FYI

“ONCE” — The tale of an Irish street musician and a woman who crosses his path, 8 p.m. today; 2 & 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 & 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $36-$78. 443-5600.
“ONCE” — The tale of an Irish street musician and a woman who crosses his path, 8 p.m. today; 2 & 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 & 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $36-$78. 443-5600.

TODAY (5/1)

Women of Substance: A One-Woman Show -- With sculpture by Lorna Trigg, 4-9 p.m. May 1 & noon-9 p.m. May 2, Caribe Restaurant & Cantina in Eureka Springs. Free. fireomearth.com

Book Signing -- With Ross Sanchez, author of "In Search of California," 5-7 p.m., Barnes & Noble Booksellersin Rogers. Email [email protected].

Old Time Gospel Hour -- Hosted by the Academy of the Arts, 7:30 p.m. today & Saturday, Breedlove Auditorium at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. $15. 788-7300.

Birder Weekend -- With bird enthusiast Karen Garrett & raptor rehabilitator Lynn Sciumbato, today-Sunday, Devil's Den State Park near West Fork. 761-3325.

SATURDAY (5/2)

Youth Lit Fest -- With regional authors, workshops, Free Comic Book Day, Summer Reading Club Kick-Off and a special presentation by Storybook Strings, Bentonville Community Center & Bentonville Public Library. Register at bentonvillelibrary.org.

Dogwood Walk -- 9 a.m., Gulley Park in Fayetteville. Benefiting the Humane Society of the Ozarks. $20-$25. 444-PETS.

Free Comic Book Day -- 10:30 a.m.-noon, Fayetteville Public Library. faylib.org.

Tellers of Tales -- For storytellers and listeners, 10:30 a.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. Free. 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org.

Outdoor Concert -- With Working Class Grass, 1 p.m., Shiloh Museum in Springdale. Free. 750-8165.

Dead and Buried in Arkansas -- With author and historian Abby Burnett, 2 p.m., Springdale Public Library. 750-8180.

History Walk -- With Fayetteville historian Charlie Alison, 2 p.m. on the Razorback Regional Greenway at Lafayette Street Bridge just north of Arsaga's Depot. Sponsored by Washington County Historical Society. Email [email protected].

Artist's Reception -- For Sharon Killian, 4:30-7 p.m., Majestic Republic Gallery in Bentonville. Email [email protected].

SUNDAY (5/3)

Birds and Breakfast -- With Wild Birds Unlimited, 9-10:30 a.m., Hobbs State Park near Rogers. Free. 789-5000.

Artists' Reception -- For Dave Butler, Nadine Rippelmeyer, Cherry Keaton and Eloa Jane, 1-4 p.m., Center for Art & Education in Van Buren. 474-7767.

Crawford County Chronicles -- With Tom Wing on "The Flood of 1943," 1:30 & 3 p.m., Drennen-Scott Historic Site in Fort Smith. Free. Reservations at 262-2750.

Live on Stage -- With steel drum and marimba soloist Paul McDermand, 2 p.m., Arend Arts Center in Bentonville. $5-$25. 855-9997.

Lecture Series -- On the Civilian Conservation Corps, 2 p.m., Devil's Den State Park near West Fork. Hosted by the Washington County Historical Society. Email [email protected].

"Sleeping Beauty" -- A condensed version by Northwest Arkansas Ballet, 3 p.m. at Grace Point Church in Bentonville. $15 in advance; $20 at the door. 553-7400.

Spring Concert -- With the Academy Youth Symphony Orchestra, 3 p.m., Breedlove Auditorium at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. $5-$6. 788-7300.

Singled Out -- With the Crescent City Combo, 7 p.m., Maxine's Taproom in Fayetteville. Email [email protected].

MONDAY (5/4)

TUESDAY (5/5)

WEDNESDAY (5/6)

Reading Adventures with Scout -- 3:30-4 p.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.

THURSDAY (5/7)

Bob Dylan and the Shapeshifter -- A songwriting workshop with J Wagner, 6 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. faylib.org.

Artists' Reception -- For master's students at the University of Arkansas, 6-8 p.m., SUgAR Student Gallery, 1 E. Center St. in Fayetteville. Email [email protected].

Gala of the Royal Horses -- Featuring the Andalusian, Friesian, Lipizzaner and Arabian breeds of "royal" horses, 7 p.m., Fort Smith Convention Center. $25 & up. 800-965-9324.

-- Becca Martin-Brown

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