TODAY

Garden Fest -- 9 a.m.-6 p.m. today & Saturday, Washington County Fairgrounds in Fayetteville. Free. 756-2979.

Story Time With Dwayne -- With the Library Dog and his owner, Ms. Faye, 9:30 a.m., Bella Vista Public Library. 855-1753.

Dress-Up Princess Story Time -- With Little Giggles, an organization based in Bentonville focusing on creative play for children, 10:30 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.

Photo Salon -- With featured photographer Timothy Hursley, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. $10. crystalbridges.org.

African Night -- With Afrique Aya dance company & Baba Kwasi of Ayubu Kamau Kings and Queens, dinner at 6 p.m., Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. $20. 274-1813.

"Sideways Stories From Wayside School" -- Where learning is magical, 7 p.m. today, 2 & 7 p.m. Saturday & 2 p.m. Sunday, Arts Live Theatre Second Stage, 818 N. Sang Ave. in Fayetteville. $6-$8. 521-4932.

"Farewell" Concert -- With Schola Cantorum as singers embark on a tour of Puerto Rico, 7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church in downtown Rogers. Free. Email Stephen E. Caldwell at [email protected].

SATURDAY

Organic Gardening for Beginners -- 10 a.m., Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville. $10-$15. 750-2620.

Meet the Artist -- With Susan Tinker, weaver, seamstress, quilter and painter, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum Store in Bentonville. Free. crystalbridges.org.

Tellers of Tales -- Storytelling group, 10:30 a.m., Shiloh Museum in Springdale. 750-8165.

Open House -- For students showing their work in "Celebrate Art!," 1-3 p.m., Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. 751-5441.

Color My World -- Coloring for grade-schoolers through adults, 3 p.m., Bella Vista Public Library. 855-1753.

J.R.'s Country Gospel Variety Show -- 7 p.m., King Opera House in Van Buren. $5. 474-2426.

"Farewell" Concert -- With Schola Cantorum as singers embark on a tour of Puerto Rico, 7:30 p.m., University Baptist Church in Fayetteville. There will also be a reunion of Schola Cantorum alumni. $15 includes dinner. Email Stephen E. Caldwell at [email protected].

SUNDAY

All You Need to Know Show -- "Hero," 7 p.m., Maxine's Taproom, 107 N. Block Ave. in Fayetteville. Presented by Artist's Laboratory Theatre. Free. 405-535-6652.

TUESDAY

Trees: Why They are Important -- With Gerald Klingaman, 10 a.m., Schmeiding Center in Springdale. Free. 750-2620.

LEGO Club -- For K-5th grades, 4 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.

"Renewing the World: New Research at the Spiro Ceremonial Center" -- With George Sabo III, director of the Arkansas Archeological Survey, 7 p.m., Reynolds Room of the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. Free. 788-7812.

Ozark Poetry Slam -- With T Love Smith and Elizag, 8 p.m., The Stolen Glass at 40 W. Center St. in Fayetteville. 417-818-8748.

WEDNESDAY

Sandwiched In -- With storyteller, writer and musician Marideth Sisco, host of "These Ozarks Hills" as well as the lead singer in Blackberry Winter Band, who will share her observations on life in the Ozarks, noon, Shiloh Museum in Springdale. Free. 750-8165.

Mystery Book Club -- The books of James Lee Burke and Mary Higgins Clark, 6 p.m., Bella Vista Public Library. 855-1753.

Vivaldi's Sounds of Spring -- With lectures and guest musicians, 7 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville. Tickets free at crystalbridges.org.

THURSDAY

Author Talk -- With Christopher Paul Curtis, author of "The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963" & "The Mighty Miss Malone," 1 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. 856-7123.

Texas Christian University Concert Band -- 7 p.m., Van Buren Fine Arts Center. Free. 471-4017.

-- Becca Martin-Brown

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