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“That’s like Arkansas recruiting the best college football players from Texas, training them on our offense and sending them back to Texas to compete against us.” U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin, R-Ark., commenting on laws that force foreign-born students to leave after graduating from U.S. universities Article, 1BToday’s happenings

Bikes, Blues and BBQ 2013, all day, Baum Stadium, Dickson Street and Washington County Fairgrounds, Fayetteville

The Way of Color Sunrise Experience, 6:30 a.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville

Literacy Alive! 5K Fun Run and Family Walk, 7 a.m., University of Arkansas at Fort Smith bell tower

Walk to End Alzheimer’s, 7 a.m., Arvest Ballpark, Springdale

Cane Hill Harvest Festival, 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Cane Hill College

Hog Country Breakfast beneÿting LifeSource International, 7:30 a.m., Life-Source, 602 S. School Ave., Fayetteville

A D.A.S.H. to Remember 5K run/walk, 8 a.m., Ryan Mondy Memorial Tee Ball Field, Pea Ridge

Migration watch, 9-11 a.m., Mount Magazine State Park, near Paris

20th annual Northeast Benton County Fire-EMS Turkey Shoot and Rib Cook-Off, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., NEBCO Fire Station #1 and Community Center, U.S.

62 and South Wimpy Jones Road, Garÿ eld

Genealogy software workshop, 10 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library

Photo identiÿcation group, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale

Folk Art Family Day, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Rogers Historical Museum

Tellers of Tales, 10:30 a.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Springdale

College Day, 3-6 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville

Art Talk: Looking Closely at Dennis Miller Bunker’s Anne Page, 3:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville

Save the Community: One Patient at a Time, 6 p.m., Cypress Barn, 20690 Bruce Rutherford Road, Siloam Springs

Light Night Party: Celebrate the Equinox, 7-10:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville

The Wizard of Oz, 8 p.m., Rogers Little Theater

Star gazing, 8-11 p.m., Lake Fort Smith State Park, MountainburgLooking ahead

Food Allergy Research and Education Walk, 1 p.m. Sunday, Village on the Creeks, RogersHome and garden

Central Ozarks Farmers and Artisans Market, 6 a.m.-noon today and Tuesday, Harrison square

Fort Smith Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon today, Garrison Avenue and Second Street

Bentonville Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. today, downtown square

Rogers Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. today and Wednesday, Frisco Park

Springdale Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. today, Tuesday and Thursday, Jones Center for Families Memorial Walk

Van Buren Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-1 p.m. today and Wednesday, 15th and Main streets

Fayetteville Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-2 p.m. today and 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Fayetteville square; 7 a.m.-noon today and 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Botanical Garden of the Ozarks

Northwest Arkansas Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. today, Sunday and Wednesday, Mae Farms, 4782 N. College Ave., Fayetteville

Siloam Springs Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. today and Tuesday, City Park

Eureka Springs Farmers Market, 7 a.m.-noon Tuesday and Thursday, Pine Mountain Village

Newton County Farmers Market, 4-6 p.m. Friday, Jasper squareDesign theorist to speak at UA on Monday

Internationally recognized design theorist Robert Somol will offer the lecture “No Need for Architecture” at 5:30 p.m. Monday in Ken and Linda Shollmier Hall at Vol Walker Hall on the University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville.

Somol was appointed director of the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2007. He now serves as interim dean of the College of Architecture and the Arts at the university.

The lecture is part of this year’s Fay Jones School of Architecture lecture series and is the Mort Karp Memorial Lecture. Admission is free, but space is limited.

More information is available at architecture.uark.edu or by calling (479) 575-4704.

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Northwest Arkansas, Pages 11 on 09/21/2013

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