallery is offering summer art workshops for July. The gallery, located at 116 E. Buchanan St., is also currently showing fine art and handmade gifts. The gallery is open from noon to 5:30 p.m. weekends. For details, e-mail cbgallery@gmail.com or call 846-0899 or 846-2738.
Rogers
@ THE LIBRARY "Wings, Stings and Crafty Things"will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and July 25 at the Rogers Public Library. Family Friday Movies will take place at 10 a.m. today with "Mickey Mouse"and "Willow."Bees with David Cheek will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday. Monday Movie Mania will take place at 1 p.m. Monday with "Ant Bully."A Writer's Workshop for children from the eighth to 12th grade will take place from 1-3 p.m. Tuesday and July 29. Bilingual Story Time will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and July 29. "Grubs, Slugs and Magical Bugs"involving the magic of Teresa T. will take place at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Little Tykes Story Time for children ages 1-3 will be at 9:30 a.m. Thursday and July 31. Preschool story time will take place at 10:30 a.m. Thursday and July 31. Teen Movies for children from eighth to 12th grade will feature "National Treasure"at 6 p.m. Thursday and "Batman Begins"at 6 p.m. July 31. Family Friday Movies will take place at 10 a.m. July 25 with "The Flintstones"and "Labyrinth."Origami Bugs, a program on paper bug making, will take place at 2 p.m. July 26. Monday Movie Mania will take place at 1 p.m. July 28 with "Spiderwick Chronicles."Toucan Jam will perform at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. July 30. The library is located at 711 S. Dixieland Road. For details, call 621-1152.
GUIDED TOURS @ HOBBS Free guided tours will be given every first and third weekend through October on Shaddox Hollow Nature and the historic Van Winkle Hollow trails at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, 10 miles east of Rogers on Arkansas 12. One tour a day on designated Saturdays and Sundays will begin at 9 a.m. at Shadow Hollow. Four tours on designated Saturdays and Sundays will originate at the Van Winkle Hollow Trail at 8 a.m., 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. Tour dates are Saturday and Sunday; Aug. 2-3, 16-17; Sept. 20-21, 27-28; Oct. 4-5, 18-19. For details, visit www.arkansasstateparks.com/hobbsstateparkconservationarea or call 789-2380.
FRISCO FILM NIGHT Free movies will take place at 8 p.m. Tuesday evenings through July 29 at the Frisco Stage at First and Elm streets. "Bee Movie"will be featured Tuesday. For details, visit www.mainstreetrogers.com.
'MY FAIR LADY' Rogers Little Theater's production of "My Fair Lady"will take place at 8 p.m., with dinner served at 7 p.m., on July 25, 31 and Aug. 1-2 and 7-9, and 2 p.m. with dinner served at 1 p.m. July 27, Aug. 3 and 10. A special performance will take place with the theater's third annual Blue Jean Ball," High Tea, Hats, and Horse Races"at 8 p.m. July 26. Cost is $42/dinner and show, $17/non-dinner balcony seats, $9.50/students. For tickets and details, call 631-8988.
'BILOXI BLUES' AUDITIONS The Rogers Little Theater will hold auditions for "Biloxi Blues"at 7 p.m. July 28 and 29 at the Victory Theater, 116 S. Second St. Performance dates are Sept. 19-20, 26-28 and Oct. 2-5. The production needs six men between the ages of 17 and 25, a man between 30 and 50 years old, a woman between 16-21 years old and a woman between 20 and 30 years of age. Audition packets are available from noon to 4 p.m. weekdays and noon to 2 p.m. Saturdays at the Rogers Little Theater box office at the Victory Theater. There is a $1 fee to cover printing costs. For details, e-mail pierr@pamt.com or call the box office at 631-8988.
ROGERS HISTORICAL MUSEUM Tours of the Hawkins House are offered during regular museum hours.
Several exhibits are on display at the museum:
"The Life Atomic: Growing Up in the Shadow of the A-Bomb"continues through Oct. 25.
"Virgil Lovelace and Life on the Farm"continues.
"Down a Lazy River: Float Fishing on the White River"continues.
