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Posted: July 31, 2009 at 6:30 a.m.

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Northwest Arkansas — Bella Vista DANCE The Bella Vista Country Club, 98 Clubhouse Drive, will have dancing to Debby Horn and the Invisibles every second and fourth Saturday through Oct. 10. To make reservations, call 876-2522.

ART @ WISHING SPRING The Wishing Spring Gallery, 8862 W. McNelly Road, has added three new artists to its gallery exhibitors list: Marci Boone, Mary Walker and Jackie D'Anna. Gallery hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. For details, call 273-1798.

Bentonville

CRYSTAL BRIDGES The ArtBuzz After Dark will present "Contemporary Craft/Is it Art?" with Alison Carter, Learning Experiences administrative assistant, and Ben Edwards, exhibit coordinator, who will discuss how needle and fiber work are incorporated into contemporary art at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 7. Admission is free."Through the Needle's Eye," an exhibit from the Embroiderer's Guild of America, will be featured through Aug. 9 at Crystal Bridges at the Massey, 125 W. Central Ave. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays to Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays. For details, call 418-5700.

'GUYS AND DOLLS' The Village Players will present "Guys and Dolls" at 7:30 p.m Aug. 7-8 and 2 p.m. Aug. 9 at Arend Arts Center, 1901 S.E. J St. in Bentonville.Tickets are $15/adults, $7/students and available at the box office, at www.bvvillageplayers. org or by calling 254-5200.Tickets are also available at Bentonville and Bella Vista Arvest banks.

CALL FOR AUDITIONS The Bella Vista Village Players will hold an open audition for "Arsenic and Old Lace" at 7 p.m. Aug. 10-11 in White Auditorium on the NorthWest Arkansas Community College campus.

Performance dates will be Oct. 9-11. Roles are available for men and women 18 and older. Perusal scripts are available at the Bella Vista and Bentonville public libraries and the NWACC library. For details, contact Kathy Forbes at kathy@csarecruiters.com or call 273-1506.

@ THE LIBRARY The Bentonville Public Library will have Baby Play and Rhyme Time at 9:30 a.m. Thursdays at its location at 405 S. Main St. Tales and Tunes for Toddlers will take place at 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Preschool Stories take place at 10:30 a.m.Tuesdays throughThursdays. After School Movies take place at 4 p.m. Thursdays. Tree House Tuesdays take place weekly at 4 p.m. Toddler Story Time takes place weekly at 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The library is located at 405 S. Main St. For details, e-mail Sue Ann Pekel at spekel@bentonvillear.com or call 271-6816.

Bethel Heights SINGLES MINGLE The Singles Mingle features a live dance at 8 p.m. every Friday at 215 W. Apple Blossom Road. Admissionis $5. For details, call 750-1246, 636-5946 or 787-6077.

Decatur

DECATUR BBQ The 56th annual Decatur BBQ will take place Aug. 7 downtown. Featured are arts and crafts booths, a parade at 2:30 p.m., a beauty contest at 6 p.m. and a performance by headliner John Conlee. Chicken dinners will be available for $6 beginning at 11 a.m. at the Decatur General Store. For details, call 752-3281.

Elkins

DANCING A dance with live music takes place from 7-11 p.m. Fridays at the Elkins Community Center, 162 Doolin Drive. Admission is $4. For details, call 643-4031.

Eureka Springs

'ART EVOLVED' Main Stage will present "Art Evolved," which focuses on individuality and artistic expression through seven different areas of art, at 6:30 p.m.Thursday and Aug. 7 at The Gem inside The Audito-rium, 36 S. Main St. Admission is $7; free to children 12 and younger. For details, visit www.mainstagecenter.com or call Chris or Vicki Rose at 253-8060.

YARD SALES Yards and Yards of Yard Sales will take place throughout Eureka Springs on Aug. 7-8. For details, visit www.eurekaspringschamber.com or call 253-8737.

ART @ ZARKS Leo the cat will celebrate his seventh birthday from 6-8 p.m. Aug. 8 at Zarks Gallery, 67 Spring St. Donations, food and toys to benefit The Good Shepherd Humane Society will be accepted. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily. For details, call 253-2626.

