TODAY (8/15)
Preschool Story Time -- "Living Long Ago" with Sue Ann Pekel, 10:30 a.m., Museum of Native American History in Bentonville. Free. 273-2456.
Back-To-School Bash -- For grades K-5, 4 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Register at faylib.org.
Eureka Springs Bluegrass Festival -- With headliner Melvin Goins, 7 p.m., Eureka Springs City Auditorium. $20. theaud.org.
Northwest Arkansas Bluegrass Festival -- Today & Saturday, Beacon Park, 5 miles north of Harrison on U.S. 65. $10 tonight, $12 Saturday. 870-426-3477.
Skyspace Talk -- "Building the Skyspace" with Scott Eccleston, 8 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. crystalbridges.org.
SATURDAY (8/16)
Community Appreciation Day -- Starting with breakfast with the mayor at 9 a.m., followed by music at the farmers market, Centerton. Free. 795-2750, Ext. 23.
Secchi Day -- A science day with hands-on water science and ecology fun for all ages, as well as snacks, lunch and ice cream, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Prairie Creek Recreation Area on Beaver Lake. Free. bwdh2o.org.
Flower Garden & Nature Society -- Tour the grounds at Eco Modern Flats in Fayetteville, 10 a.m., meet at University of Arkansas Extension Office parking lot at 2536 N. McConnell Ave. Joyce at 466-7265.
Photo Identification Group -- Identifying people, places, and events in Northwest Arkansas photos taken over the last 40 years, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Shiloh Museum in Springdale. 750-8165.
Auditions -- For "The Witches," 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Trike Theatre in Bentonville. trikethreatre.org.
Family Saturday -- "Summer Artsy Craftsy," 10:30 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
Eureka Springs Bluegrass Festival -- Free music at Basin Spring Park, noon-5 p.m.
Art Talk -- "Florine Stettheimer, A Woman's Touch: The Mythmaker of Modern Art" with Susan Laxton, art historian, 1 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. crystalbridges.org.
Tornadoes -- With weatherman Dan Skoff, 2 p.m., Hobbs State Park near Rogers. Part of the Friends of Hobbs State Park Speaker Series. Free. 789-5000.
Children's Carnival -- Benefiting Riders United 4 Children, 2-6 p.m., 313 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $5 per child, $15 for a family. Email Sarah Varga at [email protected].
Book Signing -- With Susan Culp, actress, radio personality and author of "50 Frogs, 5 Babes and a Bulldog," 2-6 p.m., Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Fayetteville. Email [email protected].
Color My World -- Color famous masterpieces, 3 p.m., Bella Vista Public Library. For all ages. 855-1753.
Pub Crawl -- Benefiting Riders United 4 Children, 6 p.m.-2 a.m., 313 W. Dickson St. in Fayetteville. $20. Email Sarah Varga at [email protected].
Eureka Springs Bluegrass Festival -- With headliner Karl Shiflett and Big Country Show, 7 p.m., Eureka Springs City Auditorium. $20. theaud.org.
SUNDAY (8/17)
Miniature Buildings -- Crafted by Lois Haase, noon-4 p.m. Sunday and again Wednesday-Saturday through October, Bella Vista Historical Museum. Free. bellavistamuseum.org.
Sidewalk Sunday -- School of Rock, 2-5 p.m., Walmart Museum in Bentonville. 273-1329, Ext. 2.
MONDAY (8/18)
LifeWriters -- A group for people interested in writing the stories of their own lives or those of family and friends, 10 a.m., Shiloh Museum in Springdale. June Jefferson at 790-2588.
Figure Drawing -- 1-3 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $10 for nonmembers. Register at 657-2335.
Yoga @ FPL -- Every Monday at 5:30 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
TUESDAY (8/19)
Sensory Iconoclasts -- Food & art, 6:30 p.m., Arkansas-Missouri Railroad in Springdale. Presented by the Arts Center of the Ozarks. $30. 751-5441.
WEDNESDAY (8/20)
Brainteasers -- 3 p.m., Bella Vista Public Library. 855-1753.
Wednesday Over Water -- With Culinary Director Case Dighero, 6 p.m., Eleven at Crystal Bridges Museum. $30. Register at 657-2335.
Mystery Book Club -- Works of Dorothy Sayers and Tim Dorsey, 6 p.m., Bella Vista Public Library. 855-1753.
Architecture Speaker Series -- "The Museum as Home" with Ethel Goodstein-Murphree, professor in the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. $10 for nonmembers. Register at 657-2335.
THURSDAY (8/21)
Art Talk -- "Keith Haring: From Cartoons to Politics" with Senior Museum Educator Sara Segerlin, 1 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. crystalbridges.org.
Railway Society -- 7 p.m., Shiloh Museum in Springdale. 750-8165.
-- Becca Martin-Brown
NAN What's Up on 08/15/2014