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“GRANNY’S NEW BEAU” — An original script by Michael Mondl presented by Tableside Theater with dinner of pan-seared teres major beef filet served over a parsnip and potato puree, 6:30 p.m. April 30, Artist Retreat Center in Bella Vista. $60. Reservations at 268-6463.

TODAY (4/22)

Dogwood Festival -- With book sale, food & music, 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. today; bed races, VW show, Steel Guitar Convention & headliners the Silvershakers, 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Saturday; music, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, downtown Siloam Springs. Free admission. siloamchamber.com.

“ALICE IN WONDERLAND” — Presented by Western Arkansas Ballet, 7:30 p.m. Saturday & 2:30 p.m. Sunday, ArcBest Performing Arts Center in Fort Smith. $15-$25. 785-0125 or waballet.org.

A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING — With students from the UAFS Chorale, Women’s Chorus and Jazz Catz, opera and musical theater students & the Alma High School choir, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, ArcBest Corp. Performing Arts Center in Fort Smith. $6. 788-7300.

WESLEY SERIES — With violinist Er-Gene Kahng, associate professor of violin at the University of Arkansas, 3 p.m. Sunday, Bella Vista First United Methodist Church. Free. 855-1158.

YOUTH LITERATURE FESTIVAL — With authors, illustrators, and poets including Ard Hoyt (pictured), Karen Akins, Mary Casanova, Henry Cole, Cheryl Harness, Kashmira Sheth, Obert Skye, Roland Smith, Marie Smith, Michael Spradlin and Janet Wong, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Bentonville Public Library. Free. All ages welcome. bentonvillelibrary.org.

Inverse Performance Art Festival -- 4-9 p.m., 21C Museum Hotel in Bentonville. inverseperformanceartfestival.org.

Barn Party: Pluck and Play -- An acoustic jam session, 5:30 p.m. to dusk, Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org.

Arkansas Children's Hospital Fundraiser -- In honor of 9-year-old Allee Jane Little with food and music by Paper Jam, 7 p.m., Rogers-Bentonville Elks Lodge. $5. 619-7761.

"Colorful Colorado" -- A slide show with photographer & author Eli Vega, 7 p.m., Artist Retreat Center in Bella Vista. Free. 268-6463.

"American Idiot" -- With the music of Green Day, 7:30 p.m. today & Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, University Theatre on the UA campus in Fayetteville. $5-$20. 575-6067.

"Rapture, Blister, Burn" -- A play about the dissatisfactions, hopes and dreams of three generations of women, 7:30 p.m. today; 2 & 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday, TheatreSquared at Nadine Baum Studios in Fayetteville. $10-$39.50. Final weekend. 443-5600.

"The Bridges of Madison County" -- The musical version based on the Robert James Waller novel that hit the best seller list in 1992, 8 p.m. today; 2 & 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 & 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. $30-$70. 443-5600.

SATURDAY (4/23)

Inverse Performance Art Festival -- Performance walk, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., around downtown Fayetteville. inverseperformanceartfestival.org.

Razorfest -- With games, inflatables, performances, autographs, mascots and more, 9 a.m.-noon, Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville. Hosted by Champions for Kids. Free. championsforkids.org.

Ozark Wireless Society -- 10 a.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org.

Super Saturday -- How Does Your Garden Grow, 10:30 a.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.

Book Signing -- With Lana Campbell, author of "Forever and a Night," 1-3 p.m., Onyx Coffee Lab in Bentonville. Email [email protected].

RAM Saturday -- Recycled art for all ages, 1-4 p.m., Fort Smith Regional Art Museum. Free. [email protected].

Saturday Story Time -- 2 p.m., Rogers Public Library. For all ages. Free. 621-1152.

Doctor Who Viewing Society -- 2 p.m., Springdale Public Library. Free. 750-8180.

Earth Day at the Library -- Focusing on butterflies, 2 p.m., Springdale Public Library. Free. For all ages. 750-8180.

"Barefoot in the Park" -- Presented by the VBHS Theatre troupe, 7 p.m., Van Buren High School Performing Arts Center. $10. 471-4017.

UAFS Chamber Ensembles -- 7:30 p.m., The Blue Lion at UAFS Downtown, 101 N. Second St. in Fort Smith. Free. 788-7544.

Arkansas Winds -- A community concert band, 7:30 p.m., Arts Center of the Ozarks in Springdale. Free. 751-5441.

Inverse Performance Art Festival -- With Beverly Fre$h and Jordan Wayne Long, 8-11 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. $10. inverseperformanceartfestival.org.

SUNDAY (4/24)

Clayton Conversations -- The Caldarera Family History with Tom Caldarera Jr. and his son Joe, 1 p.m., Clayton House museum in Fort Smith. $10. Reservations at 783-3000.

Pie a la Music -- With the Carroll County Symphony, 3 p.m., Berryville Community Center. $5-$7. Tickets at Eye Q Optical in Berryville.

All You Need to Know Show -- "Elections," 7 p.m., Maxine's Tap Room in Fayetteville. Admission is free. Email [email protected].

MONDAY (4/25)

TUESDAY (4/26)

Teen Art Club -- Inspired by the work of Winslow artist Tim West, teens will use found objects to create assemblage sculptures that showcase the beauty of everyday items, 4:30 p.m., Bentonville Public Library. For grades 7-12. Register at 273-7755.

Inspire 365 -- "A Change is Gone Come: 1980-2016," 6 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Last of a monthlong series. Free. faylib.org.

WEDNESDAY (4/27)

Let's LEGO -- 4 p.m., Bentonville Public Library. Free. For grades 1-6. 271-6816.

Try FPL -- Notes of a Poetry Convert with writer Rodney Wilhite, 6 p.m., Fayetteville Public Library. Free. faylib.org.

THURSDAY (4/28)

Children's Day Fiesta -- With Dino O'Dell, 4:30-6 p.m., Springdale Public Library. Free. 750-8180.

The Open Road Film Series -- Monte Hellman's "Two Lane Black Top," 6 p.m., Crystal Bridges Museum. Free. Register at crystalbridges.org or 657-2335.

Civil War Roundtable -- 7 p.m., Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in downtown Springdale. 750-8165 or shilohmuseum.org.

-- Becca Martin-Brown

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