GALLERY STROLL The Second Saturday Gallery Stroll will take place at various art galleries downtown from 6-9 p.m. Aug. 8. For details on participating galleries, visit www.artofeureka.com or call 253-7679.

BART ROCKETT Magician Bart Rockett returns to the historic downtown entertainment district with "Bart Rockett - Up Close and Personal," a family show that will take place at 3 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through Sunday through Aug. 14 at the Barefoot Ballroom in the 1905 Basin Park Hotel, 12 Spring St. For tickets and details, call (800) 643-4972.

HISTORICAL MUSEUM An exhibit from early Eureka Springs photographers featuring Gray's Studio is on display at the Eureka Springs Historical Museum, 95 S. Main St. The art of Randal Thompson is on display in the Art Corner on the museum's first floor. Museum hours are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $5; children 12 and younger get in free. For details, call 253-9417.

GREAT PASSION PLAY The Great Passion Play at 935 Passion Play Road will have performances during most weekends and select days during the week through Oct. 24.Ticket packages start at $25/adults and $12/children with discounts to those who order on the Web. For details, or to order, visit www.greatpassionplay.com or call (800) 882-7529.

IMPROV COMEDY An Eureka Springsimprov comedy troupe, the Virtual Insanity Players, meets from 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays at Main Stage, 67 N. Main St. Prospective members are welcome to join. For details, call 253-7333.

THE ARTERY The works included in the annual The Artery are on display in the parking lot at 1 N. Main St. The Artery is a collection of 4-by-8 foot panels that are created by local and regional artists. The Artery will change as panels are sold. For details, visit www.eurekaspringsartists.com.

Fayetteville

SWEET CAN CIRCUS Sweet Can Circus will perform at 7 p.m. today and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday in the Starr Theater at the Walton Arts Center, 495 W. Dickson St. Tickets start at $20.50 and can be purchased at www.waltonartscenter.org or by calling 443-5600.

IMPROV @ TEATRO SCARPINO The improv group Dan's Party will perform at 8 p.m. today at Teatro Scarpino, 329 N. West Ave. Admission is $5. Must be at least 21 years old. For details, call 409-3772.

'SELLER DOOR' "Seller Door: A Play of Consequences" will be staged at 8 p.m. today and Saturday at Nadine Baum Studios, 505 W. Spring St. Admission is $10/ adults; $3/University of Arkansas students. For details, call 575-3946.

WOMEN WRESTLING Women wrestling will take place at 9 p.m. today at the Highway 62 Event Center, 3570 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Admission is $9. For details, call 521-7665.

@ NIGHTBIRD BOOKS Radine Trees Nehring will present "The Birth of Your Creative Self" writing workshop using "The Writer'sJourney Journal" at 3 p.m. Saturday at Nightbird Books, 205 W. Dickson St. Cost is $9.95 and reservations are required. Joseph Neal will give a presentation related to his book "Birds in Northwestern Arkansas: An Ecological Perspective" at 6 p.m. Saturday. For details, call 443-2080.

TANGO WORKSHOP A tango workshop for beginners and those with experience will be held from 2:30-6 p.m. with a practica/milonga from 7:30-10 p.m. Saturday at East Square Plaza, 1 E. Center St. Cost for the class is $20/singles, $30/couples. Cost for the practica/milonga is $5/with class, $10/without class. Preregistration is required by visiting www.elaynesdance.

com or calling 595-9595.

BENEFIT A celebration in honor of Savvy Shields, who was recently crowned 2009's Miss Arkansas' Outstanding Teen, will take place from 4-7 p.m. Sunday at Soul Restaurant, 3878 N. Crossover Road. A silent auction will also be held. Proceeds will go toward travel expenses so that the family can attend the national competition in Orlando, Fla. For details, visit http:// heartoftheozarks.weebly.com/.

