NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — HIGHLIGHTS
“WILLY WONKA” - Presented by The Theatre Company, 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Aug. 7, 2 p.m. Sunday and Aug. 8, Lyric Theater in Harrison. $5-$10. 870-391-3504.
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“MURDER AND THE ENGLISH GENTLE MAN: A COMEDY” - Part of the Boar’s
Head Players New Play Showcase, 8 p.m. today and Saturday, Walton
Arts Center’s Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. $10. 575-3946 or 575-4752.
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“BEAUTY AND THE BEAST” - The touring production continues its stop at the
Walton Arts Center with shows at 8 p.m. today; 2 & 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 & 7 p.m. Sunday; 7 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday; 8 p.m. Aug. 6; 2 & 8 p.m. Aug. 7; and 2 & 7 p.m. Aug. 8. $39-$59. 443-5600.
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CALENDAR
TODAY
Let’s Read a Picture - With Crystal Bridges staff, 10 a.m., Alma Public Library. 632-4140.
Altus Grape Festival - Grape stomp, games, food, music, crafts, street dances, cellar and vineyard tours & tast ing, Altus City Park. 468-4684.
Renegade Rally - For Cruiser Scooters, through Sunday in Eureka Springs.
Jane at 316-708-4156.
Winter in July - Craft party for teens, 2-4 p.m., Alma Public Library. 632-4140.
Xtreme Artz KidFest - A back-toschool event, 6 p.m., Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center at the University of Arkansas, Fort Smith Free. 788-7251.
“Murder and the English Gentleman: A Comedy” - Part of the Boar’s Head Players New Play Showcase, 8 p.m., Walton Arts Center’s Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. $10. 575-3946 or 575-4752.
“How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” - 8 p.m., Fort Smith Little Theater. $5-$10. 783-2966 or fslt.org.
SATURDAY
Living History Workshop - Featuring living history professionals Ian Beard, Doug Kidd and Billy Nations, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Shiloh Museum in Springdale. $15. 750-8165.
Book Buddy Bunch - Partnering toddlers and preschool children with 7-UP teen volunteers, 10 a.m ., Fayetteville Public Library. 856-7170.
Double Play - Flute and tuba music for families, 10:30 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. 856-7120.
Union Artillery Demonstrations - 11 a.m. & 2 p.m., Fort Smith National Historic Site. 783-3961.
Battle of the Bands - Featuring local teen bands like Samurai Luncheon and Surf de Soleil, noon, Rogers Public Library. 621-1152, Ext. 32.
Historical Dance Society - 1 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. 856-7120.
Water Your Mind - A history of Beaver Lake with Alan Bland, part of the summer reading program for adults, 2 p.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1165.
Old Dime Box - Part of the summer concert series, 6 p.m., Pinnacle Hills Promenade in Rogers. Free. pinnaclehillspromenade.com.
“Willy Wonka” - Presented by The Theatre Company, 7:30 p.m., Lyric Theater in Harrison. $5-$10. 870-391-3504.
“Murder and the English Gentleman: A Comedy” - Part of the Boar’s Head Players New Play Showcase, 8 p.m., Walton Arts Center’s Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. $10. 575-3946 or 575-4752.
“How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” - 8 p.m., Fort Smith Little Theater. $5-$10. 783-2966 or fslt.org.
SUNDAY
“Willy Wonka” - Presented by The Theatre Company, 2 p.m., Lyric Theaterin Harrison. $5-$10. 870-391-3504.
First Sunday Book Review - “The Fifties” by David Halberstam, 2 p.m., Bella Vista Library. 855-1753.
“How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” - 2:30 p.m., Fort Smith Little Theater. $5-$10. 783-2966 or fslt.
org.
MONDAY
Laugh It Up Junior - Summer workshop for ages 8-11, Arts Live Theatre in Fayetteville. 521-4932.
LifeWriters - A group for people interested in writing the stories of their own lives or those of family and friends, 10 a.m., Shiloh Museum in Springdale.
790-2588.
Tadpoles Tea Party - For 3- to 5-yearolds, 10:30 a.m. & 5 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Registration required.
856-7120.
Auditions - For “Nunsense,” 7 p.m., Rogers Little Theater. 631-8988.
TUESDAY
Tadpoles Tea Party - For 3- to 5-year-olds, 10:30 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Registration required. 856-7120.
Silent Library FPL - A teen program based on the popular MTV game show, 5 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. 856-7170.
Auditions - For “Nunsense,” 7 p.m., Rogers Little Theater. 631-8988.
Tontitown Grape Festival - Music, arts & crafts, carnival rides, spaghettidinner, through Aug. 7, downtown Tontitown. 361-2615 or tontitowngrapefestival.com.
WEDNESDAY
“Hijinks on the High Seas” - The summer reading program finale, 1 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. 856-7120.
THURSDAY
Public Forum - On the Arkansas Creative Economy Project, 10 a.m., Compton Gardens and Conference Center in Bentonville. RSVP to (501) 324-9766.
Totally Amp’d Rock Street Wetfest - 6-8 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. 856-7120.
AUG. 7-8
“Willy Wonka” - Presented by The Theatre Company, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 7, 2 p.m. Aug. 8, Lyric Theater in Harrison.
$5-$10. 870-391-3504.
AUG. 12
Summer Concert Series - With Full House, 7 p.m., Gulley Park in Fayetteville.
AUG. 13
Gary Allan - 7 p.m., Arkansas Music Pavilion in Fayetteville. $20-$100.
firstacttickets.com.
Whats Up, Pages 25 on 07/30/2010