"Discovering the Bluff Dwellers"highlights the discoveries, artifacts and excavations that have taken place along the White River in search of information about the American Indians who were known as the Ozark Bluff Dwellers.
The Rogers Historical Museum is located at 322 S. Second St. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; admission is free. For details, call 621-1154 or visit www.rogersarkansas.com/museum.
JULIE WAIT GALLERY Paintings by Tania Knudsen will be on display through Aug. 29 at Julie Wait Design Gallery, 318 S. First St. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. For details, call 631-8706.
Springdale
'ANYTHING GOES' The Cole Porter musical," Anything Goes,"will take place at 7:30 p.m. today and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 Main St. Dinner theater will be available before today's and Saturday's shows at 6:30 p.m. with tickets costing $33/$38 member/nonmember. Otherwise, tickets are $16/$20 member/nonmember adult, $9/$10 member/nonmember student and available by calling 751-5441 or visiting www.artscenteroftheozarks.org.
SHILOH MUSEUM LifeWriters, 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. The Northwest Arkansas Civil War Roundtable will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday. The Shiloh Summer Saturday Series will feature "The Civil War in Shiloh"that will include living history, a cannon displays and musket drills from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 26. The Northwest Arkansas Sacred Harp Singers will meet at 1:30 p.m. July 27.
"Play Ball!,"an exhibit about the history of baseball in Northwest Arkansas, will be on display through Wednesday.
"Following the Crop,"a photo exhibit of life at Springdale's migrant labor camp from the 1940s to 1960s, will be on display through July 26.
"Ozark Voices: Personal Stories from Northwest Arkansas,"an exhibit featuring interviews with area residents recorded by the StoryCorps project, will be on exhibit through Jan. 17.
The museum will be closed for about 10 weeks beginning July 28 while new roofing is installed to the museum.
The Shiloh Museum of Ozark History is located at 118 W. Johnson Ave. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. For details, call 750-8165 or visit www.springdaleark.org/shiloh.
GARDEN PROGRAM Susan Jones, an art teacher, will give a lecture titled "Smith Elementary Butterfly Sanctuary and Trail"at 10 a.m. today preceded with a social time at 9:30 a.m. at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. The presentation is part of the 2008 Laurin Wheeler Program Series of the Flower, Garden and Nature Society of Northwest Arkansas. For details, call 521-9090.
CALL FOR AUDITIONS The Arts Center of the Ozarks will hold auditions for "First Baptist of Ivy Gap"at 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. Parts are available for six women ages 20 through 50. Production dates are Sept. 5-7 and 12-13. For details, call Kathi Blundell at 751-5441 or e-mail her at kathi@artscenteroftheozarks.org.
SONGWRITING WORKSHOP Trout Fishing in American will hold a free songwriting workshop for children in the fourth grade and up at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Thursday and July 25 at the Jones Center of Families. The duo will take students through the entire creative process of writing a song from start to finish. Preregistration is required and can be done by calling 756-8090, ext. 116.
JAMMIN' @ JONES Trout Fishing in America will give a concert at 7 p.m. July 26 at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. The concert is part of the Jammin' at the Jones Center Summer Concert Series. For details, call 756-8090.
ART @ ACO An exhibit featuring the works of LaDonna Shub and Basil Seymour-Davies will take place through Aug. 15 at the Arts Center of the Ozarks, 214 S. Main St. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. For details, call 751-5441.
Van Buren
TRAIL OF TEARS PROGRAM The Arkansas Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association will host an afternoon of programs beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Crawford County Adult Education Building, 605 Alma Blvd. Circle. The programs include information on survivors on the Trail of Tears, Indian removal, the legacy of John Drennen, the new research on the Old Fort Smith to Jackson Road, heritage trails in Arkansas and a tour of the Drennen-Scott House. Admission is free. For details, call Susan Young at 750-8165 or e-mail her at syoung@springdaleark.org.
West Fork
LITTLE O' OPREY At 7 p.m. on Saturdays, the Little O' Oprey house band backs performances of classic country, old-time rock 'n' roll, bluegrass and gospel tunes. Door prizes are also given. Admission is $7/adults, $6/senior citizens and free/younger than 12. For details, call 839-2992.
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