TODAY (8/22)
Crystal Bridges Short Film Festival -- "Uniting the Power of Art and Nature," 8:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free with online registration. crystalbridges.org.
End of Summer Daze -- A Fayettechill lifestyle festival, through Sunday, Hazel Valley Ranch. $65. 918-857-0632 for info.
SATURDAY (8/23)
Plot Workshop -- With Gary Guinn, 9 a.m.-noon, Village Writing School in Eureka Springs. $25. 292-3665.
Emergency Preparedness Fair -- Hosted by the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., 1101 McCollum Drive in Bentonville. nwapreparednessfair.com.
Ozark Wireless Society -- 10 a.m., Shiloh Museum in Springdale. Free. 750-8165.
Fall Back to Girl Scouting -- 10 a.m.-noon, Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville. Free. 800-632-6894.
Auditions -- For "The Witches," 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Trike Theatre in Bentonville. trikethreatre.org.
Block Party -- LEGO fun for ages up to 12, 10-11:30 a.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.
Saturday Surprise -- Crafts for ages 5-12, 2 p.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.
Reading Is Royal Story Time -- With Autumn Mitchell, 2 p.m., Bentonville Public Library. For elementary students. 271-6816.
Magical Realism & the Literary Fantastic -- With Kevin Brockmeier, 2-5 p.m., Village Writing School in Eureka Springs. $25. 292-3665.
Bats & Bluegrass -- 5-9 p.m., Illinois River Watershed Sanctuary in Cave Springs. Free. 220-8194.
Lost in the '50s -- Featuring Jennifer Ford, Nashville's top Patsy Cline tribute artist, 6 p.m., King Opera House in Van Buren. A fundraiser for the Wounded Warriors. $10. 649-8803.
SUNDAY (8/24)
Kayak Workshop -- 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Hobbs State Park near Rogers. $50. Register at 789-5000.
Sidewalk Sunday -- Trike Theatre, 2-5 p.m., Walmart Museum in Bentonville. 273-1329, Ext. 2.
MONDAY (8/25)
Babies, Bubbles & Books -- For babies to 24 months, 10:30 a.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.
Yoga @ FPL -- Every Monday at 5:30 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
Krafty Kids -- For ages 5-12, 6:30 p.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.
Crafty Teen Crew -- For ages 13-18, 6:30 p.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.
TUESDAY (8/26)
Toddler Story Time -- 9:30 a.m., Bentonville Public Library. 271-6816.
Preschool Story Time -- 10:30 a.m., Bentonville Public Library. 271-6816.
Knitting Club -- For knitters and those who want to learn, 1-3 p.m. every Tuesday, Bella Vista Public Library. 855-1753.
Colorin, Colorado -- Spanish story time for families, 6:30 p.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.
Family Story Time -- 6:30 p.m., Bentonville Public Library. 271-6816.
Tuesday 'Til 8 -- Evening hours at the Rogers Historical Museum. Free. 621-1154.
WEDNESDAY (8/27)
FOL Book Club -- "The Last Runaway" by Tracy Chevalier, 9:30 a.m., Bella Vista Public Library. 855-1753.
Little Sprouts -- Story time for preschoolers, 9:30 a.m. & 10:15 a.m., Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville. 750-2620.
Little Gym Story Time -- 9:30 a.m., Bentonville Public Library. For toddlers. 271-6816.
Preschool Story Time -- For ages 3-5, 10:30 a.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.
Little Gym Story Time -- 9:30 a.m., Bentonville Public Library. For preschoolers. 271-6816.
Adult Creativity Class -- Create a cotton handmade journal by learning all steps of the papermaking process, 10:30 a.m.-noon Wednesdays for six weeks, Art Experience in Fayetteville. $150. 442-0557.
Campus Block Party -- 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Campus Green, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. 788-7000.
Artinfusion -- 5-7 p.m., Eleven at Crystal Bridges Museum. crystalbridges.org.
Skyspace Discussion -- Sunset, Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. crystalbridges.org.
THURSDAY (8/28)
Toddler Story Time -- For ages 2-3, 9:30 a.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.
Little Gym Story Time -- 9:30 a.m., Bentonville Public Library. For infants. 271-6816.
Preschool Story Time -- For ages 3-5, 10:30 a.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.
Preschool Story Time -- 10:30 a.m., Bentonville Public Library. 271-6816.
Babies, Bubbles & Books -- For babies to 24 months, 10:30 a.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.
Razorbash -- More than 200 booths will feature local businesses, community groups, campus departments and registered student organizations will provide free food, giveaways and information, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Union Mall and Arkansas Union Connections Lounge, University of Arkansas campus in Fayetteville. Free. 575-5255.
Kibbles & Books -- Read aloud to a therapy dog, 5:30-7 p.m., Springdale Public Library. 750-8180.
Teen Improv Night -- For ages 13-18, 6 p.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.
Family Story Time -- 6:30 p.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.
Civil War Roundtable -- 7 p.m., Shiloh Museum in Springdale. Free. 750-8165.
-- Becca Martin-Brown
NAN What's Up on 08/22/2014