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QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Even though I certainly want free enterprise

in the private sector to work and I am very interested in towing companies making a profit,

sometimes it has just got a little out of hand.” State Rep. Jonathan Barnett, R-Siloam Springs, chairman of the House Committee on Public Transportation, on sometimes excessive towing and storage fees charged in the state Article, 1BToday’s happenings

66th Original Ozark Folk Festival, noon, Basin Spring Park, Eureka Springs

Homeschool Friday Fun, 2 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville

Live video broadcast: Making Change with Art featuring Creative Time, 3-7:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville

Voices from Eureka’s Silent City, 5:30-8:30 p.m., Eureka Springs City Cemetery

Murder and Mayhem Trolley Tour, 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., Fort Smith Museum of History

Living Forest, 6-9 p.m. Oct. 25-26 and 1-4 p.m. Oct. 27, Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area, near Rogers

Zombie Battleground, a fundraiser for Shop with a Cop, 6-11 p.m., 7249 W.

Sunset Ave., Springdale

Sacred Harp Singing School, 6:30-8:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church, Springdale

Eureka Springs School of the Arts 11th annual Mad Hatter’s Ball, 6:30-11 p.m., Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs

Nightmares Haunted House presents Paint Ball Zombie Shoot, 7-11 p.m., 13080 U.S. 71 North, Bentonville

No Sex Please,We’re British, 7:30 p.m., Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale

Concert: Mnozil Brass, 8 p.m., Walton Arts Center, FayettevilleLooking ahead

American Cancer Society’s Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, 8 a.m.

Saturday, Northwest Arkansas Mall, Fayetteville

Washington County fall cleanup, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Waste Management EcoVista Landfill, 11979 Arbor Acres Road, Tontitown; Boston Mountain Solid Waste District, 11398 Bond Road, Prairie Grove

MudFest, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Ward Nail Park, Lowell

ArkanSalsa Fest, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday, downtown Springdale

Trees Make a Difference Day, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Illinois River Watershed Sanctuary, Cave Springs

Sacred Harp Singers Old-Fashioned Singing Convention, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.

Saturday, First United Methodist Church, Springdale

Paper and Pills shredding and medication disposal event, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, World Gym, Fayetteville

Golftoberfest 2013, a fundraiser for the Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Northwest Arkansas, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Gator Golf, Fayetteville

Bacon Bowl, a fundraiser for Youth Bridge, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Northwest Arkansas Mall, Fayetteville

Drop-in studio:Accordion books, noon-3 p.m. Saturday, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville

Zombie Tag fundraiser for the Fayetteville Animal Shelter and Maverick’s Place, 1 p.m. Saturday, Lake Fayetteville

66th Original Ozark Folk Festival parade, 2 p.m. Saturday, downtown Eureka Springs

Bethany Henry:The Five Civilized Tribes in the Civil War, 2 p.m. Saturday, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale

Academy Kidz presents Disney’s Aladdin KIDS, 2 p.m. Saturday, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith at Second Street

Trike Theatre presents Peter Pan, 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville

10th annual Haunted Union, 6-10 p.m. Saturday, Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith

66th Original Ozark Folk Festival presents WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour, 7 p.m. Saturday, Eureka Springs City Auditorium

Historic Ghost Walks, 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, Rogers Historical Museum

18th annual Howl-O-Ween Spooktacular, 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, near Eureka Springs

Haunted Battlefield Tour, 7-10:45 p.m. Saturday, Prairie Grove Battlefi eld State Park

Moonlight Masquerade, a Junior League of Northwest Arkansas fundraiser, 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Mermaid’s Restaurant, Fayetteville

The Fort Smith Symphony presents Canadian Blast! An Evening with the Canadian Brass, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Arkansas Best Corp. Performing Arts Center, Fort Smith Convention CenterVisit us on the Web For weather updates and additional Northwest Arkansas news, visit www.nwaonline.com.

Northwest Arkansas, Pages 9 on 10/25/2013

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