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TODAY (8/8)

Bargains Galore on 64 -- Yard sales from Fort Smith to Beebe, today & Saturday. 888-568-3552.

Gravette Days -- All day today & Saturday, Kindley Park in Gravette. Free. gravettearkansas.com.

Friday Morning Movie -- "The LEGO Movie," 10 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. faylib.org.

Jazz at Noon -- In memory of Alvin "Mokki" Matlock's birthday, Fort Smith Museum of History. Free. 783-7841.

Tontitown Grape Festival -- Arts & crafts, 3-10 p.m.; spaghetti dinners, 4:30-8:30 p.m.; Ashlyn Metheny, 7 p.m.; Shotgun Billy's, 10 p.m., Tontitown. tontitowngrapefestival.com.

Opening Reception -- For "Van Buren on Camera," 5-7 p.m., Center for Art and Education in Van Buren. 474-7767.

Family Workshop -- "Letter Art," 6:30-8 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. $20 per family. Register at 657-2335 or crystalbridges.org.

"Just a High School Play" -- 7 p.m. today & Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Arts Live Theatre in Fayetteville. $6-$8. 521-4932.

"Oliver!" -- 7 p.m. today & Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Lyric Theater in Harrison. $12-$18. 870-391-3504 or ozarkartscouncil.org.

"9 to 5: The Musical" -- 7:30 p.m. today & Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Fort Smith Little Theatre. $15. Final weekend. 783-2966.

"Xanadu" -- Greek muses come to earth in 1980 and on roller skates, 8 p.m. today & Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Rogers Little Theater. $10-$48. Final weekend. 631-8988.

SATURDAY (8/9)

Ice Cream Festival -- With Yarnell's Ice Cream, 7 a.m.-1 p.m., downtown Bentonville square.

Garage & Bake Sale -- 7 a.m.-4 p.m., St George Old Roman Catholic Church, 1698 W. Centerton Blvd., Centerton. 795-0005.

Tontitown Grape Festival -- Run for the Grapes, 7 a.m.; arts & crafts, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.; spaghetti dinners, 4:30-8:30 p.m.; Kyla Horton, 6 p.m.; Take Cover, 7 p.m.; T. Graham Brown, 9 p.m., Tontitown. tontitowngrapefestival.com.

Discover the Grounds -- Rocks with University of Arkansas professor emeritus of geosciences Van Brahana, 9 a.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free with registration at crystalbridges.org.

Yoga & Art -- With Yoga Story's Cindee Joslin, 10 a.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $5. Register at 657-2335.

Family Saturday -- With Jules Taylor & Shaky Bugs, 10:30 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. faylib.org.

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

Mother Nature Reads -- "Our Streams & River Life," 10:30 a.m., Hobbs State Park near Rogers. Free. 789-5000.

Parent Up -- A fun-filled family resource festival, noon-2 p.m., Prairie Grove High School. For families in Lincoln, Prairie Grove & Farmington, presented by the Washington County Altrusa International Club. Free. Email [email protected].

Northwest Arkansas Angels Pageant -- For anyone with special needs, 1 p.m., First Assembly of God in Bentonville. 870-703-4928.

Artist's Reception -- For fabric doll maker Sandy Wythawai Starbird, 1-4 p.m. & 6-9 p.m., Eureka Thyme, 19 Spring St. in Eureka Springs. 363-9600 or eurekathyme.com.

"Hog Wild: Our Area's Love Affair With the Pig" -- Exhibit featuring items ranging from farm tools and sausage-making gadgets to folk art and Razorback memorabilia, ends today at Rogers Historical Museum. Free. 621-1154.

Artists' Reception -- For winners of the Artists of Northwest Arkansas' 10-state exhibition, 6-8 p.m., Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. Exhibit open through Aug. 29. 871-5441 or artistsnwarkansas.org.

Potlikker Film Fest -- With music by Foley's Van, food from Matt Bell, Travis McConnell, Bill Lyle & Matthew McClure, beverages by local brewer Andy Coates, of Ozark Beer Company & Mountain Valley Spring Water, 6-9 p.m., The Hive at 21c Hotel in Bentonville. $75. Email [email protected].

Sippin' on 6th Street -- "Judge Clayton's Southern Soiree," 7-10 p.m., Clayton House museum in Fort Smith. $50. Reservations at 783-3000.

SUNDAY (8/10)

Walker Landing Arts -- Live music and hands-on art-making outdoors, 1-3 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free; no registration required. crystalbridges.org.

Sacred Harp Singers -- 1:30 p.m., Shiloh Museum in Springdale. 750-8165.

Local Author Talk -- With C.S. Hart, author of the Piper Chronicles, 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.

Sidewalk Sunday -- En Garde!, 2-5 p.m., Walmart Museum in Bentonville. 273-1329, Ext. 2.

MONDAY (8/11)

Babies, Bubbles and Books -- For ages up to 30 months, 10:30 a.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.

Young at Art -- For ages 5-12, 6:30 p.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.

Auditions -- For "Splendor in the Grass," 7 p.m., Fort Smith Little Theater. 783-2966.

TUESDAY (8/12)

Tuesday 'Til 8 -- Evening hours at the Rogers Historical Museum. Free. 621-1154.

Concert in the Garden -- With Got It Covered, 7 p.m., Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville. Free. 750-2620.

Auditions -- For "Splendor in the Grass," 7 p.m., Fort Smith Little Theater. 783-2966.

WEDNESDAY (8/13)

Sci-Fi Book Club -- "The Ocean at the End of the Lane" by Neil Gaiman, 6 p.m., Bella Vista Public Library. 855-1753.

Boundless Book Club -- "Levels of Life" by Julian Barnes, 6:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free with registration at crystalbridges.org.

THURSDAY (8/14)

Toddler Story Time -- For ages 2-3, 9:30 a.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.

Babies, Bubbles and Books -- For ages up to 30 months, 10:30 a.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.

Preschool Story Time -- For ages 3-5, 10:30 a.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.

Family Story Time -- For all ages, 6:30 p.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.

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

-- Becca Martin-Brown

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