TODAY (5/8)
Artist's Reception -- For Timothy Tyler, 5-7 p.m., with music by Jay Yates, 6-9 p.m., Two25 Gallery & Wine Bar, 225 S. Main St. in Bentonville. two25gallery.com.
Community Shrimp Boil -- A fundraiser for Main Street Rogers, 5-8 p.m., The Grand at 117, 117 W. Walnut St., Rogers. $15. 936-5487.
"The Other Place" -- The story of a 52-year-old scientist whose research makes an exciting breakthrough just as her personal life is crumbling, 8 p.m. today & Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Rogers Little Theater. Final weekend. $17-$48. 631-8988.
SATURDAY (5/9)
National Public Gardens Day -- With Lori Spencer, Mount Magazine naturalist, at 10 a.m.; authors Dawn Denton, Joyce Mendenhall and Gail Pianalto at 1 p.m.; admission free 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Botanical Garden of the Ozarks in Fayetteville. 750-2620.
Fair on the Square -- With crafts booths, music, a cross cutting contest, a skillet throwing contest & a parade at noon, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Kingston. Admission is free. 665-2929.
Color Me Fun Run -- A noncompetitive "paint race" to benefit the Paws and Claws Pet Shelter, 11 a.m., Mitchusson City Park in Huntsville. $15-$25. 738-1505.
High Noon Matinee -- Old West re-enactment by the Lawbreakers and Peacemakers, noon, Fourth Street parking lot across from Crawford County Courthouse in Van Buren. Free. Email [email protected].
Second Saturday Gallery Stroll -- Featuring work by pastel artist Cynthia Kresse, 6-9 p.m. at Norberta Philbrook Gallery in Eureka Springs. 363-6703.
Cruise Night on Main Street -- 6-10 p.m. every Saturday, Van Buren. Email [email protected].
SUNDAY (5/10)
Mother's Day Cruise -- 2-3:30 p.m., Rocky Branch Marina on Beaver Lake. Hosted by Hobbs State Park. $5-$10. Reservations at 789-5000.
MONDAY (5/11)
TUESDAY (5/12)
TRY FPL Series -- Gardening with Japanese garden artist David Slawson, 6 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
WEDNESDAY (5/13)
TRY FPL Series -- Alternative gardening for mini-yards and apartment dwellers with Washington County Extension agent Berni Kurz, 6 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.
Author Visit -- With Rivera Sun, author of "The Dandelion Insurrection," a novel about nonviolent change, Wednesday through May 17. Events begin with a reading & book signing at 7:15 p.m. Wednesday at Nightbird Books in Fayetteville. Hosted by the Fayetteville Free Zone, KPSQ & the Omni Center. 935-4415.
THURSDAY (5/14)
Special Preschool Story Time -- With Trike Theatre, 10:30 a.m., Rogers Public Library. 621-1152.
-- Becca Martin-Brown
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