'MAGIC FLUTE' The Met: Live in HD will present an encore showing of "The Magic Flute" at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Razorback Cinema, 3956 N. Steele Blvd. Tickets are $15. For details, call 521-4080.

FIRST THURSDAY A First Thursday Fayetteville event will take place from 5-8 p.m. Thursday at the Fayetteville Square. The evening will feature an art walk at ddp gallery and the Fayetteville Underground, live music in front of the Town Center featuring the Marshall Mitchell Band and Guta and improv comedy performances. The movie "War Eagle, Arkansas" will be shown in front of the Fayetteville Town Center, and a canned food drive to go to local food banks will take place.

ART @ UNDERGROUND "Machines in the Ghost," an exhibit featuring paintings by David L. Murphree, is on display through Aug. 29 at the Fayetteville Underground Gallery, 1 E. Center St.The art of Maggie Ivy will be featured in the exhibit "So Close to Farewell" from Wednesday through Aug. 29. A reception in her honor will be held from 5-8 p.m. Thursday during the First Thursday Gallery Walk. Gallery hours are noon to 7 p.m.Wednesdays through Fridays and 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays. For details, visit www.fayettevilleunderground.com or call 387-1534.

DANCE @ TEATRO SCARPINO A salsa and swing dance will begin at 11 p.m. Aug. 7 with DJ Adam Richardson at Teatro Scarpino, 329 N. West Ave. Cost for both lessons and dance is $10; $5 for dance only. For details, visit www.scarpino.com or call 409-3772.

ART @ FOUR SQUARE A "Summer Salon" group show featuring paintings, pastels, prints and photographs by gallery artists will be featured through July at Four Square Fine Art, 3996 Frontage Road, Suite 2. Artists include Robert Andes, Golsa Yaghoobi, Robert Glick, John L. Newman and more. The gallery is open from noon to 7 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. A grand opening at the gallery's new location will feature new works by gallery artists, printmaking demonstrations, food and refreshments from 2-7 p.m. Aug. 9. For details, visit www.foursquarefineart.com or call 422-8607.

ART @ WHITE LOTUS Fayetteville photographer Jan Burton will exhibit her work during July at White Lotus Salon and Massage, 4750 E. Mission Blvd., about two miles east of the Arkansas 265 and 45 intersection. For details, e-mail lotuswhite@sbcglobal.net or call Patricia Kulish at 582-4806.

ART @ ARSAGA'S Paintings by Lorraine Dobbs of Fort Smith and Diane Starr of Muldrow, Okla., will be displayed through today at Arsaga's Espresso Cafe's 1852 N. Crossover Road location. 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. Abstract oil paintings by Amy Moon will be featured through today at Arsaga's 2418 N. GreggAve. location.The 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 @ CREATIVE CENTER Weeklong art camps for children will be available throughout August at the Northwest Arkansas Community Creative Center, 505 W. Spring St. Class offerings include clay, photography and mixed media. Each camp session costs $75. A 10-percent discount is available when registering for two or more classes. Needs-based scholarships are available. For details, visit www.nwaccc. org or call 721-4706.

BOTANICAL GARDEN The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks is located at 4703 N. Crossover Road. Admission to the garden is $5/adults, $2.50/children ages 5-13, free/children 4 and younger; free to BGO members. The garden is free to everyone from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. For details, visit www.bgozarks.org or call 750-2620.

POTTERY & CLAY CLASSES Flat Rock Clay Studio, 2002 S. School Ave., hosts day and evening classes for adults in hand building and wheel throwing from beginning to intermediate levels Tuesdays through Thursdays. For details, call 521-3181 or visit www.flatrockclay.com.

CLINTON HOUSE MUSEUM The Clinton House Museum, a 1930s English-style bungalow located at 930 California Blvd., was the first home and wedding site of Bill and Hillary Clinton. It now serves as a museum that showcases the couple's lives in Northwest Arkansas and includes campaign materials, photographs, handwritten speeches and personal effects. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays or by appointment. Admission is $5, $3/ students and $1/children 12 and younger. For details, call 444-0066 or visit www.clintonhousemuseum.org.

