FAMILY FRIENDLY

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Posted: December 11, 2009 at 12:01 p.m.

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AT THE LIBRARY IN NORTHWEST

ARKANSAS

Bella Vista Library 11 Dickens Place 855-1753

Today — 9:30 a.m. Preschool Story Time (children)

Wednesday — 3 p.m. Brainteasers (adults)

Bentonville Public Library 405 S Main St. 271-6816 www.youseemore.com/bentonville Saturday — 10 a.m. Read With Jesse

the Therapy Dog (families) Saturday — 3 p.m. Still on the Hill in

Concert (families) Monday — 1 p.m. Homeschool

Reading Adventure Club (children) Monday — 5 p.m. Da Girl Bookworms

Book Discussion Group: “Prairie Girl: The Life of Laura Ingalls Wilder” (4th-5th graders)

Monday — 6:30 p.m. Teen Book Discussion: “Twisted” by Laurie Halse Anderson (teens)

Tuesday — 4 p.m. Teen Knitting Club (teens)

Tuesday — 4 p.m. Amazing Afterschool Adventure: Hanukkah (children)

Tuesday-Wednesday — 9:30 a.m. Light the Way Toddler Story Time (children)

Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday — 10:30 a.m. Bright Lights Preschool Story TimeThursday — 9:30 a.m. Baby Play & Rhyme Time (children)

Thursday — 4 p.m. After School Movies (all ages)

Dec. 19 — 10 a.m. Arkansas Kids Christmas presentation (families)

Dec. 19 — 2 p.m. Bentonville Children’s Choir performance

Rogers Public Library 711 S. Dixieland Road 621-1152, ext. 25 www.rogersarkansas.com/library

Saturday — Noon Anime Club (tweens-teens)

Saturday — 2 p.m. Tween Program: Make a Gingerbread House (ages 10-13) Monday — 5:30 p.m. Monday Night

Bookies Book Club: “Running Out of Time” by Margaret Haddix (grades 3-7)

Monday — 6 p.m. Crafty Creators: Winter Handprint (children)Tuesday — 6:30 p.m. Family Story Time: Music & Art (all ages)Wednesday — 10:30 a.m. Preschool Story Time: Music & Art (children)Thursday — 9:30 a.m. Toddler Story Time: Music & Art

(children)Thursday — 10:30 a.m. Baby Play & Rhyme Time (children)Thursday — 10:30 a.m. Preschool Story Time: Music & Art (children)

Springdale Public Library 405 S. Pleasant St. 750-8180 www.springdalelibrary.org

Saturday — 2 p.m. Holiday Craft Workshop (teens)

Through Dec. 19 — Holiday Book Drive

Tuesday — 5:30-7 p.m. Holiday Craft Workshop (families)

Dec. 19 — 2 p.m. L.E.O. Spanish Language Book Club: “El último Deseo” by Manuel S. Garrido

Fayetteville Public Library 401 W. Mountain St. 856-7120 www.faylib.org

Saturday — 10 a.m. Hanukkah celebration (families)

Saturday — 11 a.m. Michael Gold author talk and book signing (adults)

Sunday — 3 p.m. Ozark Bronze performance (families)

Thursday — 5 p.m. Knitting for children in need (adults)

Siloam Springs Public Library 401 W. University St. 524-4236 www.siloamsprings.com

Saturday — 10 a.m. Family Movie

Monday — 10 a.m. Bilingual Program: En navidad/At Christmas (all ages)Tuesday — 11 a.m. Homeschool Program: The Snowy Day (children)

Thursday — 11 a.m. Story Time (children)Thursday — 3:30 p.m. After School Program: The Snowy Day (children)

Thursday — 5 p.m. Teen Program: Holiday Party (teens)

Boone County Library 221 W. Stephenson Harrison 870-741-5913 www.bcl.state.ar.us Tuesday — 10 a.m. & 2:30 p.m. Story

Time (children) Tuesday — 3:45 p.m. Christmas Party

(teens & tweens)

IN THE RIVER VALLEY

Fort Smith Public Library 3201 Rogers Ave. 783-0229 www.fortsmithlibrary.org

Today — 2 p.m. Authors in the Afternoon: Wade Rivers, author of “Y City” (adults)

Sunday — 1-5 p.m. Holiday Open

House (all ages) Tuesday — 10 a.m. Toddler Time

(children) Thursday — 10 a.m. Story Time (ages

3 & older) Thursday — 6:30 p.m. Third Thursday

Movie Night: “Christmas With the Kranks” (all ages)

Van Buren Public Library 111 N. 12th St. Van Buren 474-6045 www.crawfordcountylib.org

Saturday-Dec. 23 — 12 Days of Christmas gift drawings (all ages)

Tuesday — 3:30 p.m. Polar Express Party (all ages)

Thursday — 3:15 p.m. Craft Party (teens)

