QUOTE OF THE DAY “I know that deep-down he understands that he’s part of something special. He smiles a lot when we’re talking about it around him. He just knows how proud we are.” Diana Fowler of Springdale, about her adoptive son, Carter, for whom the state Legislature named Carter’s Law, which addresses prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome Article, 1BToday’s meetings Siloam Springs Board of Adjustments, 4 p.m.
Rogers Public Safety Committee, 5:45 p.m.
Bentonville City Council, 6 p.m.
Springdale City Council, 6 p.m.
Tontitown Planning Commission, 6 p.m.
Rogers Transportation Committee, 6 p.m.
Rogers Public Works Committee, 6:15 p.m.
Rogers City Council, 6:30 p.m.
Today’s happenings
Inklings teen writing group, 5 p.m., Springdale Public Library
Buffalo National River Partners presents Getting to Know Your National Parks, 5:30 p.m., Boone County Library, Harrison
Clay 4 Cancer: Scarves, 6-8 p.m., Community Creative Center, Nadine Baum Studios, Fayetteville
University of Arkansas Science Cafe: Energy - Power for the People, 6:30-8 p.m., Powerhouse Restaurant, Fayetteville
Auditions for Neil Simon’s Barefoot in the Park, 7 p.m., Fort Smith Little Theatre Looking ahead
Fountain of Youth Adult Day Center presents Divas, Diamonds and Decadence, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesday, Fianna Hills Country Club, Fort Smith
Poetry reading with Seattle poet Martha Silano, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Peterson Auditorium at the Shewmaker Center for Global Business Development, Northwest Arkansas Community College, Bentonville
Jazz Night, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Second Street, 101 N. Second St., Fort Smith
Art talk: Views on the Boldness of Prints, 1 p.m. Thursday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Children’s class: Plein Air Painting, 3:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville
Pajama party to benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Hyatt Place, 4610 W. Walnut St., Rogers
Musical performance by winners of the IBLA International Music Competition, 7 p.m. Thursday, First Presbyterian Church, 220 Arbor Drive, HarrisonBotanical Garden to host plant sale
The Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville will host its annual plant sale Friday and Saturday. A members-only sale is planned for 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, and the public sale will take place from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
Residents can pick from a variety of native plants, annuals, perennials, shrubs and garden art. Admission is free;
cash and check will be accepted, with credit cards taken at the Botanical Garden booth and the garden’s gift shop only.
Proceeds benefit programming at the garden.
More information is available by calling (479) 750-2620, ext. 22.
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American Idiot opens Friday at WAC
The Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville will host the Broadway musical American Idiot for four performances Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
The production, which features the music of Green Day, was nominated for the 2010 Tony Award for best musical and won the 2010 Grammy Award for best musical show album. The musical tells the story of three boyhood friends searching for meaning after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Show times are 8 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost $53-$79.
More information is available by calling (479) 443-5600 or online at waltonartscenter.org.
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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 9 on 04/23/2013