FYI

LITTLE ROCK — TODAY

Jazz Noon Show — With the UAFS Jazz Band and Jazz Catz, noon, Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center at the University of Arkansas in Fort Smith. Free. 788-7538.

Finders Keepers — For collectors, 1 p.m., Rogers Historical Museum Annex. 621-1154.

“The Art of Crystal Bridges” — A members-only preview of the new documentary, 1, 3 or 6 p.m., Crystal Bridges in Bentonville. crystalbridges.org.

Arkansas-Oklahoma State Fair — With music by Theory of a Deadman with special guest Black Stone Cherry, 8 p.m., Harper Stadium in Fort Smith. $25. 783-2398 or arkansasokla homafair.com.

SATURDAY

NEBCO Fire-EMS Turkey Shoot — And rib cookoff, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., NEBCO Fire Station in Garfield. Lunch 11 a.m.-2 p.m.; $5-$9. 359-3134.

Walking Tour of West Central Avenue — Presented by the Benton County Historical Society, 10 a.m. & 1 p.m. $5. Reservations at 273-3561.

Raptor Tales — With Lynn Sciumbato of Morning Star Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, 10:30 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. 856-7122.

Auditions — For “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” 12:30 p.m., Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. Ages 8-14 welcome. 751-5441.

Author Talk — And book signing with Brooks Blevins, author of “Ghost of the Ozarks: Murder and Memory in the Upland South,” 1 p.m., Fort Smith Museum of History. Free. 783-7841.

Little O’ Oprey — Country music showcase, 7 p.m., West Fork. $7-$9. 839-2992.

Tribute to John Denver — With Roy Rivers, 7:30 p.m., Ouachita Little Theater in Mena. $8-$10. 243-0186.

Sounds of the Universe —

With the Fort Smith Symphony, 7:30 p.m., Arkansas Best Corp. Performing Arts Center in Fort Smith. $15-$35. 452-7575.

Arkansas-Oklahoma State Fair — With the All Star Monster Truck Tour, 8 p.m., Harper Stadium in Fort Smith. $15-$20. 783-2398 or arkansas oklahomafair.com.

SUNDAY

Wheat, Fresh & Pasta — A cooking demo with Vince Pianalto, 1 p.m., Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville. $5-$10. 750-2620.

Auditions — For “The Nutcracker,” register at 1 p.m., University of Arkansas HPER 155 in Fayetteville. Ages 6-adult. 366-2002.

Banned Book Week — Film a 2-minute reading from your favorite banned book, 1-3 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. 856-7250.

National Public Lands Day — With trail riding, mountain biking, running, hiking, bird watching and fl y-fi shing demos, 1-4 p.m., Hobbs State Park near Rogers. Free. 789-5000.

Clayton Conversations — With magician Bill Pitts, 2 p.m., Clayton House Museum in Fort Smith. Free. Reservations at 783-3000.

MONDAY

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.

Silent Film Forum — “Fact Amidst Fiction: Identifying the Real Wild West,” with panel discussions featuring Academy Award-winner and British silent film historian Kevin Brownlow, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Crystal Bridges in Bentonville. Free. Reservations at crystalbridges. org.

Banned Book Film Fest — “Of Mice and Men,” 6 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. 856-7250.

TUESDAY

Journey to the Jungle — After-school program for ages 6-9, 4 p.m., Springdale Public Library. 750-8180.

Inklings — A writing group for teens, 5 p.m., Springdale Public Library. 750-8180.

Banned Book Film Fest — “The Outsiders,” 6 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. 856-7250.

WEDNESDAY

Banned Book Film Fest — “Slaughterhouse-Five,” 6 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. 856-7250.

Octubafest — Featuring high school and college euphonium and tuba players, the UAFS Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble, UAFS faculty members and UAFS brass students, 7:30 p.m., Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Free. 788-7972.

THURSDAY

Arkansas Insect Festival — With insect and spider zoo, cockroach races, children’s crafts & games, honey bee display, forest entomology & more, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Pauline Whitaker Arena on Garland Avenue in Fayetteville. Hosted by the UA Etomology Department. Free. Email steinkr@ uark.edu.

Spanish Story Time — “All in a Pack / Todos Juntos,” 4 p.m., Springdale Public Library. 750-8180.

Fiction Forge — A creative writing workshop for adults, 6 p.m., Springdale Public Library. 750-8180.