Alma Public Library 624 Fayetteville Ave. Alma 632-4140 www.crawfordcountylib.org

Today — Holiday bazaar ends

Monday — 10 a.m. (preschoolers) & 4 p.m. (elementary age) Polar Express Day

Tuesday — 10 a.m. Homemade Cookie Contest (adults)

Wednesday — All day showings of Jane Austen movies

Thursday — Noon-2 p.m. Knitting class (adults)

AT THE MUSEUM CURRENT EXHIBITS

CRYSTAL BRIDGES AT THE MASSEY

at 125 W. Central Ave. (418-5700 or www. massey.crystalbridges.org): “Inspired by Place: The Illustrations of Cara Armstrong and Ard Hoyt,” through Jan. 3.

ROGERS HISTORICAL MUSEUM at 322 S. Second St. in Rogers (621-1154): A World War I Christmas at the Hawkins House, through Jan. 2; “Virgil Lovelace and Life on the Farm,” through 2009; “Of Promise and Pain: Life Between the Wars,” through 2009; “Rogers Auto- Biography: An Automotive History of Rogers” through 2009.

SHILOH MUSEUM OF OZARK HISTORY

at 118 W. Johnson Ave. in Springdale (750-8165): “Prized Possessions,” a photo exhibit featuring people posed with their favorite things, ends Dec. 19; “Squeaky Clean,” an exhibit exploring the history of hygiene in the Ozarks from 1850 to 1950, through 2009; “What’s Its,” an exhibit of oddities, through March 2010.

BEST OF THE REST ◗ ARKANSAS HISTORIC WINE

MUSEUM at 101 N. Carbon City Road in Paris. Information: 963-3990.

◗ BELLA VISTA HISTORICAL MUSEUM at U.S. 71 at Kingsland Road in Bella Vista. Information: 855-2335.

◗ BOONE COUNTY HERITAGE MUSEUM at 110 S. Cherry St. in Harrison. Information: 870-741-3312.

◗ BUD WALTON ARENA RAZORBACK SPORTS MUSEUM at 1207 Leroy Pond Road in Fayetteville. Information: 575-8618.

◗ CLINTON HOUSE MUSEUM at 930 California Blvd. in Fayetteville. Information: 444-0066.

◗ DAISY AIRGUN MUSEUM at 202 W. Walnut in Rogers. Information: 986-6873.

◗ EUREKA SPRINGS HISTORICAL MUSEUM at 95 S. Main St. in Eureka Springs. Information: 253-9417.

◗ FORT SMITH AIR MUSEUM at 6100 McKennon Blvd. in Fort Smith. Information: 785-1839.

◗ FORT SMITH MUSEUM OF HISTORY at 320 Rogers Ave. in Fort Smith. Information: 783-7841.

◗ FORT SMITH NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE at 301 Parker Ave. in Fort Smith. Information: 783-3961.

◗ GRAVETTE HISTORICAL MUSEUM at 503 Charlotte St. S.E. in Gravette. Information: 787-7334.

◗ JONES CENTER FOR FAMILIES at 922 E. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Information: 756-8090, www.jonesnet. org.

◗ LOGAN COUNTY MUSEUM at 202 N. Vine St. in Paris. Information: 963-3936.

◗ LOWELL MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY at 304 Jackson Place in Lowell. Information: 601-3713.

◗ OZARK MILITARY MUSEUM at 4360 S. School Ave. in Fayetteville. Information: 587-1941.

◗ PEA RIDGE NATIONAL MILITARY PARK at 15930 U.S. 62 near Pea Ridge. Information: 451-8122.

◗ PEEL MANSION MUSEUM & HERITAGE GARDENS at 400 S. Walton Blvd. in Bentonville. Information: 273-9664.

◗ PRAIRIE GROVE BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK at 506 E. Douglas St. in Prairie Grove. Information: 846-2990. ◗ SAUNDERS MUSEUM at 115 E. Madison Ave. in Berryville. Information: 870-423-2563. ◗ SILOAM SPRINGS MUSEUM at 112 N. Maxwell in Siloam Springs. Information: 524-4011.

◗ TONTITOWN HISTORICAL MUSEUM at 151 Henri de Tonti Blvd. in Tontitown. Information: 361-2498.

◗ U.S. MARSHALS MUSEUM at 100 Garrison Ave. in Fort Smith. Information: 709-3766.

◗ WAL-MART VISITORS CENTER at 105 N. Main St. in Bentonville. Information: 273-1329.

TO BE INCLUDED IN FAMILY FRIENDLY, E-MAIL BECCA BACON MARTIN, WHAT’S UP EDITOR, AT BMARTIN@NWAONLINE.NET. DEADLINE IS NOON MONDAY FOR FRIDAY PUBLICATION. QUESTIONS? CALL 479-872-5054.

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