Fort Smith 'SEVEN BRIDES' The Fort Smith Little Theater will present "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" on various dates through Aug. 8 at its venue at 401 N. Sixth St. Show times are 8 p.m. today and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday and 8 p.m.Wednesday through Aug. 8 Tickets are $15. For details, visit www.fslt. org or call 783-2966.

XTREME ARTZ KIDFEST An Xtreme Artz KidFest, a free back-to-school bash that will feature activities and information relating to the Academy of the Arts at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the Reynolds Room in the university's Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center. For details, visit www.uafortsmith.edu/Academy or contact Dr. Rosilee Walker at rwalker@uafortsmith.edu or by calling 788-7546.

KENDALL TRIPLETT Contemporary Christian artist Kendall Triplett will have a CDrelease concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday at The Woodlands, 7804 Rogers Ave. Admission is free.

TRAVEL PROGRAM Dr. Stephen Husarik will present the travel program "Adventures in China: The Dragon is Awake" at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith Admission is free. For details, call 788-7755.

FS ART CENTER Works in the 59th Annual Art Competition will be on display through today at the Fort Smith Art Center, 423 N. Sixth St. Entries for the 33rd Annual Photography Competition will be accepted through Sept. 1. Hours are from 9:30 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays Admission is free. For details, visit www.fortsmithartcenter.org or call 784-2787.

'PORTRAITS OF ARKANSAS' "Portraits of Arkansas" by Andrew Kilgore will be on display through Sept. 25 in the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center at the University of Arkansas - Fort Smith.Viewing hours are from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays. Fordetails, call 788-7300.

ACADEMY OF THE ARTS The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith is offering several 10-week classes in music, theater and art for everyone from infants to adults. For registration and fee information or to request a brochure, visit www.uafortsmith.edu/Academy or contact Dr. Rosilee Walker at 788-7546 or e-mail rwalker@uafortsmith.edu.

Harrison

WRITERS GROUP The Ozark Writers'Block is looking for people who love the written word and would like to share their work and hone their craft. It meets at 6 p.m. on the first and third Monday of every month at The Warehouse, 504 Old Bellefonte Road. For details, visit www.ozarkartscouncil. org/OWB.html or call Debbie Savannah George at (870) 743-5334 or e-mail her at artist@dsavannah.com or call Katy Atkinson at (870) 715-8047.

Holiday Island

FLEA MARKET & SALE The Friends of theBarn Second Annual Flea Market and Community Sale will be held Aug. 7-8 at The Barn, 120 Shields Drive. Proceeds will go toward the barn's preservation. For details, call 253-9890 or 363-6077.

Kingston

MUSIC ON THE SQUARE Tucker Olson and Ginseng along with Aaron Hoye will perform at the Kingston Music on the Square at 7 p.m. today. The event, which is sponsored by Kingston Library and Friends of the Library, will feature food concessions. For details, call 957-1089.

Ozark

MULBERRY MUSIC FEST The Mulberry Mountain Harvest Music Festival will take place Aug. 12-15 at Mulberry Mountain, located 16 miles north of Ozark on Arkansas 23. Performers include the Squirrel Nut Zippers, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and the Ozark Mountain Daredevils. Tickets, with varying prices, are available at George'sMajestic Lounge and Sound Warehouse in Fayetteville. For details, visit www.mulberrymountainmusic.com. For details, visit (866) 667-1919.

Pea Ridge

MILITARY PARK Pea Ridge National Military Park is located 10 miles north of Rogers on U.S. 62. Park hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily; 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily for the Visitor Center.The tour road gate opens at 8 a.m. but is open to use to walkers, runners and bikers before 8 a.m. Admission is $3 per person or $5 per carload. For details, call 451-8122, ext. 226.

Prairie Grove

BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK A cannon firing demonstration with First Arkansas Light Artillery will take place at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Aug. 8 at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park. The Webb Civil War and antique collection will be on display from 1-5 p.m. Aug. 9.

Officials at the park on U.S. 62 offer daily guided tours from 9:30-11 a.m. and 1:30-3:30 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.

