TODAY ILLINOIS RIVER WATERSHED ARTIST SERIES EXHIBIT - Featuring works by oil painter John P.
Lasater IV, ends today at Windgate Visual Arts East Student Gallery at John Brown University in Siloam Springs. 220-8194.
AMERICAN LEGACY MOBILE TRUCK MUSEUM - Exhibition in honor of Black History Month, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Fort Smith Museum of History. Free. 783-7841.
SATURDAY SOAP MAKING DEMONSTRATION - By Jane Wheeler of Peighton’s Place Handmade Soap, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Museum Store at Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. crystalbridges.org.
COMPASSION FOR KIDS: ME FIRST - A conversation about compassion with Peggy Treiber and Jeremy Hess, with music, reading and art, 10:30 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library.
faylib.org.
BOOK BAKE - Bake a cake to reflect the theme of a favorite book, noon, Bella Vista Public Library.
Hosted by the Teen Advisory Board.
855-1753.
FUNKY TWEEN MADNESS - Celebrate Geek Day old-school style with board games, card games, and turning the tech off for an hour with Ms. Kathleen, 2 p.m., Rogers PublicLibrary. For ages 8-12. 621-1152, Ext.
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THE OSAGE - With Steve Dunlap, Northwest Region Education Coordinator for the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, 2 p.m., Hobbs State Park near Rogers. Part of the Friends of Hobbs Speaker Series. Free.
789-5000.
BIRD TALK - With Joan Reynolds of the Northwest Arkansas Audubon Society, 2 p.m., Bentonville Public Library. Families will learn how to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count, and children will make bird feeders to take home. Free.
271-6712.
BIRTHDAY PARTY - Celebrate the birthday of Gen. William O. Darby, founder of the Army Rangers, 2-4 p.m., Fort Smith Museum of History.
Free. 783-7841.
EAGLE WATCH TOUR - With the hope of seeing mature and immature eagles, migrating osprey, great blue heron, king fi sher, white-tailed deer or red-tailed hawk, 3 p.m., Rocky Branch Marina near Rogers.
Hosted by Hobbs State Park. $5-$10.
789-5000.
ARTIST’S RECEPTION - For Marlene Jeffus, a painter who works primarily in acrylics, 4-6 p.m., White Lotus, 4750 E. Mission Blvd. in Fayetteville. 582-4806.
MISS WESTERN ARKANSAS PAGEANT - 7 p.m., Van Buren Fine Arts Center. 471-4017.
CANCELED - Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra’s “Beethoven & Brahms,” 7:30 p.m., Arend Arts Center in Bentonville. 601-5645.
SUNDAY SACRED HARP SINGERS - 1:30 p.m., Shiloh Museum in Springdale.
750-8165.
CROCHET BASICS - For grades 1-5, 2 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library.
faylib.org.
EAGLE WATCH TOUR - With the hope of seeing mature and immature eagles, migrating osprey, great blue heron, king fi sher, white-tailed deer or red-tailed hawk, 3 p.m., Rocky Branch Marina near Rogers.
Hosted by Hobbs State Park. $5-$10.
789-5000.
MONDAY CREATE FOR COMMUNITY EVENT - Featuring a silent auction of Bentonville High School student artwork and student performances, 6-8 p.m., Arend Arts Center in Bentonville. Money raised will go to support the Benton County Children’s Shelter in Centerton. 254-5006.
“OF LOVE AND LONGING” - An art exhibition that exploits the facets of the heart, with work ranging from traditional paintings to manipulated photographs, hoodoo love conjures, video installations and interactive mappings, 7 p.m., Maxine’s Taproom in Fayetteville. Erika Wilhite at 405-535-6652.
FACULTY OBOE RECITAL - With Teresa Delaplain & Friends, 7:30 p.m., Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall, University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
Free. 575-4701.
WEDNESDAY READING ADVENTURES - With Scout, a mastiff who loves to be read to, 3:30-4 p.m., Rogers Public Library.
621-1152.
SCI-FI BOOK CLUB - “The Stainless Steel Rat” by Harry Harrison, 6 p.m., Bella Vista Public Library. 855-1753.
THURSDAY PRESCHOOL PLAYDATE - Monthly event for ages 2-5 with an adult featuring performances, art projects, story time and creative play based on themes from the museum’s collection, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. crystalbridges.org.
CHEF KATHY PRESENTS - “Good for You Grains,” 2 p.m., Bella Vista Public Library. 855-1753.
AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE - An information session with Brandie Cooper of Friendship Community Care, 6 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Register at faylib.org.
HERB SOCIETY - 7 p.m., Shiloh Museum in Springdale. Marci Vaughn at 770-6080.
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