FYI: Highlights

Friday, February 8, 2013

TODAY

Birthday Celebration — In honor of World War II Gen. William O. Darby, noon-2 p.m., Fort Smith Museum of History. 783-7841.

Galileoscope Workshop — And night viewing, 6:30 p.m., Hobbs State Park near Rogers. Ages 10 & older. $35 for workshop. Register at 789-5000.

4 Pianos & Some Kids — A concert featuring Rosilee Walker Russell, Scott Carrell, Jonathan Story & Gini Law, 7:30 p.m., Breedlove Auditorium at the University of Arkansas in Fort Smith. $12. 788-7300.

UARK Bowl Comedy Club —

With David Nickerson, 8 & 10:30 p.m., UARK Bowl in Fayetteville. $7. uarkbowl.com.

SATURDAY

Building Birdhouses — 9:30 a.m., Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville. $15-$20. 750-2620.

Mother Nature Reads — “Sleepy, Winter, Wildlife Hibernation,” 10:30 a.m., Hobbs State Park near Rogers. Free. 789-5000.

Teen Writing Club — With author Debbie DeShields, 10:30 a.m., Bella Vista Library. 855-1753.

Truffles Not to Be Trifled With — For teens, 11 a.m., Springdale Public Library. 750-8180.

Love and Chocolate — A Keller’s Candies trunk show, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum Store. crystalbridges. org.

Young Adult Book Club — “Lily’s Crossing” by Patricia Reilly Giff, 11:30 a.m., Bella Vista Library. 855-1753.

Cooking With Chef Kathy — Fondue, 1 p.m., Bella Vista Library. 855-1753.

Artists’ Reception — For exhibitors in the 30th annual ACO Senior High Art Competition, 1-3 p.m., Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. 751-5441.

Valentine Tea — With the theme “Social Etiquette for Victorian Valentines,” 2 p.m., Clayton House in Fort Smith. $12. Reservations at 783-3000.

Tween Program — Chocolate party, 2 p.m., Rogers Public Library. For ages 10-12. 621-1152.

Chinese New Year — Celebrating the Year of the Snake, 2-4 p.m., Bentonville Public Library. 271-6816.

Harry Potter & the Half-Night Lock-In — For ages 12-17, 6 p.m.-midnight, Fayetteville Public Library. Register at Children’s Desk. 856-7123.

Little O’ Oprey — With gospel, bluegrass and 1950s-style rock ’n’ roll, 7 p.m. Saturday in West Fork. $7-$9. 839-2992.

SUNDAY

Love and Chocolate — A Keller’s Candies trunk show, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum Store. crystalbridges. org.

Sacred Harp Singers — 1:30 p.m., General Store at the Shiloh Museum in Springdale. 750-8165.

Family Sunday — Featuring two performances and a workshop by Jeff Porter and the Claptet, Valentine-making in the art studios, family gallery tours about stories of love and friendship and face painting, noon-5 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. crystalbridges.org.

Author Talk — With Nancy S. Kay, author of “Finding Me Again: a Journey to an Authentic Life,” 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. 856-7210.

MONDAY

Jazz Noon Show — Featuring the UAFS Jazz Band & Jazz Catz, noon, Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center at the University of Arkansas in Fort Smith. Free. 788-7554.

Architect Talk — With Dan Wheeler on “Evolutions and Assemblies in Life, Practice,” 5:30 p.m., Hembree Auditorium (Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences Building, Room 107E) on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. Free. 575-4704.

Auditions — For “Goodbye Charlie,” with director Charles Riedmueller, 7 p.m., Rogers Little Theater. 631-8988.

TUESDAY

Songwriting Workshop — With J Wagner, 5:30 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. 856-7210.

New Studio Open House — Photo Society of Northwest Arkansas opening a new studio at 6 p.m. at 126 W. Emma Ave. in Springdale. Facility has a gallery, classroom and two photo studios. 417-827-5031 or psnwa.org.

Fellini in February — A series of feature films written and directed by Federico Fellini, 6 p.m. every Tuesday through Feb. 26, Mullins Library at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. Tonight: “Amarcord.” Free. 575-5514.

Auditions — For “Goodbye Charlie,” with director Charles Riedmueller, 7 p.m., Rogers Little Theater. 631-8988.

Archeological Society — Kokoci Chapter with Stephanie Sullivan on “The Collins Site: Revealing Architectural Variation at a Multi-Mound Site in Northwest Arkansas,” 7 p.m., Arkansas Archeological Survey Office at 2475 N. Hatch Ave., Fayetteville. 575-3556.

Faculty Recital — With world premieres of works by Chuck Booker & Thomas Zugger, 7:30 p.m., UAFS at Second Street in Fort Smith. Free. 788-7540.

“In the Mood” — A retro 1940s musical revue featuring singers and dancers with the String of Pearls Big Band Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Alma Performing Arts Center. $20-$30. 632-2129 or almapac.org.

WEDNESDAY

Art Book Club — “The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris” by David McCullough, with Catherine Petersen & Willow Fitzgibbon, 1 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Register at crystalbridges.org.

In Defense of the Dark Art, A Didactic Experience — Photography by Neal Holland and Kyle Agee ends today, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., at the art gallery at John Brown University in Siloam Springs. 238-8561 or jbu.edu/art.

Mother Nature Reads — “Sleepy, Winter, Wildlife Hibernation,” 10:30 a.m., Hobbs State Park near Rogers. Free. 789-5000.

Stories With Heart — With Ms. Joni, 4 p.m., Bella Vista Library. 855-1753.

Cupid’s Corner — A membersonly holiday art event, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. crystalbridges.org.

Sci-Fi Book Club — Short stories by H.P. Lovecraft, 6 p.m., Bella Vista Library. 855-1753.

Poet Lauren Zuniga — 7 p.m., Au Bon Pain in the University of Arkansas Union, Fayetteville. Free. 575-5255.

THURSDAY

Heart to Heart — Youngsters are invited to create Valentines for special people, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Bella Vista Library. 855-1753.

Preschool Playdate — Including a performance by Tommy Terrific, art, games & storytelling, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. For ages 2-5. crystalbridges.org.

Herb Society — 7 p.m., Shiloh Museum in Springdale. Marci Vaughn at 770-6080.