Rogers @ THE LIBRARY Craft Day at the Rogers Public Library will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today with the choice of making any of the crafts offered over the summer. The "End of Summer Reading Program Celebration" will take place with a family-themed story time and the making of a picture frame at 10 a.m. Saturday. "Night at the Museum" will be screened at noon Saturday.The Real Beauty Workshop, which will focus on giving girls age 11 to 18 makeup and hair techniques, will be held from 1-3 p.m. Saturday. An "End of Summer Reading Program Raffle Celebration" will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday. A Teen Game Night will take place at 6 p.m. Thursday and Aug. 13. A Book Suggestion Saturday for youth will take place at 11 a.m. Aug. 8. The Anime Club will meet at noon Aug. 8.

EVENTS @ HOBBS Hobbs State Park - Conservation Area is offering guided trail tours through mid-October. Guided tours of the 1.5-mile Shaddox Hollow Trail will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Guided Historic Van Winkle Trail tours will take place at 9 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The Shaddox Hollow Trail head is located a mile north of the Arkansas 12/303 intersection. The Historic Van Winkle Trail head is located on Arkansas 12, about 11.5 miles east of the railroad tracks in Rogers. For details, call 789-2380.

JULIE WAIT GALLERY Paintings by Judy Maurer will be featured through today at Julie Wait Designs Art Gallery, 318 S. First St. The gallery will feature contemporary paintings of Cheryl Harris today through Sept. 10. An artist's reception will take place from 6-8 p.m. Aug. 21. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. For details, call 631-8706.

POOR RICHARD'S The paintings of Jan Ironside of Rogers and the woodwork of Myron Williams of Bella Vista will be on display through today at Poor Richard's Art, 116 S. First St. Photographer Kathy Mayhew and mosaic artist Erin Neal will be the featured artists for August. A reception in their honor will take place during the Third Friday Gallery Walk from 6-8 p.m. Aug. 21. Gallery hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. For details, visit www.poorrichardsart.com or call 636-0417.

ROGERS HISTORICAL MUSEUM The Rogers Historical Museum is featuring the following exhibits: "1968 in America," a traveling exhibit, will run through Aug. 8.

"Of Promise and Pain: Life Between the Wars," which explores the life in the Rogers area during the 1920s and the Great Depression, runs through June 2010.

"Rogers Auto-Biography: An Automotive History of Rogers," which runs through 2011.

"Virgil Lovelace and Life on the Farm" also continues.

Tours of the Hawkins House are offeredduring regular museum hours.

The 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.

ZEPHYR BLEVINS GALLERY Work by Kas Taylor and Silas Byers will be featured through Aug. 12 at Zephyr Blevins Gallery inside the Victory Theater, 116 S. Second St. Hours are from noon to 4 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays. For details, call 631-8988.

Springdale SHILOH MUSEUM LifeWriters, a group of 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. The Summer Saturday Series for families will feature "Tools and Gadgets" at 10 a.m. Aug. 8. The Northwest Arkansas Sacred Harp Singers will meet at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 9.

"Bridging the Gap," an exhibit consisting ofphotographs of historic Ozark bridges, will be on display through Aug. 8.

"Prized Possessions," a photo exhibit featuring people posed with their favorite things, will open Aug. 11 and be on display through Dec. 19.

"Carry On," an exhibit featuring baskets, trunks, purses and other artifacts used to contain and transport, will be on display through Sept. 26.

"Squeaky Clean," an exhibit exploring the history of hygiene in the Ozarks from 1850 to 1950, is on display through Jan. 16.

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.

ART @ ACO The 15th Annual Artists of Northwest Arkansas Art Exhibition will take place through Aug. 7 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.

POETRY MEETING Poets Northwest, agroup of local poets, meets at 1 p.m. the first Saturday of each month in Room 222 at the Jones Center for Families, 922 E. Emma Ave. For details, call 756-5405.

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 away. Admission is $8/ adults, $7/senior citizens and free/younger than 12. For details, call 839-2992.

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