Friday, June 13, 2014
TODAY (6/13)
"Just Like Us" by Karen Zacarias -- Based on Helen Thorpe's bestseller, this new play follows four Latina girls whose immigration status begins to erode their opportunities and their friendships, Arkansas New Play Festival, 6 p.m., Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. Festival pass $35. 443-5600.
Photo Salon -- "Fashion Shoot" featuring Victor Chalfant, 6:30-8 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. $10. 657-2335.
"Leading Ladies" -- A farce by Ken Ludwig, 7:30 p.m. today & Saturday, Fort Smith Little Theatre. $10. 783-2966.
"Disfarmer" by Werner Trieschmann -- An eccentric 1940s-era Arkansas photographer charged a quarter per picture -- and decades later caused a minor speculative mania when New York gallery owners descended on Heber Springs, Arkansas New Play Festival, 8 p.m., Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. Festival pass $35. 443-5600.
"Wait Until Dark" -- A blind girl wins out over attackers, 8 p.m. today & Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Rogers Little Theater. $17-$48. 631-8988.
"Out of Sight" -- A collection of short dance films from the Oklahoma Dance Film Festival, 8:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free. 657-2335.
SATURDAY (6/14)
Discover the Grounds -- "The Butterfly Whisperer" with Lori Spencer, 9-10:30 a.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Free with online registration at crystalbridges.org.
Writers' Workshop -- With Velda Brotherton, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Ozark Folkways near Winslow. $25. 634-3791.
NWA Dog Walk -- A benefit for the Bella Vista Animal Shelter, Rogers Animal Services, Humane Society of Rogers, Centerton Animal Shelter and Lone Pine Animal Shelter, 10 a.m., Bentonville Bark Park. 366-7114 or nwadogwalk.org.
Pride Parade -- 10 a.m., starting at Club Push at Church & Meadow streets in Fayetteville. nwapride.org.
Book Signing -- With Lori Spencer, author of "Arkansas Butterflies and Moths," 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum Store in Bentonville. crystalbridges.org.
Books and Brunch -- With Marilyn Collins and James Hales, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Victoria's Cafe in Rogers. Email [email protected].
Snorkeling With Rebekah -- 1-3 p.m., Hobbs State Park near Rogers. $6. Reservations at 789-5000.
"What God Hath Wrought" by John Walch -- Customer service superagent Meg Chambers can handle any request. But when a mysterious Morse code message comes in from 1857, she may finally have met her match, Arkansas New Play Festival, 4 p.m., Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. Festival pass $35. 443-5600.
Gospel Troops of Belleville -- 6 p.m., King Opera House in Van Buren. $10-$12. 629-4975 or 783-0606.
"B Side: Myself" -- A full staging of a new work by Jamey McGaugh, Arkansas New Play Festival, 8 p.m., Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. $10-$18. 443-5600.
SUNDAY (6/15)
"B Side: Myself" -- A full staging of a new work by Jamey McGaugh, Arkansas New Play Festival, 2 p.m., Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. $10-$18. 443-5600.
Friends of Hobbs State Park Speaker Series -- "Dragonflies" with Robert Thomas, 2 p.m., Hobbs State Park near Rogers. Free. 789-5000.
Afternoon Tea -- "Vice and Virtue: Two Prosecutors' Thoughts" with Daniel Shue, 2 p.m., Clayton House in Fort Smith. Reservations at 783-3000.
Belle Grove Historic District Walking Tour -- 2:30 p.m., Clayton House in Fort Smith. Cost is $5 for the guided tour. A special booklet that pictures each historic home and shares the architectural details is available for a $15 donation. 783-3000.
24-Hour Play Off -- Arkansas New Play Festival, 6 p.m., Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. Festival pass $35. 443-5600.
MONDAY (6/16)
Arkansas Champion Trees: An Artist's Journey Exhibition -- With works by Linda Williams Palmer, through July 31, Compton Gardens and Conference Center in Bentonville. Call for hours. 254-3870.
Solving An 80 Year Old Mystery -- "The Case of the Ghost of the Ozarks" with Brooks Blevins, 6:30 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
WEDNESDAY (6/18)
A Real Satisfaction: The Life of Ozark Folk Artist Essie Ward -- With Susan Young, noon, Shiloh Museum in Springdale. Free. 750-8165.
Brain Teasers -- 3 p.m., Bella Vista Public Library. 855-1753.
Mystery Book Club -- The works of J.M. Gregson and Laura Lippman, 6 p.m., Bella Vista Public Library. 855-1753.
Memory & Scrapbook Quilts -- With Paula Mariedaughter of Lonesome Pine Quilts, 6-7:30 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
THURSDAY (6/19)
Adult Story Hour -- With Ginger Hamilton, 3 p.m., Bella Vista Public Library. 855-1753.
National Railway Historical Society -- 7 p.m., Shiloh Museum in Springdale. 750-8165.
-- Becca Martin-Brown
NAN What's Up on 06/13/2014